trap
As the snow fell heavily, Gu Youan looked at the tombstone. The death of Consort Lin was full of strangeness. She was clearly the emperor's concubine, yet she was buried in a quiet and deserted place after her death.
The Fifth Princess stood beside her, staring blankly at the desolate grave. Gu Youan looked up at her and said, "If you want to know the truth about Consort Lin's death, the only way is to open the coffin and examine the body!"
Rumors are not to be believed. Only by opening the coffin and examining the bones for poison can the truth be known.
The Fifth Princess gently tugged at her sleeve and said, "Aren't you afraid? Consort Lin has only been dead for a short time, and you want to open the coffin to examine the body. The body hasn't decomposed yet. Aren't you afraid?"
Gu Youan looked down at her. He stroked her hair and said, "What's the use of being afraid? I was afraid when I came here alone, but so what?"
The Fifth Princess paused for a moment, then said, "Perhaps I know why you came here?"
Gu Youan was working with a shovel, dust flying everywhere. She looked up at her and said, "You keep watch."
The Fifth Princess nodded blankly. Digging up the tomb of a royal concubine was a heinous crime. Gu Youan had not told anyone that the Fifth Princess had woken up, so she did not have to bear the crime of poisoning the Fifth Princess. Unauthorized grave digging was a bad thing, whether in modern times or in the conservative ancient times. Fortunately, she was a medical student and had studied anatomy.
The moonlight was desolate, the dark clouds were dense, and the heavy snow was like a mirage. Her fingers were frozen red, and she dared not stop for a moment. Gu Youan quickly dug up the small mound of earth, revealing a golden coffin. Gu Youan pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair and pried off the nails that were nailed to the coffin.
The nails quickly fell to the ground. Gu Youan sat on the ground, catching her breath for a moment. She quietly looked at the wood chips and nails scattered on the ground. Consort Lin was the emperor's concubine who gave birth to the fifth princess, but she was buried hastily after her death.
Gu Youan lowered her eyes, a look of sorrow on her face. How noble she was in life, but in the end she was only buried in a coffin.
Snow fell on the coffin, the vast expanse of white adding to the somber atmosphere.
Gu Youan stared blankly at everything, a hint of hesitation in her eyes. She closed her eyes and recalled the books she had read before, her heart sinking. Her fingers trembled as she pressed them against the coffin. Only those who had contracted the plague would be buried in secluded places. Could it be that Consort Lin had contracted the plague?
Ye Qingchen stood behind Gu Youan and jumped into the deep pit. Gu Youan looked at him in surprise and asked cautiously, "What are you doing here?"
Ye Qingchen remained silent, only taking out a handkerchief from his pocket and slowly wiping her hands.
Gu Youan looked at him guiltily and said, "What are you doing here?"
Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "The night is cold, and I'm worried about you, Miss. Please believe me, I will never betray you."
Gu Youan took two steps back and tilted her head. The Fifth Princess was already asleep on the tree branch.
Gu Youan smiled and sighed, "She's just a little girl!"
Ye Qingchen followed her gaze and said, "I put a little sleeping pill on her when I came. She was just too sleepy. Miss, please step aside and let me open the coffin to examine the body."
Gu Youan shook his head and said, "You haven't studied pharmacology, so go keep watch."
Ye Qingchen stared at her in astonishment, thinking he was hallucinating.
Gu Youan rolled her eyes at him and said, "The Fifth Princess was supposed to be on lookout duty. Since she's asleep, you can go and keep watch. Be careful to observe the surroundings. I can't be disturbed."
Ye Qingchen left dejectedly. With a loud bang, Gu Youan pushed open the coffin. Black mist spread out from inside. She covered her nose and peeked out. Her heart sank to the bottom of a lake. This was not ordinary poisoning. It was the result of long-term, slow poisoning. The stench was overwhelming. Gu Youan suppressed the nausea deep in her throat.
She took out the knives she had prepared beforehand; she was going to dissect the corpse.
Looking up, she saw a wolf staring intently at Gu Youan with its green eyes. She took two steps back, a sense of fear rising in her heart.
The wolf stared at her, and she stared back at the wolf, poised to strike. Suddenly, an arrow flew from afar, and the wolf fell to the ground with a thud. Gu Youan looked at the person behind her, composed herself, and asked, "Why is it you, Xiao Junqi?"
Xiao Junqi grabbed the wolf by the scruff of its neck and dragged it aside.
He stepped forward and looked at her, saying, "How dare you, Gu Youan! Do you know that this is a heinous crime?"
Consort Lin, being an imperial concubine, trembled upon seeing the knife in Gu Youan's hand and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Gu Youan looked at Ye Qingchen, and Xiao Junqi followed her gaze. She raised her hand and sprinkled a handful of powder, and Xiao Junqi fainted.
Ye Qingchen flew over, and Gu Youan looked at the person lying on the ground and slowly said, "Take him away."
She took another breath and said, "The lookout ordered you to carefully observe the surrounding environment, not to admire the scenery. If anyone disturbs me again, we will freeze to death here tonight."
Regardless of Ye Qingchen's and Xiao Junqi's stances, since Ye Qingchen has decided to stand by her side, he should take this job seriously.
She tilted her head slightly and said, "This is the last time. I don't want anyone to bother me anymore."
She held up the knife, glaring angrily at Ye Qingchen. As the Fifth Princess was a system, Gu Youan didn't know what method he had used to make her fall into a deep sleep.
