The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

“Naturally, it’s the Crown Prince’s residence. I’ve mentioned before that I had a chance encounter with the Crown Prince outside the palace when I was a child; we were old acquaintances.”

Heli Hong narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I sent someone to follow you."

Qiu Lingyu nodded and said frankly, "Yes, but I managed to shake them off."

Herihong continued, "Why? What are you afraid of?"

"What does the Crown Princess think I'm afraid of? If I go to meet my old flame, do you expect someone to follow me so we can see how deeply in love we are?"

Qiu Lingfeng said with a smile, then looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "I am not one of the people under the Crown Princess's control, and the Northern Desert is not only cooperating with the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess continues to treat me like a dog to be ordered around, the Northern Desert will not mind replacing me."

Herrihong frowned: "Are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat, it's a warning. Mobei's purpose is very simple, and what it wants is also very simple. Therefore, Mobei is very satisfied with the cooperation with the Crown Princess. However, Crown Princess, the men of Mobei are the children of wolves. You must not anger the Wolf God, for wolves show no mercy."

After Qiu Lingyu finished speaking, she turned to leave, but Heli Hong stopped her, saying, "Wait, are you coming back through the back door?"

Qiu Lingyu shook her head and laughed, "This princess's residence isn't a prison. I shouldn't be stopped from coming back from anywhere! The Crown Princess is so nosy. Does this mean I have to report to her when I go to the toilet?"

Princess Consort, you should put aside these thoughts and go and care for your husband. The Gu worm has already reached his heart meridian. I believe you understand that if it is not removed soon, he will likely die. Does the Princess Consort truly want this person, or just the position of Princess Consort? You should consider this carefully.

Oh, by the way, I saw my old flame today and discovered that the Gu worms in her body have reached their limit. I believe they will soon be sleeping with the mother Gu you sent. I also believe that your little ones will be born soon. I hope you are prepared, otherwise, if the Gu worms devour their master, no one can help you.”

After Qiu Lingyu finished speaking, she left without pausing this time.

Heri Hong was filled with anger with nowhere to vent it. Suddenly, she turned around and kicked the girl kneeling on the ground, but the girl didn't even utter a sound.

Herihong coldly said, "Useless! You can't even keep up with one person. What use are you to me? Go to the backyard and see what happened."

The maid didn't say anything, but got up and left quickly. Her speed was so fast that she was not a maid at all. However, she returned in a panic a moment later and said, "Master, something has happened."

The princess's backyard was in chaos. A corpse was found in the backyard, and it looked like it had been eaten by some kind of animal. The first to see the corpse was a patrol of guards, and then Bai Jianan arrived at the scene surrounded by a group of people.

When Heli Hong arrived, she saw Bai Jianan covering his nose, quite a distance from the corpse. Upon seeing her, he immediately ran over and said gently, "Why are you here? The smell of blood here is too strong. Someone, take the Crown Princess back."

Heli Hong immediately stopped Bai Jianan and said with a smile, "I'm not some delicate young lady. I've seen this kind of situation before. Tell me what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jianan frowned again and said solemnly, "It was one of our assassins. He died, killed by wild beasts."

"What? How is that possible? This is the capital city."

Heli Hong was initially surprised, but then Bai Jianan pulled her hand and led her to the corpse, saying, "There's nothing we can do if you don't believe me. Look at what it's like now."

Herihong looked over and was immediately shocked by the appearance of the corpse before him, taking two steps back and covering his nose, saying, "How could there be a wild animal?"

Bai Jianan shook his head and said, "I don't know. There are no dogs in the manor. Judging from the teeth marks, they don't look like they were made by an ordinary dog. The wound on the neck looks more like that of a wolf."

"Wolf?"

Heli Hong suddenly thought of Qiu Lingyu, but then denied it. Qiu Lingyu had no need to do this. After all, the two were cooperating, and this matter would obviously affect their cooperation. No one would be foolish enough to break it first.

Why did wild wolves appear in the mansion?

Heli Hong was completely baffled when she saw Bai Jianan suddenly lean against her, his eyes closed and sweat pouring down his forehead, saying, "Never mind all that for now, help me back quickly and call the Ghost Doctor to come and take a look at me."

When Heli Hong saw that Bai Jianan had suddenly fallen ill, he quickly supported him and placed his hand on Bai Jianan's pulse. His expression immediately darkened.

The Gu worm was moving too fast and was no longer under her control. If it wasn't removed soon, the Golden Silkworm Gu might arrive, and Bai Jianan would lose her life.

However, even after removing the Gu worm, she still had no way to completely control Bai Jianan. Hesitating and conflicted, she saw that Bai Jianan was already in a semi-conscious state. She quickly helped him to the study and looked at the young man sitting next to the desk, saying, "Senior Ghost Doctor, please take a look at how he is."

Wearing a human skin mask with Hua Xiangrong's characteristics, Jia Banwen glanced coldly at Heli Hong and said with a cold face, "I know, you can go out now."

