CHAPTER 374: CHAPTER 374: SHOT BY AN ARROW

"She took away the person I loved the most, so why should I keep the bracelet she gave me?" Lan Xihe said with a face full of jealousy and hatred, "Bad luck."

If it weren’t for being in mid-air, feet not touching the ground. Lan Xihe at this moment desperately wished to stomp on that broken bracelet to vent her anger.

But now, thinking about it was all she could do, there was no way to actually do it.

Ye Ying didn’t know what to say, he remained silent for quite a while, exuding a frightening chill from head to toe. At the entrance of Qi Mansion, after setting Lan Xihe down, he only said one sentence, "Xi He, you will regret this one day."

"I won’t regret it, not even if I die."

After saying that, Lan Xihe went to knock on the door of Qi Mansion. After a moment, a servant opened the door for her, recognizing her and knowing Jun Ning’s instructions.

If Lan Xihe came, not only must they inform her, but they must also quickly invite her in.

The servant smiled and made a gesture of invitation: "Miss Xi He, please come in."

Lan Xihe didn’t go in immediately, she stood at the doorway dazed for a while before turning around to confront Ye Ying, blocking his way, her arms spread wide.

She defiantly threatened: "Ye Ying, if you refuse me, do you believe I’ll lead an army of beasts to flatten your Eastern Chu Kingdom?"

Ye Ying replied, "You won’t."

"I will..." Lan Xihe’s words were filled with determination.

"You won’t..." Ye Ying remained firm, "Master believes in you."

After saying that, Ye Ying sidestepped Lan Xihe and walked forward.

Lan Xihe shouted at his back, "I will, I will, I definitely will, just you wait, wait for that day to come."

At this moment, how Lan Xihe wished the owner of the back would turn around and look at her, to succumb to her threatening words.

But in reality, it was all just her wishful thinking.

Ye Ying never turned back.

Lan Xihe gritted her teeth and vowed, "I definitely will, Ye Ying, just wait and see!"

"Sister Xi He, I heard you’re here?" Jun Ning’s voice arrived before her person.

And this voice was filled with joy, joy at Lan Xihe’s arrival.

However, Lan Xihe’s mood was rather indifferent, facing Jun Ning’s enthusiasm, she did not respond with any warmth, even when Jun Ning tried to hold her hand and lead her inside, she broke free.

Although Jun Ning felt puzzled, wondering what was wrong with Sister Xi He.

But thinking about how Sister Xi He had been crying all day, in a bad mood, now leaving Ye Ying, as well as everything familiar at Qianji Pavilion, to head to Bei Xia, returning to a family long estranged yet unfamiliar.

Sister Xi He must be feeling the pressure!

She probably couldn’t accept such a transition all at once, hence her low spirits.

Therefore, Jun Ning understood Lan Xihe’s aloofness. She didn’t press further and instead helped settle everything for Lan Xihe, temporarily letting her stay at Qi Mansion, and planning to enter the palace the next day.

Late at night, seeing the lights in Lan Xihe’s room still on, Jun Ning brought a late-night snack to see her, but was refused outside by Lan Xihe.

Lan Xihe refused to see Jun Ning, asking a maid to tell Jun Ning that she had already gone to sleep.

Already asleep?

Ha ha...

Jun Ning clearly saw Lan Xihe under the light, with a pen in hand, not knowing what she was drawing. Yet Lan Xihe had someone tell her she was asleep?

"Alright."

She must still have some feelings, wanting to be alone, hence unwilling to see anyone.

Jun Ning sighed, then went back.

The next day, a carriage to take Jun Ning and Lan Xihe back to the palace stopped at the entrance of Qi Mansion, but there was only one carriage.

Jun Ning held Lan Xihe’s hand to get in the carriage, but Lan Xihe broke free, not only breaking free but also refusing to ride the same carriage with Jun Ning.

"Sister Xi He, why?" Jun Ning couldn’t understand this sudden distance, and could clearly feel this estrangement wasn’t just emotional, but also hate, hate towards her!

Why exactly?

Why does Sister Xi He hate her?

Lan Xihe said coldly, "No reason. I’ll ride a horse, you take the carriage."

"... You take the carriage, I’ll ride a horse." Without any explanation, Jun Ning felt a bit lost, she pursed her lips and said again, "Now there are countless eyes watching you in the dark, Sister Xi He, your safety is very important."

After saying this, Jun Ning mounted the horse herself, leaving the carriage to Lan Xihe.

Lan Xihe accepted without hesitation, got into the carriage, and headed to the palace under the escort of the entourage.

The road from Qi Mansion to the palace wasn’t far, yet in just this short distance, several assassination attempts occurred, all aimed at killing Lan Xihe.

Lan Xihe, having skills and sitting inside the carriage with guards around, naturally was unharmed.

But Jun Ning was in trouble.

Over the years, among her seventeen brothers, Jun Ning stood out, earning the dislike of many. Now with such a chaotic opportunity, those who disliked her wouldn’t let it pass.

They all made moves against Jun Ning.

Fearing something might happen to Lan Xihe on the road, Jun Ning transferred some of her guards to her, now she was left with few guards by her side. Preoccupied with her own thoughts, she failed to handle the danger properly.

A sudden arrow hit her back. Although it didn’t hit any vital organs, Jun Ning fainted immediately.

"Quick, quickly get the princess into the noblewoman’s carriage for safety..." someone said.

Those around Jun Ning quickly acted, moving her to Lan Xihe’s carriage.

Lan Xihe saw the arrow on Jun Ning’s back, said nothing, made some room for Jun Ning, but still did not speak to her.

Finally returning to the palace, after being wounded by the arrow, Jun Ning bled a lot and was hurriedly taken to the Imperial Hospital by the guards.

Lan Xihe, on the other hand, was taken to meet Emperor Yongning.

But after hearing about Jun Ning’s arrow injury, Emperor Yongning had no mind to see Lan Xihe, abandoning her at the Imperial Study Room, and rushed to the Imperial Hospital.

At the Imperial Hospital, Emperor Yongning urgently called out, "Bao’er, Bao’er how are you?"

Jun Ning, hit by an arrow in the back, still had the arrow embedded, lying face down on the bed in the Imperial Hospital, waiting for it to be removed.

But Jun Ning’s arrow wound was quite tricky!

If someone else suffered this, this spot on the back wouldn’t be a big issue, just flesh wounds, with good care over two months, it would naturally heal.

But for Jun Ning, it’s different.

Jun Ning was born with congenital weaknesses, her body somewhat frailer than others her age, and now this injury is quite severe for her.

On top of that, she was already preoccupied with worries.

If the arrow extraction is mishandled, it could become life-threatening...