Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 231
Chapter 231 Borrow One’s Body
Seeing Zhou Jingxu’s swollen and purple face, Yun Xiao sighed. She turned around and walked to the wooden basin on the other side, picked up the soft towel that Zhou Jingxu had thrown into the wooden basin, twisted the hot water, and applied it to Zhou Jingxu’s cheeks.
“Put it on for a while, and you’ll feel better faster.”
After saying that, he placed the soft towel in his hand on Zhou Jingxu’s face.
Zhou Jingxu’s eyes sank, and his expression became even more embarrassed. He wanted to roar at Yunxiao, but he was tapped on his dumb acupoint, unable to utter a single sound.
“Chunlan, are you feeling better?” Yun Xiao turned her head and looked at Chun Lan, who was sitting at the side resting. She asked worriedly.
Chun Lan smiled weakly, wanting to comfort Yun Xiao. “This servant is fine, there’s no need for you to worry, young lady.”
Yun Xiao stepped forward and checked Yun Xiao’s injuries. Only then did she feel relieved. She walked to Rong Jin’s side and sat down. She obediently looked at the little snake in the wooden basin.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky outside. The lightning lit up the entire room at lightning speed. Everywhere in the room was lit up. Yun Xiao could clearly see the little snake standing motionless at the bottom of the bright red wooden basin.
Following closely behind the lightning was an extremely loud lightning bolt.
The loud sound of thunder struck a large tree in the courtyard. The tree was charred black, causing the four people in the room to jump in shock.
The crackling hail continued without the slightest intention of stopping, but the room was quiet, and no one spoke.
Right at this moment, Rong Jin suddenly took out the silver needles wrapped in a needle bag and said, “Help Xiao Bai lift up his body.”
Yun Xiao naturally did not have the slightest doubt. She quickly reached into the wooden basin and held Little Snake’s weak body in her palm. Rong Jin held the Luminous Pearl and shone it on top of Little Snake, allowing him to clearly identify the acupoints.
The silver needles landed on the little snake’s body one by one, but the little snake still did not react in the slightest. Yun Xiao frowned tightly, “Is this really possible?”
Rong Jin did not answer Yun Xiao. After inserting the last needle, he flicked his finger lightly on the first silver needle. All the silver needles moved at a regular speed and direction.
Immediately after, Little Snake suddenly swallowed Snake Xinzi. Even though Yun Xiaodang held her breath, she was deeply afraid that she would disturb Little Snake. When she looked up, she discovered that Rong Jin’s forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat in such cold weather.
Fifteen minutes later, Rong Jin put away the silver needles on the little snake’s body. The little snake raised its head and slowly opened its eyes. First, it looked at Yun Xiao, then at Rong Jin. Its eyelids were blankly deaf as it slowly moved in the palm of Yun Xiao’s hand.
Yun Xiao’s heart tightly lifted up, deeply afraid that the little snake would suddenly lower its head, and at this point, it would no longer be able to see each other.
The corners of his eyes followed the little snake’s movements, and he saw the little snake take a deep breath and crawl towards the wound on his wrist.
He rubbed his body against the wound on his wrist a few times, turned around and looked at Rong Jin and Yun Xiao, then climbed into Yun Xiao’s wrist from the wound.
Unlike the last time when the little snake crawled into its body, there was no movement at all. Instead, it directly curled up at its wrist. In the eyes of outsiders, only a small bump could be seen on Yun Xiao’s wrist.
When Yun Xiao saw this, she was still a little worried. She looked at Rong Jin, who was not far away, doubtfully, “Is Little Snake alright now?”
Rong Jin took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He heaved a sigh of relief, “You should be able to survive. However, the poison in your body is powerless now. This time, the little snake will probably sleep on your wrist for a few months.”
A few months? Yun Xiao widened her eyes in surprise. She looked at her wrist and said in disbelief, “Are you saying that Little Snake is going to sleep on my wrist for a few months?”
When he saw Rong Jin nod, Yun Xiao only felt a little dizzy. She was not afraid that the little snake would be in her body. She just felt that the position the little snake had chosen was really not good. If it moved a little further inside, no one would notice it. However, the little snake was right at her wrist. As long as she moved a few times, a bulging bag on her wrist would definitely be noticed.
Rong Jin seemed to be able to see Yun Xiao’s thoughts clearly. The corners of his mouth curved up slowly, and an undetectable smile appeared in his eyes. “As for whether or not he can protect Xiao Bai, it’s up to you.”
The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth twitched. She looked at her wrist again. No matter what, she had to try to protect the little snake. However, “What about the poison on my body these days?”
Originally, without Little Snake, she could still rely on Rong Jin’s medicine to recuperate. However, now that Little Snake was gone, Rong Jin was about to leave. Yunxiao really wanted to cry without tears.
After a long time, Rong Jin looked at Yun Xiao and said, “I will leave some medicinal ingredients for you.”
Only then did Yun Xiao breathe a sigh of relief. However, it seemed that these medicinal ingredients could not be stored for too long. Otherwise, the medicinal effects would be greatly reduced. However, there was no other way.
At this moment, the sky outside suddenly lit up bit by bit, and the hail finally stopped the situation.
The sunlight broke through the dark clouds, sprinkling down between heaven and earth, breaking open the broken coffin window, illuminating the dark corners.
When the masculine light shone on Yun Xiao’s body, a trace of joy involuntarily arose in her heart and she hurriedly walked to the window.
“Ah Xu, the sky has cleared up, and the clouds have seen the sun. The hail has also stopped.” Yun Xiao’s faint voice sounded in the room with a hint of joy.
