HLnovel Chapter 183 Taking Gu Shi as a Target
Chapter 183 Taking Gu Shi as a Target
Gu Shi never thought that he would be able to wait for Shen Muxi to take the initiative to find him in his lifetime.
The moment he saw her, he seemed to feel that everything around him was filled with colors.
Afraid she would leave.
He quickly arranged for the gatekeeper to open the door, and personally welcomed Shen Muxi into the Prince Rong's Mansion.
Every brick and tile in the palace seemed to be in its original state.
The memory that had already died flooded into Shen Muxi's mind again——
At that time, she and Xiaoxiao came to Beijing from Danyang for the first time.
However, the servants of Prince Rong's Mansion did not let them go through the main gate on the grounds that her and Xiaoxiao's identities were unknown.
I just opened the corner door of the back door for her to go in.
In the past, Shen Muxi didn’t understand these rules and didn’t think too much about them.
Later I realized how humiliating it was to follow the other servants through the corner door for the first time...
It's been more than a year since those things happened.
But when she stepped into the Rongjun Prince's Mansion as a guest again, it was so clear...
The feeling of humiliation lingers in my heart and cannot be shaken off.
Thinking about it.
Gu Shi had already warmly led her to the guest seat and had the servants serve her tea.
He himself sat in the main seat, looking at her eagerly.
"I wonder why the Crown Princess came here today?"
He had a smile on his face.
In a trance, Shen Muxi actually had the illusion that the two of them were still in Danyang when their relationship was at its best.
She quickly collected her thoughts, straightened her back and spoke again.
"Master Gu mentioned before that if I need help, I'll ask you for help. I wonder if he still means what he said?"
Gu Shi's eyes suddenly lit up, "Of course it counts."
He wished she could treat him the same as before.
Depend on him more...
Although in the past, when she asked him for help, he usually refused.
A hint of mockery flashed in Shen Muxi's eyes.
When he was in Danyang, Gu Shi had never been so proactive and straightforward.
Now he had only changed his identity and body, but Gu Shi clung to him like a dog.
This face is disgusting and repulsive.
She deliberately prolonged the ending of her words, looking as if she was thinking about Gu Shi, "Master Gu, please don't rush to promise me, otherwise I won't be able to do it later..."
Fearing that Shen Muxi would get up and leave, Gu Shi quickly spoke, "No matter how difficult the matter is, as long as the Crown Princess needs it, I will do my best."
"In that case, I would like to thank you, Master Gu." Shen Muxi thanked him happily, and then said to Gu Shi with a serious face, "I want the layout of the princess's mansion and the guard shift changes."
As soon as she said this.
The smile on Gu Shi's face froze immediately.
Shen Muxi smiled, "Why? My Lord can't do it?"
"The Crown Princess should understand what the Princess's Mansion is."
Gu Shi's expression gradually became serious. "What do you want the layout of the Princess's Mansion and the guard shift schedule for?"
Shen Muxi didn't want to waste time talking to him, so she stood up and said, "I think Master Gu can't do it, so I'm sorry to bother you today..."
Gu Shi was not given any chance to dawdle.
"and many more."
Gu Shi quickly called out to her.
Shen Muxi turned halfway to face Gu Shi again, "What's the matter, Master Gu?"
As if he had made up his mind, Gu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "I can give it to you, but you have to tell me what you want to use it for."
As the Minister of Rites, Gu Shi occasionally needed to hand over some royal residence renovation matters to the Ministry of Works for arrangement.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites had layout sketches of many official residences in the capital.
When Shen Muxi asked for the map of the princess's mansion for no reason, Gu Shi found it abnormal.
He wants to help her.
But I was also afraid that if something went wrong, I would bring trouble to the Rongjun Prince's Mansion...
Gu Shi felt extremely conflicted.
As if seeing Gu Shi's inner struggle at this moment, Shen Muxi smiled at him understandingly, "I think Lord Gu is also in a difficult situation. I was abrupt today. Lord Gu does not need to take today's incident to heart."
"That was not what I meant..."
Gu Shi eagerly began to explain.
No matter what he said, Shen Muxi always had a decent smile on her face, "I understand, it's my fault for not thinking carefully and taking your casual words seriously."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Gu Shi clenched his fists, as if he had made a great decision.
"Wait a moment."
Shen Muxi didn't stop, and Gu Shi said again, "I'll give it to you."
The steps taken finally stopped.
Gu Shi looked at her back, eyes full of affection. "I don't know what you want the blueprint for, but as long as you want it, I will give it to you. Please wait."
After saying that, he quickly left the front hall.
Shen Muxi sat down slowly and leisurely.
