Chapter 54 Is this one sharp enough?
Jiang Xue felt as if she was walking on clouds, and her whole body felt light and airy.
She looked around and saw nothing but white and fog.
Suddenly, she saw Xiao Qi not far away.
"Xiao Qi?" She opened her eyes wide in shock, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Qi said nothing, just looked at her silently, his eyes full of pain.
"Why are you still alive?" Jiang Xue asked softly.
Xiao Qi just looked at her like that and still said nothing.
Jiang Xue took a tentative step forward, wanting to walk towards him.
But he missed a step, lost his balance and fell straight down.
She stretched out her hands and struggled, trying to grab something to steady herself, but she caught nothing.
Seeing that she was about to fall to the ground, she was so frightened that she couldn't help but shout out: "Aqi——"
Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around her waist and held her in their arms.
She looked up and saw that the man was wearing a silver mask. It was Ji Ying whom she met in Wanbao Tower.
The mist wrapped around the man's face, then slowly dissipated, and the man's face turned into Xiao Qi's face.
Jiang Xue was surprised and suddenly felt her hands sticky. She looked down.
In her right hand she held the hairpin given to her by Lu Qiongshuang, and the cross blade pierced Xiao Qi's chest so deep that only the head of the hairpin was exposed.
Blood flowed down her hand endlessly.
Jiang Xue's hands couldn't stop shaking, and she just wanted to pull out the dagger.
However, Xiao Qi grabbed her hand and stabbed the dagger deeper.
Blood gushed out and wet Jiang Xue's face.
She looked up at Xiao Qi, and saw that his face was full of sadness and determination. He spoke slowly:
"Is this dagger sharp enough?"
After saying that, Xiao Qi let go of his hand and his body fell down as if falling into the abyss.
Jiang Xue burst into tears, feeling a sharp pain in her heart, and shouted, "No——"
Lu Qiongshuang rushed over and held Jiang Xue's hand, and asked hurriedly: "Cousin, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Xue opened her eyes and gasped for breath.
Her hair was soaked with sweat, and her eyes were filled with endless fear and pain.
Fu Dong and Xiao Chun came over and looked at Jiang Xue who had just woken up from a nightmare, their faces full of anxiety.
Jiang Xue recovered her breath, slowly stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
It was a dream.
She smiled bitterly.
This was the first time she had dreamed of Xiao Qi in so many years.
It was also the first time that she discovered that in her dream, she actually wanted to retract the dagger that stabbed Xiao Qi.
Her tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, wetting the pillow.
Seeing her crying silently, Lu Qiongshuang immediately rushed over to hug her tightly, at a loss.
"Cousin, cousin, I'm here, don't cry."
"I dreamed of Xiao Qi." Jiang Xue spoke in a hoarse voice.
Fudong and Xiaochun both had looks of fear on their faces.
"Xiao Qi? The wooden guy from Gan Country?" Lu Qiongshuang asked, "Didn't he go back to Gan Country a few years ago? Why did my cousin dream about him?"
"I dreamed," Jiang Xue said in a broken voice, "I dreamed that I took the dagger you gave me and killed him."
"What?!" Lu Qiongshuang suddenly stood up and stared at Jiang Xue in astonishment. "Why would you dream of killing him?"
Xiaochun remained silent, while Fudong covered his face and cried.
Jiang Xue smiled softly and said, "Because I really killed him."
The sound was calm, yet filled with a horrifying silence.
Lu Qiongshuang's eyes widened, and he turned to look at Xiaochun Fudong and asked in a low voice: "Has the doctor come? My cousin seems to be stupid."
Jiang Xue only raised her right hand and continued, "Qiong Shuang, I used this hand that day."
"It was with this hand, holding the dagger, that I tried to kill him."
Lu Qiongshuang murmured: "What..."
"He asked me if I really wanted to kill him, and I told him it was a pity that the dagger was too blunt."
Lu Qiongshuang was horrified.
"Tell your sister that if she thinks the other daggers are too blunt, she will be satisfied with this one."
When Ji Yan said this, there was a meaningful look on his face, as if it was right in front of him.
Lu Qiongshuang's mind was in a mess. Why did her cousin want to kill Xiao Qi? Why did Ji Yan seem to know what her cousin had said to Xiao Qi?
She couldn't figure it out, but she just saw the tears falling down Jiang Xue's face uncontrollably, and she felt very distressed.
Why did Ji Yan use the hairpin to irritate her cousin? She wanted to find out.
"Cousin, I'll take that hairpin to find Ji Yan!"
Lu Qiongshuang was furious. She grabbed the hairpin on the table and was about to rush out of the room.
The door was pushed open and He Zhilin walked in with a medicine box.
Xiaochun hurried over to hold Lu Qiongshuang, signaling her to stay calm, and then said to He Zhilin: "Mr. He, His Highness just fainted, please come and take a look."
