"The empress personally imprisoned princess Ye here, isn't she afraid that the emperor and the third prince will make things difficult for the empress?”Lan Mo was not afraid of the Empress. Since he had come tonight, he was not afraid of death.
The Empress looked at Lan Mo sharply and asked in a low voice,""General Lan, are you threatening me?”
"This general doesn't dare. This general only hopes that the Empress can be magnanimous and let Princess Ye go.”
"What about you? If BenGong can only let one of you live, are you willing to die in her place?”The empress's eyes revealed a murderous intent that made people shudder.
Lan Mo did not hesitate and said in a deep voice,"As long as the Empress can let Princess Ye leave, this one is willing to die.”
"General Lan!" Ning Ruqiu didn't wait for the Empress to reply and called Lan Mo's name with mixed feelings.
The Empress clapped her hands and looked at the two of them enviously." General Lan's expression towards Princess Ye, BenGong is really touched. Such a devoted man is really hard to come by. Princess Ye, you should cherish him!”She said earnestly to Ning Ruqiu.
Ning Ruqiu nodded in agreement and smiled gently.""Yes, the empress is right. I should cherish such a devoted man.”As she spoke, her gentle eyes met Lan Mo's, which surprised him.
What was wrong with her? Why would he say such a thing in front of the Empress? Her words were really moving. He almost believed it, but his remaining consciousness told him that it was just a disguise to make the Empress believe it.
When the Empress heard Ning Ruqiu's words, she felt very satisfied. She smiled and looked at Lan Mo." In the future, if General Lan wants to see Princess Consort Ye, you don't have to come late at night. You can come anytime."”
Lan Mo bowed gratefully to the Empress.”
"There's no need to be so polite, but bengong cannot let princess Ye go back for the time being. bengong still has important matters to ask her for help.”
Lan Mo frowned and looked at Ning Ruqiu. He was very worried about her. Regardless of whether the Empress would hurt her or not, he couldn't be at ease for even a moment by the Empress 'side!
Ning Ruqiu gave him a reassuring look, as if telling him that everything was fine here and that she had the ability to protect him. He did not have to worry about him.
That was good too. If he forcefully took her away, he would probably make the Empress unhappy. This would really bring trouble to Ning Ruqiu.
Lan Mo retracted his gaze and continued to bow his head respectfully."Princess Ye can have the Empress take care of her, so this general will naturally be at ease.”
The Empress nodded. After seeing Lan Mo leave, she turned to Ning Ruqiu and asked her meaningfully,""Do you really have no other feelings for General Lan?”
"What does the Empress think? I'm wholeheartedly working for the Empress and don't dare to think about other things.”Ning Ruqiu said casually. When talking to a shrewd person like the Empress, one had to pretend to be a little stupid. It was better to be a little stupid!
Although this sentence was perfunctory, it still sounded pleasant. She looked at the medical books and herbs on the table and asked her with a smile,"Is there any progress on the development of the poison?”
Ning Ruqiu let out a long sigh." How can it be so fast? I'm just following the prescription in the ancient medical book. I can't be sure if it will succeed."”
"It's fine. If there isn't enough time, BenGong will give you a few more days.”The Empress was very patient about this matter. As long as Ning Ruqiu had a way to develop the poison, she would not mind waiting a few more days. After all, she had waited for so many years, so what was there to be afraid of waiting a few more days?
Ning Ruqiu suddenly thought of something important and carefully said to the Empress,""Your Highness, when I was looking up ancient medical books today, I saw that anyone who has come into contact with poison will be infected by it. Therefore, even if poison was extremely toxic, very few people used it. Do you think the person who poisoned a commoner is also poisoned?”
After she finished speaking, she saw the Empress's face turn pale and ashen. She thought to herself, Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is too exciting!
Beads of sweat oozed out of the Empress's palms. Although she did not personally poison him, it was still a servant beside her. If it was really as Ning Ruqiu said, and the slave who poisoned her was already poisoned, could she have been infected?
"Empress, what's wrong? Why is your expression so ugly?" Ning Ruqiu waved her hand in front of the Empress 'eyes. The Empress grabbed Ning Ruqiu's hand and looked at her with red eyes."Now that things have come to this, Bengong will not hide it from you. Actually, the poison of that commoner was given by the people around Bengong.”
Ning Ruqiu was secretly delighted. How was it? She was finally scared to tell the truth, right? Unfortunately, even if the Empress told the truth now, she did not intend to forgive the person who poisoned her.
"Why did the Empress poison him? Did that old uncle offend the Empress?”
The Empress pulled back her hand and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes." BenGong was also forced to do so. State Uncle wanted BenGong to find someone to test the effects of this poison. BenGong originally absolutely did not agree, but the country uncle said that BenGong now has a divine doctor like you by his side, so what is there to be afraid of a small poison, and must find someone to test the poison. Helplessly, BenGong could only agree.”Then, she looked at Ning Ruqiu nervously.""Will you forgive BenGong?"
