novelraw Chapter 1397 - 1481: Night Is Falling
Chapter 1397 - 1481: Night Is Falling
Dong Huiying was very clear about her purpose in entering the palace this time; it was not for herself, but for Ji Jiuhuang. The choice was not in her hands but rested with Ji Jiuhuang after she regained consciousness.
This madness was caused by the Gu Insect, and curing this madness could be seen as breaking the Gu curse. Whether the Gu was broken primarily depended on Ji Jiuhuang’s wishes.
Thus, after bringing Ji Jiuhuang into a room, the two sat down, and she did not rush to feed Ji Jiuhuang anything. Instead, she quietly took Ji Jiuhuang’s pulse, observing, smelling, asking, and touching to estimate whether her previously prepared antidote was effective. The answer was, it was very effective, but it must be taken for a long term to show results. During the process of taking it, Ji Jiuhuang wouldn’t recover fully at once, but gradually, extending the time she was awake bit by bit.
This process was somewhat like when Dong Huiying had previously extracted the Devouring God Gu because the Gu Insect had lingered within the body for too long, requiring careful extraction bit by bit, otherwise it would easily damage the host’s (Ji Jiuhuang’s) fundamentals.
Prince Meng, after dealing with the spies around him, also joined them in the room. The foolish Ninth Princess snuggled by Dong Huiying’s side, playing with her fingers one by one. Accompanying them were Liang Shujun, Liang Haoming, and Yun Ge, whose complexions all weren’t very good.
The men had absolute possessiveness towards their wife, and Yun Ge also regarded Ji Jiuhuang as her imaginary rival. She had been at odds with Ji Jiuhuang from a young age, privately disliking each other, yet all these conflicts were endured due to their mutual close friend—Dong Baowei (Purple Chervil).
As the sky was about to darken, the windows of the room were open. The northwest wind was gusting, blowing into the room. Prince Meng occasionally peeked, estimating the time in his mind, then worriedly looking at Ji Jiuhuang.
"How much longer?" Yun Ge couldn’t bear it any longer; in fact, she was hungry, but her concern was clearly more for Dong Huiying than herself.
Dong Huiying’s body had just recently recovered, and this irregular eating was too troublesome. What if she gets sick from hunger, then what to do?
Prince Meng answered, "Soon, soon." It was indeed soon; he sensed that it wouldn’t be long before Ninth Sister should regain consciousness.
Yun Ge rolled her eyes: "When I asked you an hour ago, you answered the same. Forget it, isn’t there a small kitchen in this Cold Palace? Everything should be there, right? I’ll go make something to eat!"
Worried about Dong Huiying starving, Yun Ge spoke and dashed out of the room, asking Liu Yan and Hong Fei to assist her, very confident about Dong Huiying’s personal safety.
The Liang Family Brothers had exceptional skills, and besides, Dong Huiying herself had extraordinary medical skills, poison skills, and Gu skills at her disposal. She wasn’t worried at all, because she knew that even if there were any sudden incidents, this trio could handle them.
After Yun Ge left, Dong Huiying changed her position. Sitting for too long in the room guarding Ji Jiuhuang, her back was a bit stiff.
Shujun noticed his wife’s discomfort and immediately stepped forward. He placed his hands on her shoulders, applying just the right amount of pressure to relieve her fatigue through massage.
Feeling much more comfortable.
Suddenly, Dong Huiying held Shujun’s hands on her shoulders. With smiling eyes, she turned back to look at Shujun, "Thank you."
Shujun raised his brows, "Is Xiao Hui being polite with me?"
Dong Huiying chuckled lightly, "Yes, what are you going to do about it?"
With an ambiguous expression, he said, "You wait and see, Sansan must ’serve’ you well when we return."