Chapter 390: Hurry, take a shortcut
Human life was at stake, so Gu Xixi quickly got up and got out of bed.
While getting dressed, I listened to He Jinglan explain what happened.
According to the palace's secret guards, Mu Nanzhao returned home tonight and something was wrong when he got off the carriage.
His face flushed slightly and his steps occasionally staggered.
But he walked very fast.
Just as he walked through the second door, he suddenly stopped and vomited blood.
Looking at the glaring blood color under the moonlight, the servants were horrified.
But before they could ask, they saw the prince rushing into the inner courtyard like a gust of wind.
The guards and servants quickly chased after him.
The door to the den slammed shut.
They knocked on the door anxiously, and after a long time, Mu Nanzhao answered from inside the house.
He Jinglan said, "He asked everyone to leave the inner courtyard and not to invite doctors."
"The guard had no choice but to come and ask my brother to come at night when he heard something fall to the ground in the house when he was leaving."
Gu Xixi was already dressed, with her long hair casually tied into a neat ponytail.
"He's vomiting blood and he still doesn't want to see a doctor? Does he want to die?"
"Also, why is it that he is the one who gets poisoned every time?"
"I was almost poisoned to death before. At least I learned from my mistakes and should be more cautious!"
She was in a state of confusion, as if only constant complaining could help her relieve a little of her tension.
As Gu Xixi spoke, she picked up her small cross-body cloth bag and quickly checked the contents.
All the medicines I brought with me are here.
Finally, Gu Xixi took out a silver needle bag from the bag containing clothes.
This was something the old doctor insisted she take with her.
I never thought that this would really come in handy.
He Jinglan escorted Gu Xixi out, whispering, "The Regent is second only to the emperor and above everyone else. No matter how tight his defenses are, there will always be a time when he is careless and cannot withstand someone's deliberate plot to harm him."
Gu Xixi nodded slightly, "I know, I don't mean to blame him."
He Jinglan continued, "The palace and my family both have their own doctors. He doesn't even trust these people. The situation is probably very serious."
"Now, apart from you, me, and the secret guards of the two governments, no one else can know his current situation."
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked out of the corridor.
A black-clad secret guard stood quietly in the shadows, waiting.
Gu Xixi stopped and looked up at the high wall to the east.
She remembered that Mu Nanzhao climbed over the wall from this side one day.
Gu Xixi turned to the secret guard and asked, "Can you help someone climb over a wall with your kung fu?"
"It's better to take a shortcut and hurry up."
Regent's Palace, inner courtyard.
Gu Xixi landed again and felt as if her feet were stepping on cotton, and she felt a little nauseous and dizzy.
In the past, I only knew about motion sickness, seasickness, and airsickness.
But tonight, she, who had never been prone to motion sickness, experienced motion sickness for the first time.
The secret guard insisted on avoiding suspicion between men and women and only held Gu Xixi by the back of the collar the whole time.
He pushed against the wall for leverage and flew over the courtyard wall carrying Gu Xixi. After landing, he immediately ran quickly using light skills.
When you encounter the next wall, push off the wall to take off, then run wildly on the ground.
This cycle repeats itself.
This secret guard's kung fu is indeed very strong, his movements are light and smooth, without any pause in between.
It effectively complies with Gu Xixi's request of "taking a shortcut and saving time".
By the end, Gu Xixi was so dizzy that she couldn't even count how many walls she had climbed over.
"Boss Gu, this is the study." The secret guard clasped his fists respectfully.
Gu Xixi was unwilling to show her weakness at this moment. She tried her best to suppress her nausea and dragged her legs towards the house in front of her.
She held onto the door, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Kick the door."
The young secret guard was confused for a moment, then panicked, "Ah?"
"I said kick the door!" Gu Xixi emphasized, "If he wants to investigate, I will take the responsibility!"
"You don't want to wait until tomorrow morning to collect his body, do you?"
The secret guard's eyes suddenly focused and he made up his mind.
He raised his foot and kicked, seemingly without using any strength, and the two doors broke from the hinges and collapsed with a loud bang.
Gu Xixi stepped on the broken pieces of the door bolt and walked in, saying, "He asked you to leave the inner courtyard."
"Just stand guard outside the yard."
"If you need me, I'll call for help."
For some reason, the secret guards, who had always obeyed the regent, did not hesitate to respond to Gu Xixi's orders.
He said yes and disappeared quickly.
It was Gu Xixi’s first time here. She took out a tinderbox and fumbled around to find the desk and lampstand.
While constantly talking to boost his courage, "Mu Nanzhao!"
"Chen Fang!"
“Regent!!”
"If you're still alive, make a sound or take a breath so I can hear you!"
No response.
Gu Xixi finally lit the oil lamp.
The room was lit up, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She looked around and was instantly startled by the person lying in the chair.
Gu Xixi took two steps back, covering her chest, "You're just standing next to me, looking at me, and not saying anything?"
I saw Mu Nanzhao sitting on the chair behind the desk.
It looked like he was still awake, but his face was an abnormally red color.
Mu Nanzhao raised his eyes and looked at Gu Xixi steadily.
His eyes were blurry, as if covered by a thin layer of mist.
He raised his hand and tugged at his collar, which was already open even wider.
Revealing the skin moistened by sweat, the slender neck, the attractive curve of Adam's apple and collarbone...
Under normal circumstances, Gu Xixi would definitely feel that it would be a waste not to take a look, so she would at least take a few glances.
But human lives are at stake at the moment, and she is not in the mood for that.
Gu Xixi walked closer, waved her hand in front of Mu Nanzhao's eyes, and felt some breathing.
But the air that came out of his nose was actually a little hot.
"Mu Nanzhao, can you hear me?"
"Mu Nanzhao?"
"Chen Fang?! Prince Regent!"
Gu Xixi called out several times, wondering if his five senses had been blocked by the poison.
If the toxicity is so strong, even if the poison is detoxified, there will be sequelae.
She doesn't know how to take a pulse, so will it be effective in detoxifying if she just uses the old doctor's detoxifying pills combined with acupuncture?
Acute poison cannot be delayed.
Gu Xixi took out the medicine bottle from her bag.
Do we have to try this method again? !
This is the Prince Regent's Palace in the capital. If the Prince Regent is killed...
Then just consider yourself unlucky and die with him!
There was no time to hesitate, Gu Xixi stood beside Mu Nanzhao.
Just as he was about to open the bottle cork, he heard Mu Nanzhao's hoarse voice, "Gu Xixi..."
"Boss... is that you..."
Gu Xixi widened her eyes slightly, and in an instant she felt that she was saved.
"Yes! I am your boss, guaranteed."
Mu Nanzhao's eyes suddenly glowed, "It's you, that's great."
Gu Xixi was stunned, and it was great before she could think about it.
Suddenly I felt a tightness around my waist.
The world was spinning, and Mu Nanzhao actually picked her up sideways.
His arms were strong and as hot as branding irons.
At first, Gu Xixi was still thinking about what kind of illness this person had.
He seems to be in good health and walks steadily.
It didn't look like intoxication, or even like drunkenness.
Could it be that the fever caused the brain to become unclear?
But how could a normal fever cause vomiting blood?
Gu Xixi was thinking when she turned her head inadvertently.
She found that Mu Nanzhao was holding her and walking step by step towards the depths of the study.
At the end of the sight, there is a soft couch that looks very comfortable.
The veils are hanging on all sides, and the atmosphere is ambiguous...
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