After Being A Slave For Three Years, The Entire Marquis’s Manor Kneels To Beg For My Forgiveness

Chapter 71: Medicine King Valley

Qiao Nian was somewhat surprised. Lin Yuan had already left, but instead of chasing after her, he was standing outside the Lin family ancestral hall. Why?

Was he waiting for her? Did he have something to say to her?

But what could she do? She didn’t want to say a single word to him.

So, without even offering a greeting, Qiao Nian pretended not to see Xiao Heng and just left.

However, as she passed by Xiao Heng, his cool voice reached her ears.

“Is Miss Qiao so eager to become a princess?”

His tone was full of mockery.

Qiao Nian’s steps faltered slightly, but she didn’t turn to look at him. She simply asked indifferently, “Does General Xiao think that if I became a princess, I would still have such difficult days as today?”

Even dealing with a small maid had exhausted all her energy.

Xiao Heng didn’t speak, and Qiao Nian didn’t wait for his answer. She left on her own.

Because they both knew the answer.

Once she became Prince Ming’s wife, forget about just punishing Little Cui, even if she wanted to whip everyone in the Marquis’s mansion from top to bottom, they wouldn’t dare say a word against it!

When Qiao Nian returned to Fanghe Court supported by her maids, she was already pale.

In fact, she had been at her limit for a while. At the ancestral hall, she was just stubbornly holding on to prove a point.

Now back at Fanghe Court, she deflated like a balloon, almost collapsing on the stone bridge.

Fortunately, the mansion’s doctor arrived.

Seeing the doctor, Qiao Nian was pleasantly surprised, but before she could ask anything, the doctor had already administered several acupuncture needles, causing her vision to darken and she completely passed out.

Meanwhile, at the Zuixiang Pavilion.

When Xiao Heng arrived, Lin Ye had already drunk quite a bit.

He gave Lin Ye a cold glance, sat down, and spoke in a cool voice tinged with indifference, “What’s the matter?”

Lin Ye’s servant had said that Lin Ye was waiting for him here.

Lin Ye and Xiao Heng had been friends since childhood. How could he not hear the coldness and anger in Xiao Heng’s voice?

He immediately put down his wine cup, raised an eyebrow, and asked, “Who are you angry with me for? Is it Yuan’er or Nian Nian?”

Hearing this, Xiao Heng’s deep eyes darkened slightly. He didn’t respond, only reaching for the wine in front of him and pouring himself a cup.

Seeing his behavior, Lin Ye sneered and said, “I asked you to come here about Prince Ming’s matter. That girl is so bent on marrying up that even being beaten like this hasn’t taught her a lesson. You need to think of a way quickly!”

After hearing this, Xiao Heng drank the wine in his cup before speaking, “Why not let her marry?”

Lin Ye was stunned, thinking he had misheard due to drinking too much. When he saw the expression on Xiao Heng’s face, he realized he hadn’t misheard and immediately lowered his voice, “Didn’t you see her injuries today? If she marries Prince Ming, she’ll be beaten to death within three days!”

For some reason, Xiao Heng suddenly let out a low laugh, “Can she survive in the Marquis’s mansion?”

The indifferent question was full of sarcasm.

Lin Ye looked at Xiao Heng, and for a moment, he couldn’t say a word. But he quickly recovered, smashing his wine cup on the ground, shattering it to pieces, “Xiao Heng, what do you mean?”

Xiao Heng didn’t speak, his dark eyes quietly looking at Lin Ye, exuding endless coldness and ferocity.

Lin Ye had never seen such a look in Xiao Heng’s eyes before, as if he might draw his sword and pierce his chest at any moment.

Why?

For Qiao Nian?

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up Xiao Heng, “What are you really thinking?”

Xiao Heng finally withdrew his gaze and said, “If she’s determined to marry Prince Ming, naturally you can’t stop her.”

After all, behind this matter were the Marquis Lin, Madam Lin, and even Noble Consort De.

But Lin Ye waved his hand, “I don’t care, I can’t let her go to Gu City with Prince Ming!”

Once in Gu City, wouldn’t Prince Ming have even fewer scruples? 

He feared that by the time he received news of her being beaten to death, it would be three to five months later!

Thinking of Qiao Nian returning covered in injuries that day, Lin Ye’s heart ached terribly.

But then thinking of Qiao Nian’s determination to marry Prince Ming, he became furious again!

He took another gulp of wine to slightly suppress the anger in his heart.

Then he heard Xiao Heng ask, “If she doesn’t marry Prince Ming, who should she marry?”

Lin Ye glared at him, “Why do you care who she marries? Anyone would be better than Prince Ming! Even becoming someone’s concubine would be better than being beaten to death!”

Xiao Heng’s wine-pouring motion paused slightly.

Become someone’s concubine?

“Why are you just standing there?” Lin Ye was a bit annoyed and snatched the wine jug from Xiao Heng’s hand. “You’ve always had more ideas than me since we were young, think of something quickly!”

Xiao Heng took a deep breath and gave Lin Ye a slight smile, “Since we can’t do anything about Nian Nian, we should try to persuade Prince Ming.”

Lin Ye was confused, “Persuade Prince Ming? He can’t wait to marry Nian Nian and take her back! Have you forgotten what he said last time?”

He had said that Qiao Nian didn’t make a sound when beaten and couldn’t be killed easily, making her exciting for him and a perfect match!

Every time he thought of these words, Lin Ye felt a chill in his heart.

He also didn’t understand how a person could become so perverted!

When they were young, Prince Ming wasn’t like this at all!

But then he heard Xiao Heng’s cool voice, “The reason Prince Ming has become like this is because of his injury.”

Hearing this, Lin Ye was stunned.

Xiao Heng continued, “He can’t be a real man anymore, so he wants to prove he can conquer women in another way.”

So abusing women gives him an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Lin Ye suddenly understood.

“Right! It seems he only became like this after he was injured! But, the fact that he’s become a cripple is real, so how can we use this against him?”

“Medicine King Valley.”

Xiao Heng calmly said these three words.

Lin Ye’s eyes lit up.

“Medicine King Valley? I know that the medical skills in Medicine King Valley are different from the outside world, and it’s rumored that there are countless divine doctors there, but can they treat this kind of injury?”

Lin Ye didn’t believe it.

After all, back then, Prince Ming’s… had been severed!

Hearing this, the smile on Xiao Heng’s lips deepened.

It was the kind of smile one has after playing a trick on someone.

Lin Ye hadn’t seen such a smile on Xiao Heng’s face for a long time.

He felt a bit uneasy and couldn’t help asking, “Tell me the truth, what are you really thinking?”

Xiao Heng held his wine cup, slowly turning it in his hand, “Whether Medicine King Valley can treat it or not, no one knows. But for Prince Ming, it’s a hope. If you were Prince Ming, wouldn’t you try?”

Lin Ye thought for a moment and nodded heavily.

Of course he would try!

Then he heard Xiao Heng continue, “Medicine King Valley has a rule that its healers never step foot outside the valley, so if Prince Ming wants to treat his injury, he can only go to Medicine King Valley in person. This journey will take at least a month, or up to a year. During this time, you can find a better marriage for Nian Nian. By the time Prince Ming returns, Nian Nian will already be married, and he’ll have no choice.”

Hearing this, Lin Ye suddenly understood and immediately burst into laughter.

But looking at the smile on Xiao Heng’s face, he felt it wasn’t that simple. So he couldn’t help but frown and ask, “You wouldn’t… send someone halfway…”

Before he finished speaking, Lin Ye made a throat-slitting gesture.