Marrying a concubine to seduce him and lure him into the game

Chapter 131 Secretly Leaving the Palace

Bai Ze wanted to shake his head, but when he saw the pleading and expectation in Su Rao's eyes, his heart softened and he finally changed his words: "Maybe there is hope."

Su Rao felt a little relieved, but Bai Ze's words made her feel even worse: "But he won't survive today. It will take at least three months to get from here to Southern Xinjiang."

Time is running out, and every minute and every second is particularly precious.

"However, I can stabilize his condition temporarily." Bai Ze's words made Su Rao see hope again.

"Bai Ze, please." Su Rao's voice was trembling and full of pleading.

Bai Ze took out an exquisite white porcelain jar from his arms, carefully took out a poisonous insect egg from it, and handed it to King Yi.

Prince Yi swallowed the insect eggs without any hesitation.

However, after taking the poisonous insect, Prince Yi's condition did not improve significantly. He was still weak and his life was hanging by a thread.

Obviously, this is only a temporary stopgap measure and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

What is even more serious is how to escape from the palace quietly under the close surveillance of the King of Qi.

Once the King of Qi becomes aware of the King of Yi's condition and knows that he will not live long, he will probably take action immediately. By then, the situation will become even more dangerous and the consequences will be disastrous.

But no matter how difficult the road ahead is, for the sake of King Yi and for that glimmer of hope, Su Rao decided to give it a try.

She made a quick decision and ordered the guard Mo Yi to secretly prepare a carriage and leave the palace under the cover of night!

A moment later, Su Rao and Prince Yi quietly boarded the carriage under the cover of night.

The wheels rolled and slowly moved towards the palace gate.

Along the way, Su Rao's heart was tense, fearing that any slight sound would bring disaster.

Just as the carriage was about to drive out of the palace gate, a figure suddenly appeared in front and led everyone to block the way. It was the King of Qi!

"Who is in this carriage?" The King of Qi's voice was cold.

It turned out that ever since he had taken action against Prince Yi, Prince Qi had secretly deployed spies to closely monitor every move in Prince Yi's mansion.

Time passed by minute by minute, and just when the Prince of Qi's patience was about to run out, there was finally movement in Prince Yi's mansion!

Recalling the past, someone once gave him a pair of strange poisons, one of which could bewitch people's minds, and the other was so small that it was said to feed on human emotions.

At that time, he just regarded it as nonsense from a quack and laughed it off.

Moreover, Zhao Huaijue's indifference to fame and fortune, and his detached appearance of almost becoming a monk, made him believe for a moment that the other party was truly a destined person for Buddhism.

It was not until he discovered that Zhao Huaijue's adherence to the precepts was beyond ordinary people that he suddenly remembered the existence of the pair of poisonous insects.

After drugging Zhao Huaijue, he was eager to escape from the palace. Could it be that the rules were finally broken by desire and the poisonous insect began to show its power?

He could have just sat back and waited for the final result, but at this moment, his inner urgency and curiosity drove him to take action himself!

"Who are you? Why don't you dare to show up? Could you be some villain?" The King of Qi pretended to be surprised, but there was a cunning light in his eyes.

The person in the car then slowly opened his lips, his voice trembling with an imperceptible tremor: "It's me, Prince Yi's concubine."

After he finished speaking, the car fell into a subtle silence.

Prince Qi pretended to be surprised, but there was a hint of amusement between his eyebrows. He deliberately dragged out his tone: "It turned out to be Concubine Su. You are so honorable that you came to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet in person. Why do you want to leave the palace in such a hurry before the banquet starts? Is it possible that the delicacies in the palace are not to your liking?"

As he spoke, he paid attention to the subtle movements in the car.

However, the only response he received was prolonged silence.

Prince Qi tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, thinking to himself: Su Rao, that normally quick-witted woman, was actually at a loss for words today. It seemed like she had indeed encountered some difficult problem.

"Why is the concubine silent? Did something unexpected happen on the road?" Prince Qi deliberately slowed down his speech. As he spoke, he slowly stretched out his hand and lightly touched the heavy curtain with his fingertips.

"No! That's not the case. I suddenly felt unwell and urgently needed to leave the palace to seek medical treatment!" Su Rao's voice came through the curtain, sounding a little hurried. The reason sounded hasty and unconvincing.

Prince Qi's fingertips had already touched the edge of the curtain. He smiled softly, "If you are really unwell, the imperial physicians in the palace are more skilled than the doctors in the palace. Why are you in such a hurry to leave the palace now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his fingers had already touched the curtain.

"I... am afraid I have contracted the epidemic disease that is prevalent nowadays. Please take care of yourself, Your Highness, and don't come close to me, lest you be implicated by me." Su Rao's voice was mixed with panic, as if she was really afraid that Prince Qi would come in regardless of the consequences.

Disease?

This reason brought a meaningful smile to Prince Qi's lips, as if he had seen through all the disguises.

Without waiting for Su Rao to say anything, he suddenly exerted force and the curtain opened!

What came into view was Su Rao's figure wearing a hood, with the brim drooping and a few strands of hair scattered on her pale and frightened little face. She curled up in a corner of the carriage, and the helplessness in her panic actually had a kind of touching charm.

Under normal circumstances, such a scene might make Prince Qi stop and admire it, but at this moment, he has more important things to deal with.

He glanced around sharply, but did not see the person he was thinking of.

So he simply jumped into the carriage himself.

"Prince Qi, please respect yourself! Men and women should not be so close to each other!" Su Rao reminded him hurriedly, with a hint of urgency in her voice.

Prince Qi seemed not to have heard it. His attention was completely focused on finding someone's trace. He began to search carefully in every corner of the car.

At first, he was full of confidence, but after a futile search, his face gradually became gloomy.

Finally, he turned around abruptly, his eyes locked on Su Rao, and his tone revealed impatience: "Where is Zhao Huaijue?"

Su Rao sneered in her heart. He actually called out Prince Yi's name directly. It was obviously the moment of showdown and there was no need to hide anything anymore.

But she pretended to be confused and ignorant: "Your Highness Prince Yi? I really don't know where he is."

Prince Qi snorted coldly, obviously not believing it: "How could you not know? I clearly got the news that Zhao Huaijue was in this carriage."

He pressed on step by step, with a hint of threat in his words, "I know you are very smart. As long as you hand him over, I can consider letting you become the real Princess of Qi."

Su Rao sneered in her heart. The position of Princess Qi meant nothing to her.

She shook her head gently, her face full of innocence: "I...I really don't know anything about this. My Lord, I am ill. Please stay away from me for your own safety."

Prince Qi was not willing to believe it. He suddenly reached out and pulled off Su Rao's hood, exposing her beautiful and charming face completely to the air.