Chapter 203 Ning Ning, I feel uncomfortable
Shen Ning took May and July out. February had already gone to drive. Xie Yunqing pushed Shen Chengxi out in a wheelchair. Seeing Shen Ning's hurried steps, he hurriedly asked with concern.
Shen Ning made up an excuse to get by.
Shen Chengxi also wanted to speak, but as soon as he called out "Ning Ning", Shen Ning walked past him without even turning her head, and didn't even look in his direction.
Watching Shen Ning disappear, Shen Chengxi felt a little disappointed. After a moment, he asked his mother: "Mom, do you think Ning Ning will never forgive me?"
Xie Yunqing didn't know what to say, so he could only reluctantly say, "There's no such thing as unprovoked feelings. You were wrong before. If you truly know your mistakes, you should reform and be a good brother in the future."
Shen Chengxi pursed his lips and nodded seriously: "I know, mother, I know it's not Ning Ning's fault. It was me who was stupid and self-righteous. I missed the opportunity to meet and date Ning Ning... I will work hard to make up for it in the future."
On the other side, Shen Qingbai had been invited into the Prince's Mansion along with several other classmates from the Imperial College who had topped the examination.
He knew the prince's temperament, and he also knew from his sister that Shen Nian was now having an affair with the prince, Xiao Nanyu. Therefore, when the prince invited him, Shen Qingbai immediately declined on the grounds of illness.
However, it turned out that his vigilance was indeed correct.
If it was an ordinary banquet, he could have just declined it on the grounds of illness and it would have been over. However, this time, after he claimed illness, the people in the Prince's Mansion said that they could just ask the palace physician to treat him.
Before Shen Qingbai could find another excuse to decline, the eunuch in charge of the Prince's Mansion said with a sinister smile, "Your Highness has invited me so kindly, could it be that Master Shen is so disrespectful?"
This can be said to be a forced invitation, and it is obviously not right.
Shen Qingbai had to keep the appointment, but he immediately asked the inconspicuous Siyue to pass the message to his sister.
Not long after, he entered the Prince's Mansion with several classmates.
Pei Yuanzhou was also among those invited. When entering the Prince's Mansion, he deliberately lagged behind Shen Qingbai by a few steps, then lowered his voice and said, "The Prince has never been interested in inviting students from the Imperial Academy to hold literary gatherings, and this time he's being particularly tough, especially towards you... Qingbai, you'd better be careful."
Pei Yuanzhou's kindness has been obvious since arriving in Beijing. Shen Qingbai thanked him politely and then sat down calmly.
Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu sat at the top. He glanced at Shen Qingbai and smiled faintly before asking someone to call the imperial physician.
"Qingbai said earlier that he was not feeling well. Now that he has arrived at my Prince's residence, I will have someone take good care of him."
Shen Qingbai stood up and thanked him, with impeccable courtesy.
In fact, he knew in his heart that he had previously declined the appointment on the grounds of illness, and the prince was obviously unhappy, so he deliberately asked the imperial physician to come in public.
If the imperial physician says he is fine, then he is deliberately deceiving him.
Soon, people from the Prince's Mansion arrived at the Imperial Hospital.
Ye Heng was angrily teaching a novice how to suture, and he almost wanted to curse, then he was caught off guard when he heard someone next to him say that they were from the Prince's Mansion, and asked him to see a doctor named Shen Qingbai.
Isn’t that his master’s younger brother?
Ye Heng immediately went out and sent the servants of the Prince's Mansion away, then warned his colleague and younger brother who was about to go to the Prince's Mansion: "Shen Qingbai is Shen Xiangjun's younger brother. Be careful when you get there."
The young doctor immediately agreed.
Not long after, the imperial physician arrived at the prince's mansion.
The appetizers for the banquet had already been served, and the imperial physician was led directly to the banquet hall and, on the orders of the prince, examined Shen Qingbai's pulse on the spot.
While taking Shen Qingbai's pulse, the imperial physician observed his expression and asked calmly, "Young Master, what has been wrong with you these days?"
Shen Qingbai looked calm and said that he felt a tightness in his chest, a headache, and nausea from time to time... As he spoke, he looked at the expressionless young doctor in front of him.
Everyone around was also very quiet.
Those who can be the top students in the Imperial College are not stupid, and they can all sense something is wrong.
After a while, the young doctor finished taking the patient's pulse and then bowed to the prince.
Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu smiled faintly: "How is it?"
