Ruan Jingyue was talking to herself.
Footsteps sounded at the door, and Ye Lingfeng came out carrying Hai Ling. The lamplight cast a huge shadow on him, making him look gloomy and cold. He glanced at the people in the courtyard, and his gaze fell directly on Ruan Jingyue.
Before Ye Lingfeng could speak, Ji Cong and Ji Shaocheng, who had been anxiously waiting at the door, rushed over. The father and son flanked Hai Ling, checking her complexion. They found that her complexion had improved a lot, but the poison was still not cured.
Tears welled up in Ji Cong's eyes, and he roared, "Your Majesty, how is Ling'er? How is she? This damned woman won't hand over the antidote!"
Ji Cong angrily pointed one hand at Ruan Jingyue, who was kneeling below him.
When Ruan Jingyue saw Ye Lingfeng appear, she couldn't help but shiver. The murderous aura emanating from this man was too strong. She could clearly see the murderous intent in his eyes. She belatedly became afraid and even started to stutter.
"It's not me, it's not me. I didn't drug her."
As soon as she finished speaking, several voices rang out, calling out to her all at once.
"This is the Dragon Tongue of the Southern Feather Kingdom. If you didn't plant it, then who did? That Dragon Tongue isn't something just anyone can get their hands on."
Ye Lingfeng held Hai Ling tightly. Seeing her suffering, he wished he could take all her pain upon himself. He looked up at Ruan Jingyue and coldly commanded, "Ruan Jingyue, you only have one chance to speak. Hand over the antidote for the Dragon Tongue."
"None of them were mine."
Ruan Jingyue felt a wave of fear wash over her. She was terrified that this man would kill her at any moment; his eyes were terrifying, like he was looking at a sworn enemy from a past life.
After she finished speaking, no one believed her. Shi Mei tried to rush forward, but Shi Lan grabbed her around the waist. Shi Mei pointed at Ruan Jingyue and said, "You shameless woman, who else could it be but you? Who would poison Miss? If you don't hand over the antidote, I will not let you go. I will never let you go."
Ye Lingfeng ignored them; he was anxious about Ling'er's poison.
"Shizhu, where's the detox soup?"
Shi Zhu immediately rushed out from a side room: "Your Majesty, I'm preparing now. Please put the young lady into the soup immediately."
"good."
Ye Lingfeng turned and walked towards the next room, followed by Ji Cong, Ji Shaocheng, and the others.
The group quickly walked to the next room.
Seeing Ye Lingfeng's heartbroken expression, Ruan Jingyue couldn't help but feel red-eyed. She pointed at Ji Hailing and shouted, "Ye Lingfeng, I never thought that someone as smart as you would be manipulated by Ji Hailing. She lied to you. She drugged me first and then framed me, all to get rid of me."
"You overestimate yourself."
After a chilling, sinister voice that seemed to rise from the depths of hell, a flash of light appeared in the darkness. Ruan Jingyue's hand, which was angrily pointing at Hai Ling, was severed in mid-air by the oncoming longsword. Because the speed was so fast, she didn't feel any pain. She only saw her hand fall to the ground in a perfect posture before she felt the pain. Ah! A scream echoed throughout the entire Ji Mansion.
She fainted from the pain.
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Unfortunately, Ye Lingfeng ignored her and directly ordered his guards: "Send her to the Ministry of Justice and lock her up for now."
"yes."
Several guards rushed over, pounced on Ruan Jingyue, picked her up, and took her to the Ministry of Justice's prison.
Shen Ruoxuan looked at everything before him, speechless, because the emperor had already given the order, and anything he said would be in vain.
He had done everything he could, and Ye Lingfeng had already carried Hailing into the house that Shizhu had prepared for her. Inside, there was medicinal soup, and they began to help Hailing detoxify.
Ji Cong and Ji Shaocheng, filled with panic, tried to follow Ye Lingfeng into the room, but Ye Lingfeng kicked the door shut and ordered his men, "Guard the door and don't let anyone in."
Ji Cong and Ji Shaocheng looked at each other, wanting to get angry, but when they thought of Ling'er's current situation, they forgot what they wanted to say and their hands unconsciously clenched together.
Inside the room, Ye Lingfeng placed Hailing into the medicine tub filled with herbs that Shizhu had prepared, and stayed by her side, never leaving her side. He only ordered Shizhu and the others to leave, and instructed Shimei and Shilan to come in and serve her.
Two hours later, the poison on Hai Ling's face gradually faded, and the water in the medicine soup turned black. Shi Mei noticed it immediately and became excited. Forgetting Ye Lingfeng's identity, she exclaimed happily, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look!"
Ye Lingfeng had been staring at Hai Ling in the bathtub. Hearing Shi Mei's words, he was also a little excited, but he was afraid that he had seen wrong, so he asked again, "Ling'er's poison has been cured? She's alright."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the young lady will be alright, she will be alright."
Shi Mei nodded repeatedly, and this time the tears in her eyes were of joy and happiness.
Shi Lan nodded repeatedly and excitedly added, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Miss will be alright, she will be alright."
"That's wonderful, she'll be alright. I'm a little tired."
As soon as Ye Lingfeng finished speaking, his tall and upright body slid softly to the ground. Shi Mei and Shi Lan were shocked and rushed over while calling out towards the door, "Shi Zhu, Shi Zhu, look at the Emperor, look at the Emperor!"
Shi Zhu and Shi Ju rushed in. Upon seeing the Emperor's expression, Shi Zhu's face darkened. She quickly went to the Emperor's side, took his pulse, and then gave him an antidote. She slowly said, "When Your Majesty was detoxifying Miss earlier, he was poisoned by some dragon's tongue. However, his internal strength is profound, so he will be fine. It's just that his nerves were too tense. When he relaxed, the energy rushed to his brain, which is why he fainted. He will be alright."
"Quickly, take the Emperor inside to rest, and we'll help Miss change her clothes."
"Alright," Shizhu and Shiju helped the Emperor out. Outside the door, Ji Cong and Ji Shaocheng exclaimed in surprise and quickly helped the Emperor to a side room in Xiangwu Courtyard to rest. The Emperor must not have any accidents, otherwise Ling'er would definitely blame herself to death when she woke up.
These two really like each other now, they care about each other in everything and don't think about themselves.
Ji Cong was very pleased that Ling'er could be happy; as a father, he was overjoyed.
Shi Mei, Shi Lan, Fu Yue, and others changed Hai Ling into clean clothes and then carried her to their own room to rest.
Hailing was finally alright. All the servants in Xiangwu Courtyard began to sob quietly. Everyone had gone through a near-death experience and then returned. This was tears of joy.
Inside the room, Ji Cong and Ji Shaocheng sat upright by the bed, looking at Hai Ling. Seeing that the dark aura on her face had faded considerably, they were finally relieved. But what about the suffering Ling'er had endured? They would never let that damned woman Ruan Jingyue go, and that Rouge too, who dared to harm the Empress, was simply courting death.
"Ling'er, I'm so glad you're alright. Father and I were so worried last night."
Ji Shaocheng spoke softly. Even now, he could still clearly feel the panic and unease in his heart, but now he finally felt relieved.
Ji Cong chimed in, "Yes, Ling'er, you scared your father to death."