She walked in front of Zhou Jingxu and took off the soft towel that was placed on his face.
Zhou Jingxu looked at the bright light in the room and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He finally dodged the calamity.
After examining Yun Xiao’s body, Zhou Jingxu did not notice anything different. However, from the news he had just heard, it was clear that something had happened that he did not know.
Yun Xiao looked at Rong Jin. A faint joy arose in Gujing Wubo’s eyes. “Thank you Young Master Rong for saving my life today. Since you have already seen the sun, please open the acupoints on His Highness the ninth prince.”
Seeing the sun through the clouds meant not only that the weather was fine, but also that the haze had passed and the little snake had passed through danger.
Rong Jin graciously raised his hand and the silver needle shot into Zhou Jingxu’s body reached Rong Jin’s hand.
Rong Jin scanned the room once again and walked out with large strides.
Just as she took a step forward, Yun Xiao caught up and stuffed something into her hand.
When Rong Jin’s figure disappeared from the room, Zhou Jingxu said discontentedly, “What did you give him?”
Yun Xiao only chuckled, but did not answer. Her smiling eyes carried traces of silence.
Zhou Jingxu looked at it and frowned. He quickly changed the topic, “When did you actually have poison in your body? Do you still need Rong Jin to treat it?”
He had always treated Rong Jin as a swindling doctor. Perhaps the medicine in his hand was also taken from the pharmacy under his name. Who would have thought that he would have heard of such a thing today?
“I was just poisoned earlier. I’ll be fine soon. Don’t worry.”
Seeing her forced smile, Zhou Jingxu’s exquisite little face was filled with a trace of anger. “You’re still cold, so you should rest well first.”
The day before yesterday, after standing outside the Imperial Study for so long and blowing in the cold wind for too long, after returning, Yun Xiao fell ill.
Yun Xiao knew her body and did not shy away, so she went back to the bed.
Zhou Jingxu pushed open the door and walked out. Looking at the hail that filled the courtyard, the corner of his mouth twitched again. In his previous life, he had experienced a natural disaster like this. At that time, countless people had been injured in the palace, and several of them had been badly smashed. They had never survived this winter.
Zhou Jingxu first glanced at the three black-clothed men who were still unconscious not far away. A cold smile flashed across his jade-like eyes.
When he strode out of the courtyard, he saw a group of imperial guards walking by. It was obvious that they were investigating the damage in the palace.
“You guys, come here. Someone wants to assassinate this prince!”
Assassinating the prince was a serious crime, and the Imperial Guards didn’t expect that the people who were supposed to be in Guichang Palace would appear here.
In addition, the Ninth Prince was an extremely favored prince in the palace. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect him. He hurriedly walked over and said, “Greetings to His Highness the Ninth Prince. Is His Highness the Ninth Prince alright?”
Zhou Jingxu pointed at the three people lying in the kitchen. “Send those three to my Guichang Palace. By the way, have Eunuch Cai bring all my laundry and appliances over here for the past few days, and then call an imperial physician over. I’ll stay here for the next few days,” the three black-clothed men said coldly.
The Imperial Guards listened to Zhou Jingxu’s series of arrangements and their faces darkened one by one. “Your Highness, your status is noble. How can you live here?”
Zhou Jingxu snorted coldly. His expression was cold and gloomy. He did not look like a nine-year-old child at all. “If you want to do something, then do it according to your instructions. The rest are not for you to talk too much. Call the imperial physician in first.”
The Guards Legion Corps was roared, so they naturally didn’t dare to say anything. One of them quickly left, while the rest of the Guards Legion Corps walked out of the kitchen and arrested the three black-clothed men.
The imperial guards did not leave this time. Instead, they left behind four people to guard the small courtyard. They were afraid that if things were to get busy today, someone would take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.
If they hurt His Highness the ninth prince, then no matter how many lives they had, they wouldn’t be able to compensate for it.
Zhou Jingxu didn’t say that he couldn’t leave the Guards Legion behind. Seeing them standing outside as Gatekeepers, he frowned and said, “You guys, go clean up all the hail in the courtyard.” Since you’ve left, you need to do something. This is all for the best.
After giving these instructions, Zhou Jingxu went back to his room. He wanted to see if the imperial physician in the palace could detect any poison that Yun Xiao was infected with.
When he returned to the room, he looked at Yun Xiao’s puzzled eyes and said, “Why are you looking at me like this?”
“Why did you ask someone to bring your things over?” Even though Zhou Jingxu was still young, after all, men and women were seven years old. She lived here with Chun Lan, and Zhou Jingxu also lived here? Nothing makes sense.
Didn’t I tell you before that I wanted to help you set up a formation in the courtyard? Running around everyday is too troublesome. It’s the most convenient place to live. Don’t even mention chasing me away. Even if you do, I won’t leave. Zhou Jingxu snorted coldly and sat in front of the table. He wrung his hot towel and put it on his face again.
The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth twitched a few times. Yun Xiao, who was familiar with his temperament, did not say anything to chase people away. He understood that Zhou Jingxu was thinking for his own sake. He was just afraid that his status would be low and that he would be bullied by others in the palace.
Right now, Yun Xiao and Chun Lan’s health was not good, and the hail that filled the courtyard was even more unattended to.
There was also Chun Lan’s body, and she really needed the imperial physician to properly recuperate. Moreover, if possible, she could use this to threaten the Jin Emperor and let her leave the palace!
“Thank you,” said the grateful voice with incomparable sincerity.
