Chapter 422

Chapter 422 What Did You Apply to Your Body

So it was like this!

So this was Wei Fengyao’s plan.

A trace of a cold smile appeared at the corner of her blood-stained lips. That cold and ruthless smirk seemed to bring out a soul-stirring viciousness to Wei Yuewu’s beautiful and delicate little face.

For the first time, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan shivered. The weak young lady of an aristocratic family that she had never paid attention to actually had a kind of coldness that made her tremble.

“Jia’nan, what are you doing?” A fierce shout came from above. In the next moment, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s body was heavily thrown out. The Fourth Prince jumped down from the top and picked up Wei Yuewu who was so weak that she almost fainted.

“Sixth Young Lady, how are you?” The Fourth Prince asked anxiously. No matter how he looked at it, Wei Yuewu was not in a good condition.

“Snake!” Wei Yuewu stretched out her hand weakly. The Fourth Prince’s eyes immediately twitched. The jade-like wrist she held up had been ruthlessly pinched. There was a bruise. In just a short while, there were traces of swelling and two deep marks on Wei Yuewu’s wrist.

He thought back to what he had just witnessed. Needless to say, it must have been Prefectural Princess Jia’nan who had pinched it.

“Your Highness, there is a snake!” Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, who had been thrown to the side earlier, also saw the snake. At this time, she rushed over and blocked the Fourth Prince’s body. Her eyes were fixed on the snake in the grass.

The snake’s head was triangular, and it was obvious that it was poisonous.

However, it was unknown whether it was because there were many people here or because Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s aura was too astonishing. The snake’s cold eyes stared at this place for a while and then it turned around as if it wanted to leave.

One of the Fourth Prince’s bodyguards also jumped into the pit. He reached out and held the viper’s head. He directly picked it up and threw it at the wall on the side. The viper’s head was smashed into pieces, and it was dead…

“Ruoming, invite your mansion’s imperial doctor over here!” The Fourth Prince glared coldly at Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. He didn’t show any gratitude at all for how she rushed over to block the snake for him. He only said this to Wen Ruoming who was running toward him from behind.

Wen Ruoming looked at Wei Yuewu’s situation and hurriedly nodded. He asked a lad servant to hurriedly invite the imperial doctor over.

As the blue-blooded descendant who was close to the royal bloodline, Prince Nan’an Mansion naturally had an imperial doctor who was on duty in the mansion.

Wei Yuejiao looked at the scene in front of her in shock. For a moment, she was so angry that her face turned green. Wasn’t it said that she would see Wei Yuewu trying to push Prefectural Princess Jia’nan into the pit, but Prefectural Princess Jia’nan counter-attacked, causing Wei Yuewu to fall into the pit, and she would then be injured or bitten to death by a poisonous snake?

That way, Wei Yuewu would be considered to suffer the consequences of her own actions. Even if she lost her life in the end, it had nothing to do with others. It was completely because she was vicious and meant to harm others in the first place.

The Fourth Prince and Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an who were brought here were witnesses. Even if her father wanted to say something, he had no reason or standpoint.

Even if Wei Yuewu died, she would die in vain!

Although Wei Yuewu’s current situation was not good, it was not to the point of dying. Moreover, why was Prefectural Princess Jia’nan pressed against Wei Yuewu? Why did the snake slither away and not bite Wei Yuewu to death?

The Fourth Prince carried Wei Yuewu and jumped out of the pit.

“Prefectural Princess, why did you push our Miss down the pit?” Huamo cried as she crawled out with a bodyguard’s support. Tears were streaming down her face.

“You’re talking nonsense. It was your Miss who pushed me!” Seeing the Fourth Prince’s gloomy face, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan became anxious and shouted loudly.

“If our Miss pushed you, why were you on top of her and were also pinching her so hard? I begged you not to pinch her, but you still pinched her so hard as if you wanted to break our Miss’ hand. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, our Miss has just arrived in the capital and has never even met you before. Why do you hate her so much?”

Huamo wept. She reached out and grabbed Wei Yuewu’s hand which was hanging lifelessly to the side of her body. There was a shocking pinch mark on her wrist. There was no way to hide the handprint on it.

At this time, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan started to regret it. If Wei Yuewu had not clutched her, she would not have been so angry and pinched Wei Yuewu’s wrist desperately. Just now, she was in a hurry to get away, so she left such a mark on Wei Yuewu’s wrist.

Only if she got away could the poisonous snake in the grass come and bite Wei Yuewu.

Wei Yuewu lowered her eyes slightly to hide the coldness in her eyes. Of course, she did not know why Prefectural Princess Jia’nan would harm her like this. But judging from the scene just now, the situation should be the same as she had guessed. Unexpectedly, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan had fallen for the Fourth Prince…

Sure enough, as soon as Huamo spoke, the Fourth Prince sneered. “Jia’nan, I don’t know what you are thinking, but earlier today I have clearly told you that I will not marry you. Just give up on this idea!”

Princess Nan’an’s maternal family also held a high-ranking title of a duke. However, it was not a major duke and was therefore not of much help to him. To be frank, the benefit it could offer was not even as good as Jing Wenyan’s reputation. The reason why Prefectural Princess Jia’nan could get such a title was actually because the Fourth Prince fell from a tree when he was a child and it was Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, who was also a little girl back then, who saved him. For this reason, she was injured and had to lie in bed for a few months of recuperation.

