"Cough, cough, cough!"
As soon as Shen Nian finished speaking, Lu Yun on the bed started coughing, and he tried his best to open his eyes.
Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu stepped forward upon seeing this. Princess Pingrou held Lu Yun's hand and said, "Yun'er."
Lu Yun gritted his teeth and said, "After I die, Chen Nian must remain a widow for the rest of my life. She is not allowed to marry anyone else. She has cursed me to death. Don't even think about marrying anyone else. Ahem!"
After saying this, Lu Yun closed his eyes and fainted again.
Princess Pingrou hurriedly shouted for the imperial physician.
The imperial physician came forward to feel his pulse and said, "The prince has been severely poisoned and has fainted. Now he can only take some antidote."
Princess Pingrou was filled with worry. She looked at Chen Nian who was kneeling below and said, "You should get up and take good care of Yun'er. It's better not to ask to leave the hall. You also heard what Lu Yun said."
Shen Nian stood up and replied.
Lu Yun was seriously ill and in a coma, so Lu Ze couldn't help but feel worried.
After Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returned to their room, she saw his unhappy expression and said, "Don't worry too much. Lingling knows Lu Yun. I think Lu Yun can get through this safely."
Qi Yuning took Lingling from A Li's arms and hugged her, "Lingling, will uncle be safe this time?"
Lingling giggled. Qi Yuning saw Lingling's smile and said to Lu Ze, "Look, Lingling is smiling. So, Lu Yun will definitely be safe."
Lu Ze said, "I'm not just worried about Lu Yun's coma. Lu Yun and Zhou Jiamin were alone in the cave all night, and Zhou Jiamin even gave Lu Yun snake venom, so she was also poisoned. If this gets out, how are we going to explain it to the Zhou family?"
Qi Yuning had not considered this aspect before. If Zhou Jiamin had not inhaled the snake venom, Lu Yun would have died long ago.
It is reasonable and logical that if Zhou Jiamin's reputation is damaged because of this, the Lu family really has to take responsibility.
Qi Yuning said, "Although it's forbidden for men and women to touch each other, we can't just stand by and watch someone die."
Lu Ze sighed and said, "This world isn't like that."
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling and said, "Now we have to hope that the two of them wake up soon."
The news that Zhou Jiamin and Lu Yun were injured and unconscious by snake venom did not spread, but Lu Ze ordered his men to be stationed at the foot of Qianhu Mountain and forbade the young men of Shengjing to go hunting in the wild mountains again.
But for many people, hunting in the enclosure alone is enough fun.
Lu Yun was unconscious, so Lu Baozhu and Qi Yuning had no interest in hunting or playing.
Lingling rarely saw the scenery outside the princess's mansion, so she was very happy to be able to go to the mountains to play every day. She was also very happy to see Zhao Jie and other older children playing.
It was not until the third day that Zhou Jiamin slowly woke up.
When Empress Dowager Zhou saw Zhou Jiamin wake up, she breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, Jiamin, I'm so glad you're okay. I was really scared to death. You're not allowed to go out and mess around in the wild mountains anymore."
Zhou Jiamin coughed a few times and asked, "Aunt, where is the Duke? How is Duke Lu?"
Empress Dowager Zhou listened to Zhou Jiamin's words and said with displeasure, "You woke up and didn't even care about your own health before asking Lu Yun why you helped him suck out the snake venom? Do you know that it's forbidden for men and women to touch each other? If the Chu family knew about this, what would happen to your engagement with the Chu family?"
Zhou Jiamin lowered her head and cried, "I... I didn't want to marry into the Chu family in the first place. The Fifth Master of the Chu family has been missing for over ten years and has only just returned. He's over ten years older than me... Aunt, if this ruins my reputation, I'm willing to not marry the Fifth Master Chu!"
Empress Dowager Zhou tapped Zhou Jiamin's head and said, "Jiamin, you're confused. If this marriage is ruined, what about your reputation? Don't you want your reputation anymore?"
If it was to save Lu Ze, then it would be fine. This time, no matter what, I will make Lu Ze take you as his concubine. But as for Lu Yun, I feel it would be unfair for you to be his princess, let alone his concubine?"
Zhou Jiamin put her hands over her head and said, "Aunt, I'm not your cousin. Prince Lu and his wife are deeply in love. Before he fainted from the snake venom, Prince Lu told his wife not to remarry. They are deeply in love. How could I become Prince Lu's concubine?"
Queen Mother Zhou asked, "Then your reputation will be damaged in vain? How will you marry in the future?"
Zhou Jiamin said, "Aunt, I'm saving someone. If you're a kind-hearted man, you won't care about your reputation being damaged."
Empress Dowager Zhou fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand, touched Zhou Jiamin's head and said, "Aunt will seek justice for you. The Lu family is not in the right this time."
Zhou Jiamin leaned in Empress Dowager Zhou's arms and said, "Thank you, aunt."
"cousin!"
Zhou Jiamin heard Xiao Zhaojie's voice and said repeatedly, "Your Majesty."
Zhao Jie walked up to Zhou Jiamin and said, "Cousin, you're finally awake. Mother was so worried about you."
Zhou Jiamin smiled at Zhao Jie and said, "I'm sorry to have caused His Majesty and the Empress to worry."
…
In the Lu Mansion in Chang'an.
Qi Yuning received news from the palace in her room that Zhou Jiamin had woken up. She breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Ze, "It's good that Zhou Jiamin has woken up. I think Lu Yun will wake up soon too."
Lu Ze said, "Let's go check on him again."
Qi Yuning followed Lu Ze to Lu Yun's room. Lu Yun was still sleeping, and his face looked very ugly.
Qi Yuning entered the room and did not see Chen Nian. She asked Qiu Yue beside her, "Where is the Princess?"
Qiuyue said, "The Princess felt that she was bringing bad luck to the Prince. If she stayed with him, it would shorten his lifespan. So she brought back a Buddha statue from a temple on a nearby mountain and built a small Buddhist temple next door to chant and pray for the Prince."
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