Chapter 24: Subjugating Xie Mao
After that, it was the intermission time of the palace banquet.
The guests can make their own arrangements, but they are not allowed to leave the palace.
Ning Yunxi cooperated with Mu Rong's men, pretended to be dazed, and was taken to the bedroom in the side hall of the Couple's Palace.
The medicine really took effect on Xie Mao. He allowed himself to be manipulated by the people arranged by Yao Ruopian, and was taken to a bedroom in a side hall of the Couple's Palace in secret, where he lay next to Ning Yunxi.
Then, Mu Rong's people and Yao Ruopian's people left to avoid suspicion.
Xie Mao couldn't control his emotions, he gasped, turned over, and came face to face with Ning Yunxi.
"Um……"
Xie Mao's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and his face was calm, as if he had been through the years, yet he still had some of the handsomeness of his youth.
Inadvertently, I opened my eyes slightly and saw Ning Yunxi's almond-shaped eyes smiling sweetly.
Xie Mao forced himself to wake up, suddenly got up in shock, knelt on his knees and kowtowed heavily.
"I have offended the girl, and I shall be punished!"
"But please understand, young lady, I didn't do it on purpose."
Xie Mao clenched his teeth, and it was obvious that he was enduring with great difficulty.
Ning Yunxi took out the antidote and handed it over, and at the same time, couldn't help but sigh.
"Thank you, sir, you are amazing. You can endure this."
Xie Mao didn't understand at first. He looked at her, then looked at the medicine, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hands to take it.
When taking the medicine, Xie Mao was very careful, fearing that he would touch Ning Yunxi and damage her reputation.
"I am stupid and don't know what happened. I hope you can give me some advice."
Ning Yunxi briefly explained what happened.
"That's about it."
"Take the medicine quickly, and you will recover after taking it."
Xie Mao wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and responded respectfully.
"Yes, thank you for the medicine, young lady."
After saying that, he stood up, poured some water, and took the medicine with it.
After a while, he recovered as before.
"As Third Miss Ning said, this was a conspiracy between Madam Ning and Madam Zhong."
"Noble Consort Yi is Madam Ning's sister, so it is reasonable for her to serve tea."
"But my tea was given by the Emperor."
"How could the emperor be so lucky as to bestow Xicha upon me?"
"Could it be that the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Yi..."
He did not continue.
Because what follows is really not suitable to be said out loud.
Ning Yunxi gestured for him to sit down and then continued the conversation.
"The Ning Mansion and the Mu Mansion seem to be one family, but they have been fighting secretly for many years."
"The same is true for the Emperor and Aunt Noble Consort."
"From what I have observed, my eldest brother is the only one in the Ning Mansion who belongs to the Emperor."
Xie Mao's neatly arranged hair bun was not messy because of his recent behavior.
"Mr. Ning is the most filial son in the Yuesheng Dynasty."
"As far as I know, he is closest to Madam Ning."
"So, the person Madam Ning assists should be the same as Young Master Ning?"
Ning Yunxi smiled slightly.
"Thank you, sir, for your extensive knowledge."
"As to whether my mother and my elder brother have a good relationship or not, I don't need to say much, Master Xie can guess it."
"Earlier, the Zhong family ascended the throne and the Prince of Chen was canonized as a prince because I studied medicine and cured the emperor's old illness."
"The emperor is resentful of me and is wary of me because of this."
Xie Mao understood the meaning.
"Rather than being afraid, it's better to say that I value him."
"The Emperor hopes that the girl can be of use to him."
"The girl is resourceful and knows the principle of putting away the bow after the bird is dead and throwing away the dog after the rabbit is dead."
“So, I didn’t obey.”
Ning Yunxi wanted to win over Xie Mao, so naturally his way of speaking was more sincere and direct.
"Your Majesty has forgotten his ancestors and betrayed his loyalty. I really don't want to assist him."
"The Yuesheng Dynasty is the world of the Yan clan. It is only reasonable to assist King Dijin."
Xie Mao understood and nodded.
"So, the emperor was instigating today's incident not to cooperate with Concubine Yi and her sister."
