Chapter 49 Chapter 49 She must see her conjecture with her own eyes...
There was no time to be surprised. After the words were spoken, there was a sudden sigh like someone fainting. Shangguan Xu hurriedly pushed the person on top of him: "Xu Yanrong? Xu Qing'an! What's wrong with you!"
When Shangguan Xu managed to pull himself out from under the man, Xu Qing'an had already closed his eyes and passed out.
The remaining blood on his lips flowed to the side of his face, and the uncoagulated blood from the wound on his face also changed its flow direction. The blood drew messy lines on his pale face, and the whole person looked confused and broken.
Shangguan Xu nervously reached out to feel his breath...
Still alive.
Shangguan Xu breathed a sigh of relief, quickly tidied his clothes, stood up and hurried out.
Qing He, who was waiting outside the courtyard, saw Shangguan Xu emerge with a look of panic. Worried, she immediately went to greet her. But before Qing He could even open her mouth, Shangguan Xu, breathless, said, "Go find my brother and tell him about the man in the room. Tell him to find a doctor, a trustworthy one. Also, bring a basin of hot water and a handkerchief."
"No, no, no, no," Shangguan Xu quickly changed his tone. "That's too slow. I'll go find my brother, and you can just fetch some water."
Qinghe didn't know what was going on inside, but she knew the situation was urgent from Shangguan Xu's expression. She nodded in response and immediately did as she said.
Shangguan Xu also rushed to the front yard.
Shangguan Li saw Shangguan Xu coming back, and Ben asked her with a smile: "Have you finished reading it? Do you think it's the same as before?"
But Shangguan Xu didn't answer. He just walked quickly to him and said, "Brother, help me find a doctor."
Shangguan Li's expression froze.
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When the doctor arrived, Shangguan Xu took people to the room, but as soon as he entered the yard, he saw Qinghe coming out of the room in a hurry.
Qing He quickly walked up to her and said, "My Lady, the person is gone."
"The person is missing?!" Shangguan Xu repeated, not reacting for a moment.
Qing He nodded and confirmed again: "When I brought the hot water, the person disappeared."
Shangguan Xu thought, she clearly saw him faint just now, how could he disappear in a moment?
And his demeanor definitely didn't seem fake. Was he awake? But if he was awake, why would he leave? Even putting aside the drug in his body, it wouldn't be easy for him to be out alone, especially with his pursuers still out there.
Shangguan Xu felt strange.
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Inside the Xu Mansion, Xu Qing'an was helped into the courtyard by servants.
"Doctor Xun! Doctor Xun!"
As soon as he heard the servant shouting, Xun Yang hurried over from the inner courtyard and saw Xu Qing'an half-collapsed and being supported by someone. He didn't even raise his head, and his face and body were covered in blood.
Xun Yang hurried over to help, and was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time: "What, what happened?"
Xu Qing'an looked up and said weakly, "I was careless for a moment and got tripped. Fortunately, it's not serious. It's just that my eyes are temporarily blurry. Please help me take a look first."
Xun Yang took him: "Go back to the bedroom first."
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Xun Yang first used clean water to clean Xu Qing'an's face, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had no other injuries except a shallow scratch on his face.
Then they used some other methods to treat his eyes, applied medicine, and tied a gauze bandage.
After putting down the tools, Xun Yang said, "Your eyes need time to recover now. You can take off the scarf in an hour."
Xu Qingan nodded lightly.
Xun Yang looked at Xu Qing'an from left to right again, and raised his eyebrows one by one: "Why do you look so bad?" As he said that, he sat down next to him and took his hand to feel his pulse.
Xu Qing'an tilted his head and said calmly, "It must be because of the powder. That powder is a very yang medicine used by Pingkangfang to enhance sexual pleasure. It conflicted with the poison in my body, and I felt a little uncomfortable for a while."
Xun Yang nodded: "Yes, that's the truth." But he also leaned over and said meaningfully, "But do you remember what I said before about what doctors are most taboo?"
Xun Yang's eyes curved, his expression teasing: "What I hate most is patients who lie or conceal the cause of their illness."
Xu Qing'an sat upright, her scarf covering her eyes, but her expression otherwise uneasy. She asked, "Do you think I lied about something?"
Xun Yang asked directly: "Are you angry?"
Xu Qingan was silent for a moment: "Yeah."
He added, "It's inevitable that you'll get a little angry after being repeatedly plotted against."
Xun Yang chuckled twice.
Xu Qing'an couldn't see his teasing expression, but only heard the sound and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xun Yang shook his head: "Nothing, I just think you have a bad temper." He raised his eyebrows, stood up and sighed, "Never mind, your business is your business, I'll just be responsible for writing the prescription."
Xu Qing remained silent.
After Xun Yang packed up his things and left, Xu Qing'an still sat motionless in his seat.
He thought about what happened just now.
In fact, ever since she said that she loved him, the effect of the aphrodisiac in his body was suppressed by him, and all his subsequent behaviors towards her had nothing to do with the drugs. It was just that before that, the conflict between the two drugs in his body made him consume too much energy, and he became angry for a moment, so he couldn't control the surge of blood, vomited blood, and fainted.
It was a close call. If he hadn't had the willpower to not reveal himself in front of her, he might not have woken up. And if the doctor she had hired had taken his pulse, the fact that he had been poisoned might not have been hidden.
