In fact, if possible, she really wanted to arrange for Shadow Five and Shadow Nine to be released. However, if she let them all go at once, not only would Shadow Guard become suspicious, but even Lu Anyuan would probably ask questions. It would be better to wait until she was out of this situation before trying to find a way to get rid of them.
It wasn't that Xu Yixing was cruel, it was just that she couldn't predict how Lu Anyuan would react. Hearing him talk about a beautiful future every day, Xu Yixing felt even colder. "You're looking forward to the future so much. If I ruin it, will you go crazy and kill me?"
At least in Xu Yixing's heart, even though Lu Anyuan has gradually become less violent in recent years, he is still a man who dared to kill people at the age of eight, so any extreme behavior is not excessive.
"If the master has no other instructions, then I will take my leave first." Ying Wu saw that Xu Yixing's face changed from gloomy to bright, and wondered what she was thinking.
"Oh!" Xu Yixing then remembered that there was someone else in the room. "Go ahead, go ahead, and ask Imperial Physician Chao about the Emperor's health."
"Yes." Ying Wu narrowed his eyes and walked out of the hall, feeling very happy. After staying in the capital for so many years, he could finally get out! However, it was obvious that he had not yet realized that Xu Yixing's plan did not include him.
Not only him, but also Lu Anyuan. If nothing unexpected happens, Xu Yixing's plan is for her alone.
In the evening, Ying Wu reported that the emperor was already taking medicine, and the wound inflicted by Nanny Han was almost healed, and everything was going according to plan.
Xu Yixing smiled with relief, "That's great. Your Majesty, just wait for the big gift I will give you!"
Spring has arrived in March, and the flowers in the palace have quietly opened up in the warm spring breeze. However, the weather is so cold that some of these small flower buds have not even opened yet because they are blown down by another cold wind.
The emperor's body, which had been gradually recovering, also collapsed. Mid-March, a rare day off, Lu Anyuan had originally planned to take Xu Yixing to the Jingxi Temple on the North Mountain to pay his respects. He had grown to believe the temple was truly spiritual over the years, and he would often return to reminisce about the scene when he had returned from the dead.
Unfortunately, just as he had packed his things and hadn't even stepped into the carriage, a group of eunuchs rushed in hurriedly: "Your Highness! Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not feeling well! Please come into the palace!"
Both of them were shocked, especially Xu Yixing. She was always worried that Chao Imperial Physician had been exposed. It was only March, how could it be...
"Tell me what happened!" Lu Anyuan scolded in a low voice. The eunuch immediately put away his frightened expression and tried to calm down and explain in detail.
"His Majesty has indeed been unwell recently. He's been quite tired, and has been summoned more often. He was fine yesterday, but today he has a high fever and has fainted. The Empress said she wants to summon important ministers and the Crown Prince to the palace for an announcement!"
Lu Anyuan frowned slightly, as if he was thinking, and only came back to his senses after being poked by Xu Yixing.
He said to Xu Yixing seriously, "Then I will go to the palace first. You stay at home and don't go out."
"Okay." Xu Yixing watched Lu Anyuan leave with the eunuch, his eyes slightly cold. What went wrong? Did the emperor notice, or did Chao Jianyi not follow his instructions, or was the emperor really just suddenly ill?
Looking at the scene when the young eunuch replied to Lu Anyuan just now, he even told him how often the emperor summoned him. It can be seen that he is his confidant. Lu Anyuan has also been inserting people into the palace.
Her mind was a little confused now. This was a critical moment. What if the emperor was fine and she ran away? Wouldn't that put suspicion on her head? But what if the emperor was really dying? Then she had to run quickly. The opportunity was fleeting and could never come back again!
"Xiao Wuzi, don't go out today. Take the horse back to the stable." This order did not arouse any suspicion. After all, Ying Wu's official identity was the head of his own room, so he just did it.
After Xu Yixing confirmed that he was not there, he immediately called out Ying Jiu: "You go and guard outside the palace gate. If you see Uncle Bai going out, report to me immediately!" Xu Yixing felt that if the emperor was really critically ill, his uncle would definitely be on duty in the palace. If he was on duty on time today, it meant that the emperor's condition was not that serious.
"Yes." Ying Jiu didn't doubt it and flew away on tiptoe.
In fact, letting Ying Jiu go was just to get him away. If she wanted to know if there was anything wrong in the palace, she had another more covert way.
Back in the main hall, Xu Yixing was a little restless. He packed up the hidden silver bills and forged documents in advance, waiting for the news to come and decide whether to leave or not.
Before noon, the pregnancy medicine sent from the palace arrived on time. This was a rule that was only put in place after Lu Anyuan was crowned the crown prince. Not only himself, but also the concubines in the palace were given a bowl of it every day, saying that it would strengthen the body and help with pregnancy.
She was angry for several days because of this. She always felt that this was a method that the emperor and empress came up with to disgust her. Otherwise, why hadn't she seen you guys appreciate this thing for so many years? Now you're pointing it at her, it's really disgusting!
After taking a small sip, she immediately frowned. This medicine had a strange taste today! But she only frowned for a moment and drank it calmly.
——This is the signal given by Chao Jianyi, the emperor is really dying.
She had come up with this idea after the palace started granting medicine last month. If something serious happened to the emperor, she would ask Imperial Physician Yao to tamper with the medicine sent to the Prince's Mansion. However, she had not yet figured out a foolproof plan on how to do it. After all, this was a unified medicine made in the palace, and it would not be easy to hide it from so many people.
So, I don't know how this Imperial Physician Chao came up with a quick idea and added a handful of cane sugar to this bowl. The taste is really hard to describe! Of course, this also probably shows that the emperor is really pessimistic, otherwise Imperial Physician Chao could have waited until nightfall to send a message.
After Xu Yixing finished drinking, he had the medicine bowl taken away. He looked around the hall, but he couldn't bear it anymore and sighed. He had to leave. He couldn't hesitate any longer, otherwise he was afraid he would be reluctant to leave.
She sat the bundle under her buttocks and waited for the sun to set. When she thought the city gate was about to close, she called Siqin in.
"Siqin, the mattress on my bed is not good. It's not comfortable to sleep on. Please change it for me."
Siqin leaned over to look at the bed and saw that the mattress seemed to be unraveling, with the cotton exposed. While agreeing, she was also annoyed at her own carelessness. Why hadn't she noticed the mattress was torn earlier?
Just as he lowered his head to pull out the mattress, he felt a strange fragrance behind him and fell forward, unconscious.
Xu Yixing whispered an apology, immediately changed Siqin's clothes, put on her his own casual clothes, turned her head inside, as if she was asleep, covered her with a quilt, and then gently closed the tent.
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