The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 189 : Pei'er

Translated by : Minodayz & Dumpling

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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As Jiang Xin Zhi rushed over to the Jinying Wangfu, 'visibly alarmed' could barely be used to describe his expression. It was the middle of the night, and someone had suddenly broken into his room. And if that person hadn't revealed his identity in time, he would have been treated as an assassin. This person, who had come in a hurry, quickly relayed the news that something had happened to Jiang Ruan and urged him to go to the Jinying Wangfu immediately. Jiang Xin Zhi became anxious after listening and without caring about anything else, rode his horse towards the fu. The more he thought about it, the more vexed he became. How did something happen to his meimei who had been fine, and had just gotten married the day before? But the person had been vague and didn't elaborate. However, Jiang Xin Zhi knew in his heart that if it wasn't something important, Xiao Shao would not have invited him to come at this time.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the gate of the main courtyard, he saw Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao waiting for him with tense expressions. Jiang Xin Zhi's heart sank, and he strode in; at a glance, he saw Xiao Shao hugging his sobbing meimei.

Ever since Jiang Ruan was brought back from the rural residence, she had never cried with such anguish. Even in front of Jiang Xin Zhi, she was always calm and composed. Jiang Xin Zhi knew that his meimei had been tempered to be extremely tenacious over the years. Thus when he saw her show of emotion, he was in a daze. The girl in front of him overlapped with the soft and weak girl from the past when Zhao Mei was still alive.

But he just lost his mind for a moment. Jiang Xin Zhi soon came back to his senses, and walked up to Jiang Ruan in two or three steps before asking in anger, "Ah Ruan, what's wrong with you? Did he bully you?"

Jiang Ruan was crying so hard that Jiang Xin Zhi's heart was agitated. He knew of no one in this world who could make her cry like this, but if it really was Xiao Shao.... Jiang Xin Zhi raised his head coldly. Ye Feng was a little nervous because if Jiang Ruan actually said yes, it seemed as though Jiang Xin Zhi would immediately strike Xiao Shao.

"She has been poisoned," Xiao Shao said lightly. "Now she is troubled by her inner demons, and is unaware of anything. Thus I called you here to ask you something. Did the Xia family conspire to kill you two siblings? Did she ever fall into someone's trap?"

"Poisoning, what are you talking about?" Jiang Xin Zhi frowned, not understanding what Xiao Shao was alluding to. However, seeing that Jiang Ruan didn't seem to be aware of his arrival, he realized something was wrong. So he took a step forward, bent down and approached Jiang Ruan, saying, "Ah Ruan?"

And yet Jiang Ruan remained in her muddled state, her eyes empty like a deep pool, but her words were clear, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, exploding in Jiang Xin Zhi's ears. She said, "Dage, don't die, don't leave me alone."

Jiang Xin Zhi froze on the spot. Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and said, "Now you realize why I called you over."

"What's going on here?" Jiang Xin Zhi was not a fool, and seeing Jiang Ruan in an abnormal state, he already understood a little bit. He examined Jiang Ruan up and down but didn't see any wounds on her body, so he felt a little more at ease. Looking at Xiao Shao with a very unkind gaze, he demanded, "What's wrong with Ah Ruan? Why doesn't she even recognize me? It looks like she's been possessed." Then, recalling what Xiao Shao had just said, Jiang Xin Zhi was startled. "You said she was poisoned?"

"Yes." Xiao Shao looked at Jiang Ruan in his arms. She had been in such panic for too long, and the words she spit out from time to time contained endless secrets, each of which was heart-pounding and extremely shocking. As for himself, he now had many questions as a result of her revelations. Jiang Xin Zhi was Jiang Ruan's elder brother. He thought that Jiang Xin Zhi knew at least a little about some of these things, but now it seemed that these two siblings did not share everythingwith one another. Jiang Ruan had always sealed herself in a small space that no one could enter because of the deep secret she guarded.