Lu Hong hurriedly asked, "May I ask what is the matter, Your Highness?"
"Prime Minister Lu, if you were Empress Dowager Wu or Gao Hongyuan, knowing that Ji Yanzhuo was not the late emperor's son, and that the Red Pearl could prove royal blood, what would you do?" Xiao Yanchu reminded him.
Lu Hong reacted instantly, "The Duke of Xian is in danger!"
“That’s right, and Gao Hongyuan is a master of Gu poison. If he uses Gu poison to harm people, it will be impossible to find out,” Su Ruojin reminded him.
Lu Hong panicked upon hearing this, as his son had been bewitched before, and he knew very well the eerie feeling it evoked.
Duke Xianguo was a veteran of three reigns and a member of the royal family. He was extremely loyal to Xiaoyue, so how could he allow anything to happen to Duke Xianguo?
Thinking of this, Lu Hong hurriedly got up to take his leave. "Your Highness, Your Highness, I will go to the Duke's Mansion now to remind Duke Xian to be careful."
"Wait!" Su Ruojin called out to him, "Prime Minister Lu knows how to cure poison?"
Lu Hong was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "No."
Lu Junyuan also realized what was happening and said, "Father, why don't we invite the Prince and Princess to come with us?"
Originally, Su Ruojin could have gone on this herself, but Lu Junyuan could tell that the prince didn't want to leave his princess for even a moment, so he simply invited the two of them to go together.
"Yes, yes, I was really confused in my haste. I wonder if Your Highness and Your Highness could accompany me?" Lu Hong hurriedly bowed to the two and pleaded.
In fact, Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin had the same idea, but it would be too abrupt for them to go directly, and Duke Xian might not believe them. With Lu Hong as the middleman, everything would proceed naturally.
Xiao Yanchu's secret guards had already delivered the information about the Duke of Xian, confirming that he was indeed a loyal subject who only cared about Xiaoyue.
Since Yuan Hong has decided to stay in Xiaoyue, such a loyal minister will help him secure his throne, and Su Ruojin will naturally try to win him over.
"good."
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu changed their clothes and put on makeup, disguising themselves as servants of Lu Hong and went to the Duke's mansion together.
*
The Imperial Palace.
Although Ji Yanzhuo's hand had been treated by the imperial physician, such a severe injury was bound to cause him pain.
Because of the pain, he became agitated and couldn't help but shout and yell, hitting and kicking the palace servants around him, and even drawing his sword to slash and kill them.
Empress Dowager Wu was overwhelmed by everything that had happened in the court today, and for the first time in many years, she felt such a strong sense of panic.
This mindset caused her to lose her usual composure. She was preparing to discuss countermeasures with Gao Hongyuan when palace servants came several times to report that Ji Yanzhuo was causing a scene.
After this happened several times, Empress Dowager Wu completely lost her patience, stormed into Ji Yanzhuo's palace, and gave him a severe scolding.
Ji Yanzhuo was stunned when he was scolded. Since he could remember, his mother had never been so fierce to him.
Ji Yanzhuo held his sword in his hand, lowered his head, and remained silent.
When Empress Dowager Wu saw Ji Yanzhuo like this, she felt sorry for him again. This matter could not be blamed on Zhuo'er, especially since Zhuo'er was now seriously injured.
She slowly walked to Ji Yanzhuo's side, squatted down and held his shoulders. Just as she was about to gently say a few words to comfort him, she suddenly met Ji Yanzhuo's eyes, which were like those of a wild beast.
His eyes were filled with coldness, cruelty, bloodshed, resentment, and evil, devoid of any humanity—the kind of look a seven-year-old child would have.
"Zhuo..." Empress Wu only managed to utter one word before she froze. In that instant, Ji Yanzhuo raised his sword and stabbed Empress Wu in the abdomen.
"You dare to curse me, you old woman, how dare you curse me! Die!" Ji Yanzhuo's eyes were bloodshot, and blood flowed from the sword.
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