After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 137: Captured in the Palace

"One, two, three... eight, nine..." Xiao Zhu counted the breakfast on the table, a slight grin on her lips. "Miss... Master Yuan is trying to fatten you up?"

Helan was eating a bowl of rice porridge mixed with salted egg yolks.

Xiao Zhu pointed at the porridge in her hand and said, "You bought this bowl in the east city." She pointed at a few other items, "And... this one was bought in the south city, this one was bought in the north city, and this... was bought in the west city..."

"How do you know?" Helan didn't quite believe it, because Yuan Xu said he bought it on the way.

Xiao Zhu put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Girl, this is my favorite food, how could I not know? I buy it on weekdays, but... I won't go to so many places to buy it."

Helan nodded thoughtfully. So... Yuan Xu had left so early this morning to buy her breakfast, not just on the way. She thought to herself, damn, she hadn't stayed to have breakfast with him before leaving. It wouldn't have taken much longer...

She pursed her lips and took a bite of the fried shrimp roll. Xiao Zhu held her face with her hands and looked at her with a strange smile. He Lan asked, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Xiao Zhu narrowed his eyes and smiled, nodding his head, "Something... I'm tempted by the sight of a girl!"

Helan felt a little embarrassed by what he said. He picked up a piece of red bean paste roll and stuffed it into Xiaozhu's mouth. "Alright...alright...eat quickly. You talk too much."

Xiao Zhu ate with a smile, feeling the red bean filling was crispy and crunchy. She wondered if she was going to get married to Master Yuan soon. Helan gave her another piece as she thought about it.

After they finished breakfast, Helan lay down on the chaise longue, thinking about things lazily.

She found that she seemed to have different feelings towards Yuan Xu, but she didn't dare to confirm it decisively. She didn't dare to confirm whether it was because of gratitude to Yuan Xu or for some other reason?

She once gave her heart without hesitation, but what she got in return was a tragic ending.

But when she started over again, Gu Shicheng, who had never even looked at her, saved her again and again and expressed his love to her.

This also made her suspicious and she no longer dared to confirm her feelings casually.

Because of Gu Shicheng, she began to wonder if men always brood over things they couldn't get, or if they always yearned for things that were even harder to get, and if they didn't cherish them easily once they got them.

She had been hurt once, completely broken! How could she dare to trust anyone again? Besides, he was Yuan Xu. Without truly confirming her feelings, she would not make promises to anyone, let alone bring harm to anyone.

A maid outside the door broke her reverie. Xiao Zhu was just about to ask what she was doing there. The maid said a few words to her, but Helan couldn't hear clearly. Just as she was about to get up, Xiao Zhu came over anxiously, "Miss... someone from outside the mansion has reported that Master Yuan has suddenly fallen seriously ill, and they've sent someone to ask you to come visit him."

Helan's heart was pounding, and she hurriedly climbed up from the chaise longue, her hair scattered on both sides. She casually put on a pair of shoes and hurried to the gate of Helan Mansion. Xiaozhu also ran after Helan with a worried look on her face.

By the time they reached the mansion, they were both out of breath. A carriage, its frame covered in black and gold silk and made of birch, was waiting at the gate. Helan boarded the carriage and turned to Xiaozhu, saying, "Go back. When my father and mother ask, just say I went to the Yuan residence and Yuanxu is sick."

"Well... girl... please be careful." Xiao Zhu wanted to go with them, but she had to leave one person at home. This way, when General Helan and the others asked about it, they wouldn't worry in vain.

She prayed in her heart that Master Yuan would be safe and sound.

After boarding the carriage, Helan felt uneasy. Yuan Xu had been fine this morning, so how could he suddenly become so ill? She thought about it over and over again, but something seemed off. Then she looked at the carriage again. It didn't look like the Yuan Mansion's carriage. Instead... her heart leaped into her throat! No... Was this the palace's carriage, or was it Gu Shicheng's private carriage?

It’s her fault for being so anxious!

Her gaze shifted to the curtain behind the carriage. She had ridden in this carriage before. This carriage was longer than the others, with a curtain separating the sky and the earth, and people could sit inside.

She reached out to lift the curtain behind her, but then she pulled her hand back in fear. She didn't want to guess who was behind the curtain. Could it be Gu Shicheng? Wasn't he poisoned? Was Gu Shicheng going to kill her?

Fear washed over her, and she felt a wave of anxiety. She pulled back the carriage curtain, intending to jump out. The driver, as if anticipating this, sped up. Suddenly, she felt a sinking sensation at the back of her head, and passed out. She had been knocked unconscious by Zhufeng's knife-like hand, who was hiding behind the curtain at the back.

When she woke up, she found herself lying on the edge of a bed, and the person lying on the bed was Gu Shicheng. She looked around and saw a familiar layout: two tall treasure pavilions, on which were placed all kinds of antiques and treasures, and several bookcases filled with thick books.

She was very familiar with it! This was Gu Shicheng's study, which was larger than two rooms. In order to avoid consummating the marriage, he had placed a bed in the study. Since then, he either slept in the study or in his own room, and had never set foot in her room.

She had thought he had stopped sleeping in the study after marrying Qi Didi, but she hadn't expected him to still sleep there in this life. She clearly remembered the servants brazenly bringing the bed into the study, which made everyone in the mansion laugh at her.

I didn’t expect... that he would be willing to treat Qi Didi like this?

She regained her consciousness and looked at Gu Shicheng, who seemed to be still unconscious, obviously poisoned and still not awake. So who had captured her?

No! I can't just sit there and wait to die! Helan Xuenuo pulled the door of the study, but it was locked. It looked like someone was guarding the door and talking outside. She couldn't get out, so she went to all the doors and windows, opened them, and found that they were all guarded outside.

Wings can't escape!

Just as she was frowning, the door bolt was pulled open. The person who came in was Zhufeng, holding a tray with a bowl of black medicine on it. He stared at her with contempt as he came in, "Want to run away?"

Zhufeng! Helan Xuenuo also hated him very much. He was a good dog of Gu Shicheng, biting wherever he pointed. And what was Zhufeng's intention in locking her and Gu Shicheng together? She was puzzled, "Is it you in the carriage?"

Zhu Feng chuckled, placed the tray on the table, and walked towards her with the medicine. "You are inextricably linked to the prince's poisoning! He repeatedly saved you, and you repeatedly harmed him! I really can't understand why he fell for a vicious woman like you!"

"Did I ask him to save me? I don't need him to save me!" Helan Xuenuo hated Zhufeng's domineering and accusatory attitude. In her previous life, when he followed Master Gu, he had never given her a good face. He was obviously just a servant, but he always treated her condescendingly!

Gu Shicheng was still unconscious. She guessed that it was Zhufeng who captured him. Zhufeng was a protective person, so he must have done it on purpose to vent his anger for Gu Shicheng.

A trace of violence flashed across Zhufeng's face, and blue veins bulged on his palms. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go and feed the prince the medicine! Since you hurt him, you should be responsible! Otherwise... if something happens to the prince, you won't have an easy time either!" He handed the medicine to Helan Xuenuo.

"I won't!" Helan Xuenuo struggled to push him away.

Seeing a lot of medicine spilling out, Zhufeng's face was full of anger, and he roared, "The prince is really blind to fall for a vicious person like you! Today, I used the name of that kid from Yuan Mansion to trick you out so easily! How much do you love your fiancé? If he knew that you and the prince were in the same room, do you think he would still want you?" He laughed again and looked at her, as if looking down on her.

"What does it have to do with you whether Yuanxu wants me or not?"