Chapter 270 Frivolous
When Xiang Ping saw this, she hurried forward and bowed, saying:
"Hello, my Lord!"
"You go down."
Xiangping responded, turned and walked out.
The prince came to Mengxi's bed, stretched out his hand to pull a chair, sat on the bedside, and looked at Mengxi with a sharp gaze, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. Mengxi subconsciously leaned back, turned his face to avoid his gaze, and asked:
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Seeing Mengxi turned her face away, the prince reached out and pinched her chin, turned her face around, and said aggressively:
"The second wife of the Xiao family, the legendary medicine god, right?"
After hearing this, Mengxi's body trembled and her heart began to beat wildly. Although her crime of deceiving the emperor had been atoned for, if she was really arrested and the matter was confirmed, not only the Xiao family but also the Yichun Hall would be destroyed.
I can never admit this even if I die!
Her heart was already filled with turmoil, but her face remained calm. She took a deep breath, looked at the prince calmly, and said calmly,
"I don't know which prince you are in the court. How can you be like the Prince of Yan, unable to distinguish right from wrong? Just based on the words of a lowly maid, you believe that Mengxi is the legendary medicine god. Mengxi has been raised in seclusion since she was a child. She has never even been to a private school. She only learned to read for a few days with her mother. How could she have learned such advanced medical skills? Who did she learn from? Your Majesty actually believes these rumors?"
Seeing that the other party already knew her identity, Mengxi simply stated her name openly and took the opportunity to demote King Yan, in order to test whether the other party was the King Yan.
When the prince heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, but then he calmed down and asked:
"Since you are not the God of Medicine, why did the Xiao family divorce you?"
"It has already spread all over Pingyang City. I think the prince has also heard about it. Mengxi was originally a concubine's daughter who married into the Xiao family. Because her status violated the ancestral teachings of the Xiao family, she was divorced."
Although this statement is completely different from what Xiu'er and Cuiping said, it is surprisingly consistent with what Xiao Jun said in court. Who is lying?
He stared at Mengxi's eyes without blinking, but saw that her eyes were clear and her expression was natural, and she didn't look like she was lying at all. He pondered for a moment, then shot out two cold rays of light and asked in a stern voice:
"If you are not the God of Medicine, then why did you follow the Crown Prince south?"
"this……"
After hearing this, Mengxi hesitated. For a moment, it was hard to answer. Facing the prince's cold eyes, he was indeed the prince of Yan. Xiu'er knew him very well. She was afraid that she would not be able to get away with making up a random excuse. While she was hesitating, she saw the prince put more strength in his hands and shouted:
"explain!"
Mengxi's body trembled, and she subconsciously wanted to dodge, but unfortunately she couldn't move. She tilted her head back and said:
"Your Majesty, you hurt Mengxi, please take your hand away and let Mengxi speak slowly."
The prince was startled, staring into Mengxi's eyes, and slowly loosened his hand, breaking away from the prince's control. Mengxi breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Your Highness, Mengxi was divorced and had no face to face her parents and brothers. She wanted to rent a small house and live out her life there, but she was framed by Second Master's concubine, who posted notices everywhere in Pingyang City to arrest Mengxi. She had no choice but to flee Pingyang. But when it rained, her bag was snatched away by thieves as soon as she left Pingyang. She was left with nowhere to go and wanted to die, but she was unexpectedly rescued by the crown prince. The crown prince took pity on Mengxi's poor life and the fact that she had nowhere to stay, so he took Mengxi south..."
After hearing this, the prince played with the jade glass in his hand, looked at her with interest, and suddenly his face changed, and he shouted angrily:
"Nonsense! The prince is traveling south this time with a heavy responsibility, how could he delay his journey for a woman!"
After hearing the prince's words, Meng Xi's forehead was instantly covered with sweat, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She subconsciously avoided the prince's gaze and said softly:
"Mengxi, Mengxi really didn't know that the prince was entrusted with an important mission. It was only because the prince promised Mengxi, promised Mengxi..."
"Promise you what?"
Seeing Mengxi's hesitation, King Yan pressed him again. Mengxi was shocked and turned pale. He quickly replied:
"The Crown Prince promised Mengxi that after completing his mission in the south and returning to Pingyang, he would report to His Majesty and confer the title of Liangyuan on Mengxi..."
Even though Mengxi was a modern person, she felt her face getting hot when she told such a lie. Her face turned pale for a while, and then slowly turned red. She had a unique charm.
The famous beauty and the beautiful woman are in love with each other, and the king often looks at them with a smile. Such a beauty, not to mention the prince, even he would fall in love with her at first sight.
If he could have such a beauty by his side, what would it matter if she was divorced? It was ridiculous that the Xiao family was so conservative that they just set rules for a dead man and treated the beauty so badly. Looking at Mengxi, who was as beautiful as a fairy and extremely shy, the prince was excited. He remembered that he had sent people to the Li Mansion to check. Before Mengxi got married, she had been living in seclusion in the boudoir and had no adventures. She had no chance to learn medicine at all. He actually believed that the prince brought Mengxi with him because of her beauty.
He put away the jade glass, raised his hand and reached out to Mengxi, and gently stroked her delicate lips with his fingertips, along her chin, and towards her snow-white neck...
Mengxi instantly got goosebumps all over her body, unable to move, and tried to hide her head backwards, saying as she did so:
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself. Mengxi is the prince's woman!"