The young doctor said sternly, "This young master has internal heat stagnation, coupled with blood stasis and weak qi. This is why he is like this. From now on, he should eat a light diet, avoid raw, cold, greasy food, and avoid alcohol. He should feel better in a few days."
Shen Qingbai's expression remained unchanged, but he felt relieved in his heart, and then he thanked him in a gentle voice.
"Is that so...Okay, take your reward and leave."
Xiao Nanyu originally thought that Shen Qingbai was deliberately refusing to come, after all, he had heard Chen Nian talk about this Shen Qingbai.
Shen Nian was praising Shen Qingbai, saying that he was talented and worked steadily, thoughtfully and properly, but he soon understood that Shen Qingbai was very smart and scheming.
But I didn't expect that he was actually not feeling well.
But it doesn’t matter.
Xiao Nanyu smiled and asked the palace servants to take better care of Shen Qingbai: "Serve more light dishes, don't harm the health of our future pillar of Daxuan. There is also a poetry gathering tomorrow, and I am still looking forward to seeing Master Shen shine."
Shen Qingbai naturally didn't dare to say anything.
Not long after, the palace servants brought a new round of iced fruit wine, a large glass for each person.
When the dishes were served just now, Shen Qingbai's table of four were eating together, so he wasn't worried about any problems, but the fruit wine, which was a glass per person... he was a little worried that it might be tampered with.
Fortunately, Shen Qingbai had the imperial physician's words to back him up, so he didn't drink. When the Crown Prince questioned him, he respectfully apologized, "Qingbai is not feeling well, and I have to attend a literary gathering tomorrow. Considering the imperial physician's warning, I'm worried about missing His Highness's gathering, so I dare not drink rashly."
"Oh, is that so...it's okay."
Xiao Nanyu looked very easy to talk to. He smiled and asked the palace servants to remove Shen Qingbai's fruit wine and replace it with a bowl of bird's nest.
"Qingbai is weak, this bird's nest is made of top quality blood bird's nest, just right for you to replenish your body."
There were already sycophants at the banquet trying to flatter the Crown Prince, saying he was kind, righteous, respectful, and humble... The Crown Prince smiled at Shen Qingbai and asked, "Qingbai, why don't you drink?"
Shen Qingbai lowered his eyes and looked at the bird's nest in front of him, remaining silent.
The people around looked at him curiously. Pei Yuanzhou pursed his lips but said nothing in the end.
He was of low status and his words were not taken seriously. If he spoke rashly, it would only get him into trouble...
At this time, the prince's expression had become somewhat unhappy. He smiled and said, "Why, you look down on my reward?"
I can't refuse anymore...
Shen Qingbai hardened his heart and reached out to pick up the bird's nest, but at this moment, a voice rang out.
"Brother, why didn't you let me know when it's so lively here?"
Xiao Nanchen ignored the guards at the door who were trembling with fear, not knowing how to stop him. He walked straight in, approached Shen Qingbai, and raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you send a message saying you were not feeling well and your sister went to the Imperial College to pick you up, but you came to the Prince's Mansion to drink?"
The moment he saw Xiao Nanchen, Shen Qingbai suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed to apologize.
Seeing his brother, Xiao Nanyu's eyes flickered slightly, and then he greeted with a smile: "Seventh Brother is here too, just in time, please take a seat... These are all top-notch talents from the Imperial College. I'll introduce them to you later."
Xiao Nanchen said calmly, "Your Majesty, I was entrusted by your fiancée to look after Shen Qingbai. He is not feeling well, so I will not bother you any more."
Xiao Nanyu's face darkened.
He had already been resentful of Xiao Nanchen for not giving him face, and not only did he insist on punishing Shen Xiuhe but he also lectured him, the crown prince... and now he was embarrassing him in public.
Xiao Nanyu's face turned cold, and he smiled: "I specially prepared bird's nest for your future princess's brother. Why is it so precious that even the Crown Prince's Mansion can't afford it?"
This was a harsh statement. He deliberately put the blame of disrespecting the prince on Shen Qingbai, obviously not wanting Xiao Nanchen to get away with it and take the person away smoothly.
Xiao Nanchen didn't care what happened to himself, but Shen Qingbai still had to take the imperial examination and couldn't be accused of such a crime.
After a pause, Xiao Nanchen reached out and directly picked up the bird's nest in front of Shen Qingbai, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp: "On behalf of my future brother-in-law, I thank you for your grace, my emperor."
