Upon seeing the old man in white, Su Xuening's eyes suddenly reddened.
In her past life, she was imprisoned in the cold palace by Xuan Yuan Yu. Her master entered the palace to rescue her, but died in a trap set by Xuan Yuan Yu.
Now her master has finally reappeared alive before her.
"Master~" Su Xuening bowed to Pei Luofu with red eyes.
Just as he was about to bow, the chess piece between Pei Luo's fingers flew over.
The chess piece landed on Su Xuening's lap, and Su Xuening involuntarily straightened up.
"It's been a few days, why are you acting so distant with your teacher?" Pei Luo looked up, teasing her with a smile, but when he saw her reddened eyes, he frowned and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Have you suffered some grievance?"
Su Xuening shook her head, concealing the tears welling in her eyes: "No, I just missed you."
Pei Luo laughed: "That's easy. If you miss your master, just come and play chess with me!"
Su Xuening walked to the stone table, sat down, picked up a black piece, and began to play chess with Pei Luo.
"Are those outside following you?" Pei Luo asked curiously, placing a white piece on the board.
"Master, you don't mind if I teach them a lesson, do you?" Su Xuening didn't explain much.
Pei Luo replied without hesitation, "Of course, whatever you do, I will support you!"
Su Xuening smiled, her eyes filled with emotion.
After the game was over, Pei Luo lost again, unsurprisingly: "Oh dear, I played too fast just now. I shouldn't have moved here, I should have moved here..."
"Once a move is made, there's no going back. That's what you taught me, Master, you can't go back on your word!" Su Xuening pressed down on the last white piece Pei Luo placed, preventing him from taking it back.
Pei Luo was too ashamed to deny it: "Then... let's play another round."
"Master, let's play chess later. I came here today because I have something I'd like to ask you." Su Xuening really wasn't here to play chess with him.
"What is it?" Pei Luo asked casually as he set up the chess pieces.
Su Xuening raised her arm, rolled up her sleeve, and then took the teapot next to her and poured hot tea on her arm.
Pei Luo was so startled by Su Xuening's action that she dropped her chess piece.
"Why are you torturing yourself!" He caught the teapot with one hand and grabbed her wrist with the other. Just as he was about to check if she was burned, he saw several branches suddenly sprout from her fair wrist. Then, as if they had a life of their own, they began to bloom wildly.
Pei Luo was instantly stunned: "What...what is this?"
Seeing Pei Luo's somewhat confused look, Su Xuening said with a hint of disappointment, "I came here for this. It appeared yesterday. Whenever the skin gets hot, whether it's internal or external heat, this will appear. Master, do you know what this is?"
Pei Luo stared at the red flowers that seemed to be alive, and something suddenly flashed through her mind. She immediately rushed back to her room and took out a medical book.
Su Xuening stared at the medical book, her eyes instantly turning incredibly dark.
Pei Luo quickly flipped through the medical book, soon finding the page he was looking for. After carefully comparing the red flower entwined on Su Xuening's wrist with the pattern in the medical book, he exclaimed in surprise, "This red flower... is a love flower curse!"
"How could this be?" Pei Luo was utterly shocked. Before Su Xuening could speak, he rolled up her sleeve. Seeing her smooth arm, Pei Luo was even more astonished: "You..."
Su Xuening blushed slightly and withdrew her hand, explaining awkwardly, "Because of some reasons, so..."
Pei Luo knew about Su Xuening's family situation and what she had endured, and her heart ached with heartache: "Girl..."
"I'm fine." Seeing Pei Luo's distressed expression, Su Xuening comforted him instead: "Master just said this is a Love Flower Gu. What is a Love Flower Gu? Can Master explain it to me?"
She had been studying medicine with her master for so many years, but she had never heard of any "love flower gu". What exactly is this "love flower gu"?
Pei Luo frowned as she looked at the brief description in the medical book and said, "This is a kind of Gu. Since you only... cough, it must have been that man who gave you this Love Flower Gu yesterday."
Su Xuening suddenly realized that she was poisoned by the Love Flower Gu because she had consummated her marriage with that man. In other words, the Love Flower Gu originally belonged to that man.
No wonder that man was acting so strangely before; she must have stayed in the icy pool to restrain this Love Flower Gu.
"Master, do you know how to cure this Love Flower Gu?" Su Xuening knew that her master didn't know much about Gu poison, but she still asked with a glimmer of hope.
Pei Luo shook his head, and Su Xuening instantly felt a little disappointed.
Seeing this, Pei Luo quickly said, "I have a junior brother who is quite knowledgeable about Gu poison. I'll write a letter back and ask him about it."
"Thank you, Master."
Pei Luo was still worried, so she examined her carefully again: "There are no other abnormalities in your body for the time being, so there is no need to worry."
"Ning'er understands." In her previous life, Su Xuening was also afflicted by this Love Flower Gu. Perhaps because she was cold-hearted, she was often overcome with passion during her pregnancy, but her passion faded after giving birth.
Su Xuening looked at the medical book on the table: "Master, could you let Ning'er take a look at this medical book?"
Pei Luo picked up the medical book and teased, "Why are you still thinking about your master's medical book? Didn't I tell you? This isn't our sect's medical book, you won't benefit from reading it."
Su Xuening's clear eyes darkened slightly: "Since it's not a good book, why doesn't Master destroy it!"
Pei Luo suddenly said with a serious expression, "Girl, there is no good or bad in medical texts, it all depends on how you use them."
Su Xuening did not argue with him. She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment before saying, "It's getting late. Ning'er will take her leave now and visit Master another day."
Su Xuening stood up, bowed to Pei Luo, and then walked out.
Inside the carriage, Su Xuening was still thinking about that medical book.
In her past life, Xuanyuan Yu and Su Feiling used that medical book to kill her child.
But she absolutely could not believe that her master would harm her.
"drive!"
Suddenly, the sound of frantic hoofbeats startled Su Xuening from her thoughts.
The horse in front seemed to be startled, neighing and rearing up.
Su Xuening gripped the car wall tightly to steady herself.
"The Holy King is returning to the capital; the people must make way!"
A solemn shout came from behind the carriage, and the driver immediately pulled on the reins and drove the carriage to the side of the road.
Su Xuening lifted the carriage curtain and saw a magnificent carriage whizzing past her.
A gust of wind blew up the curtains of the car opposite, and Su Xuening couldn't see anything, but she did smell a faint sandalwood scent.
"The Holy King is returning to the capital; the people must make way!"
Only after the shouts faded into the distance did the people on both sides of the street finally dare to speak.
"As expected of royalty, they've got quite the grand presence!"
"Wasn't the Holy King in his fiefdom? Why has he suddenly returned to the capital?"
"Do you think the Holy King is actually the Emperor's illegitimate son?"
Hearing two casual remarks about the Holy King, Su Xuening recalled her past life.
In his previous life, the one who fought most fiercely for the throne with Xuanyuan Yu was not his brothers, but this Holy King.
Judging from the old emperor's wavering between Xuanyuan Yu and the Holy King in his previous life, the rumor is very likely true. Even if Xuanyuan Yu later used her son's heart to obtain the throne, he might not be able to sit securely in front of this Holy King.
It's a pity she died too young and didn't get to see Xuan Yuan Yu's final fate.
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