Phoenix Reborn: the Prime Minister’s Scheming Daughter - Chapter 348

Carry Baby Girl herself? Xia Jingxin looked at Shen Ninghua warily, wondering if the latter had any tricks up her sleeve.

Shen Ninghua arched her eyebrows slightly and asked in a surprised tone, “Your Grace, do you not like carrying children?”

“Of course, not…” Xia Jingxin was certain that Shen Ninghua would not do anything cunning in front of the Emperor, so she extended her arms and carried Baby Girl. As Xia Jingxin embraced Baby Girl, she found that Baby Girl was not heavy, and she was chubby and cuddly. Donning a faint smile on her face, Xia Jingxin stealthily pinched Baby Girl’s arms.

“Wah!” Baby Girl struggled and cried out loud. As she twisted her body in pain, she kicked Xia Jingxin in the chest. The intense pain caused Xia Jingxin to scream and throw Baby Girl out of her hand! This damn little bastard!

Baili Qingcang widened his eyes in disbelief as Xia Jingxin’s action was beyond his expectation.

Fortunately, Shen Ninghua stood right next to them. She quickly grabbed Baby Girl’s clothes, picked her up, and held her in her arms.

“Wah! Wah…” Baby Girl cried herself hoarse, and her face flushed red.

Shen Ninghua had a cold expression on her face, and her aura was almost frosty. “Your Grace, is this what you meant when you said you like children? You like her so much that you wish you could smash her to death?”

Xia Jingxin clutched her chest, her face deathly pale. Hearing Shen Ninghua’s question, she almost fainted out of rage. “My heart hurts so much, Your Majesty…”

“Haha! Your Grace, you have such a perfect excuse. Just now, you almost pushed my daughter down from the couch, and you said that you were sick and confused. Now, you almost threw my daughter down, and you said that your chest hurts. It’s such a perfect excuse!”

Seeing that the child was fine, Baili Qingcang felt relieved, and he was somewhat annoyed with Xia Jingxin. After what she had done, he felt that she did it on purpose.

This time, Baili Qingcang did not care about her agony. Xia Jingxin looked up and wailed sadly, “Your Majesty, you don’t believe me too?”

Baili Qingcang was in a trance. As he stared at the familiar face, all her doubt and rage turned into pity. He sighed helplessly, “Xin’er, what’s wrong with you?”

Xia Jingxin heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that His Majesty was not suspicious of her. “I don’t know either. That child kicked me in the chest. I was in pain, so…”

Shen Ninghua bleated, “Father Emperor, I don’t understand. Her Grace kept saying that Baby Girl kicked her. She is not even a year old. How strong can she be? How can Her Grace blame everything on Baby Girl?”

“Ninghua, watch your tongue!” Baili Qingcang frowned and barked.

Xia Jingxin gritted her teeth in hatred. She hated Baby Girl even more. That little bastard was definitely going against her. “Ninghua, I’m not blaming Baby Girl. It’s just that…”

“I know,” Shen Ninghua suddenly sneered. “You are sick, and you are seriously sick. I understand.”

“Ninghua!” Baili Qingcang glowered, “Apologize to her right now!”

“Father Emperor, I want to take all my children with me. None of them will stay in the Palace. To put it bluntly, Her Grace is seriously ill. From time to time, she will feel pain in her chest and has a headache. I’m afraid that one day she will… Maybe someone will say that Baby Girl kicks her. I’m worried that my children will have to pay with their lives!”

“Impudent!” Baili Qingcang suddenly stood up, strode to Shen Ninghua, and slapped her on the face. “How can you talk to your aunt like this, bastard?!”

This time, not only Baby Girl, but Big Boy also cried, “Wah… Mom…”

Shen Ninghua held the children in her arms tightly, her eyes extremely cold. “Father Emperor, I may sound rude, but I’m being reasonable. I’ll take the slap as my punishment for being disrespectful to my aunt, or Mother will probably scold me in my dreams. I will take my leave.”

Baili Qingcang’s fingers trembled, and the veins on his forehead throbbed slightly. Just now, Shen Ninghua’s cold eyes superimposed on the eyes in his memory, and it shocked him so much that he didn’t dare to look up at Shen Ninghua. “Ninghua, stop right there!”

Shen Ninghua turned back. “Yes, Father Emperor. Do you have anything else to say?”

“Let Chen Yun check on you and apply some ointment. As a woman, you must take care of your face.”

“Thank you, Father Emperor, but it’s just a small injury. I can treat it myself when I go back. As for Her Grace…” Shen Ninghua’s gaze passed through Baili Qingcang and landed on Xia Jingxin. “You must tend to her illness immediately. When I checked her pulse, I could tell that her pulse was in disorder, and her blood did not return to her meridians accordingly… Also, a slight touch would cause her unbearable pain. This is almost beyond cure.”

“You…” Xia Jingxin clutched her chest and her vision went black. She felt that her whole body was in great pain.

Shen Ninghua sneered, turned around, and strode away.

Coming out of the Palace gate and getting on the carriage, Shen Ninghua slightly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hong Ling quickly stepped forward. “Miss, your face…”

“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.” Shen Ninghua shook her head. Looking at the two red-eyed children, she touched their little faces with pity. “Are you scared, my babies?”

