Chapter 121: Missing

Gu Mingxi stepped forward and stepped on Liuxue’s back, directly pressing her dumb acupoint to prevent her from making a sound, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth, “Poison the Mistress? I’m afraid you don’t know how many torture instruments there are in Phoenix Shadow’s dungeon, do you?”

Gu Mingxi didn’t understand what the Empress and Liuxue meant earlier, thinking it was just a casual remark. Now, she understood that the Empress knew Liuxue had switched the antidote in the porcelain bottle.

But knowing it was poison, why did the Empress drink it? Was she stupid? Gu Mingxi said she really didn’t understand, maybe that’s the reason why she couldn’t be the Empress.

She always felt that her transmigration and rebirth were so bizarre, she should have been the Female Lead, but in fact she was just a Supporting Female Character. Gu Mingxi had regretted this countless times.

Gu Mingxi was concentrating on giving the Empress acupuncture, and sweat drops were falling on her neck. Gu Mingxi didn’t dare to disturb her, but she couldn’t vent her anxious emotions because she was afraid that the Empress wouldn’t be saved. She looked around helplessly, and suddenly focused on the porcelain bottle on the table, and her eyes immediately brightened.

Shaking the porcelain bottle, there was very little medicine left inside. Gu Mingxi unceremoniously grabbed Liuxue’s chin and directly poured the remaining poison into her mouth. This dose should not be enough to kill her, but it was enough to make her suffer for the rest of her lifetime.

After pouring the poison into Liuxue, Gu Mingxi also stopped the needles, and Gu Mingxi immediately leaned over, “How is the situation?”

“I have temporarily controlled the spread of the poison. I need to find a safe place quickly before I can continue treatment.” Gu Mingxi explained while tidying up the silver needles, and then said solemnly, “Let’s leave the Palace first. I suspect the poison was administered by the Emperor.”

Gu Mingxi showed an expression of disbelief. The Emperor and the Empress had always had a good relationship, even if the Empress’s thoughts were at odds with this era and there were some conflicts, the Emperor wouldn’t kill her.

Although she had some doubts about Gu Mingxi’s words, Gu Mingxi’s actions were not slow. She directly helped the Empress up with Gu Mingxi and left through the window. At the same time, she also touched the Imperial Edict in her sleeve, making sure there were no mistakes.

While walking, Gu Mingxi was also thinking about things. She knew the Empress would leave the Imperial Palace long ago, and they had been planning this for a long time. The Imperial Edict in the sleeve was written by the Empress in advance to allow someone to leave the Palace. She got it from the Secret Compartment in the Empress’s bedchamber when the concubines were in the main hall.

This also shows that the Empress had been working hard to implement this plan. Now, knowing it was poisoned wine, she still drank it. Could it be that she was truly heartbroken, and that the Emperor really wanted to poison her, so she even gave up on escaping and thought that death was the end of everything?

While Gu Mingxi was thinking, they had unknowingly climbed over the Palace wall of the Phoenix Ritual Palace and arrived at a deserted garden behind it. A green-roofed carriage had been parked there long ago, which was the most common favor in the Palace for officials’ wives to enter and exit.

They placed the Empress in the carriage, and Gu Mingxi took care of her inside. Gu Mingxi then whipped the horse and drove the carriage towards the Palace Gate.

At this time, the Emperor was still in the side hall of the Phoenix Ritual Palace meeting with Chu Jihan. He had just dealt with Yan Diejiu because he saw a Palace Maid make a gesture, meaning that the Secret Guard had something important to tell him.

Chu Jihan didn’t tell him about Gu Mingxi’s matter. He only said that he heard from the guards at the Palace Gate that Young Master Lu had entered the Palace but had not come to the Imperial Study. Chu Jihan was worried that he would take any action, so he came to tell the Emperor.

The Emperor didn’t care. Chu Jihan didn’t know, but he did. Wasn’t Lu Ming Gu Mingxi’s Little Girl? Besides watching the show, she went to the Imperial Academy of Medicine to gather medicinal herbs. She wouldn’t do anything that was unfavorable to him.

He said to Chu Jihan, “I know. She should be lacking medicinal herbs and is going to the Imperial Academy of Medicine to get some. Don’t worry about it. You go to the Grand Tutor’s Mansion and deal with the matters there.”

Having received the Emperor’s instruction, Chu Jihan left. He thought that since the Emperor said so, and there had been no news of Gu Mingxi causing trouble until now, nothing should happen.

When Chu Jihan arrived at the Palace Gate, he saw a carriage in front of him driving out. He casually asked the guard, “A carriage leaving the Palace? Who is it?”

“That? It’s Young Master Lu. I heard that he drank too much at the Empress’s Palace, and the Empress specially issued an Imperial Edict to send him back to his Mansion.” The guard joked with a smile, “Where does this Young Master Lu have a Mansion? Doesn’t he always stay in the Flower Streets and Willow Alleys?”

“For the Empress to personally issue an edict, Young Master Lu is indeed favored.” Chu Jihan casually agreed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jihan’s complexion gradually turned cold. Wait a moment, the Empress was poisoned and in a coma, how could she personally issue an edict?

“That’s right,” the guard was still sighing, when he saw Chu Jihan, without saying a word, quickly walked out of the Palace Gate, took the horse from the Servant, mounted it, and galloped after it.

Because of the conversation with the guard just now, Gu Mingxi and the others had already gone far away. Chu Jihan could only walk towards the widest street to try his luck. He finally saw a green carriage, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into an alley. He lost track of it not long after following it.

Gu Mingxi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside, “Where are you going? If we don’t leave the city quickly, we’ll be trapped in the city by the Emperor’s blockade and won’t be able to escape.”

“Haste makes waste. I’m going to Old Ban’s to get something. I’ll leave the city immediately after getting it.” Gu Mingxi said while whipping the horse to make it go faster.

Gu Mingxi still trusted Gu Mingxi, so she didn’t say anything more.

Gu Mingxi, twisting and turning, arrived in front of the Ban Mansion, dismounted, and knocked on the door so loudly that it shook the sky. The one who opened the door was still that Young Boy.

“Coming, coming, why are you knocking so loud?” The Young Boy complained while opening the door.

“Where’s that jade?” Gu Mingxi didn’t bother to say anything else, and asked directly.

As soon as the Young Boy saw Gu Mingxi, he immediately shivered and said cautiously, “Sister Qing, you said that jade you sent, Old Ban was busy, so I carved it for you.”

Gu Mingxi gritted her teeth and wanted to break his head, but now was not the time to argue with him, “No matter who carved it, bring it out for me first.”

“Okay, okay.” The Young Boy said while going to the gatehouse and taking out a wooden box for Gu Mingxi, “It’s right here.”

Gu Mingxi took the box, opened it and glanced at it, then closed it, and got back on the carriage with the box. While urging the carriage, she said to the Young Boy, “I’ll come back to get the jade material next time.”

After saying that, she told the carriage to speed up towards the City Gate.

While driving the carriage, Gu Mingxi was recalling the jade pendant she had just seen. She remembered that the Empress’s Lingxi Huishang was carved with the Worry-Free Flower, and this one, which was casually carved by the Young Boy, was also the Worry-Free Flower. She didn’t know if it was a coincidence or something else.