Chapter 340: The human heart is unpredictable. Once the desire for power grows, it will devour everything.
Doctor Qian stood aside, staring at the two people fighting, with the silver needles in his hand already prepared.
He was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to strike the enemy with one blow.
"Be careful of her left hand!" Chu Ruohan suddenly reminded.
Upon hearing this, Gu Cheng'an immediately dodged to the right and avoided the palm attack from Ming Fei.
This flash gave Dr. Qian a chance.
Three silver needles accurately pierced the numbness on the back of Mingfei's neck.
Ming Fei's body stiffened, a look of disbelief flashed in her eyes, and then she fell down softly.
Gu Cheng'an took a quick step forward and caught Ming Fei's falling body. At the same time, he pulled out a thin rope from his waist and tied her up tightly.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; this unexpected martial arts master was finally subdued.
"Tie her up tight." Chu Ruohan pointed at Concubine Ming, "She's quite skilled in martial arts, don't let her escape."
Gu Cheng'an nodded and tightened the rope again to ensure that Mingfei could not break free.
Chu Ruohan walked slowly to Ming Fei and looked down at her condescendingly.
Although Ming Fei was subdued, her eyes still gleamed with indomitable spirit and arrogance, and she showed no fear of being captured at all.
"Prince Su isn't the real Prince Su, right?" Chu Ruohan said straight to the point, "He's Gu Chengyan in disguise."
A hint of surprise flashed across Ming Fei's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
She sneered, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"No need to play dumb," Chu Ruohan said in a cold tone, "We all know the truth. The real Prince Su is no longer alive, and the one sitting in the Prince Su's position now is an imposter."
A flicker of fluctuation flashed across Ming Fei's eyes, but soon returned to calm.
A sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. "You broke into the palace, tied up the concubines, and plotted to murder the emperor. These are all capital crimes punishable by the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan."
"Nonsense!" Ma Fuhai's face turned blue with anger. "It's obviously you who caused the emperor to become seriously ill!"
Ming Fei remained unmoved. Her gaze turned to Chu Ruohan's bulging belly, and her tone became more contemptuous.
"General Gu's wife, pregnant, committed such a heinous act. Do you think that even if you escape from the imperial prison, you can change anything?"
Chu Ruohan was not in a hurry to refute, but just looked at Ming Fei quietly, as if observing a trapped beast.
"Qingmo Valley." Chu Ruohan suddenly spoke.
These two words hit Ming Fei's heart like a heavy hammer. Her pupils suddenly contracted.
This reaction has confirmed Chu Ruohan's guess.
"You...how do you know this place?" Ming Fei could no longer maintain her confident expression, and her voice was filled with disbelief.
Chu Ruohan did not give a direct answer, but continued to ask.
"What is hidden in Qingmo Valley? What exactly does Gu Chengyan want to do?"
Ming Fei's eyes flickered for a moment, and then she seemed to have made up her mind, and the sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth again.
"I don't know anything."
Her voice regained its composure, and she met Chu Ruohan's gaze firmly.
"You can kill me, but don't try to get anything out of me."
Chu Ruohan looked at her deeply and turned to Doctor Qian.
"It seems she won't say anything on her own initiative. Let's think of a way to make her quiet down. We don't have time to waste here."
Doctor Qian understood and took out another silver needle. Under Ming Fei's resentful gaze, he accurately inserted it into the acupoint on the back of her neck.
Mingfei's eyes slowly closed and she fell into a coma.
"We can only speculate on Gu Chengyan's plan at this point." Chu Ruohan turned to look at the emperor lying on the bed, "But the first priority is to rescue the emperor."
Doctor Qian nodded, returned to the emperor's bedside and began to examine him carefully.
"The poison technique is extremely vicious. If the emperor is not rescued in time, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for long." Doctor Qian's expression was solemn.
Chu Ruohan looked at the dying emperor on the bed, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.
No matter what, Gu Chengyan's conspiracy must be stopped. The emperor cannot die yet!
Tomorrow is the ceremony for Prince Su to enthronize the Crown Prince, and time is running out...
Doctor Qian opened the medicine box and took out several rare herbs.
"If you want to cure the poison, you must know what kind of poison it is, or you must have the mother poison."
"But I can temporarily use medicine to control the insect..."
He skillfully ground the herbs into powder, added a small bottle of clear liquid medicine, mixed it thoroughly, and then put it on the fire to slowly simmer.
The aroma of the medicine gradually spread. Doctor Qian stood by cautiously, stirring it with a silver spoon from time to time.
Chu Ruohan looked out the window. It was already late at night.
"Time is running out. Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony."
"If Gu Chengyan ascends to the throne of the crown prince, there will be no room for maneuver in the court."
Ma Fuhai also knew the truth, his hands trembled and his voice became hoarse.
"If we allow this fake king to take the throne of Crown Prince, the country will be ruined!"
Chu Ruohan looked determined and gently stroked her abdomen.
"We will stop this, but right now, rescuing the emperor is the most urgent task."
Doctor Qian finally boiled the medicine and carefully poured it into a porcelain bowl.
Gu Cheng'an helped the unconscious emperor up and carefully fed him the medicine.
As the emperor took his sip of the medicinal soup, his body trembled violently, his face turned from gray to flushed, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
The poison has been suppressed!
Chu Ruohan turned to Ma Fuhai and said, "Go out and tell him that the emperor's condition has improved, but he still needs to rest and not see anyone."
Ma Fuhai understood and quietly left the bedroom.
Gu Cheng'an looked at the emperor's face on the bed, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
"I never thought Chengyan would come to this point."
Chu Ruohan said softly, "The human heart is unpredictable. Once the desire for power grows, it will devour everything."
The next day, the sky turned pale and the sun began to rise.
Gu Chengyan stood in front of the mirror, carefully arranging the prince's court robes.
The embroidered robe made him look tall and straight and handsome.
However, the gloom and fanaticism in the eyes of the person in the mirror reveal the distortion in his heart.
"Master, we have searched the entire capital, but still haven't found Chu Ruohan's whereabouts."
The man in black knelt on one knee with his head buried deep in his chest, not daring to look directly at his master's gloomy face.
Gu Chengyan suddenly threw the jade pendant in his hand to the ground, and the exquisite jade artifact shattered into pieces in an instant.
"Waste! All of them are trash!"
The man in black rested his forehead on the ground, trembling all over. "Master, calm down. It's already dawn time. Today is the day for your ceremony to crown the Crown Prince. You must not delay."
Gu Chengyan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
He glanced coldly at the man in black and said, "Keep sending people to look for her. Even if you have to dig three feet deep, you must find her for me!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
After the man in black retreated, Gu Chengyan calmed himself down and took one last look at himself in the mirror.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we can't afford to make any mistakes." He muttered to himself, with a sickly gleam in his eyes.
The prince was dressed in court robes. He opened the door and a group of guards lined up to welcome him.
The sunlight shone on his luxurious robe, and the gems inlaid on it sparkled with dazzling light.
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Once he secures the throne of the crown prince and is imprisoned, the bastard emperor can abdicate and let someone more capable take over...
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