The Miraculous Doctor and Poisonous Princess

Chapter 24: Why Are You Poisoned Again?

"Today's matter was all my fault. I apologize to you, sister. Fifth Sister is young. Please don't argue with her. I will ask Mother to discipline her strictly and won't cause any more trouble for Second Sister."

Bai Jinghong's voice was soft, and her face was filled with endless grievance. "Just now, Second Sister mentioned the imperial edict of marriage bestowal. I just want to tell you, sister, that marriage is a more important event for a woman than birth. You mustn't joke with your own happiness just because of anger. You should be responsible for your whole life!"

Bai Heran looked at Bai Jinghong. In her previous life, she had lived until the age of thirty-two. Although people said that the girls of the Bai family didn't age, and at the age of thirty-two, they still had the face of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old. But no matter how young she looked, she had still eaten meals for more than thirty years, which was more than twice as much as Bai Jinghong. How could the little thoughts of a fifteen-year-old girl escape her eyes?

"Listening to what Elder Sister said, I'm actually a bit curious about that Tenth Highness!" She stared at Bai Jinghong with a smile. "What kind of charm must the person be to win the heart of a woman as beautiful as Elder Sister?"

Bai Jinghong's face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly denied it, "Second Sister, don't talk nonsense. I don't have it. How could I... Anyway, I just gave a kind reminder. If you don't listen, it's okay. Don't misunderstand me like this."

Bai Heran nodded, "Elder Sister, don't worry. I came back to live a good life." You bunch of people in this family, I'll keep you around to have fun with.

Watching Bai Heran leave with these words and her maid, Bai Jinghong's thoughts became heavier and heavier. She had thought she would always live a prosperous life in Duke Wen's Mansion. She had thought that with the love of Duke Wen and the support of the old Empress Dowager, no one in this family would dare to confront her directly, including the Old Madam.

But she didn't expect that Bai Heran had come back. What's more, she didn't expect that Bai Heran after three years had undergone earth-shaking changes.

In Jinrong Courtyard, the Old Madam was still sitting in the same place. The Nanny Li beside her advised her, "Old Madam, don't take it too much to heart. Haven't we all come through these years like this? In fact, what the master said is also right. At your age, you shouldn't bother with these vexing things anymore. Children and grandchildren will have their own fortunes. It's good for you to enjoy your old age in peace."

The Old Madam sighed helplessly and asked Nanny Li, "Did you see clearly those needles that A Ran took out this morning?"

Nanny Li nodded, "I saw clearly. They are the same as the needles that pricked the young master back then."

The Old Madam was so angry that tears came out. "Although Haoxuan was born of a concubine, he is the only heir of our Bai family. They just can't tolerate him! Cough... cough..."

Seeing the Old Madam start coughing again, Nanny Li quickly helped her pat her back and at the same time advised, "It's all in the past. Fortunately, nothing happened. Old Madam, don't think about that anymore. The young master's birth mother, Concubine Hong, is not an easy person either. She won't be easily tricked. Didn't Concubine Hong discover those needles back then? Besides, the master is still young. There will definitely be more young masters in our mansion in the future."

The Old Madam smiled bitterly, "Don't comfort me. Haoxuan's birth was full of hardships. With Ye Shi and her three children around, it's impossible for the Bai family to have any more children. They wish our Bai family would have no descendants so that they could take possession of this Duke Wen's Mansion. Humph! A woman who was divorced and remarried, what right does she have to control our Bai family?"

Nanny Li knew that if the Old Madam didn't vent her anger, she would be suffocated. So she stopped persuading and let her scold for a while. Fortunately, the Old Madam had other things to say and didn't dwell too much on Ye Shi and the others. She told Nanny Li, "I don't know what A Ran has experienced in these three years. She has become so sharp. She just came back to the mansion and has already caused several incidents. Although I dote on her, if she doesn't know how to restrain her sharpness, she will harm herself sooner or later. You go to A Ran's place and tell her what I said. She is a smart child and will understand."

Nanny Li hurried over. By then, Yingchun had just brought back lunch from the kitchen. She took a look. There were dishes, meat, and soup, which was the portion due to the legitimate daughter of the mansion, so she didn't say much. Instead, she watched Bai Heran finish the meal voraciously before relaying the Old Madam's words.

Bai Heran was a bit stunned. On the surface, the Old Madam's words seemed to be criticizing her for being too sharp and causing a lot of trouble. But the inner meaning was actually showing care for her, not wanting her to be hurt in this mansion full of intrigues and plots.

She had never felt such care before. In her previous life, the Bai family had been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years and was an extremely large family. In such a family, the intrigues and plots were even more than those in this Duke Wen's Mansion. Their means included framing, provoking, secretly harming, and even exterminating the family. A family of nearly a thousand people was torn apart and collapsed, and in the end, only she was left.

She had been living in such an environment since she could remember. No one was kind to her, no one cared for her. Even her own father wanted her life again and again for the sake of women outside.

