GBP Chapter 1044 The Reappearance of the Other Shore Curse
Chapter 1044 The Reappearance of the Other Shore Curse
Torches were lit outside in the middle of the night, and a chaotic noise could be heard. Xuan Yue arrived again with his men, looking anxious. He said coldly, "Miss Aruan, come with me!"
Jiang Fenghua paused for a moment, "Sir, why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened?"
Xuan Yue knew that her medical skills were very impressive, so he had someone untie them from their chains. He also tried to be polite first, saying, "I'm sorry that Miss Aruan has been wronged."
Before Jiang Fenghua could speak, Baili Shang suddenly interrupted, "The Queen locked us up for most of the day without even asking what happened, and now she's letting us out. My husband and I think this place is quite nice, very peaceful..."
Xuan Yue said coldly, "Since Fifth Master doesn't want to go out, then stay here. The person I invited is Miss Aruan."
Baili Shang was stunned, "You..."
Jiang Fenghua quickly said, "My husband was just driven crazy by the urge to urinate. I don't know why Lord Xuan Yue wanted to see us, or whether the Lady has calmed down. I'm afraid that if I go to the Lady's presence, I might upset her again."
She guessed that something must have happened to the Queen.
Xuan Yue said, "There was some trouble caused by a noble family, but it has been quelled now. The Queen was also slightly injured. Please go and have her examined, Miss. I apologize on behalf of the Queen. Actually, the Queen didn't really mean to hurt you. She has her own unspeakable difficulties. It was very hard for her to become the Queen. I hope Miss Aruan won't blame the Queen."
Jiang Fenghua and Baili Shang exchanged a glance. It was definitely not a minor injury, otherwise Xuan Yue wouldn't be in such a hurry. Xuan Yue seemed to care about the Queen, which seemed to go beyond the level of concern between a subordinate and a master.
Now is not the time for her to be arrogant. They are bound and cannot escape even if they want to. She said, "The Queen treats me like her own sister. How could I blame her? Lord Xuan Yue has not yet told me what happened to the Queen."
Xuan Yue didn't hide it, "The Queen is injured."
Jiang Fenghua asked with concern, "How did you get injured?"
Xuan Yue said, "Please come with me, young lady!"
Jiang Fenghua looked at Baili Shang and said, "My husband is usually carefree. He's just outspoken. Please don't take it to heart, sir."
Xuan Yue gave Baili Shang a cold look. "Your Baili family is no longer the Baili family of the past, and you are no longer the Fifth Master of Licheng. Out of consideration for Miss Aruan, the Queen will spare your life. Fifth Master, you should take care of yourself!"
Baili Shang said nothing. He needed to find a way to contact his people and bring the sulfur stone into the palace. So he made up another excuse: "I've been locked up for so long, and I really need to relieve myself. Is there a latrine nearby? I'll go take a break."
Xuan Yue was busy taking Danji Aruan to see the Queen, and had someone lead Baili Shang to find a latrine.
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "I also want to go to the outhouse first. Lord Xuan Yue, please wait a moment."
After saying that, she followed Baili Shang away. It was midnight, and the palace was full of guards. The eaves were lit all around, so they had no chance to say anything else.
Xuan Yue followed and said to Jiang Fenghua, "The night road is too dark, I will personally escort you, Miss."
He was still not at ease.
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, her expression unchanged. Even with her maid Xuan Yue by her side, she was still a little uneasy, which showed that they had become wary of them.
Soon, Jiang Fenghua came out of the outhouse, and Xuan Yue didn't notice anything. "Please come in, Miss!"
Jiang Fenghua went around and discovered something very strange. He heard the sound of wheels, and not just one, but many, like trucks transporting excrement.
It would be normal for a carriage to enter the palace at this time, but she judged that it was not an empty carriage, because the sound of the wheels was different, giving people a heavy feeling.
Baili Shang also discovered it.
It seems that the Ashina tribe has done many heinous things behind the scenes; they have now started stealing people to the palace for drug testing.
Baili Shang suddenly came up with a solution.
When Jiang Fenghua saw Ashina Xue, she noticed that Ashina Xue's lips were purple, as if she had been poisoned. She asked, "Greetings, Your Majesty. What happened?"
Ashina was in so much pain that she was sweating profusely. She curled up on the soft couch and said coldly, "Get out! Who gave you that name?"
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Xuan Yue; it turned out that he had secretly invited her to treat the Queen's illness.
Xuan Yue quickly explained, "The Lady was ambushed by the noble families. They poisoned her, and she is in great pain. Does Miss Aruan have any way to alleviate her suffering?"
He boldly ignored the Queen's resistance and said, "It was this humble servant who invited Miss Ruan. Your Majesty, please let her take a look. It would be good to reduce some of the pain!"
Ashina Xue seemed to be trembling all over in pain. Seeing this, Jiang Fenghua, who didn't like to dawdle, forcefully pulled the Queen's arm and said in a deep voice, "Didn't the Queen recognize me as her younger sister? How can a younger sister watch her elder sister suffer?"
Jiang Fenghua took her pulse and found that it was very irregular.
Xuan Yue asked with concern, "Can Miss A Ruan heal the Queen? At least so that the Queen won't be in so much pain."
Jiang Fenghua wondered if she had really been poisoned. She said, "It can be cured, but I need time to prepare the antidote. I also need some medicinal materials to make the antidote. As for relieving the pain, let me give the lady some acupuncture first!"
She had to buy time for Baili Shang.
Jiang Fenghua lowered the bed curtains and said in a deep voice, "I am now going to remove the upper garments for the Lady. Please bear with me, and Lord Xuan Yue, please excuse us."
Just as Xuan Yue was about to leave, Ashina Xue suddenly called out, "Xuan Yue, stay and keep me company."
Jiang Fenghua keenly sensed a hint of ambiguity, only to see that Xuan Yue respectfully stepped aside but did not leave.
Jiang Fenghua pretended not to care, her mind filled with Danji Aruan's medical skills. She performed the acupuncture with ease, and soon Ashina Xue calmed down.
What puzzled her was that the Queen left with a grim expression when she heard that the secret technique had been stolen, and now she was poisoned in the middle of the night. It didn't seem like the poison had just been administered to her; rather, she had been poisoned for a long time. Something just didn't make sense to her.
While she was administering acupuncture to the Queen, she noticed that the Queen had a mark of red spider lily on her body, exactly the same as the one on her forehead. She wondered what was going on.
Ashina Xue felt less uncomfortable before she spoke, “Your medical skills are indeed superb. Other doctors were helpless against the poison in my body, but you were able to free me from the torment of poison.”
Jiang Fenghua said, "The poison on the Lady's body wasn't administered by a noble family, was it?"
Ashina looked at her, "What do you know?"
"I am just a doctor, only skilled in pulse diagnosis and treatment. I only discovered that the Queen's pain was caused by a slow-acting poison," Jiang Fenghua said.
Ashina Xue wasn't angry when she heard this. She stood up and put on her clothes in front of Xuan Yue: "Let's talk about it after you can cure me of the poison!"
Xuan Yue even took the initiative to help the Queen up and asked with concern, "How are you feeling now, Queen?"
"Much better," Ashina Xue's voice softened.
Jiang Fenghua respectfully stepped aside. So that's what kind of relationship the Queen and Xuan Yue had!