Chapter 216: Constant turmoil and a mixed bag of people
The Poisonous Mother-in-law did not refuse Xiao Qinggu's request and was taken back to Prince Qi's Mansion by Lou Ke to find medicinal herbs to make pills for Xiao Qinggu to take.
After the poisonous mother-in-law left, Xiao Qinggu and Xiao Qingxu looked at each other in silence for a long time.
Xiao Qingxu said softly: "Fifth sister, this is not your fault."
Xiao Qinggu opened his mouth, tears streaming down his face as he tried to speak.
"Big brother."
Xiao Qinggu smiled bitterly and said, "If I had never existed, would this not have happened?"
It won’t drag others down, and it won’t be so painful.
"......" Xiao Qinggu's eyes lost a trace of life, and he raised his hand to wipe away his tears.
"Brother, I'm fine. Go back and see my sister-in-law. She needs you."
Xiao Qingxu didn't know how to comfort her. After a moment of silence, he said, "You, take care of yourself."
Xiao Qinggu's eyes were red, and he smiled and nodded.
After Xiao Qingxu left, Xiao Qinggu silently shrank back into the corner, hugged her legs, and buried her head.
The prison was silent for a long time, and low sobs could be heard quietly from between Xiao Qinggu's knees.
"sorry......"
"sorry......"
In Prince Qi's mansion, Poison Grandma was busy looking for medicinal herbs in the pharmacy to suppress the toxicity for Xiao Qinggu. After getting her consent, Xiao Qingxu went to visit Shang Yuwan.
No matter how much Twelve didn't want to leave, he was forcibly dragged out by Ji Suxian.
Xiao Qingxu sat by the bed, quietly looking at Shang Yuwan's pale and thin face. Poisonous mother-in-law said that Shang Yuwan had consumed too much energy and would not wake up for two days.
At this moment, the only sounds in the room were Xiao Qingxu and her shallow breathing.
Moonlight streamed in through the window, outlining Xiao Qingxu's somewhat hunched back. He held Shang Yuwan's hand, his drooping black hair obscuring the expression on his face.
"Don't worry, Bailipu is fine, and so are those people from Jinfu Temple. Fifth sister is a poisonous person, and she is not under the control of the mother Gu, so she will be fine for the time being. She has turned a disaster into a blessing, and her muscles and bones have been strengthened. Practicing martial arts in the future will not be as difficult as before."
"Twelve is fine. I've sent the message to Shang Mingqi. He won't make trouble."
"Master Shanhe seems to have a close personal relationship with Grandma Du. Perhaps there is something else between them that they are hiding from us."
"A lot of people have entered Kyoto recently. I sent people to investigate. It might be related to Xiao Qingji. Those 50,000 private soldiers must be those people. I've already passed the news to him, and he will take precautions."
"The Gu people under Xiao Tong have not been found yet. They won't appear unless they receive the order from the mother Gu. It's really a headache."
"besides......"
“…”
Xiao Qingxu lowered his head, his lips trembling as he whispered, "I'm sorry."
"I'm so useless. I can never protect you well enough."
"I even want you to protect me in return."
"......" Xiao Qingxu's eyes were gloomy, with a sinister look in them, "But soon."
"They will all die painfully, just as we expect."
In the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study, Emperor Chengming sat at his desk, observing the chess game with a cold expression.
Cheng Qi stood below and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, she is fine, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is also safe for the time being."
"Hmm." Emperor Chengming supported his head with one hand, half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and the other side of his face looked particularly pale in the candlelight. In one hand, he picked up a black chess piece and played with it from time to time. "Poisonous man, poisonous man... Humph..."
It turned out that his seventh sister had already changed her mind in order to snatch this position.
As far as he knew, the only person in the world who could make a woman give birth to a poisonous human embryo and still let the baby survive was the young patriarch of an alien race.
I originally thought that Gu'er was the child of my Seventh Sister, who was raped while she was held hostage in Langjiang. Perhaps it was out of a soft heart that I didn't kill her. Now I think about it, she must have planned it all along. She claimed to love her daughter, but she had been exploiting her since she was in the womb. That foreign tribe's young leader was a complete lunatic, but his good Seventh Sister was so cruel.
I just wonder what Xiao Qinggu feels now?
