The truth pierced Qi Guze's heart like a sharp blade, causing him unbearable pain.
It turned out that the secret letter was actually a kill order targeting his beloved.
"How dare you! You actually lay a hand on Ah Yue!"
Qi Guze was furious. He stood up abruptly and shouted outside, "Immediately issue my order to gather all available personnel from the four kingdoms and send them to the palace immediately to ensure the safety of the princess!"
Yan Qing, who was outside, almost fell off the tree trunk when he heard this, as he could clearly sense that Qi Guze was suppressing a lot of anger when he said those words.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Xu Yuehuai was still peacefully grinding medicinal herbs in his mansion.
Suddenly, she felt a strange sense of panic, her brows furrowed, and her breathing became rapid.
The next moment, a loud bang shattered the surrounding tranquility!
Suddenly, the main beam above the medicine furnace collapsed, instantly filling the room with dust.
She quickly took several steps back to narrowly avoid the sudden disaster.
"How did the roof suddenly break down?" Xu Yuehuai was extremely surprised and uncertain.
She quickly regained her composure and calmly told the guards who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, "Go and see carefully what caused the roof beam to collapse."
The guards were somewhat flustered. If Xu Yuehuai hadn't dodged the attack and something had happened, they would be held responsible when Qi Guze returned.
Without stopping, the group split into two teams: one team went to inspect the rooftop, and the other team checked inside the building.
After a thorough inspection, one of them came forward with a grave expression and reported: "Your Highness, there are signs of tampering on the roof beams! Someone has definitely sabotaged them in secret!"
Xu Yuehuai frowned, her eyes flashing with cold light: "Is there a mole in the manor? Go and check if there are any other unusual things in the manor, and pay special attention to recent personnel changes."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The guards received their orders and left, quickly getting to work. They thoroughly checked everything in the mansion, large and small, and reviewed all the people who had recently come and gone.
Before long, the guards arrived with new discoveries to report to Xu Yuehuai.
"Your Highness, many unusual things have indeed been discovered in the manor."
"The guards who were on patrol last day have disappeared!"
"They were only recently transferred here, they shouldn't be leaving so soon."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai immediately understood the situation.
"Either they were already replaced when they came to the Prince's Mansion for the shift change, or something has already happened."
"Find their whereabouts as soon as possible, and bring them back whether they are dead or alive."
Suppressing his grief, the guard immediately gathered his brothers to search for the missing guard after receiving the order.
A cool breeze blew, leaving Xu Yuehuai alone in the courtyard.
"Aze, I will take care of the miscellaneous affairs in the palace for you, and wait for your return."
She silently prayed that everything would go smoothly for Qi Guze and that things wouldn't be as turbulent as they were in the Prince's Mansion.
One night, Xu Yuehuai was getting some fresh air in the courtyard when she suddenly noticed an unusual smell in the air.
She faintly heard the servants in the mansion coughing softly outside the courtyard wall.
Xu Yuehuai walked behind the door and peeked out through the crack. She saw that all the servants passing by were pale-faced and looked as if they had been drained of their life force, devoid of any vitality.
Her heart sank, and she quickly opened the door and strode over to the servants.
Then, she took the pulse of the person next to her and quickly determined the cause of their illness.
It was a very strange disease that gradually weakened their energy until they became extremely tired and fell into a deep sleep all day. Before long, they would become emaciated and die because their bodies could not withstand the strain.
This strange disease is like boiling a frog in lukewarm water; it's particularly terrifying. At first, everyone thought it was just a common illness, but gradually, it became impossible to cure.
A storm of emotions surged through her heart. She had almost let the person behind the scenes succeed. She was really lucky this time!
Xu Yuehuai regained her composure and gently reassured everyone, "This is just a common cold in spring, nothing serious. I'll have someone prepare some medicine for you right away, and you'll feel better soon after taking it."
Everyone believed her and thanked her repeatedly.
After watching everyone leave, she turned around and went back into the courtyard.
Arriving at the newly built pharmacy, which looked exactly the same as before, Xu Yuehuai's chaotic thoughts were still hard to calm down.
That illness was no ordinary one; it was nothing like what she had just described.
She simply didn't want to alarm everyone, because if they lost their composure, there would be no way to salvage the situation.
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Xu Yuehuai quickly set about developing an antidote for the strange illness.
The candlelight burned all night as she experimented with various rare medicinal herbs, trying different combinations and failing time and time again.
Each failure consumed a lot of medicinal herbs, but fortunately, he always kept a large supply of them, enough for her to squander.
After an unknown number of days, Xu Yuehuai appeared disheveled, with bruises all over her eyes, looking even more terrifying than those suffering from serious illnesses.
However, she was holding a bottle of antidote in her hand. This antidote was the culmination of her efforts over the past few days. Just by holding this antidote, she could feel a particularly pure medicinal power spreading throughout her body, penetrating into her pores, and nourishing every cell.
She found a servant and gave him the medicine, but at first, she didn't see any effect.
However, after completing one course of treatment, the group of people had returned to normal, their physical strength had recovered, and their overall energy and spirit were several times better than before.
Xu Yuehuai was relieved to distribute the medicine to the other sick people. Not long after, the strange illness in the Prince's mansion was cured, and everyone returned to their normal routines.
However, how could so many innocent people in the Prince's mansion have been infected with this strange disease?
They rarely went out and spent most of their time inside the Prince's mansion.
If the disease wasn't contracted by them, it must have been deliberately brought in from outside and spread to them.
Xu Yuehuai pondered for a long time, and then suddenly thought of someone—the fake ghost doctor!
His medical skills are bizarre, and his actions are even more unpredictable. Now everyone has investigated and thought about how to get rid of him. Who else could have created such a strange illness and spread it into the Regent's Palace?
If it really is him, isn't he a bit too hasty in taking action?
Is it confidence or stupidity to directly expose one's whereabouts?
As Xu Yuehuai was inside the house pondering how to send someone to capture the fake ghost doctor, he suddenly smelled a familiar yet unsettling medicinal fragrance.
That smell is from the fake ghost doctor!
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