Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

Chu Xingchen was stunned for a long time, but finally replied with a faint smile, "Your Highness is thoughtful."

"If His Highness wakes up, please ask Miss Qiu Shuang to thank His Highness on behalf of Xingchen..." Chu Xingchen seemed to have a thousand words to say, but suddenly, facing Qiu Shuang, he felt something stuck in his throat.

It seemed as if he couldn't say a word, couldn't explain it clearly. Chu Xingchen felt that at this moment, his heart seemed to be struggling and wavering, but it turned into a "thank you" on his lips.

Hearing this, Qiu Shuang smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, so why thank me? Prince Chu likes it, so Your Highness is naturally happy..."

Chu Xingchen remained silent upon hearing this, but his gaze passed through Qiu Shuang, looking towards the direction behind the screen, looking at the place where Su Yingxue was lying, unable to take his eyes off her for a long time, until Qiu Shuang reminded him with a smile, he left...

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The first thing Chu Xingchen did when he returned to the side hall was to call the secret guard and ask him about the whole incident today.

But upon seeing him, he discovered that the secret guard who had been secretly sent to follow Su Yingxue had suffered severe internal injuries. When Chu Xingchen learned of the situation and went to check, he saw several secret guards facing the seriously injured and unconscious secret guard, channeling their internal energy to heal the wound, while the doctor was also giving acupuncture to treat him.

The secret guard who was on duty today was Zhaoying's personal secret guard. It could be said that Zhaoying's personal secret guard was one of the best in the Great Qi spy network.

Now, the person who attacked Su Yingxue was able to quietly eliminate the secret guard Death Attendant beside Su Yingxue and seriously injure his own secret guard at the same time. If this secret guard was not a Tianzi Secret Guard with high martial arts skills, and if his orders were only to gather information, not to protect Su Yingxue with his life, he would have been spared.

The scars on the guard's body revealed the assassin's incredible skill. The scale and determination of this assassination attempt likely indicated Su Yingxue's fateful escape.

If Chu Xingchen and Mr. Liu had not arrived in time, the assassin would have been so busy torturing and killing her that Su Yingxue would have been dead by now, and there was no way she could have survived.

Who is it and why did they do this at this time?

Chu Xingchen's eyes suddenly turned cold, as if he himself had not even noticed that he had such a big reaction to Su Yingxue's assassination.

Chu Xingchen hurriedly ordered the secret guards to take the seriously injured secret guard away for proper treatment, while he himself calmly analyzed the situation.

Regardless of the motives of the person behind this, it was clear that they had already planned to direct the assassination attempt on him, the hostage prince of the Great Qi State. Each time, they chose to do so while he was present.

Chu Xingchen couldn't help but gasp. This move shifted the blame elsewhere, forcing him, the Prince of Great Qi, and the innocent citizens of Great Qi to bear the blame for the person behind the scenes, to bear the wrath and hatred of Su Qinhuai after the loss of his sister.

The person behind this is truly unfathomable and extremely vicious, with a mind as deep as the abyss.

If that was the case, then at least before Chu Xingchen left, he had to protect Su Yingxue. Chu Xingchen's eyes were deep and cold, and he stared at the ink-colored longbow and several sets of riding clothes that Su Yingxue had given him for a long time.

Chu Xing remained silent for a long time. He was dressed in a white robe, like snow among the pines. He stood alone, hidden behind the white screen. It seemed that something was melting in his heart, just like the snow on the screen was melting.

Chu Xingchen seemed to suddenly remember something and ordered in a hoarse voice, "Zhaoying, pick a few secret guards with strong martial arts skills to protect Su Yingxue. At least before leaving Dasheng, don't let those with ulterior motives use the name of Daqi to eliminate the threat to us and put Daqi and us in danger..."

"Yes." Zhaoying nodded in praise after hearing this.

Chu Xingchen stared at the things in front of him, and somehow he suddenly remembered Su Yingxue's delicate face when she gave him the ink bow. Today, her eyes were as gentle as water, clear and full of sincerity.

She was completely different from her past self, she seemed less vicious and hateful, and more weak and gentle, which was worthy of pity.

No, Chu Xingchen shook his head, as if trying to shake out the face of the woman who had always been talking to him softly and smiling sweetly in his mind.

Chu Xingchen thought silently in his heart that he only did something to ensure that he and Da Qi would not get into trouble and protect her.

Chu Xingchen's eyes turned cold. Yes, that's right. He muttered to himself. It was as if he was telling himself that Su Yingxue was an extremely vicious and venomous woman. Don't be fooled by the false appearance of a woman...

After all, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to play tricks on people, isn't it?

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The imperial physician came for several weeks in a row. This poison was tricky. Although it was brought back to the imperial physician's institute for research and the main ingredients of several poisons were figured out, how much were the ingredients and how were the poisons refined in that order?

This poison is called "Seven Days Fragrance." The victim experiences a cycle of seven days, with the effects resembling the bites of countless insects, or being trapped in a purgatory of ice and fire, sometimes feeling piercingly cold, sometimes scorching like charcoal. This poison is a long-lost secret medicine from the previous dynasty, supposedly long gone, but now it reappears, as an arrow shot towards Su Yingxue.

Chu Xingchen had been visiting daily these past few days. During the day, he'd just be there as a regular brother. At night, he'd sometimes come in the dark, using his extraordinary martial arts and inner strength to easily evade the Princess's guards and attendants, then enter her inner chamber to diagnose and treat her.

The poison-repelling pills Chu Xingchen had quietly fed her that day had a certain effect in slowing the poison's penetration into her blood vessels and meridians, as well as protecting her heart meridians. Over the past few days, he'd come at night, combining internal energy with acupuncture to force her to cough up some of the poisonous blood, then force-feed her a decoction he'd prepared.

He had also sneaked in to review the prescription written by the Imperial Hospital. It was too conservative. This poison was as dangerous as a tiger. The Imperial Physician was afraid that a strong prescription would not be enough for her now severely injured and weak body, so he reduced the dosage by half and prescribed a simple prescription to clear the remaining toxins and regulate the body.

The prescription Chu Xingchen prescribed for Su Yingxue can not only complement the imperial physician's prescription, but also transform the original warming and detoxifying prescription into a strong medicine. He then uses his specially made heart-protecting pills as a guide and combines them with acupuncture to protect the heart meridian.

Although this method was dangerous, it was still necessary for Su Yingxue at this moment. The imperial physician's treatment would have saved Su Yingxue, who would likely remain bedridden for the rest of her life, relying on various precious tonics to keep her alive.

But Chu Xingchen's method of treatment was to fight for Su Yingxue, to fight for a healthy body where she could run freely like a girl, without having to rest and take medicine to prolong her life, and to fight for a life where she could live freely and as she pleased.