Chapter 493 Mao Sui Recommends Himself
"But this?" The tea set was placed in front of the little maid, who immediately nodded vigorously.
"Yes, that's it."
Seeing that the maid had confirmed it, Yun Yichen immediately gave a signal, and soon someone brought the doctor back.
Moments later, after examination by the doctor, the teaware was confirmed to have been laced with drugs. Upon hearing the results, the chill emanating from Yun Yichen was almost unbearable.
"Good, very good! It seems that His Highness the Fifth Prince has been too idle lately!"
The cold words reached everyone's ears, and everyone knew that Lu Yuanbin was probably in for some bad luck this time.
Little did Lu Yuanbin know that he was about to be in trouble. Thinking about Luo Dong's situation, Lu Yuanbin stormed off to Luo Yuying's place in a rage.
Before Luo Yuying could ask him why he had come, Lu Yuanbin slapped her across the face.
"What is Your Highness doing?"
Since Luo Yuying joined the prince's residence, although Lu Yuanbin had a bad relationship with her, he was still relatively polite to her because he needed her support. This was the first time he had ever hit her like this.
"do what?"
Lu Yuanbin was so angry he laughed. He had entrusted Luo Yuying with today's tasks, and he didn't believe that Luo Dong's sudden appearance on his bed was an accident.
And Gu Shuyan, who should have been there, is nowhere to be found. If this wasn't done by Luo Yuying, then it must have been done by someone from the Duke of Anguo's mansion. Otherwise, how can we explain everything that happened today?
"You said you had already summoned Gu Shuyan to the courtyard and told me to do the work directly, but how did it suddenly become your brother?"
Lu Yuanbin was practically going crazy. He wasn't a lecherous man, let alone someone who preferred men. But even if that was the case, after what had just happened, no amount of explanation would make sense.
The emperor had already been trying to suppress me recently, and now that this has happened, who knows if the emperor will be angry and punish me.
"What? My elder brother? Is Your Highness referring to Luo Dong?"
Luo Yuying realized that Lu Yuanbin's words had a hidden meaning, and her original intention to throw a tantrum at him immediately gave up.
"Otherwise, do you have other brothers?" Lu Yuanbin said irritably, but seeing that Luo Yuying seemed unaware of this, he felt much better.
If even his bedmate harbors such ill intentions towards him, then achieving a high position, or even becoming the crown prince, would be impossible.
Luo Yuying was intelligent, and upon hearing Lu Yuanbin's words, she immediately realized that things had probably gone wrong. But what did this have to do with Luo Dong?
"Your Highness, please rest assured. I will return to the Duke's mansion and ask him about it."
Luo Yuying lowered her voice and spoke softly before having Lu Yuanbin escorted back to his residence to rest. She then led her entourage to the Duke's mansion. However, she was unaware that while she was away, the Duke of Anguo had already found the Fifth Prince's residence.
Yun Yichen, of course, wouldn't sit idly by either. Since the matter involved Gu Shuyan, Yun Yichen took Lu Changqing into the palace without further ado.
"Let me go with you, Your Highness and the Fourth Prince!"
Seeing that the group was about to leave and no one seemed inclined to talk to him, Xu Yunzhi immediately volunteered.
Lu Changqing glanced at Xu Yunzhi with some hesitation, unsure whether to bring him along. As for Yun Yichen, he acted as if he didn't see Xu Yunzhi at all, not even giving him a glance.
"Your Highness need not worry. I have already sent a letter, and I believe His Majesty of Great Zhou is already aware of my visit."
Xu Yunzhi's words completely dispelled Lu Changqing's concerns, and he nodded and led Xu Yunzhi to the palace with Yun Yichen.
Because Gu Shuyan was still "unconscious," she was naturally sent back to the Marquis's residence by the Gu family. However, Gu Renjie, as the eldest brother, also went to the palace with Yun Yichen.
Once she was lifted onto the carriage, Gu Shuyan slowly woke up inside. To make it more realistic, Gu Shuyan took the medicine Yun Yichen gave her before entering the dark room. However, it wasn't a sleeping potion, but rather a pill that mimicked the pulse of a sleeping potion.
"Big sister, you're finally awake."
When Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuhe saw Gu Shuyan sit up, they immediately wiped away their tears and rushed over.
They had been holding on as they watched her fall into a coma, but now that Gu Shuyan had woken up, they could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"I'm sorry to have worried you."
Looking at her two younger sisters who cared about her, Gu Shuyan's heart softened, and she reached out to pat their heads, full of comfort.
"Yuxin, Yuhe, what's wrong with Shuer?"
Gu Yingjie was responsible for escorting Gu Shuyan. Upon hearing the sounds coming from the carriage, Gu Yingjie's heart tightened and he quickly spoke up.
"Second brother, eldest sister has woken up."
Gu Yuxin answered while sobbing, while Gu Yuhe lay on Gu Shuyan's lap, refusing to get up.
"Shu'er, are you alright?"
As soon as Gu Yingjie heard that Gu Shuyan had woken up, he jumped onto the carriage and, without caring whether it was big enough, lifted the curtain and squeezed in.
Due to time constraints, Gu Shuyan and Yun Yichen did not tell them about today's plan, which is why the three of them reacted this way.
"Don't worry, brother, everything's alright now."
Gu Shuyan smiled at Gu Yingjie, her eyes no longer showing the limpness and weakness she had displayed while lying in bed; she was now full of energy. Seeing this, Gu Yingjie breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if remembering something, gave her a sharp tap on the head.
"If you dare to do this again, I'll teach you a lesson." Gu Yingjie warned fiercely, but Gu Shuyan just stuck out her tongue at him and didn't take his warning to heart at all.
"Yuxin and Yuhe, keep an eye on your older sister. I'm going to go ride a horse."
The carriage wasn't very spacious, and seeing that Gu Shuyan was alright, Gu Yingjie naturally couldn't continue to squeeze inside. So he instructed the two of them to leave.
The carriage continued towards the Marquis of Yi'an's residence. The events that had occurred at the tea garden did not cause a ripple in their minds.
But this tea garden party was an unusual day. On the way back to the city, the carriage was so bumpy that Gu Shuyan was starting to feel dizzy when it suddenly accelerated, making the ride even more bumpy.
"Driver, what happened?"
Gu Shuyan quickly asked, and the coachman, while pulling on the reins, explained, "Miss, this horse suddenly went berserk for some reason, and I can't control it."
The driver's voice was clearly tinged with fear, indicating that he had never encountered such a situation before.
"Stop the car! Stop the car now!"
Gu Yingjie was following behind the carriage when he suddenly noticed that the carriage was speeding up abnormally, so he quickly rode forward to inquire about the situation.
Upon hearing Gu Yingjie's voice, Gu Shuyan stuck her head out of the carriage and explained to Gu Yingjie, "Second Brother, the horse has suddenly gone mad and may not be able to stop for a while."
"What?" Gu Yingjie looked in the direction the carriage was heading and his heart skipped a beat.
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