He rubbed his temples and then said in a deep voice, "If this news is really aimed at Yunnan, then it will be interesting—only a handful of people know that the two of them have a past. The source of this news is easy to trace, but whether Li Langhuan can remain calm before we find out the truth of the matter is still unknown."
Shang Shaoyan was silent for a moment, then said, "That's why I said it can only be fake news, and Qin Ye absolutely cannot die."
She sat in the chair, her gaze somewhat grave: "It's time for us to make our move."
Shang Yunlan looked at Shang Shaoyan with some concern: "Are you ready?"
Shang Shaoyan sneered: "When doing things, especially big things, it's impossible to be fully prepared before taking action. Opportunities and unexpected events always go hand in hand, and this unexpected event is just right for me."
Shang Yunlan sighed, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. I don't think Li Langhuan is someone who can't distinguish between what's important and what's urgent." Shang Shaoyan glanced at him with a smile, "Brother, I think you're the one who's under too much pressure and a bit confused—Li Langhuan might panic for a while, but given her nature, she would never abandon the 200,000 troops in Yunnan for Qin Ye. The current situation only means that we've been exposed. As for who knows about this... it's probably the Prince of Nan'an. With someone as talented as Ye Cheng, it's not difficult for him to find out."
She paused, then said, "So, brother, do you understand? There's no need to worry about Li Langhuan now. We've just had our intentions discovered."
Shang Yunlan: "..."
Doesn't it feel strange to say something like, "I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs for lunch today"?
While putting on his armor, Shang Shaoyan asked, "How are the preparations going with He Shuye?"
Shang Yunlan came to her senses and said, "He will help Prince Gong interfere at the right time. At that time, we only need to enter the capital under the pretext of purging the court of corrupt officials."
Shang Shaoyan said calmly, "We can speed things up... I want Prince Gong to assassinate the emperor within a month."
Shang Yunlan nodded in agreement, and then seeing Shang Shaoyan about to leave, he immediately said, "Where are you going? Don't go looking for Qiao Xiuyu!"
Shang Shaoyan twitched his lips: "Don't worry, I'm just going to find Ashina Yeting."
Shang Yunlan became even more suspicious: "What do you want with Ashina Yeting? You don't really want to take him as a concubine, do you?"
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
She was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm a good young man of the 21st century, monogamous, understand?"
Shang Yunlan gave an awkward smile and waved her hand, "I know you went to ask about your parents... I was just joking."
Shang Shaoyan gave him a somewhat speechless look, and then left.
No sooner had she left than Shang Yunlan clutched her head in apparent pain.
He had been suffering from headaches lately, which made him slow to think and confused. But Lin Jing was in Bei Zhou, and he didn't want to let people he didn't trust know about this. Shang Shaoyan was even less willing to do so—he was afraid she would worry. Now was a critical time, and if he delayed anything because of his headache, he would regret it to death.
After a while, he calmed down and his headache subsided, but he still felt a strange sense of excitement.
After a moment of contemplation, Shang Yunlan picked up her pen and wrote a letter, which she sent to Lin Jing, who was in the Northern Zhou imperial palace.
However, his pigeon was shot down by an arrow by Shang Shaoyan, who was waiting outside the tent. Shang Shaoyan sneered, ordered someone to pick up the pigeon, read the letter, and felt that he could not suppress his anger.
But she still forced herself to endure it, took another carrier pigeon, tied the letter back on, and sent it to the Northern Zhou.
Qiao Xiuyu arrived at this moment. He saw Shang Shaoyan with an angry face from afar, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly went over and asked, "An'an, what's wrong?"
Shang Shaoyan laughed angrily: "Of course it's my good brother, who is sick but refuses to call a doctor—does he really think I can't tell he's unwell? Does he think I'm stupid?"
After saying that, she turned and walked towards her own tent, and Qiao Xiuyu quickly followed.
As soon as Shang Shaoyan entered, he saw Shang Yunlan, whose cheeks were flushed an abnormal red and whose hands and feet were twitching. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking dazed.
Shang Shaoyan immediately forgot about being angry: "Go find the army doctor!"
Shang Yunlan didn't expect to be discovered by Shang Shaoyan. Before she could think of a way to explain, she heard Shang Shaoyan call for the military doctor. She quickly grabbed her sleeve and said, "Don't go."
Shang Shaoyan immediately exploded, flying into a rage: "Can't you take better care of yourself? What did I tell you before? I told you to take care of your health, it's the most important thing! If you're gone, what's the point of me holding onto this world?"
As she spoke, her eyes reddened: "I know what you mean. Your illness came on strangely. I'm afraid someone is trying to harm you. You're trying to play the long game—but I've read your letter. Your condition is clearly very serious!"
As she spoke, she said to Qiao Xiuyu, "Seventh Brother, go and fetch the army doctor quickly!"
Qiao Xiuyu naturally noticed that something was wrong with Shang Yunlan and, not daring to delay, quickly left.
The military doctor rushed over quickly, wanting to take Shang Yunlan's pulse, but Shang Yunlan resisted strongly and was forcibly held down by Shang Shaoyan, unable to move.
As the military doctor bent down to take Shang Yunlan's pulse, Shang Yunlan looked up and gave Shang Shaoyan a meaningful look, her eyes clear and bright.
Shang Shaoyan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately put on an even more heartbroken look, looking at the military doctor with an almost pleading expression: "Doctor Li, how is my brother?"
The military doctor's eyes flashed, then he sighed dramatically, "The Duke has been poisoned. I can only try..."
After a moment's thought, the military doctor prescribed some medicine and said, "I'm going to get the medicine. County Princess, there's no need to worry too much. The Duke is a lucky man and will get better."
The military doctor left, leaving only Shang Yunlan, Qiao Xiuyu, and Shang Shaoyan in the tent.
Shang Shaoyan looked coldly at Shang Yunlan: "There's something wrong with Doctor Li. You actually took his medicine?"
Shang Shaoyan realized that this was the same thing as when Shang Yunlan took the knife for Emperor Chen earlier. He was risking his life to make the performance convincing.
Shang Yunlan's breathing was a little heavy. He covered his forehead and said, "When I first arrived in the Northwest, I had some water and soil incompatibility. He prescribed me a dose of medicine. After taking it a few times, I felt something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, I felt that it should be some kind of chronic poison... A few days ago, I took the dregs of the medicine to a clinic in the city, but I didn't expect it to be opium."
Shang Shaoyan was struck dumb: "Opium?!"
She was immediately amused by Shang Yunlan's words: "You dare to use opium? Well, well! Shang Yunlan, you really are something else!"
Seeing this, Qiao Xiuyu quickly patted Shang Shaoyan's back to help her catch her breath, then looked at Shang Yunlan and frowned: "What is opium?"
Shang Shaoyan sneered: "Opioids aren't considered highly poisonous, but they are extremely addictive. If you don't take them even for a short time, it's worse than death! People who take opium will not only become confused and emaciated, but they might also die!"
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