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Published at 21st of March 2020 11:30:43 AM


Chapter 36

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Chapter 36: The More Painful, the Better!
Translator: Li Xinyi
Proofread by Men Shunde

“Side Concubine, your maid is asking for trouble,” says An Suying gloatingly when she sees what the maid is doing at the gate.

Nangong Qingyao takes a glance at her when suddenly there comes a loud scream, her maid flying up and falling backward hard on the ground.

Nangong Qingyao’s face turns white, and she backs up a few steps.

The maid, seeming to fly up and fall backward on the ground, lands steadily without hurting herself, but she herself is frightened to death, her face turning white and her body trembling all over.

Nangong Qingyao is shocked and turns to see what happens when An Suying says coldly, “How bold she is to bribe the attendant of the Regent!”

Nangong Qingyao turns her cold eyes to An Suying, and suddenly she realizes that she has made a mistake.

She should know what kind of a person Jun Qianye is.

He is the Regent of the State of Dongli, and even her husband, the crown prince of Dongli, has to be respectful in front of him.

Jun Qianye is highly appreciated by the emperor, not only because he is the emperor's brother, but more importantly, he holds the military power. Besides, he is well “self-disciplined”, never associated with the bigwigs in the court, and he is loyal only to the emperor.

That’s why Jun Qianye has never been nice to anybody in the capital. Many people in the capital try to get close to him for various purposes, but without exception, they are all rejected, and therefore, no one dares to do it anymore.

In order to get close to Jun Qianye, the former Right Prime Minister of Dongli sent somebody to give Weichu, Jun Qianye’s confidant, ten thousand tael of gold, which was not only refused by Weichu, but all the shameful things that the Right Prime Minister had done were exposed to light just overnight.

The Emperor Fengtian got furious when he got the news and ordered to remove the Right Prime Minister from his position to be investigated. But Jun Qianye wrote another letter to the emperor, saying the Right Prime Minister ruined the dignity of the Regent by using such dirty means. Therefore, the emperor changed his original order to sack him, the Right Prime Minister was beheaded in public, and the people in his mansion were all exiled to places thousands of miles away.

Therefore, the people in the capital are both respectful and afraid of the Regent. Although they all know where the Regent's Mansion is, few people have ever entered it, for only one reason that the Regent does not receive visitors.

Under normal circumstances, if someone formally requests to see the Regent, he or she will return back as soon as the attendant of the Mansion says that the Regent does not receive visitors.

However, the maid of Nangong Qingyao tries to bribe the attendant with her money, who is indeed to look for trouble.


But Nangong Qingyao could not reconcile herself with An Suying’s mockery. Therefore, she lifts the hem of her phoenix silk skirt and walks up on the steps herself.

“I am the side concubine of the crown prince, and I want to see the Regent. Please give my name to the Regent,” says Nangong Qingyao to the attendant.

She thinks that she is the side concubine of the crown prince and for the sake of the crown prince, Jun Qianye should show some respect for her.

Or at least, the attendant should give her name to the Regent.

However, Nangong Qingyao obviously overestimates her husband's status. Even Jun Zixuan, the crown prince, comes in person, he has to wait obediently, let alone her.

As a side concubine, she is not important to the Regent’s Mansion.

"My Lord does not receive visitors," says the attendant in a cold voice.

The expression on Nangong Qingyao's face stiffens, and when she is about to say something, she hears a sneer from An Suying behind, and her face suddenly changes. It seems that the attendant at the door obviously does not respect her at all.

She grits her teeth and says, "I do not ask to see the Regent. I just want to see my sister Nangong Ning. Is she here in the Mansion?”

"I don't know," says the attendant coldly.

They really do not know. Nangong Ning and Mr. Zong went out of the Mansion before, and later, Mr. Zong alone comes back. They do not see whether she comes back or not.

Nangong Qingyao’s face changes again.

At this moment, An Suying says, "Side Concubine, I think you should give up. But I have seen your sister today, and she did say she was going back to the Regent's Mansion."

Nangong Qingyao turns to look at her, and An Suying says with a smile, “I am afraid that you cannot see her only because you are the side concubine."

"You!"

What An Suying says embarrasses her, Nangong Qingyao glares at An Suying.

An Suying spreads her hands out and says, “It is just a kind reminder. Please do not get angry with me.”

Nangong Qingyao is so angry that she flings her sleeves, quickly steps onto the carriage, and instructs the coachmen to go to the Nangong Mansion.

An Suying watches the gorgeous carriage going away, and returns to her own carriage.

"Shall we still wait here, Miss?"

"No. Nangong Qingyao thinks she now is the side concubine of the crown prince; she can do whatever she wants. It’s a pity that she thinks too highly of herself. Now she must be going to see her father. I am sure she is only going to be humiliated again," says An Suying coldly with a cold look in her eyes.

"Then, why did you send her the news about Miss Nangong Ning, Miss?" asks her maid Lan.

An Suying snorts coldly. Her eyes are full of anger and her face is twisted and stiff. She says in hatred, "What kind of person Nangong Ning is! How on earth should she be bestowed to the Regent in marriage by the emperor after her engagement with the crown prince is dismissed? She is a bitch! There is no way for her to stay in the Regent’s Mansion safe and sound. I must make her peace disturbed there!”

