Chapter 1: Qin Empire

Qin Empire.

Imperial Palace.

It was the middle of the night and black clouds were covering the sky. With the rumble of the thunder, heavy rain staeted to fall making the night more cold.

In the midst of the rainfall, a palace maid was leading the Imperial Doctor to the Princess chamber with worried expression on her face. Her footsteps were fast and she was clutching her skirt tightly. The Doctor was also matching her pace with hurried steps he was holding an umbrella in one hand and a bag in another.

Finally, they reached the Princess chamber and she quickly opened the door inviting the doctor to come in the inner room.

It was a big room with intricate decortions and paintings on the wall. The big balcony window was closed and white curtains were covering the outside world. In the middle of the big room, there was a big bed covered with beautiful translucent curtains hanging from the roof.

There was a figure laying on the bed, the maid, Jinyu opened the bed curtains and there was a girl with pale face and sweat on her forehead. She was the princess of the Qin Empire, Qin Xue. Most beautiful girl in the whole Qin Empire, her long eyelashes were resting on her face. Her beautiful long black hair were loosely tied up and a few messy strands were stuck to her long slender neck due to sweating.

The maid's eyes were filled with tears as she told the Imperial Doctor, " Princess was feeling nauseous and dizzy when she told me to call you over, but then she suddenly fainted and her heartbeat became slow and weak." A few tears escaped her eyes which she hurriedly wiped.

The Imperial doctor listened to her and checked the pulse of the princess, her wrist was thin and soft which felt like it'll break if a bit of pressure was applied. After checking the pulse, a frown appeared on the doctor's face.

"It's poisoning." he concluded and immediately opened his bag to take out a few things. After hearing him, the color of Jinyu's face became white. The tears she was trying to hold in till now, started flowing out of her eyes. She asked in a shaky voice, "Is she going to be alright?"

The doctor didn't answer her, he pinched Qin Xue's finger with a needle and collected her blood. He mixed the blood with a transparent liquid and it immediately turned greenish black in color.

The door bursted open and Qin Lingyun, the crown prince and elder brother of Qin Xue walked in.

"The Guard told me Imperial doctor has come here, is everything okay?"

The imperial doctor bowed and answered, "Princess has been poisoned."

"How serious is it?" The Qin Lingyun asked with a calm face but his voice was showing his concern and fear. Although Qin Xue was cold to everyone including her own family after their mother's death, She was still his beloved sister.

"It doesn't seem like a normal poison found in our markets, looks like someone brought it from another empire." The Imperial doctor said and handed a vial containing yellowish liquid to the maid.

"This will make princess vomit out the most of it. Her body will have side effects of the poison and it will take lot of days for her body to be fully healed."

"Luckily I went on a journey to a few places for new medicines and had it in handy or else it would really become a critical situation."

"Who dared to poison the princess?" Qin Lingyun said in a thought and called his personal knight to investigate the matter.

The maid, Jinyu immediately opened the vial and cradled the head of princess bringing it closer to her mouth making her drink the yellowish liquid. After a few seconds, Qin Xue coughed and blackish blood started flowing out of her mouth. The maid panicked on seeing the blood and wiped it with a cloth.

"It's just the poison." the doctor said.

"Is she okay now?" Qin Lingyun who was standing on the side asked the doctor worry lacing his voice.

"Most of it is out. I can further tell her condition only when she wakes up."

Princess Qin Xue coughed again and opened her hazel colored eyes. Jinyu saw her awake and immediately hugged her in tears.

Realising what she did, Jinyu left her and said in an aggrieved tone, "You scared us all my lady.. Are you feeling okay now?"

The Princess coughed again and Jinyu immediately poured her some water to drink.

Qin Lingyun took a breath of relief on seeing his sister awake, he took a step closer and held her hand.

"What exactly happened tell me?"

Qin Xue who had drank the water, looked around with a frown.

She took her hand back from him and after eyeing all of them varily, she asked confusedly "What's going on? Who are you people?"

Qin Lingyun got surprised by her words. Jinyu asked her, "Are you alright my lady?"

Qin Xue looked back and then again looked at her, "Are you talking to me?"

Imperial doctor indicated both of them to step back for a moment and asked, "Princess can you answer a few questions of mine?"

"Princess? What princess? Is this some kind of movie set? Where is my phone?"

"Movie set? phone? I'm afraid I don't understand the meaning to these words."

"Oh God.. I'm feeling dizzy.. what's going on is it a bad dream?"

"Are you dizzy? Don't move you head around Princess. Tell me do you remember how you got poisoned."

"What poison? I was in a club.. "

The Imperial doctor looked at her confused.

"This is a bad dream.. I probably drank too much.. everything will be fine.." Qin Xue said and pinched herself.

"Ouch.."

"What are you doing My lady you'll hurt youself.." Jinyu said with an anxious tone.

"I have to go back.." Qin Xue said and got up from the bed.

"Princess your body is still weak. Don't get up." The Imperial doctor said.

"You can't keep me here.. I have to go." She tried to make an escape for the door but was caught by Qin Lingyun.

"What are you doing? Let me go.."

"Qin Xue stop struggling you'll hurt yourself.."

"I'm afraid we have to give Princess some medicine to sleep." The doctor said took another medicine out.

"I'm not drinking anything.. leave me." She tried to get out of Qin Lingyun's hold but it was impossible. He restricted her hands.

"Give her the medicine." he ordered.

They forcibly made her drink the medicine.

"I'll sue you guys when I... ", She fell asleep halfway through her words.

Qin Lingyun put her back on the bed ans looked at the Imperial doctor, "What's wrong with her?"

The Imperial doctor looked down on the ground and replied, "Pardon me for my words Crown Prince, but I suspect the poison was mixed with another herb and has affected the Princess's brain negatively.. in simpler words.. Princess has gone mentally unstable."

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