ebookland Chapter 336: Pain in the Heart
Chapter 336: Pain in the Heart
"Li Siqi, can you please let me go?" Xu Yingying said softly, but Li Siqi seemed not to hear her and showed no sign of letting go.
Seeing this, Xu Yingying did not hesitate any longer and chopped Li Siqi's neck with a quick knife.
Li Siqi fainted. Xu Yingying laid him flat on the bed, then she got out of bed and began to take Li Siqi's pulse. At this time, Xu Yingying showed no signs of poor leg condition.
Just now, she noticed that something was not right with Li Siqi's condition, but she was not quite sure. After taking Li Siqi's pulse, Xu Yingying was shocked. She looked at Li Siqi in disbelief.
Li Siqi was still unconscious at this time. Xu Yingying gritted her teeth and shouted coldly, "Someone come!"
Lian Qiao came in in response, and when Xu Yingying saw that it was Lian Qiao, she just said, "Go and call in the servants who serve the emperor and the guards who accompany him!"
Lian Qiao was frightened by Xu Yingying's appearance and quickly ran out.
In just a cup of tea, two rows of people stood in front of Xu Yingying.
Xu Yingying walked among these people, trying to figure out which ones could get close to Li Siqi.
In the end, Xu Yingying only left three people. Xu Yingying sat at the table, knocked on the table with her hand, and said coldly: "Tell me, what did the emperor eat by mistake during this period?"
The three guards looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and the bedroom fell into silence.
"Speak, are you all mute?" Xu Yingying's patience was already limited, and when it came to Li Siqi's affairs, her patience was even lower.
"No one wants to say anything, right? Then I'll say it." Xu Yingying snorted coldly, staring at the three guards in front of her with a forced smile. These were all familiar people who had always been following Xu Yingying and Li Siqi. They were also their confidants, which was why Xu Yingying kept these three people.
"Has Li Siqi ever smoked Yunyansan?" Although it was a question, Xu Yingying was very sure.
As soon as these words came out, Xu Yingying found that the faces of the three guards in front of her changed instantly, and their eyes were full of fear and disbelief, as if they didn't understand why Xu Yingying knew it.
"What? Even now, you still won't tell me the truth?" Xu Yingying looked at the three pieces of wood in front of her, feeling very disappointed.
"What is Yunyansan? You three should know it better than me. Do you know the consequences of Li Siqi taking this stuff? It's addictive. Why didn't you stop him?" Xu Yingying didn't even dare to think about what would happen to Li Siqi in the end if she didn't interfere.
The three guards looked at each other, and finally one of them gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Xu Yingying.
"Your Majesty, it is the fault of several of our subordinates, but the emperor did not take the initiative. It was because we did not notice it in advance that the emperor fell into the hands of the villain. It is because of my poor performance, please punish me, Your Majesty."
"You'd better tell me everything that happened during this period. Otherwise, you know what I'm going to do." Xu Yingying's current appearance made the three guards dazed. It seemed that they had not seen Xu Yingying like this for a long time.
"Your Majesty, you may not know that ever since Su Mei's assassination attempt on your Majesty was exposed, the Emperor has begun to thoroughly investigate those ministers in the court who have disloyal intentions. However, there are always those daring lunatics who are unwilling to be punished by the Emperor."
"I came up with a wicked plan and bribed the people in the imperial kitchen to put Yunyansan in the emperor's food. It's all my fault for not checking the food in time, so your majesty fell into the trap. By the time I found out, it was too late."
The guard explained the matter to Xu Yingying in a few words. Xu Yingying's face looked very ugly at this time.
"Go on!" Seeing that Xu Yingying's face looked very ugly, the guard's voice gradually became lower.
"After that, the emperor has been looking for how to control the Yunyansan, but he has not found a suitable method. However, the emperor has tried his best to restrain himself, so he has not had time to visit the empress during this period." The guard held the idea that it would be no big deal if he died, and finally said this. Of course, he did not forget to help Li Siqi to exonerate himself.
"Oh, you are still speaking for him." Xu Yingying's chilly voice entered the guard's ears.
The guard shuddered and dared not say another word.
Xu Yingying turned her head and looked at Li Siqi who was lying there motionless. She felt bitter in her heart. She was originally full of anger, but now, it was all replaced by heartache. Xu Yingying couldn't help but despise herself, but the most urgent task was to solve the problem of Yunyansan for Li Siqi.
"You guys, go to the Imperial Hospital and help me prepare these things, and be quick." As she spoke, Xu Yingying handed the guard a list she had made. The list included more than 30 items and medicines, including silver needles.
"Your Majesty, this is..." The guard was a little confused.
"Don't worry about it. Hurry up. I don't know when Li Siqi will wake up. Although I don't know how to completely remove Yunyansan now, it's always right to take it step by step. Why are you standing there? Hurry up and go! "Xu Yingying spoke quickly. Seeing several people standing there in a daze, her face instantly turned dark again.
The guards finally reacted and hurriedly pushed each other out.
The guards were also quite fast, and with the help of Wang Li from the Imperial Hospital, the guards quickly got back what Xu Yingying wanted.
"Your Majesty, take a look, are these the things?" The guard looked at Xu Yingying nervously.
Xu Yingying lowered her head and checked carefully. After finding no mistakes, she nodded.
"You guys wait here and prepare a few basins of hot water for me. I need some." After saying that, Xu Yingying lowered her head to take off Li Siqi's clothes.
Li Siqi wasn't wearing much, so Xu Yingying quickly stripped his shirt off, revealing his slender waist.
Xu Yingying moved so quickly that the guards had no time to stop her, and Xu Yingying saw the marks on Li Siqi's back.
Xu Yingying froze in place. His face was covered with scars. Judging from the appearance of the scars, Xu Yingying turned Li Siqi over and saw that his front was also covered with scars.
Xu Yingying's tears suddenly flowed out, and she wiped them away quickly, fearing that her tears would fall on his wound.
The basin of hot water came, and Xu Yingying began to carefully wipe the wounds on Li Siqi's body with a wet handkerchief.
Afterwards, Xu Yingying took out the silver needles, took a deep breath, found the exact acupuncture points, and inserted the silver needles one by one. Xu Yingying's movements were very quick, and in a cup of tea, the acupuncture was half done.
But at this moment, Li Siqi woke up for some reason. Perhaps the stimulation of the acupoints was too great. Li Siqi suddenly opened his eyes, looked around, and his body suddenly shook without warning.
Xu Yingying was not careful for a moment and was almost freed by Li Siqi. She reacted and immediately held Li Siqi down, but Li Siqi looked like he was in a state of panic and was very strong. Xu Yingying could not hold her down, not to mention that she was restrained by the silver needles, so she did not dare to move.
"What are you looking at? Come over here and hold him down!" Xu Yingying shouted to the guard next to her.
The guards finally reacted, and three of them tried their best to pin Li Siqi down on the bed.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. The Queen is helping you to dispel the poison. Please be patient." The guard muttered beside him. Li Siqi was still struggling violently.
But fortunately, someone was restraining Li Siqi, so he did not lose control. Xu Yingying was under tremendous pressure and it took her nearly two hours to put away the needle and sit down.