Chapter 359 Time is running out
"I don't know if my uncle's return trip will be full of twists and turns this time."
Fu Zhaoning saw Shen Xuan off and returned to the carriage with Xiao Lanyuan, still feeling a little worried.
"He can handle it, don't worry too much."
"It's mainly because his body hasn't fully recovered yet."
"Didn't you give him a lot of medicine? Besides, he left six guards with him. You can make some more medicine and have them send it back."
Shen Xuan also left six guards with top martial arts skills for Fu Zhaoning. Together with the two bodyguards she brought with her and Chen Shan, she had nine people in total.
He also understood what Shen Xuan was planning.
It's nothing more than that Fu Zhaoning has someone around her, and she doesn't rely entirely on him. This way she feels more secure and safe.
That is to say, he has not yet been fully trusted.
But Xiao Lanyuan didn't care.
The poison he was poisoned with in the palace when he was a child was confirmed to be related to the Shenyi Sect through Mu Dutong.
During this period, they also investigated the old lady of Jun'an Marquis and the people around her. Coincidentally, the maid who followed the old lady into the palace that year, the one who met Fu Lin in the same clothes, died.
But she was taken in by the old lady herself very late. At that time, the maid said that all her husband's family members had died in an accident, leaving her alone.
Now it seems that it was also fabricated.
The Jun'an Marquis Mansion is now related to the Shenyi Sect, and it is very likely that they were instigated and lured in by that maid.
Now, because of the stupid things that Marquis Jun'an had done, he lost his title, was demoted to a commoner, his mansion was taken back, and his whole family moved to the outskirts of Beijing.
Since the maid had died long ago, this connection was broken.
What Xiao Lanyuan found a bit strange was that the people from the Shenyi Sect were so powerful back then, they had even sneaked into the palace and were able to poison one of his princes, but why did they just run away without any other follow-up?
It seemed that the incident ended with the departure of the Fu couple.
This made Xiao Lanyuan feel very strange.
"Let's hurry up."
Fu Zhaoning looked at the road ahead.
“When will this snow melt?”
With snow everywhere, she couldn't find medicine.
"There should be no snow when we get to Yuheng Mountain. There may be a thin layer of snow on the top of Yuheng Mountain, but there will be none on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain."
"Are we just going to let those people follow us?"
Fu Zhaoning was referring to those people who had been following them secretly.
There should be more than one batch.
The emperor and the empress may not agree on this matter, so there is a group of people who belong to the emperor, and a small group who may be secretly sent by the empress.
In addition to them, there were three or four other groups, and it has not yet been figured out who sent them.
But their purpose may be the same.
Let’s see what the retired emperor left for us, and see if there’s any chance to snatch it.
The emperor may have another idea. If it is really inconvenient to snatch it, then destroy it directly.
So now they are like delicious buns, with many people staring at them and ready to rush out and take a bite at any time.
"Let them follow first."
Xiao Lanyuan took out a topographic map and spread it out for her to see. He pointed to one of the canyons.
"I think this is a good place to start. If someone still wants to kill me, this is the best place to start."
So he wanted all these people to follow him here first.
"Sanqing Canyon?"
Fu Zhaoning frowned, "Wouldn't that be dangerous? Do you want to lure them out by yourself?"
Did he want to force those who were about to take action to do so? Or just deal with one side first?
But how can we be sure that only one side will take action? What if the other groups also take action? They will also be in danger.
"I can't just attack them directly, and it would be very difficult." Xiao Lanyuan explained to her, "So I'll give them a suitable opportunity to attack, and then take advantage of the situation to lure them together and let them fight."
Fu Zhaoning's eyes lit up, and now he understood what he meant.
"Do you want them to fight each other?"
"Dog bites dog?" Xiao Lanyuan laughed. "That's a very appropriate way of saying it. Yes, it's dog bites dog. If we're lucky, we might be able to get rid of them all at once."
Fu Zhaoning became interested, "It's not impossible to get rid of them all at once, let's use medicine!"
"Hmm? Do you have enough for so many people?"
How could there not be any? She has plenty in her pharmacy.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"That's much easier. Let's study it."
After listening to Xiao Lanyuan's plan, Fu Zhaoning couldn't help but laugh at him, "Xiao Lanyuan, I find that you are really too bad."
"Bad?"
"Yeah, it's bad."
Xiao Lanyuan leaned towards her and said, "I heard from the two maids Hong Zhuo and Fen Xing that you once told them that women only love bad men."
What ideas did she instill in those two maids?
"Cough cough." Fu Zhaoning coughed twice awkwardly when he heard what he said, then leaned back and tried to retreat.
How could he hear such words?
She just chatted with Fenxing and Hongzhuo that day and said something that people of their era used to say. She was just joking, but she didn't expect that the two maids were still discussing this behind her back.
And Xiao Lanyuan heard it.
"You said that, didn't you? You just said I was too mean, so does that mean..."
Xiao Lanyuan continued to move closer, his nose almost touching hers.
"It proves what. I did say that, but I personally don't agree with this idea." Fu Zhaoning stretched out his hand to block his face, preventing him from getting any closer.
"So what do you like?"
"As a man, you need to be responsible, knowledgeable, insightful, broad-minded, kind, but also have the right edge. It would be best if you also have a strong body to protect your family from wind and rain."
Xiao Lanyuan paused, then slowly sat up straight.
"A strong physique?"
His tone was a little gloomy.
He lacks this quality at all. Does that mean he doesn't meet the criteria for a man she likes?
Fu Zhaoning just repeated the words she used in the past to deal with those gossipy women who tried to matchmake for her. She realized something was wrong before she finished speaking, but the words were already out.
Seeing that he looked so gloomy, she was silent for a moment.
"As long as we can find all the herbs, your poison can be cured," she said.
"You've been staring at this poisonous scar on my face from time to time these past two days," Xiao Lanyuan suddenly smiled faintly, "Is it because it has become more serious? So, the time left for me is not much, right?"
She just never said it and never showed it, but that didn't mean he couldn't guess.
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