Chapter 115 Did Xie Guanlan know her secret?
When Xie Guanlan pushed the door open, he saw the girl curled up on the couch.
She had been crying, and her long eyelashes were covered with tears. It was clearly late autumn, but she was sweating all over. She was so hot that she unbuttoned the top two buttons of her jacket and skirt, revealing a touch of delicate white, which was hidden in the ivory silk dress.
"Wen Ningning?"
Xie Guanlan walked closer and touched her forehead.
It's very hot.
Wen Xingluo opened her red almond-shaped eyes and grasped Xie Guanlan's fingers uncomfortably, tears suddenly rolling down her cheeks. "They hurt me, and I'm going to die... You... You have to avenge me..."
The girl's cheek was pressed greedily against his palm, and tears flowed over his fingertips, burning and hurting her.
Xie Guanlan looked at her, his eyes filled with gloom.
Wen Ningning was young and didn't know that she was not poisoned but had been drugged by an aphrodisiac. He often saw this kind of drug when handling cases related to brothels.
Using this kind of thing on a delicate little girl...
The Mu family is doing very well.
He ordered Yishui to call the accompanying doctor from the palace, and sat down beside the bed, brushing away the girl's wet black hair from her forehead.
He whispered soothingly, "Just bear with it for a while."
Wen Xingluo was in a daze. The space deep in her heart that was opened by insects and ants seemed to have ignited a raging fire, burning her limbs and bones like boiling water.
She sobbed and used her hands and feet to crawl into Xie Guanlan's arms.
Tears wet the young man's clothes.
She raised her tearful eyes, and her sight was occupied by the young man's thin, pale red lips.
The weeds of desire grew wildly in her mind, and countless scenes she had seen in the storybooks flashed through her eyes. Her throat rolled and she slowly raised her head, wanting to get closer.
Xie Guanlan pinched both of her cheeks with his big hands to stop her from doing anything evil.
The little girl in his arms was not yet of marriageable age. He looked at her fiery red cheeks, calm as a stone.
He said in a deep voice, "Just bear with it, the doctor will be here soon."
"I don't want a doctor..." Wen Xingluo shook off his hand, his voice hoarse, "I want revenge..."
She lost consciousness and felt very uncomfortable, but her mind was obsessed with her revenge.
She stared at Xie Guanlan's lips, her eyes full of aggression and unwillingness to give up, ambitious to do something.
Xie Guanlan frowned and pressed her face into his arms.
In the darkness, Wen Xingluo's frail body couldn't help but tremble.
Her voice trembled. "I'm about to die. Can you help me get revenge? I can act like a spoiled child. You said that as long as I ask for something, I can act like a spoiled child to you... You have to keep your word..."
The ending tone of the girl's voice was soft and delicate, which she never had in her usual tone.
Xie Guanlan glanced at the closed door. The doctor had not arrived yet.
He intentionally tried to distract Wen Xingluo to alleviate her pain, so he coaxed her, "Then act like a spoiled child. Let me see if it works."
Wen Xingluo hiccuped, grabbed Xie Guanlan's sleeve, and said softly, "Please, Brother Ziheng..."
Brother Ziheng...
Xie Guanlan's body stiffened.
Wen Xingluo blinked her tearful eyes, and the tears hanging on her eyelashes fell like dewdrops, "If Brother Ziheng still can't do it, then... Brother Commander?"
The girl's voice was sweet and soft, with a hoarseness after crying, like a kitten's tongue with soft thorns, gently licking the back of one's hand, making one feel itchy and tingling. One wanted to drive it away but couldn't bear to.
Wen Xingluo raised his head, his almond-shaped eyes moist and red, "Commander Brother is the best. Commander Brother is a man among men, a hero among heroes..."
She raised her little kitten paw and howled at him like Xie Guanlan's most obsessed admirer.
Xie Guanlan was silent.
The afternoon autumn sun shines through the window.
The young man's earlobes were as red as jade, and the red spread unnaturally to his face.
His Adam's apple rolled, and he suppressed his voice, "Wen Ningning, you..."
The girl tilted her head, like a little fox sizing up the prey in front of her, wondering why the prey had not yet been captured by her cuteness.
Xie Guanlan closed his eyes.
The word "unbecoming" rolled around between his lips and teeth, but he finally swallowed it back.
never mind.
Just at this time, Yishui finally hurried over with the doctor from the palace.
The doctor was a famous miracle doctor in the southwest. He swiftly took out a pill and fed it to Wen Xingluo.
The girl fainted after taking the pill.
The doctor smiled and said, "Fortunately, the young lady didn't take much medicine, so it's nothing serious."
