"Of course, it's easier said than done. After all, Eunuch Huang followed Doctor Zou into the inner hall at the time."

"Fortunately, Doctor Zou had prepared a wet salt bag in his sleeve long ago, and he also used the excuse that the water in the inner hall was warm and could not be used for blood tests."

"While Eunuch Huang turned around to get some cold water, Imperial Doctor Zou found an opportunity and tampered with the water bowl."

The inner hall is where Emperor Yong rests. There is a special person responsible for replacing the water in the kettle to ensure that the water is warm whenever Emperor Yong wants to drink.

The replaced cold water will be placed aside and taken away together with the next replacement.

I can only say that these were risky moves, and they were only possible thanks to Doctor Zou’s great skills and boldness!

[Doctor Zou is awesome! He is indeed a man of expertise! 】

Qiao Jiaojiao couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the ancients were really limited by their knowledge. Just give them a principle and they could come up with a foolproof method!

Qiao Zhongguo continued talking and mentioned that Emperor Yong almost lost half his life. Qiao Jiaojiao suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Dad, Xiao Si now knows how special I am. After all, he is his father. Do you think he will let me save Emperor Yong?"

Speaking of this, Qiao Zhongguo sighed slightly.

The current situation is very clear. Emperor Yong's illness is the best outcome for all of them.

If Emperor Yong was cured and was in good health, would the edict of succession to the throne still be accurate?

I'm afraid that there will be another fight between father and son?

"Xiao Si has his own considerations. He may come to you in a few days. Listen to his decision first."

Qiao Jiaojiao nodded upon hearing this.

In fact, she already had some vague guesses about Xiao Si's choice, but this choice was too heavy, and she was afraid that it would be a torment for him.

After almost finishing talking about what happened in the palace, Qiao Zhongguo turned around and looked at Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Jiaojiao.

"Tell me about your plan. Where did you send the second brother?"

Qiao Tianjing raised his lips slightly when he heard this, "My second brother is highly skilled in martial arts, brave and resourceful. He is the best person to be assigned the task of chasing the second prince."

Qiao Zhongguo's eyes widened when he heard this. "Did you really send him there? Which checkpoint is he going to?"

"Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order that every checkpoint from Yong Dynasty to the Northern Kingdom must be strictly checked, and Shen Yuanbai's portrait has also been sent over."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Jiaojiao looked at each other with a tacit understanding in their eyes.

"Dad, let's not go to the northern pass, but let my second brother go to - Baopiling."

"Bapiling?" Qiao Zhongguo exclaimed, "Isn't this going in the wrong direction?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he reacted instantly.

With Shen Yuanbai's intelligence, he must have guessed that the journey north would be full of difficulties.

Everyone thought that he would flee to the Northern Kingdom as soon as possible, but if he did the opposite and temporarily fled to the Southern Kingdom, he could just avoid the limelight.

Along the way of sending Meng Guxue to the marriage, it was obvious that he had people in every post station, which showed that he had sufficient manpower on the journey south and everything was ready!

No wonder Shen Yuanbai was so angry when Zhou Bo and Jin Zhu fell into the trap, saying that he had already thought of a way out.

The more Qiao Zhongguo thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely that Shen Yuanbai would go south!

Seeing that his father had figured it out, Qiao Tianjing said seriously, "Dad, this is just a guess by my sister and I, but now, we can't let go of any possibility."

"Since there are the prince's men in the north, then our Qiao family will go to the south to try our luck. My son has assigned Qiao Bo to my second brother. I hope we can kill him with one strike this time!"

"If Shen Yuanbai really fled to Nanli Country, he would have to be very cautious and hide here and there along the way, but there is no doubt that Baopiling is the only way he can pass through!"

"Let's wait and see. Since they are running away, there will be news soon."

Qiao Zhongguo sighed twice, then lowered his head and took a big bite of the pork elbow.

With these two sons and one daughter, Qiao Zhongguo will be able to enjoy happiness sooner or later!

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Three days later, the prince's wedding was held as scheduled. Emperor Yong dragged his sick body to attend, and then left early.

The next thing to do was to discuss the new emperor's enthronement, which was even more grand and complicated.

Six days later, a group of people arrived at Baopilingling, exhausted.

"Your Highness, once we pass through this place, we will enter the territory of Nanli!"

A clear female voice sounded, it was Liuyun.

The young man walking in front was wearing a hood, his face was covered in dust but still handsome. It was Shen Yuanbai!

After putting Emperor Yong down that day, he first pretended to walk north for a while, then turned into the dense forest, and finally turned east, only after disguising himself and officially heading south.

They avoided all post stations along the way, slept in the open air, and finally stood at the southernmost part of Yong State on the sixth day!

On the way back to Beijing, he had already asked Jin Zhi to bring people to meet him halfway. Now that he has more than a hundred people following him, he has a lot to do!

Shen Yuanbai turned around and took one last look at Yong Guo, then raised his whip and galloped away!

The reason for coming to Nanli this time was, firstly, to avoid the limelight, and secondly...there were also old friends of my mother in Nanli.

He was not so stupid that he took everything King Jin Yu said seriously. If he went to the North, how could he convince so many people in the royal court who were eyeing the throne?

I'm afraid everyone has already regarded him as a thorn in their side!

Therefore, when he came to Nanli this time, he also wanted to see if he could do something, so that he would have more chips in his hands!

As the horse galloped under his feet, Shen Yuanbai's thoughts were in turmoil and he was vaguely distracted.

As a result, at this moment, a thick rope was pulled up in front without any warning. The distance was too close and there was no time to avoid it!

When Liuyun saw this, he was horrified and shouted, "Your Highness, be careful!"

But the next moment, the horse and the people fell to the ground, and even she was thrown out.

Dust and smoke rose up in the field, and it became chaotic in an instant.

At this time, a group of men in black quietly mixed into the dust and smoke, raised their knives and slashed, reaping lives!

This group of men in black were none other than Qiao Diyi and the Qiao family's secret guards who had been waiting here long ago!

Qiao Diyi held a dagger in his hand, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's. He immediately spotted Shen Yuanbai, who flew out first.

He leaped forward and without hesitation raised the dagger, pointing it straight at Shen Yuanbai's heart.

Shen Yuanbai was busy on his way, and although he treated his wound carefully, he had no time to recuperate. At this moment, he only felt a splitting pain in his left shoulder!

Before he could recover from the shock, he heard the sound of a sharp weapon cutting through the air. His hair stood on end and he immediately drew the dagger from his waist to block!

Clang——

The two daggers collided with each other. Qiao Diyi was strong and had great martial arts skills. The injured Shen Yuanbai could not withstand his full-strength attack.

But Qiao Diyi's dagger was blocked and deflected, and then it stabbed diagonally into Shen Yuanbai's left shoulder again!

He groaned, the added injuries almost made him faint from the pain. At the critical moment of life and death, he gritted his teeth and stabbed the dagger into the neck of the person in front of him, attacking the enemy where he must save him!

Qiao Diyi instinctively moved away and pulled out the dagger. Shen Yuanbai then rolled on the ground and hid to the side.

He was filled with indescribable fear. All the bandits in Baopilingling had been cleared out, so there should be no threat here.

As he thought this, he looked up at the person who came. When he saw that extremely familiar face, his whole head suddenly buzzed and the blood color on his face instantly faded away.

Qiao Diyi!

The one lying in ambush here was actually Qiao Diyi!