Chapter 30 Feng Yue "Yu Qing! Let go quickly, my hand hurts."...

"I'll go and take a look." Xie Tingchen said.

At this moment, Qingjia came over from behind. Rourou said, "Royal brother, since you already know where to go, Qingjia can go find it yourself. I've kept you here for quite some time, and I don't want to trouble you any more. The way back and forth isn't short, and you, Royal brother, need to rest early. Have your guard go with me. If anything comes up, I'll have him report back to you."

Xie Tingchen actually planned to go there by himself, but Qingjia spoke politely and gently. He had not had much dealings with this sister, and since the other party meant well, he didn't say anything.

After thinking about it, he decided that sending his personal guards would be the same, so he nodded and asked the two of them to go with Qingjia.

Manager Wu led the way with a firm head, but he was worried inside. Who knew what the situation was over there?

When they arrived near the Tong Terrace, there were not many people around. Two or three palace servants were guarding outside the gate. When they saw Qingjia and his group, they looked frightened and came over to kneel and greet them.

At this point, Xie Jing had already concluded that something was wrong.

"Prince Yu, are you in there?"

The eunuch who was the leader among the palace servants felt uneasy and guilty, and the words of the Seventh Princess inexplicably had a sinister tone.

Seeing that Chief Steward Wu was pretending to be mute and the two guards beside him were serious, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Princess, he is inside. However, the consort should be asleep by now. I will go in and call him for you..."

Xie Jing said: "No need, I'll just call him directly."

"Alas, Your Highness, you don't know," the eunuch said, "the Prince Consort was very drunk earlier and had to be waited on before he could settle down. I'm afraid I might have disturbed you..."

"He is my husband," Qing Jia said, "I have nothing to be ashamed of."

The princess glanced at him coldly, and the eunuch knelt even lower. She didn't dare to stop him anymore, knowing that the situation was completely bad.

Xie Jing thought for a moment, then turned to the two guards and said, "I'll go in and see the Prince Consort first. Please wait here. The Prince Consort is drunk, and I'm afraid he'll make a fool of himself in front of others."

These two people were purely borrowing support from the Fifth Prince, but he also didn't trust the Fifth Prince that much.

If something really happens, it is better not to let outsiders know. The smaller the impact, the better, so as not to get out of control.

The room was dark and the lights were dim. He smelled something before he even entered the door.

I couldn't recall what it was at the moment—I just knew it wasn't a good thing.

Xie Jing became more and more anxious. Where was Yu Qing?

He walked a few steps inside and heard soft sobbing. He stopped suddenly and asked, "Who's there?"

A startled cry came from behind the screen, and a trembling palace maid leaned out: "...I am the palace maid on night duty..."

The palace maid raised her eyes and was suddenly met with an overly beautiful face. Even in the dim light, she could see the other person's eyes staring straight at her. Her legs went weak and she knelt down.

"How many shifts are there in the palace each night, and how many hours does each person have?"

The maid couldn't answer.

"Anyone who enters the palace without permission will be punished by death. Go with the Golden Feather Guards later," the woman said coldly, then walked around to the back. "Where is the prince consort?"

The maid seemed to know who this person was and said in a panic, "I, I'm not trespassing. I'm here to attend the palace banquet..."

Xie Jing became even more anxious and had no intention of paying attention to her. He quickly walked behind the screen and saw a person lying in the bed curtain.

"Yu Qing? Yu Qing!"

Yu Qing didn't respond. Xie Jing found that his clothes were still neat, but his cheeks were red and he was unconscious.

The aroma lingered, and he suddenly felt a little dizzy.

This smell... He reacted instantly.

These are two specially made forbidden aphrodisiacs, one for oral administration and one for incense burning, both made by alchemists outside the palace.

The effect of one substance alone is not obvious and difficult to detect, but once mixed together, its potency increases tenfold.

If it is a man, his blood will rush to his head and he will be controlled by desire; while a woman will lose her mind and consciousness.

In the past, the queen had used this medicine to frame a concubine. When she brought people to catch the adulterer, the two guards were as ferocious as tigers and wolves, while the concubine lay paralyzed and allowed themselves to be manipulated.

Such debauchery in the palace was unheard of. The emperor was furious and had the three men beaten to death.

Before her death, the concubine cried and sought justice, claiming that she was just sleeping soundly and didn't know what had happened.

"You were the one who gave him the drug?" Xie Jing turned around and glared at him, "What did you do to the prince consort?"

Cui Miaoxin complained bitterly.

She accomplished nothing.

Her elder sister told her that if she seized the opportunity of the palace banquet, she would be able to marry into the marquis's mansion.

Although she was nervous, her elder sister said that everything had been arranged and she just had to let things take their course. What she had to do was very simple.

Afterwards, her elder sister and the prince will pave the way for her.

So, tonight after the palace banquet, she changed into the clothes of a palace maid, and someone took her and helped her sneak into the Tong Terrace.

Not long after, the handsome prince arrived.

She knew that the prince's wine was drugged, and he would be unable to resist the intoxicating aroma. She only needed to get closer...

However, I never expected that the prince's behavior would be completely different from what my eldest sister said.

After questioning her, he didn't do anything to her. Instead, he pushed her away, stumbled to the bed and fell down.

She waited for a long time, but the prince didn't move, as if he was asleep.

