"Give it to me!" Upon hearing this, Black Owl reached out to take her, only to find that Ji Fengyao had quietly turned to the side in Xi Que's arms and was clinging to Xi Que tightly. He was both annoyed and amused.
After Xi Que escorted Ji Fengyao into the bedroom, Hei Xiao domineeringly dismissed everyone around him.
Bailu and Xique anxiously surrounded the bed, at a loss for what to do except wait for the doctor.
Black Owl was dizzy from being dazzled by the two maids, and he coaxed them, "Go and cook some barley porridge for the princess. There must be some medicinal wine in the manor for treating sprains and bruises. Get some more medicinal wine. Treat the princess first, we can't just wait for the doctor."
"Yes, yes, I'll go make the porridge!"
"I'll go get the medicinal wine!"
Bai Lu and Xi Que nodded repeatedly, feeling as if they were the only two maids in the entire Hui Nuan Pavilion, and personally took care of everything, leaving the "unconscious" Ji Fengyao to be cared for by Hei Xiao.
Hei Xiao chuckled and shook his head. The people in this girl's room still need some discipline. He should remind Shang Xiye to give Granny Cui a talking-to.
Pulling up a stool and sitting down in front of the bed, Hei Xiao smiled and shook Ji Fengyao's hand: "Get up, they're all gone."
"A gentleman uses words, not fists." Ji Fengyao withdrew her hand, quickly sat up, straightened her clothes, looked herself up and down to make sure she was alright, and then looked up at him.
Black Owl raised a light, dark brow. This little female bandit had no sense of propriety between men and women yesterday, but today she knew to "use words, not fists." He chuckled, "I'm not a gentleman, so naturally I used both words and fists. Why pretend to be dizzy for no reason and make such a big fuss? I was quite startled."
"I've been poisoned. This poison is the kind that causes unconsciousness, so of course I'm going to faint," Ji Fengyao said, gesturing with her lips.
"Really?" Black Owl's expression tightened, but she didn't seem like it.
"Look for yourself," Ji Fengyao rolled up her sleeves, revealing half of her arm. A light pink vein line, more than half an inch long, stretched across her fair forearm.
"Is this poison potent? Do you have the ability to cure it?" Hei Xiao had seen Ji Fengyao treat Shang Xiye's poison before. It was because he saw her suffering through the night to prepare the antidote for Shang Xiye that he was moved by her perseverance and sincerity, which led him to decide to come to her side.
"Impressive. It's colorless, odorless, and doesn't cause pain or itching. This poisonous thread has spread more than half an inch in just a moment. It will be fatal in less than two hours. It's a deadly poison." Ji Fengyao smiled bitterly. "This poison is not difficult to cure. The problem is that I don't have the medicine. I can only use the juice of the hibiscus stem to delay the effects of the medicine. I hope it can be delayed until tomorrow, when I can prepare an antidote."
Why tomorrow?
Not today?
This is life; life is not something to be taken lightly!
Black Owl himself didn't realize that his expression was more serious than ever before: "And, did he really hit you?"
"Can you ask me one question at a time?" Ji Fengyao rolled her eyes. "Have you thought this through? Are you really willing to stay by my side and do petty thievery for me? You're not going to feel wronged?"
"It's all about my interests, why should I feel wronged?" Black Owl smiled brightly, then his smile vanished, and he pressed on with unwavering seriousness, "Did he really hit you?"
"Ah, he hit me, can you hit him back? He's your master," Ji Fengyao teased him, "Since you're willing to stay by my side, then tonight at midnight, go to the Anping Marquis's residence on North Second Street and fetch a few boxes for me. I'm counting on these boxes of medicinal herbs to save my life."
In the military camp in the northern suburbs, the soldiers were training with exceptional seriousness.
This was the Ninth Prince's first day at the military camp after his wedding, and it was clear that he was in a very low mood. They sympathized with him for marrying a bandit, but they didn't want to risk becoming his punching bag.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
