"Yes, I only heard about it, I don't know if it's true..."
Qian Momo wiped the tea from the table with a rag and continued, "Consort Hui has already become a nun. If she returns to the palace rashly, there will surely be a lot of gossip, so she wouldn't dare to come back openly!~"
Upon hearing this, Empress Xiao was furious and cursed, "That little vixen, she... she deserves to die! She's already shaved her head and become a nun, yet she still wants to seduce the Emperor. She must be unable to bear the loneliness, so she's returned to the palace to act shamelessly!~"
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
Mother, please calm down.
As far as he knew, someone like Consort Hui, who was always flamboyant and paid close attention to her appearance, would not be content to live a quiet life as a nun after becoming one...
Moreover, there were countless handsome and elegant young men outside the palace!
Why would she return to the palace to seduce his father?
Therefore, Xiao Jinheng believed that Consort Hui's secret return to the palace was to place a蛊毒 (gu poison) on his father...
"Mother, please don't spread the word about Consort Hui's return to the palace. Your son has something very important to do!~" Xiao Jinheng cautioned.
Empress Xiao: "???"
What does Heng'er want to do?
Xiao Jinheng stayed with his mother for a while longer, then got up and returned to the Yun Mansion...
That night, in the study of the Yun Mansion.
"Gu poison?" Little Xi Tian blinked her big eyes, her face full of shock. "Consort Hui actually dares to poison the Emperor? She's courting death..."
She had only seen the words 'gu poison' a few times in novels, and she never expected it to actually happen to the Emperor in reality.
Little Jie Kong also looked curious, "Is it that kind of white worm? Once it enters the body, it can control his mind and consciousness?"
He had vaguely heard his master mention it before...
Gu poison is a peculiar and powerful technique of the Miao people. Once poisoned, a person becomes like a puppet, and everything they do must follow the arrangements of the mother蛊 (gu).
Xiao Jinheng sighed, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but what's certain now is that the gu poison in Father's body was planted by Consort Hui herself. Therefore, I plan to have Commander Kong go to Fahua Nunnery again to apprehend Consort Hui and force her to hand over the mother蛊 to cure Father..."
Doctor Guan said that if the子蛊 (child gu) isn't removed quickly, the Emperor's life will be in danger at any moment...
Little Xi Tian listened and felt that this plan was not suitable. "Stinky boy, don't rush. Consort Hui doesn't know that we've discovered the gu poison yet, so we absolutely cannot alert her!~"
If Consort Hui is alerted, and she moves the mother蛊 or runs away, then the Emperor will be completely beyond saving...
Hearing this, Xiao Jinheng looked at Little Xi Tian, "Does Xi Tian have a good idea?"
He was very grateful to have Little Xi Tian by his side at this moment, offering advice.
"Hey, Xiao, why do you keep asking Xi Tian sister about everything? This is your royal family's internal matter, you should figure it out yourself, hmph!~" The young monk said indignantly.
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
Can I strangle you to death right now?
Little Xi Tian patted Jie Kong, then took out a piece of milk candy to stuff into his mouth. "Shut up, let me think properly..."
As Guan Zhongbo said, this matter was indeed very tricky.
Gu poison techniques involve one mother蛊 and countless child gu. Only the mother蛊 can kill the child gu.
If Consort Hui discovers their little actions, the Emperor will be completely in a desperate situation, and even the Great Luo Immortals cannot save him...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Little Xi Tian. She looked at Xiao Jinheng, "The most urgent thing is to have someone keep a close eye on Consort Hui in secret, and ideally find the hiding place of the mother蛊. We should first help the Emperor detoxify, and then find a way to get rid of Consort Hui..."
If Emperor Cheng were to suddenly pass away, then everything they had done would be meaningless.
Xiao Jinheng grunted and nodded gently, "This is the only way for now!~"
"Tch, if it weren't for Xi Tian sister, you would have been played to death by yourself..." The young monk pouted with a look of disdain.
"Jie Kong!" Little Xi Tian pushed Little Jie Kong and stuffed another piece of candy into his mouth.
Xiao Jinheng didn't argue with him. Instead, he called Kong Xingzhuo in and instructed, "You go to Fahua Nunnery personally. Keep a close watch on Consort Hui's every move, and ideally find the mother蛊. Remember, absolutely do not let her discover you..."
He didn't want any accidents to occur at this critical juncture.
This matter concerned his father's life and the safety of the court. Xiao Jinheng was more anxious than anyone else.
Kong Xingzhuo responded, "Understood, Your Highness..."
At the same time, on a grassland in the Northern Territory.
July and August were the hottest months on the grassland. If it rained a few times, it would be cooler, but the weather was dry and hot, as if balls of fire were falling, almost igniting the grasslands...
Yun Siman cracked his whip, driving the carriage, and looked at Xiao Xinling beside him, "Xinling, it's hot outside. You should go inside the carriage and lie down for a while!~"
Alas, she insisted on coming when he told her not to...
Now, she finally knew how arduous long-distance travel was.
Xiao Xinling pursed her dry lips, took two big gulps from her water skin, and then put on her straw hat, "Siman, when are we returning to Dashui Village..."
Ever since they shook off those Sui Zhi assassins, they had been wandering on the vast grassland. The surroundings were open and vast, and they couldn't even see a single herdsman.
If they kept wandering like this, Xiao Xinling would definitely develop depression...
Yun Siman listened and looked behind the carriage, "Although those people aren't closely following us, we can't let our guard down. We'll reach Harlinla City in another two or three days, and then we'll find a way to shake them off!~"
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is also the safest place...
Princess Xia Qing was sent out of Harlinla City by Queen Jila back then. Now that the imposter princess was returning here, the Sui Zhi assassins lurking in the Daliang Kingdom would also be drawn back.
After completing this mission, Yun Siman planned to retire from the martial arts world and return to the capital to ask the Emperor to grant him and Xinling a marriage...
From now on, he would no longer live a life on the edge of a blade.
"Ah? Still... still two or three days? Oh dear, I'm so bored!~" Xiao Xinling pouted and kicked her legs.
She ate hard dry rations every day, without even pickled vegetables or salted duck eggs. Although Siman occasionally hunted rabbits and antelopes, they were tasteless without oil, salt, soy sauce, or vinegar...
Xiao Xinling suddenly missed the days of feasting at the old Yun family.
Yun Siman smiled helplessly when he heard this. Just as he was about to persuade her a few words, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound from behind the carriage...