Phoenix Reborn: the Prime Minister's Scheming Daughter
Shen Ninghua stopped smiling and turned around to Bai Ruo, “Go and take out some of the tranquilization tea that I specially made a few days ago. Also, take out the Misty Rain and Cloud Blue and White Porcelain tea set from my collections. I’ll make a pot of good tea today.”
When the tea set and tea were both ready, Shen Ninghua ordered everyone to retreat. Not long after, she heard a sound coming from the door and Chu Junyi walked into the room.
Seeing Shen Ninghua sitting on the couch with a set of teacups in front of her, Chu Junyi was slightly stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, “So you know that I’m coming and have even prepared tea.”
Shen Ninghua held a pair of chopsticks made of jade, she put some red jasmine into a teacup and poured in boiling water. The tea leaves rolled up and down in the cup. The jasmine flower bud bloomed bit by bit as it went up and down with the water. Finally, the green tea leaves accompanied by the bright red flowers slowly settled in the milky white teacup like a painting.
Chu Junyi was slightly stunned and smiled lightly. “What a nice skill. Ninghua, I’ve come here this time to ask you for help with something. You…”
Shen Ninghua picked up the cup of tea and placed it in front of him. She smiled and interrupted him. “Try this tea. Is it fragrant enough?”
Chu Junyi was stunned. He picked up the teacup and sniffed the refreshing fragrance of the tea. “The fragrance of the tea is refreshing, and the color of the tea is translucent. I don’t need to taste it to know that the tea is definitely extraordinary.”
Shen Ninghua smiled slightly and a trace of light flashed in her eyes. “Taste it.”
Although Chu Junyi was somewhat surprised by Shen Ninghua’s attitude, he was confident that she would not harm him. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Immediately, a strong bitterness made him almost spit out the water in his mouth. “Oh…so bitter…”
Shen Ninghua’s eyes were filled with a smile, but she directly asked his purpose of coming here, “You come here to ask me to treat Xiao Huanxi, right?”
Chu Junyi’s expression paused as he nodded and said, “Yes, you guessed correctly.”
Shen Ninghua picked up her teacup and looked at the rising white mist. “You should also understand that in the current situation, I can tolerate Xiao Huanxi’s rudeness, but the Xiao family will definitely not tolerate me. Actually, I feel very strange. Xiao Huanxi has schemed against me many times. Why does the Xiao family still think they have the reason to hate me?”
Chu Junyi’s eyes darkened. Looking at Shen Ninghua’s indifferent expression, he sighed in his heart. What Shen Ninghua did not understand was also something he could not understand. No matter what, he had grown up in the Xiao family and was still living there. He was grateful to the Xiao family for nurturing him, but it seemed that the Xiao family could abandon him at any time.
Shen Ninghua continued, “The current Xiao family is like this cup of tea in my hand. It looks brightly colored and smells extremely fragrant, but it tastes bitter and hard to swallow.”
Chu Junyi lowered his eyes slightly and suddenly sneered. “Speaking of which, it’s my fault for not being important enough to the Xiao family. Ninghua, you are a princess now. The Xiao family is dispensable to you. The things I promised you before will not change. You can decide what to do yourself. Leave the rest to me.” His power had countless connections with the Xiao family, so he couldn’t cut off the connections immediately. He had to make a well-considered plan.
“Alright.” Shen Ninghua nodded. She was already very satisfied with the result. She took the teacup over and threw it onto the table. “Don’t drink such bitter things. Didn’t you come to invite me to see Xiao Huanxi? The sooner the better. Let’s go.”
Qing Que quickly prepared the carriage. After Shen Ninghua got on the carriage, Chu Junyi rode along. Although the two of them were already engaged, taking the same carriage was still easy to arouse criticism.
When Shen Ninghua arrived at the entrance of Xiao Huanxi’s courtyard, she saw servants kneeling all over the courtyard bowing down and kowtowing every two or three breaths, muttering something with an exceptionally dignified expression.
Chu Junyi frowned and asked the servant closest to him, “What are you doing?”
The maid was shocked. Seeing his sullen expression, she hurriedly replied, “Young Master, Master ordered us to pray for Miss.”
“Pray?”
