Chapter 55: A Good Show
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Jing's face instantly turned ashen, and a hint of fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He turned around suddenly and stared at Gu Chuan with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
"Gu Chuan."
"You really don't want to admit it?"
Gu Chuan was also confused. Didn't the Saint Lady say that Southern Xinjiang would withdraw from the war? Could it be that she was angry because she didn't get Xuanyuan Jing?
"I don't understand what the Regent is saying?"
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Xuanyuan Jing looked at him as if he were a dead person.
"Gu Chuan."
"My patience is limited. You can take your time to think about it, but remember this: if anything happens to the soldiers, your Gu family will be buried with them."
"If you confess frankly, I might give the Gu family a chance for your father's sake. If you keep being stubborn, you can think about what will happen to the Gu family."
After saying that, Xuanyuan Jing strode out quickly, and Xiu Ming followed closely behind him, rushing all the way to the military camp.
There was chaos in the military camp, with soldiers either lying on the ground or leaning against the wall. The situation was extremely critical.
Xuanyuan Jing quickly glanced around and asked in a deep voice.
"what is going on?"
A deputy general came forward to report.
"Your Majesty, for some reason, the soldiers suddenly became weak all over, and many of them couldn't even stand."
"After taking my pulse, the doctor said it looked like I was poisoned, but he couldn't pinpoint the source of the poison."
"The poisoned people all started to show symptoms after eating breakfast. After noticing something was wrong, I immediately went to find General Xiu Ming."
Xuanyuan Jing frowned when he heard this.
“How many people are like this?”
Xiu Ming spoke.
"Half of the soldiers were poisoned. Luckily, to avoid accidents, the soldiers were divided into two groups for meals: one for preparation and the other for meals. Otherwise..."
Otherwise the entire army would be wiped out, Xuanyuan Jing spoke thoughtfully.
"So, there was a problem with breakfast?"
"Where's the cook?"
The chef who was cooking immediately knelt down.
"Your Highness, we who are in charge of cooking are cooking as usual. I really don't know why this happened. I also checked the food supplies, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Suddenly I seemed to remember something.
"Oh, my Lord, two of our cooks were greedy and stole two steamed buns. Now they are in the same situation as the soldiers."
When marching and fighting, the cooks would wait until the soldiers had finished eating before they could eat. This is why the cooks did not get poisoned.
Xiu Ming bowed.
"Your Highness, the ingredients used in the cooking have been checked by the doctor, and the cooks have been detained."
So many people were poisoned, I'm afraid it was the work of Beipan and Nanjiang, but I don't know how the poison was administered. Xuanyuan Jing swept his sharp eyes over everyone and finally landed on Xiu Ming.
"Xiu Ming, immediately seal off the barracks. No one is allowed to enter or leave. At the same time, send for the most prestigious doctor in the city. We must investigate the source of this poison and the solution."
"Also, have Jiang Yuan go to Wuzhou personally to get reinforcements."
Someone gave orders to the deputy general.
"Go inform the generals who haven't been poisoned, and at the same time, strengthen the guard to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. Until the source of the poisoning is found, no one is allowed to consume food in Yanmen City, including water."
City Lord's Mansion.
Xiao Fuguang was awakened by Xingyue.
"Miss, Miss, wake up quickly, something happened."
Xiao Fuguang woke up in a daze, feeling as if his whole body had been run over by wheels, and his sore hands didn't even want to move.
"What happened?"
"Is it the Beipan army..."
Xingyue spoke hurriedly.
"No, it's Liu Yue."
"The Regent King told us not to disturb the young lady's rest, so Liu Yue and I stayed by her side. When it was time to eat, I asked Liu Yue to go eat first. But I didn't expect that after Liu Yue came back from eating, she collapsed on the ground."
"Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion who had breakfast is exhausted. Now the City Lord's Mansion is in chaos. This servant has no choice but to wake up the young lady."
Xiao Fuguang was enlightened by what he heard and his sleepiness disappeared in an instant.
"Hurry, bring the clothes over, I'll go take a look."
Liu Yue was slumped in the chair at this time, trying to practice his martial arts, but his martial arts seemed to have disappeared. Seeing Xiao Fuguang coming, he spoke anxiously.
"Miss!"
Xiao Fuguang walked quickly towards her and raised his hand to feel her pulse.
Frowning.
"That's strange. There's no change in the pulse."