She felt curious and bravely went over, but as soon as she touched the other person's collar, she was slapped away. She was almost blown away by the palm wind and fell heavily to the ground.

I pushed my hand back and there was a cracking sound, followed by a piercing pain. The shape of my forearm was no longer right.

Cui Miaoxin had never suffered such an injury before. She collapsed immediately and didn't dare to scream. She lay on the ground for a long time and wanted to stand up, but her legs hurt when she moved... She was shocked and scared, and didn't know what to do.

She didn't know when her elder sister and the prince would arrive, and she had been crying for a long time.

After struggling for half an hour, someone came in. It was not the savior, but Princess Qingjia.

The eldest sister said that Qingjia was cowardly and incompetent, and she would be the one making the decisions in the Marquis' Mansion in the future.

But this princess was more powerful than she thought. Cui Miaoxin panicked for a moment, but decided to deny it for the time being: "I didn't do anything. I got lost in the palace and accidentally came here. The prince was drunk and tried to molest me, and I was hurt by him..."

Knowing that the little girl was talking nonsense, Xie Jing sneered, "You're dressed like this, clearly to deceive others. Just now you even called yourself a palace maid. If the prince consort forced you, then you're a palace maid outside. Why didn't you scream? You're offering yourself for his bed, and you think no one can tell? Your last name is Cui, isn't it?"

Cui Miaoxin didn't expect the princess to reveal her identity directly, and her face turned pale immediately.

Xie Jing knew that this person was the sister of Crown Princess Cui, the one who stuffed the handkerchief into Yu Qing's arms.

They had set up a trap for Yu Qing before, but this time they resorted to such despicable means.

During the banquet, the flower was passed to Yu Qing several times in the game of passing the flower, so the wine given to him as a reward must have been laced with drugs.

Then, he would be arranged to stay in the same room with Cui Miaoxin. When the Crown Princess "couldn't find her sister" late at night, she would come here and uncover the affair.

This scandal was caught by the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and Yu Qing could only grit her teeth and swallow it. In order to suppress it and prevent it from becoming a big deal, she asked the Cui family for a marriage proposal...

"You've used forbidden drugs and defiled the imperial palace," Xie Jing said. "Now it's the Emperor's birthday, so punishing you for disrespect is a light punishment."

Cui Miaoxin couldn't help but be frightened: "I... I don't know, the medicine was not used by me... I didn't have anything to do with the prince, he beat me back..."

Xie Jing: “…”

He said to the tearful girl, "It's not too late for you to leave now, while no one knows about it. If this matter really gets out, you will lose both your innocence and your reputation."

Cui Miaoxin was stunned for a moment, then understood. She stood up and looked towards the door, but hesitated again. She turned around and said in panic, "But there seems to be someone outside."

"..." Xie Jing was also so stupid that he lost his temper and pointed, "Go to the side room, which is connected to the ear room, and then go out through the back door. Be careful along the way and don't let anyone see you."

Cui Miaoxin did as he said and limped away.

After sending Cui Miaoxin away, Xie Jing turned to look at the bed.

That kind of fierce medicine... What should I do with Yu Qing next?

Xie Jing asked, "Yu Qing? Yu Qing?"

Yu Qing vaguely heard someone calling her, but her consciousness was hazy, and as soon as she regained consciousness, she was dragged back into chaos again.

She knew that she was being set up tonight and thought that she had been drugged and was being framed.

Although she couldn't resist the effects of the drug and fainted, her years of intuition made her take precautions when someone approached her - this was a habit almost ingrained in her bones and blood, and she was able to remain on guard even when she was most tired and weakest.

Because she has a secret to keep.

Xie Jing didn't know what was wrong with Yu Qing. He only heard that this banned drug could set a man's body on fire, but Yu Qing's behavior was completely different.

He couldn't help but guess that those people had given Yu Qing too much drug. Could it be that Yu Qing had gotten into trouble?

He wanted to pat Yu Qing's face, but the unconscious person twisted his wrist with his backhand. He almost heard the sound of bones moving. He took a deep breath and leaned forward with the force.

What the Cui girl said just now about not being able to get close to Yu Qing was true. His hands were almost broken.

"Yu Qing," he said, "Wake up, it's me. Yu Qing! Let go quickly, my hand hurts."

He was clearly aware that in terms of strength, there was a huge difference between him and Yu Qing. He didn't know what Yu Qing had grown up eating. He had previously said that he was weak, which was clearly nonsense.

Xie Jing couldn't struggle free. His limited strength was like an ant trying to shake a tree, so he had no choice but to move closer and anxiously called Yu Qing's name a few more times in his ear.

Yu Qing seemed to smell a layer of fragrance.

This was the same scent as her precious orchid sachet, which she kept with her at all times and hung on a corner of her bed curtains at night. It gave her a familiar, safe feeling, as if it dispelled the pungent smell and made her relax a little.

"Um……"

Xie Jing heard Yu Qing hum softly, then let go of his hand.

At this moment, he didn't care about the red mark left on his wrist. He looked down at Yu Qing again. The man was still unconscious, his hair was messy, and the moist breath hit his face.

“…”

The incense was really too strong. He had been here for a long time and felt a little uncomfortable. He was dizzy just now, and now he even felt a little hot.

I originally wanted to stay here to look after Yu Qing, but it seems I can’t stay here anymore, I have to take Yu Qing away quickly.