"Grandma!" Rong Yunhe exclaimed in shock upon hearing what Old Lady Chen had said, completely unable to believe that her grandmother would be willing to let her sister leave. Her sister had already suffered so much in the Western Chu Palace, was she really going to let her enter the Northern Qi Palace?
Going to Northern Qi is really far away. Even if the Rong family is wealthy and powerful, it is impossible for them to extend their tentacles into the Northern Qi imperial palace. What if...
"Rong Yunhe, don't look down on others. I protect Rong Rong just as much as you do, so don't look down on her." Hearing the shock and resistance in Rong Yunhe's "grandmother", Qi Jingyuan was furious and refuted Rong Yunhe's disdain.
"Crown Prince, you will be the emperor of Northern Qi in the future. Which emperor doesn't have three palaces and six courtyards? Which emperor doesn't have three thousand beauties in his harem? My sister has finally escaped from the palace. Do you want her to enter your harem again and become one of those three thousand people? Don't forget, there is already a crown princess in your Crown Prince's Mansion. You don't want my sister to be your concubine or favorite concubine, do you? Or, you want to keep her in your golden nest, so that she has no status and will follow you for the rest of her life in an unclear manner? Qi Jingyuan, if you plan so, you are too selfish. Even if I spend all the money of the Rong family, I will not hand my sister over to someone like you!" Rong Yunhe was not afraid of Qi Jingyuan at all. He looked up to meet Qi Jingyuan's cold expression, but he was thinking about his sister in his heart.
Hearing Rong Yunhe's rebuttal to Qi Jingyuan, Old Lady Chen looked up at her grandson and immediately understood why Yunhe had deliberately provoked Qi Jingyuan's anger, which was why she hadn't intervened. Yunhe's concerns were also her own. How could she watch her granddaughter enter this dangerous place again? If Yunhe's words were true, then Rong'er would have no chance of survival this time.
"I think this matter is extremely difficult. How can an emperor marry only one person? What's more, Rong Rong is no longer in this world. How could the ministers of Northern Qi allow the current crown prince to marry a woman of unknown origin? In my opinion, the crown prince should go back and live with Princess Heshun, and not interfere in the affairs of Western Chu. Miss Rong is the eldest daughter of the Rong family after all. Even if she cannot live in the sunlight, I believe that the old lady and Master Rong will not let her suffer any grievances. After a few years, when the storm of this matter has passed, it is not impossible to find an ordinary family to marry Miss Rong to." Chu Feiyang added fuel to the fire at this time, and his eyes were full of gloating when he looked at Qi Jingyuan.
However, after saying this, Chu Feiyang no longer had the heart to care about Qi Jingyuan.
It was because Yun Qianmeng seemed very uncomfortable, but she leaned back in the car and did not say anything.
"Chu Feiyang, stop gloating over Rong'er's misfortune. If it weren't for Rong'er being seriously injured today, do you think I would have let Emperor Yugan go? Don't think that just because I don't take action now, this matter of Rong'er will be over. When I set foot on the land of Western Chu again, I will make Emperor Yugan pay for his blood debt with blood!" Qi Jingyuan glared at Chu Feiyang, his anger forced down by Rong Rong's scars. Watching Chu Feiyang agree with Rong Yunhe, trying his best to discredit him, he could only force himself to hold back his anger. He understood that although Old Lady Chen agreed to let him take Rong Rong away, she was still worried, fearing that Rong Rong would repeat the same mistakes.
Chu Feiyang did not argue with Qi Jingyuan. He just stretched out his arms and took her into his arms, holding her carefully. But he asked Xi Lin, who was driving, anxiously, "How long will it take to get to Rongshan Hall?"
"Master, we'll be there soon." Xi Lin answered outside the car. Immediately, he heard the sound of horse whips outside, and the wheels rolled faster than before.
"Chu Feiyang, you can only have one princess in this life, and I only want Rong Rong." Looking at the deep affection between the two people in front of him, Qi Jingyuan spoke in a cold voice, but his tone was filled with caution and a promise to the Rong family.
"Is that what you said? How could the ministers of Northern Qi allow the emperor to have only one concubine? What's more, if someone recognizes Miss Rong, how will you deal with it?" Seeing that Yun Qianmeng seemed to want to vomit, Chu Feiyang immediately patted her on the back and sneered at the same time, not being shaken by Qi Jingyuan's assurance at all.
Chu Feiyang's words echoed what Old Lady Chen and Rong Yunhe were trying to say. Life is unpredictable. How could they rest easy just because Qi Jingyuan had given them a promise? Rong Rong had suffered so much, how could they bear to push her into this fire pit again? If they were to repeat the same mistakes in the future, they would rather Rong Rong stay in the Rong Mansion for the rest of her life than see her hurt by love again.
