Capítulo 1975: Chapter 985: Scheming Xiao Ji (Xinyang vs. Xiao Ji Extra)
Princess Xinyang thought of the Emperor, who had fallen victim to two kinds of sedatives in the hands of Consort Jing. It’s a wonder he didn’t end up a complete fool.
The Little Princess Dongyi continued, “Moreover, the effects of our Dongyi’s medicine are much stronger. I advise you not to do this.”
Princess Xinyang frowned and said, “Is there no other way?”
Thinking of her husband stuck to Long Yi day and night from now on… what do you call this!
“We can only wait for the drug’s effects to pass.” The Little Princess Dongyi propped her elbows on the table and held her small cheeks in her hands as she spoke.
Princess Xinyang hurriedly asked, “How long will the effects last?”
The Little Princess Dongyi thought seriously for a moment, “Well… it varies from person to person. The marquis only took one pill, right? It could last as little as ten days or half a month, or as long as a month.”
Princess Xinyang murmured, “So long…”
The Little Princess Dongyi said, “If the marquis doesn’t see Long Yi, the effects will diminish a bit and disappear faster too.”
“I see…” Princess Xinyang resolved to watch Xiao Ji from now on, but when she turned around, Xiao Ji was no longer in the room.
She felt a pang in her heart and quickly got up to go to the backyard.
In the empty courtyard, two big men were squatting on the ground digging snow, the scene intimate and harmonious.
Long Yi made a snowman so ugly it could make one cry, and Xiao Ji praised with eyes full of stars, “Mengmeng, you did great!”
Princess Xinyang suddenly felt as if a green cloud was hovering over her head.
“Hurry and separate them? Otherwise, the marquis’s symptoms will worsen.” The Little Princess Dongyi sincerely suggested.
The effects of such a drug become more intense with closer contact, reaching their peak on a certain day before slowly fading away.
From Xiao Ji’s behavior just now, he was indeed becoming more attached to Long Yi.
“Have you found your father’s antidote?” Princess Xinyang suddenly asked the Little Princess Dongyi.
The Little Princess Dongyi was taken aback, whether by the words “your father” or surprised at how the topic suddenly shifted.
She let out a soft “Oh” and lowered her gaze, saying, “Found it.” Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel※fire.net
Then there’s nothing else to assign to Long Yi, Princess Xinyang said, “Is there another room available at the Saintess Hall?”
The Little Princess Dongyi replied, “Yes, do you want me to take Long Yi there?”
“Yes.” Princess Xinyang responded.
“What about you?” the Little Princess Dongyi asked.
Princess Xinyang glanced at Xiao Ji, who was overly attached to Long Yi, and took a deep breath, “I’ll stay to watch the marquis. You live next to Long Yi and keep an eye on him for me.”
Long Yi surely has no issue; she didn’t even know what kind of concern she was having.
The Little Princess Dongyi wanted to say something but stopped, eventually saying nothing and took Long Yi to find a room.
Xiao Ji wanted to follow, but Princess Xinyang stopped him.
A cold wind blew in his face, melting the snow in Xiao Ji’s palm, chilling him to a shiver, waking him up a bit.
He looked complexly at the ugly snowman on the ground, his expression hard to describe as he asked, “I didn’t do anything strange just now, did I?”
Princess Xinyang: “…”
Knowing it was due to the drug, Princess Xinyang wouldn’t truly be angry with him, so she led him back to the inner hall.
During this time, a woman in red came once, asking if the Saintess needed anything.
Xiao Ji replied through the door, “No need, everyone withdraw tonight, I will serve the Saintess as she rests.”
Princess Xinyang wore the Saintess’s robe, styled her hair in the Saintess’s fashion, and cast a side shadow on the window paper.
The woman in red had no suspicions and respectfully withdrew the guards.
As for the hidden experts, they had long been silently dealt with by Long Yi.
When Long Yi was not around, Xiao Ji was relatively clear-headed.
It was late at night, time to rest, so Princess Xinyang replaced the bedding and lay down with him.
“I really didn’t do anything just now, did I?” he asked.
“No,” Princess Xinyang said without changing her expression. In crucial moments, it was best not to mention Long Yi’s name.
“Did we get Xiao Ming’s antidote?” he asked again.
“Got it,” Princess Xinyang said.
Xiao Ji felt relieved, “That’s good, Xiao Ming has been poisoned for too long. If it drags on, his life might be in danger.”
He spoke with a pause, “Then it only remains to rescue Xiao En and Xiao Ze.”
“What are you planning?” Princess Xinyang asked.
Xiao Ji analyzed, “Either break into the Dongyi king’s dungeon directly and rescue them. This method is too risky; Long Yi alone doesn’t have enough manpower, and with my serious injuries, it would be futile and dangerous for me to go.”
Princess Xinyang couldn’t help but sneer at him, “Now you have some self-awareness. When you spoke those outlandish words to me, how did you have such boundless confidence?”