Chapter 181 It’s My Fault

In Changyang Palace, Xiao Chenglan stayed by the side of the sleeping Jiang Yingli.

Jiang Yingli's spit of blood really frightened and worried him.

Jiang Yingli has been fine for so many years. Has she ever seen blood?

Fortunately, more than ten imperial doctors in the palace took Jiang Yingli's pulse and said that she was in good health. The blood she vomited out was just the result of blood stasis, and vomiting it out would be good for her health.

Xiao Chenglan reluctantly felt relieved.

The blood fell on the sleeve of his dragon robe. He cut off the blood-stained area and handed it to the imperial physician for examination.

The imperial doctors in the palace took turns mixing medicine with the blood stains, but there was no reaction. It didn't look like poison.

Zhou Mingchuan was puzzled and stared at the water where the sleeve was soaked in a daze.

Suddenly, he found that the blood was gradually coagulating and settling, but there was always a small black dot floating in it.

"What is that?" He was worried that his eyesight was blurry, so he took a closer look and pointed it out to his colleagues around him.

A group of people gathered from all directions, staring at the Liuli Gu soaked in blood.

Xiao Chenglan, who was pacing back and forth, was also attracted by his attention. He took a closer look and his face suddenly darkened.

"It's a Gu." Xiao Chenglan said coldly.

These two words caused a huge uproar.

It's a Gu!

Who dares to use medical witchcraft on the Empress in the palace!

The moment the doubt arose, everyone instantly had the answer in their minds.

The only person in the palace who has studied Yue Lin's strange medical skills is Old Zhang. Now Old Zhang is still recuperating, and it is impossible for him to plant poisonous insects in the Empress.

It can only be the young man from Yuelin.

Xiao Chenglan had used a Gu on Su Qingrong, and later the Gu worm died, so he could recognize at a glance that the black thing was the dead Gu worm.

He was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

It turned out to be a Gu.

His Li'er had been controlled by the insect for so long, no wonder she ignored him.

But even so, Li'er would sometimes smile at him, nag him to cover himself with the quilt, and say that she felt sorry for him.

It was Li'er who came to him crying last night, and that's when the poisonous insect died.

Xiao Chenglan was angry and frightened. His eyes fell on Jiang Yingli who was sleeping soundly, and his heart was filled with huge waves of emotions.

It's all his fault.

He trusted Doctor Zhang so much that when Doctor Zhang praised Wen Ren Yue in every way, he subconsciously believed in Wen Ren Yue as well.

There is always a loophole that caused Jiang Yingli to be poisoned.

However, his Li'er loved him so much that she broke free from the control of the insect.

His omissions were made up by Jiang Yingli, and the conspiracies and tricks directed against them failed again.

Xiao Chenglan recalled this period of time. He had been at odds with Jiang Yingli because of her neglect, and he had no idea how much effort she had made to get rid of the poisonous insect.

Xiao Chenglan's breathing became labored and stagnant due to the heartache. He walked over and kissed Jiang Yingli's eyes, murmuring, "It's all my fault."

He closed his slightly red eyes tightly, remained silent for a few breaths, and when he opened them again, his expression had become extremely cold.

"Come here, bring Wenren Yue here. I want to interrogate him personally."

In order not to disturb Jiang Yingli's rest, Xiao Chenglan took a group of people to the outer hall.

As he stood still, Fulin came in in a panic, his face pale: "It's bad, Your Majesty!"

"Why are you so panicked?"

"Your Majesty, there was a fire in Fukang Palace. It's the dowager's residence, a secluded place. The fire was already very large when the fire was discovered. Fukang Palace cannot be saved. I'm afraid the dowager..."

Xiao Chenglan frowned slightly: "What else?"

"Also, the Empress Dowager's Wanshou Palace was also affected. Although the fire has been brought under control, the Empress Dowager inhaled the thick smoke and is currently unconscious."

Xiao Chenglan lowered his eyelashes, hiding the inappropriate mockery in his eyes. Before he could utter any words of filial piety, another figure appeared and entered the hall.

The person who came was Xuan Mo. He bowed and reported very quickly with a blank expression:

"Your Majesty, there was a disturbance at the Imperial Medical Bureau just now, and I went to investigate. Envoy Yuelin died there. I examined the wound, and judging by the way he held the dagger and the shape of the incision, I preliminarily determined it was suicide."

Two shocking pieces of news were reported in succession in the hall. Everyone held their breath, and the hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Chenglan's eyes were shimmering, and he sneered as he flicked his sleeves. "What a suicide! He performed witchcraft on the Queen in the Daye Palace. What's the point of suicide? Cut off his head and send it back to Yuelin at an accelerated speed of 800 miles."

Xuan Mo immediately accepted the order.

"Fu Wanquan."

"The servant is here."

"Immediately summon the military officials to see me. For this Northern Expedition, Daye's cavalry will begin with Yuelin and march north!"

Fu Wanquan did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried out of the hall to summon people from the Ministry of War to discuss matters.

Xiao Chenglan paced in the hall, rubbing his knuckles. His eyes fell on the imperial physician in the hall and he ordered in a calm voice:

"The Queen Mother is unconscious. You should go and treat her immediately."

The imperial doctors, who were so frightened by what had just happened that they dared not even breathe, felt as if they had been pardoned. They all hugged their medicine boxes and left the hall.