Chapter 169 - Chapter 169: Lin Mengyao Was Poisoned
Chapter 169: Lin Mengyao Was Poisoned
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
There were no issues at all.
However, a cry of surprise came from the eldest princess’s side. It turned out that Lin Mengyao, after drinking the wine she had poured herself, began to incessantly scratch her own arm and neck.
“Yao Er?”
“Miss?”
No matter how the people around her call out, Lin Mengyao can’t control herself.
At this moment, Lin Mengyao’s eyes are filled with terror. How could this be? This medicine was supposed to…
She can’t help but look towards Xiao Nanye, only to see disdain and mockery in the man’s eyes.
With just one glance at Lin Mengyao, who is being led away by the crowd, Jiang Peihuan knows that this is the poison of the seven-colored flower.
The seven-colored flower is odorless and tasteless, but once a person is poisoned, they immediately start to itch. Then, they scratch their flesh until it rots and they die.
After Lin Mengyao is taken away, Xiao Junhao freezes. After a few seconds, he immediately leaves.
The Eldest Princess also left.
After such an incident, everyone starts to make their excuses to leave.
At the last banquet, Prince An was poisoned, and this time it’s Lin Mengyao. Everyone is now looking at the eldest princess with a hint of fear.
They believe that unless it’s necessary, people will be afraid to come to the princess’s mansion again.
“Elder sister?”
Jiang Ruyun walks to Jiang Peihuan’s side, and seeing her, Jiang Peihuan whispers, “Let’s talk about it when we get back.”
Jiang Ruyun nods and follows Jiang Peihuan out.
Jiang Ruyun was about to get on the carriage, but she realized that Xiao Nanye was already one step ahead of her. Seeing this, she silently steps back down.
“You know about this.”
Looking at the man sitting across from her, Jiang Peihuan says in a low voice. It’s a statement, not a question.
Xiao Nanye, hearing Jiang Peihuan’s words, also nods.
From Xiao Nanye’s account, Jiang Peihuan learns that today’s banquet was a scheme by Xiao Junhao.
Initially, Jiang Peihuan thinks the banquet is aimed at her, but it’s actually targeting Xiao Nanye.
The wine that Lin Mengyao drinks was originally prepared for Xiao Nanye. But Xiao Nanye has been watching Xiao Junhao all along, so he knows about it early. When the wine cup was sent to the princess’s mansion, Xiao Nanye had it sent to Lin Mengyao’s table instead.
As for why it wasn’t sent to Xiao Junhao’s table, it’s simple, because Lin Mengyao knows how to cure the poison.
But this time, Lin Mengyao herself is poisoned. Whether she can find someone to cure her will have to depend on fate.
Hearing Xiao Nanye’s words, Jiang Peihuan can’t help but look at him and say, “Miss Lin is after all a delicate lady, you seem to lack the slightest sympathy for women.”
“In my eyes, only you are the beauty who needs my sympathy. Other people, in my eyes, have no gender.”
When the carriage arrives at the general’s mansion, Xiao Nanye gets out.
Looking at Jiang Peihuan, who lifts the curtain, the man lowers his voice and says, “I will come to see you tomorrow.”
Jiang Peihuan only glares at him, not saying anything.
Because Xiao Nanye was in the carriage, Jiang Ruyun has to sit outside.
Seeing Xiao Junhao get off the carriage, she quickly climbs into it.
Jiang Ruyun hears the conversation between the two people in the carriage, thinks for a moment, and can’t help but say to Jiang Peihuan, “Elder sister, 1 hope Prince Qing won’t cause trouble for us because of this.”
Hearing Jiang Ruyun’s words, Jiang Peihuan shakes her head, “He probably won’t.”
Even if Xiao Junhao wanted to cause trouble for her, he wouldn’t have the time right now.
In fact, Jiang Peihuan was wrong this time.
Prince Qing Mansion.
Looking at Lin Mengyao, who was filled with agony, Xiao Junhao glared at the doctor with fury, “Can you cure her or not?”
“Please forgive us, Prince Qing, but we… we are incapable of treating Miss Lin’s poison.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Junhao wished he could kill these people, but considering his current situation, he held back his anger, “Get out!”
Hearing this, the doctors quickly left the room.
At this moment, Pei Wu suddenly stepped forward.” Your Highness, perhaps you can let Eldest Miss Jiang come and take a look at Miss Lin.””
“Her?”
“According to our investigation, Miss Jiang is capable of medical treatment.
The poison previously administered to Jiang Changbai by Meng Yi was also cured by Eldest Miss Jiang.”
Hearing this, Xiao Junhao’s eyes displayed a mix of emotions.
After thinking for a moment, he declared, “Let’s go to the General’s Mansion.”
Xiao Junhao didn’t use the main entrance but directly climbed the wall to enter Jiang Peihuan’s plum garden.
When Xiao Junhao entered Jiang Peihuan’s room, she was already awake. Without any hesitation, she reached for her whip and lashed out at him.
However, the intruder was prepared and caught her whip.
Seeing Jiang Peihuan ready to fight, Xiao Junhao immediately stated, “I’m not here to fight with you today, 1 need your help.”
“Prince Qing, I thought 1 made myself clear.”
“I need you to save Yao Er.”
“Your Highness must be joking. How could I possibly save Lin…”
“Jiang Peihuan, stop pretending. Since I’ve come to find you today, I naturally know about your medical skills. I don’t have time for your nonsense. If you can’t save Yao Er today, I’ll make Jiang Sijin accompany her in death.”
“What have you done?”
Before Jiang Peihuan could finish, Xiao Junhao interrupted her, and her eyes changed instantly upon hearing his threat.
Seeing the gloom in Jiang Peihuan’s eyes, Xiao Junhao laughed, “Jiang Sijin is training in the Western Hills today. It’s a place where wild beasts roam. If anything unfortunate happened to Jiang Sijin, no one could be blamed.”
Although Jiang Peihuan wasn’t sure whether Xiao Junhao was telling the truth or not, she didn’t dare risk Jiang Sijin’s life. She glared at Xiao Junhao and coldly said, “Fine, I’ll go with you.”
An hour later Jiang Peihuan entered the Qing Mansion.
In her past life, she had been here many times, but in this life, it was her first visit.
Entering the room, she detected a rotten odor.
It was emanating from Lin Mengyao.
Moving closer, Jiang Peihuan saw that Lin Mengyao’s hands and feet were bound. There were several wounds on her body, all scratched out by herself.
If she hadn’t been tied up, Lin Mengyao would surely have injured herself further.
Lin Mengyao’s consciousness was somewhat muddled, but when she saw Jiang Peihuan, her eyes revealed a touch of resentment.
Jiang Peihuan carefully observed Lin Mengyao’s condition, then took out her silver needles.
However, just as she was about to insert the needles, someone grabbed her wrist, “What are you doing?”
Hearing Xiao Junhao’s words, Jiang Peihuan replied sarcastically, “If Your Highness does not trust me, feel free to invite someone more competent.”
Xiao Junhao’s eyes were filled with unhappiness, but he let go of her hand.
Without saying anything, Jiang Peihuan quickly inserted the silver needle into Lin Mengyao’s acupoints, and the writhing Lin Mengyao immediately calmed down.
Once Lin Mengyao had calmed down, Jiang Peihuan turned to Xiao Junhao and said, “She has been poisoned with the Seven-Color Flower. To cure her, we need White Soul Grass, Sky Mountain Snow Lotus seeds…”
“Get them prepared.”
Xiao Junhao didn’t question Jiang Peihuan’s request for these herbs, he simply turned to Pei Wu and gave the order..