One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]
Hearing this news, Baili An abruptly stood up and looked hesitantly at Shen Ninghua, "Ninghua, isn't Second Sister-in-Law in good health all the time? How did she suddenly become bad? Could there be a reason behind this …"
"Mm. Alright."
Princess An Ran anxiously led her people away. Her relationship with the Zhou family was not close, so she would naturally not worry too much. However, she had a feeling that the Zhou family's illness must have something to do with Shen Ninghua. Could it be that second brother did something behind his back?
Shen Ninghua felt a little uneasy, so he let Bai Yu take the half volume of scripture and started copying it slowly. After a while, the tumbling emotions slowly calmed down.
Suddenly, a cyan feathered bird flew in from the window. It agilely landed on the desk and made two clear calls towards Shen Ninghua. Shen Ninghua took off the slip of paper tied to its leg. After reading the contents on it, her face suddenly turned cold.
"Miss, a guard came to the door and invited Miss to the Duke's Mansion. He said that the second prince's consort wanted to see you."
Shen Ninghua destroyed the slip of paper in her hand and frowned. She had never met the Second Imperial Concubine before, so why did she want to meet her when she was being called out?
Bai Yu walked in quickly. "Miss, the Second Prince's estate has sent a carriage to pick you up. It's already stopped in front of the estate."
A cold glint flashed across Shen Ninghua's eyes. She sneered, "It seems like I have no choice but to jump into this trap. Bai Yu, help me change my clothes and put my medicine box on the table. I want to see what kind of medicine the Second Prince is hiding!"
Shen Ninghua brought Bluebird and Bai Yu to the Residence of Crown Prince. Immediately, someone led her inside. "Princess, you've come. Our princess has been waiting for you for a long time."
Shen Ninghua followed behind him without the slightest intention of responding.
The steward's heart skipped a beat as he quietly lifted his head to look at Shen Ninghua's expression. However, he was frightened by the glacial gaze of the Cyan Bird beside her, and he hurriedly lowered his head to lead the way, not saying another word.
When they arrived at the backyard of the mansion, Shen Ninghua immediately frowned. There were actually a lot of Silver Star Iris flowers planted in the yard. Right now, it was not the time for flowers to bloom, there were still many flowers blooming, as if they were not afraid of the cold at all.
"The second prince's consort loves to take care of these flowers the most. The flowers in the other courtyards won't bloom. Only the consort will bloom so beautifully."
"Xiao Hua, you're here." Baili JinChuan walked out from his room with a tired expression. His eyes were slightly red. It was unknown whether he had stayed up all night, or if he was sad.
"Greetings to His Highness, I wonder why the second prince's consort suddenly invited me here?" While Shen Ninghua was speaking, he was carefully observing Baili JinChuan's expression. He wanted to find some clues from his expression, but he didn't succeed.
Baili JinChuan rubbed his forehead, looking extremely tired. "I don't know either, but after hearing the imperial physician say that her body had been corrupted, she asked to see you. I didn't agree, but … "Xiao Hua, since she's about to die, you should go see her. But don't worry, I will watch over you from the side. I won't let her hurt you."
The corner of Shen Ninghua's lips curled up as he walked straight into Lady Zhou's room.
The moment he entered, Shen Ninghua suddenly frowned. The smell in the room was very strong, almost suffocating. The weather outside wasn't that cold anymore, but there were still three charcoal bowls burning inside the room. The smell of medicine and the faint smell of blood was spreading through the room after being roasted by the fire.
Hearing the noise coming from the door, a hand suddenly reached out from the bed, waved to the air weakly, then a hoarse voice came out, "Cough, cough …" But Shen Ninghua is here? "
"Ninghua greets the County Princess."
"Heh heh, what kind of imperial concubine am I? I'm just a dying person and a imperial concubine! "Haha."
Shen Ninghua stood in the middle of the room and did not move forward. When he heard her self-deprecating remark, he did not have much of a reaction. Instead, he straightforwardly opened his mouth and asked, "I wonder what orders the Crown Princess has for me?"
"I just wanted to see you." The person on the bed moved as if they wanted to sit up, but after a long time, they were still unable to do so. They only grabbed the curtain, revealing half of their skinny faces.
"I've never met the Crown Princess before. I don't know why you want to see me."
Madame Zhou seemed to have heard something extremely funny. She laughed for a long time before catching her breath, "You may not have seen me, but I've seen you. And I know a lot about you. "
Shen Ninghua raised the center of her brows. Mrs Zhou's emotions were extremely unstable, as if she had been drugged.
Hehe, very simple, I heard from my grandpa, I'm afraid you wouldn't know, my grandpa is infatuated with you, there is a portrait of you in the study, and in the scroll there is a prescription that you personally wrote, I just need to keep you in my heart at all times, you are our grandpa's White Moonlight, if others were to speak of your name, they will definitely punish you, how do you know that?
"County wangfei, be careful." Shen Ninghua warned him coldly.
