The cold lake water invaded his whole body, and Xiao Yunchen's sunken mind began to recover.
There were constant screams and shouts from the attic.
"Jump down and catch him!"
"We must not let him escape. If you don't catch him, I will not let you off!"
"You idiots, you actually let him escape!"
Xiao Yunchen gritted his teeth and swam towards the ship not far away.
There seemed to be someone following closely behind him, and he could vaguely hear someone calling out, "Young Master! Young Master..."
On the other side of the docked ship, Xiao Yunchen gritted his teeth and climbed ashore. The huge hull completely blocked any movement from the pavilion.
Ru Liu followed Xiao Yunchen and climbed ashore.
He saw that although his young master had swam all the way from that part of the lake to this side, his body was all red, and the thin silk brocade robe on his body was tightly attached to his well-proportioned body.
A few strands of black hair, tied up with a silver crown, hung wetly on the temples. Her narrow and long phoenix eyes were filled with red bloodshot, and her originally gentle temperament suddenly became gloomy and cruel.
Ru Liu came forward nervously: "Sir, what happened?"
When Xiao Yunchen heard the familiar voice, his constricted pupils relaxed slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Prepare the carriage and return home immediately."
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will bring the carriage here."
"Um."
Ru Liu saw that his master was in a very strange situation at the moment, and thought of the scene just now where a group of people were determined to chase his master even if they were willing to jump into the lake, and he couldn't help but worry.
He did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to get the carriage.
Ru Liu ran as fast as he could, but when he returned to where he was, he didn't see his master.
He was suddenly startled, but did not dare to shout loudly, for fear of alerting the people who were searching for their master.
He had no choice but to search around in the dim night light, calling out softly, "Young Master, Young Master..."
Suddenly, a muffled groan came from the river bank under the boat.
Ru Liu immediately followed the sound and went over.
Then he saw Xiao Yunchen curled up in the dark, his whole body shaking. When he got closer, Ru Liu smelled a faint smell of blood and was shocked.
He hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Yunchen had been relying on the pain in his palms to stimulate his mind. Now, after hearing Ruliu's words, he stood up and said in a hoarse voice, "Have you brought the carriage? Let's go."
The voice that used to be clear and gentle now sounded weak and hoarse.
Ru Liu realized that the situation might be more serious than he had just thought. He did not dare to delay and hurriedly supported Xiao Yunchen: "Sir, please walk slowly. The carriage is on the shore."
Xiao Yunchen sat in his own carriage and smelled the familiar incense in the carriage. His tense nerves gradually relaxed.
After all this trouble, the effect of Sai Shenxian's medicine seemed to be alleviated a lot.
Perhaps because his mental and physical strength were exhausted, Xiao Yunchen slowly fell into a coma.
When his dizzy head began to clear up, he found himself lying in a soft and warm bed, and he could hear the conversation between a man and a woman.
The voice sounds familiar.
"Look at what you've done!" Madam Xiao's still charming face was covered with tears, and her eyes were red as she cried, "How could you let Chen'er go to the banquet without worrying about it? Now that he's been poisoned like this, we don't dare to call a doctor even if we want to!"
Marquis Xiao frowned, his face full of regret: "I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Almost all the noble families attended this banquet, even my nephew from the same clan was among them. That's why I felt at ease letting Chen'er go with us."
He lowered his head, looking like he had done something wrong, and sighed helplessly: "I thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a decent person, and acted uprightly. Who would have thought he would do such a thing, forcing Chen'er to take the forbidden drug of the previous dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xiao burst into tears and angrily shouted in a trembling voice, "How dare you mention the Crown Prince? Don't you usually praise him highly? How come you couldn't have anticipated him doing something so outrageous?"
Marquis Xiao reached out to hug Madam Xiao and comfort her, but she turned away.
Marquis Xiao explained in a low voice, "I didn't want this to happen either. If I had known that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was this kind of person, I would have refused Chen'er's invitation to the banquet even if it cost me my life."
"What's the point of saying all this now?!" Madam Xiao fell into a chair, wiping her tears with a handkerchief while crying, "You didn't even know what the banquet was like, and you let Chen'er go. Now that he's been poisoned by this, how can he live a normal life in the future?"
When Lord Xiao heard her words, his heart ached. He glanced at Xiao Yunchen lying on the bed, only to find that he had woken up at some point.
At this moment, he was staring at them calmly.
Lord Xiao hurried to the bedside and asked with concern, "Chen'er, how are you feeling?" He assured her soothingly, "Don't worry, Dad will do everything he can to find an antidote. He won't let you suffer from this drug for too long."
When Madam Xiao saw him wake up, she quickly stood up from her chair and trotted to the bedside, crying in a trembling voice: "Chen'er, my dear son, how could you encounter such a thing!"
There was no emotion on Xiao Yunchen's pale face, as if he had not yet woken up. His black eyes were as calm as a deep pool, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.
Seeing him like this, Madam Xiao felt a pang of pain in her heart and continued, "Why don't you resign your official position like your father did? We don't need your salary."
After hearing this, Xiao Yunchen finally reacted: "No."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if his throat had been cut by a sharp blade. He uttered two words with difficulty: "Drink water."
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