Beigong Minhao looked at him, sat down at the table, and picked up some herbs that hadn't been ground yet. "That's because you have something to do."
"It's nothing, no problem," Nan Xuzong said. "What brings you here? How is Jueshi?"
"We need your help or Doctor Cui's help. I'm afraid Jue Shi can't control his demonic nature. Give me a solution!" Bei Gong Minhao said. "Also, on my way here, I met someone who you might find very interesting."
"Who is it?" Nan Xuzong asked immediately. Could it be the person he had just injured?
"Wearing black clothes and coughing up blood from his chest, he must have been injured by powerful internal force." Bei Gongminhao looked at him with his curved eyes.
Where is he?
“I was originally planning to take him to Doctor Cui’s herbal medicine shop so that he could be examined by Doctor Cui, and also have Doctor Cui check on Jueshi. Now I’m just leaving him in the woodshed of the herbal medicine shop, so he probably won’t wake up so easily. We still have a lot of time,” Bei Gongminhao said. “But right now, I’m afraid it’s not possible for you.”
"I'm fine!" Nan Xuzong's tone was slightly cold. Then he looked at the medicinal herbs he was preparing. At this moment, Doctor Cui finished preparing the medicine and brought it over. "Drink it quickly and then regulate your breathing. Since the Crown Prince has come, it would be best to ask him to take extra care and help out!"
Nan Xuzong looked at Beigong Minhao, who nodded without hesitation, showing none of his previous anger. "Hurry up, there's not enough time!"
"Okay." Nan Xuzong nodded and quickly finished the medicine, then asked Beigong Minhao to help heal his injuries.
Gong Shu and Doctor Cui stood to the side watching the two of them.
As the morning sunlight streamed through the window, Ji Wushang habitually turned around, opened his eyes, and searched for his figure. This was not the Moxuan Garden he was familiar with.
Ji Wushang immediately got out of bed. Just then, Nan Xucong came in from outside, looking refreshed and completely recovered. Ji Wushang looked at him standing there, his feet bare and his hair disheveled, and then said, "Cong."
"Hmm." Nan Xuzong's eyes deepened, and seeing that she was barefoot, he quickly said, "Go put on your shoes, the ground is cold."
Ji Wushang ignored him and rushed forward, almost squatting down to hug him, saying, "Thank you."
Nan Xuzong smiled slightly. Since she wasn't wearing shoes, he thought for a moment and then pulled her into his arms so she wouldn't have to step on the cold ground. "No need for thanks. Tell me, what did you dream about last night? I saw you smiling in your dream."
Ji Wushang snuggled against him, "I dreamt that you were with me." As she spoke, she buried herself in his chest.
But then I thought, no, things weren't that simple last night! I have a lot on my plate today! I definitely won't give them any chance!
"What happened last night? Why did the fire suddenly start?" Ji Wushang left his embrace, stood on the ground, turned around to find his shoes and put them on, then immediately stood in front of him, "Cong."
He watched her quick yet lively movements and smiled. "A lot did happen last night..." Nan Xuzong recounted everything that had happened last night. If he hadn't told her, she would have definitely asked the other maids, so he chose to tell her himself!
Ji Wushang listened with cold eyes, "Do you know who that man in black is?"
“Hmm.” Nan Xuzong nodded. “However, we still cannot kill him for the time being, because Empress Yao’s power is still too strong. If the Second Prince dies because of this, Empress Yao will definitely slander and frame the Marquis of Jinnan’s Mansion and the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion in front of the Emperor. If things get serious, both of our mansions will suffer the tragedy of being executed.”
"So we'll just let him go this time?" Wouldn't that be too easy on him? And that bitch Ji Yinxue, I'll never let her get away with this! "Or, how about we let Second Young Master Nan find out about their affair? Also, Cong, I have a question."
