The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 190 : Seeking A Cure

Translated by : Minodayz & Dumpling

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Xuan Pei's expression suddenly changed, and he took a few steps back in shock- it was as if the earth and sky had turned completely upside down- as his expression slowly changed from joy to sorrow. As Xiao Shao closely took in his changing expressions, he began to frown.

Eventually Xuan Pei recovered from his tangled emotions. He looked at Xiao Shao, and Xiao Shao suddenly felt as though he was looking at an illusion, as if standing before him was not an immature young man, but rather an old man who had been through innumerable ups and downs in his life. The corners of Xuan Pei's curved lips seemed to show that he had finally taken control of his emotions, but at the same time there was a tinge of bitterness. He looked at Xiao Shao and said slowly, "I want to see her."

Xiao Shao replied in a low voice, "Okay."

"Ming Yue, Chao Yang." Xuan Pei suddenly called out, and the two maids guarding the door rushed in. Xuan Pei restrained his emotions, and his tone became extremely icy in an instant. "I'm going out of the palace. Before I return, do everything possible to keep this matter secret."

"Your Highness, you shouldn't" Upon hearing this, Chao Yang cautioned anxiously, "It's a big crime to privately leave the palace without permission. If His Majesty asks for you... at present, there are so many people in the palace watching you. Your Highness, you must not give them a handle to use against you."

"Am I the master or are you the master?" Xuan Pei asked back. "If you can't even handle this matter well, you need not stay by my side." There was no room for negotiation. Chao Yang suddenly remembered that the young man in front of her remained indifferent even when he watched the maid who had been with him for more than ten years die by flogging in front of his eyes. He was not an ordinary young man. At this moment, his tone was so chillingly cold that Chao Yang shivered. Frightened by such cruel eyes, she couldn't speak anymore.

Xiao Shao watched coldly from the side, and without saying a word, he calmly signaled Ming Yue with a look. When Ming Yue saw this, she said to Xuan Pei, "Don't worry, Your Highness, this maidservant will settle everything in the palace well.." Afterall, it was Xiao Shao who was instigating Xuan Pei's departure from the palace, therefore, Xiao Shao would not stand by without lifting a finger to help. Furthermore, Xuan Pei and Jiang Ruan seemed to have a very close relationship, which meant that he would not let anything untoward befall Xuan Pei.

His own maid was following someone else's orders. Xuan Pei grimly smiled, and simply grabbed his cloak before saying, "Let's go."

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In the Jinying Wangfu, Xia Qing had just checked Jiang Ruan's pulse. After drinking the medicine, she had finally calmed down early in the morning and had fallen into a deep sleep. It's just that all the people in the Wangfu had no intention of having a good rest themselves, and thus had dark circles under their eyes. As a doctor, Xia Qing had racked his brains to find a way to detoxify the poison in Jiang Ruan, but after a whole night of research, he felt powerless, not to mention Jiang Xin Zhi, who had stayed with Jiang Ruan throughout the night. Although unaware of what he had heard from Jiang Ruan' mutterings, when everyone saw his face in the morning, he was looking absolutely desolate, as if he had aged ten years overnight.

Qi Feng was sitting at the entrance of the courtyard, and Guan Liang Han and Mo Cong were beside him. Guan Liang Han said, "This girl from the Jiang family is usually so lively and vivacious, and her foresight and acts of subterfuge are a league above most people, so how could she have fallen prey to someone's machinations. Back then she was a little girl; how could anyone be so cruel as to poison such a little girl? " Being born into a military family, Guan Liang Han's nature was open and straightforward, thus, to him such backyard dirty tricks were extremely disgusting.