Chapter 455 Drugged
The Imperial Garden.
Gu Qianhan was sitting in the pavilion, but he suddenly became extremely thirsty and drank all the tea in the teapot, but it still didn't quench his thirst.
A strange heat welled up in his chest, and he felt a little annoyed. He decided to leave the pavilion and go to the side hall to get some water and check on his sister. She had been in a terrible state earlier; others might not have noticed, but he could tell at a glance.
There was no use keeping her in the palace in her condition, so he decided to take her home.
By the way, send Shen Wantang home too, and let Xiao Qingyuan embarrass himself in the palace all by himself!
Halfway there, a palace maid came over with an umbrella: "Second Young Master Gu, this servant will lead the way for you. Are you going to the side hall to rest?"
Have you seen A-Ning?
"Miss Gu is over here. Please follow me, Second Young Master."
Gu Qianhan nodded and followed her down another path. He vaguely remembered that Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning seemed to have taken this path.
faint?
seem?
Gu Qianhan finally realized something was wrong. He had an outstanding memory and could remember everything he saw. How could he suddenly have a vague memory of which path Shen Wantang and his sister had taken?
The heat intensified, and his vision began to blur. He could barely hear what the palace maids around him were saying.
He only vaguely sensed that the palace maid seemed to have supported his arm.
He instinctively shook the person off.
The palace maid stumbled slightly, then ran ahead of him and opened the palace door: "Second Young Master, Miss Gu is in this hall, please come in."
Gu Qianhan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as A Ning was there, Shen Wantang must be there too, and he would be saved.
However, as soon as he stepped into the hall, the door behind him slammed shut.
Immediately afterwards, he heard a woman's soft moan coming from inside.
This sound—
This is absolutely not Gu Qianning, nor is it Shen Wantang!
Then, the woman lunged at him.
He dodged aside, and the woman fell to the ground with a thud.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that she was actually Liu Nanshi!
Perhaps because she was hurt from the fall, Liu Nanshi regained a little consciousness. She saw Gu Qianhan's face clearly and said in a soft voice, "Qianhan, I feel so bad, please help me up."
Gu Qianhan ignored her and kicked the door on her own.
He kicked Yuan Zheng while cursing him in his mind.
That bastard actually dared to drug him in the palace!
The problem is, he was on guard the whole time, and the cup never left his sight. When exactly did Yuan Zheng drug him?
That damned Yuan Zheng, he's good for nothing but doing these despicable things with ease, and he does them without anyone noticing!
I really didn't kick him hard enough last time on the pleasure boat!
Was that palace maid also bribed by him?
Wait a minute, could this be the "even worse idea" Yuan Zheng mentioned earlier? Forcing him to marry Liu Nanshi in the most humiliating way? Killing two birds with one stone, ruining them both at once!
Gu Qianhan was furious. He had been reborn, yet he still fell for such a scheme. It was laughable!
Liu Nanshi, whose mind had been eroded by the drugs, began to hum softly again and even started to take off his clothes.
As she undressed, she hugged one of Gu Qianhan's legs.
Without a second thought, Gu Qianhan kicked her away.
Liu Nanshi screamed as he kicked her against the wall, where she lay limply on the ground.
Gu Qianhan finally kicked the door open.
It was pouring rain outside, and he rushed straight into the rain.
The cold rain soaked his clothes, slightly reducing the heat in his body and restoring some of his rationality.
He knew he couldn't face anyone in his current state, and he absolutely couldn't afford to have anything happen to him in the palace. The best course of action was to find an empty hall and wait for the effects of the medicine to wear off.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Xiao Qingyuan not far away.
"Gu Qianhan, have you seen Nan Shi? I saw her earlier and she seemed a little unwell. I wonder how she is now!"
Seeing him soaking wet without even an umbrella, frantically searching for someone, Gu Qianhan felt a surge of anger: "Young Master Xiao doesn't care about his princess consort, but instead cares about Liu Nanshi. Anyone who didn't know better would think Liu Nanshi is your woman! You really are a womanizer, you're really shameless!"
Xiao Qingyuan was scolded but didn't bother to retaliate. He bypassed Gu Qianhan and jogged off to continue looking for Liu Nanshi.
Gu Qianhan was too preoccupied with her own problems to care about Xiao Qingyuan, whose body was being overwhelmed by the effects of the drug, which was eroding his reason.
He saw a side hall with no light in the dim rain and figured there was no one inside. He pushed open the door and staggered inside.
"who?!"
The sudden female voice in the hall froze Gu Qianhan in place.
He recognized the voice.
It is Shen Wantang.
Immediately afterwards, he heard her ask, "Is it Aning who's back?"
"no."
With a hoarse voice and almost all of her remaining rationality, Gu Qianhan asked, "Shen Wantang, do you have the antidote?"
"Young Master Gu? What's wrong? What kind of antidote do you need?"
As Shen Wantang spoke, she took a step forward.
Gu Qianhan took a step back: "Don't come any closer."
Shen Wantang stopped moving: "I brought some pills, which one do you want?"
"Someone put something in my tea. I'm thirsty, hot, and want to..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but Shen Wantang already knew what was going on with him.
She took out a medicine bottle: "I don't know what kind of drug you were given, but this should provide some relief. However, it may only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. There is no antidote for aphrodisiacs, so... Second Young Master, you may have to go back to the Gu family."
After she finished speaking, she used the dim light from the window to throw the medicine bottle at him.
However, Gu Qianhan could barely hear what she was saying. He tried to catch the medicine bottle, but his arm and hand wouldn't obey him, and he reached out and grabbed nothing.
The medicine bottle fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, scattering the pills inside.
Shen Wantang paused for a moment, then bent down to pick up the pills from the ground.
She had just picked up two grains when Gu Qianhan hugged her.
Shen Wantang was startled and pushed him forcefully: "Gu Qianhan! Let go of me!"
Gu Qianhan didn't let go. He held Shen Wantang in his arms, pinned her against the wall, and lowered his head to kiss her.
Shen Wantang slapped him across the face, then, taking advantage of his momentary daze, shoved two pills into his mouth: "Chew them and swallow them!"
Gu Qianhan obediently chewed the mint, and a refreshing and invigorating minty aroma spread in his mouth.
Then came an extremely bitter taste, which even overpowered the heat in his body, restoring some of his shattered rationality.
Shen Wantang knew the effects of the pills she made herself: "Are you feeling any better? There are still some on the ground. Pick them up and take one when you're not feeling well. That should be enough to last until you get home."
Gu Qianhan tightened his arms, pressing her waist against his: "Why are you looking at Xiao Qingyuan?"
Shen Wantang almost thought she had misheard: "What?!"
"Next time, don't look at him, look at me."
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