Chapter 182 Stained with Fresh Blood (1/2)

“Ask him.”

Qinghu directly passed the question onto Long Tianhao.

Honestly, Qinghu was rather dissatisfied with Lin Mengya’s nominal husband.

Lin Zhongyu immediately turned to Long Tianhao and gave him a look as if he were interrogating and blaming him for what happened to Lin Mengya.

“I’ve… failed to protect her.”

If Long Tianhao had tried to defend himself, he was certain that Qinghu and Ling Zhongyu would take turns condemning Long Tianhao.

He was not one to find excuses.

He was, after all, the only person Lin Mengya could rely on in the palace

Consequently, he was indeed at fault that she was injured this time around .

“We can’t do much this time. However, if you continue to be incompetent in protecting Elder Sister, I would have to bring her away with me, so I can personally watch over her.”

Lin Zhongyu may still be a young boy, but the sincerity on his face was unquestionable.

Long Tianhao narrowed his eyes as he looked at this kid.

He was yet a full-grown man.

Nevertheless, he apparently possessed the acuteness and astuteness of an adult.

Why was it that the people surrounding Lin Mengya were all so difficult to deal with?

“Rest assured this won’t ever happen again.”

Not only was Long Tianhao trying to explain himself to Lin Zhongyu, more importantly he had said this as a promise to Lin Mengya.

Given that she had helped him in so many ways, at the very least he owed her his protection.

“Hopefully you will keep to your word!”

After giving Long Tianhao a long, deep look, the coldness of Lin Zhongyu’s eyes faded away slowly..

He returned to Lin Mengya’s bedside and watched his elder sister with tenderness in his eyes.

Lin Mengya, unconscious under the effect of the medication, had fallen into a deep, sweet sleep.

After a good night’s sleep, Lin Mengya woke up, not knowing who had dressed her wound the night before, but was feeling much less pain.

The only thing bothering was the inconvenience that came about with an injured hand.

At the very least, her progress in learning about the use of poison from Baili Rui was impeded.

“Last night, the prince, Childe Yu and Qinghu had kept watch by your bedside most part of the night. Mr. Baili also came to have a look at your injury, but he said it wouldn’t be much of a concern. He even said you were very fortunate that you did not even feverish at all.”

As Baiji narrated to Lin Mengya what happened the night before, she was at the same time feeding her master some porridge with a spoon.

“Oh, it must have been hard on every one.”

Little did she expect even her teacher to come out to see her.

A sweet and warm feeling filled Lin Mengya’s heart, and it felt even sweeter than the sweet porridge in her mouth.

From the moment she opened her eyes this morning, all she had to do was to reach out her every need, including dressing up and eating, being catered for by the people around her.

It was no wonder those people of high status loved having lots of servants to serve their every need.

To be honest, it felt good to be served.

Especially, that she was surrounded by her four very attentive maidservants.

“Oh yes, was there any news from the palace?”

Concubine De was still in the palace at the moment. Lin Mengya did not believe that the Queen would be so kind as to just invite Concubine De for tea.

“Not yet. why did not Concubine De did come back with you?”

Lin Mengya’s maidservants were still unaware that the Queen was Lin Mengya’s real enemy.

For this reason, they had asked the question simply out of curiosity.

“The Queen had asked Concubine De to stay on in the palace so they could have a talk about former times, which was why Concubine De did not return with us. Send some man to keep an eye at the gates so that they can inform us once Concubine De returns.”

Baisu proceeded to carry out their master’s order, but Lin Mengya was still a little worried.

She supposed the Queen must started to be suspicious of her, otherwise why would she ask Concubine De to stay behind in the palace?

However, she believed that no one had managed to find any concrete evidence within such a short period of time.

The good thing about being in the ancient times for her was that there was no such technology as identifying culprits by their fingerprints.

She had even thought about how to cover up herself even if they were to find that container.

Those people in the palace were no match for her.

After Lin Mengya was finished with her breakfast, she went straight to Shangguan Rui’s stone room.

Madame Wang’s conditioned had improved a great deal. However, how would she feel if she were to find out that her beloved daughter had abandoned her for riches and glory?

“Naughty girl, why are you still running around when you’re not fully recovered?”

Baili Rui had always showed special concern to her only protege.

There was a look of concern on Baili Rui’s tired face. Taking Lin Mengya’s hand in her hand, she was determined to have a good look at her wound.

“Something’s wrong, lass. Why is there a pungent odor of poison in your blood?”

Frowning as she looked at Lin Mengya, Baili Rui had proved herself to be an expert in poison by being able to detect the poison simply through the smelling the blood.

“There’s an unusual poison in my body. Strangely, I was able to counter the effects from the poison using only half the required amount of antidote.

The strange thing about this remnant of poison in Lin Mengya’s body was that it had no effect whatsoever on her during normal times.

However, once its effect came, it felt as if it would take the life out of her.

“This must be something which you’ve ingested that could slow down or dampen the effect of the poison.”