A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 390 In a hurry, taking a shortcut

With lives at stake, Gu Xixi quickly got out of bed.

While getting dressed, I listened to He Jinglan explain what had happened.

According to the Prince's secret guards, Mu Nanzhao acted strangely when he got out of the carriage tonight.

His face was slightly flushed, and his steps were occasionally a little unsteady.

However, he walked very quickly.

Just as he passed the second gate, he suddenly stopped and vomited a mouthful of blood.

The servants were horrified when they saw the blood-red color under the moonlight.

Before they could ask any questions, they saw the prince rush into the inner courtyard like a gust of wind.

The guards and servants quickly gave chase.

The door to the small study slammed shut.

They knocked on the door anxiously, and after a long while, Mu Nanzhao finally answered from inside.

He Jinglan said, "He ordered everyone to leave the inner courtyard and forbade anyone from calling a doctor."

"The guard had no choice but to come and fetch my brother that very night as he was leaving, after hearing the sound of things falling to the ground inside the house. He was really worried."

Gu Xixi was already dressed and ready, her long hair casually tied into a neat ponytail.

"He's vomiting blood and still won't see a doctor? Does he have a death wish?!"

"Also, why is it always him who gets poisoned?"

"I almost died from the poison before, but at least I learned my lesson and am more careful now!"

She was in a state of utter confusion, as if only constant complaining could help relieve some of her tension.

As Gu Xixi spoke, she picked up her small crossbody bag and quickly checked its contents.

All the medicines I brought with me are still there.

Gu Xixi finally pulled out a silver needle pouch from the bundle of clothes.

The old doctor insisted that she take it with her.

I never expected that I would actually have the opportunity to use it.

As He Jinglan saw Gu Xixi off, she whispered, "The Regent is second only to the emperor. No matter how tight his guard is, there will always be times when he makes a mistake. He can't withstand someone's scheming and malicious plot."

Gu Xixi nodded slightly. "I know, I don't mean to blame him."

He Jinglan continued, "Both the Prince's mansion and my family have their own trusted doctors. If he doesn't even trust these people, the situation is probably very serious."

"Now, apart from you and me, and the secret guards and assassins of the two prefectures, no one else can know his current situation."

As they spoke, the two had already walked out of the corridor.

A black-clad bodyguard stood silently in the shadows, waiting.

Gu Xixi stopped and looked up at the high wall to the east.

She remembered that Mu Nanzhao had climbed over the wall from this side one day.

Gu Xixi turned to the guard and asked, "Are you skilled enough to carry someone over a wall?"

"It's best to take a shortcut, we're in a hurry."

The Regent's Palace, inner courtyard.

Gu Xixi landed again, feeling as if her feet were on cotton, and she also felt a little nauseous and dizzy.

I used to only know about motion sickness, seasickness, and airsickness.

But tonight, she, who never gets carsick, experienced motion sickness for the first time.

The bodyguards insisted on avoiding any appearance of impropriety between men and women, and only held Gu Xixi by the back of her collar the entire time.

He used the wall as leverage, lifted Gu Xixi and flew over the courtyard wall. After landing, he immediately used his light-footed skill to run at high speed.

When you encounter the next wall, you push off and take off, then land and run wildly.

This cycle repeats itself.

This bodyguard was indeed very skilled; his movements were light and fluid, without the slightest pause.

This effectively met Gu Xixi's requirement to "take a shortcut and save time".

Later, Gu Xixi was so dizzy that she couldn't even count how many walls she had climbed over.

"Boss Gu, this is the study." The guard respectfully clasped his hands in greeting.

Gu Xixi refused to show weakness at this moment, so she tried her best to suppress her nausea and dragged her two legs toward the house in front of her.

She steadied herself against the door, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Kick the door."

The young guard was confused for a moment, then panicked, "Huh?"

"I said kick the door down!" Gu Xixi emphasized. "If he wants to pursue this, I'll take the blame!"

"You don't want to wait until tomorrow morning to collect his body, do you?"

The guard's eyes immediately sharpened, and he made up his mind.

He kicked it, seemingly without using any force, and the two doors broke off at the hinges and collapsed with a crash.

Gu Xixi stepped through the broken door latch and said, "He told you to leave the inner courtyard."

"You all go and keep watch outside the courtyard."

"I'll call someone if needed."

For some reason, the secret guards, who always obeyed only the regent, did not hesitate to obey Gu Xixi's orders.

He said yes and then disappeared quickly.

This was Gu Xixi's first time here. She took out a tinderbox and groped her way to the desk and lampstand.

Bian kept speaking to bolster his courage, "Mu Nanzhao!"

"Chen Fang!"

"The Regent!!"

"If you're still alive, make a sound, or at least breathe so I can hear you!"

no respond.

Gu Xixi finally managed to light the oil lamp.

The room lit up, which gave her a moment of relief. But when she looked around, she was startled by the person lying in the chair.

Gu Xixi took two steps back, clutching her chest. "You're just standing right next to me, watching me without saying a word?"

Mu Nanzhao was sitting in a chair behind his desk.

The person appears to be awake, but their face is unusually flushed.

Mu Nanzhao looked up and stared intently at Gu Xixi.

His eyes were unfocused, as if a thin layer of mist shrouded them.

He raised his hand and tugged at his collar, making the already open collar even wider.

Exposed skin glistening with sweat, a slender neck, an alluring Adam's apple, and collarbones...

Under normal circumstances, Gu Xixi would definitely think that she might as well take a look and at least glance at it.

However, with lives at stake, she wasn't in the mood for that.

Gu Xixi walked closer and waved her hand in front of Mu Nanzhao's eyes, feeling that he was breathing.

However, the breath he exhaled from his nose was surprisingly hot to the touch.

"Mu Nanzhao, can you hear me?"

"Mu Nanzhao?"

"Chen Fang?! The Regent!"

Gu Xixi called out to him several times, wondering if the poison had sealed off his five senses.

If the toxicity is so potent, even after detoxification, it will leave lasting effects.

She doesn't know how to take a pulse, so will it really work to just use the old doctor's detoxification pills and combine them with acupuncture to detoxify?

Acute poisons cannot be delayed.

Gu Xixi took out a medicine bottle from her bag.

Are we going to try another desperate measure?!

This is the Regent's Palace in the capital. If the Regent is killed...

Then I'll just accept my bad luck and die with him!

Without time to hesitate, Gu Xixi stood beside Mu Nanzhao.

Just as he was about to open the bottle, he heard Mu Nanzhao's hoarse voice, "Gu Xixi..."

"Boss... is that you...?"

Gu Xixi stared wide-eyed for a moment, then felt as if she had been saved.

"Yes! It's your boss, me, no doubt about it."

Mu Nanzhao's eyes suddenly lit up. "It's you. That's great."

Gu Xixi was taken aback, and before she could think about it, she was relieved.

Suddenly I felt a tightness around my waist.

The world spun around her, and Mu Nanzhao suddenly picked her up in his arms.

His arms were powerful and incredibly hot, like branding irons.

Gu Xixi initially had the mind to consider what illness this person had.

He's quite strong and walks steadily.

It doesn't look like poisoning, and it doesn't even seem like drunkenness.

Could it be that the fever is causing mental fogging?

But how often does a common fever cause vomiting blood?

As Gu Xixi was thinking, she inadvertently turned her head.

She discovered that Mu Nanzhao was carrying her, walking step by step into the depths of the study.

At the far end of the line of sight was a soft, comfortable-looking couch.

Sheer curtains hung down on all four sides, creating an ambiguous atmosphere...