Chapter 6 Manipulating in the Palm of Your Hand
Dou Wenyi felt ice-cold all over, her mind racing, but she gradually calmed down.
Because of Dou Mingyan in her past life, she knew that the Crown Prince had a severe headache. Could it be that he took the Five Stone Powder to suppress his headache?
But she couldn't say much. As a young woman confined to her quarters, knowing such secrets would only arouse his suspicion.
"I have disturbed Your Highness and should atone with my death. However, the young master Xie has only come to the mansion to propose marriage today. My death is not a pity, but I do not want my lowly life to affect the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Xie family."
Pei Siyan's lips curled into a mocking smile.
"The Xie family? What are they anyway!"
His hand traced Dou Wenyi's lips, across her smooth chin, and down her slender neck. Suddenly, his fingers gripped her throat tightly, contorting her face in pain.
A night breeze blew by, carrying a faint medicinal fragrance. The bronze bells hanging from the eaves trembled in the wind, emitting a series of crisp ringing sounds.
The light gauze curtains by the window fluttered in the wind, casting a soft glow on the floor, and the man's terrifyingly cold face was deeply reflected in her eyes.
Did she really die so easily?
What's inside the sachet?
"It's...it's a spice blend I made myself, it has...the effect of calming the mind and soothing the nerves."
Dou Wenyi nearly suffocated, enduring the discomfort of her difficulty breathing, and explained word by word with great difficulty.
Pei Siyan suddenly released his right hand and pulled off the sachet from her waist. She immediately collapsed to the ground, coughed, and gasped for breath.
"You understand pharmacology?"
"I'm not an expert; I once learned medicine from a wandering doctor."
Despite the pain, Dou Wenyi obediently prostrated herself on the ground, saying, "If Your Highness likes it, I can prepare it for you."
In her past life, she searched through medical books and tried countless poisons for Xie Guidu before finally concocting an antidote for him.
Every bit of suffering she endured should not have been in vain!
Pei Siyan picked up the sachet and took a gentle sniff; the delicate herbal fragrance filled the air.
He asked casually, "Have you ever been to Huaiyin County?"
"No." Dou Wenyi shook her head honestly, puzzled.
Pei Siyan weighed the sachet in his hand. "Give me the formula, and I might spare your life."
"After you give the prescription to Your Highness, will you allow me to live?"
Pei Siyan glanced at her and laughed, "You know perfectly well why you're asking this. Can't you just obediently go and die?"
"I don't want to, and I can't." Dou Wenyi looked up at him earnestly. "I dare to guess that this sachet can alleviate Your Highness's symptoms, is that right? Since the prescription is correct, my knowledge of pharmacology might be even more useful. Please spare my life, Your Highness."
Pei Siyan raised his hand and lifted her chin, looking down at her and gazing into her eyes.
Those alluring eyes were clear as water, filled with a strong will to survive, a struggle, and resentment, but not a plea.
How can this be proven?
Dou Wenyi gritted her teeth and said, "I can give you acupuncture detox right now."
Pei Siyan released his grip and stared at her intently.
After a long pause, he suddenly laughed out loud, "Want to take off your robes?"
With a clatter, the magnificent outer robe fell to the ground, revealing the man to be shirtless, wearing only his underpants. He had a broad back and a narrow waist, with a strong and firm abdomen, and his impressive muscles were on full display.
Dou Wenlian's face flushed red instantly, while Pei Siyan's eyes flickered with unpredictable emotions as he lay down on the soft couch.
His tall stature created a sense of oppression, making the soft couch seem particularly cramped.
"Didn't you want proof? Hurry up!"
Dou Wenyi took a deep breath, took out gold needles from her bag, disinfected them, and then used her soft, boneless hands to grasp the man's shoulders and neck, starting to insert needles along the Fengchi acupoint.
After she went to Yuqing Temple, she fell seriously ill. By chance, she became a disciple of the divine physician Ge in Lincang Mountain and studied medicine diligently. In order to help Xie Guidu detoxify, she also specially learned several detoxification acupuncture techniques.
Having been given a second chance at life, I never expected that I would have to use this skill on Pei Siyan.
The moment Dou Wenyi made her move, Pei Siyan closed his eyes, and his whole body relaxed like never before.
Who have you served?
"Nobody..."
Pei Siyan choked. Who gave her the audacity to use him as a practice subject?
Dou Wenyi, focused and undistracted, quickly put away the golden needles. "Your Highness... I can also teach this acupuncture technique to someone you trust..."
She didn't know what she said that angered him, but the man suddenly pulled her over and pinned her down, his unfamiliar, cool scent enveloping her.
Pei Siyan's eyes burned with passion, his well-defined knuckles gently caressing her earlobe. "Isn't this just your way of offering yourself up? Your attempts to play hard to get won't work on me!"
Dou Wenyi thought she had escaped a calamity, but was threatened by this god of death again, and tears uncontrollably overflowed from her eyes.
She has been prone to crying since childhood, and her family can't bear to see her suffer even the slightest grievance.
Until Dou Mingyan entered the mansion, she repeatedly trampled her dignity into the ground.
Her parents and brother no longer felt sorry for her; instead, they accused her of being dramatic. She vowed never to cry in front of others again, but she broke her vow today.
Since she was going to die either way, she simply gave up and let the grievances surge over her like a tide.
"Pei Siyan, kill me if you want!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, she shouted, "You think everyone wants to climb the social ladder? But in my eyes, which of you powerful and wealthy people doesn't have three wives and four concubines, scheming and plotting your whole lives? What's there to yearn for?"
"I've told you, I won't talk nonsense, but you just won't believe me. I told you it can be cured, but you still won't believe me!"
"If it weren't for you that night, my reputation wouldn't be ruined, I wouldn't have come to beg Zhang Chengxian, and I wouldn't have stumbled upon your secret. You were the one who made the mistake first, yet I have to bear the consequences... You're all like this..."
Pei Siyan laughed when he saw her crying so hard she could barely breathe, making it sound like he was some kind of wicked villain who was deliberately bullying her.
He picked up his robe from the ground, put it on, and dressed neatly. When he turned around, he saw that she was still crying.
"If you cry again, I'll take your life right now!"
Dou Wenyi fell silent, sobbing softly.
"Someone come here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard pushed open the door and handed in a piece of paper.
Pei Siyan's dark eyes were calm, and his voice was playful, "If you sign this confession and my affairs are not leaked, you will be safe; if there is even the slightest leak, I will make your entire Dou family pay with their lives."
Dou Wenyi picked up the thin letter of accusation, a chill running down her spine. So he didn't believe a word she said and was just playing along with her act.
Dou Mingyan is his fiancée, does he not care at all?
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