Chapter 14 He Yuanzheng died because of me
"Can we talk about this later?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yu and He Zhilin looked at Jiang Xue, only to see that she was sweating profusely and her face was pale.
Jiang Yu asked: "Xue'er, where are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"I'm just too tired, it's okay." Jiang Xue forced a smile, "Brother, I want to go back to my room and rest for a while."
Jiang Yu said: "Okay, I'll take you there."
He Zhilin was a little anxious and said, "Your Highness, I need to tell you something right away."
Jiang Xue walked to the door and was stunned for a while.
She bit her lip, as if she had made a big decision.
Jiang Xue turned around and gave a sad smile.
She said, "Forget it. I also have something to talk to Brother He about."
Jiang Yu looked puzzled, thinking that Jiang Xue was too unusual at the moment. He walked over to support Jiang Xue and said:
"Say it here?"
Jiang Xue looked up at Jiang Yu, nodded firmly, and said:
"good."
She said to Jiang Yu, "Brother, please go find Xiaochun Fudong. This is the Gu Mansion after all. I will not feel at ease if there is no one of our own to guard it."
Jiang Yu nodded and went out.
Jiang Xue had a dejected look on her face and didn't dare to look at He Zhilin.
He Zhilin didn't know why she became like this, and spoke cautiously:
"Your Highness, may I take your pulse?"
Jiang Xue turned around, facing away from him, and said:
"Brother He, please sit down first. I'll ask someone to bring you tea."
As soon as she said this, Jiang Xue remembered that she had already dismissed the servants in the Gu Mansion earlier, and she felt a little embarrassed and flustered.
"I, I'll go out and call someone."
Jiang Xue fled out of Chaolu Pavilion, took a few deep breaths, and tried to clear her thoughts and calm herself down.
She was about to ask the servants nearby to order her to come over, but she saw Jiang Yu had already brought Xiaochun Fudong over, with two Wu'anlang behind them.
"I just walked a short distance when I saw them coming towards Chaolu Pavilion." Jiang Yu said as he approached.
"Greetings, Your Highness." The two bowed. "Everyone has been properly settled. We came here to ask Your Highness what to do next."
"But Jiang Qibin and Chen Xiu?" Jiang Xue looked at Wu Anlang who was not far behind them and asked.
"Your Highness, it is them two." Xiaochun replied.
"You've arrived just in time." Jiang Xue said, "You and Fu Dong go and prepare some tea and bring it in. Let them follow me first."
The two nodded in agreement.
Jiang Xue and Jiang Yu walked to the entrance of Chaolu Pavilion. Jiang Xue turned around and whispered to Jiang Qibin and Chen Xiu:
"Stay here and don't let anyone from the Gu Mansion get close."
Jiang Yu noticed He Zhilin who was sitting there stupidly and gave him a questioning look.
He Zhilin looked helpless, spread his hands and showed an expression of "how would I know".
Jiang Qibin and Chen Xiu took the order and turned their backs.
Jiang Xue showed a determined look in her eyes and walked towards He Zhilin.
He Zhilin was about to stand up, but saw Jiang Xue suddenly kneeling down facing him.
He was dumbfounded and quickly reached out to help Jiang Xue, but he couldn't pull her up.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
"Xue'er, what are you doing!"
He Zhilin and Jiang Yu spoke at the same time.
Jiang Xue looked up, her pale little face full of tears.
"He Yuanzheng, Mr. He," she said sadly, "died because of me."
Her eyes were full of pain and regret. After saying this, she felt relieved and finally dared to look up at He Zhilin.
He Zhilin was stunned.
He said: "No, my grandfather was ill suddenly..."
"It wasn't an illness. He committed suicide by taking poison." Jiang Xue sobbed.
He Zhilin felt as if thunder had exploded in his head and he was unable to speak for a long time.
My grandfather passed away suddenly that year. He was still in good spirits the day before, but the next morning, the old servant who served him found that he had already gone west.
The He family is a medical family. The Chinese medicine practitioners in the family, including him, examined his grandfather's body and found nothing abnormal.
