Chapter 685 - 521: Denial

Chapter 685: Chapter 521: Denial

Removing his hand from Ji Mingxuan’s hand, Doctor Jiao said nothing, then placed a cloth on Ji Yuying’s wrist and closed his eyes to carefully check her pulse.

After a while, Doctor Jiao finally began to pack up his medical kit.

"Reporting to Your Highness! This young gentleman had intercourse today and seemed to have inhaled some aphrodisiac, almost causing harm to his body. Fortunately, he was interrupted midway; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Furthermore, this young gentleman probably indulges excessively in such matters, leading to his body being nearly drained at such a young age, which will require a long time to recuperate."

The Eldest Princess and the others were hardly interested in these details, leaving Ji Mingxuan’s health for his parents to worry about, as it had little to do with them.

They were only concerned with the fact that Ji Mingxuan had inhaled the aphrodisiac; could this room possibly contain it?

The Tang Family ultimately couldn’t harden their hearts, as Ji Mingxuan had inhaled the aphrodisiac, then what about Ji Yuying? She must have also been affected, which is terribly harmful to the body.

"Doctor Jiao, what about this young lady then? What’s her condition exactly?"

Doctor Jiao paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "This young lady engaged in intercourse for the first time and inhaled a significant amount of the aphrodisiac, causing substantial harm to her body. It may hinder her ability to bear children in the future."

The Tang Family became somewhat anxious upon hearing this; if Ji Yuying couldn’t have children, how could she marry into the Ji Mansion?

The Ji Mansion would never accept a daughter-in-law who couldn’t bear children, no matter if the couple had consummated the marriage.

"Can she still be nursed back to health? She’s still young; it would be devastating not to have children!"

Doctor Jiao pondered for a moment before he said, "If madam trusts me, I will prescribe a remedy for her, but I cannot guarantee it will certainly cure her."

Hearing there was still hope, the Tang Family agreed immediately.

"Doctor Jiao, what is the aphrodisiac you mentioned earlier? Is there any in this room?" Qin Min asked Doctor Jiao.

Doctor Jiao recalled smelling a faint fragrance upon entering the room earlier, which must be the aphrodisiac.

He glanced at the incense burner, clasped his hands towards Qin Min, and said, "I still need to check the incense burner to be sure. There might still be some residue in it."

Qin Min motioned for him to proceed, after which Doctor Jiao opened the lid of the incense burner and sniffed the scent inside.

"There is indeed the scent of the aphrodisiac, and quite a lot was used."

Things had become very clear; these two had been caught in a trap. It seems this aphrodisiac is very potent, and quite a lot was used, as no one would act in such a manner otherwise.

Even though Ji Mingxuan had always liked women, it was rare for him to engage so recklessly in such an encounter at another family’s abode.

Zhu Pang, however, was speculating in his mind who was trying to frame Ji Mingxuan and suddenly thought of Jinyu, who had just asked about Ji Mingxuan. Could it be Jinyu?

No! This is impossible. Jinyu had no grudge against Ji Mingxuan, so why would he target him?

The matter between him and Ji Mingxuan had passed, and he had never revealed the truth to Gu Chengyu. He hadn’t suffered any loss; Jinyu had no reason to take revenge for him.

Zhu Pang shook his head, dismissing the thought, thinking Jinyu was unlikely.

"Will they wake up soon?" the Eldest Princess asked Doctor Jiao.

Doctor Jiao nodded. Although it would undoubtedly impact the body a bit, he dared not disobey the Eldest Princess’s orders.

Opening a cloth bag, he revealed a row of silver needles. Doctor Jiao picked one out and jabbed it into Ji Mingxuan.

Ji Mingxuan only felt utterly exhausted, as if his whole body was falling apart, too tired to move.

Seeing Ji Mingxuan waking, Doctor Jiao then repeated the procedure on Ji Yuying to wake her as well.

Knowing the following matters were not for him to witness, Doctor Jiao packed up his medical kit and prepared to leave the room.

"Doctor Jiao, please draft the prescription," the Tang Family sighed. They were both angry at Ji Yuying’s recklessness and sympathetic to her plight.

When Ji Yuying first arrived at the Kong Mansion, she only had a maid with her. Her clothes were mostly worn and not new, and the maid was young and didn’t know how to serve people.

This girl came alone to seek refuge with her mother-in-law, giving her some sympathy.

If Ji Yuying hadn’t caused trouble, behaved herself in the mansion, the Tang Family could have prepared a dowry and found her a good home to marry into in the future.

Unfortunately, Ji Yuying aimed too high, setting her sights on their son, which was intolerable to her.

Yet, now she lay disheveled on the Imperial Concubine’s Couch, looking pitifully confused.

Ji Mingxuan was in a daze, not understanding why everyone was looking at him so strangely. What was he doing before?

That’s right, wasn’t he hiding, waiting for Gu Chengyu to appear?

He finally realized something wasn’t right, seeing himself lying on the couch, and beside him was a young lady.

With all his might, he pulled off the blanket covering Ji Yuying. He found an unfamiliar, yet alluring face underneath, but it was definitely not Kong Shuhuan.

"Who are you? How did you end up here?" Ji Mingxuan blurted out in shock.

Gu Chengyu was waiting for Zhu Pang to return, expecting him to bring some news.

Who knows what expression Ji Mingxuan would have when he found himself disheveled in front of everyone; he must be mortified.

Suddenly, a servant entered the room, looked around briefly, and upon spotting Gu Chengyu seated, hurried over to him.

"Is it Mr. Gu? Our Young Master invites Mr. Gu to Hanlan Pavilion for a discussion."

Gu Chengyu was somewhat surprised. Could it be that Qin Min had discovered the truth? But that was impossible; Ji Mingxuan hadn’t seen his face, and only Kong Shuhuan and her maid knew he’d been to Hanlan Pavilion.

Kong Shuhuan wouldn’t reveal this to Qin Min to protect her reputation.

Zheng Lun saw Gu Chengyu get up to leave with the servant and stood up to go with him.

"Jinyu?"

Gu Chengyu waved his hand, not wanting Zheng Lun to get involved.

"Brother Zheng, please stay here for a while. I’ll be back soon," and he left with the servant without waiting for a reply.

Lu Chen had been watching Gu Chengyu closely. Seeing Gu Chengyu leave with a servant, he hesitated briefly and then got up to follow.

At this time, Zhu Pang was engaged in a heated argument with Ji Mingxuan, wishing he could bite Ji Mingxuan.

"You’re mad, doing such shameless things and then trying to blame it on me and Jinyu. You’re a despicable scoundrel."

Ji Mingxuan now seemed much more alert than before, his energy somewhat restored.

"It must be you; you’ve always had a grudge against me, and you came to this banquet just to set me up." Now only did Ji Mingxuan realize that this woman was a cousin seeking refuge at Kong Mansion.

A pauper, what right does she have for him to marry her? He was meant to marry a high-born legitimate daughter, not a dependent without any shame or face.