Chapter 168 - Sweetheart, Don't You Ever Think About Divorcing Me in This life!

While Shen Ninghua was still investigating, the Xiao family had already received the news.

Xiao Huanxi sat on the bed, and her face was pale with anger. “Didn’t you say that no one would discover it? Didn’t you say that Shen Ninghhua would definitely be killed? Now, she’s fine, but a disaster is imminent for me!”

Nurse Qi, Xiao Huanxi’s wet nurse, knelt on the ground and said, “Miss, I obtained this prescription from a monk of Guangning Temple after a long period of inquiry. I was told that it was an extremely vicious poison left behind by the previous dynasty, and no one could solve it. I didn’t expect that Princess Zhaohua would be safe and sound.”

“Excuses! You are just making excuses!” Xiao Huanxi stood up abruptly despite her weakness. She walked straight to Nurse Qi and kicked her in the chest. “Do you think I’m still as easy to fool as before?”

“Miss, I watched you grew up. I am 100% loyal to you. Please scrutinize.”

“Haha, 100% loyal? Did you think that I didn’t know you conducted infamous conducts against the laws as my wet nurse? If it weren’t for my help in suppressing the public voice, your son would have died long before. Let me tell you, Nurse Qi, don’t think you can forget your duty as a servant just because I was breast-fed by you for a few days. A Servant is always a servant, and you can never get rid of your dirty habits.”

“Miss! I never took advantage of my seniority, nor did I dare to harm you in the slightest. How could you say those words?” Nurse Qi was sad. She had been serving Xiao Huanxi since she was born. Although she was just a servant, she privately cared for Xiao Huanxi and even loved her more than her own son. She really treated Xiao Huanxi as her own daughter.

“You really are bold. You actually dared to shout at me. Someone, pull this unruly servant down and give her fifty strokes!”

Nurse Qi was stunned for a long time. She only restored her sense before being dragged down by the guards. “Miss, for you, I ignored moral principles and went up the mountain overnight to acquire that poison to fulfill your wish. But now, you actually punished me so heavily just because it didn’t work. Miss, I am your wet nurse!”

Xiao Huanxi was even more impatient. “Gag her mouth. She’s so noisy!”

Nurse Qi’s mouth was gagged and she was directly pulled down to receive clubbing.

Hearing the sound of the club hitting on Nurse Qi outside, Xiao Huanxi looked a little better. She waved her hand and the maidservant on the side hurriedly stepped forward, trembling with fear.

“Tell the servants outside who are responsible for the clubbing. Don’t be lazy and beat her with real strength!”

The maidservant’s heart trembled and sweat covered her forehead. “Yes, miss.” Fifty strokes with real strength could beat a person into halves with no chance of survival. Miss wanted Nurse Qi dead…

Xiao Huanxi gently put a purple grape into her mouth. The red juice stuck to her pale lips that looked sinisterly beautiful. She shook her head slightly. Her fingers followed the rhythm of the clubbing outside to knock on the table. The crisp sound made people’s backs turn cold.

Xiao Fengjue came in from the outside and his expression immediately turned gloomy after seeing what was happening in the courtyard. “Stop!”

Xiao Huanxi was woken up from her thoughts. She hurriedly threw away the grapes in her hand and walked to the bedside to sit down. She took out white powder from under the pillow and wiped her face twice until it was snow white.

Xiao Fengjue suddenly kicked the door open. “Xiao Huanxi, what are you doing? Why do you want to kill your wet nurse?”

Xiao Huanxi turned around and saw Nurse Qi who was dragged into the door by the guards and was on the verge of death. A trace of frustration flashed in her heart. If Eldest Brother came a step later, Nurse Qi would be dead, and that would save her the trouble.

“Eldest Brother, you are here?”

Looking at Xiao Huanxi’s tearful appearance, Xiao Fengjue did not have the slightest bit of pity but only deep disgust. “Answer my question. What are you doing again? Nurse Qi has served you for so many years, yet you actually want to kill her? Do you still have the heart of a human?”

He knew that Nurse Qi helped her acquire the poison, but when he saw Xiao Huanxi tried to directly silence Nurse Qi regardless of her identity, he couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart. After all, Nurse Qi had served her since her childhood. After spending so much time together, even if it was merely a lifeless object, she should have an attachment to it, let alone a person.

Xiao Huanxi covered her lips and cried. She climbed out of bed and knelt beside Nurse Qi. She wanted to touch her but immediately withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted. “Eldest Brother, Nurse Qi is like a family member to me. Although she’s a servant, I actually treat her like my mother, but I can’t protect her this time.”

After Shen Ninghua got the information she wanted, Chu Junyi quickly returned to the Xiao Mansion. But he was still one step late. Nurse Qi was almost beaten dead and was unable to speak.

Seeing Chu Junyi entering the door, Xiao Huanxi cried even more sorrowfully. “Eldest Brother, Nurse Qi…she saw I was sad and went to find Master Huitong of Guangning Temple without my permission for a poison to murder Princess Zhaohua. Although I hate her for taking away Brother Junyi, I can’t ignore Brother Junyi’s feelings and hurt her, so I have no choice but to punish Nurse Qi…”

Chu Junyi ignored Xiao Huanxi’s excellent performance and walked straight to Nurse Qi. He stretched out his hand to test her breath and immediately frowned deeply.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Huanxi’s heart suddenly relaxed. Nurse Qi was dead, so there was no evidence. She could say whatever she wanted.