“Go on,” Nan Xuzong said. “Nan Jinxue will find out about their affair sooner or later. But even if he finds out now, he won’t do anything about it, because that’s the Second Prince, and Nan Jinxue works for him! If possible, he wouldn’t mind offering Ji Yinxue to the Second Prince!”
Ji Wushang was taken aback. Yes, in his past life, hadn't he demoted himself to a concubine and given away to someone else just because of the position of Marquis? What a bastard he was! However, this time he was actually looking forward to the scene when Nan Jinxue gave Ji Yinxue to Huangfu Ting. He wondered if Ji Yinxue could bear such shame? Or would she be even more willing because they had already had an affair?
"What do you want to ask?" Nan Xuzong looked at her, knowing she was thinking about something else.
"I wanted to ask, since someone actually did that kind of thing with Ji Yinxue, isn't Ji Yinxue worried about the child in her womb?" Ji Wushang asked.
“According to the calculations, she’s past the danger period of pregnancy, so it’s still okay to have sex,” Nan Xuzong said. “However, it’s possible she’s been faking it all along!”
"Well... let's not talk about that for now. Last night I planted a scourge, and I hope it will succeed." Ji Wushang looked at Nan Xuzong.
Nan Xuzong nodded, "I'll help you perfect it!"
Just then, a maidservant called out from outside, "Your Highness, Your Highness's Consort! Something terrible has happened!"
Ji Wushang squinted in the room. It was the same few sentences over and over again, and he was thoroughly annoyed! Helpless, he said to Nan Xuzong, "I'll go check. You'll be at Jiuyue Tower at noon; I'm going too!"
☆、209 Drinking alone, only to feel sorrow in vain.
Nan Xuzong nodded. "I'll wait for you." It would be better if she went with him; it would make it easier for him to find out why Beigong Minhao and Beigong Jueshi had left the manor!
Ji Wushang stepped forward, quickly kissed his thin lips, and then immediately ran out. Nan Xuzong watched her lively figure leap away, and his mood improved even more. With her around, he was no longer the person he used to be! She was the one who pulled him out of the darkness!
Ji Wushang walked out, "What's going on? Why are you shouting like that!"
"It seems that Sister Youlan and Sister Shuipei have been poisoned!"
Ji Wushang walked out and approached the kneeling maid. "They've been poisoned. This is a serious matter, but it's also my second brother's business. You told me this because you considered my status as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion... Hmm, that's good." Ji Wushang said coldly, "And what about your wife? Has she been notified?"
"Yes." Cold sweat dripped down the maid's back. Why did her words give her a feeling of impending death? It must be her imagination!
Seeing that Ji Wushang did not speak again, the maid immediately added, "Second Young Master, the Second Young Master went to Sister Youlan and Sister Shuipei's room last night, and then, and then now we find that the Second Young Master has fainted! Sister Youlan and Sister Shuipei are also still fast asleep!"
"Let's go take a look," Ji Wushang said immediately, then walked towards the side courtyard of Yuxue Garden, where Nan Jinxue's concubines, Youlan and Shuipei, lived. He had sent Cuiwu to do chores for him last night…
At this moment, Zhu'er ran in from outside, looking at Ji Wushang with tears and snot streaming down her face, "Miss."
"It's alright. Where did you go last night? I couldn't find you anywhere." Ji Wushang asked as he followed the maid in front of him to a side courtyard of Yuxue Garden.
"Not long after Pearl left, she walked through a corridor and was knocked unconscious. She then lay on the ground all night." Pearl gasped as she spoke, her nostrils turning bright red, as if she had indeed caught a cold.
"Zhu'er, I believe you." What happened last night was entirely possible; it was a series of interconnected schemes that almost got her caught in their trap. Thankfully, Nan Xuzong came to her rescue. If Zhu'er had lied to her, there would be plenty of ways to punish her later!
Pearl's tears streamed down her face. "Thank you, Miss!"
"Go and rest first. Have the kitchen prepare some ginger soup for you to drink." Ji Wushang's eyes flashed as he stepped forward and whispered a few words in Zhu'er's ear, "Remember, don't ask or say anything else."
