Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Xiao Fengyi originally planned to slip out of the mansion first, and then find a carriage to go to Prince Zhao's mansion.

No sooner had she climbed over the wall than a dagger was pressed against her neck. "Miss Xiao, come with me!"

By the moonlight, recognizing the man as the guard who had been by Feng Xingye's side during the day, Xiao Fengyi sneered, "Is this how Prince Zhao's mansion treats its guests?"

Yue Qi said, "I apologize for offending you," then grabbed her arm and mounted her horse.

"vomit!"

As soon as she came down, Xiao Fengyi began to vomit incessantly.

"Miss Xiao, are you alright?" Yue Qi frowned.

Xiao Fengyi vomited bile, her face looking extremely pale. She stretched out her hand to Yueqi and said, "Silver needles."

Yueqi was prepared and took it out to hand it to her.

The woman inserted a needle into the Neiguan acupoint to suppress the palpitations before asking, "Where is Ninth Imperial Uncle?"

Yue Qi did not answer, and told Xiao Fengyi to go with him.

As Xiao Fengyi walked into the inner courtyard, she observed the servants of the Prince Zhao's residence with solemn expressions and nimble movements, clearly all of them skilled in martial arts.

At this moment, although a small number of these people acted as usual, a closer look would reveal their anxiety and unease, indicating that something had happened, and it was no small matter.

Has the Ninth Prince's poison taken effect?

Xiao Fengyi guessed, and soon the strong smell of medicine confirmed her guess.

Feng Xingye leaned back on the couch with his eyes closed, and frost visibly condensed with each breath.

You should know that it is currently the height of summer.

Xiao Fengyi frowned, looking somewhat troubled.

The reason why Soul-Destroying Powder became the trump card of the Southern Frontier was precisely because of its difficulty in dealing with it. This poison is colorless and odorless, and there will be no symptoms in the early stages, but it will gradually escalate after a month.

Once the Soul-Destroying Powder takes effect, the sudden drop in body temperature is only the surface; all the joints in the body will feel as if they are being burned by raging fire, which can be described as experiencing both ice and fire.

Xiao Fengyi had only heard her master mention it once in her previous life; this was the first time she had ever seen it.

“What’s the point?”

"My master felt unwell after returning from his daytime visit. Do you know if there's anything you can do to alleviate it?"

Although it was a question, Yue Qi's eyes were resolute, as if she was certain that she had a solution.

Noticing his hand quietly gripping the hilt of the sword, Xiao Fengyi could only say, "I can only give it a try."

Just as she was about to reach out, something unexpected happened; her arm was grabbed by a large hand.

"Ninth Imperial Uncle?" Xiao Fengyi was surprised.

Feng Xingye paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Fengyi with some surprise, "You arrived so quickly?"

"You should ask your guards about that," Xiao Fengyi said, her lips twitching as she looked at Yue Qi.

Feng Xingye suppressed the excruciating pain and asked in a hoarse voice, "Yue Qi, what happened?"

Yue Qi immediately bowed and apologized, saying, "Master, you suddenly fainted. I thought of Miss Xiao's acupuncture skills during the day and felt that she might be able to help, so I invited Miss Xiao over."

Feng Xingye glanced at the sky and said, "Nonsense, send her back to the Xiao residence."

Xiao Fengyi was taken aback. Did Feng Xingye not trust her?

The woman's lips curled into a defiant smile. "Ninth Imperial Uncle, I imagine the people around you are out of options right now, otherwise they wouldn't be desperately seeking help from me. In that case, why not let me give it a try? At least we can try anything, right?"

Xiao Fengyi smiled. "Or is it that Ninth Imperial Uncle is afraid that I have ulterior motives towards you?"

These words sounded like the flirtatious remarks of a playboy to a young lady. After a moment's reaction, Yue Qi cursed, "How dare you!"

Feng Xingye stared at Xiao Fengyi for a long time, making her break out in a cold sweat. "What am I afraid of? Since Miss Xiao has volunteered, I will give you this opportunity."

Xiao Fengyi wiped away her cold sweat. She truly lived up to her reputation as someone who had emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. She felt as if she had just been stared at by some ferocious beast.

Her best skill in medicine was acupuncture; according to her master, she was born to do it.

Therefore, she picked up the silver needles quite decisively, her expression solemn, "Please, Ninth Imperial Uncle, take off your clothes."

Feng Xingye has been on the battlefield since he was thirteen years old, and it has been ten years since then. His body is covered with wounds of all sizes, and his muscles are strong and muscular.

Xiao Fengyi showed no embarrassment whatsoever. In her previous life, in order to win over the hearts of the people for Feng Mingjing, she disregarded her noble status and infiltrated the military camp as a military doctor. She had seen countless men's bodies.

Even so, she couldn't help but secretly admire that Feng Xingye was a rare gem.

"Miss Xiao, please."

Half an incense stick later, Xiao Fengyi slowly exhaled and said softly, "That's about it for today. I can only help suppress the poison. If we need to detoxify, we may need to find the divine physician Wang Defa."

Feng Xingye raised an eyebrow, his expression inscrutable. "Today?"

Xiao Fengyi nodded, "Yes, you'll need acupuncture every three days from now on."

"Then I'll have to trouble you from now on, Miss Xiao. Yue Qi, see the guests out."

Xiao Fengyi was stunned. Just as she was about to say that she could teach the acupuncture technique to the physician of Prince Zhao's residence, Yue Qi asked her to leave.

"Yueyi, go and investigate Xiao Fengyi."

"Yes."

A dark shadow drifted across the beam and disappeared in an instant.

A fifteen-year-old girl, just past the age of marriage, possessed extraordinary acupuncture skills and remained unfazed even when faced with a man's naked body.

It's getting more and more interesting.

Xiao Fengyi felt uneasy as soon as she left the Prince Zhao's residence, and her unease reached its peak when she saw Madam Shen and Xiao Qingyin after entering the residence.

Xiao Fengyi was brought before Xiao Qishan.

"Master, Fengyi really needs to be disciplined properly. It's one thing for her to cause trouble on ordinary days, but today she caused trouble and Mother punished her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall. She actually ran away from the mansion. A dignified young lady, sneaking out of the mansion in the middle of the night. If this gets out, what will become of the reputation of our Xiao family!" Madam Shen said earnestly.

“Mother is right, Father. Sister really went too far this time. Fortunately, Grandmother is already asleep. If she knew what Sister did, she would be furious.”

Xiao Qingyin applied eye drops discreetly.

Xiao Qishan was disappointed in Xiao Fengyi. Although both Xiao Fengyi and Xiao Qingyin were his children, Xiao Fengyi was never one to speak softly, while Xiao Qingyin was sweet-talking, and even the Shen family sided with her. Over time, he naturally began to favor Xiao Qingyin.

"You rebellious daughter, what else do you have to say!" the man asked angrily.

Hearing Shen's twisted facts, Xiao Fengyi felt utterly disheartened and sneered.

"I have nothing to say, but I, Xiao Fengyi, have never done anything to dishonor the Xiao family's reputation. I swear to God!"

Madam Shen clutched her chest in anger, "You swear? What do you swear on? Do you dare say that you didn't run out in the middle of the night to meet someone in secret?"

"I didn't!" Xiao Fengyi exclaimed incredulously, unable to understand why Shen Shi was so indiscriminate in her accusations.

"Nothing?" Madam Shen sneered repeatedly, beckoning for someone to come forward. Granny Qi stepped forward carrying something.

"Master, this was found in Fengyi's room. The only signs that can be made are those of the eleventh and thirteenth princes, both of whom invited her out to meet them!"