Chapter 20 I Won’t Take the Pill

“Yes.”

Gu Qiang gave a wry smile. Her left arm was itchy and numb, and the feeling seemed to spread upward. She refrained from scratching, managed to rise, pointed to the body on the ground and instructed the two servant girls, “Forget it. Listen to me. We have to carry it out now.”

“To where?”

Chui Xue’s voice trembled, while Gu Qiang said with curt finality, “Wherever! He can’t be left here. Hurry up!”

Ting Feng and Chui Xue were suddenly aware that if the body was found in their Lady’s room, she might get into trouble, no matter why it was here.

After thinking clearly about it, Ting Feng and Chui Xue began to act swiftly. The night grew late. Fortunately, Qingshui House was isolated. The two servant girls dragged the body out with all strength. Gu Qiang followed them. She felt dizzy perhaps because of the globefish toxin. When she just walked a few steps behind them, she had a blackout and was going to collapse on the ground.

“My Lady!”

Ting Feng and Chui Xue screamed. Gu Qiang wanted to prevent them from screaming, but she couldn’t utter anything. However, she didn’t feel the pain from hitting her body on the ground. Instead, she was caught by a strong arm.

Who?

Gu Qiang managed to raise her head, but she only saw the person’s good-looking profile as well as his dark and deep eyes. She frowned and asked tentatively after hesitating for a while.

“Your Royal Highness?”

The comer was Shen Qianshan with chill air. He wore in black and had black hair. He came in the dead of night when everything outside was covered with dew. After hearing what Gu Qiang said, he looked slightly relieved. But soon, his eyes swept over her half-naked shoulder, and he became gloomy instantly. He held Gu Qiang with one hand, took off his cloak quickly with the other hand and covered her with it. When he touched her arm, she groaned subconsciously.

“Globefish toxin?”

Shen Qianshan saw her swollen forearm and frowned. Then he glanced at An Ye who was trembling with fear next to him and ordered coldly, “Fetch the ginseng lotus given by Gu Huaian. Hurry up.”

“Yes!”

With the instruction of his master, An Ye felt a sense of relief and faded into the dark without delay. But Shen Qianshan still frowned. He took out a green pill from the pill bag in his waist, fed it to Gu Qiang and said with a frown, “Take it.”

What pill would she take?

The globefish toxin acted quickly. Though Gu Qiang just recognized Shen Qianshan, then in a trance, she regarded herself as Empress Gu in the palace. She was discontented with the brother of His Majesty who asked her to take the pill without reason, so she bit his finger suddenly, “I’m the Empress. I won’t take the pill! Take it away!”

“My Lady…My Lady, please don’t.”

Ting Feng and Chui Xue were trembling on their knees. Song Yun’s body was next to their feet. Shen Qianshan’s face was rigid and he seemed to fly into a rage. The two servant girls were pale-faced. But they were eager to protect their Lady. Ting Feng bowed repeatedly, “Your Royal Highness! My Lady didn’t mean to. Please forgive her. Please forgive her…”

“Shut up!”

Shen Qianshan hissed for fear that others in Gu Mansion would be woken with a start and Gu Qiang who got unconscious with a fever would be frightened. The two servant girls were always scared of him. Now they were more frightened and couldn’t help trembling. After a momentary silence, he stared at Gu Qiang who didn’t loosen her bite and asked with a frown, “Your Lady…”

He considered the way of expression and then continued, “…Come on. Feed her the pill, or her fever will become worse if the toxin continues to act.”

Unexpectedly, the Ninth Duke said that.

Ting Feng and Chui Xue exchanged their glances. Finally, Chui Xue went forward boldly and took the pill from Shen Qianshan’s hand in a shivering way. She called Gu Qiang quietly while putting the pill into her mouth tenderly. Thus, Shen Qianshan’s finger was rescued. But Gu Qiang acted up. With a cold pill in the mouth, she had to swallow it. Meanwhile, she murmured sadly, “I’m the Empress. I won’t take the pill…Take it away. I don’t want to take it!”

Hearing the way Gu Qiang called herself, Shen Qianshan was surprised and fixed his eyes on her deep frown.

Did she want to be the Empress?