Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 869 - 868: She Looked Up, Only to See a Scene That Petrified Her Face

Chapter 869: Chapter 868: She Looked Up, Only to See a Scene That Petrified Her Face

Holding the list in her hands, Long Xinghe felt a heavy weight on her heart.

A tingling sensation seemed to crawl over her scalp.

The dozen or so items, though not considered high-tech by any means, lacked the aid of instruments and equipment in this era, and each one had to be handcrafted.

Such a task seemed enough to kill a person!

After ten days and nights, sleeping only two hours each day... perhaps, it would indeed be possible to complete the work.

That wretched girl, her calculations clicked with precision, shrewd indeed!

However...

Long Xinghe lowered her gaze, looking at the bottle of medicine in her hands.

Chu Qianli said she carried remnants of poison left by the Medicine Man? Okay, that could be counted as an act of kindness from that wretched girl.

Though she felt nothing wrong with her body, if Chu Qianli, as a master of medicine, as a Divine Doctor, said she was poisoned, then she was.

Take some medicine, rid the body of poison, and all would be well.

Long Xinghe tucked away the medicine and, even if she resented the list, she carefully preserved it nonetheless.

Just as she was about to return, she saw Tie Xin carrying something, passing through the courtyard.

A frown formed between Long Xinghe’s brows as she quickly moved to meet him, "Tie Xin, has the Prince returned?"

"Yes, the Prince is busy in the study, and I am about to deliver his medicine."

"Have you tested it for poison?" she inquired.

Tie Xin appeared somewhat taken aback, but replied truthfully, "The medicine was personally prepared by the lady’s attendant Ni Momo, so it should..."

"In recent days, the atmosphere in the Imperial City has been amiss, and last night I heard that the Emperor..."

Before finishing her sentence, Long Xinghe stopped, but Tie Xin naturally understood.

In this era of widespread fear, it was wise to be cautious.

Tie Xin set the tray down on a stone table nearby, hurriedly retrieving a silver needle for poison testing.

The needle remained unchanged, and he looked at Long Xinghe with a smile, "Miss Long..."

"Better you call me Granny Jiang," she interrupted. Currently, she was assuming the identity of Granny Jiang.

Tie Xin pondered for a moment, knowing the identity of Long Xinghe in the Imperial City – if known – could indeed bring her much trouble.

It could also cause trouble for the Prince.

Therefore, Granny Jiang... "Alright, Granny Jiang, there is no issue with the ginseng tea, I will bring it to the Prince right away."

"Hold on," Long Xinghe approached and suddenly said, "I haven’t seen Wuya for several days, let me deliver the ginseng tea."

Tie Xin was slightly surprised.

In truth, it was not that Long Xinghe hadn’t seen the Prince for a long time, but rather, she had deliberately avoided seeing him during this period.

Tie Xin actually understood: a young woman, her face marred, not wanting to meet with the Prince, afraid he might see her ugly side – he could empathize with that sentiment.

But the Prince genuinely did not mind, only Long Xinghe did not believe it.

Instead, their interactions over these past days had grown increasingly strange.

And more distant.

Appreciating her willingness to see the Prince today, Tie Xin was pleased, promptly picking up the tray and handing it to her.

"Then I’ll trouble Granny Jiang... Long... to deliver it."

Long Xinghe took the tray from him, "Go about your business, I’ll deliver this."

Without any suspicion, Tie Xin hastily said, "Alright."

And turned to leave.

Long Xinghe held the tray, heading towards Feng Wuya’s study.

Only after Tie Xin had gone some distance did she withdraw the silver needle Chu Qianli had given her, dipping it into the bowl of ginseng soup to test it.

The needle, sure enough, changed color!

Chu Qianli truly was formidable; Tie Xin’s needle had shown no issues when he tested it!

Yet, this method of using a silver needle to test for poison was somewhat inconvenient. If one could craft the needle into a retractable ring, then testing for poison while holding things could be done without drawing attention from others.

Long Xinghe’s list of items to craft now included one more thing.

She carried the ginseng tea through the door.

Only, she had not expected that upon entering and looking up, she would see a scene that made her face stiffen.