"Okay." Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunce with a beaming smile. Come to think of it, after living in ancient times for many years, she had never seen what the capital city of the Qin Dynasty looked like during the Mid - Autumn Festival.
Jing Xunce took Mu Fengqie's hand and slowly walked towards the marketplace. They didn't take a carriage. They were enjoying this rare peace and joy.
"A Che, I didn't expect there to be so many people even at this late hour." Mu Fengqie said in surprise, looking at the bustling marketplace ahead.
"Yeah. I'll hold your hand. Let's go and have a look." With that, Jing Xunce took Mu Fengqie's hand and blended into the crowd.
Mu Fengqie looked at the surrounding scenery excitedly. "A Che, look. There are people selling floating lanterns up ahead." Mu Fengqie pulled Jing Xunce and ran over.
Jing Xunce watched Mu Fengqie carefully selecting a floating lantern and smiled. He took out a small piece of silver and gave it to the vendor.
"Hey, sir, you've given too much." The vendor looked at Jing Xunce with a worried face. They were just running a small business and couldn't make change for so much money.
"Keep it. Buy something for your family." Jing Xunce said indifferently, then turned to look at the girl who had already chosen her lantern.
"A Che, do you think this lantern is nice?" Mu Fengqie picked a floating lantern with a rabbit - shaped base and showed it to Jing Xunce, looking at him expectantly.
"It's nice. Let's go to the river and release it." In this vast sea of people, Jing Xunce's eyes only had Mu Fengqie. She had filled his eyes and heart, leaving no room for anything else.
The two came to the river. After releasing the floating lantern, Mu Fengqie clasped her hands together and began to make a silent wish. She hoped that Jing Xunce would be healthy and that the two of them could live a peaceful and happy life together.
Jing Xunce watched the little woman with her eyes closed making a wish. His gaze was so gentle that it seemed he could never get enough of looking at her. Suddenly, Jing Xunce frowned.
How could this happen? Why today? Jing Xunce wanted to hold on and accompany Mu Fengqie to finish their stroll, but things didn't turn out as well as he'd hoped. Before Mu Fengqie had finished her wish, he fainted.
Sorry, Qier.
This was the last thing Jing Xunce said before he fainted. He didn't expect his poison to flare up this very night. Jing Xunce gave Mu Fengqie an apologetic look and then lost consciousness.
Hearing the noise, Mu Fengqie turned around. There was still a smile in her bright eyes, but it turned into panic when she saw Jing Xunce.
"A Che, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me." Mu Fengqie ran over anxiously to support Jing Xunce. As soon as she felt his pulse, Mu Fengqie frowned deeply.
She didn't expect Jing Xunce's poison to relapse this night. She wanted to treat him, but she had just come out of the palace. She had nothing on her, and all her attendants had been given a holiday. It was truly a situation where she couldn't get help from anywhere.
Mu Fengqie was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. But suddenly, she saw a familiar figure in the crowd.
She shouted, "Tule Haojia!"
Hearing someone call his name, Tule Haojia turned around dazedly and saw Mu Fengqie sitting by the river, holding someone in her arms. Without hesitation, Tule Haojia walked over.
"What happened?" Tule Haojia got closer and only then saw that the person in Mu Fengqie's arms was Jing Xunce. Judging from his condition, he seemed to be in a bad way.
"Tule Haojia, please help me. Help me take him back to the Marquis Zhongning's Mansion." Mu Fengqie was very grateful at this moment. Fortunately, she had seen Tule Haojia. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have known what to do.
Tule Haojia nodded without saying a word. He hoisted Jing Xunce onto his shoulder and walked away. Mu Fengqie followed closely behind him.
When Tule Haojia and Mu Fengqie brought Jing Xunce back, Mu Nan and Lü Yun had just returned from outside not long ago. Seeing Jing Xunce in this state, Mu Nan immediately thought of his poison.
Without saying a word, he carried Jing Xunce into the room, prepared all the things Mu Fengqie had asked for, and then led the people out.
This time, Mu Fengqie didn't ask anyone to use internal energy to help. Because that method was too slow to take effect, and it consumed a great deal of internal energy. There was a possibility that the person delivering the internal energy might even lose all their martial arts skills accidentally.
Mu Fengqie lit a specially - made incense. This incense could make people relax involuntarily, numb their bodies, and make them lose consciousness. It was completely like an anesthetic.
She knew that Jing Xunce was conscious, but he couldn't move and could do nothing. He could only clearly feel the pain brought by the poison in his body. The incense Mu Fengqie lit could help Jing Xunce reduce the pain, but it still couldn't cure his poison.
Suddenly, Mu Fengqie heard the sound of fighting outside. A large splash of blood spattered on the window. Mu Fengqie frowned but ignored the commotion outside and focused on applying acupuncture to Jing Xunce.
But suddenly, someone climbed in through the back window. Holding a sword, the person walked carefully step by step towards Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunce. Just as they were about to kill the two of them, they suddenly couldn't move. The assassin looked at Mu Fengqie in horror and fell to the ground.
Mu Fengqie shook the hand she had just stretched out and continued to apply acupuncture to Jing Xunce. Not long after, the noise outside disappeared.
"Madam, are you all right?" Mu Nan stared at the door in front of him. If the madam didn't answer, he would lead his men in. He definitely couldn't let anything happen to the madam and the others.
"I'm fine. Guard the outside well and don't let anyone in." Mu Fengqie said after inserting the last acupuncture needle into Jing Xunce and wiping the sweat off her forehead.
"Yes." After hearing Mu Fengqie's voice, Mu Nan instantly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the madam and the master were okay. Otherwise, even if he died to atone for his sin, he couldn't forgive himself.
Mu Nan immediately dispatched more people to guard the courtyard. This time, not even a fly would be let in.
Mu Nan rummaged through the bodies in the courtyard but found nothing. These should be dead - loyal assassins. Mu Nan just couldn't figure out where these dead - loyal assassins came from for the moment. He could only wait for the master to wake up before making a decision.
Hong Yi checked the surroundings and after making sure there was no problem, he became invisible again. Mu Nan looked at Hong Yi with a complicated expression. He didn't think of pleading for Hong Yi because it was his own fault. He couldn't plead for him in this matter.
After dealing with the bodies in the courtyard, Mu Nan looked at Tule Haojia warily. This man didn't look like a person from the Qin Dynasty at all. Instead, he looked like someone from the grasslands.
He had never heard the master say that he knew anyone from the grasslands. So it was better for him to keep a close eye on this man.
Tule Haojia noticed Mu Nan's wariness towards him but said nothing. He sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard on his own.