nashuaworldcup Chapter 175 Gu Yuan Wakes Up
Chapter 175 Gu Yuan Wakes Up
Duke Liu, supporting the Imperial Noble Consort, was overjoyed to see someone come to his rescue.
But when he looked up, he saw Gu Liang instead. Duke Liu asked in surprise, "Prince Liang, how could it be you?"
Gu Liang glanced at him, "Stop talking nonsense."
As soon as he stepped out the door, Duke Liu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He then turned around abruptly and slammed into Gu Liang, pushing him into the sea of fire.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but this secret must not be known to anyone."
"Your Highness, Prince Liang!" Two guards rushed in and grabbed Gu Liang.
Gu Liang covered her mouth and nose, watching the two figures disappear into the distance, and raised her voice, "Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort, Duke, it's you!"
You all need to be careful!
A guard rushed down, "Your Majesty, upstairs are the Duke and the Imperial Noble Consort."
The emperor frowned, as if he had discovered something.
His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he ordered the guards accompanying him, "Quickly, you must rescue Ji Youping!"
The guard turned around and leaped up to the second floor.
They covered Gu Liang as they moved down to where the fire was less intense.
Seeing the fire was raging, the emperor took a step back and said to the guards beside him, "Draw the bow."
The guards dared not disobey, and instead drew their bows taut, replying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Soon, two figures emerged from inside.
The Duke of Liu and the Imperial Noble Consort were unaware that the Emperor and others had been waiting outside the pavilion.
He thought it was Gu Liang who had led people in, but Duke Liu was afraid that his affair with the Imperial Concubine would be discovered, especially since it was Gu Liang. He couldn't afford to give him any more leverage.
The Duke of Lin helped the Imperial Noble Consort out. The fresh air was invigorating, and the Imperial Noble Consort coughed lightly twice.
"I want to kill the Prince of Liang, and that vile woman Jiang Zhi too!"
"How dare you harm me!"
After she finished speaking, she felt a strange look in her eyes.
She looked up and saw the emperor, his face ashen, standing before her.
Beside him were archers drawing longbows.
The emperor's gaze was sharp, and the imperial concubine couldn't help but feel a chill. Could it be that the emperor...?
"Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
Just then, two arrows shot out like white rainbows piercing the sun. Duke Liu's pupils constricted, and before he could dodge, the two arrows struck him precisely in the chest.
The Imperial Noble Consort stared wide-eyed at the person who had fallen.
Did the emperor find out about her affair with Duke Liu? But she had done it flawlessly, without leaving a trace!
"Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty doing this?"
The emperor's face was as cold as ice. "Just now you said you wanted to kill whom?"
"Didn't you say you were going to rest today? How did you end up in the outskirts of the city?"
The Imperial Noble Consort's lips parted as she spoke, but before she could utter a word, several guards escorted Gu Liang out of the sea of fire.
Jiang Zhi rushed forward and touched his fingers, "Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, how are you!"
She shed several large tears, and Gu Liang supported her, saying, "It's alright, I'm fine, don't worry."
"How can you be alright!"
"Who made you like this!"
Jiang Zhi said that on purpose.
The guards supporting Gu Liang knelt before the emperor.
"Your Majesty, just now when the Prince of Liang went to save the Imperial Noble Consort and the Duke, the Duke turned around and pushed the Prince of Liang into the sea of fire."
"And they even said... that His Highness the Prince of Liang could take the secret away forever."
"Take the secret away?" The emperor sneered, glaring at the Imperial Noble Consort.
"Guards, take the Imperial Noble Consort back to the palace."
The two men watched as everyone dispersed.
Gu Liang looked at the person beside her who was trying to suppress her laughter, almost bursting with rage.
"Laugh."
Jiang Zhi laughed loudly, "Your Highness, Gu Yuan should be awake now."
Meanwhile, at the Prince Jing's Mansion.
Yu Jiuxia is giving Gu Yuan acupuncture.
There were many acupuncture points that needed to be treated, so Yu Jiuxia deliberately slowed down the speed of the treatment, intending to delay until midnight.