She held up the knife and looked at him, saying, "Now that you have taken the place of the Fifth Princess, do your job well. It's getting late, and I don't want to waste all the time tonight here."
Ye Qingchen's eyes dimmed, and Gu Youan exhaled a cold breath and said, "Ye Qingchen, if you want to stay by my side, don't act like this."
The heavy snow broke a tree branch, and with a loud crash, a huge branch fell right in front of her. A chill ran through her, and she couldn't help but shiver.
Time stood still, and the Fifth Princess sat on a tree branch, looking at her and saying, "You must dissect it as soon as possible."
Gu Youan looked up at her and said, "Don't tell me there's more to the story tonight?"
The Fifth Princess smiled, and Gu Youan instantly understood her thoughts. She snorted and asked, "Don't tell me Sheng Jingche will be here tonight too?"
The Fifth Princess tilted her head and smiled. Gu Youan rolled her eyes. She felt darkness engulf her vision and looked at the sky above her head in despair.
The Fifth Princess said, "What are you waiting for? You need to find out what poison Consort Lin is suffering from as soon as possible."
Gu Youan lowered his head to dissect the bone. It was black, with a pattern on it. Gu Youan used his knife to clear away the debris beside him, his pupils dilated, and his eyes showed a hint of disbelief. This was the poison of the Emperor's Name. This poison came from Xuehua Mountain. It bloomed every four years on the summit of Xuehua Mountain. The flower was called "Sleep Peace." It was colorless and odorless, and it made people die quietly.
Gu Youan looked at the Fifth Princess in a panic and said, "You will also enter the main storyline. Since you have taken the place of the Fifth Princess, you must also bear her fate."
The Fifth Princess looked at Gu Youan, puzzled, and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Gu Youan smiled and said, "This is a trap, but your identity can protect you."
The words Emperor Huaming spoke that day are still vivid in my mind. If Consort Lin were a member of the Emperor's Order and died in the palace, Emperor Huaming would not be able to explain it to the Emperor's Order. As an assassin, Consort Lin would never commit suicide. The fact that Huawen appeared in this place means that she could only have committed suicide. The Emperor's Order, as an assassin organization, is nothing more than a refuge for refugees, a last refuge for those who have nowhere else to turn.
They fought desperately to survive, so how could they die so easily? The only possibility is that after the destruction of the Emperor's Ship of Dayong, the Emperor's Ship at the headquarters of Sheng Kingdom suffered heavy damage, and someone coerced Consort Lin into committing suicide.
"System, do you have any injuries?" Gu Youan shouted.
The fifth princess frowned and looked at her, saying, "I am a princess, how could I have scars?"
Gu Youan sighed and said, "Someone coerced her child, which is why Lin Guicai committed suicide."
The people on the Emperor's Ship are no ordinary people. They not only know martial arts, but also pharmacology and ingenious skills. They are undoubtedly all-round talents.
If Consort Lin enters the palace as a concubine and infiltrates the Sheng Kingdom's royal palace, she will only become stronger.
There were no wounds on her body, and she had not been tortured before her death. The only way to make someone willingly take poison is to threaten her with the person most important to her, and that person could only be the Fifth Princess. The Fifth Princess must have sensed something to be willing to pay the price with her life.
In the palace, only the emperor and empress could threaten a concubine with the princess's life. The empress was from the Sheng family, and Sheng Jingche was a member of the Emperor's Agency. The entire Sheng family was closely related to the Emperor's Agency, so there could only be one person.
All her doubts were dispelled. Gu Youan looked around. Emperor Huaming's only adult son, Xiao Junqi, had a close relationship with Sheng Jingche. Everyone who appeared tonight was an accomplice. She suddenly smiled. So this was where they were waiting for her!
Emperor Hua Ming had calculated that Gu Youan would definitely come here tonight, and a trap had already been set up here.
Gu Youan didn't know what other plans Emperor Huaming had. She quickly covered the coffin and slapped the Fifth Princess on the shoulder.
The fifth princess looked at her in shock and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Tears welled in Gu Youan's eyes. Although Sheng Kingdom was located in a remote area, its national strength was no less than that of Dayong. It was clear that Emperor Huaming was not simple. He had already planned everyone's actions for tonight, just waiting for Gu Youan to walk into his trap.
He wanted to eliminate not only Sheng Jingche and Gu Youan, but also the entire Tianzihao, so that time could only stand still and could not be reversed.
She looked calmly at the Fifth Princess and said, "This is the only way."
The moment the Fifth Princess collapsed, time resumed, and a huge cage descended from the sky, trapping Gu Youan inside.
Footprints appeared one by one before her, snow fell on her eyelashes, causing them to tremble slightly. Gu Youan raised her eyes slightly and curtsied.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Emperor Huaming, dressed in dark black robes, slowly approached and said, "Do you know why you are here tonight?"
Gu Youan smiled and said, "Is Your Majesty willing to risk your own daughter and son just to capture me?"
Emperor Hua Ming's expression darkened. Gu You'an lowered her head. She had seen this kind of scene many times before. Her teacher used to look at people like this too.
"Envoy Xuanji, the Emperor of Dayong's army was almost completely wiped out, but the Envoy Xuanji was the only one left alive. And the Envoy Xuanji was able to make Jing Che fall deeply in love with her. I want to know what method the Envoy Xuanji used."
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