kingnovel Chapter 196 Angry Him
Chapter 196 Angry Him
Chapter 196 Angry Him
On the carriage back to Beijing, Xu Rongrong was drowsy the whole time.
Mu Rong held her tightly in his arms, preventing her from feeling any bumps.
But if this happened, Mu Rong would have to hold the person who was as soft as ice in his arms for two hours...
His body temperature dropped abnormally quickly.
When he got off the car, Mu Rong's mouth was already blue and purple, and he looked as if he had been poisoned by the same poison as Xu Rongrong.
So when Mu Ai opened the car door, he was shocked:
"Master! Are you okay?"
Mu Rong was speechless. He stood up with great effort, held the person in his arms tightly, and carried her out of the carriage.
Every step seemed so stiff and laborious.
The carriage did not return to the Xu Mansion or the Mu Mansion, but stopped directly in front of the Marquis' Mansion.
At this time, Mu Rong no longer planned to take it slow, he wanted to keep her by his side completely.
Mu Yi, who got the news, arranged everything early.
Mu Rong seldom returned to the backyard of the Marquis' Mansion. When he was at the mansion, he usually stayed in the study in the front yard most of the time. It was very close to the martial arts field, which was convenient for him to practice martial arts and also for him to deduce military strategies with the soldiers.
But Xu Rongrong was a female relative, so he naturally couldn't place her there, so he took her to Xinghui Hall.
This is his residence in the backyard of the marquis's mansion.
Mu Yi had been burning a firewood trap in the room all day, and the room was filled with oppressive heat, almost suffocating. But as soon as Mu Rong entered, holding the girl in his arms, the oppressive heat seemed to be torn apart, and the warmth gradually melted away with his steps.
Mu Yi was also very surprised when he saw this.
He looked at Mu Ai who came in with the Marquis in some disbelief.
The latter sighed and shook his head.
Xu Rongrong had just been put on the bed, and the warm bedding woke her up instantly.
She opened her eyes slightly and looked at the unfamiliar things in front of her: "Where...is this place?"
Mu Rong covered her with a quilt and said bluntly, "This is my room."
Xu Rongrong was slightly startled. His room? Could it be... Xinghui Hall?
In her previous life, she could only see the purple-wood and red-faced plaque in the Marquis' Mansion from afar, and was never allowed to step inside. She tilted her head with some difficulty, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings.
This was the place she had longed for in her previous life, but now, those nostalgic memories seemed to have been gradually frozen, and even though they were right in front of her, they could not evoke any feelings in her.
With just one glance, Mu Rong understood Xu Rongrong's thoughts.
But he didn't say much. He just took two hot water bottles from the trap, put them in a leather bag, and then put them into the brocade quilt that Xu Rongrong was wrapped in.
"It's useless." Xu Rongrong shook her head. She had changed countless hot water bottles for her in the past two days. No matter how hot they were, the heat disappeared instantly as soon as they came close to her.
"This is the sable fur that Mu Yi got from the palace. When you wrap yourself in it, the heat will dissipate very slowly and your body won't absorb the heat immediately," Mu Rong explained.
Xu Rongrong struggled to raise her hand and placed it on the hot water bottle, feeling a hint of warmth. "Thank you," she said, glancing at Mu Rong. "You... go over there and get some warmth."
His expression wasn't much better than hers.
Mu Rong tucked the corner of the quilt for her: "I have internal strength, I will be fine in a while."
There were soft footsteps outside the door, and Mu Rong asked, "Is Doctor Shu coming?"
"That's right." Mu Yi responded, then opened the door for Shu Qing.
For two whole days, Shu Qing was busy researching the antidote, and he didn't even dare to delay for two hours on the way back to Beijing.
Seeing him coming over, Mu Rong thought that there was some progress in the detoxification, but he didn't expect that when he turned around, he saw Shu Qing's face was pale, with a trace of scarlet at the corner of his mouth.
"What are you..."
"Just testing the medicine." Shu Qing raised his arm to wipe the corner of his mouth, then handed over the bowl of medicine. Mu Rong was about to take it when Xu Rongrong called out, "I can do it myself."
Xu Rongrong struggled to stand up and swallowed the bitter medicine mouthful by mouthful. However, these tiny movements seemed to have drained all her strength.
She lay down again, and Shu Qing took her pulse.
Seeing this, Mu Rong stood aside, and Mu Yi stood beside him and lowered his voice: "Master, Mu Ai is here, he is in the yard."
Mu Rong's eyebrows moved when he heard this.
Seeing Shu Qing pondering, he took Mu Yi and left quietly.
After he left, Xu Rongrong said with a smile, "You secretly ate the Yuhong grass? It seems that there is really no antidote for my poison."
Previously, Mu Rong suspected that her poisoning was related to Yu Hong, but both historical records and legends from previous generations were enough to verify that the medicine was non-toxic.
But the red on Shu Qing's lips just now proved that he had tasted the red grass himself in order to test its poison.
The fact that he turned his suspicion back to the non-toxic herbs only meant... he was really at his wit's end.
Shu Qing sighed almost inaudibly: "I have to try all the options."
Xu Rongrong smiled and closed her eyes tiredly.
In the courtyard, Mu Ai stood with his hands down: "Master, the man from the Xu Mansion has confessed."
"Your bones are quite tough." Mu Rong said coldly.
I can actually survive two days!
"This concerns the lives of his entire family. If I hadn't followed the Marquis's method and used the hidden weapons he brought with him to inject thousands of steel needles into his body, I'm afraid he wouldn't have told the truth."
"who is it?"
"This man... is Young Master Lin's secret guard." Mu Ai muttered, "His parents and sister are still in the hands of the Lin family."
"Lin Yunce? Very, very good!"
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The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was the fifth day after Xu Rongrong was poisoned.
Shu Qing's hair was falling out wildly, and the atmosphere in Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion was very depressing.
The servants in the mansion had no idea what had happened. They just saw that the usually gentle and polite Yi Changshi suddenly got angry for no reason, so they became more cautious.
The guards around the Marquis were constantly going in and out of Xinghui Hall, never having a moment's rest. This also made the servants in the Marquis's mansion subconsciously stay away from Xinghui Hall.
Never go near there unless it is absolutely necessary!
But in the capital, the atmosphere is quite different!
Because it was the Lantern Festival and the last day before government offices opened, the place was decorated with lanterns and was bustling with activity. In the Lin Mansion, the eldest daughter, Lin Jiaoyue, had been secluded for many days. After breakfast today, she retreated to her room, trying on makeup and changing clothes, and did not emerge again.
The daughter's abnormality naturally attracted the attention of her mother.
Mrs. Lin wandered outside her yard several times, and every time she was about to take a step, she hesitated.
"Madam, would you like to go in and take a look?" Madam Lin's personal maid supported her and asked softly.
Across the courtyard, looking at her daughter's tightly closed door and the occasional laughter from the room as she tried on makeup, Mrs. Lin hesitated and said,
"It's been a rare sight in the past couple of months... to see her smiling like she does today. I'd better not go in and spoil her fun."
Just as she was about to turn around, she saw someone walking towards her from a distance.
Mrs. Lin's eyes lit up.