Chapter 343 Prepare to Take Action
Baili Qingyun took a sip of tea and continued, "Also, I've already ordered someone to investigate today. Huo Li's master, known in the martial arts world as the 'Poison Lord,' passed away three years ago. He only had four disciples in his lifetime."
"The second disciple was hunted down two years ago because he used poison to harm others. He has since died."
"He has three other disciples, and Huo Li is his most valued disciple."
Huo Yuchen nodded, "Okay! You should personally clean up all these poisonous doctors who are harming people!"
Baili Qingyun nodded and agreed happily.
"I'll go back to the palace later and try to convince my father to see if Prince Duan can get the imperial decree granting him marriage that he wants."
At this time, Lin Pianran raised the biggest question in her mind.
"There's one thing I really don't understand. If Prince Duan could find a poisoner as powerful as Huo Li to help him detoxify, why didn't he think of helping Prince Chang and Concubine Li?"
"No matter how much Prince Duan dislikes Prince Chang and Concubine Li, they are his biological mother and brother after all!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell into deep thought.
Indeed, no matter what, this situation goes against common sense.
Even if he hated his brother for being more favored than him, Concubine Li was his biological mother after all. How could he sit back and do nothing? This was totally unacceptable.
This reminder planted a seed of doubt in everyone's heart.
At this moment, a slightly plump guard hurried in and knelt on the ground to report, "Your Highness, Huo Qing has finally woken up. He said he has important information to report to you."
When the people present heard the news, they all looked happy.
Huo Qing had been in a coma for so many days and finally woke up.
Everyone walked towards Huo Qing's quiet courtyard together.
When I stepped into the room, I saw him lying quietly on the couch, his cheeks deeply sunken, his face pale and sickly, and his whole body exuding an indescribable weakness, as if a light breeze could blow him away.
The moment Huo Qing saw Huo Yuchen, his eyes suddenly lit up and his voice was very weak.
"Your Highness, there is something wrong with the Princess of Prince Jing's Mansion."
Everyone's mind was as clear as a mirror; the vague guess that had been there for a long time was finally confirmed.
Huo Qing breathed lightly, his expression returned to calm, and he lost himself in memories.
"About three years ago, one night, I saw someone sneaking around outside Princess Zhao's courtyard and thought it was a thief who had broken into the mansion.
"I quietly approached and took a closer look. It turned out to be Prince Zhao and Huo Mao. They had just come out of Princess Zhao's courtyard and were talking in low voices as they walked."
"I followed them and heard Prince Zhao say that they should not bother my mother so often in the future, lest her true identity be discovered and bring disaster to Prince Zhao's palace."
"I also heard them talking about the throne, the empress, the great cause, the separate courtyard, etc., but because I didn't dare get too close, I could only catch a few words intermittently."
"From then on, I became suspicious and wanted to find out the truth. Moreover, I couldn't understand why she would meet Huo Mao, who was also the princess's son, but ignored me for more than 20 years."
"I used the excuse of missing my mother to go to Princess Zhao's courtyard and ask to see her, but I was rejected for various reasons. The maids in the courtyard always found all kinds of lame excuses to keep me out, and their attitude was extremely cold..."
"Finally, one day, I took advantage of a banquet in the mansion and quietly set fire to a side courtyard. Taking advantage of the chaos in the mansion, I sneaked into Princess Zhao's courtyard. To my surprise, it was empty. Not even a nanny or a maid could be seen..."
"Although the wing room was meticulously cleaned to a spotless state, it felt completely deserted, as if no one had lived there for a long time. This made me even more suspicious."
"After that, I tried several times, hoping for a lucky break, to sneak into that forbidden area again, but each time ended in failure. I think King Zhao and his men must have noticed my actions and deliberately increased their vigilance..."
"Not long after, I began to be given a chronic poison, and my health deteriorated day by day. Finally, I was trapped in the mansion and could not move a step. My father sent people to watch over me like a thief, fearing that I would reveal the affairs of the mansion to the outside world. In the end, he even wanted to kill me..."
Speaking of this, Huo Qing's eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness.
He was extremely disappointed with the Prince Zhao's Mansion and bore a grudge against his cold-blooded and ruthless father.
Everyone held their breath, listening to every word of Huo Qing. They felt more and more that there was an indescribable weirdness about the Princess of Zhao, but at the same time, they expressed deep sympathy for Huo Qing's experience.
Lin Pianran's gaze, gentle yet somewhat heavy, fell on the figure of the man who was once glorious but now in decline, and she felt pity for him.
Just imagine, what kind of mother could be separated from her own flesh and blood for more than 20 years and still ignore and show no concern for them, not to mention being unwilling to meet them?
This sounds not only absurd and ridiculous, but also so rare and unbelievable.
It is even more impossible that after the son became suspicious of his mother, he was brutally poisoned and persecuted by his own father and younger brother. If you hadn't heard it with your own eyes, who would believe that there could be such a cold-blooded thing in the world?
No matter how you think about it, this goes against common sense.
Everyone exchanged meaningful glances silently.
Huo Yuchen moved closer and whispered to him, "Just get some rest first! Don't think too much about other things, and don't worry about them."
"You are lucky to have your life saved this time. As long as you can wake up and let Baili Qingyun take good care of you, you will definitely recover as soon as possible..."
Huo Qing's face was full of gratitude, his eyes were filled with tears, he was both happy and full of anticipation.
He finally escaped from the "wolf's den" of Prince Zhao's Mansion and could live a good life. Perhaps he could even return to the battlefield to defend his country.
At the same time, you can also get married, have children, and live a normal life like a normal person.
Lin Pianran took out a water bag from his sleeve and handed it to Baili Qingyun, "Brother, feed him more water, it will be very good for his health."
Baili Qingyun was very obedient. He took the water bag and started feeding the baby seriously without saying a word.
After feeding him the spiritual spring water, Baili Qingyun carefully took Huo Qing's pulse.
"It's okay, he'll recover soon."
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