Chapter 172 Second Madam, It's Your Turn
Lu Yuanzhang strode to a side courtyard, where servants had already carried a large, marked red box into the room as he had instructed.
As soon as Lu Yuanzhang arrived at the door, he saw the box placed beside the bed.
He went inside, reached out and touched the box, stuck out his tongue and licked his teeth, his eyes gleaming.
"Shen Qingnian, let's see how you escape today."
Lu Yuanzhang could not hide his pride.
He had already made an agreement with Xie Min that on their wedding day, Xie Min would find a way to trick Shen Qingnian into entering the dowry chest and then follow the bridal sedan chair into the Guangde Marquis's mansion.
Otherwise, he'll make her pay!
Xie Yanzhi probably doesn't know that Shen Qingnian has already arrived at his residence.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzhang was in a great mood.
He reached out and opened the box, where he saw Shen Qingnian curled up inside.
Her dark hair obscured her beautiful face, leaving only a glimpse of her profile.
She looked quiet and still, not as lively as the previous two times.
Upon seeing this, Lu Yuanzhang knew that Xie Min had drugged Shen Qingnian, and it seemed that the effects of the drug had not yet worn off.
He grinned. This was for the best; she was too weak to run away again, or risk injuring him once more!
Lu Yuanzhang reached out to take Shen Qingnian out.
But as soon as he reached out, Shen Qingnian took the initiative to hook her arms around his neck, covered her face with her other hand, and kept shrinking into his arms.
It seemed that she had just come out of the box and was not used to the candlelight in the room, so she had to use her wide sleeves to block the flickering candlelight in front of her.
Lu Yuanzhang felt Shen Qingnian's movements and pinched her soft waist, feeling even more relaxed.
It turns out that when this woman becomes gentle, she becomes even more irresistible to him.
His temper flared up instantly. He then blew out the candle while holding Shen Qingnian, turned around and placed her on the bed. A moment later, her clothes and sash were thrown out from under the gauze curtains and fell to the ground...
At this moment, in a room, Hongsui and Yuanqing, who were hiding in the dowry chest, heard the silence in the room and climbed out of the chest.
The two peeked through the crack in the door and saw that there was only one guard at the entrance. Yuan Qing gestured for me to come over.
Hong Sui immediately stepped aside, and Yuan Qing flashed behind the guard, striking him on the neck with a palm strike, causing the guard to faint.
The two carefully left the courtyard and hurried towards Hongyun's courtyard.
Because Honghui had come to the capital a few days ago and had been with Hongyun, Yuanqing followed Honghui all the way. After dodging several rounds of guards, the two quickly found the house where Hongyun was.
Hong Sui pushed open the door and saw that there was only a flickering candle left in the room. A woman in her twenties was lying on the bed, seemingly asleep, but lifeless.
After the two entered the house, Yuan Qing turned around and closed the door.
The person in bed was woken up and struggled to get up, trying to make a sound.
"elder sister."
Hong Sui suddenly spoke up, stopping Hong Yun.
On their journey to the capital, Hongyun and Hongsui made a pact to address each other as sisters.
Hongyun immediately recognized Hongsui's voice and looked in the direction of the sound, where Hongsui was right in front of her.
Hongyun, her eyes red, said:
"Hongsui, where have you been all this time?"
Since Honghui was taken away, Hongyun has been so worried that she can't sleep every night.
She was poisoned by a Gu, and had become extremely weak over the years, so she was powerless to leave the courtyard to ask for help in finding Hong Sui.
As she spoke, Hongyun glanced at Yuan Qing behind her, a hint of fear in her eyes.
Hongsui stepped forward, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, I'm going to find someone to rescue you." As she spoke, she reached out to carry Hongyun on her back.
Seeing this, Yuan Qing stepped forward and said, "Let me do it."
Hong Sui nodded to Hong Yun, then looked back at Yuan Qing: "Thank you for your trouble, Brother Yuan Qing."