There was a coldness in his eyes.
Half an hour later.
Gu Shi came back with a blueprint.
The ink on the drawing had not yet completely dried, and it was obvious that he had copied it again.
Shen Muxi did not doubt him and happily took the blueprint, "Thank you, Master Gu, for your help."
When taking the drawing, Gu Shi also held the other end of the drawing, as if he was reluctant to let go.
Shen Muxi raised her eyebrows slightly.
Gu Shicai seemed to wake up from a dream and let go.
He watched Shen Muxi leave with a dim look in his eyes without looking back.
I don’t know what he thought of, but soon his fighting spirit was rekindled.
"I won't give up on you."
...
The carriage is on its way back.
Xia Chan looked at Shen Muxi with lingering fear.
"Miss, I thought you..."
"Do you think I would go straight to seek revenge on my enemies?"
Shen Muxi took the ink-scented drawing and examined it carefully, then spoke casually.
Xia Chan smiled sheepishly, "Yes."
Shen Muxi raised the corner of his mouth, "I'm just impulsive, not brainless."
She wanted to avenge Fan Shan.
However, the identity of the enemy is there.
If she acts impulsively, she will definitely get into big trouble. She might even lose a lot of people before she can get her revenge.
Xia Chan didn't understand. "But, if the young lady wants the layout of the Princess's Mansion, we have it too. Why did you go all the way to the Rong Junwang Mansion? Wouldn't that attract attention?"
Shen Muxi smiled and gently rolled up the blueprint. "No matter what you actually want to do, you always have to find a shield."
Gu Shi.
It is the best shield.
Yesterday, Gu Shi and Fu Yongxu were able to enter other places in the palace as if they were alone, which gave Shen Muxi a great warning.
After all, it's not your territory. It's always better to be careful before doing bad things.
After stuffing the blueprint into his sleeve, Shen Muxi instructed Xia Chan, "After you go back, ask He Hong to come see me."
"Yes."
...
A few more days passed quietly.
Kyoto has been very depressing these days.
Especially the pharmacy.
Because the second princess had a strange disease, the palace doctors were helpless, and the entire Kyoto, including the pharmacies around Kyoto, were almost in chaos.
Princess House.
Fu Yongxu once again angrily swept away the medicine that the maid brought to her.
"Drink, drink, drink. If this dark stuff can't heal me, what's the point of drinking it?"
The maids and doctors knelt on the ground.
"Princess, calm down..."
"Who asked you to speak?"
Fu Yongxu's eyes were red as she pointed at the begging maid and shouted, "Come here, drag this ignorant slave away and pull out her tongue."
The maidservant cried out of fear.
Kowtow and beg for mercy is even more powerful.
"Princess, please calm down. Please have mercy on me. I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again..."
"Where are all the dead people? Why don't you drag them away quickly?
Gouge out her eyes, give her a mute potion, and then beat her to death with sticks. The noise is giving me a headache."
The servants who were kneeling with the little maid bit their lips and dared not say a word.
The old woman who heard the order outside came into the house tremblingly, covered her mouth and dragged the little maid away.
The house returned to silence.
Fu Yongxu was leaning against the bed with the quilt covering her legs. Her eyes were frighteningly red and her face was covered with black and purple bloodshot.
Upon closer inspection, the bloodshot seemed to be wriggling like worms, with one or two small lumps forming from time to time.
"You all said that I was poisoned. So what kind of poison was it?"
Not only was my body extremely itchy, but the smell on my body became stronger day by day.
One of the imperial physicians, dressed in crimson robes, spoke cautiously, "The poison the princess contracted is both powerful and cunning. I have never seen anything like it in all my years of medical practice."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Yongxu mercilessly threw a soft pillow at him, "Quack, waste."
Behind the soft pillows are various porcelain vases and teapots specially used by girls.
The imperial physician dared not say a word even after being hit.
Soon his head was covered in blood.
Another old doctor with gray hair seemed to be acquainted with the imperial physician.
Unable to bear watching the elderly doctor being treated so harshly by her, he trembled and stepped forward to plead, "Please calm down, Princess. Although this poison is indeed as Doctor Guan said, it is overbearing and tricky, but it is not completely incurable."
Hearing this, Fu Yongxu stopped her hand as she was about to take the vase on the bedside table.
“I’ve heard that when the Crown Princess of Nanyuan was young, she was favored by the Nanyuan Divine Doctor and was once his medicine boy.
When she left the miracle doctor and returned to Beijing, the miracle doctor gave her a hundred-year longevity pill as a dowry.
This elixir can not only cure all kinds of poisons, but also make the person who takes it undergo a complete transformation, with white hair turning back into black and an old man turning back into a young man.