"Prince! Ha! Ha! Ha..."
"I want the crown prince's position, and I want his woman as well. This world belongs to me. I want him to kneel at my feet and pay homage to me. I want him to see his woman enjoying herself in my arms!"
As the prince spoke, he unconsciously increased the strength in his hands.
“You, you are…”
"I am the fourth prince, and my title is King of Yan."
After hearing what the prince said, Mengxi's face turned pale. Although he had a premonition, he still couldn't help feeling flustered when it really happened. He heard that the Prince of Yan was suspicious and ruthless by nature. If he fell into his hands, he would be in danger of death.
It turned out that since the prince went south, the King of Yan had mobilized a large number of secret agents to follow the prince all the way, preparing to snatch the medicine god once the prince met the medicine god. The plague in the south must not be allowed to make the first contribution, otherwise once the queen mother passed away, his years of efforts would be wasted.
Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain. On the third day of the prince's journey south, he found out that there was a woman hiding in the prince's team. Although they rarely met each other, the prince treated her with courtesy every time they stopped by. This made Prince Yan's heart move. He remembered Cuiping's words and wondered if the memorial from the south was a trick performed by the prince and the God of Medicine. In fact, the second wife was the God of Medicine. With this thought, Prince Yan ignored everything else and immediately took Concubine Xiu to secretly leave Pingyang. With the help of Concubine Xiu's identification, he confirmed that the woman in the prince's team was Xiao's divorced wife - Li Mengxi.
When King Yan heard this, he became more certain of his guess. How could a prince treat a woman like this except for the God of Medicine?
If Mengxi really is the God of Medicine, he would kidnap Mengxi and go directly north, leading the prince all the way back. He could then report to his father and impeach the prince for disobeying the order and delaying the plague in the south. The God of Medicine is in his hands, and he can then ask for permission to go south. Once the plague in the south is under control, there will be a sign that the prince will be punished by heaven for his sacrifice to the sky. This time, it will be difficult for the prince not to be deposed. After figuring this out, he spared no expense and planned the action of kidnapping Mengxi.
After kidnapping Mengxi, he pressed her acupuncture points, knocked her unconscious and threw her into a carriage. He only woke her up twice a day, fed her water and food, and traveled day and night. In less than four days, they arrived in Jinyang. He left many false clues along the way, trying to mislead the prince and lure him to the north.
But things did not go as planned. Almost five days had passed, and according to reports from spies, the prince was completely unmoved and continued to head south. He walked leisurely every day and did not seem anxious at all.
The spy's secret report made Prince Yan feel uneasy and he began to doubt his own judgment. There were only two possibilities for the prince's behavior. One was that Mengxi was indeed not the God of Medicine, and the other was that Mengxi was the God of Medicine and the prince did this just to paralyze him.
Is Mengxi really the God of Medicine?
If he is really the God of Medicine, the prince is not in a hurry and must have sent someone else to save her. Who could it be?
According to the spies, no one was following the false clues he left along the way.
Unable to wait to return to Pingyang, Prince Yan took Mengxi directly to the villa in Jinyang, fed her the antidote, and wanted to wait until she woke up to interrogate her personally.
Although he still had doubts, Mengxi's words and her stunning beauty made King Yan more convinced that the prince was bewitched by her beauty.
Ruyi's plan failed again, and King Yan felt unprecedented frustration. Looking at the stunningly beautiful Mengxi in front of him, he felt a crazy resentment.
He ripped open Mengxi's collar, reached down, leaned over and kissed her lips roughly, and began to plunder frantically...
A sharp pain sobered up the crazy King Yan. He let go of Meng Xi and licked her bitten lips with his tongue. The bloody stimulation made King Yan's eyes turn red. He nodded and said:
"Good! Good! It's spicy enough, and the wild taste is hard to find. I like it!"
As the King of Yan spoke, he leaned forward again and heard Mengxi say:
"Mengxi is the prince's woman. The prince will definitely come to save Mengxi. Does the prince really want to turn against the prince just for a woman?"
After hearing Mengxi's words, King Yan couldn't help laughing. After a long while, he stopped laughing and looked at Mengxi and said:
"Don't daydream. The prince is just greedy for your beauty. He will never give up his life and go south for you... To tell you the truth, the prince has passed Jiaozhou and will reach Yangzhou in a few days."
Seeing a flash of disappointment in Mengxi's eyes, King Yan's mood became unprecedentedly better, and he said in a low voice:
"I heard that this prince likes you. The prince was so eager to give you to me that how could he turn against me for you? This prince advises you not to be wishful thinking. Just obey me obediently. This prince will love you well and let you know what it means to be in ecstasy..."
Seeing the King of Yan approaching again, Mengxi calmed down and stopped dodging, but her eyes became determined. The King of Yan could not help but stop and looked at her intriguingly, only to hear Mengxi say:
"Your Majesty, although Mengxi is of humble status, she also knows the etiquette of the saints. How can she have such an affair with you without any name or status? If you force her like this, Mengxi would rather die."
After Mengxi finished speaking, she was about to bite her tongue to commit suicide.
She didn't understand the Prince of Yan, and wasn't sure of his thoughts. Although she had poison hidden on her body, she couldn't move now, and everything was in vain. In the current situation, she could only gamble her life, betting that the Prince of Yan was greedy for her beauty and wanted to use her to stimulate the prince, and would not let her die.
If she loses, she will die!