He grasped his empty left wrist with his right hand, and in a trance he recalled the past.
"Your Majesty, since you've decided to use this scheme of subterfuge, you must... be thorough in every aspect, so that no one can detect any flaws."
By the Qujiang Lake, Gu Chou had just changed the clothes of a Jinwu Guard and was advising Zhou Jingzhi amid the sound of rushing water.
First, an assassin sneaked onto the ship, and then the Jinwu Guards chased them. After the incident, the entire capital was immediately under martial law. This must have been an assassination plan that had been prepared for a long time, and it is unknown how many people were involved.
In short, now is definitely not the time to return to the palace.
Zhou Jingzhi changed into the clothes of the Jinwu Guards, but now he could only see light and shadows and was completely unable to see anything.
He covered his wrist with his right hand.
Gu Chou knew that His Majesty had his most treasured personal belongings on his left wrist, but precisely because of this, it should be taken off.
"Your Majesty..."
"Take it."
Just as Gu Chou was about to persuade him again, Zhou Jingzhi had already taken off the red rope and handed it to him.
Zhou Jingzhi's face was pale, and there were glaring scars under the Jinwu Guard armor. Even though he was sitting on the ground, his body was shaking uncontrollably. His body had reached its limit and he could hardly hold on.
Gu Chou knew that he could not delay any longer, so he took the red rope and put it on the body of the Jinwu Guard, who had been dressed in a dragon robe. He then slashed the body dozens of times until it was beyond recognition. He then tied the body's waist with a rope and sank it into the Qujiang River along with the stones.
He stood up and turned around, pulling Zhou Jingzhi's arm over his shoulder. "Let's go, Your Majesty. I'll untie the rope when the time comes. Right now, the most important thing is to treat the poison and injuries in your body."
Zhou Jingzhi nodded slightly and said "hmm" weakly.
However, when the two figures were about to disappear into the dense forest and the sound of the Qujiang River flowing behind them gradually faded away, he kept looking back, thinking of the red rope that sank into the water, his heart was torn, and he shed silent tears.
He knew that there was no going back.
The eyelashes under the veil trembled slightly, and the room was silent. Xu Qing'an held his empty wrists but seemed to hear the sound of flowing water that year.
He would let her know his identity, but not now. Then, he would definitely ask her face to face why she made such a choice in the first place. Did she really get everything she wanted now?
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In Shangguan Mansion, because of Xu Qing'an's sudden disappearance, several people in the courtyard were in a trance for a while.
Fortunately, Shangguan Xu adjusted himself in time and said that everything was fine. Since the man could leave by himself, he probably didn't have any serious health problems, so there was no need to worry about him.
Then they went back to the front yard together to prepare for dinner.
At the banquet, Shangguan Xu and his brother and sister-in-law had a pleasant conversation. Shangguan Li's imprisonment had not only troubled Shangguan Xu but also Su Ning, making it difficult for her to sleep or eat. However, since she was not involved in court affairs, she had no way to intervene. She could only visit the Su Mansion more often to see Su Wang and Su Shang, asking them to find ways to help, at least to prevent Shangguan Li from suffering too much in prison.
Seeing that his elder sister-in-law had lost a lot of weight, Shangguan Xu showed some concern for her. Then he remembered that there were some excellent supplements in her palace, so he asked someone to get them and send them to her tomorrow.
The Su family and the Shangguan family are old friends because of Su Jin and Shangguan Shi, so Su Ning and Shangguan Li have known each other since childhood, and their fate was established early on.
Therefore, even though Su Wang was there, Shangguan Xu was happy for them seeing that the two were safe.
Shortly after the meal, it was time for Shangguan Xu to set off for the palace. After saying goodbye to everyone, Shangguan Xu got on the carriage, and Qinghe told him about the situation outside.
Qing He: "Those people have been caught."
Shangguan Xu raised his eyes and asked, "Are you really the head of one of the major shipping merchants in Jiangnan?"
Qing He said, "The Imperial Guards found the account books on the two leaders, and judging by the expenditure items listed above, there's no doubt about it."
Shangguan Xu asked again: "Where is the human control?"
Qing He replied, "They are temporarily detained in a dead-end alley. The Imperial Guards are also about to ask the Queen how she plans to deal with them."
Shangguan Xu pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Change the route and go to the Xu Mansion."
Of course, the culprit must be brought before the victim to give him an explanation, and even if he is injured and leaves Shangguan Mansion, he will definitely return directly to his own residence.
Today, he vomited blood in front of her again, and after waking up from fainting, he left in a hurry without saying goodbye.
Why did he leave in such a hurry? Logically, given his physical condition at the time, Shangguan Mansion was his best refuge. Why did he leave in such a hurry, regardless of his own safety?
Shangguan Xu's eyes darkened, and he had the answer in his mind.
Just to prevent her from seeing a doctor for him?
His illness is not cured! He has been deceiving her all along!
The corners of Shangguan Xu's lips slowly rose and trembled slightly. The smile was controlled and unrestrained.
The talk of living a hundred years is a complete lie.
It turned out that she had the bargaining chips he needed all along, and he had previously delusionally hoped to deceive her so that he could negotiate with her as a superior.
But now she could not do as he wished.
Shangguan Xu then ordered, "Send someone to the palace immediately to ask the imperial physician to go directly to the Xu residence, and then bring Ah Zheng back as well."
Today, she must verify her conjecture with her own eyes.
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