A woman dressed as a maid stood there.
"What business does the Second Prince's Consort have here? The Queen is currently in discussion with His Highness the Second Prince!"
Discussing in this dimly lit room?
Qin Jiujiu naturally did not believe it.
"Then could you please announce me? I have something urgent to see the Second Prince!"
Now, she could only hope that Xie Jing had not exposed his amnesia to Queen Yue, and that she could bring him back safely.
"Then please, Consort, wait!"
The maid bowed and entered the hall.
After a long while, no one came out. Qin Jiujiu walked closer, and just as she was about to reach the door, it suddenly opened. The maid looked at her with vigilance.
"Consort, please stop. The Queen has retired, and His Highness the Second Prince is not in the hall. He must have already left..."
Qin Jiujiu had no choice but to turn and rush back to the Second Prince's palace.
After Qin Jiujiu left, the maid re-entered the hall and knelt before the bed.
A woman on the bed was obscured by light gauze, her true appearance unseen. Her voice was chilling, "Did you send her away?"
"She has left!"
"Ade!"
From afar, Qin Jiujiu saw Ade standing at the palace gate, her expression exceptionally anxious.
"Consort, you're finally back..." Seeing Qin Jiujiu, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. "His Highness the Second Prince returned just now, but this servant saw that his expression was unusual..."
It was likely that the Love Flower poison had already taken effect.
The main hall was lit, but the side hall was clearly dark.
"Is His Highness the Second Prince in the main hall now?"
Ade's expression changed instantly. "As soon as His Highness the Second Prince returned, he went to the main hall. A woman from the Imperial Preceptor's manor came, and as soon as she saw His Highness the Second Prince, she followed him into the main hall..." She looked at Qin Jiujiu, her expression hesitant.
Qin Jiujiu noticed her hesitation and said, "It's alright, continue!"
Ade then continued, "The door was locked from the inside. This servant couldn't get in, and that young lady refused to open the door. However, I heard His Highness the Second Prince cursing from inside, so the situation must not be good!"
Qin Jiujiu walked closer to the main hall and tried to pull the door. As expected, it was locked from the inside. She stood at the door and listened to the sounds within.
The moonlight was already faint, and her shadow cast on the ground by the door was stretched long and thin.
There was no sound from inside.
Just then, the light inside suddenly went out. Qin Jiujiu's heart sank. She forced herself to ignore the strange feeling, yet her eyes still felt sore. Fortunately, the sky was so dim that Ade couldn't see her expression.
"Ade..." As soon as she spoke, before she could turn around, the darkness from inside enveloped her.
The door opened, and a strong arm reached out from within, dragging her in.
Ade naturally knew who was in the room.
But she was still a little surprised. She had thought His Highness the Second Prince had fallen asleep with that woman.
However, now that the Consort had entered, she could return to sleep with peace of mind. Just as Ade was about to turn to leave, she heard the door open again. An unidentifiable object was thrown out from within, and then the door was quickly closed again.
She walked closer and saw what seemed to be a figure, but it was rolled into a ball by a quilt. She pulled open a corner of the quilt and saw this person's face. However, because it was so dark, she couldn't see the person's appearance.
But based on the silhouette, Ade recognized that this woman must be the one from the Imperial Preceptor's manor.
His Highness the Second Prince indeed lived up to his reputation!
Ade patted the woman's face, but she seemed to have fainted and was not conscious. Ade turned to leave. She tried calling out, but this woman did not wake up.
She pulled her thin clothes tighter, the weather was indeed very cold!
Thinking of something, Ade turned back again and pulled the quilt off the woman. After all, this quilt belonged to the Consort, and a woman of unknown origin shouldn't be covered by it.
She took the quilt away and saw that the woman was wearing only her underclothes.
Ade pouted. It seemed her thoughts were correct, another woman who threw herself at him but ultimately failed.
Suddenly, a scream came from inside the room. Although the sound was somewhat indistinct due to its sharpness, Ade still recognized it as the Consort's voice. She smiled, her gaze on the woman lying on the ground filled with mocking disdain.
There was quite a commotion inside the room. Ade quickly grabbed all the quilts from the ground, and without another glance at the person on the floor, she left with the quilts.
Inside the room.
Qin Jiujiu was being pinned down on the bed. But since not a sliver of light penetrated, and the room was not lit, it was pitch black. She could not see her hand in front of her face.
She could not even see the appearance of the person pressing down on her.
Snowflakes began to drift outside, gradually growing heavier. The biting cold wind woke up those outside.
The woman's body had stiffened from the cold, yet she could still hear the movements inside the room.
Although Yue Beiyang was poisoned by the Love Flower, he remained indifferent to her every seduction. He even stripped naked and stood before her, so calm and composed, with only a slightly flushed face, showing no signs of the poison's effect.
She was unwilling. She moved closer to him, refusing to believe that her beauty would not be able to arouse this man, who was suffering from the Love Flower poison.
Yue Beiyang pulled her closer, their faces mere inches apart. His lips slowly moved towards her. Just as she was secretly rejoicing about what was to come, she suddenly felt a sharp pain behind her ear. He took advantage of her inattention and knocked her unconscious.
The woman listened to the sounds in the room, her face flashing with resentment. It was that slut Xing Ru again!
Her body was already stiff from the cold, and the snowflakes falling on her caused her to tremble.
The woman shivered, stood up, and used her Qinggong to fly onto the eaves of the house.
"Xie Jing!"
Unable to see the face of the person on her, Qin Jiujiu could only feel his hot breath and rough panting. She called out, trying to bring some of Xie Jing's senses back.
However, she did not realize that her voice was like an aphrodisiac to Xie Jing. His eyes became even sharper in the darkness. He gently lifted Qin Jiujiu's chin and then, following the scent of her lips, kissed her.
Qin Jiujiu did not realize Xie Jing's actions until she felt the warm touch on her lips. Xie Jing had already kissed her.
The darkness amplified her inner panic twofold. Qin Jiujiu could clearly hear her own heartbeat. She was shocked and quickly tried to push Xie Jing away.
Yue Beiyang was suddenly pushed away, unprepared, and let out a low groan.
He gasped for air. Although Qin Jiujiu had used her strength, her own strength was small and insignificant in front of him. However, her wounds were just aggravated, and the pain momentarily masked the abnormality in his body.