Emperor Chengming stared at the chessboard below, his eyes as sharp as a cold blade.
Initially, the child, guided by Shang Yuwan and others, learned of Xiao Tong and Xiao Qingji's crimes. She had originally wanted to ruthlessly kill her own relatives for the sake of the people of Dayu. Now, with this incident, Xiao Qinggu would not easily kill her without first understanding her biological mother's true purpose in giving birth to her.
Emperor Chengming must have known what Xiao Qinggu was missing in her heart. Even though Shang Yuwan had inadvertently filled a part of her heart, Xiao Tong still held some weight in her heart.
Emperor Chengming raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Qi, "Have you investigated those private soldiers?"
Cheng Qi paused and said, "The capital has been in turmoil recently. The deposed Crown Prince and the eldest princess have become notorious, and many people have flocked to the capital to witness their fate. There's a mixed bag of people in the city right now, and the truth has yet to be revealed. There's been a steady stream of people entering the capital, and we've only found a little over 30,000."
"Control them all as quickly as possible, and try not to harm the people in the city. Prepare a confession for the Zhao child, and put him in jail for a while."
Cheng Qi leaned forward and responded, "Does the Princess have to wait for the poisonous mother-in-law?"
"Hmm." Emperor Chengming lowered his brows, casting a shadow. "Let's see if she can extract the mother Gu from that person's body, and then we can make plans."
In this way, he actually owed the Empress a favor. If she hadn't tipped him off, Shang Yuwan would have been dead by the time Xiao Qingxu and the others went to ask for help.
"Let's suppress the outside situation first and say there are still some things that haven't been investigated clearly. We'll detain the person for now and continue the investigation."
Cheng Qi said respectfully, "Yes."
A secret guard brought in a bowl of medicine, "Your Majesty, the medicine is ready."
Emperor Chengming's eyes fixed, his expression displeased. "Didn't I say I won't drink from today onwards?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qi stepped forward and said with his head down, "This humble official acted on his own initiative."
Emperor Chengming looked at him, "Why?"
Cheng Qi was silent for a moment.
He opened his mouth and said in a deep voice, "She wouldn't want His Majesty to get into trouble at this time."
The Shang family's grievances had not yet been cleared, and Emperor Chengming had no choice but to take medicine. To avoid his weakness, Emperor Chengming had previously taken strong, vitalizing remedies. If he stopped taking them, his health would deteriorate dramatically, and his pale complexion was the best proof of this.
He intentionally exposed his flaws to those with ill intentions, but Cheng Qi was afraid that he would suddenly die from lack of medicine. He wanted him to live, at least until the Shang family's injustice was cleared before dying.
Emperor Chengming looked at Cheng Qi intently for a few seconds and chuckled, "You are quite resourceful."
Although she was not completely loyal to him, she was completely sincere to Shang Yuwan.
Emperor Chengming drank the medicine and said, "Are you relieved now?"
"I dare not." Cheng Qi still lowered his head.
"Okay, get busy."
"yes."
In the pharmacy of Prince Qi's mansion, Ji Suxian was helping Po Po grind the medicine with a medicine grinder. Lu Heying and Bai Xiaoye were nowhere to be seen, and it was unknown what they had gone to do.
"Mother-in-law, do you have any way to suppress the mother insect?"
“Yes, but it’s not recommended.”
Ji Suxian's eyes lit up, "What method?"
The poisonous old woman weighed the medicinal materials, no more and no less, and replied: "Use a bee sting to pierce the heart of the person who is pregnant with the mother Gu, suck out the mother Gu's blood, and then pierce the bee sting to inject it into the child Gu's body, and refine it into two mother Gu."
"Who lives and who dies depends on who is stronger."
"It's not like no one has used this method before, but the ones who died were all sub-Gu. It's better not to use it."
Ji Suxian asked: "Is it possible even if I am not controlled by the mother Gu?"
Poisonous Granny paused, "There's no precedent for this."
Ji Suxian thought about it, and the light in his eyes dimmed.
Still doesn't work.
Xiao Qinggu is very important to Shang Yuwan, and we cannot act so rashly.
"Girl."
"Um?"
The poisonous mother-in-law thought for a moment and asked her.
"Is the person who possesses the Mother Gu very important to Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
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