freenovelworld Chapter 221 Poison
Chapter 221 Poison
Su Yinyin and Lao Yi, relying on their superb lightness skills, moved like ghosts and quickly arrived at the outer wall of the palace.
The old man looked nervous: "Miss, be careful, there are guards patrolling the palace walls."
The old man's voice was extremely low, like a wisp of smoke drifting in the wind.
Su Yinyin nodded solemnly. The two of them focused intently and, taking advantage of the brief interval between guard shifts, leaped into the palace like two nimble swallows.
As soon as they landed, they heard a series of neat and heavy footsteps. Su Yinyin and Lao Yi quickly held their breath and hid behind the artificial hill.
As the footsteps faded into the distance, like echoes lost in the wind, they cautiously continued their journey toward the Empress's palace.
Along the way, Su Yinyin noticed that there seemed to be more guards in the palace than usual, which deepened her suspicions.
Finally arriving near the Empress's palace, they saw that the palace was surrounded by anxious imperial physicians and palace maids. They paced back and forth like ants on a hot pan, each with a worried expression.
Su Yinyin and Lao Yi quietly circled around to the back and nimbly climbed in through the window.
Upon entering the palace, they saw the Empress lying on the bed, her face as pale as paper, her breath as weak as a candle flickering in the wind.
Su Yinyin walked lightly to the bedside, her eyes sharp, and carefully examined the Empress's symptoms, only to find that the situation was far more serious than she had imagined.
Su Yinyin asked Lao Yi to give the medicine to the Pavilion Master, which can cure any poison.
Although the poison has been neutralized, the Gu poison is still lurking in the body.
When Lao Yi saw Su Yinyin frowning, he understood that things had exceeded everyone's expectations. Otherwise, these poisons alone would not have been enough to make the usually calm Su Yinyin so worried.
"Miss, is there any hope?" the old man asked in a low voice, his voice trembling with unease.
Su Yinyin nodded decisively: "Yes, it's just a bit troublesome. It seems that I, as a divine physician, will have to come in person."
Just then, a commotion arose outside, and the old man said nervously, "Miss, something's wrong, it seems someone has discovered us."
Su Yinyin frowned deeply, her brows furrowing like a deep ravine. "Let's hide first."
The two of them swiftly hid behind the screen like lightning.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhou Yuan walked in.
When Zhou Yuan saw the Empress's appearance, his face instantly darkened, becoming as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
He suddenly said, "Come out, I know you're here."
Su Yinyin and Lao Yi hesitated for a moment, but finally came out.
When Zhou Yuan saw them, he sighed softly, his voice filled with helplessness and understanding: "I knew you would come."
Zhou Yuan guessed correctly. He knew that, given Su Yinyin's personality, she would definitely come to the palace to find out the truth herself.
Su Yinyin asked, "What's wrong with the Empress?"
Although Su Yinyin had already noticed the Empress's problem, she still wanted to know the specifics from Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan shook his head, his face grave: "I don't know either. The symptoms are very strange; the person's entire body is black. The imperial physicians are all helpless."
Later, the master of the Divine Physician Pavilion personally delivered the elixir to the emperor. After the empress took it, she returned to normal, but remained unconscious.
The Pavilion Master said the Empress is not in immediate danger. Why hasn't she woken up? Judging from her appearance, the Pavilion Master suspects she may have been poisoned by a Gu curse.
If it truly is a Gu poison, then the divine physician will be needed. Therefore, the Pavilion Master returned to the Divine Physician Pavilion to request a divine physician.
Just then, the empress suddenly opened her eyes and muttered some strange words.
The Queen's voice was weak and indistinct, as if it came from a distant place. Everyone eagerly crowded forward, wanting to hear what she was saying.
“Darkness… darkness… conspiracy…” the queen stammered, her face filled with fear, a fear that seemed to devour her entirely.
Su Yinyin's heart tightened, as if gripped by an invisible hand: "Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to say?"
Zhou Yuan frowned, his brows furrowed like two tightly closed locks: "Don't rush, Your Highness, please speak slowly."
The Queen tried to raise her hand, but it fell limply like a withered petal. "It's...it's a curse..."
Su Yinyin and Zhou Yuan exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled, as if they had fallen into a fog.
Zhou Yuan asked, "Your Majesty, where did this curse come from?"
The queen gasped for breath, each breath seeming like her last struggle: "I don't know... I just feel... a pair of eyes... staring at me."
After saying this, the empress fainted again, as if falling into endless darkness.
Su Yinyin said, "This is too strange. Could it be that the Empress has been cursed?"
Zhou Yuan's expression was solemn, like a heavy mountain: "The affairs in this palace are becoming increasingly strange. It seems that the person behind them is extremely vicious."
The old man said from the side, "Miss, we shouldn't stay here any longer. It would be troublesome if we were discovered."
Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, his gaze resolute: "Let's leave here first."
Just as the three were about to leave, they suddenly heard shouts outside: "Assassin! Catch the assassin!"
Su Yinyin's expression changed drastically, like a flower battered by frost: "Oh no, we've been discovered!"
Zhou Yuan made a decisive decision, his tone resolute: "Come with me!"
Zhou Yuan led them through the palace's narrow paths, his figures like ghosts, trying to evade capture.
But the guards behind them seemed to have surveillance cameras installed on them.
No matter how fast they went, the direction they were looking for was always accurate.
After the old man noticed the problem, he cried out, "Miss...!"
Su Yinyin also considered the possibility, so she stopped. She took out a mysterious powder from her pocket and sprinkled it on the three of them.
Su Yinyin pointed to the roof. Lao Yi quickly led Su Yinyin onto the roof and hid in the shadows. Zhou Yuan followed closely behind.
The guards, having chased the enemy to this point, lost their target and began searching aimlessly like headless flies.
"Strange, why did the flavor suddenly disappear?" a guard said, his face full of confusion and bewilderment.
"Keep searching, they can't have gone far!" another guard shouted, his voice filled with anxiety and anger.
After a while, the guards gradually disappeared into the distance.
Zhou Yuan said softly, "It seems this powder is effective."
Su Yinyin said, "It seems that person is really shrewd. Anyone who enters the Empress's palace will pick up her scent."
The old man asked, "Miss, shall we go again?"
“Yes, of course I’ll go,” Su Yinyin replied, her tone resolute and decisive.
Zhou Yuan asked, "Yinyin, where are you going?"
Su Yinyin didn't intend to hide anything and said directly, "Take a look at the dark room in the Dowager Consort's room."
“I have been there in person and found no valuable clues. The place has been cleaned up.”
Zhou Yuan briefly described the layout and situation inside the darkroom.
After listening, Su Yinyin and Lao Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with doubt and contemplation.
Su Yinyin and Lao Yi had gone to that secret room. According to Zhou Yuan, it didn't match up at all.
But Su Yinyin didn't want Zhou Yuan to know. She had been to that secret room before. Then she'd have to explain herself again. Too much trouble?