Chapter 16: Did you know that you are taking Chinese medicine?
Xie Yan's cold, jade-white face was flushed abnormally, like rouge spread on the snow. His thin lips were slightly open and closed, and his breathing was rapid.
Ruan Yunsheng frowned slightly. Xie Yan's condition was clearly that of someone who had been drugged by some improper medicine!
She didn't have time to think about it and turned to leave. At this moment, a figure flashed outside the pavilion. Ruan Yunsheng was startled and hurriedly pushed the door, but it was too late. The door had been locked from the outside!
Xie Yan didn't seem to understand what was happening and asked blankly, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Ruan Yunsheng was too lazy to pay attention to him. She pursed her lips and turned to check the gilded beast incense burner in the corner. However, there was nothing wrong with the ambergris in the incense burner, otherwise she should have noticed it as soon as she came in.
What could be the problem?
Ruan Yunsheng lowered his eyes to look at the broken pieces of teacup on the ground, then picked up the Ru kiln azure glaze string pattern teapot on the table. The moment he opened the lid of the pot with his bare hands, the aroma of tea mixed with a faint smell of medicine hit his face.
She frowned and looked at Xie Yan, "Did you just drink the tea in this teapot?"
The corners of Xie Yan's eyes drooped slightly, fine beads of sweat oozed out of his tall nose bridge, the corners of his eyes were abnormally red, and when his eyelashes trembled, he was three times more gorgeous than the red plum blossoms on the branches.
He panted and nodded, "Yes... the palace servants brought it. Let me have a cup of tea first, and they will go and invite my second brother over."
Ruan Yunsheng said in disbelief, "You drink when someone asks you to. Aren't you afraid someone might poison your tea?"
Xie Yan coughed a few times and said innocently, "That shouldn't be the case, right? Why would Second Brother poison me for no reason? And this happened in the palace."
He was clearly feeling very unwell, yet he was still speaking up for Prince Duan: "I don't think it's necessarily the tea that's the problem. I've been in poor health to begin with..."
Under the soft couch in the corner of the warm room, Prince Duan was curled up in a mess and stiffly, his luxurious robes covered with dust.
His red eyes were filled with resentment, veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he was staring at Xie Yan through the gap under the bed.
He roared wildly in his heart: Who asked Xie Yan to come?
Who wants to invite him for tea?
It was Xie Yan who attacked him from behind, hit his acupoints, and kicked him under the bed without mercy!
And he saw clearly that Xie Yan didn't drink the tea at all!!!
How can he have the nerve to act so innocent and confuse right and wrong?
Ruan Yunsheng didn't have much doubt about Xie Yan's words.
If Xie Yan hadn't been drugged, he wouldn't be looking so "dissolute" now.
She looked at Xie Yan angrily. The storybook clearly stated that Xie Yan was the biggest villain in the story. If it weren't for his extremely poor health, Prince Duan would have been almost forced into a dead end by him!
But now, Ruan Yunsheng got angry when he saw Xie Yan's innocent look!
He has no sense of vigilance at all and is so easily deceived. How could he possibly defeat Prince Duan?
If Prince Duan really ascends the throne and Bai Ruowei becomes the queen, will the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion still be able to survive?
Xie Yan asked, "Princess, do you feel that the warm room is a little hot?"
Ruan Yunsheng frowned and said coldly, "Don't you think you're a little stupid?"
"You've taken Chinese medicine, you know that!"
"I just feel very hot..." Xie Yan shook his head, his voice a little breathless.
The person who has always been cold and self-restrained now looks like a banished immortal whose frost and snow have melted away by the worldly fireworks, with his eyebrows and eyes stained with unconscious beauty.
Ruan Yunsheng looked at Xie Yan's thin, red lips, which were slightly opened due to the heat, and turned away uncomfortably.
It seems that this medicine is really powerful. Even Xie Yan, a self-disciplined and conservative person, can't control himself.