"Since things have already happened, there is no need to regret it. Fortunately, he is safe and sound. Otherwise, the Empress would feel guilty to death, right?”Ning Ruqiu said to the Empress playfully.
The Empress nodded guiltily." Yes, yes. That's why BenGong wants to thank you."”
Ning Ruqiu had played enough and her expression returned to its usual indifference." Your Majesty, just say it. What do you want poison for?"”
"If BenGong doesn't say it, what do you plan to do?”
Ning Ruqiu wasn't angry or afraid. She looked at the Empress casually." It's very simple. Just casually refine a poison and eat it. If you die, you'll die."”
The Empress pursed her red lips into a thin line and smiled strangely and terrifyingly." You won't. You won't let yourself die."”
"Let's wait and see. But before I die, someone will definitely die before me.”Ning Ruqiu glanced at the Empress, as if the person she was talking about was the Empress.
The Empress was terrified. No one dared to threaten her so boldly! She was the master of the harem. Once the emperor died, she would be the master of the world. How dare this woman be so impudent in front of her!？
"Bengong will kill you now so that you won't have the chance to see that day.”The Empress instantly pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and pressed the sharp golden hairpin against Ning Ruqiu's fair neck. Ning Ruqiu looked down at the golden hairpin and sneered,""The Empress can't hold it in anymore? Your decades of forbearance and hard work are going to be wasted today?”
When the Empress heard this, she slowly put down the golden hairpin in her hand. She had no intention of killing Ning Ruqiu. She just wanted to give her a small warning to let her learn how to talk to her.
"How do you know BenGong's decades of forbearance and sacrifice?”The Empress was very careful when she did things. No one could easily tell her ambitions. Ning Ruqiu had not entered the palace many times, and Si Tingye would not tell her much about the palace. How did she know?
"I also discovered it in the past few days.”From the moment Ning Ruqiu saw the Empress, she could see the hidden ambition in her icy cold eyes. Once a person had ambition, a deliberate disguise could not hide everything.
The Empress felt that it was ridiculous. It had only been a few days and she had already said that she had seen through her. Should she say that she was too smart or too stupid?
"Does the Empress not believe it? I can also guess who you want this poison to deal with, right?”Ning Ruqiu combined the current situation. The Emperor was seriously ill and the court was in chaos. Everyone was in a panic and various forces began to look at him covetously. As the most advantageous person among these forces, how could the Empress let go of such a good opportunity?
"You are really a smart child, bengong likes you very much.”Ning Ruqiu was already on her side now, so she had nothing to hide from her.
Ning Ruqiu took a small bottle from the table and placed it in front of the Empress." Your Majesty, this contains an antidote that can detoxify poison. Please take it and let the person who poisoned him take it. After all, it's a life. You can't die in vain."”
When the Empress saw that she had taken the initiative to hand over the antidote to the poison, she looked at her in surprise." Then BenGong will pass it to him on your behalf. Thank you for your kindness."”
Ning Ruqiu watched as the Empress took the bottle and walked out. She had just been thinking about how to make the person who poisoned her take the bottle. If the Empress handed it to that person, that person would not resist.
Ning Ruqiu couldn't help but smile at the thought of that person's fate.
The Empress walked out of the room. The killer who had been guarding outside saw the Empress and hurriedly asked,""Your Majesty, are you planning to let General Lan Mo go just like that?”
"Take it." The Empress did not answer the killer's question and threw the antidote that Ning Ruqiu had given her to the killer.
The killer caught the bottle of antidote and looked at the Empress in confusion." Your Majesty, this is?”
"The poison you put on that old man has also spread to your body. This is the antidote. Take it and go back to rest early.”The Empress looked up at the dark night sky and quickly turned to leave.
The killer did not hesitate. He opened the bottle and drank the antidote. After drinking it, he went back to rest. In the latter half of the night, he began to feel cold. He pulled two blankets over his body and still felt cold and shivered. The killer used his internal strength to resist the cold, but it was useless.
The next morning, when someone found out, the killer was already lying on the bed, motionless. The Empress did not say much about this matter. A little slave was not worth her anger. The most important thing now was that Ning Ruqiu could develop a poison!
After the old man recovered, he bid farewell to Ning Ruqiu and went back. Before leaving, Ning Ruqiu gave the uncle a lot of silver, but the uncle refused to accept it. However, Ning Ruqiu insisted and the uncle still accepted it.
"Young lady, you saved this old man's life. This old man didn't repay you, but you still gave this old man this silver.”The old man was so touched that tears flowed down his face. Ning Ruqiu smiled and comforted him,""Uncle, when you go back, use this money to buy a big house. If there's a chance, I can visit you.”
"Miss, you must come!”When the old man heard that Ning Ruqiu could visit him in the future, he was indescribably happy.
Ning Ruqiu nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, she asked Lan Mo to escort the uncle back." General Lan, I'll leave the task of sending the uncle back to you."”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 27PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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