You Yuji had been waiting for news from the owner of the Poison House for the past few days, fearing that something had happened. Fortunately, two days ago, someone from the Poison House took the initiative to find Zhuo Wen who was beside her and set a time and place for the meeting.
"We're here." The carriage stopped and Zhuo Wen said outside.
There was a loud noise outside the car.
You Yuji pushed the car window open a little and looked out. Just then, she saw an old man selling candied haws passing by. The scene was all bright red.
Across the street not far away, there is a small shop selling rice cakes. The proprietress is young and beautiful, and she calls out to passers-by with her soft voice to buy the rice cakes that must be eaten during the Chinese New Year.
The festive atmosphere is very strong.
The New Year in Si State is completely different from the hometown where You Yuji has lived for many years. As the saying goes, different places have different customs. She heard from her mother that the New Year customs in Su State are another kind of excitement.
Over there, Zhenxu had already gotten off the carriage and put the footstool in place. You Yuji retracted her gaze, handed her hand to Zhenxu under the carriage, and got off the carriage.
She looked up at the tall three-story Maofu Restaurant in front of her. Although You Yuji had never been to this Maofu Restaurant, she had heard of it.
You Yuji had not expected that the owner of the Poison House would choose such a busy place as the meeting place. But it was okay this way. She really didn't want to go to the Poison House again. She was really afraid that she would see some poisonous insects like spiders again, and she was also afraid that she would accidentally touch something poisonous...
Si Que had been standing in a private room on the third floor of Maofu Restaurant a long time ago, looking out the window. He saw You Yuji's carriage approaching Maofu Restaurant from a distance, but unfortunately he could no longer see her carriage from his angle.
He thought it was about time, so he turned back to the table and drank the medicine in the glass cup on the table. He coughed twice, and his voice became dry and hoarse again.
You Yuji walked up the wooden stairs slowly. As they got closer, the awkward feeling in her heart slowly resurfaced. She had clearly forgotten about it over the past few days.
Walking to the door of the agreed private room, You Yuji looked at the closed door in front of her, breathed a sigh of relief, and told herself in her heart that she had obtained the fake death drug from the owner of the Poison Tower today, and they would never meet again and would not have any involvement in the future. All those forced embarrassments would always be completely drowned in her memory and disappear.
Zhuo Wen stepped forward and knocked on the door. The door was quickly opened from the inside. It was a young girl with a cold face. She glanced at You Yuji and stepped aside without saying a word.
You Yuji had already seen the owner of the Poison Building sitting inside.
He sat lazily under the window, with the ankle of one leg resting on the knee of the other, facing the light, which made the blood-red mask on his face look softer.
You Yuji glanced at the square table in front of the owner of the Poison House. On it was an empty glass cup, which she had seen last time in the Poison House. Next to the glass cup, there were two small porcelain bottles painted in duck egg green. That... should be the fake death drug!
You Yuji walked into the private room.
Each private room in the Maofu Restaurant was filled with expensive incense of different scents, which was a major feature of the restaurant. However, as You Yuji entered the private room, she could hardly smell the original scent of the private room, which was completely covered by another strong medicinal smell.
That was the smell of medicine coming from the owner of the Poison Building.
"Here is a silver note worth twenty thousand taels of gold." You Yuji placed a gold-painted sandalwood box on the table in front of the owner of the Poison Tower.
She glanced again at the two small porcelain bottles on the table.
"After taking it for eight hours, your heartbeat will stop and your body will become cold, as if you were dead. You will wake up after another twelve hours."
You Yuji listened to the sinister and hoarse voice of the owner of the Poison Tower, she nodded and carefully picked up the two small porcelain bottles on the table.
"Thank you, host." You Yuji thanked.
She didn't wait for a reply from the owner of the Poison Building.
This was fine. You Yuji didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, nor did she want to stay here any longer. She stood still for a moment and spoke again: "Then I won't bother the host."
Still no response.
You Yuji turned and walked out. The moment she stepped out of the door, the heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. She lowered her eyes and looked at the two small porcelain bottles in her hands, thinking of Si Que's fragile appearance sitting alone in the dark last night.
You Yuji clenched the fake-death drug tightly with her slender fingers slightly clenched.
Cuiyu's family background was not good, and Chen Anzhi didn't like her. Considering Chen Anzhi's willingness to exchange Cuiyu for a horse, it was not difficult for You Yuji to find a way to get her out of the mansion.
Chun Xing's situation was a bit troublesome. Unlike Cui Yu, she was considered a good concubine, and Chen Anzhi might not be willing to let her go easily. However, You Yuji was not sure whether Chun Xing was willing to leave the Jinnan Palace.
Si Que's situation was even more different from theirs. Not only was he the beloved that Chen Anzhi wanted to take back even if it displeased His Majesty, but he was also a princess of a Jiang country. It was really troublesome to bring him out of the Jinnan Palace safely, and using this fake death drug was a very thoughtful method.
Of these two fake death pills, one is for Si Que. She will give it to him before she leaves Jinnan Palace. As for the other one, it is for emergency use.
Taiwu, who was standing aside, waited for a few people to leave and immediately went to close the door. Zhuo Wen walked in last. He glanced at Taiwu and asked with a smile: "Where is the girl with the sharp tongue last time?"
Tai Wu didn't even look at him, and slammed the door shut.
Zhuo Wen was stunned and was almost hit in the face by the door. He rubbed his nose, muttered quietly, "There is no normal person in the Poison House", and turned around to follow You Yuji.
Taiwu closed the door, then returned to the side of the door, standing there quietly, like a dummy.
Si Que looked at the glass cup on the table and touched his throat which was still aching.
After drinking this stuff, I only said two sentences. It's a bit of a loss.