"King Chu doesn't have to worry about these. Once she leaves the palace of Western Chu, Rong Rong will be mine for life." The domineering declaration made Old Lady Chen and Rong Yunhe frown at the same time, but they both knew in their hearts that Qi Jingyuan had the ability to take Rong Rong away.
"Master, we have arrived at Rongshan Hall." The carriage gradually stopped at this time, and Xi Lin jumped off the carriage and went to knock on the door.
After a while, the sound of a door opening was heard. Chu Feiyang lifted the curtain with one hand to look at the situation outside. Seeing that Nie Huaiyuan opened the door himself, he helped Yun Qianmeng get out of the carriage.
Nie Huaiyuan walked out of Rongshan Hall in his clothes. After seeing Chu Feiyang and Yun Qianmeng in the lead, his steps became faster. "Prince, Princess."
When Nie Huaiyuan saw the people who got off the car right after Chu Feiyang and the others, he was puzzled, but he did not ask on the spot. He carefully led everyone through the lobby of Rongshan Hall and into the guest rooms in the backyard.
Qi Jingyuan held Rong Rong in his arms and looked around the guest room. He then walked into the inner room and carefully placed Rong Rong on the bed. He gently removed the cloak covering her body, but his eyes turned coldly to Nie Huaiyuan and ordered, "Why don't you come and check on Rong'er? Why hasn't she woken up after so long?"
Yun Qianmeng, who entered the guest room at the same time, had already wrung out the handkerchief and handed it to Qi Jingyuan, asking him to wipe the stains off Rong Rong's face.
Although Chu Feiyang had previously informed Nie Huaiyuan of Concubine Rong's execution, Nie Huaiyuan was still shocked when he saw Rong Rong's wounded face. He felt the darkness in the palace. However, he could not help but feel fortunate for his decision. Otherwise, if he had been involved in the palace fighting among the concubines, he was afraid that his fate would be even more miserable than Concubine Rong's.
Taking out a bag of silver needles from his sleeve, Nie Huaiyuan walked to the bedside and sat down, gently holding Rong Rong's wrist to feel her pulse.
The pulse was so weak that it was almost imperceptible, which made Nie Huaiyuan's originally calm brows gradually frown. The two fingers pressing on Rong Rong's wrist increased the force. Only after he was sure that he could feel her pulse did Nie Huaiyuan listen to her pulse attentively.
After confirming Rong Rong's current symptoms, Nie Huaiyuan once again pried open her eyelids to observe the color of her pupils, then pulled out a silver needle from the needle bag and inserted it into Rong Rong's head, face, and hands.
In the blink of an eye, Rong Rong's exposed skin was covered with silver needles. Nie Huaiyuan stood up and walked to the medicine box, took out a porcelain bottle from it, returned to the bed, and waited patiently.
Even though he was extremely anxious, Qi Jingyuan remained calm while Nie Huaiyuan was treating Rong Rong.
Seeing Nie Huaiyuan finish his diagnosis and just sit quietly beside the bed, Qi Jingyuan felt anxious. Unable to suppress his worry, he immediately asked aloud, with raging anger burning in his eyes, "What kind of poison did you give her?"
After he finished speaking, Qi Jingyuan turned his gaze to Chu Feiyang, and the anger in his eyes was enough to burn Chu Feiyang.
"In order to deceive the Queen, what was given to Miss Rong to drink was naturally poison. Although it is not fatal, the symptoms it presents are similar to those of the secret medicine in the palace. Miss Rong has just taken the antidote, and Doctor Nie is now forcing the poisonous blood out of her heart." Chu Feiyang spoke slowly, explaining to everyone in the guest room how he saved Rong Rong.
"You didn't even tell me!" After hearing Chu Feiyang's words, Qi Jingyuan became angry. He instantly stood up from the bed and attacked Chu Feiyang.
"Tell you? You will only do harm. Besides, the fewer people who know about this, the better it will be for Miss Rong. There are spies all over the palace now. Do you hope that others will replace the poison that I have worked so hard to replace? Qi Jingyuan, don't be naive anymore. There are more than just the Queen in the palace who want Rong Rong's life! And I believe you know who can easily replace the secret medicine!" Chu Feiyang fended off Qi Jingyuan's attack with one hand, a cold look in his eyes, but he told the truth.
"I thank the prince and princess for saving my life." After hearing what Chu Feiyang said, Old Lady Chen sincerely thanked Chu Feiyang.
Although Rong Rong suffered, this was indeed a permanent solution. Furthermore, if it weren't for the close relationship between the Princess of Chu and the Rong family, the King of Chu probably wouldn't have bothered with such a matter.
Facing Old Lady Chen, Yun Qianmeng respected her as much as she respected her own grandmother, and naturally would not call herself superior in front of the old lady.
