Chapter 757: Chapter 757: 757: Can't Come for Nothing

Jiang Ning laughed and said, “If you like tranquility, you should admire Jin Liangyuan’s Plum Blossom Cottage, where the plum blossoms are blooming everywhere.”

“Is that so? I must make it a point to admire it someday.” Finished saying so excitedly, Concubine Ya sighed, “It’s just that I don’t have the good fortune to live there.”

“Both you and Jin Liangyuan come from the Silla Kingdom, you can visit each other more often in the future, which might ease your homesickness.”

“The Princess Consort is really considerate.”

“Didn’t Your Highness Concubine Ya invite me to have tea?” Seeing her just sitting silently, Jiang Ning took the initiative to remind her, “I’ve never had the good tea from your Silla. If it could be paired with some Silla specialty pastries, that would be even better.”

“Ah, right, I almost forgot.”

Concubine Ya quickly stood up, brought the tea and desserts herself, poured a cup, presented it to Jiang Ning, her pair of eyes deep with worry as she watched her.

Jiang Ning picked up the tea, took a sniff, and praised, “It smells amazing.”

She brought the tea to her lips—

“Princess Consort!” Concubine Ya stopped her.

“What?” Jiang Ning looked up at her.

Concubine Ya picked up a piece of pastry and smiled, “I personally made this pastry, I don’t know if it suits your taste, please try it.”

“Oh, alright.”

Jiang Ning then put down the tea cup, and took the pastry.

Concubine Ya was visibly relieved.

After Jiang Ning finished a piece of pastry, she picked up the tea cup again.

Concubine Ya said, “Have another piece.”

Jiang Ning laughed and said, “My mouth is a bit dry, let me take a sip of tea before eating.”

“The tea is cold, let me get you a fresh cup?” Before Jiang Ning could respond, she quickly took away the tea cup, and turned around to get a new one.

Jiang Ning watched her act and again picked up a pastry to eat.

After a good while, Concubine Ya brought another cup of tea, carefully handed it to Jiang Ning, “It’s hot, just right to drink.”

Jiang Ning sipped the tea and laughed, “It indeed tastes great, I like it a lot.”

The nervousness on Concubine Ya’s face had disappeared, she sat down with a smile, and said, “If the Princess Consort likes it, you are always welcome to come and have tea.”

“That wouldn’t be convenient. Why don’t instead you give me some of your fantastic tea to take back and brew at home?”

Concubine Ya grinned, “That would be even better.”

In the corner, Gufeng winked at Jiang Ning, as if asking her whether, since the tea had been switched, should she pretend to faint?

Jiang Ning ignored him.

Was this kid an idiot?

Why would she play along now that Concubine Ya had switched the tea?

Concubine Ya switched the tea at the last moment, which comforted Jiang Ning, indicating that her nature was kind-hearted, unwilling to perform misdeeds at her brother’s behest.

It was not a waste of Jiang Ning’s genuine attempts to help her.

Still, could Prince Xinhai just let it go easily?

She had come in vain.

As Jiang Ning was mulling over how to assist the enemy in furthering their conspiracy, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head.

Following that, a sense of dizziness swept over her.

Her vision became blurry, and amidst the spinning world, the last image she saw was Concubine Ya’s shocked, puzzled face.

Concubine Ya watched in terror as Jiang Ning collapsed to the floor, rushed over without thinking, and cried out, “Princess Consort! Princess Consort! What happened?”

A figure suddenly rushed in from outside the door, and a swift hand chopped at Gufeng’s neck.

Gufeng collapsed without a sound.

Concubine Ya turned around, horrified, “What just happened?”

Prince Xinhai, disguised as a palace maid, walked over with a smile, saying, “Sister, don’t you understand?”

Concubine Ya looked at him for a moment, suddenly realized, “Oh my God… you, you put the medicine in the pastries…”

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