Chapter 162 I Really Can’t Let You Die
Zhao Mingzhu was bored and started playing.
Gu Yan in the East Palace is ready to go.
She brought tea to the bedside and looked at Gu Qingheng who was sleeping with his back to her. She held her breath and turned him over.
When Gu Yan saw the other person, her hands trembled: "You!"
It's not Gu Qingheng at all, why is Emperor Jingyuan here?!
Gu Yan instantly realized she had fallen into a trap! She took a quick step and was about to break out of the window, but a tall tree appeared in front of the window, sword drawn, waiting for her to pounce.
Gu Yan retreated again, and the long river on the ground woke up and stared at her hungrily.
"You...why?"
How did Gu Qingheng know this? He clearly had no flaws.
Emperor Jingyuan looked at her gravely, "There really is a mastermind behind this."
When Gu Qingheng told him this, he was still skeptical, but now that he saw it, he knew it was true.
Someone is trying to add fuel to the fire in the dark, and it is obvious that he has no good intentions!
After Gu Yan changed her appearance, she would naturally not confess without being asked. She stepped on the eight-immortals table, jumped onto the beam and rushed out.
After going out, Gu Yan looked at the East Palace guards and imperial guards around her.
They surrounded her tightly, and Gu Qingheng appeared in the courtyard, and he didn't look seriously ill at all.
"Gu Qingheng!" Gu Yan gritted her teeth, drew the sword from her waist, and said she would try it no matter what.
Seeing that the assassin refused to surrender, Emperor Jingyuan declared sternly, "Capture her alive for me! At any cost!"
It turned out that what the prince said was true. There was actually someone who wanted to see them kill each other. The fooled Emperor Jingyuan was extremely angry.
Everyone who received the order let go, especially Chang He, who followed Gu Yan like a shadow. As long as Gu Yan found a loophole, he would block it.
Gu Yan's energy was exhausted by the waves. She was forced into a corner. Chang He stared at her: "Be careful, she will commit suicide."
At this time, a long arrow whizzed in the air. Gu Yan raised her sword to block it, but her other shoulder blade was hit by a short crossbow.
The crossbow gripped the flesh and blood, causing the thin chain to rattle. Seeing this, Changshu put it down, reached out to grab the chain and pulled Gu Yan to the ground.
Gu Qingheng and Emperor Jingyuan walked up to her side by side. Emperor Jingyuan said coldly: "Tell me, who sent you here!"
Many royal princes and dukes flashed through Emperor Jingyuan's mind, but when the people from the Eastern Palace grabbed the other person's face and tore it off, shock appeared in his eyes.
Gu Yan!
She is his most well-behaved daughter.
From the moment Gu Yan was caught, she knew she couldn't escape. She gasped and let Emperor Jingyuan watch her.
"How could it be you! Yan'er, how could it be you!"
Gu Yan raised her head with difficulty and saw the half-smile on Gu Qingheng's lips.
There was grief on her face, and she choked up and said, "Yes, it's me!"
"Why? Why are you doing this?!" Emperor Jingyuan was very shocked. He was even surprised when the other party had such martial arts skills and he had no idea about it.
Gu Yan bit her lip and said stubbornly, "Why can't I? Gu Qingheng can kill my brother, so why can't he let me take revenge!"
Until the last moment, Gu Yan would not admit that she was ambitious, but would instead package herself as someone seeking revenge for Gu Xun.
After hearing this, Emperor Jingyuan looked at her, not knowing what to say.
Gu Qingheng walked forward slowly and said, "Since it's for Gu Xun, then why did you induce him to take the Five Stones Powder?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Jingyuan's expression changed instantly. When the Imperial Hospital reported the situation, he thought that Gu Xun himself had contracted the Five-Stone Powder.
Wu Shi San can make people lose their minds and indulge in short dreams, unable to extricate themselves.
Taking it for a long time will destroy a person's mind, so Emperor Jingyuan issued an order to stop people from taking Wu Shi San.
But there are always people among the nobles who use it secretly, mostly those playboys.
As for Gu Xun, Emperor Jingyuan felt guilty about him, and since he was dead, he did not allow anyone to make it public.
"You're talking nonsense! How could I possibly trick my brother into taking the Five Stones Powder? Crown Prince, you've always been at odds with us, so you must have sent someone to do this! Father, you know clearly that Gu Qingheng was able to kill my brother, so how could he not dare to use a mere Five Stones Powder?"
The children each had their own opinions, and Emperor Jingyuan felt only grief.
Gu Qingheng tilted his head and said, "As you said, I can even kill him directly, so why would I go through so much trouble to use the Five Stones Powder?"
This is really unnecessary.
"How should I know what you want to do?" Gu Yan stopped talking and cried while looking at Emperor Jing Yuan: "Father, I only know that my brother died so innocently!"
Emperor Jingyuan looked at her, and at this time the nanny from Shoukang Palace came outside.
She held a box with many bottles and jars in it. She knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, these were all found in Princess Jingning's bedroom. I've already had the judge examine them, and they're all highly poisonous! There's even a packet of Five Stones Powder among them."
Emperor Jingyuan took it, opened it, pinched it, and smelled it. It was indeed Wu Shi San.
He turned around and asked Gu Yan: "Why are there these in your bedroom?!"
Gu Yan flatly denied it: "Father, do you really believe what this old maid said? What if Gu Qingheng bribed her to frame me? Father, the Empress Dowager knows best what Yan'er is like!"
At this time, the nanny lowered her head and continued, "The Empress Dowager has been feeling sleepy and unwell lately. Just now, the court judge and the imperial physicians diagnosed her with poison, and the poison is hidden in this box."
"Recently, the princess has been urging the queen mother to drink ginseng soup. I'm afraid she has joined in."
As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Jingyuan's expression changed instantly, and he stepped forward and slapped Gu Yan.
"Evil creature! The Queen Mother loves you so much, why did you do such a cruel thing?"
Gu Yan ignored the burning pain on her face. She was just one dose short of the poison, and it was in her body. How could it appear in the box?!
She suddenly looked at Gu Qingheng, who smiled at her.
Now Gu Yan was sure that Gu Qingheng had probably known about it long ago, and that this was a trick to catch the turtle in the jar.
"Gu Qingheng, you..." She struggled to get up, and then felt a sharp pain in her back.
Seeing this, Gu Qingheng said, "Father, I believe Jingning may have been used by someone."
Emperor Jing Yuan held the poison tightly in his hand, and thought of the rebellion many years ago, and Gu Yan's maternal grandfather's family...
Emperor Jingyuan's heart sank. He must not make the same mistake a second time. He must not give the other party another chance!
"Gu Yan, who ordered you to assassinate the crown prince?!"
When it came to the country and the people, Emperor Jingyuan's heart suddenly hardened.
After hearing this, Gu Yan knew that Emperor Jingyuan would not be soft-hearted. He must have believed that someone was instigating her behind the scenes and intended to overthrow the country.
Even if she is truly innocent at this moment, once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are difficult to eradicate.
From now on, Emperor Jingyuan will always be on guard.
Gu Yan looked at Gu Qingheng with resentment. He was so cunning and she had underestimated him.
"Come here! Take the princess to jail!" Then he left.
He needs to think carefully about how to deal with her.
Gu Yan was being pressed down, and when she passed by Gu Qingheng, she said viciously:
"Don't be so complacent. If I'm not safe in an hour, Zhao Mingzhu will also die. With her by my side, I won't be lonely!"
"Yeah?"
Gu Qingheng drew his sword, stabbed it into her right shoulder, and spun it in a circle.
"Then I really can't let you die."
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