The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

"Cough cough cough——" Su Jingning bent down, covered his chest and coughed violently a few times, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.

She had been in the sun for too long today and her throat felt a little uncomfortable.

"Second sister, are you okay?" Su Luoshu patted her back nervously to help her calm down, and Su Jingning smiled at her comfortingly.

"It's okay, it's just that the sun was shining a little too long today, I just need to rest for a while." Su Jingning said in a hoarse voice.

After saying that, she closed her eyes and leaned against the back of the car. Her mind was filled with what Mu Xi had said to her today. She had indeed been getting closer to Gu Yan'an recently. The Beiyang Palace was too conspicuous in the court. If someone discovered that she was too close to Gu Yan'an, it would probably bring disaster to the Zhenguo Palace.

She had told him everything she could about her regrets for Gu Yan'an in her previous life, so she should stay away from him from now on.

As soon as Su Jingning returned home, she instructed Yun Ya to go to Qi Mansion on her behalf the next day, saying that she was not feeling well and to decline Mu Xi's invitation on her behalf.

Su Jingning stayed in her house all day, not going anywhere. Mu Xi came to see her once, and seeing that she was really seriously ill, he stopped bothering her. She even refused to go to the newly opened Fengting Tower when Yue Xun, who had finally gotten away from Jiangnan and returned to the capital, invited her.

She stayed at home for more than twenty days.

The winter in the capital is shorter than in previous years. The leaves have become much warmer in late February, and the willow trees in the Zhenguo Mansion that had been dead for a long time have sprouted new buds.

Su Jingning finally took off the fox fur cape he wore every day, and he felt much lighter and refreshed.

She asked someone to move a rocking chair under the magnolia tree in the yard. She read in the warm sunshine, which was really comfortable. However, she became too sleepy while reading and fell asleep with the book covering her face.

As soon as Su Jingmo entered the yard, he saw Su Jingning sleeping in a rocking chair with a book on her head. He walked towards Su Jingning quietly, wanting to scare her.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Su Jingning threw the book at him, which scared him.

"Brother, you are so old, and you still want to scare me? If you scare me, I will tell my mother that you bullied me."

Su Jingning sat up, adjusted the hem of her skirt, and sounded a little aggrieved, but she looked at Su Jingmo with disdain.

Su Jingmo walked towards Su Jingning without blushing, smiling and handed the book to Su Jingning.

"Isn't this scary?"

Su Jingning took the book and said, "Why is Second Brother here?"

"You've been bored to death staying in the yard all day. The spring hunting season is coming up in Huoshan. His Majesty has ordered officials of the third rank and above and their families to accompany us to Huoshan. The trip will take five days. Didn't mother tell you?"

Su Jingmo felt that his sister had been standing stupidly in the yard and didn't even know such an important thing.

"No, can I not go?" Su Jingning just wanted to stay in the yard and not go anywhere.

"No, this spring hunt is different from previous years. We have Xiliang envoys and the eldest princess of Xiliang. They will also participate in this spring hunt. The noble ladies and gentlemen of the Imperial Capital are pampered all day long, so how can they be their opponents? His Majesty specifically instructed that all the young masters of the Zhenguo Mansion should go, including you and Shu'er."

Su Jingmo got a headache when he thought of the Princess of Xiliang. The peace talks between Xiliang and Dazhou were finally concluded, but she wanted to stay in Dazhou. She took the decree of the young Emperor of Xiliang and said that she admired the economy and culture of Dazhou and hoped that His Majesty of Dazhou would allow her to stay in Dazhou for a year to study and visit. Because of this, Xiliang specially offered 50,000 war horses. How could His Majesty not agree?

"The Princess of Xiliang? Feng Ziyan? Does she really want to stay in Dazhou?" Su Jingning asked with a frown. She had been worried since the Xiliang delegation came to Beijing. This matter was different from her previous life. In her previous life, the Princess of Xiliang did not come to Dazhou, and she did not propose to stay in Dazhou.

She couldn't figure out what went wrong. Was it because of her rebirth? But she had been very careful after her rebirth and only dealt with Mu Ling and Chen Ruofu. Was it because she asked her father to hand over the military power of the Western Territory? If it was because of this, then she would have to meet the Princess of Xiliang.

In the previous life, the Western Liang Wolf Guards defeated the Western Border Army led by the second uncle, which might have something to do with her.

"Yes, our Zhenguogong Mansion has been guarding the western border for a long time, and has long had a feud with Xiliang. This time they might be coming for us, so we must be careful when the time comes."

Su Jingmo was a little worried and gave Su Jingning some advice.

"understood."

The next day, at the royal hunting ground camp at the foot of Huoshan Mountain.

Hunting in early spring is the first major event of the new year in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This time, the Xiliang delegation participated in it, so it was held with great ceremony, and there were a large number of officials and their families accompanying them.

Huoshan, as the royal hunting ground, has picturesque scenery. The mountains are majestic and verdant, the trees stand tall in the clouds, the air is filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, and the spring breeze blows across your face, making you intoxicated.

The hunting will officially begin tomorrow. After walking for half a day today, Emperor Zhou ordered each family to rest.

