The Crown Prince thought of how he had been killed in the palace in his previous life. The ice-cold sword had pierced his throat mercilessly. His blood had flowed out from his throat like spring water, slowly dying the ground a glaring red. The Crown Prince felt his body losing strength bit by bit. He felt how he had become ice-cold. Then, he silently died in a corner that no one knew about. The Crown Prince even knew that there would be no one to collect his body after his death.
Every time the Crown Prince thought of this, he couldn't help but touch his neck to confirm that he was still alive.
A few days before his rebirth, the Crown Prince thought that he was having a terminal lucidity. It wasn't until the tenth day that he confirmed that he was alive.
On the day he confirmed that he was alive, the Crown Prince was so happy that he shed tears of joy. He didn't die. He was alive. Now, Xue Biyu was still a child. Zhou Haiqing was still a general. He hadn't married Xue Biyu yet.
And he still had a chance to be with Jiujiu.
He thought that this life would be the same as his past life. Before Jiujiu's coming-of-age ceremony, she would be bestowed to Zhou Haiqing. So, he asked the Empress for an early marriage. Who would have thought that Zhou Haiqing would ask for an early marriage decree? He once again brushed shoulders with Jiujiu.
The Crown Prince's face was gloomy as he listened to his subordinate report that Zhou Haiqing had escaped. His face was as gloomy as a cumulonimbus cloud.
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth. "Trash. How did he escape?"
He spent a lot of manpower, resources, and even money to bribe Zhou Haiqing's subordinates. He drugged Zhou Haiqing's water and sent ten men of sacrifice to kill Zhou Haiqing. Zhou Haiqing was drugged and couldn't fight back. How could they let him escape?
If he wasn't trash, then what was he?
The Crown Prince's confidant looked at the Crown Prince's ugly expression and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Haiqing's martial arts are unfathomable. Even though he was drugged, he still fought back. He even killed five of our men of sacrifice. But according to the latest news, Zhou Haiqing was also hit in the chest. He was drugged with the Drunken Spring Breeze."
The name Drunken Spring Breeze sounded lustful, but its effect was even more wretched.
He was not a medicine. Instead, he was a drug that caused men to have erectile dysfunction. Once it became important, a man's sexual desire would decrease with each passing day. However, the person who was drugged would not realize it himself. By the time he realized it, it would already be too late. This was a drug that the Crown Prince had specially prepared for Zhou Haiqing.
Hearing that Zhou Haiqing had been poisoned by the Drunken Spring Breeze, the Crown Prince's ugly expression eased a little. However, the corners of his mouth were still tight. After a long while, he opened his mouth, "Have you found the person I asked you to find last time?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the person has been placed in the kitchen of the General's Mansion."
"Tell her to continue putting Drunken Spring Breeze in Zhou Haiqing's food." Since he was already poisoned, he might as well make it worse. It would be best if he could no longer touch Jiujiu.
The Crown Prince thought darkly. If Zhou Haiqing could not continue to be with Jiujiu, then it was his chance.
When Jiujiu woke up, Zhou Haiqing had already disappeared. Jiujiu changed her clothes and walked out of the door. The table was filled with exquisite, steaming food.
Seeing Jiujiu come out, the servant hurriedly came forward to greet her, "Greetings, Madam."
Jiujiu sat at the table and ate the exquisite food as she asked, "Where is the General?"
"Madam, the General is in the study. Are you looking for him?" The servant looked at Jiujiu. If Jiujiu nodded, she would immediately rush over to bring Zhou Haiqing back.
Jiujiu shook her head and said, "No need, I was just asking. Oh right, where is Dong 'er?"
When she married into the Crown Prince, Dong 'er naturally came with her. Yesterday's wedding was busy, so she did not see Dong' er. Now that she had nothing to do, she naturally thought of Dong 'er.
The servant obediently replied, "Miss Dong 'er is waiting outside the room."
"Let her in."
"Madam, please wait a moment."
Dong 'er walked in not long after the maidservant left. When she saw Jiujiu leisurely eating her food, Dong' er had a look of delight on her face as she said, "Young mistress."
"It's Madam." Zhou Haiqing appeared out of nowhere and corrected Dong 'er.
Dong 'er's face paled. When she thought of the rumors about Zhou Haiqing, her knees buckled and she was about to kneel.
Dong 'er's movements were quick, but Zhou Haiqing was even quicker. Before Dong' er could kneel, he caught her and said gently, "Just remember it in the future. Don't be afraid."
Jiujiu also said, "Yes, I'll listen to the Great General. In the future, call me Madam. Don't call me wrongly. Oh right, I want to eat the hawthorn cake you made. Hurry up and make it for me in the kitchen."
Jiujiu could tell that Dong 'er was afraid of Zhou Haiqing, so she found an excuse to get her to leave.
Dong 'er responded and hurriedly ran out.
Looking at Dong 'er's back, Zhou Haiqing's mouth curved slightly. He sat beside Jiujiu and asked, "Am I that scary?"
Jiujiu casually picked up a steamed bun and threw it into her mouth. She said in a teasing tone, "Probably. I heard from the servants in the Zhenyuan Marquis' residence that you like to eat raw human meat."
Zhou Haiqing had just picked up his teacup and drank a mouthful of tea when he almost choked to death.
Zhou Haiqing's eyes widened. "Who said that?"
"The servants in the Zhenyuan Marquis' residence." Jiujiu rolled her eyes and gave Zhou Haiqing a look that said, "You're so stupid. Don't you know that you're scary?"
Zhou Haiqing replied, "I don't know."
"If I didn't know you, I would definitely think that you have three heads and six arms. You like to eat human meat and drink human blood. You're big and burly." After Jiujiu finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Zhou Haiqing. She looked him up and down and said with a smile, "Actually, you're quite handsome. You're not scary at all. I don't know why the rumors outside have turned you into such a person."
Zhou Haiqing's eyes curved slightly. He raised his hand and stroked Jiujiu's hair. He smiled faintly. "Then are you afraid of me?"
Jiujiu shook her head. "Why should I be afraid of you?"
Zhou Haiqing replied, "Because I eat human meat and drink human blood."
"Forget it. Eating human meat and drinking human blood isn't scary." It wasn't like she hadn't seen it before.
"Then what's scary?"
"The thing that kills without spilling blood is the human heart." Jiujiu looked at Zhou Haiqing and said, "The human heart is the scariest."
Zhou Haiqing lowered his eyes and thought carefully about Jiujiu's words. He had to admit that the human heart was indeed scarier.
"This girl knows quite a lot."
Jiujiu looked up and said proudly, "Isn't that so?"
"Madam." Jiujiu had just finished speaking when Dong 'er's anxious voice sounded from outside. Jiujiu asked, "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
"Madam, she put poison in the food." Dong 'er angrily pulled in a woman dressed as a kitchen maid. As she walked in, she said, "I saw her putting a packet of powder in the soup when I just arrived at the small kitchen."
The kitchen maid who had been caught with the poison looked panicked. She looked around and didn't dare to look at Jiujiu. She kept saying, "I didn't, I didn't."
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