The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 172 Royal Bloodline

Dong Ning was also startled and walked up to Sheng Yunqing to report, "Miss, I don't know what happened, but as soon as this girl entered the water, something red seeped out of her body, it looks like...it looks like..."

As she spoke, Dong Ning's legs began to feel weak.

Sheng Yunqing walked closer and looked at the water. He touched the water with his finger and looked at the water droplets on his fingertip. He said, "Don't worry, this isn't blood."

She looked at Hanxing's body. There was a crescent moon-shaped birthmark on her collarbone. The birthmark turned an eerie red when it touched the water. Tiny golden particles floated in the bath, like the remains of some unknown Gu worm.

Sheng Yunqing picked up a fragment of the remains and stepped out from behind the screen, asking Lu Changxuan, "Senior brother, what is this?"

Lu Changxuan looked at the golden powder on her fingertips, his expression suddenly becoming serious. He said, "The royal family of the Western Shu Kingdom has a secret technique. They can use a certain formation to make people with similar bloodlines into 'shared-life Gu' so that the host can suffer the pain instead of the Gu poison turning back on them."

"I'm done washing! Stars smell so good!" Hanxing suddenly stood up from the water, her innocent appearance touching everyone's heart.

When she appeared before the two of them after changing into her new clothes, Sheng Yunqing realized that she was also a beautiful woman. Beneath her fair skin, her almond-shaped eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight, making her extremely lively.

Lu Changxuan looked at the girl in front of him and said, "This girl is of royal blood from Western Shu, or is she a medicine person?"

He pointed to the Gu worm marks on Han Xing's wrist and said, "Judging from these marks, it's been nurtured for at least five years."

Hanxing didn't know what they were talking about. She just curiously poked the crescent moon birthmark with her finger and cried out in grievance when it hurt.

Sheng Yunqing's heart suddenly trembled. Five years... then this girl, couldn't she have been like that since she was eleven or twelve years old...?

"Why choose her?" Sheng Yunqing asked, puzzled.

Lu Changxuan sighed softly and said, "Born mentally challenged, they're the easiest to control, but..."

He frowned, considered for a moment, and said, "Once this life-sharing Gu is planted, the host will definitely not let the medicine person escape. There is only one reason why she came here, and that is..."

“Then the medicine man is no longer useful.” Sheng Yunqing interjected, looking at the bewildered Han Xing, lost in thought.

"Hungry..." Han Xing pouted, rubbing her stomach, and looked at Sheng Yunqing with a pitiful expression. "Sister in red... won't give Xingxing anything to eat..."

Sheng Yunqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Dong Ning, go to the kitchen and get her some food."

"Yes."

Lu Changxuan looked at Han Xing's old clothes and examined them carefully. He felt a hard lump at his waist. He turned it over, picked it up, and wiped it clean with his fingertips. It was a bloodstained jade pendant.

Seeing the familiar star-shaped pattern, I was suddenly startled and quickly walked to the lamp to examine it closely.

"The Starry Jade Pendant!" Lu Changxuan frowned. "How did this thing end up on this silly girl?"

Sheng Yunqing touched the tassel of the jade pendant, examined it carefully, and then parted the tassel to reveal a faint red mark that had been there for several years. She said, "It's not that one."

Lu Changxuan was stunned and asked in confusion, "But this is a real star-shaped jade pendant."

After looking around for a while, Hanxing walked over to Sheng Yunqing while munching on a chicken leg. She grinned at Sheng Yunqing with an innocent smile and pointed to the jade pendant, saying, "They all like this, but I won't give it to them. Xiangxiang is good to me, so I'm giving it to her."

Lu Changxuan focused his attention and whispered in Sheng Yunqing's ear, "Be careful, it might be a trap."

Looking at Han Xing, Sheng Yunqing saw that she was innocent and untouched by worldly affairs, completely unaware of the dangers of the world.

Looking into those clear eyes, I feel guilty even when I lie.

She asked with a gentle smile, "Hanxing, where did this come from?"

Han Xing thought about it seriously for a moment, then tilted her head blankly and said, "Um... it's always been there!"

Sheng Yunqing rolled her eyes and said gently, "Are you really willing to give it to your sister?" Han Xing nodded and said with a smile, "Xingxing likes Xiangxiang sister."

Sheng Yunqing turned her head and said to Lu Changxuan, "This girl is harmless. With this jade pendant, there is no need to visit the Xie residence."

As night deepened, Sheng Yunqing settled Hanxing in a side room. The sleeping girl hugged the blanket tightly, curled herself into a ball, and mumbled in her sleep, "I don't want to take the medicine...it's so bitter..."

After a short while, she calmed down, her anxious brows relaxed, and she snuggled against the silky quilt in her arms, saying, "Sister Xiangxiang... will protect Xingxing... make Xingxing happy..."

After opening the door and going outside, Lu Changxuan was still examining the jade pendant in his hand.

"You just said that the Shared Fate Gu is a secret royal technique of the Western Shu Kingdom, and the person used in the medicine must be a close relative, so that girl is..."

"Royal bloodline," Lu Changxuan replied.

Sheng Yunqing narrowed her eyes slightly. Could it be that she had some connection with Mu Jiyue?

The next day.

Inside the Golden Palace, the fragrance of ambergris wafted from the incense burner, creating a solemn atmosphere as officials stood at attention.

Ye Jingnian, dressed in a black python robe, stood in the hall, his exquisite eyebrows revealing no emotion: "Your subject humbly requests Your Majesty's permission to marry Xie Zhaozhi, the eldest daughter of the Imperial Censor Xie family, as the Crown Prince's concubine."

These words caused a great uproar in the imperial court.

Ye Jinlan was suddenly startled and looked up blankly at Ye Jingnian.

Although he had heard that the Crown Prince had been in close contact with the Imperial Censor recently, he never thought of it that way!
His fists clenched tighter and tighter. Could it be... that Miss Xie was being blackmailed?

“Miss Xie, weren’t you on good terms with Prince Xian before? Prince Xian even went to the Xie family to propose marriage recently.”

"I heard the engagement was called off the next day..."

"Who is this Miss Xie? How did she manage to attract the attention of both the Prince Xian and the Crown Prince?"

The court officials were all discussing it.

Duke Bai suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes fixed on Ye Jingnian, and said in a gloomy tone, "Your Highness! The Crown Princess's body is barely cold, and you want to marry a new consort?!"

"Your Excellency should be careful with your words." Ye Jingnian looked at him coldly and said, "I have long planned to take a concubine, and my status as Crown Princess Muling has never changed."

Seeing the Duke of Bai's displeasure, Ye Jinfeng frowned slightly and asked, "Is the Xie family's daughter the one that Minister Xie raised in Jiangnan?"

The second son has recently submitted many memorials impeaching this matter; why is this rebellious son getting involved in this mess...?

The Imperial Censor stepped forward, and Chao Yejin reported, "Your Majesty, it is indeed my daughter, Zhaozhi, who recently returned to the capital."

Duke Bai's face was ashen, his chest heaving violently: "Very good...very good!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly clutched his chest, staggered back two steps, and fell straight backward!

"Duke!"

Chaos erupted in the court, and the imperial physicians rushed forward to treat the patients.

Duke Bai, with his eyes tightly closed and his face deathly pale, was carried out by the eunuchs in a flurry of activity.

The officials looked at each other in bewilderment and began to whisper among themselves. The Duke of Bai had actually been angered into fainting by the Crown Prince in the court. Was this a blatant attempt to break with the Eastern Palace?