C15
When the Crown Prince's men saw that An Xia had left, they went to the front hall to report their arrival. The Crown Prince's smile deepened as he became more interested in watching the ladies compete in tea ceremony.
However, the pale-faced man sitting by the crown prince's side had dim eyes. He seemed to sense that something was amiss and found an excuse to leave the manor as well.
"Gongzi, why aren't you accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince?" In the carriage, the errand boy asked his master with some surprise.
"You first." After the man gave his orders, he got off the carriage in an alley to avoid everyone's gaze and quickly disappeared.
Back at the mansion, An Xia didn't greet anyone, but went back to his room and closed the door. He let Red Leaf stand guard outside, took off the outer lining, and used his internal force to force all the needles out of his arm.
The needle was filled with the poison, and under the candlelight, it was suffused with a green glow.
Once the needle was forced out, An Xia's two arms began to bleed profusely.
An Xia looked like he didn't care. He even humphed. Imperial Concubine Yan's methods were quite good. She was definitely a slut amongst sluts. However, this bit of poison was nothing in An Xia's eyes.
She quickly took out her own silver needle and began to use it to detoxify her arm. Fortunately, she was smart enough to seal the major acupoint on her shoulder, preventing the poison from entering her body.
It was because of this that he didn't dare to stay in the house of the Marquis. He sealed the big acupoints on his shoulders, and as time went on, his arms would become crippled.
After taking care of the wound, An Xia was preparing to put away the needle. However, he suddenly raised his hand and threw the needle out. "Who's there?" he asked in a low voice.
Someone was in the room, but she didn't notice. It seemed that the other party's Qing Gong was quite good.
Furthermore, during the daytime, no one in the Residence of An had noticed anyone entering their own courtyard.
With a slight movement of the tile, An Xia put on his shirt and looked at the window.
A white silhouette flew in through the window and stood a few steps away with a few silver needles in his hand. He looked at An Xia with a smile and said, "It seems that someone else wants your life."
The person who had come was none other than the man who had thrown An Xia outside the Residence of Tranquil East. He was also the person who had sat next to the crown prince at the banquet of the Duke's Estate.
However, no matter who it was, anyone who dared to peep at her would not be forgiven.
"Who the hell are you?" An Xia coldly asked. He held a few silver needles in his hand, ready to strike at any time.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. After all, we are in a cooperative relationship." The man raised his head and chuckled, causing everything in An Xia's eyes to lose its color, leaving a smile on his face.
This person was simply too monstrous in looks. An Xia, who was allergic to handsome men, would become infatuated with him.
"I'm going to break my engagement." An Xia didn't care that much. This person entered the Residence of Peace as if it was flat ground and was extremely close to the crown prince. She was afraid that she would fall into his hands without a sound.
The man's body flashed and he was already in front of An Xia. He looked down at her from above with a smile still plastered on his face: "Breaking the agreement, I want to hear about it. How are we going to break it?"
The word 'I' caused An Xia to stiffen as she thought of Imperial Concubine Yan.
He was even more wary of this person and retreated a few steps, "Did that wicked woman send you here?"
However, she could not understand. If this person really wanted to kill her, he would have already done so at the cemetery. Why wait until today?
He couldn't figure out what he had done today.
She had been tricked by Imperial Concubine Yan. Very few people knew of this, but this man seemed to be very clear about it. This caused An Xia to be even more suspicious.
It would be hard for him not to be suspicious.
"It seems that Imperial Concubine Yan is not friendly to you." The man started chuckling again, but there was a hint of interest in his eyes. "She also knows that the crown prince doesn't want to marry you, the crown prince's consort."
"What do you mean?" An Xia stiffened as she stared at the person in front of her. If she couldn't figure out why Imperial Concubine Yan wanted her dead before, then she now understood.
"Miss An is clever, of course you know what I mean." The man nodded and said word by word in a deep voice, "We still need to cooperate. Otherwise, you won't be able to wait until we marry into the Central Palace."
"You just want me to cure you. Is it not related to the cooperation?" An Xia took a few more steps back until she reached the base of the wall. Suddenly, she felt that the man in front of her was even more unfathomable than the crown prince and even more secretive than Imperial Concubine Yan.
"It's not that simple." The man did not move. He only looked straight at An Xia and said softly, "My name is Beiming Xiao!"
Darknorth, An Xia's mind went blank for a moment. It wasn't that she couldn't take the blow, but that she was surprised. It was just that she felt that it was meaningless. After all, he was on equal footing with the crown prince.
And because he was Beiming Xiao, the third prince of Beiming Ming, he was able to sit on equal footing with the crown prince.
"Alright, remember what I said today. Also, Imperial Concubine Yan is not easy to fool. It would be best if you could invite the medicine lady from the palace over." Beiming Xiao reminded An Xia. Then, he turned around and slowly walked to the window. He turned his head and gave An Xia a deep look before leaving the room, disappearing without a trace.
An Xia was left standing there alone, with a gloomy expression on his face. What did this person want?
An Xia couldn't figure it out for a while, so she could only ask Hong Ye to arrange someone to invite the doctor to the palace. Of course, before the doctor arrived, she gave herself a shot, sealed one of her acupoints, and disguised it to look like a poisonous hair.