Bei Gong Jue Shi's eyes were bloodshot at this moment. Suddenly, he heard a shout and immediately looked at Nan Xu Cong, gripping his long sword even tighter.
"Stop! You don't need to intervene. Let them handle it!" Nan Xuzong said to him again.
Bei Gong Jueshi glanced coldly at Nan Xuzong, then with a flick of his wrist, instantly killed the person beside him. Blood immediately splattered onto his robe.
At this moment, the wind changed direction, and Ji Wushang felt less uncomfortable.
So she looked up and just happened to see Bei Gong Jue Shi killing someone. Ji Wu Shang was stunned. She had never seen Bei Gong Jue Shi be so brutal! Nan Xu Cong lowered his eyes slightly, "Wu Shang, don't look."
Ji Wushang felt that Beigong Jueshi must have been under some kind of drug to become so inhuman. He hurriedly took out a small bottle from his pocket and stuffed it into Nan Xuzong's hand. "This is a calming pill that I developed. It can slow down the effects of the drug."
"You knew he was drugged?" Nan Xuzong frowned. He was possessed by a demon, not drugged!
"He's too agitated and should calm down. Honestly, if we want to awaken his will, we need to go to a Buddhist temple!"
Nan Xuzong nodded. This side really wanted to send him back to Wudang Mountain! This place was still not suitable for him!
However, he was the one who chose to stay here in the first place, and whether or not to go up the mountain is his own decision!
Nan Xuzong poured all the pills out of Ji Wushang's bottle with a backhand, and then crushed them with a little force. He smeared the crushed powder on the golden thread, and then unleashed his inner force on the golden thread, which then rolled towards Beigong Jueshi.
At this moment, Bei Gong Jue Shi was indulging in the numbness of killing. When he was hit by the golden thread, he finally reacted. He raised his long sword to cut the golden thread in front of Nan Xu Cong.
Nan Xuzong pulled the golden thread back and then wrapped it around Beigong Jueshi's wrist, causing Beigong Jueshi to frown.
But at that moment, someone behind shouted, "Peerless!"
Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang were overjoyed. That voice belonged to Beigong Minhao!
The two of them are finally back!
Ji Wushang looked over and saw Beigong Minhao approaching in a disheveled state. He said in a hoarse voice, "Jueshi, don't do it!"
Bei Gong Minhao was disheveled and dirty. Bei Gong Jueshi stopped immediately upon seeing him, and stared blankly at Bei Gong Minhao who had come forward. After Bei Gong Minhao fought off several men in black, he shouted, "Jueshi, stop! I'll take you home!"
Nan Xuzong immediately struck several acupoints on Beigong Jueshi with the golden thread. Beigong Jueshi immediately felt dizzy and threw away his sword, collapsing to the ground.
Beigong Minhao stepped forward and looked at Nan Xuzong, "Thank you!"
"How did you get into this state?" Nan Xuzong asked in utter surprise. "And where have you all been these past few days?"
The wind was clear on the cloud-top. The men in black had either fled or were captured or killed, and were all under Gong Shu's jurisdiction.
Ji Wushang stepped down from the carriage and stood beside Nan Xuzong, looking at Beigong Minhao, "Your Highness."
Her little lips moved slightly.
Bei Gongminhao looked up at Ji Wushang, his eyes filled with a long-lost feeling. He looked at Ji Wushang as if he had so much to say, but for a moment he couldn't say anything.
Looking at the two of them, Nan Xuzong felt a pang of unease, but he knew clearly that Ji Wushang's heart had always belonged to him. She must be upset because of something... Right, it was medicine, the medicine to heal his legs?
He looked at Beigong Minhao. "Minhao." His tone turned slightly cold. "What exactly happened?"
"I'll be waiting for you at the September Pavilion at noon tomorrow," Bei Gong Minhao said. He then helped Bei Gong Jueshi up from the ground and walked with some difficulty toward the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion without lingering.
Looking at his rather thin figure, Ji Wushang felt a little worried, wondering what had happened between them.
"It's a deal!" Nan Xuzong shouted.
A gust of wind blew by, and Ji Wushang watched the two brothers' faltering figures, a feeling of desolation rising in his heart. He realized he was someone who shouldn't have appeared, shouldn't have disturbed their lives. It was he who had dragged them into this pointless vortex.
sorry.
Ji Wushang thought to himself.
The smell of blood carried on the wind made Ji Wushang instinctively cover his mouth and nose with his sleeve. Nan Xuzong narrowed his eyes. "Get in the carriage quickly, let's go back."
The sky was dark, and the sun and moon were nowhere to be seen.