In that time and space, except for those sisters like A Heng, she had nothing to miss. But she didn't expect that after dying once and changing her identity, although she was still trapped in intrigues, she had a grandmother who loved her so much.

It turned out that God was so kind to her.

"Second Miss." Seeing Bai Heran in a daze and not speaking for a long time, Nanny Li was a bit anxious. "Second Miss, please don't misunderstand the Old Madam's meaning. The Old Madam is really concerned about you!"

Bai Heran quickly came back to her senses. "No, I understand Grandmother's intentions. Nanny, don't worry. A Ran knows how to protect herself and also knows to protect Grandmother while protecting herself. I won't let her be suppressed everywhere like before."

Nanny Li suddenly didn't know what to say. She had thought of many words to say before coming, but now she found that they were not very useful.

She knew what Nanny Li was thinking, but she didn't say much. She just told the other party, "When I went to Jinrong Courtyard just now, I saw a pot of flower next to where Grandmother was sitting. It was emerald green and looked like an orchid. Nanny, go back and tell Grandmother that although it looks very similar to an orchid, it is not an orchid. Its real name is Cuiling Grass, which is poisonous. Long-term touching and smelling it closely will infect the human respiratory system with toxicity. First, it will cause coughing diseases, and then it will penetrate into the heart and lungs, eventually leading to incurable consequences."

Nanny Li and Yingchun were both stunned. That was a flower the Old Madam liked very much. Could it be poisonous?

"If you don't believe it, you can move it to the yard first and don't let Grandmother approach it anymore. The cough will be alleviated in just five days." She smiled faintly and ordered Yingchun, "See Nanny Li out."

Nanny Li left Bai Heran's yard with great shock. When Yingchun came back, she hurriedly asked, "Is what Second Miss just said true? That pot of flower was given by the First Young Master. He said it was a very rare orchid, and the Old Madam liked it very much."

Bai Heran smiled wryly, "The First Young Master, isn't he the son Ye Shi brought in from outside? It's normal for the things he gives to have problems."

Yingchun immediately nodded, "At that time, this servant reminded the Old Madam, but the Old Madam has been fond of flowers all her life. When she saw such a rare flower, she immediately fell in love with it and wouldn't listen to anyone's advice. Now that I think about it, the Old Madam's cough indeed started after having that pot of flower."

Bai Heran didn't say anything. This kind of trick was too childish. The people in the Bai family in her previous life wouldn't even bother to use it. She didn't expect it to be so popular in this Duke Wen's Mansion. It was really funny.

On the first day back to the mansion, Bai Heran took a nap in the afternoon. After days of traveling, even though her bloodline came with her and had changed the original owner's physique at the moment of transmigration, she couldn't withstand such reckless traveling in the icy and snowy weather.

Yingchun didn't stay in the inner chamber as Bai Heran ordered. She only stood outside until it got dark and then went back to her own room to sleep.

Bai Heran had a very sweet sleep, but she had many dreams. Fortunately, she dreamed of the best friends in her previous life in the dream, Feng Yuheng of the medical lineage, Feng Qingqing of the divination lineage, Mu Jingyu of the spiritual lineage, and Ye Wenyan of the mysterious lineage.

This was the only good thing left from her previous life, so good that she would even smile when dreaming about it.

But the dream didn't last long. In the silent night, the window was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Then, a figure fell in with a thud.

"Who?" She woke up with a start and quickly lifted the bed curtain to look at the place where the sound came from. At the same time, she reached under the pillow and nimbly clamped three sewing needles between her fingers.

The person who fell in was a man. He was wearing a dark blue winter robe with bloodstains on it. At this moment, he was sitting on the ground, looking very embarrassed.

Hearing Bai Heran's voice, he turned his head. His long hair covered most of his face, only revealing a pair of purple eyes.

Bai Heran was stunned. "It's you?" She stuffed the needles she had just taken out back and put on her shoes and walked forward. She squatted down to check the person and frowned at the first sight. "Why are you poisoned again?"

Jun Mulin was also very helpless. "Yes, poisoned again. But you seem to be particularly sensitive to others being poisoned?"

Bai Heran rolled her eyes impatiently. "I'm also particularly sensitive to others breaking into my room in the middle of the night. Tell me, why are you here? And how do you know I live here?"

Jun Mulin changed his posture to make himself sit more comfortably on the ground. "If I want to know something, I will naturally find a way to inquire. I didn't expect that the female hooligan who took liberties with me in the hot spring water in the remote mountains was actually the legitimate daughter of the dignified Duke Wen's Mansion."

She snorted, "What kind of legitimate daughter? Do I care about it?" After saying that, she reached out to help him up. "Get up. I'll detoxify you."

Jun Mulin stood up and staggered a few steps before falling into a chair. He asked Bai Heran in confusion, "Detoxify me right away? Don't you even ask why I'm poisoned again?"

She said lightly, "What's there to ask? It's nothing more than that the enemy runs faster than you and the enemy's kung fu is better than yours. Learn from the experience and be more careful next time."

While speaking, she just happened to meet his upturned purple eyes, and her heart couldn't help but beat rapidly twice at this glance...