Inside Meiyaxuan.
Upon hearing the servant's report, Jiang Feixue sneered. Finally, one of them had been eliminated. However, this Jiang Feiyu was truly more trouble than she was worth. She couldn't even seduce Jiang Hailing. What good would it do for her to die in front of Qinfang Courtyard? Jiang Hailing's wedding tomorrow would still go unaffected.
Jiang Feixue's face darkened, and she suddenly clenched her fist and slammed it heavily on the coffee table beside her.
The maidservant Ziyue knelt down with a thud: "Miss."
Jiang Feixue didn't speak, but stood up and slowly paced around, finally glancing at Ziyue: "Get up."
She wasn't too harsh on servants who posed no threat.
It seemed she couldn't stop the wedding tomorrow. But even if Jiang Hailing married into the Crown Prince's residence, so what? She would still deal with her. As long as Jiang Hailing died, she could remarry. A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes...
On the morning of August 16th, the sky was overcast and cold.
Despite the bad weather, the restaurants and teahouses in Kyoto were packed with people, as everyone wanted to see what the Crown Prince and Crown Princess's wedding would be like. It was said that the Crown Prince did not like this Crown Princess, but only bestowed this woman into the Crown Prince's residence to show his favor to the Jiang family.
So everyone wanted to see if the Crown Prince would personally welcome this woman.
The general's mansion was packed with guests. Although Jiang Batian didn't like this daughter, he would still go through the motions as usual.
Inside Qinfang Courtyard, Hailing got up early and talked with her mother, Du Caiyue, for a while. She touched the wedding dress her mother had made for her. The embroidery was superb and the fabric was of the finest quality. It was a rare wedding dress, but unfortunately, she wasn't wearing it for the person she loved.
"Mother, please stay here and send someone to let me know as soon as you have any news, okay?"
Hailin was worried about her, really worried about her.
She will definitely leave the Crown Prince's residence as soon as possible and then take her away.
Du Caiyue looked at her with relief. Now that she was gone, she should do her own thing. All these years, she had done nothing because of her.
She believed that Ling'er would live a good life in the future. She was so capable that she would live even better without her as a burden.
"Yes, Mother knows, Ling'er, don't worry."
Du Caiyue smiled. No matter what, today was her daughter's wedding day. Although the wedding was suffocating, she couldn't let her daughter be sad.
"Mom, I need to get ready. You didn't sleep well last night, go and rest for a while."
Hailing instructed Rouge, who was standing to one side, to help Du Caiyue to rest, because she was afraid her mother would be sad.
Moreover, she needs an antidote; without it, she will not get into the bridal sedan chair.
If she doesn't get into the bridal sedan chair today, then things might get complicated.
"Green Lotus, immediately send someone to find the steward and tell him I want to see the general."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
Green Lotus raised an eyebrow in surprise, but dared not say anything more. She acknowledged and withdrew. Inside the room, four nannies stepped forward and began to prepare Hailing's face for makeup and wedding dress.
Hai Ling remained silent, letting them do as they pleased, her heart filled with concern about whether Jiang Batian would come up with the antidote.
Soon, steady footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by the voice of a little girl calling out.
"General."
Jiang Batian walked in with his tall and imposing figure. Everyone in the room bowed in greeting. Hailing waved for them to leave, then looked directly at Jiang Batian without saying a word.
Jiang Batian knew exactly what she wanted, so he didn't waste any words and took out a brocade box from his pocket: "This is the Gu Mother. Just make a cut on your mother's arm, open this box, and the Gu worm inside her body will be drawn out, and she will be fine."
"good."
"Where is the antidote for globe amaranth?"
This time, Hai Ling didn't say much. Anyway, the suffering her mother had endured was also suffered by Liu Shi, and even more so. Jiang Batian saw that she was poisoned but didn't care. She must hate Jiang Batian in her heart. Keeping her alive and letting them harbor resentment was not a bad thing. Hai Ling smiled and took out the antidote for the thousand-day red herb, placed it on the table, and then watched Jiang Batian take the antidote and walk out. She slowly spoke.
"I hope my mother is doing well in the General's Mansion. If I find out that something has happened to her, I will definitely not let it go."
Her voice was fierce and unusually cold. Jiang Batian was slightly taken aback. He believed for no reason that if this girl became bloodthirsty, she would probably be even more ruthless than him. He couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow. Of all his children, she seemed to be the most like him. Unfortunately, she was a girl, born to be just a pawn.
"As long as you stay quietly in the Crown Prince's residence, your mother will be fine."
After Jiang Batian finished speaking, he strode out, and the crowd outside called out in unison, "General."
Once the steady footsteps had faded into the distance, Hai Ling rushed out of the room, and the person behind her called out, "Crown Princess, Crown Princess."
Hai Ling ignored them all. She had obtained the original mother Gu and wished she could cure her mother's Gu poison as soon as possible. She didn't care about anyone else.
In Du Caiyue's room, Hailing began to remove the curse from her mother, while Yanzhi stood guard at the door, not allowing anyone to enter.
First, she cut a small gash in her mother's arm, letting blood flow out. The Gu worm inside her smelled the blood and crawled towards the gash, but it didn't come out for a while. Hai Ling quickly opened the brocade box in her hand. The Gu worm inside her moved for a while and, sure enough, crawled out through the gash and into the box.
Hai Ling snapped the lid shut, letting out a huge sigh of relief. Then she took out the Bone-Melting Pill and destroyed the disgusting thing.
Only after her mother's poison was cured did she finally feel at ease.
"Mother, you'll be alright now."
"Thank you, Ling'er." Du Caiyue smiled at her daughter, stroking her silky hair and looking at her chubby round face. She gently moved her lips, wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing. Our Ling'er was the most beautiful child when she was little.
"Mother is tired, so I won't see Ling'er off to the bridal sedan chair."
She was afraid she wouldn't be able to control herself and burst into tears. All along, she had only had herself to rely on, and now that she was finally leaving, she should be able to put her mind at ease, but she was so reluctant to leave.
"Um."
Hailing nodded. She understood why her mother didn't see her off: she was reluctant, heartbroken, and felt sorry for her. If she had to watch her get into the bridal sedan chair, she would be in unbearable pain.