“Yes. Master said that sincere prayers can move the gods, and blessings from the heavens will help Miss recover as soon as possible.”
Chu Junyi frowned even more. “What is your prayer?”
“May Miss be as long-lived as the heavens…”
Chu Junyi gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead bulged prominently.
Shen Ninghua curled her lips mockingly and her eyes were filled with satire. As long-lived as the heavens… Just these few words were enough to bring the entire Xiao family to hell!
Chu Junyi had clearly thought of this as well, and he directly berated the servants, “Stop praying and wait aside. Don’t make any other movements!”
Alarmed by the commotion outside the door, Xiao Jingran walked out of the room. When he heard Chu Junyi’s words, his expression immediately turned sullen. “You’re here. Why don’t you come in? It is truly impressive of you to vent your anger on the servants here.” Without looking at their expressions, he turned around and walked back to the room.
Shen Ninghua almost laughed out loud. She even wondered how the Xiao family survived until now with Xiao Jingran’s brain.
Xiao Fengjue came from behind. Seeing this, he frowned and said to Chu Junyi, “Father was just too anxious. That’s why he asked the servants to pray for Huanxi. Although it doesn’t accord with the rule, it’s fine at home. Why did you have to make him angry?”
Chu Junyi’s expression became even worse. “Eldest Brother, foster father is confused because he is worried about Huanxi. Are you also out of your mind?”
“What do you mean?” Xiao Fengjue frowned.
After saying that, she directly walked into Xiao Huanxi’s courtyard. She really did not agree with the Xiao family’s way of doing things, so it was better to see the patient quickly and go back as soon as possible.
The moment she entered Xiao Huanxi’s room, Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. She had thought Baili Anning liked using luxurious decorations, but now, it seemed that Xiao Huanxi’s life was way more luxurious. The entire room was filled with jewelry, which was completely different from her delicate and elegant persona. People almost wondered if she had used all the good stuff of the Xiao Mansion to decorate her room.
Seeing Shen Ninghua coming in, Xiao Jingran didn’t put on a friendly expression. But Shen Ninghua was here to treat Xiao Huanxi, so he forcibly endured it and didn’t show his anger.
Seeing Xiao Huanxi’s appearance, Shen Ninghua was also shocked. Xiao Huanxi’s face was pale like white sheet, and her body was as thin as a lath. If she hadn’t seen her breathing, she would have thought that she was dead. However, judging from her current appearance, she was probably only a breath away from death.
Speaking of which, Xiao Huanxi asked for this. The imperial doctor’s prescription was quite effective. After drinking the medicine, her cold had been cured by half. However, in order to increase the pitiful effect, Xiao Huanxi forced the maid to prepare iced water again and soaked herself in it for another fifteen minutes in the quiet night.
The next day, her illness became much worse. The imperial doctor thought that his prescription was wrong, so he gradually changed the prescription. As for Xiao Huanxi, as long as she felt that she was getting better, she would bathe in iced water. After repeating it many times, no matter how strong her body was, it was on the verge of collapse.
The maid placed Xiao Huanxi’s arm on the jade pillow to let Shen Ninghua feel her pulse.
Shen Ninghua did not extend her hand. She turned to look at Bai Ruo.
Bai Ruo immediately understood and took out a white handkerchief from her pocket to cover Xiao Huanxi’s wrist.
After that, Shen Ninghua stretched out her hand and felt Xiao Huanxi’s pulse.
Cold energy was stagnated in her body, and internal heat was unable to dissipate. The situation became even worse due to the accumulation of side effects of improper medication. There was no way for her to get rid of the high fever.
Seeing Shen Ninghua’s frown, Xiao Jingran hurriedly asked, “How is it? Can Huanxi be cured?”
Shen Ninghua took out a set of gold needles that were more than an inch long from the medicine chest and was about to apply needles into Xiao Huanxi’s acupoints.
“What are you doing?” Xiao Jingran suddenly widened his eyes and stopped Shen Ninghua.
“Didn’t you invite me here to treat Xiao Huanxi? What do you think I’m doing with the gold needles?” Shen Ninghua asked coldly.