"Have you eaten anything besides breakfast?"
Liu Yue shook his head.
"No, I have already had breakfast today."
Xingyue spoke in confusion.
"That's strange. We cooked everything we ate in the small kitchen, and Liu Yue cooked the whole thing herself. How could there be a problem?"
Xiao Fuguang looked at Liu Yue.
"What did you make for breakfast?"
Liu Yue spoke.
"I cooked some porridge and paired it with pickles. Pickles are what we usually eat, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Xiao Fuguang spoke thoughtfully after hearing this.
"Xingyue, go get a bowl of porridge."
Soon Xingyue brought the porridge.
Xiao Fuguang took out a silver needle and tested it, and the color of the silver needle was normal.
Xiao Fuguang spoke slowly.
"Xingyue, are you saying that everyone in the mansion is in the same situation?"
Xingyue responded.
"Yes, we are obviously separate from the kitchen in the mansion, but everyone is in the same situation."
Seeing so many people in this situation, Xiao Fuguang frowned even more.
Take Liu Yue's pulse again.
Xingyue suddenly saluted.
"Meet the Regent."
Xiao Fuguang looked up and saw Xuanyuan Jing striding in.
He also let go of Liu Yue's hand and saluted.
"Meet the Regent."
As soon as he walked in, he saw many people in the mansion sitting or leaning, and he knew that something had happened in the City Lord's Mansion.
After taking a look at the maid slumped in the chair, Xuanyuan Jing spoke in a deep voice.
"It seems you've encountered the same situation here."
Xiao Fuguang looked at Xuanyuan Jing in confusion.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Xuanyuan Jing walked aside and sat down.
"Everyone in the army who had breakfast today felt limp as mud."
Xiao Fuguang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, how many soldiers have eaten breakfast?"
Xuanyuan Jing spoke slowly.
“Nearly half.”
"Even the deputy general who was having dinner with us was infected."
"The military doctors have checked and found no problems with the food and fodder. The kitchen has also been checked, but they couldn't find any clues. It might be the work of the Saint of Southern Border. After all, last night..."
"I just wanted to come over and see if you have any opinions."
Xiao Fuguang paced thoughtfully.
"Ayi Na."
Xiao Fuguang murmured the name of the Saint of Southern Xinjiang in a low voice.
"This is a chain of events."
"If I remember correctly, Ayi Na was trying to put a love spell on the prince last night."
"She made three moves. The first was Gu Chuan, the second was the prince, and the third was poisoning."
"Or perhaps poisoning is just the first step, or maybe the next two moves are just to confuse us."
Xuanyuan Jing thought of what happened last night, and his eyes turned cold.
"What a Saintess of Southern Border."
Then he looked at Xiao Fuguang and praised him.
"Fu Guang is indeed very smart."
Shouldn't I call her Miss Xiao? Xiao Fuguang frowned slightly, but this was not the time to dwell on a name, so he spoke slowly.
"Your Highness, such a large area of poisoning, and yet so quietly, so, then, it is very likely that there is a problem with the water source."
"I just took Liu Yue's pulse and it's normal. I can't find out what kind of poison it is."
Xuanyuan Jing spoke with a worried look on his face.
"Even you can't find out the cause. I'm afraid this poison won't be cured for a while. I've already asked Jiang Yuan to go to Wuzhou to request reinforcements. I hope they can arrive in time."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fuguang spoke with a worried look on his face.
"I'm afraid it's too late. It takes three days to go back and forth to Wuzhou."
"Ayi Na has played such a big game, how could she possibly give us a chance to breathe?"
As soon as Xiao Fuguang finished speaking.
A voice rang out.
"Your Majesty."
Wen Ying came trotting in with an anxious look on her face.
"The Beipan army is heading towards our army."
Xuanyuan Jing stood up suddenly after hearing this.
"Follow me to the city wall and prepare for battle."
Xiao Fuguang reached out and grabbed his arm.
"Your Majesty, this battle cannot be fought."
"Only half of our troops are fighting now. Once the war starts, we will be at a disadvantage. Those poisoned soldiers will be at the mercy of others."
Xuanyuan Jing looked at her after hearing that, and for some reason, he felt that he could trust her.
"Fu Guang, do you have any good ideas?"
When Xiao Fuguang heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"This Ayi Na is indeed smart, and her methods are quite sinister, but not everyone is so smart. Perhaps we can put on a good show for them."
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