Not infected by this strange disease?
Amidst his surprise, Wei Ying harbored doubts in his heart.
It wasn't until Wu Ya came out and mentioned this matter to him that Wei Ying decided to go and see for himself.
Wen Yi also followed curiously with a look of wonder on his face.
It was approaching dusk. After the rain stopped, the sky looked especially gentle.
The mother and son had been brought out. Just in case there was any deception, they were placed in a post station outside the city.
When Wei Ying saw them, he was stunned.
Sure enough... these two had rosy complexions and didn't look sick at all. Moreover... there were no pustules on their bodies like the others.
It wasn't until the woman timidly confessed everything that Wei Ying slowly felt relieved.
It turned out that this woman worked in the medical clinic. When she noticed the first few cases, she was extremely sensitive and sensed something was wrong. She immediately went home, locked the house, and took her child with her.
During this period, she had never gone out with her son. The food and water stored at home had run out a few days ago. If no one had found them, perhaps... the mother and son would have starved or died of thirst.
Saying this, the woman hugged her child and sobbed softly.
After hearing this, Wei Ying always felt that something was off.
"How many days... have you been out of food?" Wei Ying asked gently, softening his tone.
The woman hugged her child and lowered her head. Her voice still carried fear: "Approximately... three or four days."
Hungry for about three or four days?
But...
Wei Ying sized up the woman again. Not only did they have rosy complexions, but their bodies also seemed to have some... strength.
They didn't look like they had been hungry for three or four days...
"Fraud!" Wei Ying suddenly frowned and shouted coldly.
At this moment, Wen Yi was already walking towards the mother and son with a bowl of cooked noodles in his hand.
The woman suddenly raised her head, her face full of determined ferocity.
"Wen Yi, come back!" Wei Ying roared.
Wen Yi reacted very quickly. After hearing Wei Ying's voice, he stopped in his tracks. After seeing the woman raise her head, he immediately stepped back.
However, although the woman didn't seem to know martial arts, she now had great explosive power. With her hands in a claw-like shape, she immediately rushed towards Wen Yi.
Wen Yi's face was extremely cold. Just as he was about to draw his sword, a sudden force from behind pulled him to one side. Then he rolled to the side.
And Wei Ying also landed steadily beside him at this moment, the hair at his temples fluttering without wind.
However, Wen Yi still noticed a very shallow bloodstain on his hand.
"You!" Wen Yi looked at Wei Ying in great shock.
Wei Ying glanced at him nonchalantly and then looked at the woman who had been stabbed by his sword.
The woman suddenly let out a miserable laugh and then said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Ning, don't blame me. I did this for my youngest son! He's in that person's hands! He said... as long as I can infect you... he'll let my youngest son go."
Wei Ying said calmly, "Then... what about the child beside you?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.
"Hu'er... he did it to protect his younger brother."
"Absurd!" Wei Ying suddenly roared angrily.
The woman lowered her head and didn't say anything anymore.
Wu Ya walked towards Wei Ying in a panic, but Wei Ying immediately scolded him.
"Stop! I'm very dangerous now. Don't... come near."
"But, Your Highness..." Wu Ya was extremely anxious.
If something happened to Wei Ying... he didn't even dare to think about it!
"Use your medicine." Wei Ying held his nerve and said coldly.
"Your Highness! Why not wait..."
"I can't wait."
...
When Chu Qing returned to the Palace of Eternal Joy again, the Empress Dowager still hadn't woken up.
According to Wei Sheng, that master, because of his advanced age, died after less than twenty moves with him. So, he came back quite in time.
Chu Qing told Yuan Rui to hide aside. Then she walked leisurely towards the Empress Dowager's couch with her pregnant belly.
Touching her slightly taut belly, Chu Qing concealed the weariness in her eyes.
Unfortunately, now that she was pregnant, not only was her spirit worse than before, but she couldn't even disguise herself as someone else.
When the eldest grandson of the emperor reminded her of her unstoppable belly, Chu Qing had no choice but to remove her disguise.
Since she couldn't disguise herself as someone else, she might as well use her own identity!
Thinking of this, Chu Qing suddenly got excited about what she was going to do next.
I wonder if this surprise of hers can make this Empress Dowager reminisce about the past?
Chu Qing smiled and waved a small bottle under the Empress Dowager's nose.
After a while, the Empress Dowager tossed and turned and woke up.
When she saw Chu Qing, she was first stunned, then immediately sat up in shock and subconsciously moved her body backward.
"You... Chu Qing? Why are you here in my palace?"
Chu Qing tilted her head and smiled, then said slowly, "Xiao Ran, after so long, have you forgotten about me?"
Me?
Xiao Ran was shocked and then angrily scolded, "Chu Qing! Who gave you the courage to use this title! Could it be that you're coveting my position? Hmph! Sure enough! Your impatient look now should be shown to that stupid emperor! He should see what his trusted Princess of Ning is thinking about!"
Chu Qing hooked the corner of her lips and slowly approached her. She continued, "I'm not her. Think carefully. In this world, who else dares to call themselves 'me' in front of you?"
Xiao Ran frowned. Then, as if she remembered something, she said in disbelief, "The... Grand... Empress Dowager? You... don't play tricks on me!"
"Oh? Playing tricks? Then let me remind you. See if I've really come back." Chu Qing lowered her voice, with a cold smile on her lips.
Seeing Chu Qing at this moment, Xiao Ran's hair stood on end, but she still stubbornly said, "You... don't try to deceive me!"
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows, leaned forward, and whispered into her ear slowly, "I know that when I was buried, you secretly took out my jade placed in my mouth. Well, are you planning to keep it for yourself?"
Chu Qing didn't care about this matter before, but now when she thought about it, she felt a surge of anger in her heart.
After hearing Chu Qing's words, Xiao Ran finally panicked because only she and the deceased Grand Empress Dowager knew about this!
So...
Xiao Ran moved her body backward again and said in fear, "You... you... are really..."
Chu Qing squinted and smiled, "Good daughter-in-law, I know everything you've done."
The extremely frightened Xiao Ran took a deep breath. Then she gritted her teeth and said viciously with a look of recklessness, "So what if you're her! Shangguan Wanyu! If I could kill you once! I can kill you a second time!"
Chu Qing's heart sank, but her face showed no emotion.
Humph!
She originally came here to scare this woman as a ghost for the eldest grandson of the emperor. As a result, she unexpectedly found out the thing she cared about the most!
In her previous life...
The chief culprit who killed her in her previous life...
It was actually the current Empress Dowager of the Great Yan Dynasty, her good daughter-in-law, Xiao Ran!
In the darkness, Chu Qing's smile became even more sinister.