But why did Prince Duan and Concubine Hui do this?
Is it to ruin her and Xie Yan's reputation?
That's right, she almost became Xie Yan's sister-in-law, and Xie Yan was her sworn brother.
Although Xie Yan was crowned king, no one mentioned his identity as the adopted son of the Marquis of Zhenguo anymore.
But with these two identities, it would not be nice if something happened between her and Xie Yan.
Thinking of this, Ruan Yunsheng looked at Xie Yan warily.
"Hold on a little longer. Zhishu has already gone to Kunning Palace to pass on the message. If I don't arrive soon, the Empress will definitely send someone to look for me."
The eldest prince, Prince An, was born to the Queen, but he had no chance of becoming emperor due to his poor behavior. Therefore, he did not participate in the fight for the crown prince, but instead lived a carefree life.
Even the Empress Dowager did not get involved in these disputes. No matter which prince ascended the throne in the future, she would be the Empress Dowager.
The Empress and her mother were close friends and had always taken good care of her in the past. Princess An also had a good relationship with her, so Ruan Yunsheng felt that they wouldn't mind doing her a favor and sending someone over to take a look.
As long as Xie Yan can hold on a little longer, there shouldn't be any major problems.
Thinking of this, Ruan Yunsheng touched the silver bracelet on his wrist and said coldly, "If you really can't hold on, don't blame me for being cruel."
Under the bed, Prince Duan thought that Xie Yan would take the opportunity to express his feelings, or pretend to be Chinese medicine to flirt with Ruan Yunsheng, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yan bent down to pick up the broken pieces of teacup on the ground, and cut a deep gash in his palm, with drops of blood flowing down his cold white skin.
The intense pain seemed to have restored some of his consciousness. "Don't worry, Princess. Even if I die, I will never offend you in the slightest."
Ruan Yunsheng stared at the deep wound and took a breath unconsciously.
Xie Yan is really cruel to himself.
She turned her face away. "That's better!"
At this time, the sound of jingling bells came from outside the pavilion.
Concubine Hui was wrapped in a fox fur cloak inlaid with red gold, followed by Concubine Li, Concubine Yun and others, walking gracefully across the white jade bridge.
"Look at my memory. When I heard that Princess Mingyi was coming to the palace, I sent someone to invite her. Just now, I thought about the plum blossoms in the plum garden that were in full bloom, so I went there on a whim to pick a few plum blossoms. I actually forgot about the princess."
Concubine Li held the gilded hand warmer in her hand and smiled flatteringly: "It's rare that the Imperial Concubine is interested in this. I think the Princess won't mind."
At this time, the palace servants outside the water pavilion had quietly unlocked the door.
Concubine Li, Concubine Yun and others usually obey Concubine Hui's orders and were specially summoned by Concubine Hui.
In addition to several concubines, Li Fei's younger sister, Yao Biwu, the daughter of the Minister of Guanglu Temple, also happened to come to the palace to visit her sister today.
Concubine Hui was eager for everyone to know that Ruan Yunsheng seduced Prince Duan, so she asked Yao Biwu to come along.
The moment the carved wooden door was pushed open, Concubine Li rushed in first wearing gold-embroidered shoes.
Concubine Li was impatient and before she could see clearly what was going on inside, she shouted, "Oh... Isn't this Princess Mingyi and His Royal Highness Prince Duan? What are you doing—"
Before she finished speaking, she could clearly see King Xuan Xie Yan sitting at the rosewood table, and Ruan Yunsheng standing in front of the window admiring the snow.
The rest of the words were stuck in Concubine Li's throat.
She swallowed hard, almost doubting her own eyes.
Didn't Concubine Hui hint that Princess Mingyi was seducing Prince Duan in the waterside pavilion and asked them to come and make a big deal out of it so that everyone would know that Princess Mingyi was shameless?
But how could the person in the warm room be King Xuan?
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