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Chapter 11: He Felt He Couldn't See Through Her Anymore
"Princess Consort, you've been poisoned. You might not even make it back to the Prince's Residence."
Once they were on the carriage, Ziying spoke formally to Chu Baihan for the first time.
Chu Baihan lowered her head to look at her arm. The flesh around the wound had turned black.
Without Ziying's reminder, she knew herself that she was dying!
Just who was so ruthless as to try and take her life with a single move?
"Your Highness," Chu Baihan glanced at the prince, "could you have your men prepare some things for me? You wouldn't want me to die in your carriage either, would you?"
She was about to die, yet she still had to consider his feelings.
"Your Highness, the closest place is the Su family's medical clinic," Ziying interjected at this moment to remind him.
Chu Baihan's face instantly fell.
This prince was so narrow-minded that he probably preferred her to die in the carriage rather than let her use the Su family's medicine.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming tense, Yan Lin slowly opened his eyes and said coolly, "Then hurry and drive the carriage over to invite a doctor."
He actually agreed?
Chu Baihan was stunned for a moment.
But she quickly understood. If she died, he wouldn't be able to find out the Crown Prince's intentions.
He was still only thinking of himself.
"No need. Just get the medicine for me."
She turned her head and recited a list of medicine names to Ziying. Her voice was hoarse because the poison was taking effect.
After Ziying left, she said somewhat miserably to Yan Lin, "Thank you for your help today, Your Highness."
Regardless of his motives, he had still saved her, so this thank you was necessary.
"If this Prince hadn't saved you, how would you be able to complete the task that your father and Su Yuan entrusted to you?" Yan Lin picked up the warm tea and said with an ambiguous expression.
Chu Baihan felt deflated again.
Indeed, Chu Hesheng's words would only make her situation more difficult.
"Your Highness, might as well consider this: if I were their pawn, would they treat us like this? Wouldn't they be worried that I might turn around and bite them?" She exhaled and patiently tried to persuade him.
"If the Princess Consort and General Chu staged this whole scene in front of this Prince today, then your self-inflicted injury trick was quite successful," Yan Lin said sarcastically, lowering his eyes.
"You..." Chu Baihan was so angry that she was speechless.
She turned her face away stubbornly, and the atmosphere inside the carriage became extremely cold.
Fortunately, Ziying returned quickly.
"Princess Consort, here are the things you wanted." His voice was as cold as his master's.
Chu Baihan quickly took the medicine and then told him to leave.
The poison had already taken effect and would soon reach her heart. She didn't dare delay, so she directly took off her clothes in front of Yan Lin.
Hearing the sound of clothes being removed, Yan Lin's brow furrowed deeply. He said in a low voice, "What are you doing?"
"Taking off my clothes to detoxify. Don't worry, Your Highness, you can't see anyway, so it won't offend your eyes," Chu Baihan mocked herself.
Yan Lin kept a cold face and didn't reply.
But if Chu Baihan had looked back carefully, she would have definitely seen the slight redness on his ears behind his icy expression.
Damn it, he couldn't help but recall last night when she bit and gnawed at him in his arms.
Without anything to crush the herbs, Chu Baihan could only chew them with her mouth.
After taking the medicine, the next step should be letting out the poisoned blood.
"Your Highness, do you have a dagger?" Chu Baihan suddenly turned back, looking at him with an urgent gaze.
Yan Lin's expression was still unpleasant. He said coldly, "What do you need a dagger for?"
"To cut open the flesh and let out the blood."
After Chu Baihan replied, she was met with the prince's silence again.
She thought he suspected she would use the dagger to harm him. She sighed, feeling very helpless and wanting to explain herself.
But who knew that at this moment, he had already taken out a dagger.
"In the military camp, there's a common detoxification method of scraping away rotten flesh and releasing poisoned blood. However, even those generals who have seen bloodshed can't bear it. You might not be able to withstand it," he said coldly.
Was this... concern for her or sarcasm?
Probably sarcasm.
Chu Baihan withdrew her gaze and said faintly, "Whether I can withstand it or not, I'll only know after trying. I won't trouble Your Highness to worry."
After speaking, she gritted her teeth and made several cuts on her wound.
Pain, so much pain...
Although she was mentally prepared, she still trembled all over from the pain, and she couldn't even hold the dagger steady.
Coupled with the poison wreaking havoc in her body, she had no strength left.
With a "bang," the dagger fell to the ground, and tears welled up in her eyes.
It really hurt too much!
Just when she was about to give up, a large, cold hand supported her back.
It was Yan Lin.
Chu Baihan thought he was going to mock her again, but who knew he would only ask in a cold voice, "Where's the dagger?"
Although she couldn't fathom his thoughts, she still pointed out the location of the dagger.
"Where is the wound?" he continued to ask.
He, what did he want to do?
Chu Baihan hesitated, then whispered the location of the wound.
When Yan Lin heard the final location, his eyes darkened, and the dagger in his hand swiftly and accurately cut down.
In an instant, poisoned blood flowed out.
"No, it's not enough. Press down hard above my wound. You must get all the poisoned blood out from around the wound."
Knowing that Yan Lin was helping her now, Chu Baihan gasped and requested softly.
Yan Lin's thin lips were pressed tightly together, and there was a hint of strangeness on his face.
She had endured the pain of cutting open her flesh and letting out blood, a pain that others couldn't bear. He felt that he couldn't quite see through her anymore.
He let out a breath and still did as she asked.
So painful...
Chu Baihan curled up in Yan Lin's arms, trembling constantly. She had bitten her lips until they bled, but she didn't cry out.
When the poisoned blood finally turned red, she finally said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, it's done..."
But after speaking, she couldn't hold on any longer and completely fainted.
Yan Lin's palm was still on her smooth shoulder, and his cold expression had a hint of awkwardness.
But in the end, he fumbled around beside her, and relying on his sense of touch, he applied the medicine to her wound and then bandaged it carefully.
After doing all this, he fumbled around again and finally managed to put her clothes back on.
At this time, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his expression was even more awkward, his large hands nowhere to rest.
Just then, Ziying's voice came from outside, "Master, we've arrived at the Prince's Residence."
"Mm," he responded in a deep voice.
After a long while, he actually carried Chu Baihan out.
Upon seeing this, Ziying's expression changed drastically, and he wanted to go over to help.
"Master, let this subordinate carry the Princess Consort."
"No need," Yan Lin refused directly.
"But..."
"I've walked the path to the Prince's Residence thousands of times. Even if I can't see, it doesn't hinder my movement," he said coldly.
Ziying looked puzzled. Didn't the Prince despise the Princess Consort? Why was he willing to carry her?
"By the way, at the Chu residence today, what kind of weapon injured her?" Yan Lin paused slightly and turned his head to ask Ziying.
"It was a dart."
Ziying quickly took out the dart, which he had picked up from the courtyard of the Chu residence.
Looking at the dart in his hand, Ziying's expression was slightly grave.
"Your Highness, this dart looks somewhat familiar, almost as if... it came from the palace.”
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