章節 1701: Chapter 1701: Drink a toast or face the penalty

"Guard brother, I wanted to take Lord Yan's pulse, but if you won't let me get close, how can I do that for Lord Yan?" she asked anxiously, looking at the guard, as a reminder.

Having finally gotten in, she couldn't let her efforts be wasted at this moment, could she?

Although she could place the Gu Insects onto Xiang Qiyan without touching him, as she was already very close, it would still be best to transfer them through skin contact.

"That, I'm afraid is not possible."

The guard was very insistent, shaking his head at her with a serious face.

"The Princess Consort of the Second Rank has ordered that no one, other than herself, is allowed near the prince, not even Leader Su," he explained, and frankly, even though he had brought her in, he hadn't agreed to let her touch the prince.

At the words of the guard, a flash of malice slipped through Gu Qingyu's eyes.

If she couldn't touch him, how could she ensure that the Gu Insects on her would crawl onto Xiang Qiyan's body?