Chapter 985 The Cunning Xiao Ji (Xinyang VS Xiao Jifan)
The Holy Maiden had probably planned everything meticulously, but unexpectedly, she made a mistake and ended up giving Long Yi, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, a perfect opportunity to benefit her.
Since this medicine originated from the Dongyi people, it is natural that the Dongyi version is more effective.
After Xiao Ji fell into a deep sleep, he began to dream, and his dreams were filled with his last "fleeting glimpse".
Handsome Ryuichi, cute Ryuichi, super fierce Ryuichi...
In short, Long Yi is everywhere.
This is the effect of the medicine, which is beyond human control.
When he woke up, Long Yi's image was deeply ingrained in his mind and he couldn't shake it off.
"You're awake?"
Princess Xinyang's voice rang out beside him.
He opened his eyes and looked around, finding himself still in the inner sanctuary of the saintess, lying on a small bamboo bed covered with tiger skin, and covered with a thick layer of leather.
There was a charcoal fire burning inside the hall, so it wasn't cold.
He glanced at Qin Fengwan, then looked around, swearing that his gaze had only inadvertently swept over the saintess's bed.
Princess Xinyang chuckled and said, "You still want to sleep in that woman's bed?"
Xiao Ji, who was inexplicably rebuked, was speechless. What was going on?
"Where's Long Yi?" he asked instinctively.
He realized his mistake only after asking the question. How could he have asked Long Yi first? He should have asked Qin Fengwan why she was here.
Although the answer must have come from Ryuichi.
Princess Xinyang didn't realize anything was wrong for the time being, assuming that he had seen Long Yi before he fainted, and that he should have asked about it when he woke up and found that Long Yi was not there.
She said, "Long Yi and Zhen'er went to find Xiao Ming's antidote. Zhen'er said it was very dangerous just now. The Holy Maiden seemed to want to harm you, but luckily they arrived in time."
Xiao Ji wanted to ask Long Yi why he didn't wait for him, but he held back his words.
What the hell is going on?
If he keeps asking, how will Qin Wan view him?
He suppressed his concern for Long Yi and asked her, "Did Long Yi bring you here?"
Well, every sentence is inseparable from Long Yi.
Princess Xinyang remained naive: "Yes, no one was alerted. They thought you were kept overnight by the Holy Maiden and didn't dare to ask. The Holy Maiden was knocked unconscious by Long Yi and hasn't woken up yet in the secret room."
She explained everything in great detail, probably because she saw his injuries and wanted to save him the effort of questioning her.
Thinking of something, Princess Xinyang took out a bottle of medicine from her wide sleeve and said to him, "By the way, this is the wound medicine that Zhen'er found in the Holy Maiden Palace. Try it."
"She knows this too?" Xiao Ji had never heard Zhen'er mention it before.
Princess Xinyang had just chatted with Zhen'er for a few minutes. She said, "Her mother was originally a member of the Holy Maiden Palace and served the previous Holy Maiden. The Holy Maiden Palace is also skilled in medicine. She was influenced by her mother from a young age and learned a little bit of medicine from her."
"It's a pity," Xiao Ji remarked.
She lost her mother at a young age and lived as an orphan for several years before being sold by her aunt.
This child is truly pitiful.
The medicine was for internal use, so Princess Xinyang poured him some water and gave it to him.
After thinking it over, he decided to tell Princess Xinyang that he had been drugged, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.
"There's something I want to tell you."
"you say."
"I miss Long Yi."
Hold!
Xiao Ji wished he could strangle the Holy Maiden; what kind of medicine had she given him?!
Princess Xinyang stared at him in shock.
"No." He pinched the bridge of his nose, about to explain, when Long Yi returned with the little princess of Dongyi.
Without saying a word, he threw off the covers and rushed to Long Yi's side: "Mengmeng!"
He wanted to cut himself with a knife!
Ryuichi, who was inexplicably called by his nickname: "..."
The little princess of Dongyi, who inexplicably heard this nickname, was speechless.
And Princess Xinyang, who had absolutely no idea what was wrong with her husband: "..."
Xiao Ji had gone to great lengths to expel the Holy Maiden from his mind, only to have it fall into Long Yi's hands. Now, he had to go through all that trouble to explain how he had been drugged.
Of course, he omitted the fact that he had been thinking about Qin Fengwan in his mind, and simply said that he had just taken his medicine when Long Yi appeared.
The little princess of Dongyi suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's why you fainted. You're doomed! You've been drugged with our most potent sleeping potion, you're dead!"
