Chapter 180: Escape
It was already dawn and Wen Ren Yue had already started his shift. He stood in front of the cabinet where the medicinal herbs were stored, organizing things with undivided attention.
There was a sound of a teacup falling over behind him, but he didn't look back. When the unusual footsteps were getting closer and closer to him, Wen Ren Yue realized that there was something wrong with the person behind him.
"Mrs. Dowager?"
"Don't call me Toffee Queen!"
Xue Ning had grabbed Wen Ren Yue's neck in an instant. When she saw his face, the anger deep in her heart came back.
"Useless! Did you know that the poisonous insect in Jiang Yingli's body last night is dead? I was only one step away from alienating them, but I failed at this moment. Is it because of you? Are you like last time, thinking you're a good person and wanting to turn back?"
"Cough cough..." Wen Renyue was having difficulty breathing because of Xue Ning's strangulation. He looked at Xue Ning who was becoming more and more crazy, and pain flashed in his eyes.
"Ning'er, I've already told you that the Gu worm isn't omnipotent. It's just a medical tool for Yuelin. How can it completely change a person, or even her heart... cough cough cough..."
Xue Ning was stunned for a second, then growled, "You're lying! It's just that your skills are not good enough that the poisonous insect in her body died, allowing her to return to her original nature."
"Ning'er, stop being so stubborn. If the Gu worm is really that useful, then why is Yuelin still just a small vassal state paying homage to Daye? Why hasn't it become the overlord of the world yet?"
Xue Ning was stunned. When she came back to her senses, she had already released her hand that was pinching Wen Ren Yue's neck.
She turned and took two steps.
Wen Renyue clutched his neck and took a step forward. "Now that the Gu worm matter has been exposed, the Emperor will soon find us. You can't escape no matter what. Ning'er, while there's still a chance, come with me. Let's escape to the ends of the earth together. You don't have to be trapped here anymore."
Xue Ning wiped her tears and turned around to hold his hand with such emotion.
"Ayue, since you want to help me so much, then help me die."
Wen Renyue's expression changed. When Xue Ning held his hand, he stuffed a dagger into his palm.
And now, she used all her strength to hold his hand and stab the dagger into her heart.
Xue Ning looked at his incredulous and painful expression, sneered, let go of his hand, and watched him slowly slide to the ground.
"Before you died, you didn't even lament that the people of Yuelin had to suffer because of you. Instead, you wanted me to go with you. Wen Renyue, you were just lusting after your beauty. Do you really think you're so affectionate and kind?"
Blood gushed out of Wen Ren Yue's throat. He looked at the direction where Xue Ning strode away and died completely.
Xue Ning's heart was beating fast. She mixed in with the group of palace maids who were going to the various palaces for duty in the morning and went all the way back to Fukang Palace.
She walked frantically as she filled the hall with lamp oil, then threw the candlestick she was holding high to the ground.
The flames hit the oil on the ground and immediately ignited a large area. Xue Ning looked at the palace designed by the concubine and sneered coldly.
The palace, she will come back.
But I won’t have to live in the humiliation of the concubine’s palace anymore.
In the Wanshou Palace, Empress Dowager Xue just stood up.
Nanny Xia helped her put on her clothes. Empress Dowager Xue leaned against the head of the bed, breathing weakly.
Ever since she narrowly escaped death after being stabbed in the heart, she would be out of breath just by getting dressed.
The damned concubine of the Sixth Prince deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell.
——"Get out of here, everyone!"
There was a noisy sound at the door. Empress Dowager Xue and Nanny Xia looked up at the same time. A person dressed as a palace maid suddenly lifted the curtain of the inner hall and rushed in.
Empress Dowager Xue was startled, and even more surprised when she saw that the man was Xue Ning.
"Ning'er? Why are you..."
Xue Ning didn't say a word. He pushed Nanny Xia aside and walked to Empress Dowager Xue's bed.
The Xue family has gone through several dynasties and produced many empress dowagers and queens. Naturally, they have their own advantages in this palace.
There is a mechanism in the Queen Mother's palace that connects to a secret passage, which only the Xue family knows about.
When Empress Dowager Xue saw Xue Ning's actions, she knew that she was trying to figure out the mechanism.
"Ning'er, you don't say a word. What do you want to do? Do you still care about your aunt, me?" Empress Dowager Xue was angry.
Xue Ning had indeed long since stopped taking Empress Dowager Xue seriously.
She was just a loser in the previous emperor's harem, and luckily she sat on the position of empress dowager. She really thought she was in control of everything and almost ruined her plan.
Xue Ning didn't say much and pushed the troublesome Queen Mother Xue aside.
Queen Mother Xue screamed in anger, her breathing becoming even more uneven.
Nanny Xia hurried to support Empress Dowager Xue. Looking at Xue Ning, who had no longer recognized his relatives, fear gradually surged in her heart.
It was just as the Empress Dowager said, the Third Miss had been possessed by an evil spirit a long time ago, but she was able to coax Lord Xue into doing whatever she said.
Xue Ning didn't care what they thought. She fumbled around and finally found a place for the machine to expand in a hidden place at the end of the bed.
When she pressed it, the bed where Empress Dowager Xue was lying was immediately moved away, and Empress Dowager Xue fell to the ground.
Before she could scream, Xue Ning pulled her away.
Xue Ning half-stuck his body into the tunnel, and was grabbed by the sleeve by the furious Empress Dowager Xue.
"Asshole, where are you going?! Have you been caught and want to get away?"
Xue Ning smiled back at her: "Aunt is right."
Queen Mother Xue was extremely shocked and held on tighter, "If you run away, what will I do?"
Xue Ning shook her hand away and said, "Aunt, filial piety comes first in Daye. You are in the name of the Queen Mother, so you will be fine. Your niece will come back to pick you up."
After saying that, Xue Ning entered the secret passage and pressed the mechanism inside the passage, and the Wanshou Palace returned to its previous appearance.
No matter how hard Empress Dowager Xue pressed the button, the secret passage did not respond.
Empress Dowager Xue started coughing violently and scolded Xue Ning. Nanny Xia thought that Empress Dowager Xue was furious and hurriedly massaged her back, but she found that she could not help coughing too.
——"Oh no, there's a fire!"
——"Hurry up, there's a fire!"
Screams were heard outside, and Queen Mother Xue became even more frightened.
How much trouble has this Xue Ning caused!
The fire in Fukang Palace was so big that no one dared to approach it. The smoke spread to Wanshou Palace, and both palaces were shrouded in thick smoke.
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