Xiao Fengjue hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Xiao Jingran away. “Father, Doctor Chen said that Her Highness’s acupuncture technique is far superior to his, so nothing bad will happen. Besides, this is the Xiao Mansion, and you are watching from the side. Her Highness will not let anything happen to Huanxi, right?”
Shen Ninghua laughed coldly. She pinched a golden needle in her hand that was aimed at Xiao Huanxi’s acupoint and abruptly stabbed it in. She said slowly, “Young Master Xiao, please don’t threaten me. Otherwise, my hand trembles easily. I won’t be responsible for what happens at that time.”
Xiao Fengjue choked and stopped talking.
The gold needles were applied one by one, and Xiao Huanxi’s expression gradually became better, but she did not wake up.
Shen Ninghua was in no hurry at all. After applying needles to all the acupoints that stimulated the body’s function, she slowly pulled out the gold needles one by one. When the gold needles were pierced down, they were bright golden, but when they were pulled out, there had dark bloodstains, as if they were poisoned.
When she took out the last needle, Xiao Huanxi coughed and suddenly opened her eyes.
Xiao Jingran was overjoyed. “Huanxi, you are awake?”
Xiao Huanxi was stunned for a long time before she could clearly see the people surrounding her. When she saw Chu Junyi, her eyes immediately lit up. “Brother Junyi…”
Chu Junyi’s expression did not change at all. He did not even nod. Instead, he looked at Shen Ninghua and said, “Ninghua, let me send you back.”
Seeing Shen Ninghua, Xiao Huanxi suddenly coughed and her face turned pale. “Why are you here…You go away…Go away! Father, I don’t want to see her…”
“Huanxi, no worry, don’t be upset. Father will drive her away immediately. Calm down.” Seeing Xiao Huanxi’s appearance, Xiao Jingran’s heart ached so much. He scolded Chu Junyi, “Didn’t you see your younger sister get so angry? Junyi, quickly send her away.”
Chu Junyi’s expression sank as he gritted his teeth tightly.
Shen Ninghua, on the other hand, wore a smile on her face. She slowly stood up and swept her cold gaze over Xiao Huanxi. “Patriarch Xiao, did you forget something?”
“What?”
“I don’t save people for nothing. 5,000 taels of gold for one person. No bargain.”
Xiao Jingran shouted angrily, “Are you asking me to pay you?”
Chapter 163: You Won't Die Unless You Seek Death!
When the tea set and tea were both ready, Shen Ninghua ordered everyone to retreat. Not long after, she heard a sound coming from the door and Chu Junyi walked into the room.
Seeing Shen Ninghua sitting on the couch with a set of teacups in front of her, Chu Junyi was slightly stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, “So you know that I’m coming and have even prepared tea.”
Shen Ninghua held a pair of chopsticks made of jade, she put some red jasmine into a teacup and poured in boiling water. The tea leaves rolled up and down in the cup. The jasmine flower bud bloomed bit by bit as it went up and down with the water. Finally, the green tea leaves accompanied by the bright red flowers slowly settled in the milky white teacup like a painting.
Chu Junyi was slightly stunned and smiled lightly. “What a nice skill. Ninghua, I’ve come here this time to ask you for help with something. You…”
Shen Ninghua picked up the cup of tea and placed it in front of him. She smiled and interrupted him. “Try this tea. Is it fragrant enough?”
Chu Junyi was stunned. He picked up the teacup and sniffed the refreshing fragrance of the tea. “The fragrance of the tea is refreshing, and the color of the tea is translucent. I don’t need to taste it to know that the tea is definitely extraordinary.”
Shen Ninghua smiled slightly and a trace of light flashed in her eyes. “Taste it.”
Although Chu Junyi was somewhat surprised by Shen Ninghua’s attitude, he was confident that she would not harm him. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Immediately, a strong bitterness made him almost spit out the water in his mouth. “Oh…so bitter…”
Shen Ninghua’s eyes were filled with a smile, but she directly asked his purpose of coming here, “You come here to ask me to treat Xiao Huanxi, right?”
Chu Junyi’s expression paused as he nodded and said, “Yes, you guessed correctly.”
Shen Ninghua picked up her teacup and looked at the rising white mist. “You should also understand that in the current situation, I can tolerate Xiao Huanxi’s rudeness, but the Xiao family will definitely not tolerate me. Actually, I feel very strange. Xiao Huanxi has schemed against me many times. Why does the Xiao family still think they have the reason to hate me?”
