Chapter 228 - Guess How You're Going to Die?

Seeing Zhao Huiying and Baili Qingcang leave together, a light flashed in Baili Anqing’s eyes. Her hand that reached out to touch the flower in front of her paused for a moment, causing the flower branches to tremble slightly.

Shen Ninghua turned her head to look at the petals falling from the branches. The coldness in her heart gradually spread as she waited to see Baili Anqing’s next move.

Now the men present were the Crown Prince, Chu Junyi and Qu Yi. However, judging from Baili Anqing’s expression, she had selected Chu Junyi as her prey.

Shen Ninghua had thought that Baili Anqing would find a way to send Baili Anning and her away or find a separate space to seduce Chu Junyi. But Baili Anqing didn’t do so. Instead, she walked over to Baili Anning and her.

“Sister Anning, Sister Zhaohua, you have selected a nice place where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery quietly. If I hadn’t seen you, do you plan to occupy this place and not tell me?” Baili Anqing uttered these words coquettishly, and every smile and frown of hers looked beautiful.

Baili Anning stealthily moved closer to Shen Ninghua. “Sister Anqing, what are you talking about? Although we have good seats, we don’t have the mood to admire the scenery.” Baili Anqing had indeed become more beautiful, but her beauty was somewhat unacceptable. At the very least, hearing her voice, Baili Anning felt goosebumps all over her body.

“Hmm? Why is this? Who made you two angry?”

“Nobody.” Laughed Baili Anning. “It’s mainly because you’ve changed so much that we want to see if you are more beautiful than the flowers or vice versa.”

Baili Anqing blushed. “Sister Anning, please stop teasing me. With Sister Zhaohua here, ten times of me can’t compare to her. Why are you looking at me instead of her?”

As they spoke, Chu Junyi had already walked over, followed by the silent Qu Yi. “Greetings, Your Highnesses. Will my presence disturb you?”

Seeing Qu Yi behind him, Baili Anning, who was answering Baili Anqing’s question, suddenly paused.

Baili Anqing curled her lips and turned to look at Chu Junyi. Her watery eyes seemed to be filled with affection. “Lord Chu, you worry too much. We sisters are only talking and admiring the scenery. None of us was disturbed. Speaking of disturbing, it should be us who disturbed the four of you.”

Her voice was gentle and melodious, like sweet sugar threads that encompassed people around her. Those with a weak mind would probably have their souls hooked away by this voice alone.

Chu Junyi subconsciously frowned. He felt a burst of suffocation and nausea in his chest. He hurriedly raised his eyes to look at Shen Ninghua. Seeing her cold expression and beautiful face, he felt a little better.

Shen Ninghua lowered her head in time to conceal the smile in her eyes. Speaking of which, she had accidentally discovered this. She didn’t know if it was because he had been pestered by Xiao Huanxi too much or if he had been affected by something before. If a woman spoke normally or faced him coldly, he would be fine.

However, if a woman admired him and wanted to seduce him, as long as she spoke with a purposely sweet voice, he would immediately feel uncomfortable and would even vomit in disgust in worse cases.

After the incident of Xiao Huanxi was over, she was worried that he would encounter other women like Xiao Huanxi in the future. She even specially prepared some aphrodisiac in order to train him. But she didn’t expect that the moment she spread the aphrodisiac powder, he vomited.

The last time when they caught Sang Zhi, she had to take over the job of interrogating her, because as long as Sang Zhi looked at him with affection and said a few words of admiration to plead for mercy, he couldn’t help but feel disgusted. His face would turn pale and he almost had her dragged down and killed.

Therefore, the moment Baili Anqing opened her mouth, she was ready to have a good laugh.

Seeing Shen Ninghua lower her head, how could Chu Junyi not know what she was thinking in her heart? He felt extremely angry for he knew that this black-hearted girl was ready to stand by and have a good laugh.

No matter what, they had to face the difficulties together.

As he thought about it, he directly stepped forward and sat beside Shen Ninghua, deliberately turning his head away from Baili Anqing.

Seeing Chu Junyi’s actions, Qu Yi was inspired and followed suit. He did not feel the same nausea as Chu Junyi. However, he was an honest man. Although he felt that Baili Anqing was very beautiful, he knew he should not pay attention to her. Moreover, he was married now. His wife had a noble status and treated him very well, so he naturally didn’t have any interest in other women.

The ladies who were observing the show in the pavilion from afar did not express their feelings obviously, but in their hearts, they were laughing happily. When a woman faced another woman who was more beautiful than herself, she instinctively felt jealous. However, they found it hard to envy Shen Ninghua. After all, she had always been famous for her beauty, which was so domineering that others didn’t even have the ability to compete with her. However, Baili Anqing was a different story. She had been extremely unremarkable before. Now that she changed so much, they felt that something was wrong.

Baili Anqing had a smile on her face, but the coldness in her eyes intensified.

At this moment, a cry of alarm suddenly came from a place not far away.

“Ah, Madam Su fainted.”

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua looked up and saw Madam Su who was being supported by a palace maid. Her eyes were tightly closed and her face was extremely pale.

“Ninghua, it’s Madam Su, your aunt.” Baili Anning hurriedly stood up.

