Chapter 614 Consummation of Marriage (Bonus chapter for the "Request for More Updates" event)
Gu Jiao's mind was filled with one sentence—It's over, it's completely over.
Gu Jiao gritted out a few words through clenched teeth: "How could Princess Xinyang have drunk the medicine! Didn't Yu Jin give it to you?"
It was all because someone had a sharp tongue, was smug and boastful, which angered Princess Xinyang. In a fit of anger, Princess Xinyang refused to give him the medicine to relieve his pain and drank it herself.
Princess Xinyang was unaware of what had happened. Seeing Gu Jiao in the courtyard, she walked towards her without even glancing at Marquis Xuanping beside Gu Jiao: "Where did you go just now? I couldn't find you."
I should be asking you that. Where did you go? Didn't you say you went to the fabric shop? What are you doing here?
Seemingly noticing Gu Jiao's confusion, Princess Xinyang said, "I only remembered that I had finished making the clothes for you when I returned to Zhuque Street, so I went to the fabric shop to get them. Yours is in your room. Go and try it on quickly. If it doesn't fit, I'll take it to exchange it."
Princess Xinyang made clothes for all the children in her family, including Huangfu Xian. She came to the old chief priest's place to have Huangfu Xian try on the clothes to get the right size.
However, he did not expect to have a slight unpleasant encounter with Marquis Xuanping.
Forget it, it would be strange if this man ever made anyone feel good.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Princess Xinyang noticed Gu Jiao's indescribable gaze.
Would you believe me if I said you took the wrong medicine?
"See how beautiful you are?" Marquis Xuanping said casually.
Princess Xinyang glared at him fiercely and said to Gu Jiao, "What are you standing there for? Come here now!"
"oh."
Gu Jiao silently followed.
The two arrived at Gu Jiao's house.
Princess Xinyang took out the dress folded on the bed, unfolded it, and first held it up to Gu Jiao: "It looks quite suitable. It was originally made according to your size, but I was afraid that some embroiderers' needlework skills were not good enough."
Princess Xinyang bought Gu Jiao enough clothes, but a wealthy mother-in-law will never think she has too many clothes for her daughter-in-law.
Gu Jiao wasn't thinking about whether the clothes fit or not; she was secretly observing Princess Xinyang's complexion and breathing.
“Princess,” she said.
"What's wrong? Raise your arm," Princess Xinyang said.
Gu Jiao raised her arm, and Princess Xinyang unfolded her sleeve and compared it.
While letting her try on the clothes, Gu Jiao casually asked, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Princess Xinyang said, "No, why do you ask?"
Gu Jiao's fingertips twitched. "It's the one you just ate..."
Before Gu Jiao could finish speaking, Xiao Heng returned from the Hanlin Academy. He came to Gu Jiao's door, saw the two of them, and quickly greeted them: "Mother, Jiao Jiao."
"You're back." Princess Xinyang glanced at him. "Go and try on your clothes."
There were also clothes.
Xiao Heng's lips twitched: "Okay."
Sure enough, just like when I was a child, I wanted to have at least thirty outfits a month, and I didn't wear the same thing twice a day.
He has no problem wearing new clothes, but he doesn't like trying them on.
But his mother had spoken, and he couldn't do anything about it.
"Alright, try it on yourself." Princess Xinyang handed the clothes to Gu Jiao.
"Where are you going?" Gu Jiao asked.
Princess Xinyang scoffed, "I'm not leaving. I'll go ask Liu Quan if the horse he got for him a few days ago is still working well?"
You absolutely mustn't go looking for Liu Quan!
Gu Jiao hurriedly said, "It works great! It's incredibly fast! I've tried it myself! Or... Princess, would you like to come to the study for a while?"
Princess Xinyang gave Gu Jiao a strange look, finding Gu Jiao's reaction somewhat odd, but didn't take it too seriously: "I understand."
She went to the study.
Gu Jiao put down her clothes and went to Xiao Heng's room.
Xiao Heng was unbuckling his belt when she suddenly walked in, startling him!
Gu Jiao glanced at his loosely draped belt and said calmly, "Husband, something has happened."
Xiao Heng tightened his belt. "I'm not entirely satisfied with your reaction."
He cleared his throat and said seriously, "You, you turn around first."
"Oh." Gu Jiao turned around and muttered, "As if no one has seen this before."
"What did you say?"
"nothing!"
I absolutely cannot admit that I was drunk and saw him naked!
Xiao Heng straightened his clothes, placed the clothes he had changed out of on the rack beside him, and asked, "What happened? Is that alright?"
Gu Jiao turned around and told them about the medicine.
The first reaction most people would have upon hearing this is either, "Oh my god, thank goodness Jingkong didn't drink it," or "Princess Xinyang is so unlucky, how did she manage to drink it?"
