The Residence of the County Princess.
"Quick! Someone come! The young county princess has fallen into the water! Hurry and save her!"
At this cry, the residence of the county princess exploded like a boiling cauldron of oil.
The young county princess was the apple of Princess Jingning's eye. If something happened to her, the lives of these servants wouldn't be enough to atone for it!
Several young servants jumped directly into the pond and rescued the drowning young county princess.
A beautiful woman in a light - green silk robe rushed over in a hurry. Looking at her daughter lying on the ground, all wet, she tightened the handkerchief in her hand and said sharply, "Qingdai, quickly take the token and go to the palace to invite the imperial physician!"
"Baizhi, you close all the gates of the county princess's residence. Bring everyone from the nearby yards here to me!"
"I'm going to avenge my daughter!"
The beautiful woman was Princess Jingning. She was originally the daughter of a military general. Because of her father's military achievements, she was granted the title of county princess and was highly trusted by the emperor and the empress. Although she wasn't of the royal bloodline, her status was higher than that of ordinary princesses, and she even had a county princess's residence of her own.
Princess Jingning married the third son of the Minister of Rites and had two sons and a daughter. The little girl lying on the ground, in a life - or - death situation, was her youngest daughter, Shen Baozhu.
Princess Jingning regarded Shen Baozhu as the apple of her eye. Now that something had happened to Shen Baozhu, she wished she could tear everyone apart.
After simply giving orders to the servants, Princess Jingning rushed forward and hugged Shen Baozhu in her arms. Without showing any emotion, she placed her right hand on her daughter's wrist. Feeling her daughter's pulse, she let out a sigh of relief.
Feeling the warm embrace, Shen Baozhu instinctively burrowed into Princess Jingning's arms and murmured in a low voice, "Mother, Baozhu is scared. Someone held me under the water..." Then she fell asleep again.
Princess Jingning quickly carried her daughter back to the room and personally changed her into a clean set of clothes. In her hurry, she didn't notice that there was a new mark on the inside of Shen Baozhu's arm out of thin air.
She instructed Baizhi, the head maid beside her, to take good care of Shen Baozhu carefully, and then went to investigate the matter of her daughter falling into the water.
Baizhi first directed the maids to boil water, and then went to the small kitchen not far away to ask someone to make ginger - juice pear soup.
I don't know how much time had passed when there was suddenly the sound of footsteps in the room. Shen Baozhu felt someone pinching her chin, and a bitter liquid was poured into her mouth.
Shen Baozhu wanted to open her eyes and resist, but her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open them no matter how hard she tried.
A cold, mechanical voice appeared in Shen Baozhu's mind.
[Buzz... The system is starting. Please log in.]
[Connecting to the main system...]
A line of golden - shining words appeared out of thin air and floated in mid - air.
[Unexpectedly, I've connected to the mortal world. We're fated. I'll give you this pill.]
Immediately afterwards, a tiny pill fell from mid - air and happened to fall into Shen Baozhu's mouth.
The pill that melted in her mouth gave Shen Baozhu a little more strength. The bitterness in her mouth made her instinctively reach out and grab the corner of the person's clothes who was pouring the medicine.
The person was startled and quickly struggled backwards, almost pulling Shen Baozhu to the ground. Taking advantage of the fact that Shen Baozhu wasn't fully awake yet, they panicked and left the room.
After the medicine's effect fully kicked in, Shen Baozhu's mind was clear. She slowly opened her eyes and happened to see the line of words floating in mid - air. As if she understood intuitively, she asked curiously, "You're giving me a pill... But who are you?"
[I am the True Man Qingyun.]
As these words appeared, the previous line of words disappeared into mid - air.
Shen Baozhu thought it was amazing. Just as she was about to take a closer look, a feeling of nausea welled up in her heart. She uncontrollably crawled to the edge of the bed and vomited out a puddle of sewage.
After finally finishing vomiting, Shen Baozhu leaned against the edge of the bed and whined aggrievedly, "Where's mother? Baozhu feels so uncomfortable. I miss mother."
Looking at Shen Baozhu's pale little face with tears on it, looking so pitiful, an item fell from mid - air and landed in Shen Baozhu's hand.
"Wow, it's a little water bead."
The little water bead was a condensed water ball, emitting a faint light. It was very miraculous.
[This is a spiritual water bead. Swallow it.]
Shen Baozhu did as the words prompted doubtfully. She took small sips and swallowed the water bead. The bitterness in her mouth was replaced by the sweetness of the water bead. Her eyes lit up, and she looked at the remaining water bead happily, "It's so sweet!"
The sweetness in her mouth gave Shen Baozhu a little more strength. She couldn't wait to tell her mother about this miraculous thing.
But because she was too anxious, Shen Baozhu accidentally fell to the ground. The noise caught Baizhi's attention in the outer room.
She had just come out of the small kitchen when she heard the sound from the inner room. Without thinking about anything else, Baizhi put down the things in her hand and rushed into the inner room.
Seeing Shen Baozhu sitting on the ground, Baizhi was extremely anxious. She took a few steps forward and carried Shen Baozhu back to the bed.
When Shen Baozhu saw Baizhi, the grievance in her heart welled up again. She grabbed Baizhi's sleeve and complained, "Baozhu vomited just now. It feels so uncomfortable. Where's mother? I want mother to accompany me."
Hearing Shen Baozhu's words, Baizhi also felt very distressed. She gently coaxed her, "Don't be afraid, young county princess. The county princess has gone to avenge you. Let's take a nap first. After the imperial physician has felt your pulse, I'll take you to find the county princess."
