Jiang Xue felt like she was stepping on the clouds, and her whole body felt light and airy.

She looked around and saw that everything was white and only mist.

Suddenly, she saw Xiao Qi not far away.

"Xiao Qi?" She opened her eyes in horror, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Qi didn't say a word, just looked at her silently, his eyes full of pain.

"Why are you still alive?" Jiang Xue asked softly.

Xiao Qi just looked at her like that and still didn't say anything.

Jiang Xue took a tentative step towards him.

However, he stepped on the air and lost his center of gravity, falling straight down.

She reached out and fluttered, trying to grab something to steady her body, but she couldn't grab anything.

Seeing that she was about to fall to the ground, she was so frightened that she couldn't help but shouted: "Aqi——"

Suddenly, hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her into his arms.

She raised her eyes and saw that the man wearing a silver mask was the Ji Ying she met in Wanbao Tower.

The mist wrapped around the man's face and slowly dispersed, but the man's face changed into Xiao Qi's face.

Jiang Xue was shocked, suddenly feeling sticky on her hands, she looked down.

Her right hand was holding the hairpin given by Lu Qiongshuang, and the cross blade was pierced into Xiao Qi's chest, so deep that only the head of the hairpin was exposed.

Blood dripped down her hands endlessly.

Jiang Xue's hands couldn't stop trembling, and she just wanted to pull out the dagger.

Xiao Qi took her hand and plunged the dagger deeper.

Blood spurted out and wet Jiang Xue's face.

She looked up at Xiao Qi and saw that Xiao Qi's face was full of sadness and determination. He spoke slowly:

"Is this dagger sharp enough?"

After saying that, Xiao Qi let go of his hand and his body fell down, as if falling into an abyss.

Jiang Xue's tears fell, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart, and shouted: "No--"

Lu Qiongshuang rushed over to hold Jiang Xue's hand and asked hurriedly: "Cousin, what's wrong with cousin?"

Jiang Xue opened her eyes and gasped for air.

Her temples were all wet with sweat, and there was endless fear and pain in her eyes.

Fudong and Xiaochun gathered around, looking at Jiang Xue who had just woken up from the nightmare, their faces full of eagerness.

Jiang Xue regained her breath, slowly stretched out her hand, and waved it in front of her eyes.

It's a dream.

She smiled bitterly.

This was the first time in so many years that she dreamed of Xiao Qi.

It was also the first time that she discovered that in her dream, she actually wanted to take back the dagger that stabbed Xiao Qi.

Big tears fell from the corners of her eyes and wet the pillow.

Seeing her crying silently like this, Lu Qiongshuang immediately rushed towards her and hugged her tightly.

"Cousin, cousin, I'm here, don't cry."

"I dreamed about Xiao Qi." Jiang Xue said in a hoarse voice.

Both Fudong and Xiaochun had a look of fear on their faces.

"Xiao Qi? That piece of wood from the Kingdom of Qian?" Lu Qiongshuang asked, "Didn't he return to the Kingdom of Qian a few years ago? How could my cousin dream of him?"

"I dreamed," Jiang Xue said in a broken voice, "I dreamed that I took the dagger you gave me and killed him."

"What?!" Lu Qiongshuang suddenly straightened up and stared at Jiang Xue with big astonished eyes, "You are so good, how could you dream of killing him?"

Xiaochun was silent, and Fudong covered her face and wept.

Jiang Xue smiled slightly and said, "Because I really killed him."

The voice was calm and calm, but it carried a terrifying dead silence.

Lu Qiong's eyes widened, she looked back at Xiaochun Fudong, and asked in a low voice: "Have you invited the doctor? My cousin seems to be stupid."

Jiang Xue only raised her right hand and continued: "Qiong Shuang, this is the hand I used that day."

"That's the hand he used, holding the dagger, to kill him."

Lu Qiongshuang murmured: "What..."

"He asked me if I really wanted to kill him. I told him that it was a pity that the dagger was too blunt."

Lu Qiongshuang was shocked.

"Tell your sister that if she thinks the other daggers are too blunt, then this one will satisfy her."

When Ji Yan said this, the meaningful look on his face seemed to be right in front of him.

Lu Qiongshuang felt like her brain was in a state of confusion. Why did her cousin want to kill Xiao Qi? Why does Ji Yan seem to know what his cousin said to Xiao Qi?

She couldn't understand, but she could only see the tears on Jiang Xue's face falling uncontrollably, and she felt very distressed.

Why did Ji Yan use the hairpin to stimulate his cousin? She was going to find out.

"Cousin, I'll take that hairpin to find Ji Yan!"

Lu Qiongshuang was furious, grabbed the hairpin on the table, and was about to rush out of the room.

The door happened to be pushed open, and He Zhilin walked in with a medicine box.

