Qinghe’s departure left Bai Xian feeling deeply uneasy.
He believed Qinghe was a man of great ambition, and there must be reasons behind his actions.
Though their confrontations were few and far between, to Bai Xian, Qinghe appeared as an old fox! Therefore, unless he learned sothing, unless he sensed the winds of change, how could Qinghe leave so decisively, so cleanly?
Furthermore, if this was Qinghe’s ga of catch and release, it would be too unreasonable. If Qinghe wanted to leave, then why wait until now?
In short, Bai Xian pondered many things. He deliberated for a long ti, then simred a pot of chicken soup and personally fed it to the drunken Eighth Princess. Afterwards, he packed his belongings in haste and quickly left the Zhu Family Main House...
This place was not suitable for a prolonged stay, and he decided to trust his instincts!
The next day at dawn.
A panicked scream echoed through the Zhu Family Main House!
The Eighth Princess awoke from her hangover, her head pounding fiercely. She called the guards outside, planning to have soone fetch water for her to wash her face, but when the guard saw her appearance, he let out a scream.
The Eighth Princess harshly scolded the guard, but he looked as though he had seen a ghost.
The Eighth Princess was filled with suspicion.
Facing the direction of the bedside was a dressing table, upon which stood a Brass Vanity Mirror.
The corner of the Eighth Princess’s eye inadvertently caught sight of the brass mirror and she paused, stunned.
"How can this be?" She touched her face in disbelief, and when she lifted her hand, her sleeve fell back, revealing a fair arm. But this arm was covered in red spots?
Soon, news spread that the Eighth Princess was diagnosed with smallpox. This was the diagnosis from the doctor, and from that morning onwards, the Eighth Princess’s body rapidly weakened.
By the ti the Eighth Princess snapped out of the shock from this event, she realized not only had Qinghe left her, but Bai Xian had left as well.
The man who once treated her with such tenderness, always flattering and pleasing her, had abandoned her too and left her.
Suddenly, a sense of bleakness enveloped her, thinking Bai Xian’s departure was due to her serious illness. Yet at the sa ti, deep doubts ford within her heart.
Wasn’t Bai Xian affected by the Mind-Bewitching Gu?
Being under the Mind-Bewitching Gu ans the heart and mind are controlled by it. Bai Xian had the Child Gu inside him, while she carried the Mother Gu. The Child Gu would willingly die for the Mother Gu! How could he leave her so easily?
Normally, they should endure hardships together!
And if the Mother Gu perishes, the Child Gu must also die!
How did Bai Xian, under the Mind-Bewitching Gu, leave?
Could he have left just because she contracted smallpox?
The Eighth Princess couldn’t understand it at all. But at this mont, she suddenly rembered years ago. When she requested the Mind-Bewitching Gu from the Dajin Gu Woman, Miao Qing, she asked: "Can this Mind-Bewitching Gu truly ensure Qinghe remains by my side? Never to leave, loyal only to , forgetting about Dong Baowei?"
Back then, she wasn’t certain if Qinghe had feelings for Dong Baowei, but before Qinghe entered the palace, he had one foot in both camps, wavering between her and Dong Baowei. To be safe, she decided to plant the Gu in Qinghe.
She still vividly rembers Miao Qing’s answer back then.
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