Xiao Fengjue hated Xiao Huanxi’s stupidity but now he had no choice but to cover it up for her. “Junyi, you’re back. I didn’t expect Nurse Qi to have such guts. Have you come back from Princess Zhaohua’s mansion? Is she fine?”

Chu Junyi raised his head and looked at Xiao Fengjue with a sullen expression. “Eldest Brother, did Nurse Qi really make the decision on her own?”

Xiao Fengjue’s fists tightened. He glanced at Xiao Huanxi’s pleading expression and finally nodded. “That’s right. It was indeed her own decision. I just found out.”

The hope in Chu Junyi’s heart disappeared, and his eyes turned completely cold. “So that’s how it is. Tomorrow, you can personally enter the Palace to explain to His Majesty.” After saying that, he turned around and left without looking at Xiao Huanxi who was crying on the ground.

In the end, Eldest Brother chose to stand on Xiao Huanxi’s side and schemed against Ninghua for her. It seemed that he and the Xiao family were going to part ways.

After Chu Junyi left, Xiao Fengjue crouched down and placed his finger near Nurse Qi’s nose. After sensing a faint aura, he pulled out a dagger from his boot and stuffed it into Xiao Huanxi’s hand. “Nurse Qi is not dead yet, so if you want to be safe, you have to do it thoroughly. Stab down with the dagger in your hand!”

“What? Eldest Brother…I…I can’t…”

Xiao Fengjue looked at her coldly. “You have the blood of the Xiao family flowing in your body. How come you are unable to kill a person?” As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Huanxi’s hand, letting her hold the dagger and aim it at Nurse Qi’s chest.

At this time, Nurse Qi suddenly woke up. However, she was no longer able to speak. She only opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with broken organs.

Xiao Huanxi cried out in fright, struggling to retreat.

Xiao Fengjue’s face was expressionless as he forcefully pulled her back. Then, he held her hand and fiercely stabbed the dagger at Nurse Qi’s heart. Then, he abruptly pulled out the dagger.

Blood sprayed out from the wound and poured onto Xiao Huanxi’s face. “Ah, Eldest Brother, help, help…”

Xiao Fengjue stood up and stared coldly at Xiao Huanxi as she struggled. “Don’t you want to defeat Shen Ninghua? If you can’t be smarter than her, you have to be more vicious, cold-blooded, and shameless than her. Only then can you win Chu Junyi from her! Even if you can’t get his heart, at least you can have his body. You are already in such a situation, and you must do it even if you don’t want to!”

Xiao Huanxi trembled as she looked at the blood on her hand. After a long while, she slowly calmed down. She twisted the sticky blood stains on her fingers. A strange smile appeared on her lips. “Eldest Brother, you are right. I want to take Brother Junyi back, and I can do anything. Isn’t it just killing people? I can kill dozens of them!”

With that, she grasped the dagger in her hand and stabbed it into Nurse Qi’s chest again. Then, it was as if she had gone crazy. She continuously stabbed and pulled out the dagger, chopping Nurse Qi’s body into a mess…

On the roof, Chu Junyi’s eyes were filled with bone-chilling coldness. Then, he turned around and hugged the person in his arms tightly. He directly jumped off the roof and landed at a corner of the back street. He put down the person in his arms and carefully took off her cloak. “Ninghua, are you alright?”

Shen Ninghua’s face was exceptionally pale. After standing firm, she let out a sigh of relief. “I’m fine.”

After getting the result, she asked Chu Junyi to bring her to the Xiao Mansion. She did not expect to see such a wonderful scene. After getting into the prepared carriage, Shen Ninghua’s expression turned slightly better. “I really didn’t expect that Xiao Huanxi would actually become like this.” It was really cold-blooded and heartless for her to stab her wet nurse.

Chu Junyi promised in a deep voice, “Ninghua, don’t worry, I will definitely not let Xiao Huanxi hurt you.”

Shen Ninghua looked around Chu Junyi and said meaningfully, “Although she wants to deal with me, her ultimate goal is to get you. Haha, it is you who should be careful. Didn’t Xiao Fengjue say that she should be even more shameless than me? Perhaps one day, she would prepare some aphrodisiac and forcefully sleep with you!”

Chu Junyi was stunned. He didn’t expect Shen Ninghua to be so blunt and he was a little annoyed. He pulled her over and hugged her in his arms, wishing to rub her all over. “You actually dare to say anything with your mouth!”

“This isn’t what I said. It’s what Xiao Fengjue and Xiao Huanxi thought of! However, what I reminded you is indeed reasonable. You should be on guard. She even secretly drugged me. It is definitely just a piece of cake for her to get some aphrodisiac.”

“You are still talking nonsense!” Chu Junyi gritted his teeth and hugged her even tighter. He patted her on the butt, but because she had been injured earlier, he did not dare to exert any strength. When his hand landed softly on her, he was aroused by the soft and springy touch.

Shen Ninghua didn’t think too much about it. She only felt that his embrace was getting tighter and tighter and she almost couldn’t breathe. She directly pinched his ear and pulled him away. “I’m telling the truth. If such a day really comes, you must resist with all your might. Otherwise, if that female devil succeeds, I will directly divorce you. After all, a princess has the right to divorce her husband.”

After their relationship was finalized, Shen Ninghua did not abide by the etiquette as before. After all, men should be given some encouragements. She knew this.

Chu Junyi was annoyed. He pulled her over to nibble her neck and ground it with his teeth. “You black-hearted girl, I’ll bite you to death now!”

Divorce me? Don’t you even think about it in this life!