For a maid who sweeps the courtyard, she had never tasted such fine tea.
Before she could even savor the fragrance of the tea, she felt something crawling inside her body, and her whole body started to itch.
The maidservant couldn't resist any longer and, disregarding any impropriety, started scratching herself.
After scratching for a while, I found that the itching had stopped, but in an instant it turned into an unbearable pain that exploded on every inch of my skin, as if a barbed needle was piercing and stirring into every pore.
Then the maid started rolling on the ground, and bloodstains could be seen oozing from different parts of her clothes.
Before long, the little maid was covered in blood, lying motionless on the ground with her eyes wide open, as if she had died with her eyes open.
Even though Empress Wu had killed many people, seeing this, her face showed some fear. "You poisoned her?"
"Please, Your Majesty, have someone take off her clothes so we can see her."
Gao Hongyuan looked at the motionless maid on the ground with a faint smile, as if she were an ant rather than a living person.
Before the Empress could give any instructions, Granny Hui stepped forward and pulled off the little maid's clothes. She was so frightened that she took several steps back and almost fell to the ground.
Empress Wu's eyes widened when she saw the little maid's appearance.
Then, many holes appeared on the maid's body, and a white worm crawled out of each hole.
These insects continued to wriggle on the young maid's body, as if they were gnawing at her flesh.
Seeing this, Empress Wu couldn't help but feel nauseous and almost vomited.
Despite her fear, Granny Hui quickly grabbed a stick and pulled up the little maid's clothes, then had the guards come in and carry her away to avoid offending the Empress's eyes.
"This is a flesh-eating Gu. It is colorless and odorless when added to tea, so no one will notice it. Once this Gu enters the body, it will instantly transform from an egg into a Gu worm, which will bite the person's body and burst out. Anyone who is infected with this Gu will surely die," Gao Hongyuan explained.
Empress Wu finally believed that Gao Hongyuan was a Gu master from the Star Gu Pavilion; otherwise, how could so many insects have crawled out of the human body after poisoning?
"This is just a very low-level Gu technique. Does Your Majesty really believe I am from the Star Gu Pavilion?"
"Even if I believe you are from the Star Gu Pavilion, how can you cure me of the infertility poison? All the doctors say there is no cure for this poison."
"Their inability to solve it is due to their lack of ability, not because I am incapable," Gao Hongyuan said calmly.
"Then tell me quickly, how can I cure the poison in this palace?!" Empress Wu was anxious, as this concerned her offspring and status.
Gao Hongyuan took out a small white medicine bottle from his pocket and poured out a black pill. "This Gu worm can remove the poison from Your Majesty's body. It depends on whether Your Majesty dares to take it."
Empress Wu looked at the pill in Gao Hongyuan's hand, and thinking of the little maid's death earlier, she hesitated to take action, fearing that the Gu worm would burst out of her body like the other worms.
"Your Majesty, do not be afraid. This Gu worm is different from the previous ones. It will only clean the poison of the infertility medicine in Your Majesty's body. After it is cleaned, it will die and will not harm Your Majesty in any way."
"Are there any other ways?" Empress Wu still dared not try.
"No, I can guarantee that this is the only method in the world that can cure Her Majesty's poison. It just depends on whether Her Majesty dares to try it."
Seeing Empress Wu's hesitation, Gao Hongyuan continued:
"Your Majesty, you must have heard of the people from the Star Gu Pavilion. Besides being familiar with Gu techniques, they also understand astrology."
There are rumors circulating that Consort Yun's baby prince has died, but I observed the heavens last night and know that the child is not dead, and that he will return to the palace when he grows up.
If Your Highness cannot give birth to a prince, when that little prince grows up and returns, Xiaoyue will become his domain.
Upon hearing this, Empress Wu suddenly raised her head and stared intently at Gao Hongyuan.
Gao Hongyuan was not afraid at all and met Empress Wu's eyes directly.
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