Chapter 186 Fainting
The third prince looked at He Qianqian with a smile, as if he was still waiting for her answer.
He Qianqian blushed slightly and said softly, "Yes, Your Highness."
The third prince greeted her grandmother and mother, then walked up to her and suddenly reached out his hand to touch the hairpin in her bun.
“It’s a little crooked.”
After helping him, he said lightly.
He Qianqian had never expected that he would do such an intimate act in public, and her face turned redder. "Thank you, Your Highness."
The Third Prince smiled and said, "You and I don't have to be polite."
He Qianqian lowered her head shyly.
She had previously been a little bit unconvinced when she heard that the Third Prince had a special liking for her, but now that she saw that he did not hide his love for her, her heart suddenly settled down.
"It turns out that all men love my appearance," she thought happily, "even a noble like the Third Prince is no exception."
As for Ji Changqing who treated her as nothing...he probably just had a pair of eyes for nothing.
The women around saw the Third Prince helping He Qianqian with her hairpin, and they all had different thoughts in their minds.
"The Third Prince really loves Second Miss He."
——This is none of my business.
"Bah! Relying on a foxy face to seduce the Third Prince, how shameless!"
——This is the one who wanted to become the Third Prince’s consort but failed.
"It's a good play."
——This is the elder sister-in-law of the short-sighted Ji Changqing.
When the Third Prince and He Qianqian were showing affection and love to each other, Feng Qingsui took Qi's arm and walked forward.
After all, they came to pay their respects.
We're not here to watch a skit about talented scholars and beautiful women.
There were crowds of people at the gate of Prince Ping's mansion, and the servants led the guests in an orderly manner to the awning built outside the mansion or the courtyard inside the mansion to wait, rest or have meals.
Those who were led to the pavilion outside the mansion were ordinary guests.
Those who were led to the courtyard inside the palace were royal relatives, high-ranking officials and women from wealthy families.
Qi was a first-rank lady of the state, and naturally received the most honorable treatment.
After presenting the funeral gifts at the gift table and receiving the mourning scarves, Feng Qingsui and Qi were taken to a side room in the mansion.
"Please rest here for a while, ladies. I will come back to report when it is your turn to enter the mourning hall and offer sacrifices."
Si Bindao led them in.
Feng Qingsui smiled slightly and said, "Thank you."
After Sibin left, a maid brought over tea, snacks and iced sour plum soup.
"Madam, please enjoy your meal."
The maid put the things on the table and said respectfully.
She also brought some barley tea to Wuhua and Aunt Fu beside Qi: "You two should have some tea to quench your thirst."
Wuhua praised: "How thoughtful."
The maid smiled slightly and stood aside.
Feng Qingsui glanced at her and said calmly, "We have people here to serve you. You can wait outside the door."
The maid hesitated for a moment, then said obediently, "Yes."
Then he lifted the curtain and went out to wait outside the door.
Qi had just walked all the way and sweated a lot, so her mouth was dry and she picked up the sour plum soup and wanted to drink it.
Feng Qingsui stretched out his hand to block it.
"Mom, there's something added to the soup."
She whispered in his ear.
Qi's expression tightened.
He only moved his lips but didn't say anything when he asked, "What is it?"
"Something like knockout drugs." Feng Qingsui replied, turning around and giving a wink to Wuhua and Aunt Fu.
The two of them silently poured the barley tea in their hands into the orchid pot in the corner.
Then he poured his master's sour plum soup into it.
"Mom, this soup tastes good."
Feng Qingsui praised.
“It’s as good as what I sell in my shop.”
Mrs. Qi shook her head. “I still prefer the ones made in your shop. This one has too strong a licorice flavor.”
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a few sentences, and their voices gradually became lower. After a while, two "plops" were heard in the room, and then there was no sound.
The maid waiting outside quietly lifted the curtain and took a look. She saw four masters and servants inside, some lying on the table and some lying on the ground. She lowered the curtain and walked quickly out of the yard.
As soon as she left, Feng Qingsui and others opened their eyes.
"Everyone in the opposite wing has fainted."
Wuhua said suddenly.
Feng Qingsui raised his eyebrows: "Who is in the opposite room?"
"The women of the Changning Marquis's Mansion."
He Qianqian?
Feng Qingsui understood instantly and guessed what the third prince wanted to do.
"Where are the maids in her palace?"
"Just walked away."
That is to say, there are only two women from these two families in the entire courtyard.
"Mom, let's change rooms."
Feng Qingsui said to Qi.
Qi: (⊙_⊙)?
Although I was puzzled, since my daughter-in-law said she wanted to change it, of course I had to change it.
So the four of them left the west wing, entered the east wing, helped the women of the He family to the west wing, and then returned to the east wing.
"Master Ji, the old lady asks you to come over."
The maid who had just served in the east wing walked to the flower hall where Ji Changqing was and reported this.
Ji Changqing, who had just noticed the tea and poured it into the grass outside the window, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
The maid replied, "I don't know, but the old lady seems a little uncomfortable."
Ji Changqing stood up suddenly.
"Where is my mother?"
"This way, sir."
Ji Changqing followed the maid to the east wing of a courtyard.
He knew it was a trap. The people inside must not be his mother and Feng Qingsui. They should be... in the other wing.
Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a "copper coin" under the door curtain.
It was exactly the same as the money in the purse around his waist that Feng Qingsui gave him.
He bent down to pick it up, turned over the other side of the coin, and saw two words scratched on it: "Hold your breath."
The maid's sight was blocked by his figure, so she didn't notice the words on the money. She only saw Ji Changqing picking up a copper coin.
Then he lifted the curtain and walked in.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally it worked.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, a fleshy hand stretched out from behind the curtain, grabbed her throat and dragged her in.
After one stick of incense, above the mourning hall.
Under the guidance of the sacrifice master, the guests knelt down in an orderly manner, offered wine, burned incense, and expressed their condolences to the filial son.
A plump, round-faced maid suddenly rushed into the mourning hall and walked over to Princess Ping, who was crying in mourning clothes, and shouted, "Princess, the wife of the Earl of Changning has fainted!"
Everyone was stunned.
Princess Ping's crying suddenly stopped.
"Is the old lady of the Changning Earl fainted?"
The maid nodded: "Not only did the old lady of the Earl of Changning faint, but the wife of the Earl of Changning and the second daughter of the Earl of Changning also fainted."
Princess Ping: "!!!"
"What's going on?"
"They fainted after drinking the sour plum soup that my servants brought them. I wonder if they can't drink the sour plum soup in our house."
Princess Ping: "!!!"
Guests offering condolences: “?!”
Can drinking sour plum soup make people dizzy?
Could it be that the sour plum soup in Prince Ping’s mansion is unclean?
They all drank it while waiting for the sacrifice!
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Princess Ping was furious.
"How could they have fainted from drinking sour plum soup? Aunt Qiu, please quickly bring the court doctor over to check on them."
"Yes, Princess."
Nanny Qiu, who was waiting on the side, took the order and left.
After the funeral, the guests looked at each other and followed Aunt Qiu out of the mourning hall.
The second daughter of the Earl of Changning is the future consort of the Third Prince.
Even if they can't help, they still have to show up.
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