If taken by young women, it can revitalize them from the inside out and bring them eternal youth..."
Every word the old doctor said fell clearly into Fu Yongxu's ears.
Fu Yongxu's originally furious expression gradually subsided.
The crazy look also calmed down.
"Nanyuan..." She narrowed her eyes slowly, as if she was calculating something.
Du Juan, whose face had been injured and disfigured earlier, stepped forward and gently reminded, "Crown Princess Nanyuan has been staying in the palace and hasn't come out for several days."
Fu Yongxu glanced at Du Juan.
The latter seemed to care about her very much.
She slapped him again with her backhand.
"What are you looking at? Do you think you can watch the excitement in this palace? Why don't you send someone to find the Crown Princess Nanyuan?"
Du Juan covered her face and retreated with grievance.
...
Imperial palace and villa.
Xia Chan was reporting the news to Shen Muxi in the pavilion.
"...Hongdou and Luoluo should receive our letter within the next few days. I think they will be able to arrange everything according to your request soon. His Highness has also sent back news. Everything is going well with him and he will be back soon. As for the Rongjun Prince's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion..."
Without waiting for Xia Chan to finish speaking.
He Hong is here.
"Miss, someone has come to the princess's residence and wants to invite you to their house as a guest."
Shen Muxi raised his head and drank the cup of cold tea in his hand with a calm expression.
"Let's go."
He Hong grabbed Xia Chan who was passing by him.
"Why aren't you surprised at all that you were 'invited'?"
Xia Chan glanced at Shen Muxi who had already walked away, "What do you think the girl asked you to put in the princess's mansion a few days ago?"
Remembering that a few days ago, Shen Muxi gave him a box containing several black worms the size of an adult's thumb with bright horizontal stripes and soft like snot, He Hong quickly covered his mouth and forced back the nausea that was churning in his stomach.
Half an hour later.
Princess House.
Fu Yongxu urged impatiently, "How long do we have to wait? Is the road from the palace really that long?"
At this time, the servants and doctors who were kneeling in the princess's mansion were all sent away.
The only people left in the room were the head palace maid Dujuan and a few servant girls who were waiting for orders at any time.
Du Juan patiently persuaded, "Princess, although the palace and the princess's residence are not far apart, they are not very close either. Normally, it takes at least 25 minutes to get there, and it is not uncommon for it to take half an hour to go back and forth..."
"Snapped--"
Another loud slap hit Dujuan's other face.
Two slap marks of varying depths were left on Dujuan's face, making her look sad and helpless.
Du Juan shrank back, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and finally she lowered her head and looked submissive.
I didn't dare say another word.
The surroundings were so quiet that it seemed as if no living creatures were there.
Fu Yongxu only felt a ball of anger pressing on her chest.
She was so angry that a layer of white mist suddenly covered her eyes, and then her chest hurt. She covered her chest and fell back onto the bed.
Gasping for breath.
The little maid kneeling behind Dujuan wanted to go forward to support her, but was stopped by Dujuan's eyes.
Fu Yongxu still wanted to scold Du Juan, but she opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.
Led by the maid, Shen Muxi entered the room and saw exquisite porcelain bottles scattered all over the floor.
All the servants were silent.
Fu Yongxu's lips were pale, her hands tightly clutching her clothes, she lay on her back on the bed, gasping for breath.
She looked anxious and hurriedly walked over to Fu Yongxu, "What's going on...Princess?"
Fu Yongxu grabbed Shen Muxi's sleeve with her backhand, "You, save me."
The tone and attitude are still as tough as ever.
Shen Muxi did not brush her hand away, but followed the force with which she pulled her sleeve and sat down on the edge of the bed to take her pulse.
He quickly took out the needle bag he carried with him, took out the silver needles and pierced all ten of her fingers.
As the dark red blood flowed out from the fingertips, the dark purple bloodshot on Fu Yongxu's face showed a clear tendency to become lighter.
Until the blood stops flowing from your fingertips.
The pain in Fu Yongxu's chest was finally relieved.
The first thing he did after regaining his spirit was to raise his hand and push Shen Muxi to the ground.
"You lowly person, who gave you the right to sit by my bed and prick my hand with a silver needle?"
Shen Muxi seemed to have not expected that she would suddenly attack. When she fell to the ground, the broken pieces of the vase on the ground pierced into her palm.
The blood stained the broken vase pieces and her sleeves red.
Fu Yongxu slowly sat up from the bed again, ignoring Shen Muxi's embarrassment and looking down at her condescendingly. "I heard that your dowry is a hundred-year longevity pill. I order you to give it to me immediately."