Ji Wushang boarded the carriage and remained silent the entire way back to Moxuan Garden.
Nan Xuzong had been sitting blankly in his wheelchair in the study the whole time, and she had just noticed. His feelings for her were very, very deep; she had to make a choice.
Looking back now, I realize that the agreement I made with him was correct. He handled things very well, and everything was in accordance with the agreement.
Perhaps it was because I was too possessive of Ji Wushang!
Just now, Nan Xuzong saw in his eyes that his love for Ji Wushang was no less than his own.
He leaned back, looked at the ceiling, and closed his dark eyes.
After a long while, Nan Xuzong opened his eyes, took a sheet of Xuan paper from the desk, spread it out on the desk, and rearranged it again.
His hands trembled slightly, as if he were in a state of panic. He managed to grasp the wolf-hair brush, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
Nan Xuzong still wrote a single character with trembling hands: "休" (xiū, meaning "rest"). His original bold and elegant handwriting was gone, replaced by a crooked and slanted "休". His hand trembled even more violently, his dark eyes darkened, he swallowed hard, and had to use his other hand to support the hand holding the pen with great difficulty, ink staining the paper.
Ji Wushang brought a bowl of pear water from outside and asked the guard, "Where is the young master? Is he in the study?" He had acted strangely when he came back, but soon he saw him. Ji Wushang could only get a bowl of pear water from the dining hall to make him drink so that it would warm his heart, reduce internal heat, and moisten his lungs after he had finished dealing with the affairs in the courtyard.
"Your Highness, the Prince is indeed inside," the guard replied immediately.
Ji Wushang nodded and went to knock on the door. Nan Xuzong, who was inside, heard the knocking and immediately crumpled up the Xuan paper with only the character "休" (xiū, meaning "rest") written on it and stuffed it into his arms. "Come in," he said, knowing it was her.
Ji Wushang pushed the door open and entered. "What's wrong? You seem a bit off today. Is something wrong or something bothering you?"
Could it be that he knows about the favor he asked Beigong Minhao to do? Ji Wushang placed the pear blossom on his desk while thinking this, and did not forget to check what he was doing, but he saw one or two open books.
"It's alright. Things have been a bit chaotic lately, but we'll sort it out." Nan Xuzong looked at her. "Don't leave the manor these next few days. Just stay here." He didn't want her to be burdened by his affairs; he just wanted her to stay carefree behind him.
"Okay, I understand." Ji Wushang nodded. "Drink the pear juice, it'll soothe your lungs. You seem to be getting a bit of a sore throat lately."
Nan Xuzong nodded and said, "Are you alright? Before..."
"Look, I'm really fine. I just didn't want to smell the blood before, but it'll be over soon." Ji Wushang smiled and sat down next to him. "I'm great."
Nan Xuzong listened to her words and did not rush to drink the pear juice. Instead, he held her wrist and felt her heartbeat become steady before he felt relieved.
"Drink the pear juice, shall we?" Ji Wushang brought the pear juice forward, and Nan Xuzong nodded, took the bowl with both hands, and drank it.
Just then, a maid ran into the study from outside. She was stopped by the guard and said anxiously, "Brother Guard, I'm looking for the Princess Consort! The Second Young Mistress vomited!"
Upon hearing this, the guard immediately went forward and knocked on the study door. "My lord, Princess Consort, a maid has come to report that the Second Young Mistress has vomited!"
Nan Xuzong was displeased. Why did he have to tell Ji Wushang such a small thing? Did he think Ji Wushang was a maid?
Ji Wushang patted his forehead and said, "Don't look so gloomy. I'll be right back. If it's too late, you can have your meal first and don't wait for me."
"I'll wait for you," Nan Xuzong said, knowing he couldn't eat or sleep without her by his side.
Ji Wushang nodded and walked out.
Nan Xuzong watched as she closed the door before taking out the piece of Xuan paper from his bosom. It was already crumpled beyond recognition. With a little force, Nan Xuzong shattered the Xuan paper into powder.
Ji Wushang's eyes turned slightly cold. On the way, he had already sent a maid to fetch the family physician. When he arrived at Yuxue Garden, he saw Ji Yinxue lying on the chaise longue through the beaded curtain. Her complexion was much worse, and she looked frail and weak.
"Doctor Li, how is the Second Young Mistress?" Ji Wushang did not go directly into the inner room to ask, but instead asked Doctor Li, who was standing with his head bowed.
"Your Highness, the Second Young Mistress is just having indigestion. She'll be fine; she just needs to be careful with her diet," Doctor Li said.