In this way, Jiang Zhi's matter is also finished. When Gu Yuan wakes up and learns everything, he will be unable to appear immediately due to the timing.
Gu Yuan is still in a coma, but Yu Jiuxia has already removed the Jia Fanghua from his body.
However, Yu Jiuxia applied poison to the silver needles, which caused him to fall into a deep sleep again.
The maids and nannies couldn't bear to watch as Yu Jiuxia pierced Gu Yuan's flesh with needles.
The old woman asked, "Doctor Yu, how long will it take for His Highness Prince Jing to wake up after suffering like this?"
Yu Jiuxia remained expressionless as she plunged the silver needles into Gu Yuan's flesh once more.
"It'll be soon; the acupuncture treatments will probably continue until dawn."
The old woman said, "Doctor Yu, you've worked hard. How about I find two maids to follow your instructions?"
Yu Jiuxia nodded.
Time passed slowly, and Yu Jiuxia estimated that it was now the second watch of the night.
It was time to wake Gu Yuan at midnight.
Yu Jiuxia carefully removed the silver needles from Gu Yuan's body, one by one.
In Gu Yuan's bedroom, only two maids and Yu Zi'an remained.
The old woman stayed up until the second watch of the night, then went to sleep.
After Yu Jiuxia removed the last silver needle from Gu Yuan's body, she gave the Crown Prince some more medicinal soup.
Half an hour later, Gu Yuan, who was lying on the bed, coughed a few times.
Yu Jiuxia smiled calmly, "Your Highness, you've finally woken up."
"Your Highness!"
Xiao Feng rushed in.
"Your Highness, you're finally awake!"
The crown prince, his breath faint, first saw a physician dressed in plain clothes. "Did you save me?"
Yu Jiuxia nodded, "It's good that Your Highness is awake."
Xiao Feng, kneeling at the head of the bed, seemed hesitant to speak.
Gu Yuan noticed that Xiao Feng was preoccupied. He glanced at Yu Jiuxia and asked, "How should I address the doctor?"
"My surname is Yu."
“Oh, Doctor Yu,” Gu Yuan said slowly, “I have some important matters to discuss with my subordinates. You may leave now. I will come to see you again tomorrow.”
Yu Jiuxia nodded and left with the maid.
"Xiao Feng, are you hiding something from me?"
Xiao Feng immediately retorted, "There is no Your Highness!"
He quickly refuted the claim, and it was obvious to anyone with eyes that he was lying.
"Speak," he said, "I am awake, and I can accept anything."
"Your Highness, Qiao Lixue is dead. She died in the Ministry of Justice prison." Xiao Feng recounted everything that happened while he was unconscious, saying it was suicide, and she even left a letter written in blood. The Dali Temple hastily closed the case.
Gu Yuan listened, somewhat angry, and punched the bed.
"absurd!"
"How could she have committed suicide? Without my orders, how could she have dared to do so?"
Now he has lost another pawn he could have used.
"And what about my mother?" he asked.
“Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort,” Xiao Feng said, “Yesterday was the anniversary of the late Empress’s death. His Majesty, along with Prince Liang and other beloved ministers, went to the outskirts of the city to offer prayers for the late Empress, but unexpectedly encountered a fire at a waterside pavilion in the outskirts of the city.”
"The Prince of Liang went to put out the fire and rescue people, and the people he rescued were... the Imperial Noble Consort and the Duke of Liu."
"What!?"
Gu Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief. How could his mother be with the Duke?
Why would a house in the suburbs also catch fire?
Xiao Feng added, "The Duke of Liu was shot dead on His Majesty's orders, and everyone witnessed it."
Gu Yuan hesitated, unsure how to begin.
What does Father mean by this? Does the fact that Duke Liu and Mother appeared together in the sea of fire prove anything? Why is he doing this?
“Your Highness,” Xiao Feng comforted, “Your Highness has just woken up and should not overexert yourself. You should take care of your health.”
Gu Yuan glanced out the window. "What time is it?"
Xiao Feng replied, "Your Highness, it's past midnight."
"The third watch?"
Xiao Feng nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I'll go to the palace tomorrow."