Chapter 119: Why Was He Poisoned?

The carriage was going farther and farther away.

Yan Li could no longer hear the chaos in the teahouse.

Ming Qi sat in front of the carriage and said, "The Ninth Prince of Mu is very intimidating. Telling his name can save a lot of trouble."

Yan Li was leaning against the carriage in deep thought. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and took a look.

Separated by a layer of curtains, he could not see anything.

But Yan Li nodded: "Mu Cang's name is indeed useful."

Ming Qi was a little melancholy: "If the princess regains her status, her name will be a hundred times more useful than the Ninth Prince of Mu."

His Majesty was the radiant empress of the Southern Kingdom. Before ascending the throne, she was a princess who was both civil and military. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, poison, martial arts, and Qimen Dunjia.

Which of her companions who grew up with her did not admire her?

The nobles and ladies of the noble families all targeted her. They felt it was a great honor to have a chance to talk to the princess.

Unexpectedly...

Such a gorgeous empress was plotted by the people she trusted, and she fell into the gutter and fell into the hands of an orphan girl from the Mu Kingdom, who was suppressed and targeted by some unsophisticated women from noble families.

Fortunately, the Emperor of the Mu Kingdom and the Ninth Prince protected him, and His Majesty was not harmed.

Otherwise, the Southern Kingdom's cavalry would have trampled through the territory of the Mu Kingdom and destroyed those noble families without any education and virtue.

The carriage was not moving fast, and the two chatted while walking. Mingqi spoke in a low voice, so only Yan Li in the carriage could hear it.

"Although what you said is true, the incident did happen, and we have to accept it all."

Yan Li spoke in a leisurely tone, and did not seem dissatisfied with the current helpless situation. "If I speak in my previous identity, I am afraid that I will be burned to death as an evil spirit."

Even if I am not burned to death, it will trigger some speculations that confuse the public. Not only will rumors spread in the Mu Kingdom, but other countries will also look at it sideways.

Of course, the troubles that follow are doomed to be unavoidable.

So now she can only and must live as Yan Li, patiently waiting for the day when the opportunity comes.

Mingqi hummed: "I understand."

Today's conversation was interrupted in the middle, and it is obviously inappropriate to find another one to continue.

Mingqi said: "I will send the princess back to the Jiang family first, and then find a place to live. We will talk about other things tomorrow."

"Well." Yan Li leaned against the carriage and nodded casually, "You don't have to worry about my marriage with the Ninth Prince. I have my own ideas."

Mingqi hesitated and thought for a while: "Princess, please think twice."

Yan Li lowered her eyes silently.

What she didn't say was that if she could have cut off the relationship without hesitation, then after learning that Mu Cang was poisoned, she really couldn't make the decision to cancel the engagement.

Such a noble and strong man, Yan Li really didn't want him to suffer from the poison.

Especially the mother-child Gu.

Yan Li thought silently, this matter is not unsolvable, but there may be some obstacles in solving it.

Moreover, it is very likely to break her principles.

The carriage arrived outside the gate of the Jiang family.

Mingqi got off the carriage and watched Yan Li come out of the carriage. He then carefully looked at this peerless face belonging to a young girl and smiled in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you have gained a few years for nothing. A 20-year-old girl has become a 14-year-old girl in an instant, taking advantage of six years."

Yan Li raised her hand and stroked her face: "Too young and immature, it will damage my dignity."

"No." Mingqi chuckled and then left, "I will find a place to stay first. If your majesty has any instructions, let Tianshu pass the message to me."

Yan Li nodded.

Mingqi quickly turned around and left. His back was slender and gentle. He didn't look like the genius doctor who poisoned Gu Heyu casually, causing him to live a life worse than death.

The coachman of the Jiang family came out and drove the carriage away.

Recently, it has become common for Yan Li to go in and out of the Jiang family every day. No one questioned or stopped him. Even the masters of the Jiang family did not dare to come forward and cause trouble after suffering several big losses.

Yan Li's life became more and more comfortable.

After the four Tianshus came, she felt even more comfortable. She felt so comfortable that when she had nothing to do, she could exercise as usual and let the four Tianshus find out the news outside at any time.

So Yan Li soon learned that after Gu Heyu was sent back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Gu family was in chaos.

When Prime Minister Gu saw his son's painful appearance due to poisoning, he was shocked and angry, and shouted to invite the best doctors in the imperial city.

Unfortunately, Mingqi did not exaggerate at all.

The poison he gave Gu Heyu was indeed newly developed. It didn't matter whether it had a name or not. It was really not that easy to detoxify.

Even if the most skilled doctors in the imperial city were invited, no one could diagnose what poison Gu Heyu was in.

In desperation, Prime Minister Gu could only go to the palace to ask the emperor to ask the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital to come forward.

After Emperor Zhaocheng learned that Gu Heyu was poisoned, he slowly raised his head from a pile of memorials and frowned at Prime Minister Gu: "Heyu was poisoned?"

Prime Minister Gu knelt on the ground with a worried expression: "Yes."

Emperor Zhaocheng asked: "Do you know who did it?"

Prime Minister Gu knew it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it for the time being.

He was worried that the emperor would ask questions or even suspect him, so he lowered his head and said: "I haven't found out yet, and several of Heyu's followers have been poisoned and unconscious."

Emperor Zhaocheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a deep color flashed across his eyes.

Gu Heyu was poisoned, but the Prime Minister's father didn't know who the poisoner was?

"Since the situation is urgent, let the imperial physician go over and take a look first." Emperor Zhaocheng called Xiao Changhai and ordered, "Let the head of the Imperial Hospital send two people who are good at detoxification."

Xiao Changhai responded respectfully: "I obey your order."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Gu thanked him, "I will take my leave first."

After Prime Minister Gu left, Emperor Zhaocheng immediately summoned the commander of the Imperial Guards, Ye Qi: "Take people to check where the eldest son of the Gu family went today, who he contacted, and why he was poisoned."

"I obey your order." Ye Qi took the order and left.