Princess Xinyang's face paled: "This medicine...isn't there an antidote?"
She remembered there were white medicines and black medicines.
The little princess of Dongyi shook her head: "There is no antidote. You must be mistaken. Although there are medicines with opposite effects that are unpleasant, if used as an antidote, they will cause mental confusion, and in severe cases, they may even turn people into idiots."
Princess Xinyang thought of the emperor, who had been poisoned by two kinds of sleeping pills at the hands of Consort Jing. It was truly remarkable that he hadn't become a complete idiot.
The little princess of Dongyi continued, "Besides, the effects of our Dongyi medicine are much stronger, so I advise you not to do it."
Princess Xinyang frowned and said, "Isn't there any other way?"
The thought of her husband clinging to Long Yi day and night from now on was unbearable.
"We can only wait until the effects of the medicine wear off," said the little princess of Dongyi, resting her elbows on the table and supporting her cheeks with her hands.
Princess Xinyang hurriedly asked, "How long will the effects of the medicine last?"
The little princess of Dongyi thought about it seriously: "Hmm... it varies from person to person. The Marquis only ate one, right? It could take as little as ten days or half a month, or as long as a month."
Princess Xinyang murmured, "So long..."
The little princess of Dongyi said, "If the Marquis doesn't see Long Yi, the effects of the medicine will be weaker and disappear faster."
"I see..." Princess Xinyang made up her mind to keep an eye on Xiao Ji from now on, but when she turned her head, Xiao Ji was no longer in the room.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly got up and went to the backyard.
In the empty courtyard, two grown men squatted on the ground digging in the snow, a scene that was both intimate and harmonious.
Long Yi made a snowman that was so ugly it made you want to cry, and Xiao Ji praised it with eyes full of stars: "Mengmeng is so great!"
Princess Xinyang suddenly felt as if she were being frosted with green.
"Let's separate them quickly, otherwise the Marquis's symptoms will worsen," the little princess of Dongyi earnestly suggested.
The effects of this drug will gradually intensify with deeper exposure, reaching a peak on a certain day before slowly fading away.
Judging from Xiao Ji's behavior just now, he is indeed becoming more and more attached to Long Yi.
"Has your father's medicine been found?" Princess Xinyang suddenly asked the little princess of Dongyi.
The little princess of Dongyi was stunned for a moment, unsure whether it was because of the phrase "your father" or because she was surprised that the topic had suddenly shifted to this.
She said "Oh," and lowered her eyes, saying, "Found it."
"Then there's nothing else to arrange for Long Yi," Princess Xinyang said. "Are there any other rooms available in the Holy Maiden Palace?"
The little princess of Dongyi said, "Yes, Your Highness wants me to bring Long Yi over?"
"Mm," Princess Xinyang responded.
"And what about you?" the little princess of Dongyi asked.
Princess Xinyang glanced at Xiao Ji, who was clinging to Long Yi, and took a deep breath: "I'll stay here to keep an eye on the Marquis. You stay next to Long Yi and keep an eye on him for me."
Long Yi is definitely fine; she doesn't know why she's worrying so much.
The little princess of Dongyi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing and led Long Yi to find a house to stay in.
Xiao Ji wanted to give chase, but Princess Xinyang stopped him.
A cold wind blew across his face, melting the snow in Xiao Ji's palms. He shivered from the cold, which made him more alert.
He looked at the ugly snowman on the ground with a complicated expression, and asked with an indescribable look, "I...didn't do anything strange just now?"
Princess Xinyang: "..."
Knowing that it was due to the effects of the medicine, Princess Xinyang would not really be angry with him, so she took him back to the inner palace.
During this time, the woman in red came once and asked the saint if she needed anything.
Xiao Ji said to her through the door, "No need. Everyone should leave tonight. I will attend to the Holy Maiden and help her rest."
Princess Xinyang donned the robes of a saint, styled her hair in the saint's bun, and cast a silhouette on the window paper.
The woman in red, without suspecting anything, respectfully removed the guards from their posts.
As for the hidden experts, they had already been silently dealt with by Long Yi.
Xiao Ji remained relatively sober when Long Yi was not around.
It was late at night, time for bed. Princess Xinyang changed the bedding and lay down with him.
"I really didn't do anything, did I?" he asked.
"No," Princess Xinyang said calmly. At this crucial moment, it was best not to mention Long Yi's name at all.
"Have you obtained Xiao Ming's antidote?" he asked again.
