Chapter 85 (1/2)
Jun Qian Che rushes towards the animal trap where Mo Qi Qi accidentally fell through, but by the time he gets there, the pit is already empty. Someone must have pulled Mo Qi Qi up, though he doesn't know if it's his own people or the a.s.sa.s.sins. He is worried for her safety, he hopes that she is fine. He wants to make sure she is fine, so he uses qinggong to fly back towards the camp.
When he does not see her back in the camp, his heart grows even more worried. Just as he is about to turn around to continue searching for her, he feels a burst of dizziness and collapses on the ground.
Han Yi Xiao who has just gotten there, immediately helps him get up, ”Are you alright, Your Majesty?”
”Zhen is fine. Have you found the Empress?” Jun Qian Che looks at Han Yi Xiao.
Han Yi Xiao nods, ”Yes. Since the sky is dark and the road is slippery, the rest of the soldiers are escorting Her Ladyship back. This General is worried about your safety, so this General used qinggong to return first.”
When he hears that Mo Qi Qi is safe, Jun Qian Che puts his worry to rest.
Later, inside Jun Qian Che's tent, Han Yi Xiao grows worried when he sees the black needle, ”Your Majesty, this needle is poisonous.”
Jun Qian Che calmly replies him, ”It corrodes the bones.”
Han Yi Xiao nods, ”Yes, this is a very powerful poison. The moment the needle pierces one's skin, the poison will start to spread. There are very little poisons out there that can take someone's life. As for this one, although it does not kill immediately, it will give it's victim a lot of torment. The victim will start suffering from dizziness, chest pain and will later falls into a coma. Once the poison spread into the victim's internal organs, the victim will die. Where did you find this needle, Your Majesty?”
”An a.s.sa.s.sin.”
Han Yi Xiao looks at him in shock, ”You are poisoned, Your Majesty?”
”Ssh, lower your voice. Do not let anyone else know that zhen went to look for the Empress tonight. Do not let anyone know that zhen has been poisoned as well. It is very important to keep this incident under tight wrap,” instructs Jun Qian Che.
Han Yi Xiao nods, ”But the poison inside your body……”
”Zhen will find someone to cure it. Start the journey to return to the palace tomorrow.”
”You are back, Your Ladyship. You scared this servant to death!” Ban Xiang's voice can be heard from outside.
Jun Qian Che turns to Han Yi Xiao, ”Tell the Empress to come in.”
”Yes,” Han Yi Xiao immediately walks out.
Soon, a pathetic looking Mo Qi Qi walks in, followed by Jun Yue Hen.
Displeasure rises inside Jun Qian Che's heart when he sees them walking in together, though he does not show it on his face.
When Mo Qi Qi sees him sitting there all clean and idle, anger rises inside her heart. Even the injured Jun Yue Hen ran around looking for her out there. Jun Qian Che is such a good husband ah! What a heartless and cold-blooded bas*tard!
”Where were you?” Jun Qian Che icily asks her.
Mo Qi Qi bad-temperedly replies him, ”Answering Your Majesty, chenqie went to pick herbs. Lucky the 7th Imperial Uncle found chenqie, otherwise, chenqie would have died tonight.”
Jun Qian Che looks at Jun Yue Hen before sneering coldly, ”The 7th Imperial Uncle sure cares deeply about the Empress. You braved the rain despite your injury just to look for her.”
When Mo Qi Qi realizes that Jun Qian Che is going to mock Jun Yue Hen again, she quickly talks back, ”Your Majesty, didn't you say that the 7th Imperial Uncle is an official and that it is his duty to protect us? Are you blaming him for saving chenqie tonight?”
Jun Qian Che unhappily glares at Mo Qi Qi.
Jun Yue Hen tries to save the situation, ”Your Ladyship, His Majesty was actually very worried about you.”
”Hmph, he does a really good job at hiding it!” Mo Qi Qi looks at him in disdain.
Jun Qian Che suddenly gets up and walks towards Mo Qi Qi, his entire body radiating with an intimidating aura.
Mo Qi Qi takes a step back, ”Why are you looking at chenqie like that?”
”Zhen wants to know where you were planning to go to, tonight,” he narrows his eyes icily at her.
Mo Qi Qi's heart crumbles cowardly, though she managed to keep a calm front, ”Chenqie already told you that the imperial physicians' supplies are dwindling really fast. Chenqie only wanted to help, but who would have thought that it would rain and that chenqie would fall into an animal trap?”
”Continue lying,” Jun Qian Che's voice is cold and piercing.
Mo Qi Qi swallows heavily, ”Chenqie is not lying.”
Jun Qian Che suddenly pulls out a roll of paper made of cow's skin that she has been placing on her belt, ”What is this?”
Mo Qi Qi's heartbeat rises as she inwardly panicks, ”Just a piece of paper.”
”Really? Why does it look like a map to zhen?” Jun Qian Che opens the paper. Although it is wet, the clear outline of the map can still be seen.
Mo Qi Qi refuses to admit everything even as facts are being presented in front of her, ”What could the map even represent? Chenqie only brought the map because chenqie did not want to get lost.”
”Then why does zhen feels like the Empress was trying to run away?” Jun Qian Che is not in the mood to waste words with her, so he quickly goes straight to the point.
Jun Yue Hen looks at Mo Qi Qi in surprise.
When Jun Qian Che sees that, he coldly says, ”Your wound is bleeding again, 7th Imperial Uncle. You should return to your tent and have your wound looked at. The rest of you can go, zhen would like to speak to the Empress privately.”