After finishing the bird's nest in one gulp, Xiao Nanchen put down the bowl and said, "I understand your Majesty's kindness. I will not bother you any more. I will take my people and leave now."
After saying that, Xiao Nanchen turned around.
Without him saying anything, Shen Qingbai immediately saluted the prince and followed Xiao Nanchen...
As the two of them walked out, Shen Qingbai lowered his voice and said anxiously, "Brother Anan, why did you drink the bird's nest directly? I was worried that it might not be clean."
Xiao Nanchen's expression was indifferent: "The Crown Prince wouldn't be so foolish as to poison his mansion. At most, it was some dirty stuff that can't be put on the table."
The next moment, Chengying appeared: "Master, a concubine from the Crown Prince's Mansion was found unconscious in the guest room arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
In an instant, Shen Qingbai realized that the prince wanted to frame him and kill him.
He was controlled by drugs, and his concubine was unconscious... Even if he didn't do it, how could he explain it?
By then, defiling the prince's concubine would not only make him a criminal, but also ruin his reputation... Even if Ananggo protected him, his reputation for life would be ruined.
The prince is so despicable and cruel!
Shen Qingbai was filled with coldness and was also very worried: "Brother Anan, how are you now?"
Xiao Nanchen swallowed an antidote pill and raised his eyebrows: "Even if it's some magical medicine, it won't work so quickly."
If it is really the kind of thing he thought it was, then the detoxification pills won't be of much use, but it's better than nothing.
When the two of them left the Prince's Mansion, they saw two carriages parked there, one in front and one behind. Recognizing that one of the carriages was Shen Ning's, Shen Qingbai walked over quickly.
"sister."
He lifted the car curtain and said, "I'm fine. Brother Anan helped me out."
Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, this is not the place to talk, let's go back first."
After she finished speaking, she said to Xiao Nanchen, "I'll take Qingbai back first."
Xiao Nanchen hummed: "Okay."
After saying that, he took two steps back and watched Shen Ning's carriage slowly drive away.
Shen Qingbai lowered the car curtain, frowned slightly, paused for a moment, and then told Shen Ning.
"Brother Anan drank the bird's nest that the prince gave me. I'm afraid there might be something unclean in it."
Shen Ning was stunned for a moment, then said: "Er Yue will take Qing Bai back first."
"sister."
Shen Qingbai whispered, "It might be an aphrodisiac. You... you'd better not go."
Shen Qingbai knew very well how Xiao Nanchen treated him, so he didn't want to hide the situation on Xiao Nanchen's side from Shen Ning. However, since a man who was obsessed with his sister had been drugged, he didn't want his sister to get close to him.
"Prince Ding's mansion has its own doctor, and the palace has its own imperial physician. If you go, sister, I'm afraid... it will embarrass Anan even more..."
Shen Ning fell silent.
But when she thought about how when she found Xiao Nanchen, he took people straight to the Prince's Mansion without saying a word, and brought the person out intact after a short while, without saying a word about what he had done to him... Shen Ning felt that she couldn't leave like this.
Shen Qingbai was right. If she went there, she might encounter awkward situations... But if she knew that he drank something to save Qingbai, she would just take Qingbai away.
Chen Ning felt uneasy.
The next moment, she said, "Stop the car."
She jumped off the carriage and asked Er Yue to take Shen Qingbai back, then she turned around and ran back.
Xiao Nanchen got into the car and began to feel uncomfortable... The prince had obviously given Shen Qingbai a strong drug, which made it clear that he was unwilling to give him a chance to live.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the discomfort in his body, Xiao Nanchen said in a deep voice: "Go directly back to the palace."
The next moment, he heard Chengying say, "Master, Lord Shen Xiang is here."
Xiao Nanchen was stunned for a moment, and then his Adam's apple rolled violently.
He wanted to tell Shen Ning not to come...but he couldn't say such a simple sentence.
Then, the carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Shen Ning's worried and concerned face.
She got into the car directly and put her hand on Xiao Nanchen's wrist: "How do you feel now? Are you feeling unwell?"
In fact, if it was just an aphrodisiac, it would be fine, at least it wouldn't be fatal... This guy is really too bold, he dares to drink something without knowing it. Doesn't he know that his status and achievements will make him a thorn in the eyes of others?
The pulse under her fingertips beat rapidly and heavily, and then Shen Ning looked at Xiao Nanchen with an unprecedented pitiful look.
He spoke hoarsely: "Ningning... I feel uncomfortable..."
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