The servants' clamor for protest rose and fell, and Xu Shen's heart sank completely.
In the past, Wang Jinfeng would just wander around the yard obediently without taking anything, and that was fine; some things could be covered up. But now…
That person will definitely not interfere with them anymore!
Thinking of the poison in his body, Xu Shen's face turned deathly pale. In the sunlight, he looked even more like a dying man than before!
His teeth chattered; just thinking about how he felt when the poison took effect made him wish he could die right now. It would be better than enduring that inhuman torture.
Xu Nian, oblivious to the commotion, walked up to Wang Jinfeng and touched the small porcelain bottle on her chest. "Second Aunt, you really dare to take anything. Do you know what's inside?"
That small porcelain bottle felt cool to the touch.
Even now, as temperatures rise, it still feels slightly cool to the touch.
Xu Nian smiled mysteriously, while Wang Jinfeng curled her lip in disdain, "What valuable thing could it be? It's just a white jade bottle, not something the emperor bestowed upon it."
"This was certainly not a gift from the emperor."
Xu Nian straightened up. "This is something used to contain spirits. Why do you think it's cool even when the summer heat is at its peak? That's because of the yin energy of wronged souls."
Moreover, what's inside?
It was the infant spirit she brought back from the palace that day.
The white jade porcelain bottle is a ritual implement; it can isolate yang energy and the aura of the living. It can also ensure that this little guy's yin energy will not harm others.
She usually stays by his side, nurturing the little one's soul.
Xu Shen was in such a hurry today that he stuffed the things under his pillow. He never expected that Wang Jinfeng would find them.
"You, you're talking nonsense!" Wang Jinfeng's face turned pale upon hearing this. "This, this is clearly just an ordinary bottle. How could it contain any evil spirits? Stop pretending to be a ghost!"
What a wicked child! How could she raise such an evil creature? She really is a witch!
At that moment, she wished she could travel back in time. If she had known then what she knew, she would never have touched that thing, even if it cost her her life!
Xu Nian shrugged. "Believe it or not. Guards, throw Second Aunt out! From now on, without my permission, she will never set foot in either the General's Mansion or the Princess's Mansion again!"
"You damned bastard! What right do you have? I'm your second aunt! I'm your elder, and this is unfilial! I'm going to sue you, I'm going to the government office to sue you!"
"Let me go! You bitches! Let me go! How dare you touch me?!"
The woman tied to the pillar was untied, and Xu Nian watched her struggle. "Second Aunt, you'd better think this through. If you don't leave now, I'll drag you to the authorities. Theft is a crime punishable by having your hand chopped off."
Wang Jinfeng immediately became obedient and let others take her away.
Thus, only Xu Shen remained. The other man was already utterly despondent, his eyes blankly staring at the ground in the courtyard. "I'll tell you the truth. You...you cured me of the poison."
The early summer breeze gently rustled the newly grown, leafy trees.
General Gu's courtyard gate was tightly closed, and no one knew what whispers the owners were having inside.
When Jiang Yuanche learned that Wang Jinfeng had been kicked out of her home, it was almost completely dark. He didn't hesitate and didn't even flinch. "There's no need to send the medicine to Xu Shen next time."
The news reached Jiang Yuanqing's ears on the wind; he was lying in bed at the time.
Fukang held the soup bowl in his hands, feeding him spoonful by spoonful. It was as if the Second Prince were one of those pregnant women confined to bed after childbirth, unable to lift a finger or carry anything heavy.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, the other party simply waved his hand.
Xu Nian naturally had her reasons for what to do. As long as he honestly played the role of being weak and sickly, someone would always clear the way for him, allowing him to reap the benefits.
"Are you still sleeping at Qiyue Pavilion tonight?" After finishing a bowl of chicken soup, Fukang saw that he was already full. Only then did he start eating to fill his own stomach.
Hearing Jiang Yuanqing ask this, she looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Yeah. Didn't Niannian say that we should... avoid doing that?"
She was still a little shy when it came to the timing.
Her cheeks were flushed, and under the lamplight, her already beautiful features looked even more alluring.
Jiang Yuanqing's throat tightened, and his eyes darkened slightly. "She only forbids intimacy. She didn't say that we can't share a bed?"
"Stop it." Having overcome his initial shyness, Fukang put down his chopsticks. "You men are all talk and no action. When it comes to real matters, you can't hold back at all!"
"Anyway, I'm settling down at Qiyue Pavilion. I'll move back once you've recovered enough. Once Niannian has finished talking to you, I'll move back."
Jiang Yuanqing sighed, watching his beloved wife's retreating figure.
For the first time, I genuinely felt that Xu Nian's meaningful look when she left earlier was indeed one of schadenfreude.
Gradually, the night completely swallowed up the light of the earth.
Those secret thoughts, those feelings that couldn't be known to outsiders, all settled down as their master fell asleep, and everything fell into silence.
Only the night watchman's footsteps echoed along the street, approaching from afar and then slowly disappearing.
Liu Qingmei couldn't sleep, so she sat in her room after Madam Liu left.
She didn't speak, nor did she sleep. She just stared blankly at the ground. The room was pitch black, with moonlight filtering in, through which one could vaguely see a letter and a memorial she had placed on the table.
Just half an hour ago, a dark shadow flashed by, and these things appeared in her room when she went out to investigate.
She read it all; the letter said that as long as these things were handed over, she could get help.
Jiang Yuanlang has absolutely no chance of turning his life around, which will give her the opportunity to ask the Emperor for a divorce. Then she can finally escape her suffering!
Every word written in the memorial was utterly absurd.
She couldn't believe that the Crown Prince wasn't the Emperor and Empress's child. Consort Shu had an affair and given birth to a son; the real Crown Prince's whereabouts were unknown.
Liu Qingmei wasn't stupid. If this thing were handed over, it wouldn't just be the Third Prince who would be implicated.
But what does this have to do with her?
The letter instructed her to present the memorial to the Emperor herself. Her father would definitely refrain from revealing the matter because of the Crown Prince's favor.
Someone will bring her to the imperial court, and once she reveals the truth, she will be able to take revenge!
Xu Nian, Jiang Yuanlang!
I want to see how long you can keep jumping around now that you've lost the Crown Prince but still have Consort Shu as your backer.
As dawn broke, Liu Qingmei's face was hidden in the darkness. Her smile was twisted and sinister.
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