Chapter 15: Administering the Drug

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Shen Mengli responded respectfully, then bowed with good wishes before leaving with Xique.

“Xique, have the servants prepare water for me. I want to take a bath.”

As soon as she arrived at her residence, Snow Bamboo Cottage, Shen Mengli gave her instructions.

She had been busy with wedding matters all day yesterday, and now that she had some free time, she decided to soak in a bath to relieve her fatigue.

After the maids prepared the water, she dismissed them, undressed, and stepped into the tub.

Just as she was enjoying her bath, a figure suddenly barged in.

Shen Mengli never expected to meet Qi Yunyan again under such circumstances.

He wore a moon-white, narrow-sleeved long robe with silver-threaded cloud patterns embroidered along the collar and cuffs. His jet-black hair was pinned up with a white jade hairpin. His handsome cheeks were tinged with a faint blush, and a thin layer of sweat coated his forehead.

Qi Yunyan recalled that he had gone to pay respects to his mother, drank a cup of tea in her courtyard, and then felt dizzy and feverish all over.

It wasn’t until his mother had two servants help him to Shen Mengli’s Snow Bamboo Cottage that he realized what scheme she was plotting.

She had drugged him!

Despite all precautions to guard against Shen Mengli, he had fallen victim to his own mother.

After the two attendants threw Qi Yunyan into Shen Mengli’s room, they immediately shut the door and stood guard outside to prevent his escape.

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The princess consort had given strict orders: today, the heir and the heir’s wife must consummate their union.

They had to keep a close watch on the heir; or else, there would be trouble.

When Shen Mengli saw Qi Yunyan, she was first shocked and shouted loudly. Regaining her composure, she hurled the towel in her hand at the man’s head, then crossed her arms protectively over her chest.

The wet towel struck Qi Yunyan’s head, soaking his hair.

His feverish, foggy mind was somewhat cleared by the impact.

“Qi Yunyan, how long do you intend to stay? Get out immediately!” Shen Mengli shouted.

“You shameless woman, conspiring with my mother to drug me! Even if I die of suffocation, I would never touch you. Give up on that thought.”

“Who drugged you? Don’t falsely accuse innocent people.”

“Xique, come in quickly,” Shen Mengli called outside the door.

Just as Xique was about to enter, she was stopped by the two attendants guarding the door.

“The heir and the heir’s wife are busy. No unauthorized persons may enter.”

A wave of heat surged violently in Qi Yunyan’s body. Tugging at his clothes, he staggered toward the bath tub.

At that moment, his eyes were fixed only on the tub full of water.

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He felt unbearably hot and desperately needed to cool off.

“Qi Yunyan, where are you going? Don’t come over!”

Shen Mengli’s anxious cries failed to stop his steps. He wobbled to the edge of the tub and tried to scoop up some water to wash his face. Before his hand could reach the water, Shen Mengli pressed his head down into the tub.

The man fell entirely into the bath.

Shen Mengli used both hands to forcefully hold him underwater, then hurriedly wrapped a bath towel around herself and stepped out of the tub.

She quickly grabbed the clothes nearby and dressed, glancing anxiously into the tub.

It would be ridiculous if Qi Yunyan drowned in the bath.

Qi Yunyan’s nose was submerged, and he struggled for breath, finally managing to stand up in the tub.

Seeing this, Shen Mengli hastily fastened her clothes, rushed to the tub, helped him sit down, and splashed water on him.

“Qi Yunyan, are you alright? Do you feel any better now?”