"Little Yao, this..." Leng Ji hesitated.
The Prince had not said that the Princess Consort could see Ye Qingying, and he dared not act on his own.
"Leng Ji, the situation is serious, take me there quickly!"
Chu Qianli's eyes deepened, her expression instantly turning cold.
"Whatever happens, I'll take responsibility. Hurry up!"
"Princess Consort..." At that moment, Leng Ji felt that the person standing before him was exactly the Chu Qianli of the past.
Her cold and stern eyes, the unignorable aura when she spoke – if it wasn't the Princess Consort of the past, who else could it be?
The Princess Consort's demeanor had returned.
Without a second thought, he immediately took Chu Qianli to the dungeon.
Unexpectedly, before they even arrived, they saw Yu Xing rushing out with two guards.
Yu Xing's mouth was still stained with blood, clearly indicating he was injured.
"Who injured you? What happened?" Leng Ji quickly went to meet him.
"Was it my master?" Chu Qianli's heart chilled, the thing she feared had truly happened.
Yu Xing couldn't speak; if he opened his mouth, he would spit blood.
He could only frown tightly and nod at Chu Qianli.
"Miss, what exactly happened?" Leng Ji was also anxious.
Wasn't Ye Qingying locked up? How could she escape?
"I don't know how..." Before Yu Xing could finish speaking, with a "噗" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood!
"He dared to attack you so fiercely!" Leng Ji was so angry he almost turned red-eyed.
That damned Ye Qingying, they hadn't treated him badly, providing him with good food and drink.
To think that in the blink of an eye, he would brutally attack Yu Xing and gravely injure him!
An assassin is an assassin, truly heartless! Wasn't Yu Xing friendly enough to him?
"No, he... he seems to be..."
"He's been poisoned by a蛊 (gu), the蛊 (gu) poison has acted up," Chu Qianli quickly walked to Yu Xing, her long fingers falling, directly piercing his heart's gate.
But when her palm touched Yu Xing's chest, Chu Qianli's expression changed, and she glared at him, "You..."
Yu Xing's face instantly flushed red. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
"Damn it! You're affecting my acupuncture!" Chu Qianli pulled out the silver needle and stared at his face.
Who knew he was hiding such a secret!
Her acupuncture judgment was off just now.
Yu Xing was flustered and hurriedly shook his head, "No..."
"I know, don't speak, I'll give you acupuncture!"
Her hand moved with practiced precision. This time, she still aimed for the heart's gate, but the position and strength of the needle seemed slightly different.
Leng Ji couldn't understand at all.
Yu Xing took a deep breath, looking at Chu Qianli, wanting to speak but not daring to.
His face inexplicably turned red.
"Sit on the ground and circulate your energy to heal. As long as you don't exert yourself within three days, there will be no sequelae."
Chu Qianli retracted the needles and asked, "In which direction did my master go?"
"East, east," Yu Xing still looked at her, hesitating to speak.
"I won't speak carelessly, it has nothing to do with me," Chu Qianli glanced at him.
Yu Xing let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling at ease.
Leng Ji, however, felt as if he couldn't understand their conversation at all. Was there some secret code? Why did it seem like there were hidden meanings in their words?
However, Chu Qianli's calm demeanor while asking about Ye Qingying's departure direction and then needling Yu Xing made him feel increasingly familiar.
Their Princess Consort had truly returned.
"Miss, I'll go take a look." Leng Ji, along with the guards, quickly chased eastward.
After everyone had left, Yu Xing looked at Chu Qianli and said sincerely, "The Prince, the Prince doesn't know. He dislikes it... so for so many years, I've always been like this."
"I said, it has nothing to do with me, I won't gossip."
Chu Qianli withdrew her needles, stood up, and looked down at him, "What it was like before will be the same in the future. Take care of yourself."
She also turned and followed in the direction Leng Ji had gone.