"How could this happen?" Shen Lingyun caught Su Qingwen's falling body immediately. His brows were tightly knitted. He really never expected in his wildest dreams that Su Qingwen could resist the mesmerizing fragrance in that jade pendant.
No matter who came into contact with the jade pendant, they would be affected and eventually become his puppet. Why was Su Qingwen immune? This shouldn't be.
"Qingwen." He gently called her name and subconsciously reached out to stroke her slightly cool face.
"Mm, Hua Yueye." Su Qingwen's brows were tightly knitted. Even at this moment, the only one on her mind was still Hua Yueye.
Hearing this, Shen Lingyun's face immediately turned cold. He bit his lips tightly. There was a hint of annoyance in his eyes as he looked at her. Then he let go of Su Qingwen's body and turned around unhappily.
Only Shen Lingyun could do such an ungentlemanly thing. Su Qingwen, unconscious, was dropped to the ground and rolled for a while before coming to a stop.
The sky in the distance gradually showed a faint glow of dawn. The sun seemed to be about to rise. Su Qingwen over there squinted her eyes and felt her consciousness slowly returning to her body.
"Not good." Shen Lingyun quickly walked to her side. He found that Su Qingwen was showing signs of recovery. He definitely dared not keep her any longer. So he played the zither again to control Su Qingwen's body and made her walk back to the palace on her own.
At this moment, it was exactly the time when the rooster crowed and the sky was completely bright.
Su Qingwen felt that her body ached terribly, as if she had been in a fight.
"Ouch!" Just moving her arm a little, Su Qingwen cried out in pain. Her eyes turned slightly red. Su Qingwen propped herself up from the bed in despair and couldn't help thinking that she had slept in such a strange way that she felt as if she had just come back from a fight.
"That's not right. I don't think I fell asleep in bed last night, right?" Su Qingwen covered her chest. A sense of fear suddenly welled up in her heart. She lowered her head and found that there seemed to be something in her palm.
She reached out her hand and saw that it was that small jade pendant. Because she had held it too tightly, there were imprints on her skin, looking extremely strange.
Memories flooded back into her mind. Su Qingwen remembered that she seemed to be planning to take this jade pendant to ask the imperial physician about it, but unexpectedly, she suddenly fainted.
This wasn't right. She shouldn't have been sleeping in bed either. Could there really be a kind and beautiful fairy who came to help?
She shook her head and quickly threw those messy thoughts out of her mind. Su Qingwen struggled to get out of bed and planned to ask the maids beside her.
"What's wrong with you? You look so pale." At this time, Hua Yueye just walked in from the door. Seeing Su Qingwen looking so pale, his brows knitted. He stepped forward and asked, "Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Not only did I not sleep well. I feel as if I've been beaten up." Su Qingwen yawned slightly. She thought that this time she might really have encountered something strange.
"Come on. Where could you have gone for no reason?" Hearing Su Qingwen's words, Hua Yueye thought it was quite funny. He couldn't help shaking his head and taking a glance at her. Immediately, the smile on Hua Yueye's face gradually froze.
"What happened to you?" Hua Yueye gently pulled her arm. Looking down, he saw that there were bruises all over Su Qingwen's body. She looked extremely disheveled.
"My goodness. I said there must be someone who beat me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be like this!" Su Qingwen widened her eyes and stared fixedly at the bruises on her body.
"This thing is definitely not normal today. Think about it. What happened last night?" Hua Yueye squinted his eyes and stared closely at her.
"I really can't remember. I just feel very tired, as if I went out and was beaten. But who would beat me?" Su Qingwen touched her forehead in confusion and felt completely puzzled.
At this time, Hua Yueye noticed that there was a thin layer of mud on Su Qingwen's shoes. It seemed that she had really gone out last night.
"You don't have a sleep - walking habit, do you?" Hua Yueye hooked the corner of his mouth. A strange look flashed across his eyes.
"Of course not." Su Qingwen's face suddenly turned very red. What nonsense. She definitely didn't have a sleep - walking disorder. "I think it might be because of this jade pendant."
Taking out the jade pendant in her hand, Su Qingwen said thoughtfully.
"I was just holding it and planning to go out last night. Then I lost consciousness. There must be some secret. Let's go to the imperial physician right now. Maybe there are some medicinal herbs hidden in it." After much thought, this was the only reasonable explanation.
"Okay." Hua Yueye nodded heavily. He quickly grabbed her arm and took her out.
However, after the imperial physician's examination, there were only a few medicinal herbs for calming the nerves in it. There was no other effect.
"So what's wrong with this jade pendant?" Su Qingwen lowered her head. Her delicate brows were knitted into a ball. "I don't want to be controlled by this thing again."
"Don't worry. I'll stay with you tonight. If anything unexpected happens, I can protect you." Hua Yueye said worriedly as he grabbed her arm.
"That's the only way." Su Qingwen nodded slightly. She tightly clasped her fingers. There was a hint of surprise and confusion in her eyes. Her intuition told her that this matter might be related to Shen Lingyun, but she just didn't have any evidence.
At night, Su Qingwen looked at the jade pendant and held it far away from her. Then she shrank into the bed and closed her eyes tightly.
Probably sensing her nervousness, Hua Yueye hooked the corner of his mouth. He planted a kiss on her cheek and comforted her, "Don't worry. I'm right beside you. Nothing will happen."
"Okay." The air was filled with Hua Yueye's scent. Su Qingwen nodded slightly. She hooked the corner of her mouth and gently hugged Hua Yueye's waist. Then she fell into a deep sleep.
Suddenly, there seemed to be the sound of a zither playing in her ear. At first, the sound was not very loud, but later, for some reason, it became louder and louder. Su Qingwen was really annoyed by the noise and became extremely restless.
"Qingwen, what's wrong with you?" Hua Yueye beside her sensed Su Qingwen's strangeness. He quickly got up and grabbed her soft hand. He stared at her face nervously and called her name worriedly.
"Don't bother me..." Su Qingwen kept muttering as if she was having a nightmare.