The tents of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were close to the edge of the camp, one for the female members and one for the male members. The female members of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion who accompanied them were only the Duke of Zhenguo's wife and the third wife Liu, as well as Su Jingning and Su Luoshu.

The third wife, Liu, rarely left the capital, and after walking for half a day, she was very carsick. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and Su Luoshu were watching over her, and Su Jingning could not help, so he had to leave the tent by himself.

She had never been to Huoshan in her previous life, and she didn't expect the scenery of Huoshan to be so beautiful. She heard that there was a beautiful fog lake in Huoshan, so she walked a few more steps to take a look.

As a result, as soon as he walked to the side of the misty lake, he saw Gu Yan'an, whom he had been hiding from for a long time. He was wearing a dark blue robe with a brocade pattern, and his long hair was tied on top of his head with a white jade hair crown. His demonic and fairy-like features were very dazzling. He was frowning and talking to Mo You beside him.

Su Jingning was startled when he saw him, and immediately turned around and tried to escape, hoping that Gu Yan'an didn't see him.

"Miss Su Er! Where are you going?"

Gu Yan'an's cold voice came from behind her.

Su Jingning stood still, not knowing whether to turn around or not. When Mo You passed by her, he bowed respectfully to her.

Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Su Jingning closed his eyes and turned around resignedly.

"What a coincidence, you are here too." Su Jingning smiled awkwardly.

Gu Yan'an looked at Su Jingning with a smile and his face turned cold for the first time.

"You just don't want to see me. You hide when you see me."

Gu Yan'an's voice was already cold to begin with, and because he was angry, his voice sounded even colder.

"What are you talking about? I'm not hiding from you. I just saw you talking to someone and didn't want to disturb you." Su Jingning continued to explain with a smile.

"Oh, really? But why did you pretend to be sick to turn down the invitation you agreed to with Mu Xi, and then you pretended to be sick for such a long time to turn down Mu Xi. What are you afraid of?"

Gu Yan'an's voice was still cold, and his expression was a little hurt. He thought about it for so long, but couldn't figure out what he had done wrong to make her suddenly stay away from him.

Su Jingning's smile froze on his face, gradually turned cold, and his expression became somewhat alert and vigilant.

"You secretly investigated me."

Su Jingning's dark eyes were filled with ice, and her voice was calm and cold. She hated the feeling of being watched by others. Since he knew that she was faking illness, how much did he know about what she had done before?

"Gu Yan'an, I hate being stared at the most in my life. No matter what I'm afraid of, whether I'm pretending to be sick, or what I'm doing, it's none of your business."

Su Jingning was a little irritated by Gu Yan'an. Her face was tense with anger. After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave.

Gu Yan'an's heart ached at her words. He didn't expect that she would misunderstand him. He knew she was pretending to be sick because her maid went to Qi's house that day and said that she was sick and couldn't go out. He thought she had a cold and hurried to the Duke of Zhenguo's house to see her. He found out that she was fine.

He originally thought that she was just pretending to be sick because she didn't want to go out, but after that, she pretended to be sick for a long time and didn't want to go out with Mu Xi. Then he realized that she was avoiding him. He thought he had done something to upset her, but he didn't know what went wrong for Banyue. Today, she hid when she saw him again, and he was anxious for a while, so he spoke to her coldly.

Seeing that she was turning around and about to leave angrily, he quickly grabbed her wrist.

"You misunderstood. I didn't investigate you. I just..." His voice softened a lot and he wanted to explain, but he stopped suddenly when he met Su Jingning's cold black eyes.

Yes, who am I to her? I don’t even dare to walk up to her and show my concern for her openly.

"Forget it, if you want to investigate, then let's investigate."

He slowly let go of Su Jingning's hand, his eyes reddened. He shouldn't have expected to get her feelings. He was the first to leave the foggy lake, his back looked a little embarrassed.

Su Jingning looked at his back as he left, and suddenly felt regretful about what he had just said.

As soon as Su Jingmo came out of the tent, he met Gu Yan'an with a cold face. He greeted him with surprise, but this guy just walked past him as if he didn't see him.

Su Jingmo looked puzzled, and seeing Su Jingning also walking towards him from that direction, he felt a little strange.

"Ningning, did you meet Gu Yan'an just now? Why does he look like he just came out of the Hall of Yama, full of murderous aura?" Su Jingmo asked Su Jingning.

"How should I know? I'm not familiar with him." Su Jingning's tone was a little aggressive, and he was about to enter the tent with a cold face.

"Ah, but I heard that you went to Jiang's house together last time, and he even came to the house later to ask if you were sick." Su Jingmo muttered behind her.

Su Jingning paused after entering the tent, then came out again.

"What did you say? When did he come?"

"It was the day after you went to Jiang Mansion." Su Jingmo looked at Su Jingning with a serious expression and replied.

"What! What did you tell him?" Su Jingning looked surprised.

"You're not sick either. Your cold has been well controlled recently." Su Jingmo said as a matter of course.

Su Jingning covered his face, not wanting to see his second brother again. Why didn't he say it earlier! It's over, there's a huge misunderstanding!

Su Jingning looked in the direction where Gu Yan'an left. How should she explain...