His peripheral vision caught sight of Xie Guanlan, and he was surprised and suspicious, "Could it be that the prince is also..."
"Sun-dried."
Xie Guanlan said two words coldly.
The doctor bowed and walked out with his medicine box on his back, but he couldn't help looking back frequently as he walked out.
It's not midsummer, and the sunlight in the house is so warm, how could it make the prince's face red?
What a strange thing!
Xie Guanlan covered Wen Xingluo with a brocade quilt.
The little girl was sleeping soundly. If she woke up and thought about what had just happened, she would probably be too embarrassed to see him.
He stared at her round and delicate face, his thin lips curved into an imperceptible arc.
Wen Ningning...
So cute.
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When Wen Xingluo woke up, it was already dusk.
Cuicui was surprised, "Miss, you are finally awake!"
Wen Xingluo sat up, and his dizzy pupils gradually regained focus.
She only remembered that she fell into Mu Zhiqiu's trap at the banquet, and when she was dying, she asked Cuicui to invite Xie Guanlan. She didn't remember much about what happened after that.
It must have been Xie Guanlan who used his power to invite a miracle doctor to save her.
Wen Xing was very happy after the catastrophe, and asked, "Where is the prince?"
"Isn't Miss Mu's coming-of-age ceremony today?" Cuicui explained, "The Mu family has prepared a fireworks and lantern festival in the south of the city tonight. It's said that not only will there be fireworks, but they'll also be releasing a thousand Kongming lanterns. Prefect Mu has invited the prince to the south of the city for a drink and to watch the lantern festival. Most of the people in the prefect's mansion are there, all wanting to see the spectacle. Miss, do you want to go?"
Wen Xingluo sat down in front of the dressing table.
She looked at the little face in the bronze mirror that was still tinged with red.
The Mu family still refused to give up on Xie Guanlan.
Just think about what Mu Zhiqiu is going to do tonight.
The girl stretched out her fingertips, scooped some rouge and applied it on her lips.
She curved her almond-shaped eyes and said, "Go ahead. How could I miss such a lively scene?"
After dressing up, she thought for a moment and instructed Cuicui, "He left me guards. While everyone in the prefectural government is away watching the fireworks and lantern festival, send two people to quietly investigate Wen Qingsong's whereabouts."
After arranging everything, Wen Xingluo took Cuicui in a carriage and headed straight to the south of the city.
The streets in the south of the city are deserted.
The streets and alleys were full of vendors and acrobatics, and countless people flocked to the streets, vying to see the excitement of the fireworks and lantern festival.
Wen Xingluo climbed up to the tallest restaurant in Yangcheng and had a panoramic view of all the lights in the city.
She was about to go up to the observation deck on the top floor when a maid from the Mu family stopped her at the stairs.
The maid smiled wryly, "My young lady is discussing important matters with the commander. Please don't go in and disturb them, Miss Wen."
Wen Xingluo looked towards the observation deck.
The Mu family specially booked the entire observation deck for Mu Zhiqiu, creating a private space for her and Xie Guanlan.
She vaguely heard Mu Zhiqiu say, "I heard that the Commander-in-Chief really likes dragon beard candy. I've specially ordered people to buy all kinds of dragon beard candy in Yangcheng. Commander-in-Chief, would you like to try some?"
She picked up one and put it to Xie Guanlan's lips.
Wen Xingluo was silent.
She said Xie Guanlan liked dragon beard candy, and Mu Zhiqiu actually believed it.
On the observation deck, Xie Guanlan's voice was cold, "Didn't Governor Mu teach Miss Mu that after receiving important information, she needs to carefully verify its authenticity?"
Mu Zhiqiu was stunned. "She lied to me?"
Putting the dragon beard candy on his fingertips back into the box, Mu Zhiqiu looked at Xie Guanlan, "Actually, I'm very curious. How did your sister become so cunning and treacherous that she caught the attention of everyone in the palace? Didn't any of you discover her true face?"
Xie Guanlan sneered, "Could it be that in Miss Mu's eyes, only stupid and dull people are good?"
"Of course that's not what I meant." Mu Zhiqiu raised his chin. "It's just that being smart is one thing, and having a good heart is another. I heard from the servants in the mansion that this afternoon, Wen Xingluo was in the west wing and was trying to do something bad to the commander..."
Wen Xingluo's pupils shrank slightly.
It was soon realized that she was not poisoned at the luncheon, but was drugged.
Wen Xingluo couldn't help but think of the "Fire-avoiding Picture" he had seen before.
After she lost consciousness, was she as reckless as the picture showed?
Later, she asked Cuicui to invite Xie Guanlan. What did she say and do to Xie Guanlan?
Has he already known her most shameful secret?
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