However, Xiao Heng looked at Gu Jiao with a puzzled expression: "Why do you have this kind of medicine?"
Gu Jiao: "Would you believe me if I said the first-aid kit gave it to me by itself?"
Xiao Heng: "..."
I'd be a fool to believe you.
Xiao Heng looked at Gu Jiao, his expression becoming complicated.
He kept saying he'd wait for her to grow up, but then she couldn't resist and decided to drug him?
Gu Jiao: "..."
Could you shift your focus any further?
"So what do we do now?" Xiao Heng asked. They could discuss the drugging later; the immediate priority was to solve this problem. "Is there an antidote?"
Princess Xinyang and Marquis Xuanping were not a real couple, so they could not share a room. Otherwise, if Princess Xinyang woke up, she would probably kill someone.
Gu Jiao said regretfully, "There is no antidote."
Xiao Heng's expression changed slightly: "Is that all we can do—"
Gu Jiao blinked: "The princess... really doesn't have any male lovers?"
Xiao Heng: "..."
The fact that Gu Jiao could ask this question shows that the effects of this medicine are not easily overcome, but Princess Xinyang really doesn't have any male lovers.
She couldn't get close to men at all; the so-called gigolo was just a rumor.
Gu Jiao sighed: "Then... we can only give her more water and I'll give her some IV fluids to see if that can speed up her metabolism."
"That's all we can do," Xiao Heng said. "I'll go brew some cooling tea."
The young couple went their separate ways.
Gu Jiao went back to the east room, opened the small medicine box, and took out the oral rehydration solution. However, when she pushed open the door to the study, she found that Princess Xinyang was no longer there!
"My husband!"
Gu Jiao went to the kitchen.
Xiao Heng had just put the firewood into the stove when he heard this and looked at her with a blank expression.
Gu Jiao whispered, "The princess is missing."
Xiao Heng's hand trembled, and the firewood fell out of the stove.
He jumped up: "Go find it right away!"
What if his mother just randomly picks a man off the street and brings him home? That would be terrible!
As soon as Xiao Heng stepped out of the kitchen, Gu Jiao tugged at his sleeve and pointed to the backyard next door, saying, "It seems we don't need to look anymore."
In the backyard, Marquis Xuanping was lounging in his wheelchair, basking in the sun with an air of nonchalance.
He was so bored he was practically turning into mold, but what could he do?
He sighed repeatedly.
Suddenly, a figure that seemed to exude murderous intent appeared on his wheelchair. The figure's owner reached out a delicate, jade-like hand and slowly grabbed his collar.
Marquis Xuanping felt a tightness in his throat. The next second, he was pulled backward by a strong force, and his wheelchair was also knocked over and fell to the ground.
Marquis Xuanping could not turn around, so he could only look at the shadow cast on the ground and frowned, saying, "Qin Fengwan? Qin Fengwan, what are you doing!"
Princess Xinyang didn't say anything, but grabbed his collar and dragged him from the ground into his room, like dragging a sack.
Even Marquis Xuanping was bewildered.
What's going on here?
Has Qin Fengwan gone mad? He only said a few careless things this afternoon, is it really necessary to get so angry?
But then again, when did Qin Fengwan become so strong?
These are not the main points.
The main point is that it's embarrassing for a grown man to be dragged around on the ground like that by a woman, okay?
"Qin Fengwan! Release me!"
He said in a cold voice.
Princess Xinyang not only didn't let go, but instead dragged him up the steps with a thud.
Marquis Xuanping, whose trousers were worn with a large hole, was speechless.
The ruthless and decisive Marquis of Wu, the greatest warrior in the land, was dragged into the house by the bewitched Princess Xinyang without any recourse.
Marquis Xuanping frowned. Why did something feel off?
Bang!
Princess Xinyang closed the door.
Marquis Xuanping narrowed his eyes. Was she planning to murder her husband?
Princess Xinyang leaned against the door; the room was dimly lit, and her face was shrouded in shadow.
Marquis Xuanping couldn't see her expression clearly, but he felt that her eyes were exceptionally bright, yet they also had a strange quality to them.
Marquis Xuanping's eyes flickered, and he said with a mocking tone, "Qin Fengwan, are you no longer afraid of men or of me? You actually dare to share a room with me. You wouldn't have killed me, would you? Let me tell you, even if I were paralyzed down to just one finger, you would still be no match for me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Xinyang grabbed him with both hands and threw him onto the bed.
The bewildered Marquis Xuanping, who had been thrown around, exclaimed: "...!!"
Marquis Xuanping curled his right lip in a wicked smile: "Qin Fengwan, have you taken the wrong medicine again?"
...
Marquis Xuanping closed his eyes and said calmly, "Qin Fengwan, I am injured and unable to perform sexual intercourse."
...
Marquis Xuanping exploded: "Qin Fengwan...you beast—"
(End of this chapter)
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