Cheng Yuqing lowered her eyes and remained silent, but Xiang Wan was not in a hurry. She smiled and said, "Why don't you stay here with me as a guard? You can take care of General Cheng and get a salary. It's much better than being exposed to the wind and sun all day long."
"you--"
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement. I'll go to the palace later to inform Father Emperor that this is settled."
Xiang Wan clasped her hands together, her triumph not too obvious.
Cheng Yuqing finally learned what it meant to argue irrationally. He only said one word, and his fate was decided as if it were child's play.
With a heavy heart, he suppressed the anger rising in his throat and said in a deep voice, "Princess, I cannot accept such a joke."
"You were the one who joked with me first," Xiang Wan retorted without any politeness. "With your abilities, you were able to stand out among three thousand iron cavalry, and your martial arts skills and internal strength are no less than those of Deputy General Qin Qigong, yet you were easily captured by this princess. If you don't have designs on this princess, then you have ulterior motives and want to sow discord between the current emperor and the soldiers of the whole country, plotting something sinister!"
Xiang Wan's eyes turned cold as she said sharply, "Speak! What exactly do you intend to do?"
Honestly, Cheng Yuqing was completely stunned with anger.
He was just walking down the street when he was drugged and kidnapped without any reason, and now it's his fault.
Despite her efforts to hold back, Cheng Yuqing couldn't help it. Her throat itched, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, which she couldn't stop.
As the son of a general, he had never been wronged like this before. Even a clay figure would have some temper.
"You..."
"Cai Die, quickly go and fetch Physician Zhao." Xiang Wan glanced at the blood foam she had vomited on the ground, her tense nerves relaxing. Thankfully, she had vomited it out in time.
Cheng Yuqing's words were interrupted, and seeing Xiang Wan decisively instructing the maid to summon the imperial physician, she stared at the splattered blood with a puzzled expression and fell silent.
The tightness in my chest has eased, and I can feel my internal energy circulating throughout my body, though it's not as smooth as usual.
Butterfly rushed in, saw that her princess had taken off her outer robe and was spitting blood on the ground. She was stunned for a moment, then turned around and left without saying a word, closing the door behind her and instructing the guards not to let anyone in.
Once everyone had left, Xiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she was really afraid that she wasn't good at angering people, and that Cheng Yuqing would just die like that.
The original owner died in the mansion because of the lack of timely medical treatment, which led to a series of events and led to a trap set by others.
Cheng Yuqing closed his eyes and remained silent, and Xiang Wan knew that he was using his internal energy to suppress the poison in his body.
Perhaps he was unaware that the more this poison was suppressed, the faster it would spread. Xiang Wan reluctantly reached out and held his chin in her hand.
This is the second time. Xiang Wan is quite helpless about having to use her body to save someone. She can't stand Cheng Yuqing's indecent attitude.
"Young Master Cheng, aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke with such a fiery temper?"
Cheng Yuqing frowned slightly, tilted her head to the side, and remained silent.
Ha, he's got a temper now. Xiang Wan just doesn't believe it.
"Don't bother. Even if your internal energy is restored, you'll still be at my mercy."
Cheng Yuqing opened her eyes, a flash of coldness passing through them, then lowered her gaze again, lying on her side on the ground, her lips tightly pressed together.
Reaching out to touch his wrist, and confirming that most of the poison had dissipated, Xiang Wan stood up with relief, clapped her hands, and said, "Today, you should thank me. This princess does good deeds without expecting anything in return; repaying me with your body is enough."
Looking out the window, Xiang Wan saw the colorful butterfly in her line of sight and turned around, saying, "If you don't speak, I'll..."
"Change to another one," Cheng Yuqing said reluctantly.
Xiang Wan chuckled, "This princess has a reputation. If you won't ask the Emperor for a marriage decree, then I'll go myself. I was fortunate enough to save you this time, but what about next time? Are you so sure that once you leave this manor, you'll be able to return to the General's Mansion alive?"
Cheng Yuqing trembled and her eyes narrowed slightly.
Now that things have been said to this extent, what else is there to be unclear?
He was the only heir of the Cheng family, and his grandfather's only hope. If he fell...
Cheng Yuqing dared not think any further.
Even though the person in front of me was extremely annoying, the fact remained that I had saved him.
She probably didn't poison him, because he was already powerless when he was tied up.
He entered the general's mansion the night before and went out into the streets early the next morning. It's impossible for a princess to have such connections and influence that she could drug him without his knowledge.
The only possibility is that there was a mole among his people who tricked him without his knowledge.
Xiang Wan's words, though alarmist, served as a wake-up call for him. Some people couldn't contain themselves and wanted to use his return to the manor to create trouble.
But how did this princess, who is not even sixteen years old, discover all of this?
Before he could think any further, Xiang Wan had already opened the door and let Cai Die lead Physician Zhao over to take Cheng Yuqing's pulse.
The person was still lying on the ground. Doctor Zhao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the princess with a questioning gaze, unsure whether he should untie Cheng Yuqing.
"Someone, help him to bed."
"yes!"
The guards at the door came in, lifted Cheng Yuqing and put him on the bed, then left without untying him.
"Princess, should we untie the prince consort?"
Xiang Wan smacked him on the head and said irritably, "Don't talk nonsense. Young Master Cheng is thin-skinned. You'll make him vomit blood if you make him angry again."
Cheng Yuqing, who had just lain down to receive treatment, froze, almost swearing.
Saying he's thin-skinned? I wonder who's so thick-skinned!
Physician Zhao quickly lowered his eyes and pretended not to hear.
What a joke! How could he possibly listen to the princess's gossip?
Cai Die glanced worriedly at Physician Zhao, who was carefully taking Cheng Yuqing's pulse, and then looked at the dark bloodstains on the ground. She quietly pulled Xiang Wan aside and gossiped, "Princess, why is Young Master Cheng so angry? He was the one who took advantage, so why did he vomit blood?"
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