"Is everything taken care of?"
Jiang Yuanqing lay on his side on the chaise longue, his posture exceptionally languid and relaxed. Taking advantage of his need to rest, he rested his head on Princess Fukang's lap. Every now and then, he would open his mouth to welcome his wife's feeding.
Xu Nian came to take his pulse today, and watching from the side gave me goosebumps all over.
[A cold, hard dose of dog food was slapped haphazardly in my face.]
[Burp, I'm full.]
Please don't lure dogs in to be killed so early in the morning, okay?
"I should be outside, not inside." She sighed as she looked at the comments, then glanced at the man with a smug look on his face.
A cold smile played on his lips. "Some people, even if they put on this act, still want to be celibate. How childish!"
Fu Kang covered his mouth and chuckled, while Jiang Yuanqing froze for a moment, looking somewhat defeated.
Her gaze passed over Xu Nian and landed on the person standing behind her, bowing. Without bothering to avoid the people in the room, she temporarily asked the question she had just asked.
The subordinate lowered his head, desperately trying to suppress his laughter, "It's all taken care of. I guarantee their plans will go smoothly today."
"Go down."
As the man left, Xu Nian withdrew her hand, picked up her pen, added a few notes to the prescription, then put away her things and handed them to Fu Kang. "This is the prescription for the next seven days. Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, once a day. I will come back to check his pulse again after seven days."
"Thank you so much."
Princess Fukang carefully put away the prescription, her eyes filled with gratitude.
Xu Nian: "You're being too polite. We're friends. Besides, it's not like he's refusing to pay. What's the trouble?"
She packed her things but didn't leave. Instead, she handed a neatly folded letter to Jiang Yuanqing.
"This was revealed by my cheap cousin yesterday. He was controlled by Jiang Yuanche using witchcraft. He wanted him to steal my Xuanfa manual. I think the Gu used was similar to the one in your body, only the drug was more potent. It seems he must have a powerful Gu master by his side, and these things must have started being planned in his mother's generation."
There were no outsiders in the house, so Xu Nian had no reservations.
She spilled everything, both what could and couldn't be said. Yesterday, Xu Shen only mentioned that a man in black frequently brought him medicine. She went through his memories.
Jiang Yuanche did not actually show up, but his crimson brocade robe felt very familiar to her.
It can be basically determined that this person had already set his sights on him before he even returned to the capital, which shows how deep his influence was in the capital.
Jiang Yuanqing, however, did not seem surprised at all. He had been investigating ever since Xu Nian said he was poisoned by Gu, and he had actually found some things.
The Fifth Prince's mother came from the southern border region. She was brought back to the palace by chance when the emperor traveled to the south of the Yangtze River.
Unfortunately, she was a free spirit who couldn't bear the confinement of the inner palace. She died of depression a few years after giving birth to the fifth prince.
Jiang Yuanche always knew about his background; he did not have the talent for witchcraft.
He had been biding his time and lying low, using his deceased mother's connections to find several Xuan Masters in the Southern Border who were proficient in this art. After some discussion, only one of them was ultimately willing to serve him.
He is still the most powerful of all the Gu masters.
At this point, Xu Nian still had one question: "But you must have been infected with the Gu poison when you were very young. Was it done by that woman?"
"Yes." Jiang Yuanqing nodded. The woman from the southern border had clashed with his mother and held a grudge ever since. It was because of this that she had poisoned him with a Gu.
After hearing the whole story.
Xu Nian sighed deeply. When would this cycle of revenge end? The Fifth Prince's mother had harmed Jiang Yuanqing, and now Jiang Yuanqing wanted to use him to kill two birds with one stone and then secure his throne.
The royal family, indeed, are a group of cold-blooded killers devoid of emotion.
Having learned what had happened, she had no intention of staying there. "There's one more thing I hope you can promise me. As long as the power struggle continues, the matter of the Crown Prince will inevitably be stirred up. I only hope that if you ever ascend the throne, you can spare his life. Let her and Su Wanting live a carefree life."
He knew that Jiang Yuanling was destined for wealth and luxury, with no worries about food or drink.
But for Su Wanting's sake, she couldn't help but ask Jiang Yuanqing for a promise. He wasn't surprised and nodded with a smile.
This indicates that although the Crown Prince is shrewd, he is also kind-hearted. In recent years, despite his poor health, he has consistently sent people to look after him. Even if he weren't the Crown Prince, he has fulfilled his duties as an elder brother admirably.
Jiang Yuanqing certainly wouldn't do anything to him.
However, at the end of the long street further east from the Second Prince's residence, things were no longer so peaceful.
No one knows how Liu Qingmei, such a frail woman, managed to get through layers of security and reach the main hall.
The emperor, seated at the head of the table, was the first to see her, and his face suddenly darkened.
The eunuch Wang beside him shouted, "Whose woman is this?! How dare she trespass into the Hall of Light! Seize her at once!"
"Qingmei?! What are you doing here?! Go back now!"
"Liu Qingmei, how did you get in here?! Are you out of your mind?! Get back to the manor!"
The person who had stayed up all night had bloodshot eyes and a terribly haggard face. Their hair was dull, yellow, and dry, making them look like an old person on their deathbed.
Liu Qingmei, with a strength she didn't know she came from, pushed away the soldiers who were grabbing her, "Get away from me, don't touch me!"
"Your Majesty, I must accuse the Third Prince of beating his wife and his mother of having an illegitimate child through adultery. This is a heinous crime!"
"Liu Qingmei!"
"What's all the noise about?!" Jiang Mingyun was almost stunned by the news. Liu Qingmei's words made everyone present frown.
Standing in the middle of the crowd, Minister Liu was extremely anxious. He didn't care whether they were in the imperial court or not, and grabbed Liu Qingmei's arm. "Stop making a scene. Qingmei, come home with me. This is not a place for you."
She flung away Minister Liu's hand, her eyes glazed over. "I used to think you weren't like what you said in the letter. I thought you loved me. But I waited for you outside for so long, why didn't you step forward and present the memorial to the Emperor! Do you even have me as your daughter in your heart?!"
Once proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, Liu Qingmei was the most admired among the daughters of officials, second only to Su Wanting.
At this moment, in everyone's eyes, he looked like a madman who had been driven to the extreme.
She snatched the memorial from Minister Liu's hand and tried to rush to the emperor, but was stopped by Gu Zhan and a group of military officers.
The man collapsed to the ground, his eyes no longer holding the deep, tender love he once had for Gu Zhan; instead, they held only the sorrow and resentment worn down by life.
"Your Majesty, this memorial was written by my father himself. You can see for yourself. It contains ample evidence, and everything is true, Your Majesty!"
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