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After finishing her words, An Xue Tang went to rummage through her own bag. She took out a black bottle and poured out three black pills from inside it.
Moyu Jing’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Is this the poison I took back then?”
“Well, you’re right, Ah Jing. After you left the estate, I was bored and decided to try making this poison. But I realized that it wouldn’t kill you instantly. If you drank the whole thing at once, you would be dead right away.”
She said it was out of boredom, but only she knew that she was afraid Cloud Six wouldn’t be able to bring back the Lily of the Valley in time. That’s why she had prepared this poison, hoping to study its proportions and administration methods more deeply so she could find another way to antidote it.
But luckily, Yunliu did not disappoint everyone in the end and returned with the lily of the valley.
Mo Yun Jing remained silent, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, An Xuetang continued, “I think that the first time Jing was poisoned, the only ones who could make you relax your guard were those three people: the two imperial physicians and Liu Langzhong. Those three are most likely the ones who continue to poison Jing, but which one of them is the culprit? That’s something Jing needs to investigate himself.”
Mo Yunjing reached out and touched her face, “It couldn’t be Doctor Liu.”
“Why is Ah Jing so sure? People can be deceptive. The more unlikely something seems, the more likely it might be.”
He won’t, Liu Langzhong was the Empress Dowager’s close friend before she passed away.
“An Xuetang understood, there was still a layer of relationship involved, but she was still skeptical, “What kind of friends are they? Can you really trust them?”
After all, she had been betrayed by so-called friends before… She wasn’t a stranger to this kind of pain!
“Before my mother entered the palace, she had made a private promise of marriage with Dr. Liu, and Dr. Liu remained unmarried throughout his life, treating my elder brother and me as his own children.”
“…”
This relationship… An Xuetang blinked, if that were the case, then Dr. Liu could almost be ruled out.
But those two imperial physicians were sent from the Prince Regent’s residence… Doesn’t that mean that people from the Prince Regent’s residence want to harm her family, Jing?
Mo Yunjing knew what she was thinking. He spoke up at this moment, “Those two imperial physicians were chosen by the Crown Princess, elder brother didn’t know, back then elder brother was too busy with himself, he handed over the management to the Crown Princess.”
“When he said that, An Xuetang understood a bit, “Ah Jing, do you think this Crown Princess might be the Emperor’s person? She wasn’t given to the Prince by the Emperor? Isn’t she married into the Prince’s mansion just to spy on the Prince and you?”
Mo Yunjing remained silent, his eyes as cold and deep as an abyss, fixed on the table. It was unclear what he was thinking about.
An Xuetang didn’t disturb him, letting him think alone for a while.
Until An Xuetang yawned, Mo Yunjing came to his senses. He raised his lips and looked at her, “Tired, Tangtang?”
“I guess so, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep these days because of traveling.”
Mo Yunjing stood up, he pulled An Xuetang up, and led her to the bed, letting her get on.
He personally bent down to take off her shoes, which made An Xuetang raise an eyebrow. With a teasing tone, she said, “Ah Jing, if your subordinates saw you, the revered War God and esteemed Fifth Prince, taking off my shoes, a simple village woman’s shoes, would they be astonished? Would they want to kill me?”
Mo Yunjing’s face darkened, and he reached out to gently pinch her cheek, “Don’t talk nonsense. What I do, Mo Yunjing, hasn’t dared anyone to point fingers at me. How I want to treat Tangtang is my business, no one can say anything!”
He knew she cared about what Yun Yi and the others thought, but he would shut them up.
Mo Yunjing covered her with a blanket and petted her head dotingly, “Tangtang, have a good sleep.”
“I’m going to look for Yun Yi. I still have some things to take care of. Tang Tang, don’t wait up for me tonight.”
“But your body has just recovered, can you please not work so hard?”
“Be good, I’ll be back soon.”
An Xuetang couldn’t persuade him, and besides, she was really tired. She closed her eyes and fell asleep not long after.
Mò Yún Jǐng leaned down and kissed her forehead before slowly rising to his feet and walking out.
Yun Yi and others went to the camp for discussions. Mo Yunjing had a sullen face. He took out Yun Si’s letter again and looked at it. Knowing that his older brother was really cut off his arm, he clenched his fists tightly, his arms bulging with veins?
Yun Liu blushed and clasped her hands together, saying, “Your Highness, about this matter… should we inform the young master? Today the young master already asked about the situation in the capital.”
Mo Yun Jing, with his clear and cold brows, glanced at the letter on the table, then tore it to shreds. “There’s no need to say anything, this matter must be kept from him.”
Yun Yi and Yun Liu and the others clasped their hands together, responding in unison, “Yes.”
“Get the ink ready.”
Yunliu quickly stepped forward to prepare paper and ink for Moyunjing. Moyunjing’s face was gloomy. He wrote two letters and handed them to Yunsan, “You ride fast and deliver these back to the capital. Cooperate with Yunsi and Jiang Qingyang to complete the tasks in the letters.”
“Yes.” Yun San, though he didn’t know what the mission in the letter was, took it and left hurriedly.
Yun Yi lowered his head to look at his own arm, thinking that even if he wanted to carry out the mission, he was probably powerless.
Mò Yúnjǐng pursed his lips, his cold eyes lifted, and he looked at Yún Yī, “What are your thoughts on the Princess?”
All the Yun Family Army members present were stunned, and for a moment, no one spoke.
Yun Yi thought for a moment and still clasped his hands together with one hand, taking the lead in speaking, “Your Highness, I know Miss An has a life-saving grace to you, but repaying kindness doesn’t necessarily have to be with marriage. Your Highness, why not consider another way to repay?”
He was now addressing An Xuetang as “Miss An” instead of “Princess,” and the rest of the Yun family army stared in disbelief. They couldn’t believe their ears; this big brother was still their big brother, and only he dared to speak to the prince like that.
Mo Yunjing’s aloof and indifferent gaze fell upon him, “Do you think An Xue Tang is not worthy of sitting as the Fifth Princess?”
“Yun Yi wished he could just say it outright, but he chose a roundabout approach instead. “Your Highness, Miss An is a straightforward person and wouldn’t be comfortable with the intricate social rules of the palace. She might not be suited for life in the manor, and moreover, the Emperor certainly wouldn’t acknowledge her status.”
His words implied that An Xuetang was just a village woman who had no understanding of the power struggles in the inner courtyard.
Mo Yunjing let out a cold snort, “My queen, who needs to admit it? In this world, if they refuse to admit me, I’ll destroy this world. If the imperial power doesn’t admit it above, then I’ll overthrow the imperial power, so what?”