Chapter 615: Catch them all
Xiao Nuobao's eyes widened, and his snow-white cheeks trembled twice.
Daddy's move was really bold, but it must be said that it could indeed strangle a person's life!
Only after experiencing the pain of quitting opium, those court officials would hate Gu Changying.
They would want to cut her and the people behind her into pieces...
At this time, the black armored soldiers who received the order had already rushed to Qun Ying Lane.
They quickly divided into four teams, opened up their formation, and guarded all the exits of the alley, their eyes shining.
The long swords hidden under the robes of the people were flashing with cold light, as if they could be pulled out at any time to cut through all obstacles.
The drivers and servants of the various mansions were still unaware of the danger. They squatted beside the carriages, dozing off boredom, and didn't even notice that the corners of their clothes were chewed by the horses.
At this time, the court officials and their families were even more friendly, chatting and drinking tea with each other.
Gu Changying deliberately lowered his posture to make them relax their vigilance, and then looked at them with satisfaction, constantly putting the snacks with added ingredients into their mouths.
The ladies of the various mansions were even more smiling at this moment.
Since their husbands had eaten this thing, from now on, they no longer had to keep it a secret and could use it openly at home. It
was unknown how much time had passed.
It was not until dusk that the vermilion door of Gu Changying's mansion was finally reopened.
The officials and their wives lost all their decorum when they came. They stumbled and flushed as they walked out of the door. Some of them had to be supported to stand steadily.
The servants of each mansion were shocked.
But they didn't know the situation in the mansion, so no one dared to ask too much. They just hurriedly took their masters to the carriage and waved their whips to hurry back home.
However, the carriages of several families had not gone far when they suddenly stopped!
The tall and majestic black-armored soldiers had surrounded them and subdued the drivers in a few moves, pinning them to the ground. They
also stuffed soft cloth into their mouths to prevent them from shouting and attracting too much attention.
The drivers didn't know what was going on. They stared with their eyes wide open and tried hard to resist.
But soon, the black-armored soldiers took out their sabers. After seeing the official seal on the hilt, everyone was stunned and then fell to the ground like quails.
The officials were still paralyzed in the carriage, and it took them a long time to realize that the carriage was not moving.
So someone kicked open the curtain and snorted in dissatisfaction, "What happened? Why don't you go back home?"
However, it was not their own driver who responded to them, but the cold blades and the cold eyes of the black-armored soldiers.
Until this time, these adults still didn't know the reason and thought they were robbed.
"How dare you! I am an important official of the court. How dare you rob me? Do you want to die?"
But the black-armored soldiers were too lazy to talk. They directly dragged the people out of the carriage, tied their arms in a few seconds, put black hoods on their heads and faces, and searched their bodies and the carriage.
Sure enough, bags of Wuyun Taxue mixed with poppy were soon found on them.
The black-armored soldiers knew that the mission was accomplished, and the leader said in a deep voice, "You can go back to the palace to report. Cover their faces, and this matter must not be spread."
On the way to the palace, these court officials and their families not only did not reveal their facial features, but also took off their gorgeous clothes.
The passers-by were puzzled, "Look, how can they kidnap people in broad daylight?"
"Look at their posture, they seem to be from the military, could they be officials?"
"But how can we tell what the kidnapped person looks like? Could he be some vicious and evil bandit?"
These officials were already unconscious, and they became even more angry after hearing this, like old sows being slaughtered. It was not
until they were taken to the palace, took off their masks, and saw Mu Yihan in a black robe that the anger on their faces suddenly froze and turned into cold sweat.
"Master, Master Imperial Preceptor, why
are you here?" "Were we robbed? Where are we...wait, is this the Palace of Diligent Administration?"
The shock from the opium they took made them feel better, and they finally calmed down.
Mu Yihan sat on the throne with a dragon head and waited for a long time.
He spread his long legs, walked in front of the crowd, and stared at them from above.
"You gather together to smoke opium, and you still have the nerve to pretend to be ignorant in front of me!" Mu Yihan's voice was as cold as ice.
What... smoking opium?
Several court officials trembled and quickly shook their heads and said, "No, no, Master Imperial Master, there must be some misunderstanding here. We just went to sit in the late empress's house for half a day, how could we..." Before
they could finish speaking, Mu Yihan interrupted in a deep voice.
"Do you still want to admit it? Come here, bring up the snacks collected from them, and let them see for themselves what's inside!"
Two black-armored soldiers entered the hall in response, holding several packages of snacks in their hands, and also brought two imperial doctors.
In front of everyone, the imperial doctors broke the snack into pieces, scraped out the poppy paste mixed with it, twisted it on a copper plate, put it under their noses and smelled it.
Soon, the imperial physician suppressed his hatred for the ointment and said firmly, "Your Excellency, this is opium ointment without a doubt."
The court officials felt a chill on their backs, and their pupils almost dilated.
"What? How could this be! Imperial physician, please don't make a mistake!"
"This is clearly just a snack. What does it have to do with the deadly poison? As a doctor, you must confirm it first."
"Yes, otherwise you will lose your head!" They were so anxious that their faces turned pale.
The two imperial physicians were ordered to do their official duties, but they were really unhappy after hearing this.
A few days ago, the Imperial Hospital was ridiculed because of Doctor Wu. Now, some people are questioning that they can even make a mistake. Do they really think they are useless?
In order to save face for the Imperial Hospital, the two doctors simply reached out and placed their hands on the wrists of several officials.
"Your pulses are all very disordered, your faces are flushed, and you are sweating all over. This is the physical sign of opium inhalation."
"As for the ladies, humph, their bodies have long been empty, their faces are gray and pale, even rouge and powder can't cover them, and their fingers are shaking. I'm afraid the opium poison has penetrated into their bones!" The imperial physician snorted and made a very accurate judgment.
As soon as these words came out, the court officials were struck by lightning.
Two of them had their eyes fixed, and one even urinated yellow soup in public.
They seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and their bodies and minds were almost unable to bear it. Only then did they react and realized that they had been calculated by Gu Changying!
No wonder the snacks made them feel numb and ecstatic after eating, because they were mixed with this poison.
In fact, several people didn't want to go today, but the wives at home seemed to be possessed by a demon, and they kept pestering them, and even threatened them with sex, so they had to compromise.
"You ignorant woman, you really made me miserable!"
"You are so stupid, no wonder the golden phoenix hairpin on your head was gone recently, did you pawn it? You bought those snacks!"
"How could I, a dignified third-rank official, marry a cheap woman like you? It's a misfortune for our family!"
For a while, the huge palace became a vegetable market.
Some officials cried bitterly, some cursed angrily, and some clenched their fists and hit their wives' heads and faces.
The women cried even more, their faces were pale, and they screamed in the palace.
In the past few days, they have eaten countless snacks, and even brought some sisters to eat with them...
Now that they know the truth, they are so regretful that their intestines are about to break.
Mu Yi looked at them crying coldly, raised his teacup and took a sip.
When he felt that it was almost enough, he called for a stop.
"That's enough. How can the palace tolerate your nonsense?"
"Besides, you also got cheated when you attended the banquet today. It's irresponsible to blame the woman all the time." He complained venomously.
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