"Are you afraid of others saying that?" Mrs. Zhou laughed sharply, "Shen Ninghua, you don't know how jealous I am of you. Every day, when I see your master distracted, I can't help but want to skin you alive!" However, I also know that I don't have the chance now. Shen Ninghua, I beg of you, please agree to one of my requests. "
"I don't have any connections with the Second Prince's Estate, nor can I help the County Princess. I don't dare to answer your plea."
Mrs Zhou struggled to look at Shen Ninghua, her eyes staring at her, "Shen Ninghua, I'm dead. The mistress of this house will soon turn into you. I don't beg you to treat my children well, I only hope that you don't harm them!"
Shen Ninghua's cold gaze carried a trace of impatience as she said, "Prefecture Princess, you should have had enough of acting out this show, right?"
Madame Zhou asked with a puzzled expression, as if she didn't understand what she had said. "What did you say?"
Shen Ninghua walked to the table and poured a cup of tea onto the incense burner. "There should be some Yilan pollen inside, right? Yilan pollen has an aphrodisiac effect. What do you want to do?"
"You … What did you say? "
Shen Ninghua sneered, "Not only that, the pillow next to your bed was filled with dried grass. The furniture in this room has all been soaked in musk, and even the blankets on the floor were dyed red with red. With so many medicines, using the fire brazier in the room to stimulate the effects, even the strongest female in the room will have injuries that are difficult to conceive. This is your goal, right? "
Mrs. Zhou was startled, and grabbed the pillow under her head. "You said there's some grass in this pillow?" As a woman from the backyard, how could she not know how powerful Sha Zhi was? No wonder she couldn't even get up after resting for two days. What kind of slut was plotting against her?
If Madame Zhou hadn't gone overboard with her words, she wouldn't have exposed her. After all, it was quite funny to watch her act, but she shouldn't keep stepping on her bottom line: "Prefecture Princess, if there's nothing else, I'll go back. Oh right, although I won't marry into the Second Prince's Mansion, I'll agree to anything you ask of me. In the future, no matter what happens when I meet your child, I'll just stand by and watch."
Mrs Zhou's eyes widened as she struggled to get up and throw the pillow on the floor, "Shen Ninghua, how dare you?"
"Why would I not dare? You and I have no grudges or grievances. First, you insulted my reputation, then, you plotted to destroy my life. Do you really think that I can be controlled by anyone? " After experiencing all sorts of things in her past life, this child had already become one of her thoughts. If she couldn't have a child, then she would be unable to live a peaceful life for the rest of her life.
"I wasn't the one who framed you. Shen Ninghua, listen to me …"
"Shut up!" Baili JinChuan strode into the room, looking at Mrs. Zhou with eyes full of disgust, "I didn't expect you to be so venomous. I was really mistaken about you in the past."
When she found out that Baili Jin Chuan adored Shen Ninghua, she was wild with jealousy in her heart and had thought of taking Shen Ninghua's life. However, after witnessing her methods of toppling the Shen family and how the Emperor doted on her, she knew that she was no match for Shen Ninghua for the time being. Thus, she gradually calmed down.
She knew Baili JinChuan, and once she was gone, the one who was most likely to become the Crown Prince's wife would be Shen Ninghua. She loved Baili JinChuan so much, how could she be willing to watch him marry and love others? That was why she wanted to see Shen Ninghua. It would be the best if she and Baili JinChuan split apart, but it was just that she didn't expect that there would be so many pickled things in her room! Which slut was framing her?
"Master, listen to me. I wasn't the one who did it. I'm a dying person, so how could I have the time to arrange such a thing? Please look into it, sir."
Baili JinChuan's eyes were as sharp as knives. He wished he could cut out a piece of Zhou's flesh from her body, "I think you need to take good care of your illness. From today onwards, you can stay here and rest. I will get someone to send the medicine."
"Master, listen to me. I'm innocent, I really didn't do it."
He turned around and looked at Shen Ninghua, his voice unconsciously carrying a temperature, "Ninghua, I'm really sorry about what happened today. Leave this room quickly, I'll get someone to send you back first, then I'll ask the Chen Courtyard to examine your pulse." Madame Zhou's heart was simply too vicious. She actually wanted to destroy Ning Hua's body. Thinking that she might be in extreme pain because she didn't have a child in the future, Baili JinChuan couldn't wait to cut her into pieces.
Shen Ninghua's eyes swept across the room. "There's no need to trouble the Duke. I've come here today and I don't know how many rumors will spread. If I let your family send me back, I'm afraid I wouldn't need to see them and would directly commit suicide."
The expression on Baili JinChuan's face turned cold, "Ningxia, you don't like me that much?"
"I think I should make it clear to you in the past that the person you should be most worried about right now is the second prince's consort. She was injured by the plants, but it's not like she can't take care of herself. There's hope even if the Chen Courtyard comes. " After Shen Ninghua finished speaking, she swept her gaze across Lady Zhou's pale and lifeless face and immediately turned to walk out.
She didn't want to be involved in these matters, but there were some people who wanted to drag her into them. Since she couldn't avoid them, then let's see just who would have the last laugh!