He didn't understand why Jiang Xue suddenly said this, and looked at Jiang Xue who was kneeling on the ground with shock.
"Three years ago, I forced Mr. He to do something in order to avenge my own personal grudge."
Jiang Xue murmured.
Jiang Yu suddenly remembered that in her plan to poison Xiao Qi, someone gave her a dose of the most poisonous medicine in the world.
"The drug that poisoned Xiao Qi—" he said incredulously, "was given to you by Elder He?"
He Zhilin only felt another rumbling sound in his head.
Xiao Qi?
Jiang Xue, killed Xiao Qi?
The one who had once stood by and watched her with his eyes and heart full of only him - Xiao Qi?
He suddenly said: "What..."
Jiang Xue nodded painfully.
When she learned that the delegation from the Qian Kingdom was about to arrive in Beijing, she left the palace overnight to visit He Yuan.
When He Yuan learned of Jiang Xue's intention, he did not agree at first.
Even Jiang Xue knelt down, crying with every word.
He has been practicing medicine for many years and has always adhered to the ethics of the profession. It is impossible for a medical student to use his skills to harm others.
But Jiang Xue took out a dagger and put it on his neck.
She was tortured by remorse and guilt every day and was almost going crazy.
She said, "Grandpa He, whether you help me or not, I will take my eldest brother's life for him."
"That day you diagnosed that my eldest brother was poisoned, not suddenly ill, but because you were thinking about me, you kept it a secret from my father and mother."
"Except for me, my second brother, and Xiao Qi, you are the only one who knows the truth about what happened that day."
"You know, I am also one of the sinners. To atone for my sins, there is nothing else I can and want to do except to avenge my eldest brother."
"If you don't help me today, I will find a way to kill him on the way back to the delegation, even if it means risking my life."
"I don't care if war breaks out again, or how much infamy I will bear after my death. Today I will shed my blood to prove my resolve—"
She dug the knife deep into her neck, and a blood mark immediately appeared on her neck.
"Jiang Xue, you must kill Xiao Qi with your own hands to comfort my brother's spirit in heaven."
He Yuan was terrified and quickly reached out to block the dagger.
He watched the princes and princesses in the palace grow up since they were young.
Especially Jiang Xue. He had no granddaughters in his family, so every time he entered the palace, Jiang Xue's repeated calls of "Grandpa He" always made him feel soft-hearted.
Jiang Xue was often sick when he was young. No matter how late the night was, whenever the palace summoned the Imperial Physician, he would go in person even if he was not on duty.
In his heart, he treated Jiang Xue like his granddaughter.
But Xiao Qi that child...
The child came to Ji Dynasty when he was six years old. As a royal son from the south, he had never experienced the coldness of the north. When he first arrived, he often caught cold.
When he went to check his pulse several times, the child had a high fever, and he held his arm in a daze, calling him in a low voice.
"Weng weng, weng weng."
He raised his head and sighed, what a cruel fate it was that these children had ended up like this.
"This plan," his old voice came, "will it cause the least harm to Your Highness?"
Jiang Xue's stubborn face was full of tears.
"Please, Grandpa He, help me this time. Only with your help can I make the Ji Dynasty royal family completely sever its ties with this matter."
"That's all. That's all."
"In three days, this old minister will personally deliver the things to Your Highness."
He trembled as he helped Jiang Xue, who was sitting on the ground, to her feet. He lovingly took the dagger from her weak hand and said:
"But Your Highness, you need to promise me three things."
"First of all, Your Highness, no matter what situation you are in in the future, you must not hurt yourself or destroy yourself."
He carefully put the dagger into his sleeve.
"The second thing is, after this is done, Your Highness, do not dwell on the past. From now on, look forward and do not let hatred constrain you."
He took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and gently wiped the blood from the wound on Jiang Xue's neck.
"The third thing is my useless grandson Zhilin."
He said: "If Your Highness meets him in the future, and if he has the intention to offend you... please forgive him, Your Highness."
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