Pear Blossom finally confessed, weeping bitterly, "It was my momentary lapse of judgment, my narrow-mindedness. I served the Crown Princess and was constantly bullied by her and Linglong. The Crown Princess disregarded our feelings and drove me away, which made me resentful. That's why I did such a foolish thing. I beg Your Highness, I beg the Crown Princess to spare my life. I will never dare to do it again."
Mu Chenshuang smiled coldly to herself, thinking, "What a 'good lackey'."
Upon hearing this, Linglong could no longer contain her anger and became so furious that she no longer cared about Feng Xinan's presence.
"Pear blossoms!!"
"I never expected you to be such a treacherous person. I treated you like a sister, and you actually said such outrageous things."
Linglong was so angry that she trembled all over; the physical pain was nothing compared to the betrayal of her loved ones.
Ignoring her accusations, Pear Blossom pleaded for mercy, “Your Highness…your Highness, everything I said is true. You know in your heart what kind of person the Crown Princess is. I was overwhelmed. It was the kind-hearted Consort who took me in and saved me from freezing to death outside.”
Feng Xilan coldly shouted, "Guards, give this lowly servant fifty lashes!"
Pear Blossom pleaded desperately, "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me!"
Pear Blossom was dragged away by the guards.
Feng Xilan's sinister eyes stared at Mu Chenshuang, "You're satisfied now that you've beaten your personal maid with a cane?!"
The sarcastic tone indicated that what Pear Blossom had said earlier had an effect on him.
Mu Chenshuang said coldly, "She's just a lowly servant who betrayed her master for personal gain. She's sided with the concubine and framed me more than once or twice. This time, Concubine Yu probably helped her a lot with her schemes. She really doesn't know how to behave herself even when she's in bed."
"Shut up!" Feng Xilan roared in fury. "How dare someone as malicious as you slander Yu'er?"
"Yes, I am wicked and ruthless, but the Crown Prince's Consort Yu is kind-hearted, magnanimous, and understanding. She is truly a peerless white lotus flower. Are you satisfied with such praise, Your Highness?"
"you……"
Feng Xilan was enraged by her contemptuous and humiliating words. She snorted angrily and left with a flick of her sleeve.
As Mu Chenshuang watched Feng Xilan leave, she could no longer hold on. Her body went limp, and she was about to fall to the ground when Linglong snapped out of her shock and quickly steadied her.
"Your Majesty!"
Despite the pain in her body, Linglong draped her fox fur coat over Mu Chenshuang.
"Help me back," Mu Chenshuang said weakly.
Linglong didn't dare to hesitate and helped Mu Chenshuang back to Yuxi Palace, stepping into the bedchamber.
"Linglong, no matter what happens later, you are not allowed to call the imperial physician. Remember that." Mu Chenshuang's tone was weak, yet it carried an irresistible sternness.
"Your Majesty..."
Just as Linglong was about to ask why, Mu Chenshuang fainted the next second.
"Your Majesty!"
Linglong was terrified. Before she could react, everything suddenly went black, and she fainted.
Immediately afterwards.
Two tall figures appeared silently inside the palace.
“The floor is cold, carry her to the couch.”
Feng Ji looked at the man beside him and spoke.
Fu Junheng stared at Feng Ji, and even through the black veil with gold cloud patterned eyebands, he could feel that cold gaze.
"Do you expect me to hold her? She's carrying your son, not mine."
Fu Junheng lowered his eyes, his cold and stern face looking at the woman lying on the ground. He bent down, picked her up horizontally, strode towards the bed, slowly put her down, and covered her with a blanket.
He then took two steps back.
Feng Ji followed and sat on the edge of the bed, placing his fingers on Mu Chenshuang's pulse to take it.
His brow furrowed slightly.
"How is it?"
Fu Junheng asked in a deep voice.
Feng Ji withdrew his hand. "The fetus is unstable. The toxins in her body and the Cold Star Grass have a strong effect on her heart meridian. In addition, she was exposed to cold air just now, which is why she fainted. Now we must remove the cold air from her body and force out the unabsorbed medicine."
"Then hurry up and do it."
Feng Ji stood up, "I'm afraid only you can do this yourself, with your palm touching her skin, channeling your inner energy to expel the poison. After all, you slept with her, so only you can do it."
Fu Junheng's handsome face darkened as he stared at the pale-faced woman lying on the bed.
“Junheng, time waits for no one. The longer the Cold Star Grass stays in her body, the worse it will be for her. You know I won’t touch other women.” Feng Ji said, a hint of sadness flashing across his playful eyes.
"If you're unwilling, then let Jue Ming come."
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Junheng stepped forward, lifted the woman's blanket, closed his eyes, and used his slender fingers to untie the woman's belt, layer by layer, until the last piece of red bodice was revealed, exposing her snow-white and delicate skin without any omission.
Fu Junheng opened his eyes unintentionally. Even though he was reserved and aloof and avoided touching her skin, he still touched her delicate skin and was momentarily dazed.
That intoxicating night involuntarily surfaced in my mind.
A familiar urge rose within him, but he quickly suppressed it.
He then took off his boots, helped the woman up, and sat down behind her.
"That's enough," Fu Junheng said coldly.
Feng Ji, with his back turned the entire time, slowly spoke: "One hand holds the Mingmen acupoint, the other the Hunmen acupoint..."
The Mingmen acupoint is located in the lower back; if you touch it with your palm, you will also touch your buttocks.
Fu Junheng's hand tightened a little as it descended. After a few seconds of hesitation, it still covered his face. The moment it touched him, the sensation made him resist yet unable to move away even a fraction of an inch.
Then Fu Junheng channeled his inner energy into her body, and a golden aura slowly flowed from his palm into Mu Chenshuang's body.
Half an hour later.
Mu Chenshuang's complexion improved significantly, but suddenly she vomited, spewing brown liquid onto the floor.
She showed no signs of waking up and fell backward. Fu Junheng reached out and steadied her, glancing down at the weak woman in his arms, his hand tightening involuntarily.
He didn't linger, but reached out and picked up the clothes from the side to dress her.
But he had never served anyone before and had no idea how to tie clothes. His brows furrowed in annoyance, so he simply tied them haphazardly.
Feng Ji turned around and saw Mu Chenshuang's sloppy clothes.
"Aren't you clearly trying to tell her that someone took off her clothes?"
Fu Junheng put her down and said in a deep voice without expression, "As long as she doesn't know that I did it, that's fine."
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