Chu Junyi’s eyes darkened. Looking at Shen Ninghua’s indifferent expression, he sighed in his heart. What Shen Ninghua did not understand was also something he could not understand. No matter what, he had grown up in the Xiao family and was still living there. He was grateful to the Xiao family for nurturing him, but it seemed that the Xiao family could abandon him at any time.
Shen Ninghua continued, “The current Xiao family is like this cup of tea in my hand. It looks brightly colored and smells extremely fragrant, but it tastes bitter and hard to swallow.”
Chu Junyi lowered his eyes slightly and suddenly sneered. “Speaking of which, it’s my fault for not being important enough to the Xiao family. Ninghua, you are a princess now. The Xiao family is dispensable to you. The things I promised you before will not change. You can decide what to do yourself. Leave the rest to me.” His power had countless connections with the Xiao family, so he couldn’t cut off the connections immediately. He had to make a well-considered plan.
“Alright.” Shen Ninghua nodded. She was already very satisfied with the result. She took the teacup over and threw it onto the table. “Don’t drink such bitter things. Didn’t you come to invite me to see Xiao Huanxi? The sooner the better. Let’s go.”
Qing Que quickly prepared the carriage. After Shen Ninghua got on the carriage, Chu Junyi rode along. Although the two of them were already engaged, taking the same carriage was still easy to arouse criticism.
When Shen Ninghua arrived at the entrance of Xiao Huanxi’s courtyard, she saw servants kneeling all over the courtyard bowing down and kowtowing every two or three breaths, muttering something with an exceptionally dignified expression.
Chu Junyi frowned and asked the servant closest to him, “What are you doing?”
The maid was shocked. Seeing his sullen expression, she hurriedly replied, “Young Master, Master ordered us to pray for Miss.”
“Yes. Master said that sincere prayers can move the gods, and blessings from the heavens will help Miss recover as soon as possible.”
Chu Junyi frowned even more. “What is your prayer?”
“May Miss be as long-lived as the heavens…”
Chu Junyi gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead bulged prominently.
Shen Ninghua curled her lips mockingly and her eyes were filled with satire. As long-lived as the heavens… Just these few words were enough to bring the entire Xiao family to hell!
Chu Junyi had clearly thought of this as well, and he directly berated the servants, “Stop praying and wait aside. Don’t make any other movements!”
Alarmed by the commotion outside the door, Xiao Jingran walked out of the room. When he heard Chu Junyi’s words, his expression immediately turned sullen. “You’re here. Why don’t you come in? It is truly impressive of you to vent your anger on the servants here.” Without looking at their expressions, he turned around and walked back to the room.
Shen Ninghua almost laughed out loud. She even wondered how the Xiao family survived until now with Xiao Jingran’s brain.
Xiao Fengjue came from behind. Seeing this, he frowned and said to Chu Junyi, “Father was just too anxious. That’s why he asked the servants to pray for Huanxi. Although it doesn’t accord with the rule, it’s fine at home. Why did you have to make him angry?”
Chu Junyi’s expression became even worse. “Eldest Brother, foster father is confused because he is worried about Huanxi. Are you also out of your mind?”
“What do you mean?” Xiao Fengjue frowned.
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Shen Ninghua chuckled. “May Miss be as long-lived as the heavens…You are not praying for her. You are hoping that she can die faster! She is neither the emperor nor an official, and she doesn’t have any title conferred by the court. How dare you use ‘long-lived’ to describe her? Aren’t you afraid that she would be overwhelmed by such prayers?”After saying that, she directly walked into Xiao Huanxi’s courtyard. She really did not agree with the Xiao family’s way of doing things, so it was better to see the patient quickly and go back as soon as possible.
The moment she entered Xiao Huanxi’s room, Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. She had thought Baili Anning liked using luxurious decorations, but now, it seemed that Xiao Huanxi’s life was way more luxurious. The entire room was filled with jewelry, which was completely different from her delicate and elegant persona. People almost wondered if she had used all the good stuff of the Xiao Mansion to decorate her room.
