Chapter 315, Second Update
Xiao Liulang had known Gu Jiao for so long, and ever since Gu Jiao stopped being mentally impaired, she had never been so disheveled.
He merely touched her wound medicine, and she suddenly flew into a rage, not only snatching the small, slippery packet of wound medicine he had torn open, but also pounced on it like a cuckoo guarding its food, pinning down the entire bed of wound medicine.
Her face flushed red, her eyes were watery, and the corners of her eyes were slightly red, whether from anger or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.
Of course I'm angry.
What's wrong with this first-aid kit?! It's letting us down at such a crucial moment!
Gu Jiao was so angry that the little voice in her head slurred her words!
"Don't touch the medicine here!" she said fiercely.
However, her huffy little appearance wasn't very intimidating. Xiao Liulang thought of Gu Yan. The twins seemed to have two different personalities on ordinary days, but when they got angry, they were truly siblings.
Xiao Liulang looked at her with a leisurely air.
"These medicines are very expensive! I don't need such good medicines! There's a bottle of wound medicine from the clinic on Aunt's table, take that!" Gu Jiao was so angry with the small medicine box that she forgot that Xiao Liulang would never recognize these things.
On the contrary, her blatant attempt to conceal something aroused Xiao Liulang's strange interest in the slippery little thing.
Fine, it's her medicine, I'll let her use it however she wants.
You can't just steal one and take it back to your room to study it because you're curious.
When Xiao Liulang went to his aunt's room to get the wound medicine, Gu Jiao had already cleaned up the scene. The small medicine box seemed to have suffered a heavy blow it shouldn't have, and was disdainfully thrown on the table, as quiet as a chicken.
Xiao Liulang applied medicine to Gu Jiao.
This doesn't look like a normal scrape. He asked, "How did this happen?"
He wouldn't have asked before, but now he just blurted it out, which surprised even himself.
Gu Jiao's eyes darted around, but she said without changing her expression, "I just... loosened up my muscles, I'm not going to fight!"
Xiao Liulang said indifferently, "Did you loosen your muscles and bones all the way to the nunnery?"
Gu Jiao stared at him in shock.
While applying the medicine to her, Xiao Liulang said slowly, "You have fine sandalwood on you and purple moss on the soles of your feet. This kind of moss is only found on the road from the temple to the nunnery."
Gu Jiao: "..."
His public image has collapsed again!
"Princess Rui came to my door, asking me to make a house call at the nunnery. On my way back, I ran into a few rascals and taught them a lesson," Gu Jiao said, downplaying the seriousness of the matter.
Upon hearing that she had been invited to the nunnery by Princess Rui, Xiao Liulang frowned slightly: "Is it a nunnery near Puji Temple?"
"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded.
Xiao Liulang then asked, "Shall we go and examine Consort Jing?"
"Hmm." Gu Jiao nodded again, without asking how he knew that Consort Jing lived in the nunnery.
Xiao Liulang suddenly fell silent.
Gu Jiao looked at him; actually, her injury was really nothing...
After wiping the last wound, Xiao Liulang said to her, "Don't go to the nunnery to make house calls anymore."
"Why?" Gu Jiao asked, puzzled.
Xiao Liulang pondered for a moment and said, "It's best to avoid contact with members of the royal family."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
On the other side, after visiting Consort Jing, Prince Ning returned to the palace to report to the Emperor.
"Is Mother Consort alright?" the Emperor asked with concern.
Prince Ning said, "When the Empress Dowager heard the news of Father Emperor's assassination, she was saddened for several days. Today, my third sister-in-law went to visit her and said that you have recovered and returned to the palace. The Empress Dowager is relieved and is no longer in serious condition."
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew she would worry. The third prince and his wife are very thoughtful."
Prince Ning spoke up: "Father, there is one more thing."
The emperor looked at him: "What is it?"
Prince Ning cupped his hands and said, "My third sister-in-law was assassinated on her way back to the manor."
The emperor frowned slightly: "Was she injured?"
Prince Ning shook his head: "No, she was just a little frightened. My third sister-in-law and the baby in her womb are both safe."
"The third prince's wife is a blessed woman." The emperor sighed, thinking of Princess Ning, who had recently suffered a miscarriage.
The eldest, second, and third sons are all married, but they haven't even given him a grandson. It would be a lie to say he's not regretful, but offspring are a matter of fate, and you can't force it.
"Have the assassins been caught?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
Prince Ning said with shame, "We finally managed to capture one alive, but he committed suicide by poisoning himself before we could even interrogate him."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Go and investigate the hostage prince of Chen."