Yun Qianmeng stepped forward and helped up Old Lady Chen's half-bent waist, saying softly, "You're too polite, Old Lady. Miss Rong also helped Meng'er's family in the past, and Meng'er is just returning the favor."
"Princess, thank you so much." Rong Yunhe also followed his grandmother in expressing gratitude to Yun Qianmeng.
Yun Qianmeng turned to Rong Yunhe with a faint smile in her eyes and said, "Why are you being so polite too? We are all friends. If a friend is in trouble, we will naturally help. Don't take it to heart."
Although it was just a few simple words, Old Lady Chen and Rong Yunhe understood in their hearts that stealing the secret medicine from the palace and bringing the person out of the palace was a huge risk. If any of the links went wrong, the Chu family would also suffer. Therefore, the two of them felt even more grateful to Chu Feiyang and Yun Qianmeng.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Nie Huaiyuan carefully removed the silver needles from Rong Rong's body and said to the people in the room, "Someone come over here and help me help Miss Rong up."
A blue figure immediately rushed to the bedside and sat at the head of the bed. Then, he carefully lifted Rong Rong's upper body and let her lean against him. Qi Jingyuan wrapped his arms around Rong Rong to prevent her from sliding down. At the same time, he stared at Nie Huaiyuan nervously, afraid that his next move would make Rong Rong uncomfortable. With a hint of concern, he asked, "What else do you need me to do?"
Nie Huaiyuan shook his head calmly at Qi Jingyuan, "Prince, just hold Miss Rong tightly. Don't let her lie down, or she might inhale the dirty blood she spits out. Even a Daluo Immortal wouldn't be able to save her then."
Hearing Nie Huaiyuan say this, the expression on Qi Jingyuan's face became more cautious and solemn. The arms around Rong Rong's body couldn't help but tighten again, holding her firmly against his chest.
At this moment, Nie Huaiyuan took Rong Rong's pulse again and felt the two conflicting auras in her pulse rapidly surging. He immediately uncorked the porcelain bottle and placed the bottle mouth under Rong Rong's nose, letting her smell the odor inside...
Before Rong Rong could even open her eyes, a mouthful of black blood suddenly spurted out of her mouth, instantly staining the thin blanket covering her body black, and even Qi Jingyuan's sleeves were completely stained black. Even so, Qi Jingyuan held Rong Rong tightly, not caring about the dirt, and did not dare to let go.
A foul odor suddenly filled the room...
"Ugh..." Yun Qianmeng felt nauseous when she smelled the odor. Her brows immediately furrowed, and she covered her lips and began to dry heave.
"Meng'er." Chu Feiyang became nervous immediately after noticing Yun Qianmeng's abnormality. He followed closely behind Yun Qianmeng, patting her back gently with one hand and gently helping her to breathe.
Yun Qianmeng gently pushed Chu Feiyang's hand away, shook her head at him, then quickly walked out of the house and stood in the garden to get some fresh air. Chu Feiyang nervously followed her out immediately.
When Old Lady Chen saw Yun Qianmeng's condition, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She nodded and then walked to the bedside to ask about Rong Rong's condition, "Doctor Nie, how is my granddaughter?"
"Don't worry, old lady. Everything will be fine once the poisonous blood is vomited out. As long as you take good rest, Miss Rong will recover soon." At this time, Nie Huaiyuan was taking Rong Rong's pulse. Seeing that all the poisonous blood in her body had been cleared out, he told old lady Chen with confidence.
"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Doctor Nie." Old Madam Chen showed her first smile in recent days, with relief and relaxation in her eyes. She sat down by the bed, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off Rong Rong's face. Her mood had changed drastically from before she came.
"Oh, by the way, Doctor Nie, please go and see the Princess of Chu. I see that she seems to be feeling unwell." After taking care of Rong Rong, Old Lady Chen recalled the scene she had just discovered and said to Nie Huaiyuan.
Hearing this, Nie Huaiyuan nodded, handed a pill to Qi Jingyuan, and told him to give it to Rong Rong after a cup of tea. Then he turned and left the guest room, and saw Chu Feiyang and Yun Qianmeng in the garden.
However, before Nie Huaiyuan could say anything, Chu Feiyang had already turned around and said to Nie Huaiyuan hurriedly, "Hurry up and show Meng'er."
Nie Huaiyuan took advantage of the moonlight to look over and found that Chu Feiyang's eyes, which used to be calm and composed, were now tinged with anxiety. He couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that the King of Chu would also have his mind disturbed. However, the King of Chu's wife was the only one in the world who could make him so anxious.
Nie Huaiyuan walked forward in two steps and saw Yun Qianmeng sitting under the eaves. He bowed to her, then put his hand on Yun Qianmeng's wrist and carefully took her pulse.
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