Shen Ninghua’s heart skipped a beat. She exchanged glances with Chu Junyi and quickly walked towards Madam Su. “Auntie, how are you?”

Baili Anning was panicked. Seeing Baili Anqing, who also had a worried expression, she felt a chill in her heart. She secretly wondered if Madam Su’s accident was designed by her.

Shen Ninghua stepped forward and checked Madam Su’s pulse. She found that Madam Su only got a cold and was relatively weak as she was currently in her menstrual period. Only then did Shen Ninghua feel relieved.

Baili Anqing sent someone to fetch an imperial doctor and then said to Shen Ninghua, “Sister Zhaohua, my palace is not far from here. Let the palace maid help Madam Su to my residence to have some rest.”

Baili Anning was already married and her residence in the Palace had been used for other purposes. Hearing Baili Anqing’s words, although she felt that it was inappropriate, there was no other way.

Shen Ninghua’s eyes moved and she soon nodded. “Thank you, Sister Anqing.” Refusing at this time meant that she didn’t care about Madam Su’s health. If word got out, her reputation would definitely be damaged. Moreover, apart from Baili Anqing’s residence, other palaces were either desolate for a long time or occupied by other imperial concubines. There was no other suitable place for them.

She called two more palace maids over and carefully helped Madam Su to Baili Anqing’s Veluriyam Palace.

Although Chu Junyi and Qu Yi were imperial sons-in-law, they were men and couldn’t freely enter the harem, so they could only wait outside.

When the Empress heard about the incident here, she immediately sent Fangxue over.

“Princess Zhaohua, Her Majesty has instructed that if Madam Su is seriously ill, you should accompany her to rest in the Palace for a night.”

Shen Ninghua paused. Rest in the Palace for a night?

Madam Su was her aunt, and her identity was Princess Zhaohua. Normally, staying in the Palace for one night was nothing special. But now that she knew Baili Anqing’s intentions, the Empress’ order seemed to be somewhat abnormal.

“Yes, I see.”

Fangxue nodded and left in satisfaction after saluting to Shen Ninghua.

However, Baili Anqing’s expression did not show the slightest abnormality. She helped Shen Ninghua inquire the imperial doctor and supervise the palace maids as they decoct the medicine as if everything was normal.

Madam Su’s illness did not seem to be serious, but she did not awaken after two hours. Shen Ninghua took her pulse many times, but there was nothing unusual at all, which made her feel a little uneasy. After checking Madam Su’s pulse again, she stood up and looked at the palace maid beside her. “Where is Princess Anqing?”

“Your Highness, the Princess is resting in the main hall.”

“I need to thank Princess Anqing today. Please report it for me.”

The palace maid’s voice was clear. She lowered her head respectfully, but her tone was neither humble nor arrogant. “Before she went to rest, the Princess said that if you want to see her and express your thanks, I must stop you. She said that you are good sisters, and there is no need for you to be so polite.”

Shen Ninghua abruptly turned her head and looked at the maid. “You weren’t here when I arrived. What’s your name?”

“My name is lowly. I’m afraid that it will dirty Your Highness’ ears.”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes turned fierce as she coldly instructed, “Raise your head!”

The palace maid paused and slowly raised her head. She was delicate and pretty, and her eyebrows were exceptionally stunning and looked very familiar.

Shen Ninghua’s eyes were as cold as ice. “Rui Xue?” This person was Rui Xue, who had been saved by Yang Lin and disappeared after Yang Lin’s accident.

“I didn’t expect Princess Zhaohua to still remember me. I’m so honored.”

Shen Ninghua watched her closely. “Why are you in Princess Anqing’s palace and how did you become her palace maid?”

“It’s a long story. If you have the patience to ask me these questions, you might as well worry about your husband.”

Shen Ninghua sneered. “If you don’t want to tell me, I would like to have a guess. There are some similarities between your eyebrows and mine. When you persecuted Yang Lin, you also used a unique Soul Summoning Technique. I believe that it was because of these two points and Baili Anqing allowed you to enter her palace.”

“It’s said that Princess Zhaohua is quick-witted. Now that I see you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved. Since you are willing to guess, how about have another try? What did I do?”

Shen Ninghua looked at Rui Xue, who was smiling sweetly, and her eyes were filled with killing intent. “Something like you confused Chu Junyi and lured him into Baili Anqing’s room. What else is there to guess?”

Rui Xue chuckled. “Your Highness, you are too smart. Since you guessed correctly, why don’t you do something? After all, that’s your husband.”

Shen Ninghua sneered. “If you say so, everything that should happen must have happened. It’s useless for me to go there. It’s better to guess about something else.”

If Rui Xue dared to let her go, Baili Anqing must have arranged everything. If she went there, she would fall into the trap and could not change anything. Moreover, Madam Su was still lying here unconsciously. If Baili Anqing killed Madam Su and planted the blame on her, it would only make the situation worse!

Rui Xue curled her eyes and smiled. “Are you addicted to guessing? Well, what else do you want to guess about?”

“Guess how you’re going to die?”

Rui Xue suddenly raised her head and met Shen Ninghua’s pitch-black eyes. Those eyes were like a pool of cold water, icy and bone-piercing as if they could see through the most hidden parts of people’s hearts.