ebookland Chapter 269 Zong Kui hints at Su Jixue's identity
Chapter 269 Zong Kui hints at Su Jixue's identity
Zong Kui stared at Su Jixue, stood up under Su Jixue's provocative eyes, took the bowl of medicine, tasted it, frowned and drank it bit by bit.
The moment he finished drinking it, Zong Kui couldn't help coughing violently, but he covered his lips tightly with his hands, fearing that he would spit out the medicine.
Watching him swallow the refluxed medicine with difficulty, the sneer in Su Jixue's eyes deepened.
In fact, the antidote doesn't have to be so bitter, but Su Jixue added Silla grass to it, which makes the bitterness stronger than Coptis chinensis.
That's why there are things that even Zongkui finds unbearable.
"Thank you."
After drinking, Zong Kui handed the empty bowl to Bei Su beside him and thanked Su Jixue.
Su Jixue moved to the side when he finished saying thank you. Sure enough, after she moved, Zong Kui suddenly felt a fishy smell and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Then, he didn't stop, one mouthful after another, until the black blood he spit out turned into red blood, and then he finally stopped.
Beisu nervously supported Zongkui.
At this moment, Zong Kui had completely lost the strength to stand on his own, so Bei Su helped him sit back in the wheelchair. At this moment, Zong Kui's face was already pale, without a trace of blood.
The lips also turned a light white.
"Why would he vomit so much blood!" Bei Su didn't expect this to happen, but Zong Kui's current appearance was really scary. He relied entirely on the back of the wheelchair to maintain a sitting posture.
"The Regent wants half of the antidote." Su Jixue looked at Zong Kui coldly as if half of his life was about to be taken away. Since it was half of the antidote, of course he would lose half of his life.
It is reasonable and legal.
Zong Kui stopped coughing at this moment, but his vision was already black. Zong Kui had vomited blood all over the ground, which made him extremely weak, but also unprecedentedly relaxed.
The pain that had once felt like it was being pierced by thousands of arrows had subsided. Although it was still there, it was now within the tolerable range.
"The antidote is very effective." Zong Kui said with difficulty, his voice almost inaudible.
"When will you give the other half?" Bei Su asked anxiously.
"That depends on the performance of the Regent." Su Jixue glanced at Zong Kui casually. Zong Kui knew who she was, so he must show his sincerity.
"What else do you want after the contract has been signed? Even the master's private signature has been used." Bei Su couldn't help but get very angry when he mentioned this. Ji Xue was really a traitor who actually asked the master to mortgage the signature.
You've clearly given everything you can, so why haven't you mentioned the antidote for your other half?
"Just a piece of paper and you want to exchange it for the antidote? That's too much of a bargain." Su Jixue looked at Bei Su with contempt: "Don't forget that you are the best at falling out."
Therefore, if half is not kept, who can guarantee that the subsequent contract can be fulfilled?
"It seems that Miss Su doesn't believe in me." A flash of pain passed through Zong Kui's eyes.
"Excuse me, Lord Regent, what is there that I can trust?" Su Jixue sneered at Zong Kui in front of her. From the beginning till now, has Zong Kui ever been worthy of her trust? From the beginning to the end, it was nothing but exploitation and deception.
So, why does Zong Kui think that all the antidotes can be exchanged for a contract?
"That's right." Zong Kui couldn't help but smile bitterly, but his phoenix eyes were looking at Su Jixue in front of him with special concentration. It seemed like fate was playing a joke, always widening the distance between him and Su Jixue.
Every time, when Zong Kui thought the opportunity had come, he would play an unbearable joke on him.
Su Jixue snorted coldly and walked away from Zongkui.
What she was interested in was not Zong Kui, who was just a dead man in her eyes. She was more interested in Empress Dowager Xie.
The confrontation between the two in the Golden Palace was too short. In fact, there was still a very long grudge to be settled between Su Jixue and her mother.
In the main hall of the Cining Palace, someone immediately announced the news of Su Jixue's arrival.
Empress Dowager Xie, who was originally leaning on the couch with one elbow, raised her eyes slightly and looked at Su Jixue who was walking in the night.
"Your Highness, I've met you. The antidote has already been given to the Regent." Su Jixue performed the blessing ceremony honestly this time and said respectfully, "Is your Highness satisfied now?"
She looked a little angry.
"Oh, wouldn't it be because I said that you are alienated in the Golden Palace?" Empress Dowager Xie looked at Su Jixue's appearance, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and a bright smile immediately appeared on her face: "Come sit next to me."
Empress Dowager Xie greeted Su Jixue.
Su Jixue seemed to hesitate for a moment before she walked over. Immediately, a palace maid brought a small stool for Su Jixue to sit on.
"Ji Xue doesn't understand." Su Jixue frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand why Empress Dowager Xie had such a targeted attitude in the Golden Palace, and now she was so friendly.
"Silly child, you should know that after the Battle of Gu'an, the national strength of our Dongchu is no longer sufficient to support any war with Nanqing." Empress Dowager Xie leaned on her elbow and looked at Su Jixue, who was sitting below her, with a sincere face.
Empress Dowager Xie was extremely beautiful. Although she was old now, she had actually maintained herself very well. When she looked at people sincerely, her eyes were very focused, and there was a kind of beauty and conviction accumulated over the years.
Su Jixue frowned slightly and said unconvincedly, "Then my fiancé was injured in vain?! Ji Xue will never let Zong Kui leave unscathed!"
At this moment, Zong Kui's wheelchair was just pushed in. When he heard Su Jixue's words, his pale and weak expression did not change at all.
But Bei Su, who was pushing the wheelchair, had a changing expression on his face, and his eyes were full of hatred as he looked at Su Jixue.
"Silly child, sometimes you can't say anything careless." Empress Dowager Xie slowly sat up, took Su Jixue's hand and placed it in her palm, looking very friendly. She patted the seat next to her and motioned Su Jixue to sit down.
Su Jixue sat down without any hesitation. She looked at Zong Kui who had just entered the main hall of Cining Palace with a half-smile, her eyes full of mockery: "Ji Xue didn't say anything nonsense. Those were Ji Xue's true feelings."
When she mentioned the name Ji Xue, she deliberately emphasized her tone, revealing absolute provocation.
Bei Su looked at Empress Dowager Xie in disbelief. How dare Su Jixue say this in front of Empress Dowager Xie? Didn't she know that her mother had always wanted to eat her?!
In the eyes of Empress Dowager Xie, Su Jixue is Tang Monk's flesh.
Is she crazy?!
Zong Kui looked at Su Jixue calmly. He knew that Su Jixue must have done it on purpose. She was actually trying to irritate Empress Dowager Xie.
But seeing how Empress Dowager Xie was used to it, this shouldn't be the first time Su Jixue called herself that.
"So Miss Su has such a strong opinion of me." Zong Kui's eyes flickered slightly: "Does she absolutely want to take my life?"
"You know, if it's not a life-and-death feud, having more friends actually opens up more paths."
This was a thank you to the Queen Mother, and also a warning to Su Jixue not to end up with both sides destroyed.