Chapter 453 Even the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is a Deception by Empress Zheng
It's no longer a matter of whether you're perceptive or not to notice a problem.
Even if Zhu Yue were stupid, she could tell that this master was not the mysterious and highly capable expert that others described, who could even change the fates of two people.
He's more like a conman.
Could it be...?
Zhu Yue's gaze swept across the bed curtains like a knife. Her eyes narrowed, and after making up her mind, she quickly rushed forward and covered the master's mouth and nose. With her other hand, she grabbed his neck and pressed him against the wall. Then, under the master's terrified gaze, she asked coldly, "Who exactly are you?"
The master made a choking "hoarse" sound from his throat, his eyes were bloodshot from lack of oxygen, and he frantically scratched at Zhu Yue's wrists with both hands, his nails almost digging into his flesh.
Seeing his will to survive, Zhu Yue tentatively loosened her grip, wanting to give him a chance to confess the truth.
But as soon as he caught his breath, he opened his mouth to call for help.
Zhu Yue swiftly covered his mouth again and knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.
After knocking him unconscious, Zhu Yue took out a rope and tied him up tightly. She only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure he couldn't move.
"Forget it, we're going to take him back anyway, so we can interrogate him again when we get back."
Zhu Yue turned her gaze to the bed curtains, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly lifted the curtains. Inside was indeed Qin Weiwei, weak and pale.
Strangely, Qin Weiwei seemed completely unaware of the commotion that had just occurred and remained fast asleep.
Or perhaps it's not a deep sleep at all, but rather... a coma.
Zhu Yue suddenly grabbed the master and searched his body. Sure enough, she found the half-used sleeping potion and the medicine packet of Ku Rong Yin in his arms.
The "Withering and Flourishing Inducing" uses Hidden Grass, Entwining Vine, and Falling Clouds Seed as ingredients, and Boundless Water as a guide. It is a very insidious, slow-acting poison that can be mixed with other medicines and taken together. After ingestion, it penetrates deep into the bone marrow until it vanishes into nothingness, becoming undetectable.
Long-term use can damage the yang energy of the internal organs, and even after stopping the medication, it will take several years to recover, and countless sequelae will remain.
If you've been eating it since childhood...
Zhu Yue looked at the pale-faced person on the bed in disbelief.
Qin Weiwei was born at seven months old, and was already several times weaker than ordinary infants. If she were to take this kind of medicine at this time...
Could it be that Qin Weiwei was not born with some wickedness, nor was her poor health solely due to premature birth, but rather that the external force of the withering and flourishing cycle also contributed to her condition?
This so-called master, who claims to be a healer, is actually just sitting here reading a storybook. He was never a real master who could cure Qin Weiwei's illness; he was just a front.
How could this be!
Qin Weiwei has been frail and sickly since birth, and she has only been able to live to this day thanks to the master's methods. This is something that even the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion itself has always known.
Could it be that this was all a hoax from beginning to end, and even the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was deceived and unaware of the truth?
Yes, yes!
There is no such thing as a way to change one's fate in this world. This whole thing is probably just a complete scam.
This so-called treatment was actually just the "master" drugging Qin Weiwei, then keeping her inside for a while to read a storybook.
The entire Zhenguo Duke's mansion revered the master as a god. Even Qin Weiwei herself believed that she was prolonging her life thanks to his "magic," unaware that this seemingly compassionate life-saving grace was actually a slow and insidious harm that would last for several years.
This "Ghost of Life and Death" was deliberately given to Qin Weiwei by the master.
Qin Weiwei wouldn't have gotten this sick!
Perhaps even the premature birth of the Duchess of Zhenguo back then was deliberately caused by someone.
The one who started all of this was—Empress Zheng?
They went to great lengths to create all this, and even sent the princess to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion as a "blood transfusion," just to ensure that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion would commit those inhuman acts against the princess!
Zhu Yue suddenly stood up, picked up the unconscious master, and ran outside. The truth he accidentally discovered made him extremely angry.
He had to tell the princess all this right away!
Not only the princess, but also His Majesty, His Majesty must be fully aware of everything that Empress Zheng has done!
Even disregarding the need to conceal her presence, Zhu Yue hurriedly carried the person back to retrieve the things she had previously hidden. After taking one last look in the direction where Zhui Feng had been, she ran straight towards the palace.
He completely left the guards who had been drawn by the noise behind, focusing solely on quickly reporting the matter to the princess...
...
At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, there was music and dance, and people toasted each other.
At this festive banquet, officials and ministers chatted back and forth, whether they were faking it or not, and all of them were beaming with smiles.
Apart from the two individuals—the Duke of Zhenguo and the Minister of Agriculture.
The former is absent-minded with panic and tension, while the latter is deliberately indifferent, suppressing a sense of triumph.
As luck would have it, the two of them, unaware of each other's worries, were seated side by side.
When two incompatible people are placed together, they stand out conspicuously to those who pay attention.
The person with this thoughtful intention is, of course, Sheng Sheng.
Sheng Sheng received the news brought back by Zhu Yue last night. She had already made full preparations. She had both witnesses and physical evidence. Today, she would make the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and Empress Zheng pay the price!
To be honest, when she learned that even Qin Weiwei's illness and the premature birth of the Duke of Zhenguo's wife were orchestrated by Empress Zheng in order to use her to get revenge on Consort Fu Rong, Sheng Sheng briefly felt sorry for the Duke of Zhenguo's family.
But it only lasted for a moment.
Perhaps the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was also a victim, but in Sheng Sheng's opinion, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was the complete perpetrator.
Therefore, no matter what, she is determined to thoroughly clean up this mess today.
Sheng Sheng deliberately arrived a quarter of an hour early, passing by the Duke of Zhenguo with a smile, and asked casually, "Eh, didn't I hear that your daughter would also be attending the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? Why haven't I seen your daughter today, and neither has your wife?"
The Duke of Zhenguo was startled. Looking at Sheng Sheng's face, which was extremely similar to that of the lowly servant girl in his mansion, he became increasingly uneasy and guilty.
"Your Highness, my daughter was feeling better and did say she wanted to come to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to celebrate, but she suddenly caught a cold last night and couldn't come. My wife loves her dearly and is very worried about her, so she's staying home to take care of her."
"Oh, I suddenly feel a cold..."
Sheng Sheng gave him a meaningful look, then turned to leave. After a few steps, she suddenly turned back to look at him again.
The Duke of Zhenguo was startled again and hurriedly bowed.
Sheng Sheng gave an unusually friendly laugh and said to him with concern, "Could it be that the Duke of Zhenguo has also caught a cold? Why do you look so pale?"
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