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Princess and the General - Chapter 182

Published at 29th of April 2021 12:32:17 PM


Chapter 182

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Retreat Is Not an Option (Part Two)
Gu HuaiJiang stayed in Emperor Ning’s bed chamber for a long time, all the way until the sun was casting shadows from the west. Only then did he come out.

Everyone came forward, wanting to ask what he and Emperor Ning talked about.

Fortunately, Gu ShuBai was keen-eyed and quick to act, stepping forward first to support Gu HuaiJiang.

“My lords, His Majesty ordered us to leave. Naturally, he does not wish for us to know about the contents of their conversation. Our father still has not recovered from his illness, so we will be accompanying him back to the manor first. Farewell.”

In front of the officials, the prestige of the heir to Marquis Gu’s Manor did not lose out to Yin Shuo’s. If he said that he would be leaving, he would leave without any hesitation.

Everyone could only watch the three of them leave. After this, Imperial Consort Xian subconsciously walked toward the bed chamber.

Eunuch Gao stopped her in her tracks.

“Your Highness Imperial Consort Xian, His Majesty said that he will not be seeing anyone tonight. He just wants to spend some quiet time. Would Your Highness and my lords please go back!”

This was the first time that Emperor Ning had stopped her from going in.

Imperial Consort Xian’s heart dropped, as she thought to herself that Emperor Ning should not have noticed anything, right?

Thinking about it carefully, it could be that he only wanted some quiet time alone because the second prince had done something to infuriate him.

The eldest prince gave her a look, and Imperial Consort Xian, as the highest-ranking member of the inner palace, stepped forward and said: “Since that’s the case, would everyone please go back for now. Eunuch Gao, if anything happens here on His Majesty’s side, you must immediately send someone to let us know.”

Eunuch Gao bowed in compliance. The second prince still felt a little unreconciled, only calming down after being held back by Princess DanYang.

He had already made one mistake. If he went against Emperor Ning’s wishes now and went inside to try and explain…

That would just be another mistake.

On the carriage ride back to the manor, Gu HuaiJiang leaned against the soft wall of the carriage with his eyes closed to get some rest.

Yu Fu held his wrist and nodded to Gu ShuBai.

He was just weak. The trip into the palace was exhausting, but there was nothing else wrong.

Gu HuaiJiang said: “Yu Fu, can His Majesty’s health really last another ten days? If not, no matter the cost, I must reveal the truth of his poisoning.”

Regardless of whose plot it was and regardless of who would resent Marquis Gu’s Manor, he could not just sit idly by while His Majesty was being poisoned!

Gu ShuBai furrowed his brow, knowing that Emperor Ning’s poisoning had crossed a line for Gu HuaiJiang. This was something that he absolutely could not forgive.

But right now, Marquis Gu’s Manor was also in the middle of dealing with its own problems. They could not afford to make any mistakes.

They needed to wait. They needed to wait for a turning point.

Yu Fu nodded with certainty, “Head general, don’t worry. At least ten days. The ointment that you applied on His Majesty’s wrist will have the same effect of dealing with the poison affecting His Majesty as the talisman.”

Gu HuaiJiang spread his hand. His palm was wet. The black medicine had become colorless after being exposed to the air for such a long time.

When Emperor Ning had woken up, he grabbed his wrist for the sake of secretly applying it on Emperor Ning’s hand.

“That’s good.”

Gu HuaiJiang finally felt at ease, leaning against the wall to get some more rest.

Gu ShuBai quietly said: “Yu Fu, you said that the medicine to treat father’s poison is almost ready. Is that true?”

“Un, I performed many experiments, and the answer is about to reveal itself. Eldest brother, don’t worry. If this was not the case, I would not have allowed head general to come out.”

Compared to Emperor Ning’s poisoning, Gu ShuBai was more worried about Gu HuaiJiang.

After all, the poison affecting Emperor Ning could be treated by Yu Fu at any time.

Hearing her say this, he felt at ease.

“Eldest brother, I observed Yin Shuo for you. I feel that he has nothing to do with this. When the previous prime minister was here, I never heard anything about the prime minister’s manor taking either prince’s side. Isn’t that right?”

She had deliberately spoken about hatchlings in front of Yin Shuo for the sake of testing him.

The old bird was Emperor Ning, while the hatchings were the eldest prince and the second prince.

The question was which one was the hatchling that only knows how to ask for food with its mouth open. Was it the eldest prince or the second prince?

Gu ShuBai nodded.

He had also been favoring the idea that this was unrelated to Yin Shuo. It was just a matter of due diligence to get rid of that possibility.

After all, Yin Shuo was not just a normal person. He was even harder to deal with than Yin Yan.

Gu HuaiJiang suddenly spoke up, “The hatchling that only knows to ask is also the largest of the hatchlings. He doesn’t just make excessive demands but also tries to kill the old bird while framing the younger bird.”

His words completely confirmed what they had been speculating.

Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu exchanged a look, knowing that Gu HuaiJiang’s conclusion could not be wrong.

Emperor Ning must have said something to him that allowed him to ascertain his judgment.

That night, Yu Fu continued to adjust her medicine. During this time, only Gu Xiang and Gu Yi had people bring her some pastries.

With one hand handling poisons and one hand handling the pastries, who knew if Yu Fu would dare to eat them?

Even then, there was nothing to be done about it. These past few days, they did not dare carelessly go to the Western Wing and disturb Yu Fu. They could only come up with this idea to express their thanks to Yu Fu.

In the main hall, Gu HuaiJiang ordered for a brush and ink to be brought to him before sitting in front of his desk for a long period of time.

Raising his brush and dipping it in ink, he wrote the truth behind Emperor Ning’s poisoning on a clean report scroll. He then sealed the report and sat for a little while longer.

He knew that once this report reached Emperor Ning, if the eldest prince was the one to ascend the throne, Marquis Gu’s Manor would certainly meet a disastrous end!

But retreat was not an option.





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