He Zhilin nodded and walked quickly to Jiang Xue's bedside, only to see Jiang Xue with her eyes wide open lifelessly, crying non-stop.
He turned to Fu Dong and asked, "What happened?"
Fu Dong sobbed and said, "Your Highness seems, seems, to be related to that Gan country hostage..."
He Zhilin was stunned for a moment, and whispered: "You all go out first, I will check His Highness' pulse."
Just as they were about to leave, Jiang Xue suddenly said, "Xiaochun, I want to see my second brother."
Xiaochun nodded, took Lu Qiongshuang and Fudong out and closed the door.
Outside the door, Xiaochun said to Lu Qiongshuang, "Please don't be impulsive, cousin. Let's wait until the Second Prince comes. Although I don't know what happened, this Gu Mansion is not a blessed place. This matter concerns Your Highness. If someone finds evidence of your words or actions, it will do more harm than good to Your Highness."
Lu Qiongshuang had no choice but to agree.
Xiaochun said to Fudong, "Stay here and don't let anyone in. Chen Jin and Chen Xiu are on duty in the backyard today. I'll ask one of them to go find the Second Prince, and the other one will guard the gate."
Fudong agreed, and Xiaochun walked away quickly.
Lu Qiongshuang said, "I'll go change my clothes. This dress is not suitable for movement. After I change, I'll go help my cousin guard the yard."
Fu Dong nodded. Lu Qiongshuang was about to leave, but turned back and hesitated for a while before asking, "Xiao Qi...what's going on?"
Fu Dong was about to cry and said, "Your Highness should wait for him to tell Miss Biao himself about this matter."
As for the hostage matter, there had been an imperial decree long ago, and everyone in the palace was of one mind. Those who were not aware of the situation dared not ask, and those who were aware of the situation kept their mouths shut.
Lu Qiongshuang sighed and said, "It's definitely not a small matter."
Inside the house, no matter how He Zhilin asked, Jiang Xue refused to speak.
She just lay there, her expression sometimes angry, sometimes painful, sometimes dazed, but later, her eyes became empty, like a lifeless porcelain figure.
He Zhilin felt sad and could only take her pulse silently.
The two of them sat facing each other in silence for about half an hour, and then the door was pushed open.
Jiang Yu walked in anxiously, still in his court robes.
He walked straight to the bed, saw Jiang Xue's appearance, then turned and looked at He Zhilin with questioning eyes.
He Zhilin shook his head.
Jiang Yu leaned over the bed and called softly, "Xue'er, Xue'er?"
When Jiang Xue heard Jiang Yu's voice, her eyes finally focused. She sat up from the bed, hugged Jiang Yu and cried bitterly.
"Brother, I deserve to die."
"Why wasn't I the one who died that year?"
"Why do I still regret killing Xiao Qi to this day!!!"
Jiang Xue was like a wounded little animal, growling softly.
Jiang Yu's face changed drastically.
Lu Qiongshuang followed in and motioned Jiang Yu to go out.
Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Xue who was close to collapse and had no choice but to wink at He Zhilin.
He Zhilin took out a silver needle and inserted it into Jiang Xue's body.
Jiang Xue fell down weakly.
Jiang Yu carefully placed her on the bed, tucked in the quilt, then turned around and walked to the main hall with Lu Qiongshuang.
"What's going on?"
Lu Qiongshuang picked up the hairpin and told Jiang Yu everything that happened today and the nonsense that Jiang Xue said after waking up.
The more Jiang Yu listened, the gloomier his expression became.
Lu Qiongshuang said: "I want to find Ji Yan to clarify the matter."
Jiang Yu thought for a moment and said, "This matter is of great importance. I will find out the details of Ji Yan. You should stay at Gu Mansion and accompany Xue'er for the next few days. You are not allowed to go anywhere."
Jiang Yu walked into the inner room and said to He Zhilin, "Over the years, the matter between Xiao Qi and the eldest brother has always been a nightmare and pain in her heart. Now that she is upset, I am afraid you need to take care of her. I trust the medical skills of the He family, so you should think of a solution first."
He Zhilin nodded and said, "I brought some tranquilizers and asked the maid to boil them."
Not far from the Gu Mansion, on the upper floor of a tavern, two people were standing by the railing. They were Ji Yan and Ji Ying.
Ji Yan gloated and said, "We won't be able to tear down the roof this time, right?"
Ji Ying said calmly, "The guards in the courtyard have all been replaced. They are different from the previous bunch of rubbish. They should be people from the palace."
Ji Yan said, "You asked me to use the hairpin to test her, but now you can't even see her, so it's useless to test her."
Ji Ying looked towards the Gu Mansion and said coldly, "It's not a vain attempt. In the future, she will have to see him even if she doesn't want to."
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