It’s so late... Mother Shen frowned, feeling a little panicked. She looked at Su Yao’s face and reached out to take Xiao Bai: “It’s so late, I wonder what’s wrong with the young master?”
Xiaobai called softly in Su Yao's arms, yawned, and held on to Su Yao's clothes tightly with his two paws.
"This is really a spirit." Mother Shen, who had been worried, couldn't help laughing. She went to get a cloak for Su Yao helplessly, and asked Yan Cao if she had prepared the lantern.
Yancao just took the lantern from Jinping, and hurriedly agreed when she heard the question. Su Yao turned around and shook his head at Mother Shen: "It's too late, Mom, go and rest first. It's nothing, I'll be back soon."
How can there be nothing to do
Recently, Mother Shen always saw Ruan Xiaojiu, Yu Dong and others coming in and out of the house, and Mrs. He and the old lady were also in a bad mood.
But since Su Yao said so, she just pretended to be relaxed and nodded: "Okay, then I won't go with you. When you come back later, remember to drink the calming soup."
Su Yao agreed, turned around and carried Xiaobai down the stairs.
The autumn wind blew towards them, and the air was filled with the strong fragrance of osmanthus. Su Yao took Yancao and turned a corner, walked out of the garden and walked to the meeting room. He saw Su Rong standing on the steps, so he quickened his pace.
Su Rong also saw her. Seeing her jogging forward, a smile appeared on his face: "Walk slowly, don't fall."
His tone was very calm, so Su Yao relaxed a little and followed him up the stairs. In a blink of an eye, they were already in the living room. Xiaobai poked his head out from her arms and jumped lightly onto the table.
Su Rong ignored it and just said to Su Yao: "You guessed right."
Su Yao's expression turned cold, and he paused for a moment before asking solemnly, "Have you found Doctor Shen?"
"No." Su Rong shook his head and slowly exhaled: "After dragging a lot of people and spending countless efforts, I could only find out that Doctor Shen left the palace on his own."
leave
Su Yao sneered, his eyes full of mockery: "It's still unclear whether the one who left was Doctor Shen. Even if it was..."
She didn't continue talking, only feeling a strong taste of blood in her throat: "Brother, things are troublesome, is there any news from Song Heng?"
Seeing that she was very irritable, Su Rong reached out and touched her head to comfort her: "There's no point in being anxious. Song Heng hasn't sent any news yet, and I don't know what's going on..."
The atmosphere became dull and neither of them spoke for a while.
It was Su Rong who broke the silence with a cough: "Yaoyao, if we lose the bet..."
"It can't get worse." Su Yao had seen through it, and looked at Su Rong calmly and indifferently: "Brother, the reason why Prince Zhuang has been going back and forth is just one thing, that is to completely eliminate the former crown prince and those who are close to the former crown prince. This time, if I were Prince Zhuang, I would not let go of this God-given opportunity."
He is an extremely selfish person. He wants to get rid of anyone who stands in his way as soon as possible. If there is no chance, he will create one, at least he will frame the person. What's more, the ready-made opportunities are right in front of him.
Besides, didn’t Dr. Shen’s incident further confirm this speculation
Although he knew that Su Yao was right, Su Rong still felt uncomfortable. He glanced at Xiaobai who was dozing off on the table and suddenly felt a little envious.
It would be great if people could live like cats and dogs, thinking of nothing and living just for the sake of living.
However, this thought only lasted for a moment. Su Rong immediately cheered up and patted Su Yao on the shoulder: "Now our guess has been confirmed. You don't have to be nervous. There is no point in being nervous anyway. We have done what we should do. Let's just leave it to fate."
Su Yao hummed.
She didn't think too much about it. She had saved her life anyway. No matter how she looked at it, she had already earned it. She stood up and picked up Xiaobai. She whispered, "Yes, let's wait and see."
Su Rong stood behind her, not knowing why she suddenly became so depressed, but also not knowing how to comfort her, so he could only pat her shoulder and said, "Forget it, go to bed early and don't think too much."
But having said that, when she lay in bed at night, Su Yao still tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. She tossed and turned, and soon she suddenly felt palpitations, then she sat up suddenly and pulled open the curtain.
The noise in the house alarmed Mother Shen who insisted on keeping watch outside. Mother Shen ran in panic, lit the candle, and walked a few steps to Su Yao: "Girl, what's wrong?!"
Compared to Su Yao's panic and the speculations from all walks of life, Prince Zhuang, who was granted special permission to keep watch and sleep with Concubine Li in her palace, was in high spirits. He dismissed the serving palace maids and only kept Concubine Li's trusted attendants, and personally brought the medicine to feed her.
Concubine Li forced herself to finish the drink, then shook her head weakly at King Zhuang. She also didn't want the candied fruit. She glanced at the furnishings in the palace and asked softly, "What's going on?"
Knowing what his mother meant, Prince Zhuang leaned forward and smiled, "Don't worry, everything has been arranged."
Concubine Li's eyes hurt a little. After drinking the medicine, she felt bitter in her mouth and swollen in her throat. She coughed for a while before she weakly warned: "Don't make any mistakes, otherwise, all your efforts will be wasted."
She has already put her life on the line and gambled with herself. If in the end nothing is done, then wouldn't all the suffering be in vain
Because of the poison, Princess Zhuang was obviously much weaker. Prince Zhuang felt distressed when he saw her. "Don't worry. You have made such a great sacrifice. If your son doesn't get the job done, how can he be worthy of you?"
Concubine Li exhaled heavily and looked at her son meaningfully. She felt mixed emotions. After a long while, she said, "Forget it. Just know it yourself. I hope you'll be well. Only when you're well can I be well."
Prince Zhuang agreed and tucked the quilt for her personally. Suddenly, a palace maid’s report came from outside.
He pressed down Concubine Li who was about to get up and shook his head firmly: "Mother, there is no need to get up. Gao Ping must have returned to the palace. He came to the palace late at night, so there must be something urgent. Don't worry, your son knows what's going on."
Seeing him so calm, Concubine Li also reacted and looked at him with sharp eyes: "Then you should be careful. I'll wait for your good news here."
Prince Zhuang nodded, and Concubine Li asked someone to prepare a lantern for Prince Zhuang, and slowly watched him go out.