sjar Chapter 538 He was poisoned
Chapter 538 He was poisoned
"what?!"
Shen Wantang's eyes went dark. "This is impossible! How could Ah Ning be in the palace?! She should be on the boat to Jiangnan!"
"I don't know how Miss Gu ended up in the palace, but she did die in the palace. Many people saw it. I heard that she hid a knife and wanted to kill the prince, but was shot dead by the prince's men."
Shen Wantang's already pale face became even paler.
She knew that Qin Xin never lied, and she also knew that Qin Xin's sources of information were always reliable.
She thought of the brief cessation of hostilities in the palace last night, and suddenly realized that perhaps it was because of Gu Qianning's appearance that both sides stopped attacking.
Gu Qianhan tried his best to save Gu Qianning's life, but in the end, he failed.
Once again, she died at the hands of the prince.
Cold wind mixed with rain poured in through the window, and boundless chill pressed down on Shen Wantang.
In a trance, she heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw that it was Dujuan who had already prepared the medicine and brought it to her for her to drink.
Du Juan looked at her worriedly. She had called the Crown Prince's Consort several times just now, but the Crown Prince's Consort didn't hear her. She had followed her master for so long, but this was the first time she saw her so distraught.
Fortunately, no matter how dire her master was, she was still rational. She picked up the medicine bowl and drank it without hesitation.
Du Juan couldn't help but remind her: "Princess, please drink slowly, be careful of the heat."
Qin Xin also asked quietly: "Princess, you don't seem to be sick, why are you suddenly taking medicine?"
Bitterness spread in her mouth, but Shen Wantang even frowned. She clenched her hands tightly, but her face remained calm. "It's better to take precautions before it happens. I caught a cold last night and didn't sleep all night. It's easy to catch a cold. You two should also drink a bowl to drive away the cold."
"Yes."
Dujuan and Qinxin finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she still managed to prevent colds.
The affairs of the Gu family will definitely have an impact on the Crown Prince's Consort, but fortunately, she is strong-willed and can remain calm. As long as the master can remain calm, they will not panic.
In the evening, the rain started to get heavier again.
Xiao Qingxi didn't care whether it rained or not. She walked into Wutong Garden with a proud look on her face and stepped into the house.
"Shen Wantang, I just came back from the palace and learned a lot of things. Is there anything you want to know? I can tell you! I'll just say that the Emperor's uncle is my backer, right? You still don't believe it, humph!"
Shen Wantang turned her head slightly: "You entered the palace?"
"Yeah, what do you think? You didn't expect it, did you? Last night you stopped my guards from entering the palace, and told me to go by myself. Now that I'm there, you're jealous, right? Do you have anything else to say?"
"I don't have anything to say, I just think you're pretty stupid."
"Shen Wantang!"
Xiao Qingxi yelled angrily: "You dare to scold me, believe it or not, I will let my uncle chop off your head! You will die the same miserably as Gu Qianning!"
Hearing Gu Qianning's name, Shen Wantang felt a pain in his heart: "A Ning..."
"Hmph, yes, your good friend Gu Qianning is dead! Do you want to know how she died? Do you want to know why she died in the palace even though she was married?"
Xiao Qingxi raised his chin: "If you kneel down and beg me, I will tell you, kneel down quickly!"
Shen Wantang looked at her smug face and suddenly laughed: "Xiao Qingxi, you are kidding me. How could An Ning die in the palace? She married to Jiangnan. You can make your story more convincing, right? It's full of loopholes. Do you think I will believe it? You are so stupid!"
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Xiao Qingxi gnashed his teeth in anger and said, "You are so stupid! I'm telling you, Gu Qianning is dead!"
"She didn't even have the chance to go to Jiangnan. Not long after she left the city, she was intercepted by the prince's men! All the people who escorted her, including her eldest brother and her husband, the number one scholar, were killed!"
"If the prince didn't want to take Gu Qianning as a hostage, he would have killed her long ago! She was brought back to the palace because she is still somewhat useful!"
"It's a pity that idiot Gu Qianning actually thought she could kill the prince. She took out a knife and tried to stab the prince in public, but ended up being shot to death by an arrow!"
With every word Shen Wantang heard, her heart ached more.
By the end of the conversation, she could hardly breathe.
It turned out that Aning was intercepted by the prince's men. This meant that the prince had been prepared for Gu Qianhan's rebellion, and he might even know the specific time of Gu Qianhan's rebellion!
Someone betrayed Gu Qianhan and revealed all his plans!
However, how could a man as cautious and intelligent as him reveal such a big thing as treason to someone who would betray him?
Shouldn't everyone around him be trustworthy?
As for An Ning, Shen Wantang knew that she was definitely not stupid. She was a very smart girl. She was captured by the prince's men, and her movements must have been greatly restricted. She herself must know that she could not kill the prince.
But she still wanted to assassinate the prince. I'm afraid what she wanted was not to kill the prince, but to be shot to death by an arrow.
In this way, the prince will have no hostages in his hands, and Gu Qianhan will no longer have to worry about anything.
However, Gu Qianhan still lost.
Seeing Shen Wantang's ugly face, Xiao Qingxi laughed happily: "Oh my, Shen Wantang, you look as pale as a ghost, hahaha, this is the first time I see you look like this! What's the matter, did you hear that your good sister died, are you upset?"
"It's what she deserves. Gu Qianning should have died long ago! She was asked to bully me together with you, and now she has become a ghost. Aren't you going to accompany her?"
"Oh, by the way, all the Gu family members have been beheaded! Tsk tsk tsk, you don't know, the entire Duke's Mansion is a sea of blood, there is not a single living thing!"
"The only one still alive in the Gu family is Gu Qianhan! But don't worry, Gu Qianhan won't live for long. He was shot by an arrow that was smeared with poison!"
"Tsk, maybe he is dead in some corner now, but his body has not been found yet."
"Oh, the palace has already sent the Royal Guards to search. The Royal Guards have better noses than dogs, so they will definitely find him soon. By then, the Gu family will be able to keep him company on the road to the underworld!"
Xiao Qingxi kept talking. The sadder Shen Wantang was, the more excited she became, and she told him everything she knew.
Shen Wantang was annoyed for half an hour. Seeing that she was always in a lifeless state, Xiao Qingxi suddenly felt a little bored.
She mocked Shen Wantang a few more times before leaving with her chin raised.
As soon as she left, Shen Wantang put away her sad expression and got up to prepare the medicine.
That idiot Xiao Qingxi talked for a long time but still couldn't explain what kind of poison Gu Qianhan was poisoned with. I'm afraid she herself didn't know, so she was so ambiguous.
Shen Wantang could only prepare a few more antidotes.