mtl008 Chapter 320 Escape
Chapter 320 Escape
Upon hearing this, the Empress's expression suddenly changed.
Is the High Court betraying itself?
Upon seeing this, Consort Jing was pleasantly surprised.
Could it be that the Empress and the High Court have developed a rift?
Just as everyone was confused by what the High Court had said, he added, "Although the An Sheng Bao Ji Pill was not found to be poisonous."
Although it is not poisonous, I fear that, like Consort Kang, his weak constitution might not be able to tolerate such a tonic, and it could potentially kill the Emperor! Therefore, I suggest that the Emperor not be given it…”
Hearing his words, the Empress finally felt relieved.
She said, "How could the High Court possibly change its mind and betray me?"
The Empress looked at Consort Jing, who was unwilling to accept her fate.
"Consort Jing, the results are in. Although the Ansheng Baoji Pill is non-toxic, the Chief Justice Gao just said that you can't guarantee His Majesty won't have any problems after taking it, so..."
The Empress looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards.
"From now on, any concubine in the palace who comes to serve the Emperor soup or medicine under the pretense of doing so must obtain my permission before being allowed to leave. Lord Wang, do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, I have remembered!"
Upon seeing this, Consort Jing felt a mix of emotions.
"Consort Jing, I will not hold you responsible for what happened today, but you must remember this from now on?"
"Your Majesty, this is a bit much..."
Consort Jing was about to retort when Grand Tutor Liu suddenly stepped forward and reported:
"Your Majesty, I have just received an urgent letter from Nanzhao, saying that the Duke of Qin is unwell and requesting Your Majesty's permission to return to the capital!"
"The Duke of Qin?"
The emperor fainted from anger because of his affair with the eldest princess.
Now he actually says he wants to go back to Beijing?
But the old general was unwell, and she couldn't stop him from returning, even if it was just an excuse.
The Empress frowned.
"Since it is an important matter in Nanzhao... Eunuch Wei, please summon the Crown Prince to discuss it with the ministers!"
"Yes, Queen."
Just when everyone thought the bloody saga was over, Consort Jing glanced at Grand Tutor Liu as she left.
Although she knew he had just come to her rescue, Ting'er was still suffering in prison, and she couldn't help but worry that the Empress would target Ting'er because of what happened today.
Consort Jing's concerns were not unfounded.
After returning to her palace, the Empress smashed many things.
"That vile Consort Jing, I never expected she would actually try to betray me..."
I had always thought her gentle and unassuming nature was genuine, but only now have I seen through her true intentions.
No wonder she always spoke up for Lu Hanting before; it turns out she had already harbored feelings for him back then.
"Granny Sha, have the Duke of Chen send someone to investigate. I want to see what Consort Jing is hiding from me!"
"Yes, Queen!"
Just as Granny Sha was about to leave the Phoenix Palace, the Empress suddenly called out to her.
"Oh, by the way, have the Crown Prince come to me after he finishes his business. I have something to tell him!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The prison of the Jingzhao Prefecture.
After learning that Consort Jing's attempt to feed him the medicine had failed, Lu Hanting's face turned so dark it was unbearable to look at.
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Although he knew that the prince still had a trump card, he couldn't just openly break out of prison, could he?
Lu Hanting frowned.
Unexpectedly, Consort Jing was so unreliable that she couldn't even manage to feed the emperor medicine.
It seems the only option left is to take a risky approach.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Hanting suddenly said, "Liu Yun, come here, I have something to tell you..."
Hearing the prince's plan, Liu Yun's eyes widened.
"Your Highness, is this... alright?"
If this gets discovered, then...
Lu Hanting's cold eyes shot towards him.
"Stop talking nonsense, just go find it!"
Liu Yun nodded tremblingly and said, "Understood, Your Highness, I will take care of it in a moment!"
"By the way, how is Yan'er doing? Is she adjusting well?"
"Cousin?"
Liu Yun thought about the news reported by her subordinates. She heard that after going to Chengde Manor, she had stayed at home and had not come out. However, she seemed to be eating more than before.
I don't know if it's because their lives weren't in danger.
Perhaps she preferred to stay in her room because of the unsightly Gu poison on her face, and worried that the servants would have a bad opinion of her?
Thinking of this, Liu Yun said to Lu Hanting, "Young Master, Miss is doing well. She's just waiting for you to come out so you can personally escort her to the Princess of Northern Frontier..."
Hearing that He Yuyan was doing well, Lu Hanting nodded.
"Have you found out who the group that kidnapped Wu was?
At this point, Liu Yun hesitated for a moment.
"Your Highness, I've found out. They're Shen Bazhi's men from the Black Hawk Gang..."
"It's Shen Bazhi again!"
This guy is like a persistent ghost; why are they trying to capture Wei'er?
Seeing the doubt in the prince's eyes, Liu Yun voiced her guess.
"Young Master, could it be because of Miss Cousin?"
Because of the Crown Prince, there has been a serious conflict between the young lady and Madam Wu. Perhaps it is because outsiders see things more clearly, but the problems that the Crown Prince cannot see are clear to him as his subordinate.
Moreover, according to Liu Yun's guess, Shen Bazhi kidnapped Aunt Wu to avenge his cousin.
Judging from this, Aunt Wu's situation is probably not going to be too good!
What Liu Yun could understand, Lu Hanting naturally understood as well.
He looked at Liu Yun with a frosty expression.
"Then what are you still standing there for! Get to work!"
"Yes, sir, I'll be right there!"
Hurry up and complete the tasks assigned by the Crown Prince, so that he can be released sooner!
……
After noticing that there was no movement outside, Wu Weiwei rushed to the door without delay.
After confirming that Xue Ping had indeed left, she hurriedly went to find something useful.
She can't just sit here and wait to die.
The thief must have gone to find his accomplices. Thinking about his ulterior motives, Wu Weiwei felt a chill in her heart.
She reached her hand to her abdomen, where her child was being carried.
If those people really harm her, not only will she be able to save the baby, but she might not even be able to save herself.
Therefore, she had to escape.
After some trial and error, she finally found a handy tool.
The woodshed was completely sealed off, with no windows, and the only way to escape was through the door.
Wu Weiwei placed the tools she found on the door lock, but to her surprise, she only needed to use a little force to hear the lock creak open.
This……
As for Xue Ping, after drugging Wu Weiwei, he turned around and went to the residence of another group of people.
"Brothers, I have some good news to tell you..."
"Brother Xue, what good news is it? Tell me quickly!"
There were four men in the room, most of whom were ugly and not good-looking at all.
But even if he's ugly, so what? As long as he has money, he'll never have to worry about women coming to him.
Xue Ping stared at them. "You've all seen the woman that Jiang Li and I brought back, haven't you?"
"Brother Xue, are you talking about that stunning beauty surnamed Wu?"
Monkey San looked on with drooling.
“Yes, that’s her.
Hehe... brothers, tonight you'll experience the thrill of mingling with a beautiful woman!