Outside the Guangde Marquis's residence, Xie Yanzhi sat in the carriage, waiting for Yuan Qing's signal.
Once he and Hong Sui rescue Hong Yun, the secret guards will go in to provide backup.
It was getting late, and I wondered what the situation was like inside.
Xie Yanzhi's hand involuntarily clenched into a fist.
At this moment, he saw the guards in the distance enter a wall, and guessed that Yuan Qing had found Hong Yun.
Sure enough, a moment later, the guards grabbed Hong Sui and Yuan Qing carried a woman on his back, and they quickly approached the carriage.
"Young Master!" Yuan Qing said, and then put the person into the carriage.
Hong Sui followed them inside, and the carriage headed towards the Marquis of Jingnan's residence.
Inside the carriage, seeing Hongyun glance at Xie Yanzhi, Hong Sui said, "This is the young master Xie from the Marquis of Jingnan's mansion."
When Honghui mentioned the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion, Hongyun had a better understanding of the situation.
Tonight, she should be the one to rescue the Second Master who has been cursed.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Hongyun nodded and bowed to Xie Yanzhi.
Xie Yanzhi nodded slightly, guessing that the person in front of him should already know the purpose of this trip.
The carriage sped along the road and soon arrived at the Marquis of Jingnan's residence.
Xie Yanzhi dared not delay and took the person directly to Xie Songyi's room.
Madam Lin and Aunt Su stayed by Xie Songyi's side, both with tears in their eyes.
Xie Yanzhi stepped forward and looked at Xie Songyi, whose face was ashen.
Its eyes are also black, and it looks like it's terminally ill.
Hong Sui helped Hong Yun sit down on the edge of the bed. As soon as Hong Yun got close to Xie Songyi, she saw a blue vein bulging on his neck, pacing anxiously.
Xie Yanzhi asked, "Miss, is there any hope for my second uncle?"
Hongyun coughed twice while covering her face with a handkerchief, then took it off and saw that there were already some bloodstains on it.
"Sister!" Hong Sui was very worried when she saw Hong Yun coughing up blood.
Xie Yanzhi frowned upon seeing this.
I wonder if this young woman's current physical condition is enough to save her second uncle?
Hongyun smiled at Hongsui: "I'm fine."
Seeing Xie Yanzhi's worry, he turned to Xie Yanzhi and said, "This Gu is my father's Gu, and only I in the world can cure it."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Second Master can still be saved!"
Hongyun then looked at Madam Lin and said, "Second Madam, I will use a lure to draw out the mother worm from your body later. The process will be somewhat painful, and..."
Seeing Hongyun hesitate, Madam Lin said firmly, "It's alright, I'm willing."
Hong Sui looked at Hong Yun with concern, and Hong Yun forced a smile at her.
"Your Highness, could you lend me a dagger? The catalyst is inside my body; I need to cut open my flesh with the knife to pull it out."
Hongyun first took out a porcelain bottle and touched it.
I saw a blue vein-like thing on my neck suddenly move towards my body, and then it appeared on my arm a moment later.
They remained huddled there, motionless.
"Hongsui, hurry!" Hongyun grabbed the thing and pressed it down. Hongsui, her eyes red, slashed Hongyun's arm with a knife.
A black worm immediately appeared before everyone's eyes.
But the insect still clung to Hongyun's skin with its mouth, refusing to let go.
"Hongsui, use the bottle!" Hongyun shouted through gritted teeth.
The powder in that bottle was the one that the catalyst loved most.
Hong Sui brought the bottle close to the black insect. Sure enough, the insect smelled the scent, loosened its grip on Hong Yun's skin, and turned to crawl into the bottle.
At this moment, Hongyun was exhausted, and sweat was pouring down her forehead.
The black blood on her arm was dripping down hard, and Hong Sui quickly used a handkerchief to wrap Hong Yun's wound.
"Second Madam, it's your turn."
At this moment, Hongyun was almost too weak to speak, and her face was as white as a sheet of paper.
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