There was silence all around, except for the sharp autumn wind, which rustled clothes and made people's hearts hang in their throats.

Suddenly, he heard a suppressed cough from his right, and hurried over, and found Qin Junyu lying on the ground.

Qin Junyu was curled up into a ball, his lips were purple and there was no trace of blood on his face. Only his trembling limbs showed that he was still alive.

"Your Highness!" Ah Falcon rushed over, knelt beside him, and wrapped the cloak tightly around him, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

He knew that the medicine prescribed by Miss Nian for His Highness must be taken on time, which would be beneficial to the condition and would make the patient feel much better when the poison took effect. Otherwise, he would have to endure double the pain.

In the first half of the month on the way to Xisu, His Highness didn't even have time to catch his breath, let alone boil medicine and drink it, so he felt so uncomfortable this time.

Seeing him like this, Ah Falcon couldn't bear it, "Your Highness! I'll go find Miss Nian and ask her to help you get rid of the poison!"

He let go of the hand that was supporting Qin Junyu's shoulder, stood up and tried to run, but was grabbed.

Ah Falcon fell back and his butt hurt.

"No...you are not allowed to go." Qin Junyu closed his eyes and said these three words with great effort. His breath became tight and he covered his chest and coughed violently, vomiting and feeling nausea several times.

Ah Falcon felt even more distressed and patted him on the back, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't go. Your Highness, please don't get excited."

He had been with His Highness through thick and thin for so many years, but he had rarely seen him when the poison took effect. Whenever the poison took effect, His Highness would send him away, or let him wait outside the door, while he endured the tormenting and painful night alone in the room.

This time it was a special situation. His Highness told him to settle the team and told him to comfort Miss Nian, but he didn't tell him what would happen to him. He hid himself, and he came here because he was really worried.

Qin Junyu violently coughed up a mouthful of black blood, this time it was even more uncomfortable than the last time.

If Nian Susu knew about this, she would definitely be so angry that her cheeks would puff up and she would scold him for being a patient who causes the doctor a lot of trouble.

Thinking of her chattering, he suddenly felt a warm feeling in his heart. No matter how hard it was, he had to hold on.

"A Falcon, stay nearby and keep no one away."

Qin Junyu almost used up all his strength to say this. He buried his head in his cloak and breathed heavily.

Ah Falcon couldn't bear to leave, and he didn't want to disobey his order, so he walked more than ten steps away, looking back every few steps, and stopped at a distance where he could hear the prince's call.

He sat down cross-legged, looked up at the bright moon, and prayed in his heart - His Highness, please be fine.

The poison can be severe or minor. If the poison breaks through the heart meridian while traveling through the meridians of the whole body, there will be no way to save the patient. So every half month, Qin Junyu has to go through the gates of hell.

The next morning.

Nian Susu stretched lazily. The sunlight outside the window was dazzling. She pulled up the blanket to cover half of her face. Just as she was about to sleep for a while, she suddenly felt the carriage shaking, and she sat up immediately.

There was the sound of pages turning nearby.

She glanced sideways and met those deep black eyes. Qin Junyu was back.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Qin Junyu turned his gaze back to the book and wrote lightly:

"The team has already set off, but since you were sleeping soundly, I didn't wake you up."

He acted as if nothing had happened, or rather, he was pretending to be calm and deliberately changed the subject to prevent her from having the chance to ask about what happened last night.

Nian Susu lay back slowly with suspicion, but her eyes were still on him.

His lips were pale, and his hand holding the book was shaking slightly. Did he think that she wouldn't be able to see it because of the shaking of the carriage? His brows were furrowed, as if he was trying hard to hide something.

Nian Susu wanted to ask him where he went last night and what happened, but when the words came to her lips, she realized that in what capacity should she ask him about his private affairs?

If he coldly said "What's it got to do with you" or "You've overstepped your bounds, young girl", how would she deal with it?

Although her skin was as thick as a city wall, she didn't want to speak when she thought that Qin Junyu might say such words to her.

After thinking deeply for a while, she said in a roundabout way: "Your Highness, I see that you don't look well. I happened to have studied medicine, so why don't I take your pulse for you?"

Qin Junyu's eyes were fixed on the book, his breathing stagnated, and the atmosphere in the car immediately dropped to freezing point.

Nian Susu clenched his sleeves nervously, "You have been traveling for days and must be exhausted. Your Highness, please take care of your health. There are still many things to deal with after returning to the capital."

He put down the book and took a sip of tea. "Thank you for your concern, Miss Nian. I'm fine. There's no need to take my pulse."

After that, he lay down and closed his eyes, "I'm going to rest now, please do as you please, Miss Nian."

He was tortured by the poison and had not slept all night. He hurried back before dawn and waited for her to wake up. His tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He felt extremely tired and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

Along the way, the atmosphere between Nian Susu and Qin Junyu became strange. She was worried that he was hiding something from her, and he was avoiding her intentionally or unintentionally.

The two of them each had their own thoughts and looked at each other in silence.

Axuan was very depressed and Jingzhe was very happy.

In early November, we returned to Shengjing safely.

After only one day's rest, without even catching up on his sleep, the emperor held a family banquet in the Qinghui Palace and specifically requested that all the accompanying personnel on the trip to Xisu be present.

Since it was a family dinner, both young ladies from the prime minister's mansion had gone, so there was no reason for Nian Chengyun not to go, so the father and his two daughters entered the palace together.

Inside Qinghui Palace.

The banquet was simple. The emperor and empress sat at the top seat, and on the left sat Nian Chengyun, followed by Nian Susu and Nian Qiaoyue, and on the right sat Qin Junyu and Qin Fengtian.

The emperor held this banquet for an obvious purpose, he just wanted to find out about their visit to Xisu State.

After a round of polite remarks, the emperor finally got to the point. He looked at Qin Junyu meaningfully, "Yu'er, did you encounter any troubles during your trip to Xisu?"

Nian Susu heard that the emperor was trying to find out Xisu's attitude towards Liuli. Whether he valued or neglected the envoy, it showed his disdain for the country.

The emperor asked in such a roundabout way, which achieved his goal without losing the demeanor of a king.

Qin Junyu sat upright, "My father, this trip went very smoothly. The Khan respected us very much. He not only went out of the city to welcome us personally, but also arranged the best accommodation for us. When we return to the capital, he asked me to bring a message to you."

"Oh?" The emperor was very interested.

"The Khan said that Liuli has the demeanor of a great country. If there is a chance in the future, I must go there in person and have a drink with my father."

The emperor laughed heartily, drank the wine in the cup, and said, "I've been waiting for this day!"

The Khan's words were equivalent to his submission to Liuli, and the emperor no longer had to suspect that Xisu's proposal for win-win cooperation was out of ulterior motives. This was the ultimate purpose of their trip.

Nian Susu breathed a sigh of relief. There shouldn't be any more accidents, right?

Suddenly, the Queen asked, "Miss Nian, is it time for you to get married?"

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