The maid, like a tool, slammed heavily onto Si Yi.
Si Yi's temple throbbed, and he swung his body to push the maid to the ground. If Lü Qiao hadn't run fast, he would have skinned her alive.
As expected, the people around that woman were all bad news.
The maid, who had another close encounter with the ground: "..."
She was probably the unluckiest killer in history.
Not only did the mission fail, but now they are being treated like tools, being pushed and shoved at will.
The maid wanted to cry and even commit suicide.
However, before the mission, she was so excited that she forgot to hide the poison in her teeth, so now she can't die even if she wants to.
When Wen Nongnong was taken out by Gu Linchao, half of the blocked road had been cleared.
The soldiers who were clearing the road and Qian Hezhong and others saw the two of them come out and were about to salute them, but Gu Linchao stopped them first.
"Lord Qian and all the soldiers, you have worked hard today. There are still many people trapped inside, waiting to be rescued. I will leave this place to you and take my leave first."
"Regent, please take care," Qian Hezhong and his soldiers said in unison.
Gu Linchao nodded, then mounted his horse with Wen Nongnong and left first.
Qian Hezhong sighed, no wonder the prince was so nervous when he heard about the landslide outside the city gate; it turned out that the regent's wife was trapped inside.
Not long after Gu Linchao and Wen Nongnong left, Wen Tingyun found the path and rescued Xu Shi and the others who were trapped inside.
However, because the blocked road was the only way to Guanyin Temple, and there was another collapsed section of road ahead, the people in Guanyin Temple were trapped on the mountain. Therefore, Qian Hezhong and his soldiers did not stop clearing the road.
It wasn't until after dark that the blocked road was finally cleared.
However, since it was already dark and it was still raining, the cleanup work had to be temporarily suspended.
The soldiers returned to their camp, while Qian Hezhong, accompanied by his officers, returned to the government office.
Huangming Temple.
Due to the rain, Empress Dowager Guo and her entourage postponed their return to the capital.
Although she was confined to the Zen temple, Empress Dowager Guo's mood was not affected in the slightest.
Unlike the gloomy days of the past few days, she seemed to be in a particularly good mood today.
It was raining heavily outside, so she sat by the window, drinking tea and enjoying the rain.
When a palace maid accidentally knocked over a teacup, she didn't get angry at all; she simply waved her hand and told her to leave.
After the palace maid left, she felt as if she had escaped from a dead end.
"You're really lucky today. If it had been two days ago, you would have been skinned alive, if not dead," a palace maid who was on good terms with her said, pulling her aside with great relief.
The young palace maid, recalling the incident, felt a wave of fear and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "Yes, I thought I was definitely not going to make it."
As the two young palace maids were whispering to each other in the corner, they saw Qinglian, the head palace maid of Empress Dowager Guo, slowly enter the room.
Inside the house.
Empress Dowager Guo took a sip of tea, and when she saw Qinglian enter, she glanced at her and asked, "Has the matter been settled?"
Qinglian nodded. "Your Majesty, rest assured, things should go perfectly. Judging by the days, they should have already taken action today."
Upon hearing this, the last trace of hesitation in Empress Dowager Guo vanished, as if she could already see Wen Nongnong's head separated from her body.
She had Qinglian find the infamous Assassin's Guild, a powerful organization in the martial arts world. With such a large sum of money, they were sure to find brave men. Even if the woman was the Regent's Consort, they would kill her without hesitation.
That vixen Wen Nong Nong thought she could bewitch Gu Linchao and get her killed just because she had some good looks. Let's see how she seduces Gu Linchao now.
Thinking about it, Empress Dowager Guo felt a surge of joy, and the pent-up frustration of the past few days was finally relieved.
If it weren't for the rain outside, she would have set off for Beijing today, because she couldn't wait to see Wen Nongnong's funeral hall.
But it doesn't matter, she can still see the funeral of Wen Nong Nong if she goes back a day or two later.
Empress Dowager Guo comforted herself in this way, and her mood improved more and more.
...
The Regent's Palace.
Wen Nongnong is sick.
After returning from outside, she took a bath, washed and dressed, and then kept sneezing. Drinking ginger soup didn't help.
Gu Linchao touched her forehead and found it was burning hot.
He immediately sent someone to fetch Physician Li.
The diagnosis revealed that Wen Nongnong's fever was caused by catching a cold.
Wen Nongnong took the medicine, but she still felt unwell. Lying in the quilt, she even felt cold.
Gu Linchao had no choice but to add another blanket for her.
Sick people are vulnerable, especially Wen Nongnong, who is always delicate in front of Gu Linchao.
She shivered under the covers, staring longingly at the man standing by the bed. "Your Highness, come and hold me while I sleep, I'm so cold..."
It wasn't dark yet, and Gu Linchao was a little hesitant, but seeing the girl shivering from the cold, he had no choice but to take off his outer robe, get into bed, and hold her as they slept.
Wen Nongnong leaned against him and felt much better. Her body stopped shivering and she wasn't so cold anymore. She closed her eyes with a sense of peace.
But Gu Linchao was unbearably hot.
It's already summer, and I'm covered with two blankets, plus I'm holding someone who's as hot as a furnace in my arms.
Gu Linchao was having a very difficult time.
But no matter how difficult it was, he could only endure it.
Wen Nongnong fell asleep quickly in his arms.
Hearing the girl's even breathing, Gu Linchao breathed a sigh of relief.
...
When Si Yi returned, he immediately handed the maid over to Wang Houde.
"This person intends to assassinate Her Majesty. You must keep a close eye on her and not let her escape, as Her Majesty will need to interrogate her later."
Upon hearing this, Wang Houde looked the maid up and down. She was covered in mud and dirt, but her eyes were bright and clear. As he looked at her, she looked back at him with her dark pupils.
Wang Houde was taken aback and said in bewilderment, "Is the bar for becoming an assassin so low now? Someone like this can become an assassin?"
Upon hearing this, the maid coldly replied, "That's still better than you becoming a eunuch."
"Hey, you brat, you're about to die and you still dare to look down on our family. You really don't know your place." Wang Houde grabbed the vines off her and said to Si Yidao, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this brat."
Si nodded and followed Lü Qiao to the Agarwood Courtyard.
When we arrived at Chenxiangyuan, the main house was quiet.
Si Yi frowned and said to Lü Qiao, "Go knock on the door."
Green Fairy was soaking wet and wished she could take a hot shower right away. Hearing this, she said irritably, "You have hands, can't you knock it yourself?" With that, she turned her head and left.
Si frowned and cursed under his breath, "Damn brat, I hope she doesn't fall into my hands next time."
He took a deep breath and had no choice but to step forward and knock on the door himself.
However, after knocking on the door, there was still no response from inside. Just as he was about to knock again, the door was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and Gu Linchao walked out.
"What is it?"
Si looked up and was stunned when she saw his face covered in sweat and his black hair wet. What had her master been doing inside? Why was he covered in sweat?
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