Her maid looks at her master’s ferocious face, feeling afraid, and has to ask in a low voice, "Do you want to return to our mansion, Miss?"

"No, I will go to the Palace to see my sister and ask her to help me to think of an idea." She says with hatred in her voice.

The carriage starts to move, heading north.

In the Regent’s Mansion, the hands of Mr. Zong are trembling at the moment. His method is right, but when he inserts a needle into the special point Jun Qianye points at, there will be black blood coming out. But the terrible thing is that the color of the blood is getting dark. The more the blood, the darker the color of the blood.

This can only mean one thing that the poison doesn’t abate.

What Mr. Zong can do is to keep him bleeding.

Weichu looks extremely depressed and asks urgently, "Mr. Zong, why is that?"

Mr. Zong is also shocked and cold sweat runs down from his forehead. "This poison is too domineering," says Mr. Zong gloomily, “I've really tried my best."

"Well," Jun Qianye says, “I feel much less tingling."

Hearing this, Mr. Zong looks at the needles and says happily, “It really seems to work. The black color is becoming lighter."

Weichu looks at the needles, frowning and saying, "Why can’t I see the difference?”

"You're not a doctor, and of course you can’t," says Mr. Zong crossly.

Weichu stares at Mr. Zong with his cold eyes, while Mr. Zong looks at Jun Qianye.

Jun Qianye’s eyes fall on the place where Nangong Ning is lying, and he says quietly, “Now you can try the method on her."

Mr. Zong nods.

Weichu says urgently, “You'd better completely detoxify our Lord first. Anyway, Miss Nangong is…"

"No, Miss Nangong is weak, and she did not take my pulse-protecting pill. More importantly, she has no inner power to suppress the toxin. She is still breathing now just because I gave her the acupuncture. But I'm not sure how long she can hang on," says Mr. Zong with great certainty.

Weichu is annoyed.

Does the fat old man forget who is his master?

By this time, Mr. Zong reaches her and finds the same acupuncture point on her body as on Jun Qianye, and he inserts the needle decisively.

"It works! Look, my Lord!" Mr. Zong says excitedly when he sees the extremely dark black blood flowing from where the needle inserts.

Jun Qianye’s face turns black, but he nods his head faintly.

Mr. Zong hurriedly keeps on inserting the needle for bloodletting and detoxification. However, the condition of Nangong Ning is obviously much more serious than that of Jun Qianye.

The blood that has been let out has a thick black color that makes her blood look pure black.

Mr. Zong is very worried, while Weichu is getting impatient.

"Insert more needles," says Jun Qianye suddenly.

Hearing this, Mr. Zong replies instantly, “No, she didn't take the pulse-protecting pill. She will be in great pain."

However, Jun Qianye says, “The more painful, the better."

Mr. Zong looks at him quizzically.

Jun Qianye says blankly, "Though this method is not the best, it is best for her to wake up and prescribe the detoxification method herself. Otherwise, even if you can clear part of the poison, she can't stand it."

Mr. Zong understands at once and asks, “Do you mean to stimulate her with pain?"

Jun Qianye nods.

Hearing this, Mr. Zong couldn’t bear to see the pains she will suffer, saying, “This is indeed a solution, but I am afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? As long as she wakes up and gives the right way to detoxify the toxin, we can not only save her, but also save our master.” Wei Chu could not help saying. Even up to now, Weichu could not agree with what Mr. Zong has done. How could he sacrifice the Lord’s health to save her?

Mr. Zong thinks for a moment and nods, "I'll try."

In the end, Jun Qianye directs Mr. Zong to find the right acupoints to stimulate the pain, and asks him to insert the needles directly on the body of Nangong Ning.

So, under Jun Qianye's merciless command, Mr. Zong clears a lot of toxin from her body, and Nangong Ning, under the stimulus of severe pain, shivers and opens her eyes in pain.

As soon as Nangong Ning opens her eyes, she hears a cold, familiar voice, “Nangong Ning, you don't have much time left. Tell Mr. Zong how to detoxify your poison at once.”

She is too painful to think now, but somehow, she understands what he means. She takes advantage of the message from her bracelet, in a trembling voice, she says with difficulty, "Gelsemium elegans, the root of Chinese pulsatilla, …”

Mr. Zong writes them down at once and then sends someone to get these herbs. This time he immediately discovers that most of the ingredients of the antidote she prescribes are poisons, but he has confidence in Nangong Ning now.

And even if he doesn’t trust her, he has no choice now.

The Regent’s Mansion has a medical saint, therefore, there are all kinds of herbs in the medical warehouse. However, in the past, there were few poisonous herbs. But after Nangong Ning detoxified the Regent with the method of “like cures like”, the collection of poisonous herbs is also complete.

The antidote is soon ready, but by the time it arrives, her nose is bleeding and the blood is dark red. It is clear that her condition is very serious.

Mr. Zong is very nervous. He feeds Nangong Ning the antidote with trembling hands. But she could not swallow it because of the pain and her tight teeth.

Mr. Zong unconsciously looks at Jun Qianye, while Jun Qianye frowns and reaches for the bowl before Mr. Zong speaks.

Weichu is startled to see this, and about to shout when Mr. Zong hurriedly comes over to stop him and drags him out.





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