Chapter 171 Successful drugging, night raid on the boudoir *3
"General Wei is right, he is my pet. Aren't you leaving?"
Si Hai glared at her with displeasure. Who was she raising?
Ji Qingwu smiled and said, "If one jumps out of the flower bushes, another emerges from the pond, and yet another springs out from the cracks in the rocks, even if General Wei is highly skilled in martial arts, he won't be able to withstand being surrounded."
As she spoke, Wei Ting's body subtly tensed beneath his clothes.
Finally, his expression became complicated and unreadable, and as he turned to leave, his smile vanished instantly.
He certainly didn't believe Ji Qingwu's joke.
He left so quickly for one reason: he had gotten the result he wanted to confirm.
Secondly, his physical condition was not right; he felt numbness in his neck.
Wei Ting's left arm is losing sensation.
Anger rose within him.
She actually managed to drug herself while he was distracted. Even Xi Jin's spies failed to succeed, but this woman with no strength could do it.
Rather than being angered by her, it was more like being annoyed by my own lack of vigilance in front of her.
Ji Qingwu watched as Wei Ting scaled the walls and leaped away from the courtyard in a few swift movements.
Finally, after sending the great deity away, her palms were slightly sweaty, and green sap remained on the fingertips of her left hand.
Sihai was still standing there, his eyes wide open like copper bells. Although he was wearing a mask, she could imagine the furious look on his face.
Ji Qingwu said familiarly, "Sihai, what are you doing down here? Have you been here the whole time lately? I remember you only appear when my life is in danger."
Si Hai snorted coldly, still staring at her without saying a word.
Ji Qingwu continued, "Don't show up so easily next time, it will scare people. I can handle it myself."
Sihai clenched his fists, indignantly saying, "What can you do? I saw everything just now. You can't betray your master!"
From Si Hai's perspective, Ji Qingwu was mostly obscured by Wei Ting's figure, and could only see her leaning forward, extending her slender fingers to intimately touch his neck.
He jumped down not to protect her, but to catch her in the act of adultery.
Ji Qingwu: ......
She couldn't be bothered to explain to the enraged teenager.
Ji Qingwu walked to the water tank in the yard that collects rainwater, scooped up a ladle of water, and washed the medicine off his left fingertips.
The flowers and plants in her yard look ordinary, but each one has its own special medicinal properties. Apart from her, no one else can tell what they are and just treats them as ordinary flowers and plants.
Just now, when Wei Ting approached, Ji Qingwu put his hands behind his back and squeezed out the juice from the leaves. This medicine has the effect of numbing the muscles.
Because she had been collecting and preparing medicinal herbs for many years, she was not sensitive to such dosages.
However, if this anesthetic is applied to a person's arteries, especially to someone who practices martial arts and whose internal energy circulates rapidly, the effect will be doubled.
In her courtyard, Wei Ting acted so recklessly that she naturally had to teach him a lesson.
Thinking of something else, Ji Qingwu quickly pushed open the door.
Sure enough, there were maids lying on the ground.
She knelt down and checked their pulses. Fortunately, they had only fallen into a deep sleep, but they probably wouldn't wake up tonight.
Ji Qingwu waved to Sihai, who was still standing outside as a doorman, and called out, "Sihai, come and help me. Take them to the servants' quarters."
Sihai reluctantly stepped forward.
Ji Qingwu first helped Lanzhi up and dragged her to the small couch in the outer room. Sometimes Lanzhi would keep watch here at night, so it was good for her to rest here.
Looking back, I found Sihai still standing there dumbfounded.
Ji Qingwu glared at him irritably and urged, "Come on over and get to work!"
Si Hai, caught off guard by Ji Qingwu's sharp rebuke, was stunned. He was sixteen years old and usually interacted with young men in the Dark Guard Camp. He was not good at getting along with girls.
His ears turned red as he helped the sleeping cleaning girl to her feet.
Half an hour passed.
With the combined efforts of the two, Wutong Garden finally returned to normal, though it was too quiet.
Ji Qingwu went out again, intending to discuss countermeasures with the Qiao family.
As soon as I entered the house, I smelled the tempting aroma of food and saw Qiuqiu, who had been brought back by Granny Li.
Several dishes were already laid out on the carved wooden table, including steamed sea bass, stir-fried shrimp with soy sauce, and other home-style dishes. Chunhua carefully brought over a pot of braised lion's head meatballs, which looked fresh and delicious.
Several people sat at the table having dinner.
The little girl pouted, "My mother broke her promise and didn't come to pick me up today."
When Ji Qingwu learned that the Princess was coming, she told Madam Qiao in advance to send someone over to pick up her child from school.
She stroked Qiuqiu's head and asked softly, "Did Qiuqiu get a back spanking today?"
Mrs. Qiao assumed it was the teacher checking her daughter's homework and added a bowl of soup to her bowl.
Chiu Chiu became even more unhappy upon thinking about this, and said angrily, "The back massage is canceled."
The little girl was dejected all afternoon at the thought of not being able to redeem any rewards. She had planned to run to her beloved mother for comfort as soon as school was over.
When she stepped outside, she saw Granny Li and almost burst into tears.
Ji Qingwu asked, "Why cancel it?"
Using short chopsticks, Chiu Chiu stuffed five pieces of shrimp into her mouth. She was in a bad mood, but it didn't affect her appetite.
He said, somewhat unclearly, "The Master said that the previous lessons were all to cultivate our habit of finishing today's lessons today, and that we wouldn't need to do that anymore."
Ji Qingwu immediately thought of what Princess Huachang had said about the emperor being depressed after the morning court session. Could it be that this was the reason he didn't even want to see his daughter?
Thinking of the candies and cakes she had lost, Chiu Chiu transformed her unhappiness into a hearty appetite, and ate two lion's head meatballs that were bigger than her fists.
After dinner, Granny Li played with Qiuqiu for a while to help her digest.
The mother and daughter sat at the kang table and whispered some other things.
As we chatted, the sky outside grew dark.
As Ji Qingwu was about to leave, Madam Qiao asked, "Why didn't you have Lanzhi come with you?"
"Lanzhi is helping me prepare the medicinal herbs," Ji Qingwu said with a smile. "It's just a few steps away, and it's still at home. I can go back by myself."
Mrs. Qiao still feels lingering fear when she thinks about the last time Xiao Wu was at home, he was drugged and taken away by Ji Changyan.
"Let Chunhua accompany you back."
Ji Qingwu wanted to say something, but under Qiao's disapproving gaze, she could only nod in agreement.
The two courtyards were not far apart; after walking for a while, we arrived at the entrance of Wutong Garden.
Ji Qingwu stopped and said to the maid behind him, "Chunhua, you go back first. Mother still needs your care."
Chunhua said, "I will accompany the Fifth Miss inside, so that the First Madam can rest assured."
Ji Qingwu blocked her way and said seriously, "What's there to worry about? I'm right at the gate of my own courtyard. How could I be kidnapped? I remember Mother drinks calming soup every night. Go back and prepare it."
After Chunhua left, Ji Qingwu looked at the dark courtyard.
Thinking to myself that even the best-laid plans can go wrong, I forgot to turn on the lights inside the house before I left.
She pushed open the door and walked inside, stepping on the bricks and stones.
I passed by that lush sycamore tree again.
The night was dark and the wind was strong, and the leaves rustled and whispered.
Ji Qingwu stopped in his tracks, a thought forming in his mind.
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