If Jiang Li had not asked Jiang Maoshan to tell Xue Rou the plan in advance, Xue Rou would have fainted upon hearing the news.
"Ari!"
After hearing what the servant reported, Xue Rou clenched her handkerchief and her body swayed.
When everyone in the main room heard the news, their expressions changed.
When they hurried to the pavilion, it was already in chaos.
"Quick, call the imperial physician."
Madam Bai quickly called the steward over and said, "Hurry up, take my jade token and go get the imperial physician."
Xue Rou rushed straight to Jiang Li and wanted to help her up, but she saw that her face was frighteningly pale, and for a moment she did not dare to touch her.
"What's going on?"
Although Xue Rou had prepared herself mentally, she still couldn't stop crying.
"The princess said that the cold food cake was poisonous."
Princess Yong'an was so frightened that her face turned pale, but with the last bit of her rationality supporting her, she immediately ordered people to seal off the backyard and not allow anyone to enter or leave.
"Go, close all the entrances and exits of the Bai Mansion."
As expected of the wife of the Supreme Court Justice, Madam Bai waved her long sleeves and said, "Come here, ask the master to come back. You dare to harm people in my Bai Mansion? I want to see how brave you are!"
In the past, everyone said that Madam Bai was the easiest mistress to get along with in the aristocratic family. But the look in her eyes now was as fierce as that of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
The originally noisy house suddenly became quiet.
"Your Highness, we succeeded."
The secret guard sent by Qin Ji went straight to the mansion that the third prince had purchased outside the capital, handed over Qin Ji's handwritten letter, and the secret guard saluted respectfully before leaving.
"good!"
After reading what Qin Ji wrote, Gu Yanheng slammed the table and stood up.
He almost forgot when was the last time he felt so happy!
It seemed that ever since the emperor's uncle married Jiang Li, nothing he did had gone so smoothly.
"Jiang Li, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for blocking our way. If you want to blame someone, blame Gu Qingchen for marrying you."
Thinking of this, Gu Yanheng smiled evilly and touched his chin.
"Come, follow me into the palace."
Judging from the time, the emperor's uncle should still be in the palace. I wonder what expression the emperor's uncle, who is always cold and fearless, would have when he heard the news?
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Gu Yanheng got on the carriage and headed straight for the palace.
Bai Mansion.
"Madam, everyone is in a hurry to return home. They say... they say it's unsafe to stay here and they're worried about being poisoned."
I don't know which lady spoke first, but soon, several ladies asked to leave the Bai Mansion one after another.
Seeing that she was about to lose the ability to persuade her, the maid looked at Mrs. Bai anxiously.
Bai Zhou has not returned home yet, and now the house is full of ladies and daughters from wealthy families.
Anyone who dares to poison Princess Jingling would be worried that the disaster will happen to him.
Mrs. Bai looked around and saw that everyone's faces were full of worry.
Especially those who had just eaten cold food cakes, they started picking their throats and vomiting.
As for those who didn't have the chance to taste it, they were feeling lucky, as if they had saved their lives.
"Madam Bai, I feel dizzy. Is this also a sign of poisoning? No, it's too dangerous here. I need to go back home now!"
One official's wife looked frail and looked like she could faint at any moment. Her tone was filled with anger. "This has never happened at the Cold Food Banquet in previous years. I hope Madam Bai can give you an explanation for what happened today."
The person who spoke was the second wife of the Xu family. Her husband had recently become a favorite of the emperor, so she was particularly impolite in her words.
"Don't worry, Madam Xu. I will give you an explanation once I find out the truth. It's Princess Jingling who's been poisoned, so Madam Xu, don't rush to leave. It would be bad if people misunderstood you as being guilty." Madam Bai sneered. "Besides, I see Madam Xu's face is quite rosy, so you should put your mind at ease."
In fact, Jiang Li had discussed today's plan with Mrs. Bai a few days ago.
The Bai family was originally an upright family, and after hearing what happened to Lu Sizheng, they could not bear it.
Therefore, the two of them planned a rescue plan based on today's Cold Food Banquet.
In the eyes of everyone, Bai Mo, a dignified disciple of Medicine King Valley, has fallen to the level of a medicine boy because of his loss to Jiang Li. Therefore, the Bai family and Jiang Li must be incompatible.
In this way, Qin Ji and others would let down their guard and would never think that they could play a trick of "repairing the plank road in the open while secretly crossing Chencang" together.
On the other hand, there were many people at the Cold Food Banquet, which was a good opportunity for Lu Sizheng to take action. If she took action here, Qin Ji would not be suspicious.
With the right time, place and people, if the news of Jiang Li being poisoned spreads, those people will naturally believe it.
"Here he comes, the imperial physician is here."
As they were talking, everyone finally saw the imperial physician, and even Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief.
If I had known earlier, I should have asked Mrs. Bai to prepare a chaise longue here. It’s really too uncomfortable to lie on the stone table on my side.
The one who arrived at the scene even faster than the imperial physician was Gu Qingchen.
Jiang Li half-closed his eyes, and when he saw a familiar figure rushing towards him, his eyes lit up unconsciously.
Wow, whose man is this?
Look at him, he's so handsome the way he walks.
Please pick me up quickly, my waist is almost giving way.
Only Jiang Li was excited and muttered to herself.
How could the others dare to move?
The oppressive force coming towards me is like a ghostly Asura.
Who has ever seen Prince Jingling like this?
The man who had always been indifferent and noble now had a stern expression and exuded a deadly aura.
They didn't even have time to salute.
Prince Jingling's eyes were grim, as if he was suppressing his anger. He strode forward and picked up Jiang Li horizontally.
"Where is the guest room?"
The man's face was grim, and his words were as soft as ice beads falling to the ground.
"Here, this way."
Mrs. Bai was also shocked for a moment, but she quickly reacted, grabbed the maid beside her, and asked her to take the person to the guest room.
As for the imperial physician, he carried his medicine box and followed behind Prince Jingling, panting.
I just feel like my old bones may fall apart at any time.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Jiang Li had been pretending to be unconscious, but now lying in Gu Qingchen's arms, she felt a lot more comfortable.
She had already taken the antidote pill. If she hadn't been worried about being exposed, she would have eaten the whole piece of cold food cake.
The taste is really good.
Seeing Gu Qingchen pursed his lips and tightened his jaw, Jiang Li secretly tugged at the man's clothes on his chest.
"I said I'm fine, don't worry."
The man didn't say anything, but just held her hands even tighter.
From the beginning, Gu Qingchen disagreed with Jiang Li's plan, but the secret guards couldn't find the place where Qin Ji hid Lu Fanzhi.
He knew that Jiang Li was an expert in both medicine and poisons, but so what?
What if?
He couldn't imagine what he would do if there was even the slightest change.
"Your Majesty, please come in."
After the maid who led the way pushed open the door of the guest room, she immediately stepped aside. After the two of them went in, she hurried to find the imperial physician who had not had time to catch up.
Putting the woman on the bed, the man looked at her quietly, his eyes as dark as ink.
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