Chapter 89 Chapter 89 "Are they planning to cooperate with the outsiders? ... Outside the palace gate, Su Shang was still looking at the people on the high wall with hatred.
"Where is Her Highness? I want to see her!"
Gu Chou said indifferently, "It's late at night. Why is there such a rush to see you, Lord Su?"
"What if I really want to see you?"
As soon as the words came out, the horse under him seemed to feel the anger of the person on it, and couldn't help but stomped its feet a few times. The Jinwu Guards behind him also made a gesture to draw their swords.
"Then I will have no choice but to act according to the law."
As soon as he finished speaking, a row of Jinwu guards appeared on the battlements of the palace wall, with arrows ready to draw their bows at any time.
According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, anyone who trespassed into the palace would be shot on the spot.
Su Shang lowered his brows and looked upwards, as if he could suppress his emotions in this way. His knuckles turned white from gripping the reins too tightly, and he finally couldn't help but let out an angry laugh from his throat.
"Good, good at following the law." He smiled, but his eyes were filled with deep and complex emotions.
She could be so cruel to her.
"Even if we are on top of the high walls, Your Highness won't want to see me?" He raised his head and asked again persistently.
However, the response he got was still Gu Chou's cold voice: "If Lord Su wants to see you, please wait until the palace gates are opened."
Su Shang snorted almost inaudibly, and the horse under him stamped its feet again, but he seemed unaware. Even though his vision gradually became blurred, he still stared at the high wall with a chill in his eyes.
"drive!"
The next moment, he suddenly turned the horse's head. Even though his hands hurt slightly and his palms could feel the red marks left by the reins, he led the accompanying Jinwu Guards away without hesitation or any reluctance.
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away. Shangguan Xu was standing in the square a few steps inside the palace gate.
"My Lady, the person has left."
Just now, she heard the sound coming from outside the palace gate clearly. If the palace gate was opened, she would actually be only a few feet away from that person.
But she listened to everything he said, from his tough words to his pleading words, and she never had any thought of wanting to see him during that time.
After listening to what Gu Chou reported to her, she hummed softly and nodded, saying, "He came to Taiji Palace this time because he undoubtedly realized that something had changed in the palace, which made him so panicked and desperate to get an answer immediately..."
Shangguan Xu's eyes became firm: "They are outside the capital."
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After Su Shang returned home, his face looked even worse than before he left. He went straight to Su Wang's study. Without waiting for Su Wang to speak, Su Shang said directly, "Taiji Palace is out of control."
Even though he had expected it, Su Wang's eyes were still filled with confusion for a moment.
Su Shang explained the current situation in the Taiji Palace: "Gu An Ce, the General of the Imperial Guard, is her man. The imprisoned Yulin Guard officers were also taken away by Shangguan Mingyue."
Although Su Wang's eyes were cold, his voice was calm and collected. "Isn't he depressed and even wanting to die? Why is he still involved in the Taiji Palace incident?"
Su Shang: "I don't know how they got in touch, but now that I think about it, she actually has an insider like Gu Ance in the Jinwu Guard, so she probably has other people in the capital as well."
Su Wang sneered, "He's quite patient. I thought Gu Ance had always obeyed orders since he joined the Jinwu Guards, and never said anything else. I thought he was a good dog, but I didn't expect he was someone else's good dog." Su Wang paused, as if thinking about something, "Why did Shangguan Mingyue get involved in this? Doesn't he want the antidote?"
Su Shang suddenly clicked his thumb which was resting on his index finger.
Su Wang looked at him.
Su Shang turned his head and looked back. After staring for a moment, he moved his lips and said, "I don't know. I don't understand why he doesn't consider the antidote at all."
Although she was not poisoned, Shangguan Li was unaware of the inside story.
Su Wang's anger grew stronger and stronger. "Then never mind. It's only ten days until her next dose of the antidote. If she doesn't take it for a month, she'll die of the poison. I've given them chances time and again. Since they don't know what's good for them, I don't need to show them mercy."
After saying that, Su Wang looked at Su Shang, who was quietly lowering his eyes and not saying a word.
