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

Chapter 195 Proving Her Loyalty
Zhi Xing swallowed hard and said, "Rather than be tormented by Your Highness, Zhi Xing would rather die..."

She lowered her head and remained silent for a moment. Suddenly, Ye Jingnian grabbed her teeth and said coldly, "You dare to bite your tongue?"

Zhi Xing trembled, her mouth forced open, her eyes wide with shock, and she breathed heavily. When he released her, she looked up at him and said, "Your Highness, please spare me..."

"You just escaped death, I shouldn't have scared you like that." Ye Jingnian raised his hand to smooth her slightly messy hair, as if grooming a bird's feathers, and pressed her head against his chest, saying, "Your tone was a bit harsh, I won't do it again."

Beneath the loosened collar of his clothes, Zhixing pressed her face against his chest, feeling his pounding heartbeat. She bit her lip in grievance, her initial distress turning into soft sobs.

"Your Highness has forgiven me?" she asked softly.

Nightfall kissed the back of her hand and said, "You did nothing wrong; it was I who took my anger out on you."

It wasn't until dusk that Ye Jingnian pushed open the door and stepped out, turning his head to say to Yan Chuan, who was waiting outside, "Pregnancy-avoiding medicine."

"The pharmacy has already prepared it; I will have someone bring it over."

Before long, Ye Jingnian, accompanied by a maid carrying medicine, pushed open the door again, and an abnormal burning sensation rushed towards them.

Ye Jingnian's heart skipped a beat as he saw Zhixing fall to the ground, her face deathly pale, with beads of sweat spilling from her forehead. On her shoulder, where her thin shirt had slipped down, the burn scars caught his eye.

"Azhi!" He quickly walked to her and knelt down. Her trembling hand held up the golden crown that he had just dropped. The emblem of the Eastern Palace on it still retained a burning heat, and the metal color was tinged with red.

He examined it closely and saw that the insignia on her shoulder was the emblem of the Eastern Palace from his golden crown.

She forced a smile, took his hand, and looked at him expectantly, saying, "Would this prove A-Zhi's loyalty?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her vision went black, tears streamed down her face as she closed her eyes, and she silently collapsed into his arms.

Ye Jingnian's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled involuntarily as he shouted, "Imperial Physician! Quickly, summon the Imperial Physician!"

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

At midnight, Sheng Yunqing dismissed the servants, closed the doors and windows tightly, placed the gourd in the center of the array he had set up, and with one finger, he cut his other hand, drawing blood to guide the thread. He then focused his mind and said, "Heaven and earth return to their source, bloodline leads the way, Sheng family Jin Hua, come forth!"

The surrounding air grew cold, and a wisp of white smoke emerged from the gourd, gradually transforming into a human shape.

The young girl bore a striking resemblance to Sheng Yunqing, with delicate features and an air of lingering melancholy.

“Sister…” Sheng Jinhua began, her slightly childish voice tinged with tears.

“Hua’er.” Sheng Yunqing’s eyes reddened. He raised his hand to touch her cold hand, gently stroked her cheek, and said, “My Hua’er has grown so much. She’s so beautiful.”

Sheng Jinhua's feet dangled in the air, slightly higher than Sheng Yunqing's. She looked down at her, her brows furrowing in discomfort: "It's so hot..."

Sheng Yunqing hurriedly pulled her hand away, leaving a burning mark on the skin that had been touched, which then slowly returned to normal.

"I'm sorry." Sheng Yunqing frowned, her eyes full of heartache, and said, "It's all my fault for making you suffer so much before I finally found you."

Sheng Jinhua raised her hand to wipe away her tears, shook her head and said, "I'm already very happy to be able to see my sister again."

“Hua’er! Is that you?” Hearing the familiar voice, Sheng Jinhua stopped, a tear sliding down her cheek: “This is… Father’s voice…”

Sheng Yunqing took the smoky blue hairpin and said, "This is a wisp of my father's remnant soul that my master received, and it has been resting quietly on this hairpin."

Sheng Jinhua sniffed, her voice trembling with tears, and said, "Father, I thought you were dead..."

“Hua’er, Father also thinks…”

Sheng Jinhua's fingertips gently touched the hairpin. The two souls sensed each other, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she said, "Father... can't get out?"

Sheng Yunqing nodded gently and said, "My master took away a wisp of my father's remnant soul back then and put it into this completely transparent jade hairpin. For so many years, my master and I have been searching for a way to save my father..."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Jinhua felt a pang of pain in her heart. She gently stroked the jade hairpin and said, "Father... Hua'er longs to reunite with you, with my sister and brother..."

Suddenly remembering something, she opened her eyes wide and said to Sheng Yunqing, "Sister, Xiao'er is still alive!"

Sheng Yunqing nodded and said, "I know, but I'm not sure where he is yet..."

“Right next to Mu Xiyang.” She looked at Sheng Yunqing and said, “Also, my physical body is still in the mortal world. Mu Xiyang took us away together back then.”

"What?!" A hint of excitement flashed in Sheng Yunqing's eyes. She looked up at Sheng Jinhua and said, "No wonder your soul is more solid than ordinary souls... Hua'er, tell your sister, where is your physical body?"

"My physical body... is inside the Western Shu Kingdom's palace..." Sheng Jinhua trembled with fear, covering her eyes as she said, "Mu Xiyang nailed my hands and feet to the ground, placed me in an ice cellar, extracted my soul from my body, and turned it into a Gu... I slept for a very, very long time, only waking up at the beginning of the month to find myself trapped inside the Empress Dowager's body..."

Sheng Yunqing longed to reach out and hug her, but was afraid of burning her. She clenched her fists and said, "Hua'er, I will temporarily put you back into the hairpin. I will find your physical body as soon as possible and bring you back with your brother."

"Hurry." Sheng Jinhua looked at her with pleading eyes and said, "Sister, now that Mu Xiyang's plan has been ruined, I am no longer of any use. Mu Xiyang will soon destroy my physical body..."

Sheng Yunqing's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "I understand."

The following night.

The candlelight flickered, reflecting in Sheng Yunqing's sorrowful eyes.

"Yunqing, I understand your desire to save your younger siblings, but the relationship between Zhu Luo and Xi Shu is currently at an impasse. I have already ordered the border to be sealed off. Even if you are released, the people of Xi Shu will not let you go. At that time, Xi Shu will hold you hostage and use you to blackmail me. Tell me, should I save them or not?"

Ye Jinfeng's words still echoed in my ears in the Golden Palace.

She sighed softly and said to Sheng Jinhua, "Hua'er, at this moment, I can only think of a solution."

“Yes, Hua’er believes in her sister.” Sheng Jinhua’s voice was gentle as she spoke from the jade hairpin. “If… sister can’t save Hua’er’s body, Hua’er won’t blame her. She only asks that sister can save her younger brother who is still alive.”

Sheng Yunqing gripped the jade hairpin tightly and said, "I will save you and your brother."

"An assassin!" Su Lan's voice was alert as a figure flashed past outside.

As Sheng Yunqing put the hairpin away, a figure in black broke through the window and entered, a sharp sword aimed directly at Sheng Yunqing.