"Yes." Pearl replied and quickly went downstairs. She would definitely complete the task assigned to her!
At this moment, Ji Wushang saw Nan Xucong being pushed in a wheelchair by Gong Shu towards him. Ji Wushang immediately went forward and asked, "Cong?" Gong Shu looked at Ji Wushang and immediately moved away.
“It’s better if I’m with you.” Nan Xuzong smiled at her.
Ji Wushang nodded. "Just watch me. I'll make them regret it!" she whispered softly in his ear.
Nan Xuzong hummed in agreement, and then walked with her towards Yuxue Garden. The maid was slightly surprised to see Nan Xuzong approaching. Usually, men wouldn't concern themselves with matters in the inner quarters, but the young master... The maid quickly bowed, "Young master."
"Lead the way," Nan Xuzong said coldly, while taking Ji Wushang's hand in one hand.
"Yes." The maidservant immediately stepped forward, each step taken with utmost care.
When Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong arrived at the side courtyard of Yuxue Garden, they saw Ji Yinxue standing there with her hands on her hips, angrily berating everyone in the courtyard. Seeing Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong approach, Ji Yinxue's anger intensified!
In the morning, when he learned that Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong had not been burned to death, he was already furious. Then he heard that Nan Jinxue had gone to the side courtyard to fool around with the two maids, Youlan and Shuipei! In the end, he never expected that Nan Jinxue would faint there?
Fine, I'll give myself this chance to kill these two people. I, Ji Yinxue, will never let it go! But after all, they are concubines. If the main wife kills them or something, the mistress of the house must know. After all, the family hasn't been divided yet. If the family were divided, then I, Ji Yinxue, would become the most powerful!
"Has the royal physician examined them and determined their condition?" Ji Wushang asked the servants around him. The servants dared not answer, and Ji Wushang sneered, "Since you can't speak, then all of you get out of the Marquis's residence!"
She's only not punished her servants for a few days, and she already thinks Ji Wushang is kind-hearted? Bah!
Inside, lying on the chaise longue were Youlan and Shuipei, while Nan Jinxue was comfortably covered with a blanket on the bed. Tsk tsk, this is what it's like to be a maidservant or concubine!
"Hurry up and get the royal physician to take a look!" Ji Yinxue shouted angrily, cursing at the servants.
Several maids and nannies pouted. Wasn't it because she said not to call the royal physician? Why was she talking about them, the servants, in front of the Princess Consort?
A servant is still a servant; how can she possibly stand up to her master?
Ji Wushang turned to look at Ji Yinxue, "Sister-in-law, why aren't you back at Yuxue Garden to rest during your pregnancy?"
“My husband has become like this, how can I possibly be in the mood to have a baby!” Ji Yinxue said coldly.
"Is that so?" Ji Wushang sneered. Perhaps she was worried about whether he was dead or not because she was thinking of using Nan Jinxue to climb up.
Ji Yinxue looked at Ji Wushang's cold smile, feeling a little panicked. But thinking about it, it was really bizarre! These two could actually make love in the fire, and were only thinking about removing her incense. They were really something else!
At this moment, the imperial physician hurried in, went forward, and was startled when he saw Youlan and Shuipei on the chaise longue.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and treat the second young master! Those two are just maids who share the same room. If they die, they'll just be buried!" Ji Yinxue shouted.
“You can’t say that, sister-in-law. Think about it, even a maidservant is your second brother’s woman, right? She’s a life too. Doctor, if you can’t save them, you can go back to farming! Oh, right, sister-in-law, maidservants can all give birth to children, and then they can become concubines. Their status can change very quickly, so you can’t underestimate a maidservant!” Ji Wushang kindly reminded him.
Ji Yinxue's face immediately turned green. Was Ji Wushang planning to have the manor's physician cure those two maids so they could use them to fight against her? And was she even thinking of getting pregnant with Nan Jinxue's child? Then becoming a concubine? And ultimately replacing her as the principal wife?
