The thunderstorm and lightning lasted for half an hour before stopping, and occasionally thunder could be heard in the distance.
Chen Nian was feeling uneasy in the room. She hadn't seen Han Ge'er for almost the entire day. She was looking forward to seeing Lu Yun, but she still hadn't seen him until midnight.
Chen Nian asked Qiuyue outside, "Is Lu Yun not back yet?"
"In reply to the Princess, the Prince has not returned yet."
Chen Nian looked out the window at the rain that had just stopped, looked outside indifferently, walked to a table of cold dishes, forced himself to eat a few bites, and then fell asleep.
Shen Nian was somewhat unable to sleep when trying to fall asleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard Han'er crying.
After tossing and turning all night, Shen Nian heard a noise and learned that Lu Yun and Zhou Jiamin had disappeared while hunting in Qianhu Mountain. Only their horses were found, and the two had been missing all night.
It was not until Empress Dowager Zhou started looking for Zhou Jiamin but failed to find her that she realized Lu Yun was with Zhou Jiamin.
He did not return all night and was on a mountain where there were tigers. Princess Pingrou was extremely anxious when she learned about this.
Qi Yuning knew about this and could only comfort Princess Pingrou, saying, "Don't worry, Brother Yun will be fine."
Princess Pingrou sighed and said, "Thousand Fox Mountain is extremely dangerous. It's almost dark and we should have come down. Now we can only pray to the Bodhisattva for protection and for Lu Yun to return soon. Where's Chen Nian? Her husband hasn't returned all night, and she won't even show up?"
Qi Yuning said, "Chen Nian is being watched by Lu Yun and is not allowed to leave the room."
Princess Pingrou frowned and asked, "What's going on here?"
Qi Yuning quietly told Princess Pingrou about Shen Nian's abortion.
Princess Pingrou almost couldn't breathe. "The most important thing now is to find Yun'er."
Qi Yuning said, "Lu Ze and I will go look for it in the mountains ourselves. We are very familiar with Qianhu Mountain."
Princess Pingrou nodded slightly and said, "You and Ze'er must also be extremely careful."
Qi Yuning agreed and said, "I will have the guards follow you closely."
When Qi Yuning arrived at the foot of Qianhu Mountain, Lu Ze had already led his troops to the foot of the mountain and was instructing the soldiers on the search range.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze headed towards the spot Lu Yun had marked. Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "There are traces of a wild boar carcass next to the mark Lu Yun made, as well as tiger footprints. Lu Yun must have hunted a wild boar and couldn't take it away, so he marked it and planned to retrieve it during the day, but the tiger ate the carcass first."
Qi Yuning asked, "Where is the mark missing?"
"The wild mountain stream ahead is gone. It rained heavily, and it's hard to even follow the footprints."
Qi Yuning followed Lu Ze to the wild mountain stream. Lu Ze searched carefully and found a piece of clothing scraps. Qi Yuning saw the cloth and said, "This piece of cloth must belong to Zhou Jiamin. I saw her wearing this material."
Lu Ze was filled with worry when he saw the blood stains on the rag.
Qi Yuning followed Lu Ze and searched everywhere until noon. The sun was very strong. Qi Yuning saw a cave and asked Lu Ze to go with him into the cave to rest and have a meal.
After entering the cave, Lu Ze lit a candle and saw some bloodstains inside.
He walked deeper into the cave.
Qi Yuning held Lu Ze's hand tightly and walked inside with him. In the dim cave, Zhou Jiamin and Lu Yun were lying together.
Lu Yun's calf was exposed, and Lu Ze could immediately see that there was an obvious snake bite wound on Lu Yun's calf. The wound was purple and red and swollen to the size of a steamed bun.
There was blood stain on Zhou Jiamin's lips.
Qi Yuning stepped forward to help Zhou Jiamin up, took her pulse, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Zhou Jiamin was still alive.
"Fortunately, the person is still alive."
Lu Zelian asked the guards to come in and carry the person. Zhou Jiamin was a woman, so Qi Yuning and Lichun had to help her out of the cave. When they got outside into the sunlight, Zhou Jiamin's face became even paler.
Everyone did not dare to stop and walked down the mountain without stopping.
Qi Yuning first sent Zhou Jiamin to the temporary palace. Empress Dowager Zhou came over in a hurry and said, "Jiamin, Jiamin!"
The imperial physician also came to take Zhou Jiamin's pulse. After checking Zhou Jiamin's pupils, the imperial physician said, "Miss Zhou Er seems to have been poisoned by a snake. Empress Dowager, why don't you have a palace maid check Miss Zhou Er to see if she has any snake bites?"
Qi Yuning said, "I've checked, and there are no bites. She was poisoned by a snake, probably because someone sucked the venom."
The imperial physician said, "I will now prescribe medicine to detoxify Miss Zhou Er."
After seeing that the imperial physician had already prescribed the medicine, Qi Yuning hurried back to the Lu Mansion. The imperial physician had bandaged Lu Yun's wound and prescribed an antidote.
The imperial physician stroked his gray beard and said to Princess Pingrou, "This snake venom is too strong. Even if someone helps absorb some of the venom, it's not certain whether the antidote will be effective."
Princess Pingrou cried out of worry. Duke Lu placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Yun'er has always been lucky. He'll be fine. Don't worry."
Qi Yuning had cursed Lu Yun countless times before. This time, seeing him lying on the sickbed with a pale face, Qi Yuning only hoped that he could be safe. After all, he was the little brother next door whom he had watched grow up since childhood, and now he was Lingling's uncle.
Thinking of Lingling's uncle, Qi Yuning immediately felt relieved.
Three-year-old Lingling knew Lu Yun, so it seemed that Lu Yun would not die so easily!
Qi Yuning looked at the worried Lu Ze and whispered to him, "Lingling knows Lu Yun. Don't worry too much."
Lu Ze nodded slightly and said, "Yeah."
Chen Nian was in the room, listening to the noise outside, and hurriedly asked Qiuyue, "What's going on outside?"
Qiuyue saluted and said, "The prince has been found, but he has been poisoned by a snake and is now unconscious!"
"What?!" Shen Nian asked worriedly, "How could he be poisoned by a snake? I want to go out and see him."
Lu Yun was unconscious, and Qiuyue and other maids did not dare to stop Shen Nian anymore.
Shen Nian hurried to the room in the front yard, and there were many people standing in Lu Yun's room.
Shen Nian didn't bother to salute one by one. Looking at Lu Yun lying on the bed, she bit her lip tightly and cried out in tears: "Husband, husband, wake up."
The maid brought over the boiled medicine. Shen Nian took the medicine bowl and fed it to Lu Yun, but she couldn't get it in. Lu Yun clenched his teeth and the medicine juice flowed out from the side.
Lu Yun couldn't take his medicine, which made everyone very worried.
Chen Nian drank a sip of the medicine, kissed Lu Yun's lips, and fed some of the medicine orally.
Tears in Chen Nian's eyes kept falling on Lu Yun's face. She knelt in front of Princess Pingrou and said, "Your Highness, what Lu Yun said before was right. I am a star of misfortune, a person who brings misfortune to my father, mother, husband and children. It is all my fault that Lu Yun was harmed.
I would like to ask to be divorced. Perhaps we will no longer be husband and wife, and he will not be cursed by me..."
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