The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Sir!"

"Oh no!"

"The prince was bitten by a snake!"

The camp was in a state of panic. Jun Yuexin patted the grass residue in her hands leisurely. After taking a few glances at the dust raised by the soldiers' feet, she changed her face into one of worry and confusion. She grabbed a soldier who was running out in a hurry and asked, "What happened?"

"Ah!" The soldier was startled and replied with a pale face, "General Jun! Yes, it's the prince of Anguo who was bitten by a poisonous snake. He has fallen into a coma and his life or death is unknown!"

"What?!" Jun Yuexin frowned, "Go and inform Marquis Anguo quickly. I'll go over and take a look first."

She let go of the soldier and strode towards the noisiest part of the crowd, but the snake venom took effect very quickly. By the time she pushed through the crowd and reached the area where Ruan He was lying, his face had turned black, blood was flowing from all his orifices, and his chest was no longer rising or falling.

The military doctor who was urgently brought in also had his eyes darkened when he saw this situation, and he muttered: "...There is no hope, this...is all over..."

Although Ruan He was useless, his status was the highest among those present. After the military doctor confirmed that he had no breath and was dead, Jun Yuexin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered martial law in the surrounding area to find the venomous snake that had escaped to an unknown place to prevent it from hurting people again.

Elsewhere, Marquis Anguo, who was discussing the results of the battle with his subordinates, also learned that his only son was bitten by a poisonous snake and was in critical condition.

Without thinking, he took his men to capture a military doctor who was in the tent and rushed back to the camp on horseback. However, he was a step too late and ended up seeing the young die.

Ruan He, the useless prince, did not die from the serious illness he suffered from acclimatization when he first entered the southwest, nor did he have the chance to die in the war to wipe out the New South Kingdom's army. Instead, he died from a small poisonous snake that jumped out when he was counting the fruits of victory after the war.

"How could there be snakes in the camp?!" Marquis Anguo roared angrily with red eyes. He grabbed the soldiers beside him and said, "Go find those people I told you to keep an eye on!"

He had long known that Madam Dong wanted to attack both him and his son. Before leaving for the battle, he had figured out the traps that Madam Dong had laid and had people keep a close eye on them. This way, even when the battle was most tense and he was most distracted, he was able to protect himself and his son from being ambushed.

But he could not have expected that the most dangerous moment had clearly passed, but Ruan He fell because of his slight carelessness after his victory.

He should be blamed for raising this son to be really useless. He clearly has no martial arts skills at all, but he still wants to take advantage of this free time to go hunting in the mountains...

The Marquis of Anguo was naturally heartbroken after losing his only son. Although he had previously scolded Ruan He for having such an ignorant and stupid son, and that it would be better for him to die in the southwest...but when he really lost his son, the heart-wrenching grief was still unfaithful.

While his confidant was investigating the whereabouts of the nail, Marquis Anguo endured the severe pain in his heart and shakily grabbed another personal soldier: "You must immediately take my seal and fly back to the capital, and take the wife, the daughter, and the son-in-law to the villa! You don't have to worry about the attitude of the second house, just greet the old general!"

He is currently unable to confirm whether his son's death was caused by Madam Dong Er, but to be on the safe side, he still has to protect his wife and remaining daughter before the news of Ruan He's death reaches the capital.

Jun Yuexin, who had been watching this good show, waited until Marquis Anguo felt a little relieved before she silently walked forward and expressed her condolences.

The Marquis of Anguo, overwhelmed by the grief of losing his son, only then noticed that there was another person of considerable importance beside him. His lips were still trembling, but his voice gradually became steady: "Why is General Jun here?"

There was a look of suspicion in his eyes.

Jun Yuexin replied calmly, "I was at the mountain people's tomb with Lord Zhuqueyin to pay homage. When I came back, I found that there was a commotion in the camp. I came over to take a look and found out that..."

Her face showed just the right amount of sadness and regret: "Please accept my condolences, my Lord."

Marquis Anguo looked at her with suspicion. Or rather, he would now look at everyone who appeared before him with this suspicious look: "When General Jun came, did you find anything unusual on the road?"

"Like a poisonous snake?"

"Something that shouldn't have been in this camp!"

His eyes became more and more like a hunting hawk, but Jun Yuexin seemed not to notice the pressure from Marquis Anguo. She shook a medicine bag on her waist and said, "After learning that I was going to the southwest, my mother sewed a lot of medicine bags for me overnight. These medicine bags can repel snakes. When I walk in the mountains and forests, no matter whether it is poisonous snakes or poisonous insects, most of them will go around me."

She looked at the still sharp eyes of Marquis Anguo and bowed, "You probably know about my father. After he passed away, my mother was deeply saddened. She forbad me and my brother to practice martial arts, let alone join the army. She also forbade my brother and me to get involved in anything related to the southwest. If it wasn't for the fact that the queen personally selected me to go to war this time, I'm afraid my mother would have kept me at home."

Actually it is not.

After General Xian Zhenguo died on the way back to Beijing from the southwest, Mrs. Ye suspected something fishy was going on. During the more than 20 years of raising her two children, she never stopped investigating the cause of her husband's death. Moreover, after growing up, the Jun brothers and sisters often spent a lot of time away from home traveling to the southwest under the pretext of going out hunting or practicing riding and shooting.

The poisonous snake that killed Ruan He this time was found by Jun Yuexin herself.

Her words reminded Marquis Anguo of the young man's father. He was so heroic in the past, but in the end... The suspicion in his heart was alleviated by the sadness on Jun Yuexin's face. He fell silent for a moment and apologized, "It was my fault for bringing up your sad story."

"I can understand your feelings at this moment."

Jun Yuexin's calm tone seemed to suppress something: "It's okay."

Just after this conversation between the two, the personal soldiers of Marquis Anguo who had been sent out to look for someone soon brought back a body.

It was the nail, the body of the young sergeant planted by Madam Dong Er. He also died of snake venom, and there was a hasty bite mark on his swollen arm. Marquis Anguo was furious, and he ordered all the soldiers of the squad that the young sergeant belonged to to be detained, and also ordered people to go to their home to investigate.

During the entire death incident, all Jun Yuexin did was to replace the snake that the sergeant originally intended to use to poison Ruan He with a local snake that was more poisonous and had a more violent temper. No matter how Marquis Anguo investigated, he could only trace it back to Madam Dong Er.

Ruan He is dead.

What does it have to do with them?

Later, Marquis Anguo also had to thank Queen Xie in the capital for being willing to help him keep the title in their main house!