Chapter 44: Repaying the Grace of Saving Lives
She didn't know when her hand was grabbed by the eldest princess, she didn't know what she said when she raised her hand to stroke her hair, she only noticed the cunning in Mrs. Xue's eyes.
The accumulation of "nonsensical" big and small things, it seems that the head of the Patriotic Mansion is trying hard for her daughter who is not her own, but in fact, it is ...... Xue Jinyi turned her head to look at the noble son.
At some point, the king of Chu left his position and disappeared.
"Yu'e, bring some jewelry, brocade and treasures to Jinyi." The eldest princess held Xue Jinyi's hand and rubbed it carefully, as if she wanted to get a little more Buddha qi and bless herself with peace and longevity, "I really like this child so much." ”
Mrs. Xue originally wanted Xue Jinyi to thank her, but she was stunned, so she hurriedly thanked her, "Thank you princess for your love, this is Jinyi's blessing." ”
The eldest princess nodded with a smile, and finally let go of Xue Jinyi's hand, "I must invite Duchess Wei Guo and Miss Xue to my house another day." ”
"Okay." Mrs. Xue agreed repeatedly.
The eldest princess's attention returned to the Qinglong Lying Ink Pool, full of smiles, and she couldn't put down this pot of peony flowers.
Xue Jinyi silently withdrew from the crowd of people who were vigorously flattering the eldest princess, and the palatial hall made her feel depressed, so she walked quickly outside, and came to the platform outside the second floor, where you can see the street market full of lanterns and the crowd of people, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery.
A few young ladies were gathered here to talk.
"Xue Jinyi actually let the eldest princess's favorite peony bloom, this is ...... Isn't that really what I heard wrong? ”
"You heard it right, you are short, you didn't see how affectionately the eldest princess held Xue Jinyi's hand, and that posture I couldn't wait to recognize it as a goddaughter."
"It can't be!" A girl screamed angrily: "What kind of thing is Xue Jinyi, it's just a plaything we play with, and she deserves to show her face in front of the eldest princess?" ”
"You keep quiet, lest this word reach the ears of the eldest princess and make Her Highness unhappy."
"That's right, the eldest princess almost died in order to protect the emperor in the previous dynasty, and the emperor has a lot of respect for this aunt."
"But I'm still not convinced......"
Xue Jinyi shook her head, went down the small staircase next to her, turned to the secluded alley behind Huazhao Building, leaned her back against the wall, and rubbed her eyebrows fiercely, calming her mind at ease.
Just then, she heard a strange sound behind the debris pile next to her.
It's a mouse.
Xue Jinyi didn't pay attention to it, and when she was about to turn around, she suddenly got entangled in something on her feet, she was caught off guard, and fell to her knees, and there was a tingling pain when her knees landed.
"What the hell......" She was a little annoyed, so she looked down at the light not far away, and found that there was a human hand on her foot and neck!
Her heart jumped heavily, and she looked down her arm, and the man's face was obscured by the shadow of the pile of debris, and she couldn't see it clearly.
Is it a drunk?
She had seen how terrible a drunken person was, and she quickly broke off the man's fingers and ran away.
"Xue Jinyi." A panting male voice came.
"Huh?" Xue Jinyi was stunned, and heard that this voice belonged to the king of Chu.
Her next thought was to leave.
She had to stay away from this man who might be her husband, not to mention that he had just caused her to fall on her heels, and now her knees were still hurting, and she was very merciful that she didn't kick this man.
Xue Jinyi didn't hesitate to take a step.
"Xue Jinyi," King Chu spoke again, "now it's time for you to repay the grace of saving your life." ”
"......" Xue Jinyi opened her mouth and didn't speak.
She took a deep breath, turned around, and returned to King Chu's side.
The grace of saving her life is greater than the sky, and it is not kind for her to leave.
"What's wrong with you?" Xue Jinyi asked softly.
There was no response.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu," Xue Jinyi patiently asked again, "Are you drunk, or are you feeling unwell?" ”
The voice of the king of Chu still did not sound.
Xue Jinyi remembered the last time they met in Baiyun Temple, this man couldn't be boring enough to tease her, right?
"King of Chu, King of Chu?" She reached out and pushed the man on the ground, and at this time she found that his body temperature was abnormal, and his body was as cold as his character, so she couldn't help but hurry up her tone, "Are you okay?" ”
She hugged the arm of the King of Chu and struggled to move his body to a place with some light, but the original owner's body was too thin, and the King of Chu was a tall adult man, and now it seemed that he was an ant trying to shake the tree.
"King Chu?" She leaned down to see if he smelled alcohol, and first smelled a strange scent of flowers.
The fragrance of the flowers is very faint, but it makes people feel uncomfortable for the moment they smell it, as if there is a poisonous snake spitting red letters in the dark, ready to attack at any time and take people's lives.
Intuition told Xue Jinyi that this was a poisonous floral fragrance, and hurriedly covered her mouth and nose and stepped back, but her brain did not stop thinking.
Is it true that the king of Chu was not drunk, but poisoned?
She has to find someone to save King Chu quickly!
Xue Jinyi was just about to get up, when a wave of dizziness hit her inexplicably.
Oh no, is she poisoned too...... Xue Jinyi bit her lip, the pain made her conscious a little clearer, and hurriedly untied the small sachet on her body, took out the antidote pill and took it.
Whether it's useful or not, take one first and see.
Fortunately, the effect of the pill was immediate, Xue Jinyi quickly felt more comfortable, and stuffed the remaining pill into King Chu's mouth, fortunately, the pill melted in his mouth, and there was no need to worry that King Chu couldn't swallow it.
Xue Jinyi didn't dare to lean over again to smell whether there was any residual floral fragrance on King Chu's body, and when she was about to get up to find someone to help, she hesitated.
As long as she finds someone, the matter of King Chu will surely spread soon, right? Mrs. Xue can take the opportunity to say this matter - saying that she is a person who is favored by the Bodhisattva, and it is fate that she saved the King of Chu, and further brokered her marriage with the King of Chu?
But she is now not sure whether the king of Chu will turn the corner, and if she delays and kills a person, she will not be able to escape the blame......
"Forget it, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter......" Xue Jinyi comforted herself and stroked her chest.
I didn't want to be grabbed by someone on the ankle again when she was about to leave.
"King Chu?" She looked down and asked.
In the darkness, something seemed to move in front of her eyes, and then the King of Chu stood tremblingly in front of her.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
King Chu leaned his back against the wall, "Thank you." ”
There was weakness in his voice, and Xue Jinyi said, "I'll ask someone to take you to see the doctor, you wait for me." ”
"Okay."
There was no trace of worry and suspicion in his tone, wasn't he afraid that she would break her word and slip away?
Xue Jinyi shook her head, walked out of the alley quickly, and after turning around the faces of several guards, before she could find someone who looked honest and honest, the piercing tip that suddenly sounded on the second floor platform of Huazhao Building interrupted her thoughts.
The screams pierced the joy and peace of the Lantern Festival, and everyone gathered around and looked at Huazhaolou curiously.
Xue Jinyi didn't have the curiosity to inquire about what was going on upstairs, grabbed the arm of one of the guards, and said, "King Chu is not feeling well now, please take him to see the doctor." ”
"King Chu?" The guard hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Miss Trouble leads the way." ”
The two were about to leave, when a man dressed as the commander of the guard rushed out of Huazhao Building and shouted, "Quickly surround all the entrances and exits of Huazhao Building!" The young lady of Jin Anbo's family was killed, quickly arrest the suspicious person, etc.! ”