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Chapter 298 - toasting

Wei Qing could not help but flinch as she stared at Xiao Qingqian.

Xiao Qingqian squinted his eyes and took deep breaths, barely recovering from the shock.

"The emperor and queen have arrived!"

After the chorus, Old Emperor and the empress walked in side by side. The empress's gaze quickly swept across Xiao Qingqian's face, and a few traces of coolness appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Qingqian remained indifferent, and only looked at her indifferently.

However, it was this calm gaze that was filled with provocation!

Above palace feast, Chu Yin represented Emperor of the South Kingdom and expressed his gratitude. Old Emperor smiled and said: "The Southern and Northern Kingdoms can be considered a family, there's no need to thank me!"

Xiao Qingqian poured a cup of wine and said to Old Emperor: "Royal father, when Prince Qi was in the Northern Kingdom as a vassal state, this son and he had a grudge, so we can make use of this time in palace feast and completely break off all ties!"

Old Emperor nodded.

Xiao Qingqian made a gesture, of course, Chu Yin had to cooperate as well, "Prince Chu is getting serious."

"As for this wine, the wangfei will represent this king to the Prince Qi, and all the grudges from before will be written off in one go!"

There were some hidden meanings behind Xiao Qingqian's words, and everyone present had heard some things regarding Wei Qing and Chu Yin before.

Wei Qing turned her head and glared viciously at Xiao Qingqian.

Xiao Qingqian only raised his eyebrows at her, his eyes seemed to say: If you do not do as I say, then the person you are interested in will be affected.

Prime Minister Wei was sweating profusely for Wei Qing. Previously, she said that she wanted to get along well with Xiao Qingqian, but in such a short period of time, the two of them were already on thin ice?

Wei Qing unintentionally caught Prime Minister Wei's worried gaze, her breathing stagnated and she took a deep breath.

"Alright, let me toast this goblet of wine!" She took the wine cup and was about to put it to her lips, but Xiao Qingqian stopped her, "What else do you want?"

Xiao Qingqian smirked, "I need the imperial concubine to personally present this wine to Prince Qi!"

A hint of suspicion appeared in Wei Qing's eyes, and she judged and stared at Xiao Qingqian for a good long while.

Xiao Qingqian softly said, "Princess, please hurry!"

Wei Qing held onto the cup of wine, her fingertips turning white.

What the hell was Xiao Qingqian doing?

She stared at him for a good while, glanced at Chu Yin again, and slowly walked towards him.

Step by step, they got closer and closer.

The gentleness in Chu Yin's eyes became stronger and stronger.

Would Xiao Qingqian deliberately poison the alcohol?

Then, he thought about it, now that he was in the Northern Kingdom, if something were to happen to Chu Yin there, the two countries would definitely fall into chaos.

Chu Yin confirmed his guess as he looked at her conflicted and worried eyes.

Wei Qing still had him in her heart!

As long as he was here, everything he did was worth it!

In the end, Wei Qing still handed the wine cup to Chu Yin.

"Good wine!" Chu Yin overturned the wine cup.

Wei Qing pursed her lips, staring at him for a good while without blinking, before returning to her seat.

"What are you trying to do?" Wei Qing asked in a low voice.

Xiao Qingqian did not say a word, and only drank his wine.

The reason he had Wei Qing personally toast to her was because he wanted to test Wei Qing out.

The result made him very disappointed!

In Wei Qing's heart, he was still a despicable and shameless person, but she was still concerned about Chu Yin!

"You're worried about the poison in the wine?" Xiao Qingqian asked instead of answering.

Wei Qing's eyes were ferocious, "You better not do that, or else you'll be the one to blame!"

The viciousness in Xiao Qingqian's eyes became even more intense, and he gulped down a few cups of wine.

Chu Yin had been locking the two of them tightly the entire time, so he naturally saw clearly the interactions between the two of them.

Whether or not he could completely separate Wei Qing from her, was entirely dependent on Xiao Qingqian's self-proclaimed smart wine!

With this thought, he curled his lips and drank a cup of wine in an extremely good mood.

It was only until the end of palace feast and when he saw that Chu Yin had safely gotten on the carriage that Wei Qing's hanging heart was at ease by more than half.

Xiao Qingqian looked at her, the alcohol reeking heavily on her face, "If you're that nervous, you can totally follow along!"

Wei Qing clenched her teeth and squeezed out two words, "Insane!"

Xiao Qingqian laughed. Yes, he was sick!

Unknowingly since then, Wei Qing had been like a poison, causing him to be deeply poisoned! It was also like a seed that was deeply rooted in his heart. For her, he could abandon everything, no matter what!

However, he was still unable to return her sincerity.

Wei Qing returned to Prince Chu’s Mansion with a belly full of anger. As she was trying to get rid of the complicated palace attire, she suddenly heard rustling sounds coming from outside.

She was just about to let Mo Qi go out and investigate, when the hidden guards beside Chu Yin broke through the window and entered.

"Mo Qi, stop!" Wei Qing rushed to the front of the dark guard, "What happened?"

Just now, when Xiao Qingqian asked her to toast, she was already worried, but she didn't expect something to happen so soon.

"Prince Qi has been poisoned. I hope that Princess Huo Wu can make a trip there now!"

This wangfei could be either a Princess Chu or a princess of a Prince Qi. However, at this moment, she couldn't bother to pursue these matters any further.

She looked at Mo Qi, exhorted her a few words, and then allowed the dark guard to bring her and quickly leave Prince Chu’s Mansion.

When she appeared at the inn, her back was already soaked in sweat.

The door opened, and when Wei Qing saw the ashen-faced Chu Yin lying on the bed, tears quickly flowed down his face.

"A Yin!" She called out in a choked voice as she hurried forward to take his pulse.

He was indeed poisoned, and after rummaging for a while, he found the Hundred Poison Pill. He pried open his chin and stuffed the Hundred Poison Pill into his mouth.

After consuming the Hundred Poison Pill, his face looked a little better, but the poison had not been completely cured yet.

"Take care of him." Wei Qing's eyes turned sour and she was about to stand up, but her wrist was held tightly by Chu Yin, "Qing`er!"

These four words had been missing for a long time, but it still lingered clearly in his mind.

"A Yin!" Wei Qing's lips trembled intensely, "Why are you so stupid?"

As smart as he was, he must have already noticed the problem with the goblet of wine, yet he still pretended to drink it.

Obviously, he could use his arm to cover it and pour the wine on his sleeve. Clearly, he could do many things to refuse this glass of wine.

Why was he so stupid as to drink it?

Tears that were like beans fell onto the back of his hand, splashing out one crystal flower after another.

Chu Yin struggled to wipe the tears off her face, "Don't cry!"

"A Yin, it's already impossible for us to live this life. You be good and I'll only beg you this once!"

"Why is it impossible?"

Even though he promised to give her a marriage, he definitely wouldn't let her down!

He would do everything in his power to make up for everything he owed Yue Yue!

"You already have a peace of mind …"

"Do you mind?" he asked with a smile.