He was actually a little surprised and a little strange at Su Shang's reaction.
You should know that when the antidote was mentioned before, although Su Shang's reaction was not strong, he always insisted on protecting the one in the palace and asked that the antidote be delivered to Shangguan Li on time every month.
But today, when Su Wang said that he would not give the antidote anymore and would let the poison take effect, Su Shang did not react for a long time.
Their eyes met and the room was silent for a long time.
Su Shang finally spoke: "She is not poisoned. I replaced the poison a long time ago."
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Inside the palace, the carriage that brought several Yulin Guards generals into the palace was still parked in the square, with a slightly depressed figure standing next to it.
The man's temperament should have been as graceful as jade and bamboo, but in just less than two months, his shoulders seemed to have been pressed by heavy objects and ravaged by wind and rain.
After Gu Chou finished speaking with Shangguan Xu, his eyes casually swept over the man beside the carriage. Seeing that the man was also looking at them, he withdrew his gaze and said to Shangguan Xu again, "Your Majesty, the Yulin Guard can be stabilized thanks to the generals brought into the palace by Lord Shangguan. Lord Shangguan also took a huge risk today..."
Gu Chou didn't know what to say, so he lowered his eyes and said directly: "Master Shangguan may have something to say to you."
Shangguan Xu turned around and looked, and Shangguan Li lowered his eyes.
He looked at the ground a few steps in front of him, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, he raised his head to take another look, and took a step forward.
When Gu Chou saw someone coming, he tactfully excused himself.
Shangguan Xu stood there and watched.
"Ah Xu..."
"Brother."
The moment he said this, he heard the familiar voice of "Brother" in his ears. Shangguan Li raised his eyes and was stunned for a moment.
Shangguan Xu saw his reaction and remained calm as usual. He said softly, "Brother, there's no need to say anything extra. I think when A Zheng came to see you, she had already told you a lot of things—"
"I wasn't poisoned, and I know you weren't the culprit behind what happened back then, nor did you have any involvement in it. Although you did help facilitate some of the events later on, I also know you were dragged into this because of me, because you were deceived. Those mistakes can't be avoided, but as long as we two siblings remain united, we can shoulder the responsibility together."
Shangguan Li's eyes were filled with tears. He raised his brows, suppressed the reaction, and said with a trembling voice: "Ah Xu, I just hope you can be well. Now that I know you are fine and that you are still willing to share my heart, I am very satisfied. As for my mistakes, I will bear them myself. As for the rest, it's up to you. You have suffered enough in the past few years."
Shangguan Xu blinked slightly, a smile forced through his lips as he said, "No matter what, it's almost over. You and I will always be blood relatives."
Shangguan Li smiled and nodded.
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"No poison?!" In the study, Su Wang was shocked and stunned by what Su Shang had just said.
In fact, Su Wang was not surprised by the reason why Su Shang did this. Instead, he repeatedly felt that this was Su Shang's usual style towards the people in the palace. But when he really heard that he had done it, he still couldn't control the anger that surged in his heart.
He tried his best to calm down and clarify the matter, "So Shangguan Mingyue dared to get involved in the Taiji Palace incident tonight because he knew the Queen Mother was not poisoned at all?"
"Maybe." Su Shang was unsure, "But according to my original arrangement, he didn't know that the Queen Mother was not poisoned. On the contrary, he firmly believed that the Queen Mother was poisoned."
Su Shang didn't care about Su Wang's suppressed anger after learning that Shangguan Xu wasn't poisoned. He just continued, "So, considering what's happening inside and outside the city, this is most likely a conspiracy that was planned long ago."
He raised his eyes suddenly and said, "Could it be that they want to cooperate with the outside forces?!"
"Father, is there any news from the Shen Ce Army?" Su Shang's eyes were as deep as a cold pond, and his temperament was extremely cold.
Su Wang squinted his eyes and said, "There is no new news yet."
Su Shang's eyes suddenly shone: "Quickly send the Shen Ce Army and other defenders scattered throughout the capital back to the capital!"
"Immediately gather all available troops in the capital!"
"Taiji Palace must be recaptured as soon as possible!"
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