Princess Jingning and Shen Baozhu had a deep mother - daughter bond. Usually, Shen Baozhu loved to cling to her mother and sometimes couldn't be separated from her for a moment. Using Princess Jingning to coax Shen Baozhu always worked.
Shen Baozhu calmed down, but she still tugged on Baizhi's clothes and emphasized, "Don't lie to me. You must take me to find mother."
"Okay, young county princess, rest a little more..." Out of the corner of her eye, Baizhi saw the sewage on the ground. She was a little stunned.
This puddle of sewage was beside the bed. Even if the maids were lazy, they shouldn't have missed this place...
Shen Baozhu followed Baizhi's gaze and explained, "I vomited this just now."
[This is the poison you were given.]
[I happened to see it, so I gave you the pill in my hand. During the transfer process, the divine artifact extracted a part of the pill. The remaining medicine's effect was not enough. It could only help you vomit out the poison.]
Looking at the two lines of words that appeared in mid - air again, Shen Baozhu was a little confused. She instinctively asked, "Does the True Man know who is trying to harm me?"
For some reason, the words in mid - air never updated again and always stayed on the last sentence.
Seeing Shen Baozhu staring blankly at mid - air, Baizhi followed her gaze. There was nothing there. She asked worriedly, "Young county princess? What are you looking at?"
Shen Baozhu met Baizhi's worried gaze. She looked at the prominent, golden - shining words in mid - air again and realized that maybe only she could see them.
She blinked her eyes and aggrievedly shrank into Baizhi's arms, "This is poison. Someone came in and forced me to drink poison just now. Someone is trying to harm me."
Baizhi's expression changed from confusion to anger, and then to regret and fear. If she had always stayed by the young county princess's side, the villain wouldn't have had a chance.
"Young county princess, I'll definitely follow you closely. I'll never let the villain have another chance!"
Shen Baozhu leaned in Baizhi's arms and nodded heavily, "Okay, then Aunt Baizhi will accompany Baozhu these days. We won't give the bad guys a chance!"
Seeing that Shen Baozhu was in a good mood, Baizhi carefully asked, "By the way, young county princess, do you still remember the person who pushed you into the pond..."
Before Baizhi could finish her sentence, Shen Baozhu just realized that she was not only lying on her mother's bed, but her hair was wet, and even her clothes had been changed.
Shen Baozhu's mind went blank, and some blurry pictures flashed through her mind.
She was walking on the path holding pastries. Suddenly, a hand picked her up. Then, her head was repeatedly pressed into the water...
A sharp pain came from Shen Baozhu's brain. She instinctively struggled, "No, don't. Get away, get away!"
Afraid of hurting the young county princess, Baizhi had to let go first.
Just then, Qingdai dragged the imperial physician over. The imperial physician gave Shen Baozhu a few acupuncture needles, and she finally calmed down.
The imperial physician was Physician Liu, who was good at treating children. He had a good personal relationship with the county princess's residence. When he heard that something had happened to the young county princess, he hurriedly rode a horse with Qingdai and rushed over.
Listening to Baizhi's description, he couldn't help but frown, "It seems that the young county princess's memory of being pushed into the pond was too painful, so she instinctively hid this memory. Don't mention this matter again, so as not to stimulate the young county princess."
Baizhi twisted the handkerchief in her hands and said angrily, "Concubine Yun is really an ungrateful wretch. How dare she treat the young county princess like this."
"Baizhi! The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet. Don't make wild guesses!" Qingdai calmly looked at Physician Liu and wished she could cover Baizhi's mouth.
Even if this matter was done by Concubine Yun, before getting the county princess's order, she shouldn't have said so much in front of outsiders!
Reminded by Qingdai, Baizhi also realized that she had talked too much and quickly covered her mouth.
Physician Liu saw all their actions. He took out a pen and paper, wrote a prescription for calming the nerves. Just as he was about to hand it to Baizhi, he suddenly smelled a bitter smell and subconsciously lowered his head.
Seeing Physician Liu looking at the filth on the ground, Baizhi just remembered that this was the poison that Shen Baozhu had vomited out just now. She quickly told him what had happened just now.
"It's nothing. It's just that the smell is a bit like the 'Chier Yuan' that was popular in the capital more than a decade ago. Maybe I smelled it wrong."
The 'Chier Yuan' was a highly poisonous substance. If an adult drank it, they would be unconscious for several days. If a child accidentally drank it, they would become an idiot.
More than a decade ago, this poison suddenly appeared and harmed many people.
But judging from Shen Baozhu's appearance just now, she should only have been stimulated and not become an idiot from the poison. So Physician Liu thought he had smelled it wrong.
Physician Liu asked Baizhi for a handkerchief. He bent down and wiped the puddle of sewage with the handkerchief. Then he carefully folded the handkerchief and put it into his medicine box, "Miss Qingdai, come with me to get the medicine."
Qingdai went out with Physician Liu. When she was about to reach the door, she saw the maid Cuiliu hiding in the corner sweeping the floor. She frowned and said, "The young county princess vomited just now. There aren't enough people in the yard now. You go into the room first and help with the cleaning."
The maid Cuiliu had come to serve in the main courtyard a few years ago. The steward came to plead a few days ago, saying that he wanted to transfer Cuiliu out of the main courtyard. But they hadn't arranged a place for her to live yet, so Cuiliu had to wait for two or three days before leaving.
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In the Immortal Cultivation World, on the Misty Mountain of the Qingyun Sect.
The cold - looking Immortal Venerable with black hair moved his fingers slightly. Just as he was about to send out a message, he received a prompt sound.
[Beep! You have sent five messages today, reaching the upper limit of your current level. If you want to continue sending messages, you need to obtain points to upgrade.]