Chapter 255 The Witch Doctor Arrives
A group of Beihai officials left satisfied, leaving only a few runners to deal with the body of County Magistrate Liu.
After those people left, Shen Ning asked Yuan Yue to take over the Princess's Mansion and sent away all the servants that Nie had asked them to prepare.
Those people had no good intentions, and she didn't need the ones left behind. There was no need to leave herself with trouble.
Today, Xu Ying can use money to bribe the guards in the mansion to sneak in, and the same can be done for others in the future. She will never use such servants as guards.
She brought people with her when she came back. She used her own people for guarding, and as for the servants, there were only two of them, she and Shen Qingbai. She just bought a few on the street for emergency use and had someone train them slowly later.
After dinner, Xiao Nanchen went to feed the golden eagle. Before leaving, Chengying secretly winked at Chen Ning.
Finding an opportunity, Shen Ning went to the nearby garden to meet Chengying, and then learned from Chengying that the witch doctor from Southern Xinjiang had arrived.
Chengying had found an excuse to bring the witch doctor to Xiao Nanchen to check his pulse, and he said that the poisonous insect in Xiao Nanchen's body was about to completely merge with him.
Xiao Nanchen's particularly strong murderous intent recently is a sign of this.
Cheng Ying smiled bitterly, "Only in front of the princess does the master seem to be the same as before, but when the princess is not around, the master... now Chi Xiao and the others don't dare to show up in front of the master anymore."
Only this poor little flatterer's reincarnation has a thicker health bar, and can only serve as a human substitute.
"A few days ago, while in the Yuan Dynasty, I was worried that the Yuan might have ulterior motives, so I didn't dare to hastily detoxify His Highness... But after entering Daxuan territory, when I brought the detoxifying soup prepared by the witch doctor, His Highness slapped me and sent me flying."
Chengying looked miserable and helpless: "Under the influence of the poisonous insect, Your Highness was unwilling to drink the medicine at all... He went berserk and almost strangled me to death."
As he spoke, he revealed the dark blue finger marks on his neck and looked at Shen Ning pitifully.
Shen Ning was also filled with astonishment.
She really didn't expect Xiao Nanchen's condition to be so serious... After all, he could kill someone in front of her but he would think of not dirtying her yard.
Sometimes she even felt that the insect didn't seem to have much effect on him...
In fact, think about it, just like yesterday, if it were the Xiao Nanchen of the past, even if he was angry, he would not casually behead the court official in the street.
He led his troops into battle with decisiveness, but he was not a bloodthirsty or vicious person.
At this time, Chengying continued, "There is one more thing. The witch doctor said that the detoxification is imminent. However, my subordinates and others found traces of being followed last night. Although we were unable to catch the person in the dark, it is likely that someone is watching our prince."
He hesitated and said, "The witch doctor said that after the poison is removed, there will be a day or two of backlash. Your Highness's mood and mind will be affected for a short period of time, but it will recover quickly afterwards. I am worried that the person behind this may have ulterior motives and will take advantage of Your Highness's recent removal to make a move, so I have not continued to try to remove the poison for Your Highness."
"My Lord, what should we do now?"
The matter was of great importance, and Chengying and the others did not dare to act on their own, nor could they tell Xiao Nanchen, so they could only come to the future mistress to discuss it.
Shen Ning thought for a moment and said, "I'll let him stay for now, and we'll see what happens."
She wanted to confirm Xiao Nanchen's current condition herself.
That night, Chen Ning, Xiao Nanchen, and Shen Qingbai sat under a tree in the yard, drinking under the moon.
Shen Qingbai also knew Xiao Nanchen's situation and deliberately tried to test him, "This situation is very similar to when we first met for drinks at the Chen residence in Yongxingfang... Time flies so fast, and winter has already arrived in the blink of an eye."
Yongxingfang, meet...
Xiao Nanchen did not lose his memory, and he knew that he used to meet with Shen Ning and her brother often to drink and talk, but when he tried to think about the details, it was as if there was a layer of foggy gauze between them and he could not see clearly, and he just felt very irritated.
He tilted his head back and drank the wine in the glass without saying anything.
At this time, Shen Ning stretched out her hand: "How has your Highness been these days? How have your old injuries recovered?"
"Those superficial injuries are nothing to worry about."
His Royal Highness Prince Ding was extremely disdainful, but when he saw Shen Ning's eyes full of concern as she stretched out her hand to put it on his wrist to check his pulse, the originally impatient His Royal Highness Prince Ding still held his temper and did not move.
Considering that she is sensible and knows how to care about the health of her future husband, I am afraid she knows that she did something wrong at the beginning. So, just give her a chance to show her respect.
After all, she had just arrived and was being bullied by those slick officials. If he showed annoyance and impatience, she would probably become even more uneasy and would not know who to rely on.
Shen Ning placed her fingers on Xiao Nanchen's wrist, and was almost frightened when she touched his pulse.
Chaotic and manic... She didn't even know how he managed to maintain his current calm appearance.
Detoxification is imminent.
After Xiao Nanchen finished drinking and went to rest, Shen Ning met the Southern Xinjiang witch doctor... She was a pretty young girl in a purple dress and pigtails.
Shen Ning did not look down on the other person at all because he was slightly younger than her and looked innocent and fearless. Instead, she politely bowed and thanked him.
It is not easy to travel thousands of miles.
"Don't call me witch doctor, my name is Doudou."
The witch doctor girl smiled and said, "My mother-in-law said that there would definitely be people who would doubt my intentions or disbelieve in my abilities. She taught me to say this..."
The girl blinked, then said, "My mother-in-law is the Southern Xinjiang Gu Queen. She said that the Gu worm that Prince Ding had was likely created by one of her traitorous apprentices. Prince Ding is the living God of War, responsible for stabilizing the world, supporting the country, and protecting the people. Therefore, she asked me, her personal disciple, to help him remove the Gu."
Chen Ning knew that Chengying and the others were able to bring the person here and let her detoxify Xiao Nanchen after repeated investigations.
She saluted the girl again: "Thank you very much, young lady."
"Don't thank me yet."
Witch Doctor Doudou said, "The big problem now is that the poison worm in his body has grown. Under its influence, he won't touch the antidote unless he's forcibly restrained... But if he starts to move, he'll easily go berserk, which will make it even harder to remove the poison."
Shen Ning asked: "Drug and knocked him unconscious?"
Doudou shook his head: "The Gu worm will also go dormant, and the attractant Gu worm in the soup will not be able to find the Gu worm in his body."
Shen Ning thought for a moment: "Why don't I give it a try..."
It may not work, but you should try it anyway.
Doudou blinked. "The insect will go berserk as soon as you drink the medicine. So will he. You might lose your life."
Shen Ning thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll talk to him later. I won't really let him strangle me to death."
Detoxification is important, but her life is more important.
It's better for Xiao Nanchen to be a madman than for her to become a dead person...
Doudou looked surprised. "He loves you so much that even the poisonous insect can't affect you. Are you unwilling to die for him?"
Chen Ning was somewhat helpless: "It's always better to think of a solution first than to be desperate all the time. If you don't even love yourself, how can you talk about loving others... Please tell me what I need to pay attention to, I will ask someone to prepare..."
Doudou curled her lips: "I thought I would see the story in the book, where you risked your life to save him, suffered all kinds of pain, and then he strangled you to death, and he was in excruciating pain..."
Shen Ning: ...
She smiled: "This kind of book doesn't sound very normal."
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