"It seems that Miss Atong has already cooperated with Yusheng Pavilion? Is it going well?" Although Zuo Xiyan knew the matter clearly, he still used it to start a conversation.
He was curious and had questions about the woman in front of him. She was like a fog, and the more she explored, the more mysterious she became. That's why she suddenly appeared now, trying to contact her directly to see if he could find out anything.
"It seems to be going well so far. Thank you for your concern, sir." Xia Luotong responded with a smile.
Although she has basically concluded that the owner behind Yusheng Pavilion is Zuo Xiangfu, but since the other party does not want to reveal it, she will not tell the truth. Now that the two parties have reached a cooperative relationship, it is best to maintain it.
She felt grateful and fond of the man in front of her who was as gentle as jade. After all, he was the one who had helped her several times, and she was able to get an interview with Shopkeeper Zhao in person last time. I am afraid that this opportunity was given by him.
So today's encounter again, even though it seemed a bit unexpected to her, she still accepted it and did not refuse.
Just as she was about to raise her hand to invite him to sit down, Xia Luotong's eyes suddenly blurred, and then she was instantly overwhelmed by overwhelming pain!
She gritted her teeth and tried hard not to let out the painful sounds, but she never thought that her heart would suddenly tremble and her throat would feel fishy and sweet!
"puff--!"
Purple-black blood spurted out, and the intense dizziness accompanied by the burning pain all over her body made her unable to stand any longer and fell down softly!
"master!"
"girl!"
Zuo Xiyan was shocked by the sudden change. After dodging the poisonous blood, he saw Xia Luotong's limp body and quickly reached out to hug her, half-crouching down and letting her lean into his arms.
"Master! Hold on! I will give you the medicine right now!" Zhuxuan, who was following closely, was nervous, but she knew the situation and did not panic. Instead, she immediately took out a small baby from her arms. He quickly poured out a pill from the medicine bottle and fed it into Xia Luotong's mouth.
Zuo Xiyan frowned, watched Zhuxuan take the medicine, and raised his hand to feel Xia Luotong's pulse.
She was indeed poisoned, and the situation was worse than he imagined...
Not only had the poison stayed in her body for at least ten years, but her condition was obviously at its last minute, and she probably didn't have much time left.
He had no idea that with such a frail body, she could still be so calm.
Suddenly he thought of the time when he was running away from the chasing girls at Baimeiju when she bumped into her, and her smile was as stunning as a star...
For a moment, his expression was a little complicated. He looked at her pale and almost transparent face, which was wrinkled by the severe pain. The same snow-white lips had been bitten with traces of blood, but even so, she still did not make any sound. A little sound of pain.
He couldn't empathize with her pain at this time, but he knew that it must be beyond the limit that ordinary people could bear. She was so tenacious that people couldn't help but feel heartache...
"Are those pills useful?" Zuo Xiyan asked aloud. For some reason, he who should have been indifferent suddenly felt a little worried.
Zhuxuan was staring closely at her master when she was suddenly asked. She was stunned before replying: "Master said it was useful, and he also used it yesterday. It should be quite effective, and he will be able to recover after a while. .”
Zhuxuan's eyes were full of heartache. Her princess had suffered so much. Not only did she have to endure the pain of removing the poison every day when she drank the medicine, she even had to endure the pain of the poison one more time every day.
Originally, the poison occurred in the evening in the past few days, but I don't know why it happened so early today, and it was even seen by outsiders.
Zhuxuan glanced at Zuo Xiyan uneasily, and saw that he was just staring at her princess with a frown on her face. She didn't ask anything else, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Zuo Xiyan was thinking about Xia Luotong and the Minister of Rites. Her life trajectory was actually very easy to find out. She had grown up in Anyuan Town and rarely went out to other courtyards. In addition, the Ministry of Rites The situation in Shangshu's mansion, so he could basically conclude that the poison was poisoned either by Lord Shangshu Xia or by his wife Li.
But what he didn't expect was that Li was quite strict. He didn't find out about it the first time he checked.
Thinking that Prince An Wu Zechen's people were also investigating in Anyuan Town at this time, I'm afraid it was also because of this matter.
Having been given a chronic poison for at least ten years, Li apparently did this because of Master Xia's original wife, but at this time he pushed her out to replace his legitimate daughter to marry into the palace. I'm afraid she had something in her mind. It's no longer as simple as it used to be.
The Li family's family has always followed the prince's lead, but Mr. Xia is a scholar from a poor family with not very outstanding abilities. He can reach his current position only with the help of the Li family. So is there a conspiracy on the part of the prince's side behind this matter?
The old Prince An and his wife had a strange relationship back then. Now Prince An Wu Zechen is occupying the frontier with a large number of troops, but he is suddenly recalled to the capital and forced to marry...
Zuo Xiyan's thoughts gradually drifted away. After a while, the person in his arms suddenly moved, interrupting his thinking.
"Zhuxuan..."
A weak call escaped from the mouth that gradually regained its color, and you would miss it if you were not paying attention.
"Master! Are you feeling better?" Zhuxuan quickly held Xia Luotong's extended hand and took a handkerchief to dip the blood on her lips.
"Yes." Xia Luotong responded softly, blinking hard, and his originally blurry vision gradually became clearer.
"Girl, are you still feeling unwell? Do you need me to call a doctor for you?" Zuo Xiyan's gentle eyes fell on that snow-white face, and he softened his voice unconsciously.
"It's okay. It's just a relapse of the old illness. I'm much better now. I've caused trouble for you again." Xia Luotong felt a little embarrassed when he realized that he was still in his arms and struggled to stand up.
Seeing this, Zuo Xiyan helped her get up and sit down at the table. Seeing that her face was no longer as scary as before, he said, "If you need help, girl, you can tell me. You're welcome."
After these words came out, even he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he, who was usually indifferent, would actually become interested in a woman's affairs.
Maybe it was because he thought her life was pitiful, or maybe it was because it concerned Prince An's palace, he thought to himself.
"Thank you, sir. Why don't you recommend some more books to me?" Xia Luotong smiled and changed the subject.
The eldest young master of Zuo Xiangfu is really good at medicine. Although she was in extreme pain just now, she did not lose consciousness. So when he was checking her pulse just now, she actually knew it, but he had no time to pay attention to it at the time.
Coupled with his various reactions after feeling the pulse, it was obvious that he already knew her status. Fortunately, he was considerate and did not ask further questions, otherwise she would not really know how to tell him.
The two of them didn't meet often, but he was always helping her. He said from the bottom of his heart that she already regarded him as a friend, so she didn't want to lie to him.