"Then go down and get the medicine, and have the second young mistress drink it." Ji Wushang waved his hand.
Doctor Li agreed and was then led away by the maid.
Ji Wushang entered the inner room, where some incense was burning. Ji Wushang frowned upon smelling it. "What is burning in this room? My sister-in-law is pregnant, how come you maids are burning incense so casually?"
The newly arrived maids lowered their heads, not daring to speak. Ji Wushang looked at them and asked, "What's wrong? None of you dare to answer my question?"
"Princess Consort, these incense sticks were placed because the Second Young Mistress liked them. We servants would not dare to disobey." All the maids knelt down, and one of them said.
Ji Wushang nodded, "Alright. Get up, all of you! I order you to remove all that incense and not to light it again! The Second Young Mistress is in a critical period, and her fetus is extremely unstable. If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility? She's a pregnant woman and doesn't know anything about these things. Don't you know you should be more careful and inform me?"
Ji Wushang's tone was cold, making all the maids feel cold sweat drip down their backs.
"Yes," the maids replied obsequiously.
"Why aren't you taking the incense off right now?"
"Yes!" The maids immediately stepped forward and took away the incense.
"Open the window to let in some fresh air!" Ji Wushang said coldly, then walked to Ji Yinxue's bedside and looked at her face. Her face did indeed look like it was caused by indigestion.
Seeing that everyone around him was busy, Ji Wushang moved a stool and sat down next to her. Ji Wushang then kindly stepped forward and placed her outside the blanket and put her hands back inside.
The pregnancy was still confirmed. Ji Wushang narrowed his eyes, looking at Ji Yinxue in front of him. Ji Yinxue had her eyes closed, as if she were asleep. Ji Wushang put her hand down, but Ji Yinxue opened her eyes at this moment, "Is it sister-in-law?"
“It’s me,” Ji Wushang said, standing up and keeping a distance from her.
The Xuan Ying Needle inside her body had disappeared.
Ji Wushang narrowed his eyes. It seemed she was doing quite well! He had been too kind!
Ji Yinxue smiled and propped herself up from her bed. Ji Wushang waved his hand, signaling a maid to come forward and help her lean against the headboard.
"It's rare for my sister-in-law to come see me, why don't you sit down?" Ji Yinxue said. "I'm feeling unwell, that's why I'm like this. I'm sorry to have worried you."
"It's alright, sister-in-law, get some rest. I'll go back first. You should just rest for the next few days!" Ji Wushang nodded and walked outside.
Ji Yinxue called out, "Sister-in-law!"
"What?" Ji Wushang stopped and turned his head slightly to look at her.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to call you." Ji Yinxue's cold smile went straight to her heart. Ji Wushang walked out without a word and went directly to the prefectural clinic.
"Dr. Li," Ji Wushang called out as soon as he entered.
Doctor Li was preparing some medicine when he heard someone calling from outside. He immediately put it down and went out. "Princess Consort? Please come in."
"Are you on duty today?" Ji Wushang was somewhat surprised to see that there was only Doctor Li in the huge prefectural medical hall. How come he didn't know that everyone else was on leave?
"Your Highness, it's like this. Doctor Zhang said he had to go back to his hometown for a while. It was too urgent, so he left without telling you. I was originally planning to tell you after I had prepared the medicine for the Second Young Mistress."
"Where is Doctor Xie?" Ji Wushang narrowed his eyes. Had they all left the manor?
"He went to Aunt Zhao's place for treatment," Doctor Li said with a smile.
Ji Wushang nodded.
"I'll just take a look at the medicine you prescribed. Doctor Li knows that the Second Young Mistress's baby is the first child in our Marquis's household, and we can't afford any mistakes," Ji Wushang said calmly, and then walked inside.
Doctor Li quickly followed, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I've always been careful. The Second Young Mistress's health is actually quite good; there's no need for too strong a medicine..." Ji Wushang ignored what he was saying, instead picking up some of the moneywort and smelling it. Then, she looked at the other herbs and nodded in approval, "Good, very good. Take good care of her while she takes the medicine." Ji Wushang put the herbs down, then clapped her hands to clean off the dirt.
Dr. Li nodded quickly, "Yes, yes."
Ji Wushang smiled and walked out. Doctor Li saw Ji Wushang out before continuing to organize the medicine, completely unaware that Ji Wushang had added something...
"Zhu'er, go and see where Youlan and Shuipei are." This time, she had no intention of letting anyone go. She needed to take action; she couldn't just sit and wait for others to frame her before retaliating!
Since Ji Yinxue has already removed the Xuan Ying Needle, I absolutely cannot spare her life!