Xiaochun hurriedly walked over and grabbed Lu Qiongshuang, signaling her to calm down. He then said to He Zhilin, "Mr. He, Your Highness just fainted. Please take a look quickly."

He Zhilin nodded and walked quickly to Jiang Xue's bedside, only to see Jiang Xue's lifeless eyes wide open, and she just kept crying.

He turned around and asked Fu Dong, "What happened?"

Fu Dong sobbed and said: "Your Highness seems to be related to the proton from the Qian Kingdom..."

He Zhilin was stunned for a moment and said in a low voice: "You all go out first, and I will diagnose your highness's pulse."

Several people were about to go out, but Jiang Xue suddenly said: "Xiaochun, I want to see the second emperor brother."

Xiaochun nodded, pulled Lu Qiongshuang and Fudong out, and closed the door.

Outside the door, Xiaochun said to Lu Qiongshuang: "Please don't be impulsive, Miss Cousin. We will wait until the Second Highness comes to discuss everything. Although I don't know what happened, this Gu Mansion is not a blessed place. This matter concerns Your Highness. If Miss Cousin’s words and actions are used to make people take advantage of her, it will be harmful to His Highness but not beneficial at all.”

Lu Qiongshuang could only agree.

Xiaochun said to Fudong: "You stay here and don't let anyone in. Chen Jin and Chen Xiu are on duty in the backyard today. I'll let one of them go find His Highness while the other guard the courtyard gate."

When the winter comes, Xiaochun hurries away.

Lu Qiongshuang said: "I'm going to change my clothes. This dress is not suitable for walking. After changing, I will help my cousin guard the yard."

Fu Dong nodded, and Lu Qiong Shuang was about to walk away, then turned around and hesitated for a while, then asked: "Xiao Qi...what's going on?"

Fu Dong was about to cry and said, "It's better for Your Highness to tell Miss Cousin about this matter."

Regarding the matter of the proton, there had been an imperial order for a long time, and everyone in the palace was talking about it. Those who didn't know about it didn't dare to ask, and those who knew about it kept silent.

Lu Qiongshuang sighed and said, "It's definitely not a trivial matter."

In the room, no matter how He Zhilin asked, Jiang Xue refused to speak.

She just lay there, her expression sometimes angry, sometimes painful, sometimes stunned, but then her eyes remained empty, like a porcelain figure that had lost its life.

He Zhilin felt sad and could only silently check her pulse.

The two of them remained speechless. After about half an hour, the door was pushed open.

Jiang Yu walked in anxiously, wearing court clothes that he had not yet changed out of.

He walked straight to the bed, saw Jiang Xue's appearance, and turned to look at He Zhilin with doubt.

He Zhilin shook his head.

Jiang Yu leaned over the bed and called softly: "Xue'er, Xue'er?"

When Jiang Xue heard Jiang Yu's voice, her eyes became focused. She sat up from the bed, hugged Jiang Yu and cried bitterly.

"Brother, I deserve to die."

"Why wasn't I the one who died back then?"

"Why do I still regret killing Xiao Qi to this day!!!"

Jiang Xueru roared out like a wounded little beast.

Jiang Yu's expression changed drastically.

Lu Qiongshuang followed in and signaled Jiang Yu to go out.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Xue who was on the verge of collapse and could only wink at He Zhilin.

He Zhilin took out a silver needle and inserted it into Jiang Xue's body.

Jiang Xue lay down weakly.

Jiang Yu carefully placed her on the bed, tucked her in, turned around and walked to the main hall with Lu Qiongshuang.

"what happened?"

Lu Qiongshuang picked up the hairpin and told Jiang Yu what happened today and the nonsense Jiang Xue said after waking up.

The more Jiang Yu listened, the darker his face became.

Lu Qiong Shuang said: "I want to go to Ji Yan to ask about the matter."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and said: "This matter is not trivial. I will find out the details of this Ji Yan. You have been staying with Xue'er at the Gu Mansion in the past few days. You are not allowed to go anywhere."

Jiang Yu walked into the back room and said to He Zhilin: "Over the years, the matter between Xiao Qi and the eldest brother has always been a lingering nightmare and pain in her heart. Now that she is stimulated, I am afraid that she needs to take care of you. The He family's medical skills I trust you, you should think of something first."

He Zhilin nodded and said, "I brought some soothing medicine and asked the maid to fry it."

Not far from Gu's house, two people stood on the upper floor of a restaurant leaning against the railing. It was Ji Yan and Ji Ying.

Ji Yan gloated: "Can't we remove the roof this time?"

Ji Ying said calmly: "There is a new group of guards in the courtyard. They are different from the previous group of trash. They should be from the palace."

Ji Yan said: "You asked me to test her with that hairpin, but now you can't even see anyone, so it's in vain to try."

Ji Ying looked towards the Gu Mansion and said coldly: "It's not in vain. In the future, she will have to see him even if she doesn't want to."

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