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

Chapter 50 The Lost Maid

Suddenly, a poisoned dart broke through the door. Ye Jinchen drew his sword and held it in front of him, but the target of the poisoned dart was not him, but the girl he had captured.

He frowned and threw the sword behind her.

"Ding—" The poison dart was deflected by the sword blade and fell to the ground. Pei Xuan led his men out of the house: "Stop!"

The candlelight in the room flickered, reflecting Ye Jinchen's stern face. He sneered and glared at her, "He's so eager to kill you to silence you. Your position in his eyes is not that great."

Zhixing even felt pain when breathing, and there was disappointment in her eyes.

She finally became a chess piece that could be discarded at any time.

Prince's Mansion.

After Yan Chuan finished listening to the report from his servant, he immediately knelt down in front of Ye Jingnian and said, "I have failed in my work. The person I sent to assassinate Zhi Xing has not returned. I am afraid that Zhi Xing has been captured by King Ye."

Ye Jingnian, who was resting with his eyes closed, frowned, opened his eyes, and said in a sharp voice: "Zhi Xing?!"

Yan Chuan frowned and said, "Yes, the person who was taken away was Zhi Xing. She knows a lot of our secrets. I will send someone to get rid of her..."

Ye Jingnian kicked Yan Chuan hard, and the man on the ground was instantly knocked to the ground, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Who allowed you to hurt her?" Ye Jingnian grabbed his collar, glared at him with gritted teeth, a layer of anger on his face, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Yan Chuan didn't understand why Ye Jingnian was so angry, and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was Your Highness who said that anyone who escaped must be killed..."

“Asshole!” Ye Jingnian shook him off, stood up and walked towards the house, “Change your clothes and prepare the carriage.”

Yan Chuan was stunned for a moment, and quickly responded: "Yes!"

Prince Ye's Palace.

"Come here, take her to the dungeon and interrogate her strictly."

"Yes."

Ever since the Prince's Mansion sent someone to assassinate her, Zhi Xing has been crying continuously. She has stopped struggling and is staring at the ground with a dull look in her eyes.

After she was dragged away, Ye Jinchen was about to get up and go, but was stopped by Su Lan.

Su Lan said anxiously, "My Lord, you must stay here with me. I need you the most now."

Ye Jinchen raised his eyebrows: "Do you need me?"

Su Lan nodded and said, "The dragon vein purple energy in your body can nourish the fairy sister's essence. Now the sister's energy is so weak. Although she has taken the medicinal diet prescribed by the imperial physician, she is still unconscious. You have to stay with the fairy sister all the time, so that she can get better."

"So that's it..." Ye Jinchen murmured. So, is this the reason why she likes to be close to him?
He walked to the bed and sat down. He raised his hand to brush away the scattered hair on her forehead and stroked her face which was gradually warming up but still cold. His heart ached.

Pei Xuan asked from outside the beaded curtain: "Have you found the thousand-year-old star-moon flower that the imperial physician mentioned?"

Pei Xuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, that medicine is really precious. I have searched all over the capital, but I can't find any trace of the thousand-year-old Star-Moon Flower."

"Send someone to ask the emperor."

Pei Xuan frowned in confusion and said, "Even if the emperor has it, will he give it to me?"

"If he won't give it to me, I will go get it myself."

Pei Xuan bowed his head, accepted the order, and then withdrew.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince requests to see you." The guard who came in from outside reported.

Ye Jinchen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you here to ask for someone?"

The guard nodded: "Yes."

"Humph." He sneered, "Can't you sit still so soon?"

"Increase the punishment and make sure to pry open Zhixing's mouth and make her confess the Crown Prince's conspiracy. Tell the Crown Prince that I have gone to bed and will pay my respects another day."

After a moment, the guard walked in again and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince said that he has just found a thousand-year-old star-moon flower and wants to give it to you."

In the hall, Ye Jingnian picked up the teacup, scraping the edge of the cup with the lid, his thoughts drifting far away. The clepsydra that recorded the time dripped regularly, and it was so quiet that no other sound could be heard.

Hearing footsteps in the distance, he raised his lips slightly.

A guard bowed to him and said, "Your Highness, the prince invites you to come over."

In the Chaohui Palace, Ye Jingnian stepped over the threshold and bowed to Ye Jinchen, who was sitting on the throne: "Long live the seventh uncle."

Ye Jinchen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A maidservant is missing from my nephew's house. I wonder if Seventh Uncle has seen her?"

"You lost someone in your mansion, what does it have to do with me?" Ye Jinchen said with a stern face, lowering his head, "But today I found a criminal slave who escaped from the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, and I was going to give him to Marquis Sheng."

Ye Jingnian secretly clenched his fists and raised his hand to gesture to Yan Chuan behind him.

Yan Chuan understood, opened the brocade box he was holding, placed it on the table, and said, "Your Highness, this is a little gift from our Highness, the best quality thousand-year-old star-moon flower."

Ye Jinchen turned his head and looked at the brocade box which contained a fully bloomed double-petaled flower. The edges of the petals were faintly glowing like stars and the moon.

He sneered and asked, "What do you mean, Prince?"

"Seventh brother, why do you have to embarrass a little maid?" Ye Jingnian smiled easily and said, "Just give it back to your nephew."

"Cough..." The person on the bed coughed weakly.

Ye Jinchen asked nervously from behind the beaded curtain: "Su Lan, what's the situation?"

Su Lan bit her lip and said, "Sister is so weak..."

Ye Jinchen clenched his fists, glanced at the Millennium Star and Moon Flower on the table, and closed the lid.

Ye Jingnian raised his lips slightly and said, "I wish Miss Sheng a speedy recovery."

In a moment, Zhixing was rudely thrown in front of Ye Jingnian by two guards.

She was so weak and pale, and her light blue clothes were stained with blood. When she saw Ye Jingnian in front of her, her heart skipped a beat.

Ye Jinchen snorted coldly and said, "You are so stubborn."

He stood up, flicked his sleeves and walked into the beaded curtain, saying, "Take your maid and get out!"

Ye Jingnian's smile froze slightly, and he said, "Thank you, uncle."

After Ye Jingnian and his group left, Ye Jinchen said to Pei Xuan, "Take it and use it as medicine!"

Su Lan seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said, "Wait!"

She rolled her eyes and said to Ye Jinchen, "Your Highness, Su Lan has always felt that the name of this flower is familiar. I have seen the medical book of Fairy Sister before, and it says that when the essence is depleted, taking the Millennium Star Moon Flower can restore 50% of the blood and energy. If the flower is soaked in dragon vein blood and used as medicine, it can restore 90%."

Hearing this, Pei Xuan was horrified: "My Lord..."

"Prepare a bowl and draw the blood."

Before he could stop it, Ye Jinchen had already given the order.

"But……"

"If you delay the time, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship!"

"Yes……"

Prince's Mansion.

After being untied, Zhixing fell to the ground weakly.

She supported herself with her hands, looked up at Ye Jingnian pitifully, and said, "Your Highness, I didn't say anything."

Ye Jingnian glanced at her sideways, and his originally fair face was covered with countless slap marks.

(End of this chapter)