Chapter 240 I'm Being Watched
With Mr. Wu around, I can rest assured about everything.
When Mingxiu woke up, she found herself not in her own bed, and Xiao Qing was sitting next to her.
"Your Majesty!" she exclaimed, jumping to her feet in surprise.
Xiao Qing quickly pressed down on her shoulder, somewhat apologetically. "Xiu, it might be a bit of a hassle for you to stay here for a while longer. Once things are settled, I'll send you back to Tianyin Temple, okay?"
Mingxiu looked at her for a while, then felt it herself, and her expression changed.
"Your Majesty, has something happened?" She reached out and tugged at Xiao Qing's sleeve, looking her up and down.
She thought about the strange feeling she had been experiencing these past few days, but now it was all gone—except for the grogginess from sleeping for so long, all the other unpleasant sensations were gone—which made her feel terrible!
Xiao Qing was momentarily stunned by her flustered appearance.
After Mingxiu confirmed that she was alright and had not been hurt, she began to examine herself.
Xiao Qing was even more confused.
"Xiu, what are you doing?" Xiao Qing felt a huge question mark on her forehead.
After calming down and taking a closer look, Mingxiu had a complicated expression on her face.
No, could it be that it has been tamed?
That shouldn't be the case. Even if it's been tamed, it should be inside her! I can't feel anything at all right now!
"Xiu?"
Mingxiu looked around and found that it was a stone chamber with bare walls.
"Is it...safe here?" she asked nervously.
Xiao Qing nodded, feeling a little nervous herself, influenced by her.
“I’m being watched…” Mingxiu said listlessly.
Xiao Qing was then taken aback. "You know you're being watched?"
Mingxiu scratched her head. "The day Grandpa passed away, I was too busy grieving to know anything. But our family has been practicing medicine for generations, and we are most sensitive to our own health conditions. The next day, I felt something was wrong."
Mingxiu began to reminisce.
“I thought I was poisoned, but poisoning wouldn’t cause those symptoms. And I felt like there was something in my head, making a lot of noise, always talking to me. If I didn’t want to listen, my head would throb. I knew then that I must have been infected with worms.”
Mingxiu said mysteriously, "Grandpa saw that I liked studying medicine, so he showed me a lot of the He family's ancestral medical techniques. I can never remember other books, but I can remember medical books very quickly. At that time, I felt like my own brain wasn't even my own anymore, and I remembered a book of medical miscellaneous notes that Grandpa showed me when I was a child..."
Xiao Qing's expression was one of utter disbelief.
She never expected that Mingxiu not only knew something was wrong with her, but also knew she had been poisoned with worms...
"Later I thought about it, and I realized that even if I were a lowly palace maid, I would only be His Majesty's little maid. Who would poison me with insects... Besides, my grandfather... although he was seriously ill and beyond saving, it just so happened on that day... I felt that someone must want to use my grandfather and me to deal with His Majesty..."
See, judging from what she's saying, she's even thinking about something more difficult.
Xiao Qing felt that she had underestimated Ming Xiu.
"His Majesty sent me to Tianyin Temple. I figured those people who poisoned me with insects were definitely trying to harm His Majesty. If I leave, they won't be able to do anything to me. I can just stay at Tianyin Temple and study insect formulas. Maybe I can even find out who's behind it all..."
Xiao Qing couldn't hold back any longer, "You want to deal with them all by yourself?"
Mingxiu shook her head, looking surprised. "How could I have such great abilities... It's the Grand Tutor..." She looked at Xiao Qing, seemingly hesitant to continue.
Xiao Qing was no longer surprised.
"Did the Grand Tutor come to see you?"
Mingxiu nodded, then lowered her eyes in frustration, "But... I lost the bug..."
I feel like crying.
In fact, she did shed a few tears.
Xiao Qing felt a slight ache on her forehead.
While Mingxiu's personality was certainly not very stable, and she couldn't be described as exceptionally intelligent, she had actually been patient and hadn't said a word to He Shu since her death, intending to bear it all herself...
Xiao Qing looked at her like that for a long time before reaching out to touch her head. "My Xiu has grown up."
"You can tell me about these things first in the future."
Mingxiu shook her head. "Mingxiu has little knowledge, but in the past few years, I have listened to the Grand Tutor's lectures to His Majesty and have learned a few words from them, which has been very beneficial."
She paused, "The Grand Tutor often said: 'If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life; if secrets are not kept, disaster will result. Therefore, a wise man is cautious and does not speak out.' Although Mingxiu could not articulate any profound truths, she knew that anything concerning His Majesty was of great importance. Since those people wanted to harm His Majesty, they would certainly be monitoring me. I...I...dared not speak..."
Xiao Qing patted her shoulder, "It's impressive that you can still recite such a long passage. It shows how many times the Grand Tutor has said it..."
Xiao Qing told her about Mo Dan and the ghost insect. After she finished speaking, she saw Ming Xiu looking regretful and even sighing in the end.
"The Tanghua and Guihua tribes have the most exotic flowers and rare herbs, and their insects and birds are all strange. I wish I could study them. Back then, my grandfather..."
Speaking of He Shu, Mingxiu felt a pang of sadness and unconsciously became somewhat dazed.
Xiao Qing sighed, "Don't worry, I will definitely find the person behind this and avenge your grandfather!"
Mingxiu nodded silently.
At this moment, Zhao Youchen was having a terrible headache.
After Xiao Qing and Mr. Wu left, he chased after them all the way. When he finally made it up the mountain, he naturally wanted to get to Xiao Qing's side as soon as possible. But not far after entering the mountain gate, he saw Mr. Wu and the man in black fighting and flying towards him.
Zhao Youchen's eyes widened.
He was definitely envious. He had long known that Mr. Wu was a master of martial arts. The two of them hadn't gone all out; it was more like they were just playing around. But even that playful display of skill made him incredibly envious.
Just as he was thinking this, Mr. Wu made a feint and suddenly circled around to attack him.
The man in black rushed to the rescue, but Mr. Wu slipped aside and took the opportunity to escape, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
He and the man in black were left staring at each other. The man looked at him strangely for a long time and then wrote on the ground: You are too weak.
Zhao Youchen felt both frustrated and resentful, and he almost wanted to grab him and beat him up, but he couldn't beat him.
The man in black wrote again: When do we set off?
"What?"
On the ground: Going to Feng County together.
The man in black realized he couldn't wait any longer; he was running out of time!
Zhao Youchen silently accepted his contempt, "After the winter hunt."
He couldn't leave during the winter hunt; after all, His Majesty's safety was the most important thing!
The man in black nodded, then dashed down the mountain.
Hey hey...
Zhao Youchen instinctively looked at the ground: Too many eyes.
He looked in the direction the man had left in, and knowing he couldn't stop him, he scratched his head in frustration and went up the mountain.
There's a difference between a military general and a warrior. Zhao Youchen has realized more than once that he lacks sufficient skills!
When he went up, Xiao Qing and the others had already finished dealing with the matter. Xiao Qing took Zhao Youchen back to the palace, and the Tianyin Temple was handed over to Mr. Wu.
"Your Majesty, is it no longer necessary to keep an eye on things?"
Xiao Qing shook her head, "No need."
There's nothing that can be hidden from Fu Mingyi, so there's no need to be so hard on yourself.
Zhao Youchen wasn't stupid. The young emperor's words revealed an important piece of information—the emperor and the Grand Tutor were not completely estranged.
Or perhaps, they never drifted apart.
Let's wait and see.
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