Prince Ning said thoughtfully, "Father suspects it's him? The scandal of his assassination attempt on Father hasn't died down yet, would he commit another crime so soon?"
The Emperor said, "He has a criminal record, so he is highly suspicious. Besides, we didn't get solid evidence last time, and we only executed one of his advisors. If it really is him this time, we cannot let him get away with it again!"
Prince Ning hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will investigate immediately."
After Prince Ning left the imperial study, the emperor summoned Eunuch Wei.
Eunuch Wei still had bandages on his left arm and neck, but he couldn't stay idle, so he came to work early in the morning.
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
"I remember there is a thousand-year-old ginseng in the storeroom. Have someone send it to Consort Jing to help her recover."
Eunuch Wei hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is also ill. What do you think...?"
The emperor coldly interrupted him: "Is that so? Giving her ginseng? Ha, half of Zhao Kingdom belongs to her, does her Renshou Palace need a single ginseng root!"
Eunuch Wei sighed and agreed, "...Yes, this servant will go and get it, and have someone deliver it to the Empress Dowager tonight."
The Emperor added, "Also, summon Eunuch He. Recently, I've had a series of incidents, and I'm worried that the other party won't give up and will try to harm my mother. I need to send a few secret guards to my mother."
well.
If you had cared for the Empress Dowager as much as you cared for Consort Jing, your relationship with the Empress Dowager wouldn't be what it is now.
In his early years, Eunuch Wei had a deep prejudice against Empress Dowager Zhuang. However, during the few days he spent recuperating in Bishui Hutong, he witnessed Empress Dowager Zhuang's interactions with the young doctor's family, as well as her interactions with her neighbors. He even saw how Empress Dowager Zhuang took care of His Majesty that night.
He felt that Empress Dowager Zhuang might not be as they thought.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Empress Dowager Zhuang was a good person, but at least she wasn't that vicious.
There is a real and irreconcilable conflict between Your Majesty and Empress Dowager Zhuang. As long as Empress Dowager Zhuang does not give up interfering in court affairs, it is impossible for Your Majesty and her to reconcile.
It wasn't that the Emperor absolutely had to reconcile with her for things to be satisfactory, but rather... couldn't the Emperor find another way to deal with her?
Empress Dowager Zhuang is clearly more responsive to gentle persuasion than force!
Your Majesty, why don't you just coax her a little? Lower her guard, lull her into a false sense of security, and then snatch her away in one fell swoop! Wouldn't that be wonderful!
As a loyal servant, Eunuch Wei felt it was his duty to share his master's burdens.
He went to the storeroom, found the thousand-year-old ginseng, and sent it to Consort Jing. He also found a box of snow lotus, which, although not a thousand-year-old ginseng, was still very valuable, and sent it to Empress Dowager Zhuang, saying that His Majesty was showing his respect to Empress Dowager Zhuang.
Gu Jiao was tired during the day and slept soundly at night.
Xiao Liulang wasn't so lucky. He had been busy all day, but for some reason, he felt very restless.
Life isn't so hard at home now. The old cloth curtains have been replaced with gauze curtains, which are actually very breathable.
Even Xiao Jingkong, who is so sensitive to heat, was fast asleep.
Xiao Liulang tossed and turned until late at night before finally drifting off to sleep.
However, he didn't sleep for long before he had an indescribable dream.
Everything in his dream was so real it almost killed him.
But having never truly experienced it, without knowing the proper method or the nuances, I woke up in a daze.
Upon waking, Xiao Liulang cursed himself for being a beast; how could he have done that kind of thing to her in his dream...
Xiao Liulang got up and copied the Buddhist scriptures once, and only lay back down on the bed after his mind had completely calmed down.
However, this night was destined to be filled with dreams.
He had another dream, but this time it wasn't about Gu Jiao; instead, it was a dream of his childhood.
In my dream, I was about the same age as Xiao Jingkong, a tiny little kid, walking on a path paved with pebbles, and entering a courtyard full of fragrant flowers.
He was too young then to know many people in the palace.
A kind voice sounded above his head: "Want some? It's delicious chestnut cake."
He took a piece of chestnut cake, ate half of it, and then collapsed, his vision went black.
Xiao Liulang was instantly awakened!
This is about the time when he was four years old and was poisoned by Empress Dowager Zhuang. This memory has long been blurred, but subconsciously he will refuse anything made by Chestnut.
Perhaps it was the first dream that stimulated his mind, causing him to recall memories buried deep in his childhood.
He didn't dream of the person's face, but he clearly saw the person's hands.
It was a left hand, with a mole on its left wrist.
My great-aunt has no moles on her wrists.
The person who poisoned him back then was not Empress Dowager Zhuang!
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(End of this chapter)
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