The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 331: Chapter 331: Let’s Hear It

Xia Wenjin didn’t feel that her heart was full of sunshine.

With memories of her past life, she was no longer that naive and romantic young girl of her age, nor the girl who would fall in love with someone just because of their looks, losing herself in the process.

Having experienced so much, her heart had turned apathetic.

The reason she didn’t want to enter the Capital City was not because she didn’t want to avenge her past life’s grievances, but because she knew that with her current abilities, she couldn’t confront Huangfu Yuxuan. Moreover, the Capital City was the nightmare of her past life, and going there without being strong enough would only lead to troubles.

To her, protecting her father and brother and all the uncles, preserving Haotian Village, was more important than vengeance.

By avoiding the Capital City and staying far away from Huangfu Yuxuan, the people of Haotian Village would have no ties with him. As long as there were no past-life connections between Haotian Village and Huangfu Yuxuan, he wouldn’t use the villagers as stepping stones.

Meanwhile, she could take advantage of her time in Jianghu to quickly grow stronger.

Even if one day Huangfu Yuxuan set his sights on Haotian Village, she would have the strength to resist.

She remained calm and followed her plan.

But the appearance of Huangfu Jingchen was unexpected.

At first, she didn’t mind Huangfu Jingchen’s aversion and rejection because their initial meeting wasn’t pleasant. She was at fault first, so it was normal for him not to like her.

However, Huangfu Jingchen’s sudden affection and confession later on left her at a loss.

Still, she didn’t take it to heart.

After all, though Huangfu Jingchen seemed a few years older, in her eyes, he was just a grown-up boy.

Yet, was it really not the case now?

Her usually steady heartbeat quickened because of his unintentional actions.

Was this, without her even knowing, allowing him to enter her heart?

Is this what it feels like to be moved?

Yet she had so many things to accomplish; the laughable emotions of her past life only brought her coldness when she thought back on them. She believed she would never be moved in this life, never sprout feelings for anyone, but this young man, with his sincere heart, had slowly but surely entered her heart.

Even if it was just a slight feeling, for her, it was unexpected.

It really was time to part ways!

Due to the arrival of the imperial envoy, the quarantine zone, after the siege by Wen Hao and the retreat of Yu Shikui, had returned to its original state.

The villagers who had been driven there, after being checked and verified not to be infected, and drinking two bowls of preventive medicine, each returned to their homes.

Early in the morning, Xia Wenjin went from the inn to the quarantine area, and the situation was improving. For some lightly infected people who had already recovered, Xia Wenjin set a three-day observation period, after which they could return home.

Three lightly infected people, who could go home, came to thank the doctor with bows and, of course, also expressed their gratitude to Xia Wenjin.

Xia Wenjin helped them up, reminding them to visit the doctor immediately if they felt unwell.

After finishing all this, the sky was already bright, and it was time for breakfast.

The patients in the quarantine zone had a fairly hearty breakfast, while some doctors, due to a lack of manpower, rushed over to grab a few bites before getting back to work.

These doctors were either recruited by Shang Jingwang from various medical clinics in Huainan Prefecture or forcibly brought by Kong Tixin. Another half were attracted by the high rewards offered by Huangfu Jingchen and Xia Wenjin.

Nonetheless, the comforting thing was that, regardless of whether they were coerced or came for the reward, after spending a few days here, most of them, except a few, were fully committed to treating the epidemic patients.

Xia Wenjin found comfort in knowing that they did not stray from the essence of being a doctor, and that there were still many good people in the world.

What she didn’t know was that more doctors threw themselves into the fight against the epidemic because of her.

Huangfu Jingchen had also gotten up early, but before he reached the quarantine zone, he was invited by Huangfu Jinxuan.

Huangfu Jinxuan had sent one of his two guards, Meng Han, to invite him.

If it weren’t for wanting to keep Huangfu Jingchen’s identity hidden, he would have come himself.

Since it was an invitation from the imperial envoy, Huangfu Jingchen couldn’t reject it.

He had visited Wang Bolao’s residence many times before, and this time he didn’t feel any different, except that Wang Bolao seemed even more anxious and fearful.

He was just a small town mayor; who knew what good fortune his ancestors had that not only did the Prefect visit and stay at his house, but now the Lord Imperial Envoy also came and stayed. He was considering if, once Lord Imperial Envoy left, he should fence off the house for his descendants to admire!

After ushering Huangfu Jingchen into the room and serving tea, Huangfu Jinxuan sent Meng Han and Wei Jun away, then leaned closer to Huangfu Jingchen, whispering mysteriously, ”Young Master, I have a secret to tell you!”

Young Master, what a divine address! Huangfu Jingchen’s mouth twitched, saying, ”I’m called Huang Zheng here; you can call me Young Master Huang, Brother Zheng!”

Huangfu Jinxuan nodded quickly.

Huangfu Jingchen sipped his tea, indifferent, ”Go on, what’s the secret?”

Huangfu Jinxuan’s eyes darted around, as if afraid of something suddenly appearing, and cautiously said, ”Wangshan Town has ghosts!”

”Pfft...”

The tea in Huangfu Jingchen’s mouth sprayed out, splattering all over Huangfu Jinxuan’s face. Annoyed, he said, ”Why don’t you say there’s a Mountain God?”

With a face covered in tea drops, Huangfu Jinxuan looked pitiable, ”Young... Brother Zheng, I’m not lying, it’s true, I saw it with my own eyes!”

Noticing his expression, Huangfu Jingchen’s heart stirred, recalling last night’s events, he calmly said, ”Go ahead, tell me!”

That thrilling experience from last night flashed in Huangfu Jinxuan’s mind every time he closed his eyes. Even though he didn’t see it, just hearing it kept him awake all night, his dark circles evident.

Immediately, he repeated everything he heard last night without missing a word.

With eyes full of fear mixed with a lingering dread, he nervously said, ”I heard if something like a ghost latches on to you, it won’t stop till either it perishes or you do. Do you think it will latch on to me too?”

Huangfu Jingchen glanced at him, asking, ”Was it you who switched the scrolls?”

Huangfu Jinxuan shook his head.

”Did you kill someone?”

Huangfu Jinxuan shook his head again.

Huangfu Jingchen gently patted his shoulder, earnestly saying, ”Brother Jinxuan, you’ve heard this saying, right? Injustice has a head, debt has a master. Even if Bai Yi is a vengeful spirit seeking retribution, it wouldn’t come for you!”

Hearing this, Huangfu Jinxuan let out a big sigh of relief, patting his chest to calm himself, ”That’s good, that’s good! What kind of situation is this? I just wanted to prank that toilet cleaner, and how did I end up encountering a ghost?”

Ghost #1, Huangfu Jingchen: ”...”

His mouth twitched, looking at the chattering Huangfu Jinxuan, and sighed lightly, ”Though your life is safe, you can’t escape some bad luck for the next few decades!”