Baby Girl’s eyes were round and red. She was wearing a little cotton jacket with fox fur, looking like a fluffy bunny. She crawled forward slightly, pressed her little face against Shen Ninghua’s face, and whimpered softly. Big Boy struggled to climb to Shen Ninghua’s side too. Using Qing Que’s strength, he stood up and leaned on Shen Ninghua’s shoulder like his sister did.

Shen Ninghua’s eyes turned red, and she felt her heart go soft. “Good children. You are my good children.”

Witnessing the scene, Hong Ling carefully wiped her tears. She silently remembered what had happened today. When there was a chance in the future, she would make Xia Jingxin pay for what she had done to Miss today!

In Prefectural Prince Yi’s residence, Baili Anning was restless. She gripped the jade pendant tightly in her hand and paced back and forth. She had been looking at the clock at all times, feeling as if years had passed. “No, I can’t wait any longer! I must look for help as Ninghua instructed! I must save her and the children!”

Just as she walked to the door, a guard quickly ran over. “Your Highness, the Princess came back with two Little Masters.”

Baili Anning breathed a sigh of relief. Her legs weakened, and she almost knelt on the ground. She held the door frame for a long time before suddenly standing up and running to the door.

When Shen Ninghua saw her, she smiled slightly. “Anning.”

Baili Anning stepped forward and carefully sized up the two children. “What’s going on? Why are they so listless? Did Xia Jingxin feed them something?”

“No, they just cried in the Palace. They haven’t calmed down yet,” Shen Ninghua reassured her.

“W-What happened to your face? Who did this to you?” Seeing the reddish palm print on Shen Ninghua’s face, Baili Anning exclaimed. Who dared to hit a princess?

The smile on Shen Ninghua’s face faded away. “Father Emperor.”

Baili Anning slowly calmed down. Then, she muttered in a desolate tone, “Of course. Who would dare to hit a princess other than the high and mighty Emperor?”

“Alright, it’s fine. It’s just a slap. It’s no big deal.”

After putting the two children to sleep, Shen Ninghua applied ointment to her face in the mirror.

Baili Anning watched her actions and curiously sized up the clothes that Shen Ninghua had helped the two children change. “Ninghua, I heard from Hong Ling what happened in the Palace. What exactly happened? How did you do it?”

“Xia Jingxin is weak and fragile. She is more sensitive than others, so she can’t bear a slight kick or punch. When I approached her with Baby Girl in my arms, I drugged her so that her senses became more sensitive. Also, Baby Girl is much stronger than other children. You must have felt it in the past two days. I wonder if it’s because I bathed her with a medicinal bath since she was a baby. When she was only a few months old, she could kick her brother a distance away.”

Baili Anning covered her mouth and laughed, “Haha, Baby Girl did a wonderful job! But the damn Xia Jingxin survived!”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes were cold. “Don’t worry. This time, she will be really sick for a while.”

“Huh?”

“Before I left, I gave her a little extra dose of drugs. I’m afraid she’s in so much pain now even when she’s lying down.”

“Haha, Ninghua, you should just poison her and kill her!” Hearing that Xia Jingxin was suffering, Baili Anning was over the moon.

Shen Ninghua shook her head. “Anning, I know that you are eager to take revenge, but don’t you find it strange? Where did Xia Jingxin come from? How did she end up here? Who instructed her to do this? Why did she harm our children? What was her ultimate goal?”

Baili Anning fell silent. She had been blinded by hatred before. Now that she thought about it, she realized that Xia Jingxin was a strange person from beginning to end. “Yes, you are right. We should consider it carefully.”

After sending Baili Anning off, Shen Ninghua walked to the inner room and sat down gently by the bed. She held Baili Junyi’s hand and whispered, “Junyi, when will you wake up? The capital is in a mess. Someone is targeting our children…”

“Miss, Miss!” Hong Ling’s surprised voice sounded from outside. “Miss, we’ve found all the herbs!”

Shen Ninghua stood up abruptly and quickly walked outside. “Hong Ling, what did you say?”

“We’ve found all the ingredients. We can help His Highness prepare the medicine now.”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes lit up. She couldn’t believe her ears. “Where are they?”

Hong Ling hurriedly asked the stealthy guard, who was waiting at the door, to come in. The guard had a box in his hand, and the medicinal herbs that Shen Ninghua was looking for were in the box. After carefully distinguishing them, she found that there was no problem. Shen Ninghua’s face was full of joy. “Good, very good.”

With the medicinal herbs, Shen Ninghua got down to work immediately. She started to refine the medicine overnight. Qing Que and Hong Ling stood guard at the door. No one dared to disturb her.

After a night, the sky gradually brightened. The tightly closed door finally opened. Shen Ninghua looked a little tired, and her beautiful face looked a little haggard, but she was very excited.

“Miss, did you succeed?”

Shen Ninghua clenched the porcelain bottle in her hand and nodded. “Yes.”

“Awesome!” Hong Ling and Qing Que exchanged delightful glances and cheered.

Shen Ninghua also laughed. Just as she was about to take the medicine and feed it to Baili Junyi, a group of fully armed guards suddenly rushed into the courtyard.

Dragon Scale Army! Baili Qingcang’s Dragon Scale Army! Why did they barge in here all of a sudden?

The commander of the Dragon Scale Army marched forward and bowed to Shen Ninghua. Then, he announced coldly, “Princess Zhaohua, His Majesty has a decree. Please bring Prefectural Princess Luoyao to the Palace immediately!”