ebookland Chapter 401 Yan Xue was poisoned and assassinated
Chapter 401 Yan Xue was poisoned and assassinated
Gu Yanbai’s back teeth were almost broken when he heard Yan Xue’s words.
Nan Xiuye couldn't help but nod to hide the despair in his eyes.
Jiang Qingwu did not give up. He leaned over and rushed towards Yan Xue, grabbing her.
"What kind of poison is it? What kind of poison did you use?"
Yan Xue didn't say anything because she knew there was no antidote for this poison.
If everything before could be redeemed, now that Nan Xiuye's life is at stake, there is no turning back.
And at this moment, she finally had a real choice in her heart.
She regretted that she shouldn't have killed Nan Xiuye and Gu Yanbai.
To King Suqing, they all deserved to die, but to himself, there was nothing wrong with them.
"Yan Xue, say something, what kind of poison is this..." Jiang Qingwu shook Yan Xue desperately.
But Yan Xue refused to speak until Yan Xiuchen's voice came from outside the hall.
"It's the Heartbreak Powder. It will take two hours for it to take effect."
Jiang Qingwu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yan Xiuchen and Imperial Physician Li walking in.
"Two hours? Doesn't that mean Nan Xiuye can only live for two hours?"
Jiang Qingwu slowly stood up and looked at Yan Xiuchen in disbelief.
Yan Xiuchen didn't say anything until he came up to Jiang Qingwu and grabbed her.
"That's right, but..." Yan Xiuchen whispered to comfort him, then turned to look at Nan Xiuye.
"But what he took was not the Broken Heart Powder."
"Isn't it the Heartbreak Powder?" Gu Yanbai's eyes lit up and he walked towards Yan Xiuchen.
"You mean, what he took wasn't the Broken Heart Powder or poison, then what was it?"
Everyone looked at Yan Xiuchen. Yan Xiuchen didn't say anything, but turned and gestured to Imperial Physician Li.
Imperial Physician Li then silently took Nan Xiuye's pulse and examined him, then bowed to Yan Xiuchen.
"Your Majesty, the prince is well."
"The five-bone powder I ate is just a rare and precious medicinal ingredient."
Yan Xiuchen said as he sat on a couch beside him, "Since you guys have left the palace, I will naturally not be idle."
"I went to Yan Xue's place in person and searched her palace thoroughly. I found the Heartbreak Powder that King Suqing gave her."
"and……"
Yan Xiuchen said, and called out to Zhong Quan who was standing beside him, "Zhong Quan..."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As he spoke, Zhong Quan brought in the palace maid who was carrying medicine for Yan Xue.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Yan Xue looked at her palace maid kneeling calmly in front of Yan Xiuchen, and instantly understood something.
"You are...you are His Majesty's man?"
The palace maid didn't say anything, but Yan Xiuchen looked at Yan Xue with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Men in black attacked you outside the palace, so I specifically ordered someone to arrest your closest confidant outside the palace."
"So, when you return to the palace, you can only use these two."
"And I sent these two people to serve you closely in the past two days, and you didn't even suspect anything."
Yan Xue nodded thoughtfully, then chuckled, with a hint of relief on her face.
"So, no matter what poison I use, it's okay."
"You really scared me to death. Why didn't you say it earlier?" Gu Yanbai muttered, leaning over and squatting towards Yan Xue.
"The person is not dead. Are you happy or unhappy?"
"Of course I'm happy." Jiang Qingwu blurted out, picked up the imperial edict that had just fallen from the ground, leaned over and handed it to Yan Xue.
"Go back and pack your things. Stay in the palace for the next two days and don't go anywhere until you leave Beijing."
Yan Xue raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Qingwu, was silent for a moment, and then took the imperial edict.
"You... now that you've exposed me, don't you have anything to ask me?"
Gu Yanbai sneered, stood up and paced, "What am I asking you? I'm just pretending to be innocent and simple to gain Jiang Qingwu's trust."
"Follow her and monitor her, waiting for an opportunity to get rid of her. Oh, and me too. You are a woman, and you are playing with your reputation."
"You did all that just to make it easier to kidnap me?"
Yan Xue's face looked grim. After listening to what Gu Yanbai said, she stood up impatiently.
"Since you have nothing to ask, I will withdraw."
Having said that, Yan Xue strode out of Changle Palace with the imperial edict.
But just as she reached the door, Jiang Qingwu suddenly called her, "Where is that crazy woman in Langting Palace?"
"Did you handle it? Or was it handled by the King of Purge?"
"You finally remembered to ask me something?" Yan Xue stopped with her back to Jiang Qingwu.
Jiang Qingwu frowned and stared at Yan Xue's back.
"Before, they searched the entire palace but couldn't find the whereabouts of that crazy woman."
"I thought she was no longer in the palace, so I naturally thought it was not you who dealt with her."
"Now that you say that, I really want to ask you, do you know where that crazy woman is?"
Yan Xue sighed secretly, turned around and looked at Jiang Qingwu. When she was about to speak, a crossbow arrow suddenly flew from the darkness and hit Yan Xue in the back.
"Yan Xue..." Jiang Qingwu was suddenly startled and rushed over quickly.
Seeing this, Nan Xiuye behind him was about to fly away in the direction of the arrow, but was stopped in time by Yan Xiuchen.
By the time everyone came to their senses, Yan Xiuchen had already flown to the roof and fell into darkness.
Yan Xue, who was in Jiang Qingwu's arms, vomited blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Yan Xue, Yan Xue... Imperial Physician Li, Imperial Physician..." Jiang Qingwu supported Yan Xue and shouted to Imperial Physician Li in the hall.
Imperial Physician Li immediately rushed over and grabbed Yan Xue's wrist.
"Poison? The princess has been poisoned!" Imperial Physician Li blurted out with a look of surprise on his face.
Jiang Qingwu suddenly realized something and looked at the crossbow arrow on Yan Xue's back, but...
"This crossbow arrow should not be poisonous." Imperial Physician Li murmured in confusion.
Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu gestured to Gu Yanbai who was standing beside him, "Carry her in."
Hearing the voice, Gu Yanbai hurriedly leaned over, but just as he stretched out his hand, Yan Xue grabbed him tightly.
"No need... I, I can't survive."
The corners of Yan Xue's mouth were filled with dark red blood, and the corners of her eyes were red with bloodshot, she was indeed poisoned.
Jiang Qingwu wanted to say something, but Yan Xue struggled to open her clothes.
Only then did they discover that there was a dark purple handprint on Yan Xue's shoulder.
"I just...just remembered that he patted my shoulder in the...yard by the moat."
"He poisoned me. He, he is a monster." Yan Xue murmured, her voice getting smaller and smaller, and she gradually burst into tears.
Like a child, she curled up in Jiang Qingwu's arms, tears streaming down her face.
"It's okay, it's okay, there is an antidote..." Jiang Qingwu whispered to comfort him and looked at Imperial Physician Li.
Imperial Physician Li looked at the purple mark on Yan Xue's shoulder, then pulled her wrist to feel her pulse. "It looks like a poison called Purple Rakshasa in the martial arts world."
"There is indeed an antidote, but it must be taken within half an hour of the poison taking effect."
As he spoke, Imperial Physician Li looked at Yan Xue, then at Jiang Qingwu, and lowered his voice, "Princess, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for half an hour."
Jiang Qingwu heard the voice and turned to look at Nan Xiuye, "Nan Xiuye, you go..."
Before Jiang Qingwu finished her words, Yan Xue grabbed her and shook her head gently, "Don't go. He won't give me the antidote."
"And...and, I do...deserve to die."