After calming down, Gu Qilan asked about Cheng Zhao's health, "How is Cheng Zhao? Has the poison been cured?"
Ning Yuxi wiped her tears and said, "Your Majesty, Cheng Zhao is fine. The person who arranged the poison was threatened by Cheng Hui and had no choice but to work for him. He is a relative of Divine Doctor Zhong. By chance, he met Divine Doctor Zhong and revealed the truth to me."
"I asked him to pretend to obey Cheng Hui, hoping to see what Cheng Hui was really going to do. But I didn't expect Cheng Hui to actually want Cheng Zhao's life...
I was afraid that Cheng Hui would resort to some ruthless scheme if his plan failed, so I asked Cheng Zhao to pretend to be poisoned. This tricked him and saved his life..."
Knowing that his son was fine, Gu Qilan breathed a sigh of relief and became even angrier towards Cheng Hui. If the person who poisoned him had not rebelled at the opportunity and let Xier know the truth, Cheng Zhao would have died.
He is so cruel and ruthless, and he kills his own brothers. It seems that all his good intentions towards Chenghui over the years have been in vain. In the eyes of that rebellious son, there is probably only the Wu'an Marquis and his family!
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At the same time, in a dense forest outside the city, Cheng Yao, Shu Xuan, Miss Fu, and a secret guard who was protecting them were looking at a farm not far from the dense forest.
The villagers had already gone to bed at this time, but now it was gradually getting light, and King Shen's men were searching house to house from the village entrance.
Several people originally hid in a farm, but they were afraid of being found and implicating the people, so they hid in the dense forest.
Cheng Yao frowned and stared at those people, "This is not a solution. They will search the village and find us soon. We can't stay here."
After such a long journey, Shu Xuan was already exhausted. As she calmed her breathing, she looked worriedly at Miss Fu, who was half lying on her shoulder. "But we are all exhausted. How can we have the strength to run?"
Her body, which had been trained in martial arts, was exhausted. Miss Fu was probably out of strength long ago. Moreover, Miss Fu had been drugged by Gu Chenghui, and was half asleep and half awake the whole way, being dragged along by her.
Although the effect of the drug had worn off by now, he was already out of strength after running for so long. If he hadn't leaned on himself, he would have collapsed long ago.
The only remaining secret guard was also injured, but he still volunteered, "Princess, Fifth Prince, I will lead them away. You take Miss Fu and run quickly."
He was about to leave, but before he could take a step, Shu Yu called out to him, "Stop! If you go there with injuries like this, you'll die."
The secret guard turned around and knelt on one knee, "As the princess's secret guard, I am willing to die for her."
Shu Xuan wanted to roll her eyes and was too lazy to argue with him. If he tried to lure those people away with such injuries, he would probably be caught up soon, so there would be no point.
It would be better to take a break before continuing to run. Another secret guard has already gone to the palace to report the news. As long as they hold on a little longer, their mother will definitely come to rescue them.
At this moment, the drowsy Miss Fu suddenly spoke, her voice very weak, "You...you can leave me behind. You will definitely be able to escape without me."
The princess supported her all the way. If she hadn't been the one to hold her back, the princess wouldn't have been exhausted, and their escape wouldn't have been slowed down by her.
Shu Xuan immediately retorted, "How can this be possible?"
Cheng Yao also said: "Absolutely not. If you are caught by them, they will definitely not let you go."
Miss Fu calmed down and said, "Prince Shen's move is just to seek my grandfather's support. Since he has something to ask for, he will not kill me."
She went to the temple to burn incense and accidentally met King Shen in the backyard of the temple. Before she passed out, she saw King Shen's smile as if his evil plan had succeeded. What else was there for her to not understand?
Prince Shen is at the peak of his career, but his grandfather, the head of all officials, does not approve of him. If Prince Shen wants to gain his father's support, he can only marry into the Fu family, but she is already engaged.
King Shen had no choice but to resort to such despicable methods, which was truly despicable.
Prince Shen wanted to get her to threaten his grandfather, but as a girl from an aristocratic family, her reputation was more important than anything else. If her body was defiled, she would not live in the world, and she would not let that despicable Prince Shen use this to threaten her grandfather!
She was very grateful to the Fifth Princess and the Fifth Prince for saving her, but she could not bring trouble to them.
Doesn't King Shen want her? Then she should give him a corpse. After she dies, her grandfather will not be coerced by King Shen because of her. A villain like him does not deserve the support of his grandfather, let alone sit in that position.
Shu Xuan frowned and said, "He won't kill you, but he... Anyway, we will never abandon you!"
Cheng Yao rarely agreed with Shu Yu. "Since they've been rescued, we'll definitely take responsibility to the end. Stop nagging."
"But..." Miss Fu wanted to say something, but Cheng Yao interrupted her impatiently, walked up to her, pulled her up, turned around and put her on his back.
"I'll carry you on my back!"
Shu Xuan was afraid of ruining Miss Fu's reputation, so she carried her all the way. This resulted in them not being able to run fast and she herself had no strength left.
But it's already this time, his life is about to be lost and he still cares about his reputation. The secret guard is injured and can't carry people, so he will do it!
Miss Fu was startled and just as she was about to struggle, she heard Cheng Yao's fierce face scolding: "Don't move, I know women value their reputation the most, but it's already this time, and you still care about these things? Besides, you have a clear conscience and a clear conscience, so why should you care about what others do!"
After being scolded by him, Miss Fu forgot to react for a moment. When she reacted, the Fifth Prince had already taken her away. She thought about it and realized that since she had a clear conscience, she didn't need to care about what others said.
Shu Xuan was also startled, but she was relieved to see that Miss Fu didn't make a fuss. If Miss Fu was still hesitant and talked about the difference between men and women at this time, there would be really nothing she could do.
Shu Xuan looked at the secret guard again, "Can you still run?"
The secret guard was stunned for a moment, not expecting his master to care about him. He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Princess. I'm fine."
Shu Xuan nodded, said "Follow me", and ran after Cheng Yao.
At the end of the dense forest was a mountain. Cheng Yao looked at the torches dotted in the forest and said in a deep voice, "Let's go into the mountain."
The mountain road is rugged and suitable for Tibetans, as they can delay for a while once entering the mountains.
But the mountain road is rugged, which can affect King Shen's men and also have an impact on them. The speed of travel slows down. They have no torches and cannot see the road clearly, so they have to be extremely alert.
Cheng Yao had thought about all these, but if they didn't go into the mountains, they would be discovered faster on the flat ground.
Although they were very careful, an accident still happened. Shu Xuan missed a step and fell into a trap set by a hunter. Fortunately, the secret guard following her pulled her in time.
Shu Xuan stopped screaming in time, but the sound of the trap being stepped on and collapsed was particularly clear in this quiet forest.
They clearly heard the sound of rapid footsteps and vague voices coming from not far away. It was obvious that someone had heard the noise and was running towards them.
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