Chapter 69
Su Xi-er slashed at He Ying's upper and middle body with the hairpin in her hand before pausing . Finally, she poked at her one more time, jolting He Ying further awake as her whole body quivered .
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In He Ying's eyes, the current Su Xi-er was a frightening existence . Even though her eyebrows were clearly arched as she smiled, it caused He Ying to feel a nip in the air instead . Back when she was standing next to the parterre, she didn't know what had happened . All she remembered was feeling a sharp pain in her knee before she fell headfirst into it .
Although she had no evidence to incriminate Su Xi-er, He Ying had no doubts that the culprit was Su Xi-er .
However, Su Xi-er's current appearance was too scary . Despite having some status after serving at the Empress Dowager's side, He Ying was now reduced to a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of Su Xi-er who could slaughter her at any time .
"Miss He, this servant still recommends that you take the initiative to admit that you have a hidden disease . It wouldn't be good if the Compa . s . sionate Peace Palace gets involved with the Xiang Gra . s . s . Imperial Physician Zhao currently suspects that the Compa . s . sionate Peace Palace has Xiang Gra . s . s in it . Could it be that Miss He manufactured the itching powder to harm the Laundry Service Bureau, then s . h . i . +fted the blame onto the Palace Side Quarters?"
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Su Xi-er deliberately hinted . So far, Imperial Physician Zhao hadn't found Xiang Gra . s . s in the Compa . s . sionate Peace Palace .
He Ying's lips were pursed tightly enough that she could taste the medicinal powder at her lips . Now that things have already come to this, I must make a choice .
Her eyes shut in deliberation . If I leave the palace, the Empress Dowager can still summon me back . I don't have a hidden disease . The Empress Dowager knows that best in her heart .
Su Xi-er stuck the hairpin back in He Ying's hair bun and slowly said, "Miss He, you have to nurse your body properly; especially this face . The Empress Dowager has instructed this servant to watch over you . If even the slightest mishap happens, the Empress Dowager won't let this servant off . "
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He Ying didn't respond, instead taking a few deep breaths as her chest heaved with each breath she took .
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to control her own emotions as soon as she opened her mouth . She really wanted to throttle Su Xi-er to death . She's clearly just a lowly palace maid; why does she have such a powerful mouth?
Su Xi-er sat on a chair at one side with her hand placed on the table next to it . Things will be resolved once tomorrow comes .
Early the next morning, the palace maids sent breakfast over for Su Xi-er to bring to He Ying .
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The medicinal powder had more or less been absorbed into He Ying's skin after an entire night . After was . h . i . +ng herself off, another layer of it was applied before she went back to lying in bed .
An hour later, Pei Yaran and Imperial Physician Zhao came to the room . Su Xi-er stood up to pay her greetings, leaving He Ying struggling to sit up before she was chided by the Pei Yaran to lie back down .
"Imperial Physician Zhao, quickly go and take a look . " Pei Yaran's anxiety had left her unable to sleep for half the night .
No matter how much she wanted to, Pei Yaran didn't have any evidence to punish Su Xi-er . That being the case, the only option was to transfer He Ying out of the imperial palace and let her temporarily stay at the Pei Residence .
All of these have been caused by Su Xi-er, while He Ying had fallen victim to her tricks . Once she can leave her room, I'll first send her to the Pei Residence and transfer her back to the imperial palace in the future .
Imperial Physician Zhao immediately felt her pulse, and shook his head soon after . "Empress Dowager, since we have yet to find any Xiang Gra . s . s in the parterre, but Miss He is still in this state, the only plausible explanation is a hidden disease . "
Pei Yaran furrowed her eyebrows . That's not right! There is also another possibility . We have forgotten about the fine powder that was found at the sides of the water vat in the Laundry Service Bureau . Perhaps Su Xi-er is in possession of such powder, and had sprinkled some onto He Ying's body!