General Star and Maiden Star in Conflict

Later, Princess Xinyao dismissed her attendants and explained the situation to Colin Gu.

She said she had accidentally caught a whiff of Evan Xiao’s scent and found it absolutely nauseating.

Even after returning to the main tent, that smell seemed to linger around her nose, so she just kept throwing up.

Colin Gu frowned and asked, “I’ve been around him too. What odd smell are you talking about?”

Princess Xinyao weakly shook her head. “I don’t know... But even now, that smell seems to be hovering by my nose. I... Ugh!”

She threw up again...

That stinky medicine—Grace had only let Louis Lin use a tiny bit.

Normal people couldn’t smell it, but for Princess Xinyao, whose nose was super sensitive, it was still noticeable...

She didn’t just throw up; soon after, she came down with a high fever.

Even the Spiritual Alchemist was stumped.

......

Because of all this, Colin Gu was obviously in a heavy mood at the dinner party.

Just then, Lucas Lu, the Imperial Advisor’s disciple, suddenly stood up and said, “Your Majesty, I’ve heard Princess Xinyao is seriously ill. Is it true?”

Colin Gu nodded.

"To be honest, Your Majesty, last night I was reading the stars and saw the General Star and the Maiden Star colliding." Lucas Lu frowned. "I’m afraid this is exactly the omen we’re seeing now."

“General Star and Maiden Star colliding? What does that mean?” Colin Gu frowned.

“General Evan Xiao fits the General Star, and the princess fits the Maiden Star,” Lucas Lu explained. “Normally, they wouldn’t clash, but suddenly a red light appeared, pulling the two closer and causing the collision.”

He paused, then continued, “And tonight’s star readings show the General Star growing fiercer, while the Maiden Star is fading. If this keeps up, the princess’s life might really be in danger.”

“Is there any way to resolve it?” Colin Gu asked.

“In my opinion, we need to break the red light connecting them. Maybe that will fix it,” Lucas Lu said.

“What does the red light mean? How do we break it?”

“The thing binding General Evan Xiao and the princess is their marriage contract,” Lucas Lu said. “If we break their engagement, the princess might be saved.”

“Well...” Colin Gu frowned, glancing at Evan Xiao.

Evan Xiao’s face was unreadable.

Just then, Gavin Gao hurried over to Colin Gu and whispered something in his ear, looking worried.

Colin Gu’s face darkened. After a moment’s thought, he said to Evan Xiao, “Evan, the princess’s illness is getting worse. Maybe... we should do as Lucas Lu suggests and break off your engagement for now?”

Evan Xiao stood up and said, “I’m mortified to have caused trouble for the princess. Her safety comes first—I have no objections.”

“Sorry to put you through this!” Colin Gu said, standing up with a solemn face. “I hereby announce: the engagement between the general and the princess is dissolved. Lucas Lu, please begin the ceremony and do what you can to save the princess!”

“Yes!” Both men accepted the order.

With the princess’s life hanging by a thread, the banquet couldn’t go on.

Lucas Lu had the princess moved outside the tent, set up an altar, and performed the ritual. Soon after, she actually stopped vomiting and her fever broke.

Colin Gu finally breathed a sigh of relief. From then on, he looked at Lucas Lu and the Imperial Advisor with newfound respect.

After all that fuss, the medicine behind the princess’s tent had finally worn off.

By the time the princess returned, she couldn’t smell anything weird anymore, didn’t throw up, and had a good night’s sleep. The next day, she was back to normal...

On the way back, Louis Lin sneakily rode up to Grace’s carriage and gave her a big thumbs-up.