Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Feng Mingjing finally put down the leather whip in his hand and said to the servants beside him, "Arrest them, arrest them all! I want that bitch Xiao Fengyi to come begging to me!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the tightly closed red walls and brown tiles behind the seven-story pagoda, where Liu Shi and Zi Hua were trapped and unable to get out.

In the dimly lit room, smoke and dust danced in the blue light. Zi Hua was being helped to speak, and kept looking at the old lady who was taking medicine and falling into a deep sleep, as well as Xuan Hua who was unconscious for some unknown reason.

After she was brought in by the abbot, she saw the servants beside the Seventh Prince and realized what had happened.

When Zi Hua saw the sleeping old lady, she was almost scared to death. The abbot said to her, "The old lady is only asleep because she took medicine. You just need to stay here obediently and wait for your young lady and the Seventh Prince to get married. Then the three of you can leave."

Although Zi Hua was not serving the old lady the medicine, she knew that the medicine prepared by her young lady would not make the old lady fall into a deep sleep. There was only one reason for the current situation: the old lady had been given a sleeping potion.

Xuan Hua was the same; she was such a smart and diligent person that she wouldn't allow herself to be drowsy in broad daylight.

While watching the old lady and Xuan Hua, Zi Hua worried that her young lady would be bullied by the Seventh Prince.

In her anxiety and fear, Zi Hua finally heard the news that the young lady had been rescued by Prince Zhao. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and lay down in the room, as if she had collapsed from exhaustion.

With the clatter of hooves, Xiao Fengyi and Feng Xingye finally descended from the mountain and returned to the most bustling part of the capital.

The sight of them riding together on a horse was witnessed by the common people and high-ranking officials in the city, who all speculated about their relationship.

"The rumors are true; the eldest daughter of the Xiao family really does have a relationship with Prince Zhao."

"Of course it's true. Look at Xiao Fengyi nestled in Prince Zhao's arms like a little bird, with her eyes all dreamy. She's clearly deeply in love."

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When Feng Xingye rode his black steed past, he didn't even bother to glance at the gossiping people. He was focused on returning to the Prince Zhao's residence to find Xia Huichun's antidote for Xiao Fengyi.

However, some gossip still inevitably circulated: "Do they think they can't tell from the horse? The eldest daughter of the Xiao family has a flushed face, clearly displaying the seductive manner of making love with a man."

"If His Highness Prince Zhao doesn't marry Miss Xiao, this girl won't be able to survive in the noble ladies' circles of the capital."

That seems to make sense.

For the first time ever, the man stopped his galloping horse and took a closer look at the person speaking. It seemed to be the heir of the Duke of Yang. The person who had bullied Xiao Fengyi in the Consort's Garden seemed to be his half-brother, but he himself was not there.

After only a moment's hesitation, Feng Xingye suddenly tugged at the reins and continued to lead Xiao Fengyi away.

As he rode his horse, he heard Xiao Fengyi repeatedly cry out, "I feel so uncomfortable."

After each conversation, she would pull on his clothes even more tightly.

Feng Xingye could only comfort her, "Alright, we'll get the antidote soon, just bear with it."

"I can't stand it."

When Xiao Fengyi was unusually clear-headed, he told her how he felt, so she could only send him back to Prince Zhao's residence as fast as he could.

Inside the Zhao Prince's residence, the servants were somewhat surprised to see the Ninth Prince returning on horseback, because the peerless steed was carrying a woman, whom they recognized as the eldest daughter of the Duke of Xiao's mansion.

The Ninth Prince never allowed anyone to touch this black steed, and he even personally groomed it. It was truly unprecedented for someone to share a ride with him.

When Yue Qi reached the horse and took the reins from Feng Xingye, he saw Xiao Fengyi's body flushed red and was shocked. "Your Highness, what happened to Miss Xiao...?"

Yue Qi didn't say anything more, but based on his experience, he recognized that Xiao Fengyi had planted fennel.

Feng Xingye lifted the woman off the horse and said without any hesitation, "Yes, she was poisoned by Xia Huifeng. Feng Mingjing was frightened by her. I brought her back to find the antidote."

In his search for the antidote, Feng Xingye disregarded how people viewed his relationship with Xiao Fengyi and thus acted somewhat ostentatiously in public.

Feng Xingye carried Xiao Fengyi back to their room and ran all the way to find medicine.

Yue Qi tied the horse to the horse post, let the horse eat grass and drink water, and then followed Feng Xingye back to find the medicine, fearing that the prince would not be able to find Xia Huichun's antidote.

The antidote for Xia Huichun was specially prepared by a divine physician after the master was infected, in order to prevent being framed if he were infected again. However, it was unexpected that Xiao Fengyi would use the medicine first after it had been kept in the mansion for so long.

After Feng Xingye placed Xiao Fengyi on the bed next to the alchemy furnace, Feng Xingye went to find medicine.

Looking at the medicine cabinet in front of him, he realized that he had taken so many medicines and had really become a "medicine addict" over the past few years.

Feng Xingye looked for a long time but couldn't find Xia Huichun's antidote. He remembered that he had put the medicine in a place that was both conspicuous and hard to find.

When Yueqi saw that his master couldn't find the medicine, he naturally wanted to help.

He went up the ladder, to the third row of medicine boxes, and took a bottle. "Master, your medicine!"

After receiving the medicine, Feng Xingye immediately gave it to Xiao Fengyi, saying, "Eat it quickly."

Although Xiao Fengyi was unconscious, she was very determined to take her medicine. She didn't need to use warm water and swallowed the medicine herself.

After taking the medicine, Feng Xingye instructed Yue Qi to prepare a side room for the woman to sleep in.

The antidote to Xia Huichun's medicine is that after taking it, one needs to fall asleep.

While Xiao Fengyi was sleeping, she kept calling out "Grandmother," "Xuanhua," and "Zihua," which Feng Xingye overheard.

Feng Xingye then realized that her maid and grandmother might still be trapped in Baoguo Temple.

He summoned Yueyi and Yueqi, saying, "Yueyi, Yueqi, take a few people and rescue the old lady of the Xiao family and her maids."

After receiving their orders, Yue Yi and Yue Qi left the palace with their swords.

Time passed quickly. Feng Xingye fell asleep sitting on the edge of the bed. When he opened his eyes again, it was already evening.

He looked at the woman's sleeping face, which was no longer as rosy as before, indicating that Xia Huichun's antidote had been mostly neutralized.

The man couldn't help but smile, feeling a sense of accomplishment, as if he were a healer, a feeling quite different from the usual feeling of killing.

He was about to go back to his room to sleep when he suddenly realized that there seemed to be no maids in the Prince Zhao's residence.

He was somewhat uneasy about letting the servants take care of Xiao Fengyi, so he preferred to take care of her himself.

Thinking this, the servant rushed into the room.

Yue San clasped his hands and said, "Master, the Emperor has arrived."

The emperor is here?

When Feng Xingye heard that his elder brother had condescended to visit him, he was initially taken aback, but after thinking for a while, he understood what was going on.

It must have been the news that he had taken Xiao Fengyi horseback in the capital that afternoon that reached his elder brother's ears, which is why he was asked to come and see him.