The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again

When Sang Wan woke up, it was already noon.

The summer sun is so bright that it is hard to open your eyes.

Seeing this, the maid Yunque immediately lowered the curtains to block out the light: "Grandma, are you awake?"

Sang Wan yawned and stretched.

"Yuque, who are you calling? Where did this great grandmother come from in the mansion?"

Yun Que smiled lightly, gathered the curtains of the four-poster bed with one hand, and bowed to Sang Wan: "You are the grandmother."

Sang Wan was so frightened that her soul flew away, and she suddenly woke up: "No, please don't shout nonsense."

"The prince said that you are the mistress of Zhaoyun Courtyard, and this servant is here to serve the eldest lady."

Yunque brought a basin of clean water and respectfully handed over a cotton towel: "Grandma, please wash your face."

Sang Wan's breath was stuck in her throat, and she rushed out to find Pei Jinzhi without even washing her face.

She walked into Pei Jinzhi's bedroom with great momentum, but saw him wearing an outer robe and sitting at the desk writing something.

His face became even paler due to blood loss, and he was so thin that he was just a skeleton.

Sang Wan felt a little distressed and immediately swallowed the questioning words into her stomach: "Why did you get up?"

Pei Jinzhi saw her as soon as he raised his eyes.

She was wearing a snow-white inner gown, her black hair was loose as satin, and her little face was tinged with red from jogging all the way.

"Why don't you even wear shoes?" Pei Jinzhi frowned.

Yun Que bowed and immediately retreated:

"Madam, please wait a moment. I will go get the shoes."

Pei Jinzhi extended his hand towards Sang Wan: "Come here."

Sang Wan bit her lip angrily and walked closer reluctantly.

"Why, who made you unhappy?"

Sang Wan frowned, very unhappy: "Pei Jinzhi, you don't keep your word."

Pei Jinzhi stood up, walked around the table and came to her:

"They call you Grandma to show their respect for your noble character in saving me. Madam Cheng is still alive, so you can't go home yet. But living in this mansion, shouldn't you have some dignity? Are they going to make you a slave again?"

His words were well-reasoned and made Sang Wan lose her temper.

"Mrs. Cheng is not dead?" Cold sweat broke out on her back.

"Yes. She is very good at light work. My men chased her for more than ten miles but couldn't catch her." Pei Jinzhi told the truth.

Sang Wan scratched her hair in anger: "I should have known this a long time ago."

Her eyes instantly turned red again, and her two hands couldn't help but hold Pei Jinzhi's wrist:

"Prince, I can hide here, but what about my family? She will definitely come back to take revenge on me."

Pei Jinzhi saw her trembling all over, his heart tightened, and he took her hand in his palm.

Her little hands were cold, which showed that her fear of Madam Cheng was not unfounded.

"Don't be afraid, she can't hurt you at all, as long as I'm here."

Sang Wan felt a lump in his nose and choked up.

She wasn't afraid, she was just tired of the pain of being coerced.

From the moment she entered the game and got on the pleasure boat, she became a knife in someone else's hand, and she had no control over who the knife would eventually stab.

"No, I, I need to go back."

"You can't show up at this time. Don't worry, I've already sent people to guard the Sang family in secret."

"Really?" Sang Wan was a little stunned for a moment, "That's good."

Pei Jinzhi sighed and touched her hair:

"You just need to trust me, okay?"

His dark eyes were filled with anticipation, but Sang Wan didn't dare to get close;

I was afraid that I would be trapped by his warmth that came from nowhere and would never be able to escape.

She avoided Pei Jinzhi's gaze: "I believe it, thank you, Prince."

Pei Jinzhi suppressed the disappointment in his heart and said softly:

"Go back and rest. I'll have Li Jiu report to you daily on the Sang family's movements."

"Okay." Sang Wan let go of his hand and walked towards the door silently.

Yunque was already waiting outside the door with shoes and a robe.

Sang Wan held onto the door frame and thought of the Golden Lotus.

She couldn't help but look back at Pei Jinzhi: "But what about you, what should you do?"

Pei Jinzhi knew what she was talking about, his black eyes reflected the sunlight, bright and hot.

"I'll be fine as long as you're here."

Sang Wan smiled bitterly. The last time she pricking and bleeding was just a coincidence. She really had no way to find the antidote for the Earth-Rising Golden Lotus.

But she didn't want to disappoint Pei Jinzhi: "Yeah."

After Sang Wan put on her shoes, she went to her room without looking back.

Pei Jinzhi looked at her receding figure with a bitter look on his lips.

She believed him, but not much.

*

After Sang Wan returned to her room to wash and change clothes, she asked Yunque to call Li Jiu.

"Grandma, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Sang Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Brother Li Jiu, why are you shouting along?"

"The prince has made this decision himself, how can I not obey? You are the grandmother." Li Jiu grinned and said, "I don't dare to call you brother."

Sang Wan laughed: "What nonsense! Who was it that said that he would take me in as his sister and protect me? Have you changed your mind?"

"I wouldn't dare. It's my honor to have a heroine like you as my sister!" He patted his chest. "This is the truth from the bottom of my heart."

"I believe it." Sang Wan smiled.

"I asked Brother Li Jiu to come here because I want you to take me to Tiansheng Hall secretly. Is that okay?"

Li Jiu was confused. "Tiansheng Hall has already been raided by the county government, why are you still going? Are you worried about those servants? After the prince investigated the matter, he let them go."

Sang Wan's heart fluttered again, with mixed emotions: "He actually did it."

"Grandma, please don't take those rumors outside to heart. What I said before was just to tease you. The rumors about Young Master Luosha and White-Faced Ghost-Seeing Sorrow were all spread by the Second Young Master to deliberately slander the Crown Prince's reputation. As time goes by, you will know that our Crown Prince is a gentleman who values ​​his word and keeps it. As long as he promises something, he will do it even if it means going through fire and water."

Sang Wan waved her hand, now was not the time to talk about this.

"I want you to take me to find the antidote for the Earth-Rising Golden Lotus."

Li Jiu: "But wasn't the antidote destroyed by Cheng Buyu?"

"The evergreen poison in Pei Jinzhi's body has been restored to normal after acupuncture, which is a sign of the poison taking effect. Without the antidote made from the Earth-Rising Golden Lotus, he will die within seven days. Excluding yesterday, there are only six days left. Li Jiu, this is not something I made up to deceive you. It is something Madam Cheng said herself."

Sang Wan looked serious, so Li Jiu naturally dared not disbelieve him.

"What's even more troublesome is that he's been poisoned by the strychnine. I'm a little worried that the two poisons will clash and trigger the poison of the evergreen. If that's the case, I'm afraid he won't even be able to survive for six days. Maybe five, four..."

"Stop talking!" Li Jiuda clenched the sword tightly in his hand: "Grandma, I will take you there tonight."

"Okay. You must not tell the prince about this, lest he suffer unnecessary trouble."

"Yes." Li Jiu nodded, feeling confused. "But what if we can't find the antidote?"

Sang Wan didn't know how to answer his question.

She was also unsure.

"When Tiansheng Hall was raided that day, Cheng Buyu fled in a hurry. Even if the alchemy furnace was destroyed, it doesn't necessarily mean that all the elixirs were destroyed. In other words, even if the elixirs were destroyed, what about the residue?"

There was a hint of life on Li Jiu's face:

"You mean, the residue is just as effective?"