Chapter 170
Chapter 170: Curing Lin Mengyao
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Alright.”
After hearing Xiao Junhao’s words, Pei Wu quickly turned and left. Then Jiang Peihuan sat down on a nearby chair and casually sipped her tea.
Jiang Peihuan didn’t ask the maid for assistance, instead she picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea, then elegantly sipped it while nibbling on some snacks from the table.
Xiao Junhao, sitting across from Jiang Peihuan, watched all of this with complex feelings.
An hour later, Pei Wu entered the room. “Your Highness, everything is prepared.”
Xiao Junhao remained silent, but turned to look at Jiang Peihuan.
Setting down her teacup, Jiang Peihuan spoke up, “Where are the things? Take me to see them.”
Following Pei Wu outside, Jiang Peihuan looked surprised when she saw what the guards held. These medical herbs, many of which were extremely hard to find. She had thought that it would take Xiao Junhao some time to gather them, but he managed to do it surprisingly quickly.
Jiang Peihuan stepped forward, carefully examining the items in the guard’s hands.
“There are no issues with these things. Get me a pot for decoction. 1 will start the preparation.”
“Miss Jiang, you can tell the maid how to do it, I…”
“The maid can’t do it.”
Before Pei Wu could finish, Jiang Peihuan interrupted him coolly.
Hearing this, Pei Wu subconsciously looked towards Xiao Junhao.
The always silent man spoke up in a low voice, “Do as she says.”
A moment later, someone brought a pot and medicine jar.
Jiang Peihuan started to make a fire, processing the herbs while throwing them into the medicine jar.
Seeing Xiao Junhao standing nearby, Jiang Peihuan spoke up, “This medicine will take two hour to prepare. Your Highness, will you wait here for an hour?”
“You better not play any tricks. Don’t forget, your sister’s life is in my hands.”
With that, Xiao Junhao turned and went back inside the room.
At the sound of the door closing, a shadow passed over Jiang Peihuan’s eyes.
When no one was looking, Jiang Peihuan secretly pocketed some herbs.
This was Xiao Junhao’s mansion, she couldn’t harm him or Lin Mengyao, but she could charge some consultation fee.
I’wo hours later, Jiang Peihuan walked into the room with a bowl of medicine.
Handing the bowl to a maid, Jiang Peihuan spoke up, “Feed her the medicine.”
“Alright.”
Just as the maid was about to approach with the bowl, Xiao Junhao’s voice stopped her. “Wait.”
Hearing Xiao Junhao, the maid immediately stopped.
Taking the bowl from the maid, Xiao Junhao passed it to Jiang Peihuan, “You drink first.”
As he spoke, his eyes held undisguised suspicion. Seeing his expression, a mocking smile appeared in Jiang Peihuan’s eyes. She looked at the man across from her and coldly said, “Prince, this is your mansion. Do you think I’m foolish enough to harm someone you care about?”
“Cut the crap. If you want to save Jiang Sijin’s life, do as I say,” he instructed.
Upon hearing Jiang Sijin’s name, Jiang Peihuan didn’t say anything. She accepted the bowl from the man’s hand and took a sip.
After seeing her swallow, Xiao Junhao handed the medicine to the maid.
The maid carefully fed the medicine to Lin Mengyao. After taking the medicine, Lin Mengyao’s face noticeably improved.
“She will be fine by tomorrow morning. I’ll take my leave now,”
Seeing this scene, Jiang Peihuan spoke directly.
But as soon as she said that, Xiao Junhao immediately interrupted, “No.”
“Prince Qing, you threatened me with my sister’s life to save her. I’ve done what you asked. What more do you want?”
“Jiang Peihuan, you know very well what 1 want, don’t you?” Xiao Junhao responded after a brief silence, his eyes smoldering with intense purpose.
Feeling disgusted and annoyed by his gaze, Jiang Peihuan reached for the whip at her waist, pondering whether to react.
at her waist, pondering whether to react.
Suddenly, an enraged voice resonated from outside, “Your Highness King Cheng, you’re at Prince Qing’s mansion.”
“Tell Xiao Junhao to get out here.”
The familiar male voice echoed within the room, turning Xiao Junhao’s face ugly, while Jiang Peihuan looked surprised.
With a gloomy expression, Xiao Junhao opened the door.
Upon witnessing this, Jiang Peihuan also ventured outside.
“Huan Er?”
When Xiao Nanye saw Jiang Peihuan, his stern look instantly softened. She quickly approached him.
Standing beside the man, she questioned in a soft voice, “Why are you here?”
“I heard from Ye Xiao that you were not in your room, so 1 came.”
As the two spoke, they seemed to ignore the presence of others. Xiao Junhao, who already had an unpleasant look, seemed even more displeased.
With a cold stare at the man in front of him, he said in a low voice, “Imperial Uncle, it’s inappropriate for you to barge into my backyard in the middle of the night.”
“Is it appropriate for you to take your future imperial aunt away in the middle of the night?”
At these words, Xiao Junhao clenched his fist tightly. The title ‘imperial aunt’ particularly stung his ears.
Xiao Nanye, however, was not willing to pay Xiao Junhao any more attention.
He turned to Jiang Peihuan and said, “Let’s go.”
She nodded and left with him.
Seeing this, Pei Wu clenched his sword tightly. Han Feng, who stood by Xiao Nanye, smirked at him, “You can’t even beat me, better not embarrass yourself in front of my master.”
“You…”
Fuming, Pei Wu could not find words to rebut, knowing his skills were indeed inferior to Han Feng’s.
Xiao Nanye held Jian Peihuan’s hand and swaggered out of the Prince Qing Mansion. No one dared to stop him.
Looking at their backs as they left, Xiao Junhao’s palms oozed a trace of blood.
Smelling the blood, Pei Wu noticed the droplets of blood on his hand, “Your Highness, you’re hurt.”
“I’ll call the doctor.”
“No need!”
Xiao Junhao said coldly, then turned around and entered his room.
After leaving the Prince Qing mansion, Jiang Peihuan got into Xiao Nanye’s carriage.
The carriage was prepared as it was late. The interior was layered with thick blankets, providing a comfortable seat.
“How did you know I was at the Prince Qing’s mansion?”
Although Xiao Nanye had said that Ye Xiao told him she was not in her room, she didn’t believe that this information alone could have led him to Xiao Junhao.
He reached out and poured her a cup of tea. After she took the cup, Xiao Nanye said calmly,” That poison was originally prepared for me..”