"But I'm warning the girl not to choose the wrong person."
Ning Yunxi understood the implication of his words, and immediately asked after a moment's thought.
"When the fire broke out at Xiangzhu Garden, the Emperor had already given warnings."
"It's just me who doesn't want to comply."
"Thank you, sir. What do you think?"
Xie Mao was shocked by her directness, but also helpless by her sincerity.
"No matter what I mean, I will not let anyone else know about our conversation today, starting from the moment we walk out of this door."
Ning Yunxi has memories of her past life, so she naturally knows how to win over Xie Mao.
The hand in the sleeve gently touched the silver ring.
With his consciousness following him, Ning Yunxi entered the medical space, took some Chinese patent medicines and Western medicines from the medicine cabinet, and placed them in the ancient medicine bottles he carried with him.
"Thank you, sir. Please accept it."
Ning Yunxi handed over the medicine bottle.
"Remember Mr. Xie's mother, she has been paralyzed in bed for many years."
"This is a healing method that I have carefully developed after years of research."
"You just need to follow the prescription and take care of the old lady for three days, and she will be able to get out of bed and walk."
"It will take some time to recover."
"You stay with her and walk for half an hour every day. Remember to walk slowly. I estimate she will be well in about a month."
Xie Mao was shocked.
"Many years ago, when the young lady's clinic first opened, I took my mother to see a doctor there."
"It's not something worth mentioning, but I didn't expect that the girl would secretly pay attention to it for many years and even research a cure."
Ning Yunxi smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you, sir, for entertaining your parents with your colorful clothes. Your filial piety moves the heavens."
"I was deeply touched, so I wanted to do my best to help."
"However, for many years, I have had ideas but have not been able to find the right herbs."
"Fortunately, I met King Dijin."
"Most of these pills were developed by him."
"As for me, I just did a favor."
After hearing this, Xie Mao was deeply moved and knelt down on his knees again.
"My Lord, my Lady, your kindness is so great that I will never forget it!"
His words were very clear in meaning.
Ning Yunxi naturally understood what he said, and on a whim, she made a joke.
"Thank you, sir, it's too early. What if this medicine doesn't work? Then, how will we end it?"
Xie Mao disagreed.
"Emperor Di Jin has brought back the dead with his miraculous hands."
"At the age of a child, he was kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and cured many dying patients, so he became famous all over the world."
"It is well known that the young lady has opened a clinic and is practicing medicine to help the world."
"And just now, the young lady's medicine cured her illness. I have personally experienced it."
"In this case, why would you doubt the efficacy of the medicine?"
"Moreover, the young lady is so sincere and open-hearted that I am deeply grateful and feel sorry for not meeting you earlier. Even though my mother's illness is difficult to cure, I will still be grateful to the prince and the young lady for their kindness and will not refuse!"
Ning Yunxi smiled knowingly and reached out to help him.
"Thank you, sir, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up."
After that, the two of them lay back on the bed quietly.
Not long after, Gu Mengzhen and Mu Yan brought a group of people and went to the bedroom in the side hall under the pretext of something, pretending to have accidentally discovered the incident.
Gu Mengzhen's eyes were serious and he signaled to the palace maid.
"Wake them up."
The palace maid responded and left.
Xie Mao woke up first, and upon seeing this, he knelt down in fear.
"Wei Chen is guilty!"
Ning Yunxi woke up shortly afterwards and also knelt down.
Mu Yan followed the plan and made a proposal.
"The rice is cooked, please ask the emperor to grant the marriage and allow Xier to marry into the Xie Mansion to protect Xier's good reputation!"
They thought Yan Yu admired Ning Yunxi, so they set up this plan.
If Ning Yunxi is willing to marry, Yan Yu will naturally not want to protect her anymore.
If Ning Yunxi refuses to marry, she will be punished according to Yuesheng Law:
Xie Mao violated the moral code and Ning Yunxi violated the ethics of a woman, both of which were heinous crimes.
Whether to be unyielding or to become a concubine, it all depends on Ning Yunxi's decision...