Heri Hong's expression immediately changed, and she said, "Why doesn't the Ghost Doctor check on my husband first? Now that my husband is seriously ill, how can I, as his wife, not be by his side to take care of him? Please, Ghost Doctor, do me this favor and make an exception for me."

"Exception? There is no such word as exception in my life. Either get out, or carry him out."

Heli Hong gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with murderous intent. At this moment, Cang Feng appeared, looking at Heli Hong with a cold smile and said, "You really want to watch him die? As expected, a woman's heart is the most poisonous. If she can't have it, she'll destroy it."

Heli Hong paused, glanced at Bai Jianan, bit her lip, and then released Bai Jianan, placing him on the chaise longue, saying, "I can go out, but you must protect him. Give me five more days, and I will definitely remove the Gu worms from him."

Upon hearing this, Jia Banwen sneered and put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand, saying, "You still know it's a Gu worm? Do you know his current physical condition? Five days. Even if I were a ghost doctor, I couldn't prolong a dead person's life for five days. I could only prevent his corpse from decaying. In any case, what you want is just a corpse, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Heri Hong's eyes immediately changed: "What did you say?"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? He's about to die. The Gu worms are gnawing at his heart meridian, and he's already beyond saving. If we remove the Gu worms now, I believe there's still a sliver of hope. But you disagree. I suppose you just want a walking corpse by your side. If that's the case, why should I waste my silver needles and herbs?"

Heli Hong never expected that Bai Jianan's condition had deteriorated to such an extent that even the Ghost Doctor was unable to continue treating him.

Zang Feng walked over with a smile and sat down in a grand chair. He said, "That's great. He's dead, and I'm free. No one will say I broke my promise anymore. It's wonderful."

"you shut up."

Heli Hong practically roared. Cang Feng shrugged, idly swirling his teacup, but his eyes were still observing Heli Hong out of the corner of his eye.

Fifteen minutes later, Helihong finally moved. She walked to Bai Jianan's side, pulled out a dagger from her waist, made a cut on her wrist, and then made a long, thin cut on Bai Jianan's heart before saying, "When I go out in a while, I'll trouble the Ghost Doctor to stitch up this wound."

Jia Banwen didn't say a word, not even lifting his eyelids, and continued writing with his wolf-hair brush. In reality, he was already laughing inside, secretly mocking Heli Hong for being an idiot.

A short while later, Bai Jianan suddenly began to writhe, a look of pain flashing across his face. Heli Hong said to Cang Feng, "Quickly come over and hold him down, don't hurt yourself."

Zang Feng stood up and sighed, "If only you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You and he could have communicated much better."

Upon hearing this, Heli Hong sneered. With Zang Feng's help, he restrained Bai Jianan and looked at Bai Jianan's pained expression, saying, "Exchange? What are you going to exchange? My affairs are none of your business."

Don't think that he won't love me anymore just because I removed the Gu worm. Once the Gu worm entered his mind, even if it's removed, he will always have me in his thoughts. No one else can enter.

Zang Feng remained noncommittal, watching Bai Jianan's sweat drip down little by little, watching his chest writhe continuously, until finally, a slender worm crawled out of the wound and burrowed into Heli Hong's wrist.

Heli Hong endured the pain and removed her hand, hastily wrapping it with a handkerchief. She then looked at Jia Banwen, but Jia Banwen remained silent, not even raising his head. Helpless, Heli Hong could only leave first.

Seeing this, Zang Feng suddenly smiled and whispered, "I didn't expect that the Ghost Doctor's rule would actually work. She didn't even dare to object."

Jia Banwen put down his wolf-hair brush and laughed, “Of course, every ghost doctor must abide by the rules established by the clan back then, let alone those who seek medical treatment. But we are still grateful for the mask you brought back. Tsk tsk, it’s really wonderful. I have seen the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, but I never thought that there was someone more proficient in this thing than the Thousand-Faced Gentleman. Can you tell me who made it?”

She is an extremely perverted and ruthless woman.

Zang Feng inwardly scoffed, but said aloud, "I don't know. My friend bought it at a high price. Remember to return it to me after you're done using it. I want to return it."

Upon hearing this, Jia Banwen glanced at Zang Feng with disdain and said, "Stingy."

Zang Feng smiled bitterly to himself.

Is he a stingy person? Or is it just that some woman is stingy? This thing was really borrowed, and there was even a rent fee. The collateral was a jade pendant he took from Bai Jianan. If he doesn't return the item, the jade pendant will be gone, and Bai Jianan will kill him.

The two quickly stitched up the wound on Bai Jianan's chest, and Jia Banwen sealed the wound with wax before bandaging it, saying, "The wounds that the Gu worms have burrowed through are prone to rotting. Keep an eye on it. If he develops a high fever in the middle of the night, be sure to let me know so I can go and prepare some herbal medicine for him."

Jia Banwen did not leave the study. Instead, he wrote a list, threw it out the door, and returned to his desk to organize his silver needles and the pills that Bai Jianan was to take.

Herihong was standing outside the door. Upon seeing this, his face turned ashen, but he held back and sent someone to pick up the papers and go find the herbs.

As for himself, he stood outside the door, waiting for news from inside.