C8 Restless

As for Prince Qi, he was originally inside the side palace of the empress dowager, but his sudden illness had disturbed the entire side palace. By the time Gu Xiaoxiao had followed Mu Zhaoyang inside, the side palace was already filled with kneeling physicians and the empress was in a rage.

"You bunch of imperial physicians all talk about your strength normally, but now that it's a critical juncture, why aren't you using any of them? Aren't you all very powerful, eh? You have to give me a way! It's been a day or two since the Qi King fell ill, and after so long of research, he still hasn't been able to come up with anything? All of them are trash! "

The empress's furious rebuke resounded throughout the palace as the palace maids and imperial doctors didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Where is he? Why hasn't he come back yet? Why did he take so long just to get the medicine?"

As soon as the empress's scolding ended, someone came in from outside and handed a box to the old mama with a jog. "They're here, I heard the news and immediately went to get the medicine. I've already brought the medicine for His Highness the Qi King. His Highness takes this medicine every time he has a illness, it'll be better if he takes it."

The young eunuch handed the medicine to the old mama, who didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off her forehead before quickly handing the medicine to the empress.

When the small box was brought in, everyone in the room seemed to let out a sigh of relief. As long as the Qi King took the medicine, everything would be fine, and they would naturally be fine as well. But when the eunuch took it and was about to pass by Gu Xiaoxiao, the aura from the small box made her feel very nervous.

There was something wrong with this smell.

It was rumored that the Qi King had been extremely intelligent and cute when he was young. However, ever since he had gotten sick, his temperament had changed drastically …

It was rumored that the Qi King was lustful and had countless concubines in his mansion, but none of them were complete. This was because the Qi King had a cruel, moody personality.

Rumor...

Rumors about the Qi King rushed to Gu Xiaoxiao's mind in an instant. When she recalled the familiar smell inside the box, her face turned pale.

Mu Zhaoyang, who was standing closest to Gu Xiaoxiao, was the first to notice her abnormality. "Why? Aren't you quite brave. You're just sick. How are you so scared?"

Mu Zhaoyang was about to mock her again when Gu Xiaoxiao shot forward like an arrow. No matter what the occasion was, she pushed aside all of the eunuchs and imperial physicians in front of her and rushed to the empress, snatching the box that had already been opened by the empress.

"You can't take this medicine!"

The entire side palace sparrow was silent, while the imperial physicians kneeling below stared dumbstruck at the person who had suddenly charged out, their expressions blank.

They didn't know who this woman was nor why she had rushed out, but they knew that this woman definitely didn't want to live anymore. Moreover, she wouldn't be able to live either.

The imperial physicians lowered their heads in tacit understanding, afraid that the empress's anger would spread to them. But upon closer inspection, the empress's face was ashen, making it hard for anyone to look at her.

"Esteemed Empress." "Putong!" Gu Xiaoxiao kneeled down in front of the empress and spoke sincerely. "Esteemed Empress, please turn away. This subject has something to say. It concerns His Highness the Prince!"

"Everything?" The empress was so angry that she laughed instead. She extended a finger and pointed it at Gu Xiaoxiao's head. Fine, I will give you this chance today. If you are unable to say a single word, two or three times, I will sentence you to death today! "

In such a large space, only Gu Xiaoxiao and the empress were left staring at each other. Beside them stood Mu Zhaoyang, who seemed to have nothing to do with the situation but was actually in the mood to watch the show, and the four of them lying on the bed, groaning in pain.

"Now you can say it, I want to see just what could threaten my son. If you can't, I guarantee that you won't be able to leave the palace today!" The empress sneered, looking at Gu Xiaoxiao as if she was looking at a dead man.

The empress's face was as cold as frost, but Gu Xiaoxiao didn't seem to be afraid. Not only did she stand up, but she even picked up the pill from the ground and placed it back in the small box before passing it to the empress.

"Esteemed Empress, your daughter wishes to ask, has the Empress ever heard of Shi San?"

"Shitou?" The empress was taken aback. She had obviously never heard of such a thing. Mu Zhaoyang, who had nothing to do with her, walked up to her and asked, "What do you mean?"

Gu Xiaoxiao ignored him and continued to look at the empress. "The Empress has never heard of Shi San. Then not only did the Empress hear about it, she saw it today." Shi San, in simple terms, was a Chinese medicine. However, if consumed over a long period of time, its effects would be different. It could gradually wither away in places that people couldn't see, and could also cause people to … "Your personality has changed greatly."

Gu Xiaoxiao purposely raised her voice as she said the last four words. As expected, she noticed the empress's expression change, and she took the opportunity to give chase.

"In the beginning, using a small amount of Stone Powder could cure the illness and even strengthen one's body, but it would take a while before the medicinal properties of the powder would show itself. Just now, the Empress said that His Highness has been sick for more than a day or two, so she should know His Highness' situation better than me." "The Empress doesn't know about the stone powder, but the prince knows. The Empress can ask the prince if I'm lying."

The situation that Gu Xiaoxiao described was almost completely correct. The Empress looked flustered and she quickly turned to Mu Zhaoyang for help. However, Mu Zhaoyang nodded heavily with a serious expression.

"No, how could that be? How could my son … "Who, who could have done this to my son?!" The empress's eyes widened in anger, as if she was about to capture the murderer and eat him alive.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, this …" Since Miss Gu knows this is powder of stone, I believe she knows what to do about it. " Mu Zhaoyang hurried forward to comfort her, but then he tossed the hot potato to Gu Xiaoxiao, who cursed inwardly.

Since this Mu Zhaoyang knew that this was Shi San, he must know how to solve this problem. He must have known that the Qi King would have to suffer in order to cure him, that was why he did it on purpose!

Gu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth. "Esteemed empress, this subject does have a way, but …"

"There's no 'just'!" The empress stepped forward to stand directly in front of Gu Xiaoxiao. The distance between the two of them was less than a step, and her face was almost touching the other's.

"Gu Xiaoxiao, as long as you can save the Qi King, I can consider your conditions. However, if you can't save the Qi King, you, your mother, and everyone else in your house, then die with my son!"

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