Only then did Father Emperor confer the title of Prefectural Princess to her. It was also because Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was very close to him that Mother Consort had mentioned the matter of marrying Prefectural Princess Jia’nan to him.

Of course, the Fourth Prince knew what Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was thinking about him. However, even if he knew, the Fourth Prince had never thought of marrying Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. With Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s status, if she married him, he would definitely have to give her the position of Princess Consort, and the Fourth Prince was unwilling to do that.

Thus, he continued to drag on like this, but the relationship between the two of them had always been very close.

However, this closeness, because of the matter in front of him, suddenly became rigid.

“Fourth Prince, what does this matter have to do with me? It is clear that Sixth Miss Wei has some ill intentions. She wanted to push me down but was pushed down by me instead. And now, she is accusing me. Why would I harm her? It is the first time I have met her, okay? Why would I set up a trap to harm her?”

Prefectural Princess Jia’nan burst into tears and said hatefully as she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Looking at her aggrieved crying, coupled with the fact that she had just fallen into the pit so that her face was covered in dust and she was in a sorry state, the Fourth Prince eased his expression a little.

“Then tell me, why did you pinch Sixth Miss Wei’s wrist so hard that it ended up like this?”

“At that time, I only wanted to get up, so I didn’t notice anything. I just wanted to grab something.” Although Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was crying, she had been paying attention to the Fourth Prince. Seeing that his expression had calmed down, she heaved a sigh of relief in her heart and immediately acted more and more innocent.

She did not believe that the Fourth Prince could do anything to her without concrete evidence. Things had to be reasonable. Wei Yuewu’s maid, of course, would speak up for Wei Yuewu, and this could not prove anything either.

Seeing Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s insistence, the Fourth Prince really hesitated. However, Wei Yuewu sneered in her heart. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan had injured her to such an extent today, and she still wanted to escape unscathed. She really overestimated herself!

“Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, the snake… why did it… see you and slither away?” Wei Yuewu gently and resolutely pushed the Fourth Prince away. The moment her feet touched the ground, she almost fell. Huamo hurriedly came over to support her, barely managing to steady her.

When she stood firm, Wei Yuewu asked in an extremely soft voice.

Her voice was very low, but the Fourth Prince heard her clearly. Just now, he was occupied with concerns about Wei Yuewu and did not notice this. Immediately, his eyes fell on Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. There was a faint fragrance in the air. It was not strong, but it was different from the smell of perfume used by other common young aristocratic ladies.

It was a strange smell.

“What did you apply to your body?” The Fourth Prince asked coldly.

“I… I don’t have anything on.” Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was flustered, but she still persisted and asked in surprise, as if she really didn’t know anything.

“I asked you what you applied to your body?” The Fourth Prince repeated sternly. “Don’t think that I don’t know anything. The imperial doctor will come over in a while. I believe that he will know what you have on your body, right?”

“It… it’s just ordinary perfume. It may be that the perfume from my place is… somewhat different from that in the capital!” Prefectural Princess Jia’nan stuttered.

However, after saying this, she became a little more courageous. The place she lived in was not in the capital. Even if the smell was a bit strange, it was hard for people to really find something.

“That snake… that snake… saw Prefectural Princess and ran away!” Wei Yuewu’s voice was extremely aggrieved. Although she did not say much, the meaning in her words made Prefectural Princess Jia’nan pale again.

“Imperial doctor, did Jia’nan apply something to her body?” As he spoke, Prince Nan’an Mansion’s imperial doctor was already jogging over behind a lad servant.

The Fourth Prince asked sternly.

The imperial doctor sniffed. His brows furrowed tightly, but he hesitated for a moment.

“What is it? Speak.” Wen Ruoming glanced at the Fourth Prince’s cold face and said sternly.

“This… this is the aroma of snake repellent.” The imperial doctor had no choice but to answer.

“The aroma of snake repellent?” The Fourth Prince asked in confusion.

“It’s just something that when snakes smell this aroma, they usually won’t come closer. It will make them feel danger.” The imperial doctor braced himself and explained. He had already spilled the beans, so of course, he had to continue to explain. Even if he would offend Princess Nan’an this way, it would be better than offending the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an and the Fourth Prince now.

Jia’nan’s expression stiffened. Her eyes were looking left and right. She didn’t dare to look at the Fourth Prince anymore. It was obvious that she was feeling guilty.

“Jia’nan, what do you have to say?” The Fourth Prince asked sternly.

“I… I really don’t know. I… I didn’t know that my clothes were sprinkled with this kind of perfume. Perhaps my maid got it wrong. She… got the wrong perfume for me!” Jia’nan stammered, and it was obvious that she was very guilty.

At this time, the imperial doctor had come over to treat Wei Yuewu!

In fact, Wei Yuewu’s injury was not serious. The pit was not very deep, and there was some grass at the bottom. The wound on her wrist looked horrifying, but it was not severe. At that time, although Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was provoked by Wei Yuewu so that she was angry and anxious, she did not dare to kill her. If she really broke Wei Yuewu’s wrist, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang would never let her go.

Wei Yuewu took two medicine pills and had topical medicine applied to her wrist. Then, her wrist was bandaged. Although Wei Yuewu was still weak, she stood up with the support of Huamo albeit unsteadily.

“Heir-apparent, the Princess invites you to go over!” An old maidservant hurriedly ran over. When she saw the situation here, she rushed over and said to Wen Ruoming.

Princess Nan’an knew it…

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