Ji Wushang smiled, his sharp eyes fixed on the physician. "What, doctor, aren't you going to hurry up?"
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Hearing Ji Wushang's words, the physician quickly went into the inner room. The second young master was more important; he would treat the two maids later…
Ji Yinxue gritted her teeth, "Sister-in-law is absolutely right! I wonder when you're going to arrange a concubine for my brother?" Ji Yinxue asked this and then turned to look at Nan Xuzong.
Upon hearing this, Nan Xuzong swept his cold gaze across Ji Yinxue and immediately glared at her. Ji Yinxue was so frightened by his sharp gaze that she took a step back. She had only been focused on provoking Ji Wushang and had forgotten how formidable Nan Xuzong was!
Ji Wushang's gaze fell on Nan Xuzong. "We'll have to ask my husband. If he needs it, I'll give it to him. If he doesn't need it, and someone with ulterior motives tries to insert someone else between us, I think we won't let her get away with it!" Ji Wushang said coldly.
Those around them all lowered their heads, not daring to look at these people.
Ji Yinxue's face paled. "Sister-in-law is so virtuous!"
"Of course!" Ji Wushang smiled coldly.
The physician had already finished his examination, and Ji Yinxue immediately stepped forward, "Doctor, how is Jin Xue?"
"Reporting to the Second Young Madam, the Second Young Master is fine. It's just that he's been indulging in too much...excessive sexual activity. It's nothing serious, just needs some treatment!" the physician said, bowing his head.
There were many servants around, and when they heard the words "excessive indulgence," they all sneered inwardly at the Second Young Master Nan. Was he really going to drain the concubines dry? It was one man with two women, tsk tsk tsk!
Nan Xuzong felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but he believed that he was full of energy and absolutely not indulging in lust!
Ahem. Nan Xuzong turned his face away.
Ji Wushang and Ji Yinxue both felt slightly embarrassed upon hearing these words. Ji Yinxue, however, was furious. "You, Nan Jinxue! So you're indulging in debauchery, huh? If this continues, one day you'll definitely die under the peony blossoms, a shameless ghost!"
Ji Wushang sneered inwardly. That maid, Cuiwu, was quite capable; he would need her help with many things in the future!
"Ahem, Doctor, please hurry up and write some prescriptions! Sister-in-law, this is a matter between you two, you should handle it yourselves! Although I am in charge of this backyard, this is ultimately your private matter, so I won't interfere!" Ji Wushang sighed.
Ji Yinxue's face was as cold as ice. "Fine!" She didn't care; she could easily crush those two shameless concubines! They were truly despicable, allowing Nan Jinxue to indulge in excessive sexual activity... What methods did they use?!
Ji Wushang had not yet left. "Physician, Youlan and Shuipei are outside. Go and check on them quickly."
"Yes." The physician immediately went out to treat Youlan and Shuipei.
Ji Wushang glanced at Ji Yinxue, snorted, and then walked out.
As Nan Xuzong followed Ji Wushang, an invisible substance flowed from his fingertips, unseen by anyone...
When Ji Wushang left Yuxue Garden, he walked towards Moxuan Garden with Nan Xuzong.
“They won’t stay calm, so we can focus on our own things,” Nan Xuzong said.
“They need someone to provoke them,” Ji Wushang said, just as he saw Aunt Leng and Aunt Jin walking in their direction. Ji Wushang paused slightly, but Nan Xuzong said, “Let’s keep going.”
Ji Wushang shook his head slightly. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, enough to make them fight to the death! He would absolutely not let this opportunity slip by!
"Wait for me a moment." Ji Wushang patted his shoulder lightly and walked towards Aunt Jin and Aunt Leng. Aunt Jin and Aunt Leng saw that it was Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong, and knowing that it was impossible to take any other route, they could only come forward with their heads held high.