Si Que stood up, walked to the window, and looked out. He calculated You Yuji's walking speed and guessed that he would see her carriage soon.
Before he saw You Yuji's carriage, he casually looked at the bustle of the street and the disguised vendors and pedestrians. While he was waiting for You Yuji to come over, he easily discovered the abnormality of these people. He didn't expect them to be squatting outside. Who were they waiting for
Soon, Si Que's eyes moved away from those suspicious people and looked at You Yuji's carriage that appeared in his sight. He watched You Yuji's carriage go away, wondering with interest whether she was sitting upright or reclining in the carriage? Did she feel sorry for the 20,000 taels of gold
Just when Si Que was about to look away, he saw the suspicious men riding their horses and chasing in the direction You Yuzhi left.
The person they have been waiting for is You Yuji
The expressionless face under his mask suddenly took on a layer of viciousness.
In the carriage, You Yuji carefully put away the fake death drug that she had held for a long time, thinking about the future. She had a good idea that she would leave the Jinnan Palace in no more than a month. Before she left, she would definitely find a way to rescue the concubines in the palace who were willing to leave the palace and start a new life.
Of course, she must take Si Que away.
She had already thought about it. After Si Que faked his death and left the palace, she would let him change back into men's clothes. Since he was dying, she would naturally keep him by her side and take good care of him.
She hoped to get pregnant soon. She would go back to the You family to take care of her mother and keep the baby safe. She would have to stay in Chenjing for at least another year. After the child was born and her mother was in better health, she would bring her family back to Sidi. Her grandparents were kind and would not tolerate them. If she felt it was inconvenient to live in her grandparents' house, she could take her family out of the You family's old house. Anyway, her father had many houses in Sidi. I wonder if the servants have been taking care of the old house...
I hope Ah Que is still alive by then...
An urgent sound of reining in the horse interrupted You Yuji's thoughts. She held onto the wall of the carriage before sitting firmly again.
"What's wrong?" You Yuji asked immediately.
"Madam, there are so many bandits!"
You Yuji frowned and looked out through the half-open door opening from behind the pillow.
Zhuo Wen took a small path that would lead him through a large pine forest. This would allow him to return half an hour earlier than taking the official road. Maofu Restaurant was in a busy area. The entire road from the palace to Maofu Restaurant was very busy, except for this pine forest.
At this time, a large group of bandits blocked the exit of the pine forest.
You Yuji suddenly thought of Lin Yingying who was kidnapped by bandits. But the next moment, she carefully scanned the bandits and soon found a clue, recognizing that these people with straight backs were not real bandits, but disguised as bandits.
Who? Who wants to harm her
You Yuji thought quickly and could not guess it for a while. She thought of Fang Qingyi first, but Fang Qingyi should be resting and taking care of her baby now. Fang Qingyi had attacked You Yuji twice before. If she acted so hastily and took advantage of the New Year, it would be too easy to be suspected.
You Yuji inexplicably felt that it couldn't be Fang Qingyi.
Who is that
There is no answer.
Zhuo Wen had also been on the battlefield with You Yuji's father. You Yuji recognized that these bandits were in disguise, and he saw it too.
"Madam?" Zhuo Wen held the hilt of the knife, turned around and looked at You Yuji, waiting for You Yuji to make a decision.
You Yuji frowned, undecided for a moment. The official road was not far ahead. If he rode a fast horse to rush through, these people might not dare to catch up to the official road to arrest people. But if he did so, there would inevitably be casualties.
"We are lucky today. The beautiful girl in the car is suitable to be kidnapped and taken back as the wife of the bandit leader!" The man pretending to be the bandit leader shouted, "We advise the young lady to follow us up the mountain obediently, otherwise don't blame us for being rude! She is so delicate and tender, it is not worth it to lose her life!"
Just as You Yuji was about to speak, a cold wind blew through the pine forest, bringing with it a few chaotic whistling sounds between the branches. Then, a hoarse voice sounded as if it had been roasted by fire.
"It would be nice to tie up the beauty in the car and make her the wife of the host."
When You Yuji heard the familiar voice, he immediately turned sideways, opened the car window, and looked back.
The owner of the Poison Building walked over step by step. The cold wind blew up the dead leaves covered with dirty snow on the ground, which slowly fell down and were stepped on by him.
Apparently, the crowd blocking outside the pine forest did not expect the owner of the Poison Building to appear here. They immediately exchanged glances, with surprise and even more fear in their eyes.
You Yuji watched the owner of the Poison House gradually approach until he walked to the carriage. She pursed her lips and couldn't help but ask: "How could the owner of the house..."
Si Que raised his eyes and looked at her, with a slight smile on the corners of his lips under the mask. He still spoke in a hoarse voice: "After all, I have earned 20,000 taels of gold. Sending my wife home safely is an extra gift."
He paused, then added softly, "My guest."
After saying this, he turned around and looked at the people who were blocking his way. An excited smile gradually appeared on his blood-red masked face. So many people came to him for him to poison. He began to think about how these people would die, and his heart was filled with excitement and joy.
You Yuji was stunned. She felt that the owner of the Poison House had beautiful eyes and looked familiar. Maybe it was because his blood-red mask was so scary that You Yuji had never looked at him seriously before. It was the first time she looked at him seriously.
Seeing the black-robed Poison Tower owner approaching step by step, the bandits blocking the pine forest felt uneasy. The leader of the bandits immediately said, "Madam! We have no ill intentions! We just want to invite you to meet our master! Our master said that you must not hurt your finger in today's matter. If you don't go with us, we sincerely invite you to meet us!"
You Yuji's thoughts were interrupted, and she immediately asked, "Who is your master?"
"Our master..."
The author has something to say: Happy holidays, my wives~~[狗头]