Seeing Shen Ninghua coming in, Xiao Jingran didn’t put on a friendly expression. But Shen Ninghua was here to treat Xiao Huanxi, so he forcibly endured it and didn’t show his anger.
Seeing Xiao Huanxi’s appearance, Shen Ninghua was also shocked. Xiao Huanxi’s face was pale like white sheet, and her body was as thin as a lath. If she hadn’t seen her breathing, she would have thought that she was dead. However, judging from her current appearance, she was probably only a breath away from death.
Speaking of which, Xiao Huanxi asked for this. The imperial doctor’s prescription was quite effective. After drinking the medicine, her cold had been cured by half. However, in order to increase the pitiful effect, Xiao Huanxi forced the maid to prepare iced water again and soaked herself in it for another fifteen minutes in the quiet night.
The next day, her illness became much worse. The imperial doctor thought that his prescription was wrong, so he gradually changed the prescription. As for Xiao Huanxi, as long as she felt that she was getting better, she would bathe in iced water. After repeating it many times, no matter how strong her body was, it was on the verge of collapse.
The maid placed Xiao Huanxi’s arm on the jade pillow to let Shen Ninghua feel her pulse.
Bai Ruo immediately understood and took out a white handkerchief from her pocket to cover Xiao Huanxi’s wrist.
After that, Shen Ninghua stretched out her hand and felt Xiao Huanxi’s pulse.
Cold energy was stagnated in her body, and internal heat was unable to dissipate. The situation became even worse due to the accumulation of side effects of improper medication. There was no way for her to get rid of the high fever.
Seeing Shen Ninghua’s frown, Xiao Jingran hurriedly asked, “How is it? Can Huanxi be cured?”
Shen Ninghua took out a set of gold needles that were more than an inch long from the medicine chest and was about to apply needles into Xiao Huanxi’s acupoints.
“What are you doing?” Xiao Jingran suddenly widened his eyes and stopped Shen Ninghua.
“Didn’t you invite me here to treat Xiao Huanxi? What do you think I’m doing with the gold needles?” Shen Ninghua asked coldly.
Xiao Fengjue hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Xiao Jingran away. “Father, Doctor Chen said that Her Highness’s acupuncture technique is far superior to his, so nothing bad will happen. Besides, this is the Xiao Mansion, and you are watching from the side. Her Highness will not let anything happen to Huanxi, right?”
Shen Ninghua laughed coldly. She pinched a golden needle in her hand that was aimed at Xiao Huanxi’s acupoint and abruptly stabbed it in. She said slowly, “Young Master Xiao, please don’t threaten me. Otherwise, my hand trembles easily. I won’t be responsible for what happens at that time.”
Xiao Fengjue choked and stopped talking.
The gold needles were applied one by one, and Xiao Huanxi’s expression gradually became better, but she did not wake up.
Shen Ninghua was in no hurry at all. After applying needles to all the acupoints that stimulated the body’s function, she slowly pulled out the gold needles one by one. When the gold needles were pierced down, they were bright golden, but when they were pulled out, there had dark bloodstains, as if they were poisoned.
When she took out the last needle, Xiao Huanxi coughed and suddenly opened her eyes.
Xiao Jingran was overjoyed. “Huanxi, you are awake?”
Xiao Huanxi was stunned for a long time before she could clearly see the people surrounding her. When she saw Chu Junyi, her eyes immediately lit up. “Brother Junyi…”
Chu Junyi’s expression did not change at all. He did not even nod. Instead, he looked at Shen Ninghua and said, “Ninghua, let me send you back.”
Seeing Shen Ninghua, Xiao Huanxi suddenly coughed and her face turned pale. “Why are you here…You go away…Go away! Father, I don’t want to see her…”
“Huanxi, no worry, don’t be upset. Father will drive her away immediately. Calm down.” Seeing Xiao Huanxi’s appearance, Xiao Jingran’s heart ached so much. He scolded Chu Junyi, “Didn’t you see your younger sister get so angry? Junyi, quickly send her away.”
Chu Junyi’s expression sank as he gritted his teeth tightly.
“What?”
“I don’t save people for nothing. 5,000 taels of gold for one person. No bargain.”
Xiao Jingran shouted angrily, “Are you asking me to pay you?”
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