Qu Qingxi was somewhat surprised. Xu Yanyan had prepared a gift for her? Could there be something hidden in these things, and could Xu Yanyan be trying to convey some message to her through them?
Qu Qingxi stared at the items on the trays. On the trays were black gold brocade boxes, each open, containing an item.
"Princess Anping is too kind."
“This is a set of jade ornaments that I came across by chance when I was in the Zhou Kingdom. The jade is warm and smooth, and I thought it was very nice, so I bought it. I was thinking of giving it to someone who would be destined to receive it in the future. When I saw the princess that day, I felt that this set of jade ornaments was very suitable for the princess’s temperament. It just so happens that the princess is here today, so I am giving it to the princess.”
Xu Yanyan smiled and glanced at the contents of the brocade box.
After sitting with Xu Yanyan for a while, Qu Qingxi got up to say goodbye.
Qu Qingxi also took those black gold brocade boxes with her on the carriage.
The carriage had only traveled a short distance when the driver suddenly shouted, "Who goes there? Get out of here!"
Just as the coachman finished speaking, a loud "bang" came from outside, like the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. The carriage stopped abruptly. Qingdai first looked at Qu Qingxi with concern, and seeing that Qu Qingxi was alright, she then lifted the curtain to look outside.
"What happened?"
As soon as Qingdai finished speaking, she saw someone faint in front of the carriage and asked in surprise, "What happened?"
“Miss Qingdai, this person suddenly walked in front of the carriage just now. I called out once and he fainted. I didn’t do anything. The horse didn’t even touch him.”
The driver quickly explained.
Upon hearing this, Qu Qingxi lifted the curtain and looked outside. To her surprise, she saw the boy she had met by chance a few days ago.
"Your Highness, he has fainted. Should we send someone to take him to the clinic?" Qingdai jumped off the carriage, went forward to check on him, and then walked to the front of the carriage, looking at Qu Qingxi questioningly.
Qu Qingxi glanced at the person who had fainted on the ground, and a thought struck her. "Let's take him back to the Prince's Mansion, to prevent any further trouble."
After Qu Qingxi finished speaking, she lowered the curtain. Looking at that face, Qu Qingxi couldn't bear to leave him behind. She thought it best to take him back to heal him and then let him go.
Qingdai was somewhat surprised, but she didn't ask anything and had someone take the boy back to the palace.
"Your Highness, why did you bring that boy back to the palace just now? He just fainted; a trip to the clinic would have been enough." Qingdai finally couldn't suppress her doubts and asked.
"It's the dead of winter, and he looks rather pitiful. Let the doctor in the manor take a look at him, and once he wakes up, send him away," Qu Qingxi said casually.
Then she opened the brocade boxes that Xu Yanyan had given her one by one and began to rummage through them. She felt that Xu Yanyan was trying to convey some message to her through these items.
However, Qu Qingxi searched inside for a long time but found nothing.
"Your Highness, what are you looking for?" Qingdai asked suspiciously when she saw Qu Qingxi searching through several brocade boxes.
"I just wanted to see if Xu Yanyan had hidden something inside and wanted to tell us something. It seems I was overthinking it."
Qu Qingxi was somewhat disappointed that she found nothing. Zhou Wenli's men were monitoring her too closely, and Xu Yanyan dared not say anything at all.
Qu Qingxi has already asked the people of Qinglan Pavilion to investigate Xu Yanyan's matter. She really wants to know what leverage Zhou Wenli has over Xu Yanyan that makes her do this.
There was still no news from Qinglan Pavilion. Qu Qingxi knew that this matter would be difficult to investigate, but she would not give up.
After Qingdai finished packing the contents of the brocade box, news came from the other side that the young man showed no signs of distress.
Qu Qingxi frowned slightly, but there was nothing unusual about her.
He clearly fainted, so why couldn't the doctor find anything?
Thinking of a possibility, Qu Qingxi immediately stood up and walked in that direction.
When Qu Qingxi and Qingdai arrived, Gu Liangsheng was also inside.
Seeing Qu Qingxi enter, Gu Liangsheng knew that Qu Qingxi was the divine doctor He Liufeng had mentioned before, so he didn't stand on ceremony and directly made way for her.
"Can't you find anything?" Gu Liangsheng's medical skills are very advanced. If Gu Liangsheng can't find anything, then there is only one possibility: this boy has been cursed.
“His pulse was normal at first, and I couldn’t find anything wrong, but he just fainted. So, I suspect he might have been poisoned by a curse.”
Gu Liangsheng frowned. He was only skilled in medicine and knew nothing about these Gu techniques, so he found it very troublesome.
Gu Liangsheng also knew about the person with Gu magic who was with Zhou Wenli, which is why he made this guess.
"Do you want to take a look?" Gu Liangsheng asked Qu Qingxi.
"I'll give it a try." Qu Qingxi wasn't sure either, so she could only give it a shot.
Qu Qingxi placed her hand on the boy's pulse and found nothing. The pulse was perfectly normal. Qu Qingxi then took out a silver needle and instructed Gu Liangsheng to take off the boy's clothes.
"Huh? Me?" Gu Liangsheng looked at Qu Qingxi in disbelief. He was usually the one ordering others around, so how dare Qu Qingxi order him around?
"Yes." Qu Qingxi nodded seriously. Who else could it be?
"Alright." Considering that Qu Qingxi's medical skills were superior to his own in some areas, Gu Liangsheng had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"If you take everything off, will He Liufeng scold you?" Gu Liangsheng was about to touch her when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Qu Qingxi with a puzzled expression. As far as he knew, He Liufeng seemed to like Qu Qingxi quite a bit. According to a man's possessiveness, would He Liufeng allow Qu Qingxi to see other men's bodies?
Although Qu Qingxi is a doctor and there is no distinction between genders in front of doctors, he felt that He Liufeng would not think that way.
Moreover, she took off her own clothes today. He Liufeng might not do anything to Qu Qingxi if he finds out, but he will definitely not let her off the hook.
Thinking of this, Gu Liangsheng paused, then turned to Qingdai, "Qingdai, why don't you go outside and find a man to come over? Also, lower this sheer bed curtain as well."
Gu Liangsheng couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up. He had really thought things through. By doing it this way, Qu Qingxi wouldn't be able to see everything inside, and he could properly check the situation.
A row of question marks involuntarily appeared above Qu Qingxi's head.
"No need, just take off his shirt, no need for the pants." Qu Qingxi waved her hand, stopping Qingdai from going outside to look for him.
"Just take off your shirt? Is that okay?" Gu Liangsheng raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, hurry up and take them off." Qu Qingxi nodded, indicating that she hadn't said anything wrong.
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