Chapter 990 Repayment
Yi Zhou and two guards disguised themselves as slaves doing menial work and quietly left the Honglu Temple through the back door.
They first went to the West Market for a stroll, pretending to go shopping.
After making sure that no one was following them, the three of them headed straight for the city gate.
A pass is required to enter the city, but not to leave.
Yi Zhou and the other two blended into the crowd and successfully slipped out of the city gate.
Just when they thought they had escaped, they discovered a team of guards standing in front of them, and the leader among them was the commander of the guards, Zhao Xian!
Zhao Xian was riding on a tall horse, wearing a scarlet round-necked shorts and silver light armor on the outside. He held the reins with one hand and the other hand on the sword at his waist. His face had a cold expression and his eyes were as cold as a knife.
He looked straight at Yi Zhou and spoke loudly.
"Your Highness, where are you going?"
Yi Zhou couldn't understand the official language of Da Sheng, but he knew that he was exposed.
And judging from their long-awaited attitude, it was very likely that they had been targeted since the moment the three of them left the Honglu Temple.
Poor thing, they thought they disguised themselves so well that no one could recognize them.
Unexpectedly, they had already become lambs in the eyes of others. All their little actions became extremely funny when recalled now.
Besides being frightened and uneasy, Yi Zhou also felt ashamed and annoyed as if he had been fooled.
The two guards asked in a low voice while taking a defensive stance.
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
Yi Zhou pressed the secret letter hidden in his chest.
This letter was written by the Privy Councilor himself to his father. The Privy Councilor had instructed that this letter was extremely important and must be delivered to his father's hands at all costs.
Yizhou's mother and the Queen of the Thousand Islands were cousins, and it was said that they had a good relationship before they got married.
Later, Yi Zhou's mother took the opportunity to visit the queen in the palace, secretly climbed into the emperor's bed, and fortunately became pregnant.
Yi Zhou's mother was canonized as a concubine. She got the wealth and glory she wanted, but she had a complete falling out with the queen, and the two sisters became enemies.
The two fought for several years.
In the end, the queen made the first move and became the winner.
Yizhou's mother was assassinated by the emperor's order because she plotted to murder the queen and other royal heirs.
After his mother's death, Yizhou's situation in the palace became extremely difficult.
Because of the grudges of the previous generation, the queen disliked Yizhou in every way, and the two princes and one princess born to the queen were also very hostile to Yizhou.
The emperor felt guilty towards the empress, and even though he knew that Yi Zhou had been wronged, he couldn't say much.
Over time, Yi Zhou became the least favored prince in the palace. Everyone looked down on him, and the other princes and princesses made things difficult for him, which made his position increasingly embarrassing.
So he was really grateful to the Privy Councilor.
If the Privy Councilor had not offered to take him along on the diplomatic mission to Dasheng, he might still be in the Thousand Islands Palace, living a life with no future in sight.
The Privy Councilor helped him once, and he always kept this gratitude in his heart.
Now it's time for him to pay back.
Since he had promised the Privy Councilor to deliver this secret letter to his father, he must do it!
Yi Zhou's eyes quickly became firm: "You guys cover me while I rush over."
The two guards were startled.
There were more than twenty guards, but they only had three people. If they wanted to break out, the chances of success were slim.
But the little prince had already spoken, and they had no choice but to do as he said, even if it meant going through fire and water.
The two guards drew out the daggers hidden in their sleeves and rushed towards the guards desperately.
The guards drew their swords and rushed forward.
The two sides started fighting.
Seeing this, the people around were frightened and retreated in a hurry, trying to stay as far away from the battle range as possible.
Yi Zhou took advantage of this opportunity to blend into the crowd and wanted to leave with them.
But Zhao Xian kept staring at him.
As soon as he moved, Zhao Xian immediately discovered his intention.
Zhao Xian used his inner strength, swung the whip in his hand violently, wrapped it around Yi Zhou's calf, and then pulled it back with force.
Yi Zhou was dragged and fell to the ground, face down, with his nose bleeding.
He didn't care about the pain, pulled out his dagger, cut off the whip wrapped around his calf, then climbed up using his hands and feet, trying his best to escape to the Yu River next to him.
The opponent is riding a horse, and if they compete in speed, his two legs will definitely not be able to beat the opponent's four legs.
His only chance of winning was to jump into the river and escape by relying on the cover of the water.
Zhao Xian chased after him on horseback, shouting loudly.
"Stop him!"
The guards have already captured the two guards.
When they heard the commander's order, they immediately rushed towards the direction where Yi Zhou was.
Before Yi Zhou could run to the river, he was surrounded by the guards.
In the end, he was helpless and was captured on the spot by the guards.
Zhao Xian dismounted and said in a deep voice as he looked at Yi Zhou who was pinned to the ground by the guards and unable to move.
"Your Highness, we have no intention of hurting you. Please stop messing around."
Yi Zhou knew that he was powerless to change the situation. He was so angry that his eyes turned red and he pounded his hands on the ground.
Zhao Xian ordered his men to bring ropes to tie up Yi Zhou, to prevent this kid from causing any trouble again.
At this moment, Yi Zhou suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
He couldn't help but curl up his body, his face turned pale as paper, and a painful groan came from his throat.
Zhao Xian thought he was pretending to be sick and ignored him.
It wasn't until he opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of black blood that Zhao Xian realized something was wrong.
Zhao Xian immediately ordered someone to put Yi Zhou on the horse.
They rode back to the city at full speed.
Yi Zhou was sent to the Imperial Hospital for treatment.
After hearing this, Luo Qinghan immediately rushed to the Imperial Hospital.
He saw Yi Zhou lying on the bed. His face was pale, his lips were purple, and he was barely breathing. He looked pitiful and would soon die.
Luo Qinghan turned his head to look at Fang Wujiu and asked in a deep voice.
"What's wrong with him?"
Fang Wujiu remained calm and composed, and said, "It's obvious that he was poisoned."
Luo Qinghan: "Why would he suddenly get poisoned?"
Fang Wujiu: "Judging from the symptoms, he should have been poisoned by some kind of snake venom. This poison is colorless and odorless, and the onset time is about one to two hours. Moreover, this poison can only be effective if taken orally. In other words, as long as we find out what this little prince ate more than an hour ago, we can probably know why he was poisoned."
Luo Qinghan looked at Yi Zhou who was dying on the bed again.
Yi Zhou is now unconscious.
Luo Qinghan: "Can this poison be cured?"
Fang Wujiu: "If the poison had not yet taken effect, there would still be a cure, but he has already been poisoned, and the poison has seeped into his internal organs. Even if a Daluo Jinxian came, he would not be able to save him."
(End of this chapter)
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