"I've got it," Princess Xinyang said.
Xiao Ji breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Xiao Ming has been poisoned for too long. If it dragged on any longer, his life would be in danger."
He paused, then continued, "Then all that's left is to rescue Xiao En and Xiao Ze."
"What are your plans?" Princess Xinyang asked.
Xiao Ji analyzed, "Either we directly storm into the Eastern Yi King's dungeon and rescue the two of them, but that method is too risky. Long Yi alone won't have enough manpower, and even if I go, I'm seriously injured and it won't help."
Princess Xinyang, unusually, didn't retort, "Now you finally have some self-awareness. How come you were so confident when you were saying those nonsensical things to me?"
Xiao Ji continued, "Either we exchange the Holy Maiden for Xiao En and Xiao Ze, but there are risks involved. If the King of Dongyi refuses to exchange, and the army breaks out, we will all die here."
With Long Yi's martial arts skills, he could definitely break through on his own, but it would be difficult if he were to bring others with him.
Princess Xinyang frowned: "This won't do, that won't do..."
“There is a third way.” Xiao Ji paused again at this point, this time for a long time, “The wedding will continue, the King of Dongyi will come to attend the Holy Maiden’s wedding, and Long Yi will take the opportunity to kidnap the King of Dongyi.”
Princess Xinyang was indeed very agitated.
She turned to the side, propped herself up on her elbow, and looked at him: "Are you really going to marry the saintess?"
The thought of him going through the wedding ceremony with another woman made her feel terrible!
"And...and she won't cooperate!" she said angrily.
Xiao Ji said, "Ah, what you said makes sense. She certainly won't cooperate willingly. Unless... we also give her this kind of drug, so she'll..."
"You're dreaming!" Princess Xinyang looked at him coldly and rejected the suggestion outright.
Xiao Ji sighed helplessly: "But apart from the wedding, there is no better way to lure the King of Dongyi here."
Princess Xinyang turned her back and slept on the outside, partly to make it easier to take care of Xiao Ji at night, and partly to prevent Xiao Ji from going to find Long Yi in the middle of the night.
She was facing the table in the inner sanctuary, and on the table was the saint's wedding dress.
For some reason, she thought of the wedding she had been unwilling to attend many years ago.
She too once wore a wedding dress, but with the mission of monitoring him and being ready to kill him at any moment.
She still remembers that when she got off the bridal sedan chair, Hongchou was a step too late, and he offered her his hand.
She didn't accept it, and waited until a servant brought the red silk.
Afterwards, Yu Jin told her that her etiquette during the wedding ceremony was very inadequate, while Xiao Ji was very honest throughout the ceremony, bowing much more deeply than her in each bow.
The guests laughed at him, saying that he would surely lose his husbandly authority in the future.
The young Xiao Ji simply smiled, showing no anger.
But that pure and beautiful young man was "killed" by her on their wedding night.
She lowered her eyes and said softly, "Alright then, you can marry the saintess. After she wakes up, I will give her a sleeping potion so that she will obey me and we can get married smoothly."
Xiao Ji frowned. Wait a minute, this isn't what I expected.
Shouldn't it be that you were jealous of me marrying another woman, so you took the initiative yourself?
Xiao Ji is unhappy!
He endured the pain all over his body and sat up.
Princess Xinyang turned around and looked at him warily: "What are you doing?"
Xiao Ji said calmly, "I'm going to find Long Yi."
"Is the medicine taking effect again...?" Princess Xinyang frowned and said coldly, "You're not allowed to go! Lie down!"
Xiao Ji pouted and lay down, feeling extremely frustrated.
Princess Xinyang was still uneasy, so she found a silk ribbon and tied it around their wrists. Now he couldn't go looking for Long Yi.
Xiao Ji chuckled and said, "Qin Fengwan, although I am injured, I can still untie a mere silk ribbon."
Princess Xinyang thought for a moment, then tied his other hand to the headboard as well.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji looked up at the sky: "Long Yi... Long Yi..."
Princess Xinyang, unable to bear it any longer, said, "Shut up!"
"I can't shut up, my mind is full of Long Yi." Xiao Ji shifted the blame with a straight face, "The medicine's effects."
Princess Xinyang's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Xiao Ji continued in a smug tone, "If you want me to stop talking about Long Yi, fine, just distract me."
"How should we disperse?" Princess Xinyang asked.
Xiao Ji shamelessly said, "Give me a kiss."
It's almost the end of the month, time to clear out tickets!
(End of this chapter)
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