Consort of a Thousand Faces - Chapter 257

Chapter 257
CHAPTER 257 (2): IF SHE DOESN'T RETURN




Ning Lianchen nodded and said in a calm voice . "I will leave the Imperial Eldest Princess in your hands . " Ning Lianchen then turned and instructed his subordinates, "Drag Piao Xu's corpse out and toss it into the wilderness . "

Ning Lianchen's tone was cold, cruel and merciless . I don't know where Prince Yun hid Imperial Elder Sister's body . Many people speculate that he might have thrown it into the wild or dumped it at an unmarked mass grave .

At this thought, Ning Lianchen couldn't help but clench his fists tightly under his sleeves . His mind was only pulled back when the imperial guard replied to his orders .

"This subordinate understands . "

Ning Lianchen took a glance at the repose palace before he finally picked up his feet and left . He didn’t take the main path back to his palace, and instead chose to stick to smaller and less-used routes . Some occasional palace maids and eunuchs who passed by greeted him deferentially .

In the past, everyone who treated him with respect was only pretending; he would always see the traces of disdain in their eyes . Clearly, things had changed . Their deference towards him now came from the bottom of their hearts . Now that Ning Lianchen had gained control of three ministries, no one in the Imperial Palace would dare to look down on him . Thinking that this was all given to him by his Imperial Elder Sister, Ning Lianchen’s lips raised into a smile . I will live up to your expectations by working hard to consolidate the power you have given me .





However, Ning Lianchen didn't know that Wei Mohai had been killed by Su Xi-er, and definitely wasn’t aware that the latter had been poisoned while doing so .

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Yu Xiao swiftly brought Su Xi-er back to the Literary Association . An old and experienced physician in the Literary Association immediately took her pulse .

Upon feeling her pulse, the old physician shook his head, "The poison within her is even more deadly than the Golden Banded Krait's venom . I'm afraid there's no way to save her life . " He let out a sigh .

Yu Xiao's eyes were filled with anxiety . There must be a way to save her! He immediately brandished the short blade on his waist before soaking it in the wine from the pot on his waist . He then sanitised it over an open flame .

Stopping in front of Su Xi-er, he quickly muttered, "I'm sorry, Miss . " He then lifted Su Xi-er's sleeve to reveal her slender arms .

The knife slid against the wound . Her deteriorating condition could only be temporarily delayed by bloodletting . Only by delaying the spread of the poison would they have enough time to think of a solution .

Black blood poured out . The old physician understood Yu Xiao's intention and immediately went to retrieve some herbs that could staunch the bleeding .

When he saw that bright red blood began to flow out of Su Xi-er’s arm, Yu Xiao immediately took the herbs from the old physician and bandaged up the stab wound . The girl in question had been out cold and void of expression for the entire process .


The old physician shook his head . "This doesn't look good . The bloodletting process is very painful, and the patient would usually feel the pain . However, it doesn’t look like she felt anything at all . You must be prepared for what this means . ”





Yu Xiao pressed his lips together . I finally decided to follow someone; how can she die just like that?! He had watched his parents perish before his very eyes, then watched the death of his closest friend . I won’t allow it this time! She mustn't die!

Guan Xiang studied Yu Xiao's expression . After raising him for so many years, he understood the latter more than anybody . "Yu Xiao, Heaven blesses the good people . This lady before us is definitely a good person . "

"There's a way, it might work!" Yu Xiao brightened up and immediately exited the house . He wanted to find a certain herb .

However, the moment he walked out of the Literary Association, he found that the imperial guards were forcing the medicine shops to close one after another .

"Imperial Guard Qin has ordered for every medicine shop in the capital to be sealed up . In addition to that, he also said that the mountains near the suburbs must be cordoned off as well . Nobody knows why though . "

Yu Xiao's expression turned solemn . Although he had expected Yun Ruofeng’s viciousness, he hadn’t expected him to act so quickly . How swift!

News of the medicine shops and mountains being sealed spread quickly . In fact, the news had reached Pei Qianhao before the sun had even risen the next morning .

His expression was calm, and his voice nonchalant . "How weird to seal off the medicine shops and mountains for no reason . "

"Prince Hao, should we investigate?"

Pei Qianhao waved his hand . "No need . "

There were another 10 hours to sunset . Su Xi-er should be returning by then . I’ll wait for her, but if she doesn’t return . . . At this thought, Pei Qianhao grasped the teacup in his hand tightly .

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