Sheng Yunqi followed behind, carefully holding the brocade robe made of white silk, reluctant to let it get stained by the mud.
For some reason, when he knew that Huo Wei was up there, he panicked completely.
Murong Jue stood outside the pavilion. Afraid that the blood would splash on him later, he covered his ears and said, "Brother, stop scolding. The Queen does look a bit pitiful.
She's the Queen after all. You've already said so many harsh words to her. My heart can hardly take it."
Du Gu Luanyue sat angrily under the railing of the pavilion. The touch she had just felt was almost scold away by Huo Wei.
She was just weak all over. It took her a long time to muster the strength to say, "Huo Wei, that's enough. I've never been scolded like this since I was a child."
As soon as Nanny Mei Jiang arrived at the pavilion, she quickly pulled Shen Guilan to Du Gu Luanyue's side and said, "Hurry up, hurry up! Come and take a look at our Queen!"
Shen Guilan looked around, saw the black blood on the ground, and smiled:
"Don't be in a hurry. The snake venom should have been completely removed.
Nanny, you may not know that the most effective way to remove snake venom is to suck it out with one's mouth.
Don't worry. I'll just prescribe some medicine for the Queen to clear the remaining venom."
Nanny Mei Jiang pressed her chest and said, "Goodness! You scared this old servant to death."
The sound of porcelain breaking came from behind. Sheng Yunqi stopped in his tracks.
When Huo Wei saw that Sheng Yunqi had also come, he threw the wine bottle in his hand out:
"I don't want to see you now. If it weren't for Huang Lian's sake, I would have thrown you out of Danyang City long ago."
Sheng Yunqi's face tightened and darkened. "Get out of the way and let me pass!"
Huo Wei sneered, turned around, picked up Du Gu Luanyue horizontally in his arms, and then left the pavilion.
Du Gu Luanyue was a little dazed because of the snake bite. When Huo Wei carried her down the mountain, she had already leaned on his chest and fallen asleep.
Sheng Yunqi was left there, gnashing his teeth as he watched their backs.
Shen Guilan walked over, sized up Sheng Yunqi, who was used to a life of luxury, from head to toe. Seeing that his snow - white robe was still clean after walking in the mountains, while even the Queen's skirt was dirty, not to mention Huo Wei, who was even less particular.
He said seriously, "Young Master Sheng is a well - educated and extremely particular young master from a noble family.
Just now, when the Queen was bitten by a snake, you didn't suck the venom out with your mouth. You must have been observing the proper etiquette because the Queen is a woman.
Our King was born in humble circumstances and has been wild since childhood. He doesn't understand so many noble rules. He's not afraid of dirt or hardship. It's just brute courage. Please forgive his rudeness."
Sheng Yunqi frowned slightly as he watched the light purple figure getting farther and farther away down the mountain. He said coldly, "Don't be sarcastic here. How would I know that the way to cure snake venom is to suck it out with one's mouth?"
Shen Guilan tightened his grip on the medicine box. He originally wanted to take revenge for Huo Wei, but he thought it was basically useless against Sheng Yunqi. He turned around and left the pavilion:
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Alright, if you don't know, you don't know. It has nothing to do with me."
As he walked away, he still sighed. Huo Wei was really an honest fool.
Look at her old lover. As long as he said he didn't know, he could still be a good person.
But whether he really knew or not, only Sheng Yunqi himself knew.
Huo Wei carried Du Gu Luanyue down the mountain. Afraid of attracting too much attention, he put her down and asked Nanny Mei Jiang to take her back to the room.
Shen Guilan called out to him from behind. He said with a look of disappointment, "Huo A'man, Huo A'man. With their long - standing affection as childhood sweethearts, they would just find a doctor to detoxify.
Who do you think you are? A homewrecker? What are you panicking about? You actually sucked out the snake venom with your own mouth. You won't be able to speak soon."
Huo Wei gave him a cold look but said nothing.
Shen Guilan continued, "You should cherish your own life. If you swallowed the snake venom, I'll have to attend your funeral."
Huo Wei's jaw twitched. There was a dangerous killing intent in his black eyes, as if he was going to swallow Shen Guilan alive.
But he continued walking forward with his hands behind his back, saying nothing.
Shen Guilan grabbed him:
"Do you understand what I'm saying?
Even childhood sweethearts can only do so much. You're just a homewrecker. It's just a fling. Why are you so serious?
Do you think this is a war, sacrificing your life for others? She has no childhood friendship with you, and she's the Emperor's woman. After the Emperor passes away, she'll be the Empress Dowager. She'll never be able to leave the palace and marry you in her whole life.
What are you after? Are you stupid? Are you crazy?
I'm telling you, Huo A'man. I'll tell Master about your deeds when we get back. You're really getting out of hand."
Huo Wei stopped. He grabbed Shen Guilan's neck with one hand, gritted his teeth, and said with difficulty, "Say 'homewrecker' one more time and see what happens?"
Only then did Shen Guilan notice that Huo Wei's lips had turned completely black and purple. He panicked:
"Alright, I won't call you a homewrecker. Please let me go quickly. I'll get the medicine for you. You've been poisoned."
Shen Guilan quickly took out a few small detoxifying pills from his medicine box and stuffed them into Huo Wei's mouth. Fortunately, only a little of the remaining venom had seeped in, so the problem wasn't serious.
After he finished, he picked up his medicine box and left. "I don't even want to care about you. Next time, just tell me to attend your funeral!"
Huo Wei walked back to his room in silence. He took off his clothes and lay on the bed. His back was covered in cold sweat.
Although the snake venom wasn't as dangerous as the one on Du Gu Luanyue just now, since he had sucked out the venom, there was still some in his mouth.
Shen Guilan's medicine hadn't taken effect yet, so he had to lie in bed and suffer for a while. Huo Wei lay in bed, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and shivering.
The wild beast that was usually brave and thought himself powerful was now curled up in the quilt, trembling all over and extremely vulnerable.
Shen Guilan's words had stimulated him. Yes, what was he after?
No matter how useless Sheng Yunqi was, he had a friendship of more than ten years with Du Gu Luanyue;
No matter how useless Murong Min was, he was still the Emperor, holding the supreme power of the empire, and was her legitimate husband.
So who was he?
A homewrecker...
He fell into a drowsy sleep. He didn't know how many hours had passed when he found that the quilt was completely soaked in cold sweat. He originally wanted to get up, but his body was still a bit cold, so he didn't want to get up.
He curled up in bed and smiled helplessly. Probably at this moment, Sheng Yunqi was sitting by Du Gu Luanyue's bedside, holding a bowl of hot soup and feeding her mouthful by mouthful.
Du Gu Luanyue was also looking at Sheng Yunqi with grateful eyes, wishing she could throw herself into his arms. She must think that Sheng Yunqi cared about her so much and was so touched.
He was here, tortured by the snake venom, with no one to care about him, while the two of them were being lovey - dovey and pouring out their hearts to each other.
Just thinking about this made Huo Wei angry again.
Shen Guilan walked to Huo Wei's door and sighed:
"Huo A'man, you grabbed my neck today. If you apologize to me, I'll find a way to make the Queen come to your room in person to feed you and take care of you. How about that?"
Huo Wei opened his eyes and roared, "Get to the point!"
Shen Guilan said with a sly smile, "If you bark like a dog three times, I'll help you."
Immediately, three barks came from the room: "Woof! Woof! Woof!"