I just want to live a good life

Chapter 558 Poison

Su Nuan spoke to Ying Shu, but Mu Yunting answered her question.

"It was probably to make it easier for him to kill. Who would have thought that the dignified Prince Yongping would be an assassin? Three months later, Lu Jing, the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief, was assassinated on his way home. The assassin's appearance was seen by passersby and later painted by an artist. It looked just like the Imperial Uncle. At that time, the Imperial Uncle was listening to the abbot preach at Jing'an Temple. From the servants of Prince Yongping's mansion to the city gate officials and the monks of Jing'an Temple, everyone could testify to this. This case became an unsolved mystery."

"What grudge did he have against that Left Vice Censor-in-Chief, and why did he kill him?"

Su Nuan asked.

"The only connection between the two was Lu Jing's impeachment of him for accumulating wealth in his fiefdom."

"It seems that his embezzlement is true. Training assassins, killing court officials, and embezzling money—Your Highness, your uncle doesn't seem as virtuous and indifferent as he appears."

Mu Yunting remained silent for a moment before speaking, this time addressing Ying Shu: "The assassins under Shadow Wolf are all highly skilled, so his own martial arts must be quite formidable. Your ability to kill him is also considerable. May I ask who your master is?"

Upon hearing this, Su Nuan also showed curiosity.

Ying Shu simply replied, "I only received a few pointers from a master."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure suddenly appeared in front of him and struck out with a palm.

Ying Shu instinctively made a move to defend, and the two then engaged in combat.

Su Nuan then realized that the person who made the move was actually Chu Qi.

The two exchanged a few blows, their moves initially quite sharp, but gradually slowed down, and after a few more exchanges, they stopped.

Just as Su Nuan was wondering, Ye Yin behind her spoke up: "I heard from Master that he took in a little apprentice outside, who has extremely high talent. I didn't expect it to be you."

Ying Shu was also surprised to have such a relationship with Ye Yin. He paused for a moment and said, "I never expected that the genius that Master mentioned, who is one in a hundred years, would be you."

After they finished speaking, they smiled at each other.

Looking at Chu Qi, her expression was a mixture of joy and sorrow, quite a sight.

Su Nuan couldn't help but pull him to her side and whispered, "What's wrong? Aren't you happy about having a junior brother?"

"I'm happy, but this junior brother's kung fu is better than mine, so my dad will look down on me again."

"Is he really that good?"

Su Nuan looked at Ying Shu in disbelief. In her heart, Ye Yin's kung fu was the best in the world, and his position had never been shaken. However, she had always reserved the second place for Chu Qi. But now Chu Qi was telling her that his kung fu was inferior to Ying Shu's. Almost at the same time, she thought of Chu Qi's five senior brothers, whose kung fu was also superior to his. For a moment, she looked at Chu Qi with a complicated expression.

Chu Qi is a very easygoing person, except for his lack of martial arts skills. He becomes very sensitive when things are brought up, and he immediately understood what Su Nuan meant when her eyes changed.

"Consort Xia, even you look down on me now?"

I feel so wronged and heartbroken.

Su Nuan quickly shook her head to show her attitude: "No, no, in my heart you have the best kung fu, your lightness skill is unmatched, our Xiao Qi is the best."

After saying that, he patted his head.

Seeing this, Ye Yin broke out in a cold sweat, feeling worried for his foolish junior brother. The two of them being so intimate would be unbearable for anyone else, let alone His Highness, who was prone to jealousy. He secretly glanced at his Highness and, sure enough, saw a dark face.

Just as Ye Yin was thinking of an excuse to send his silly junior brother away, he heard Su Nuan continue, "From now on, you will be my child's master. You don't need to teach him anything else, just teach him lightness skill, and make him the best in the world. Then you two, master and disciple, will be invincible throughout the world."

This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. She had long admired Chu Qi's extraordinary ability to escape, but since she had no chance to learn it herself, she wanted to give the baby in her womb a chance.

Hearing her say that, Chu Qi felt much better. She blinked her big, innocent eyes and said earnestly, "If you trust me with your child, I will definitely not let you down."

The two of them settled the matter of the child becoming a disciple. Ye Yin, who was originally worried about his silly junior brother, was a little unhappy. His Highness had previously agreed that he would teach the little prince his kung fu, but now another master had been added to the family. He glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince with resentment, only to see His Highness the Crown Prince turn his face away guiltily and not look at him.

I'm so heartbroken. All these years have been a waste of my time.

It's just lightness skill. If I practice diligently, I'll definitely surpass my junior brother. The young prince's master must be him alone.

At this moment, Ying Shu suddenly spoke up: "Liu Yin has been inside for quite a while. I wonder how well she has prepared the antidote. I know a little about pharmacology, so let me go in and take a look."

Su Nuan remembered that Ying Shu was Xiao Qionghua's son. Although he was separated from his mother in infancy, he was raised by Xiao Qionghua's personal maid. Xiao Qionghua's medical skills were so advanced that she could use poisons with extraordinary skill, so it was not surprising that her maid knew some pharmacology.

It's just...something's strange, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Mu Yunting didn't make things difficult for Ying Shu and readily agreed to let him go into the woods to take a look.

The others remained where they were, waiting.

Time passed slowly, and when Su Nuan got tired of standing, she went to sit in the carriage and eventually drifted off to sleep.

When she woke up again, she was already in Mu Yunting's arms.

It was already broad daylight outside, but the carriage was still moving.

Su Nuan opened the car window and looked out at the familiar imperial city.

"Why are you back? Is the antidote ready?"

Mu Yunting gently pulled her back into his arms and said softly, "The antidote has been prepared and fed to Liuyin."

"Feed...why?"

“That medicine was poison. She wanted to harm you, but Ying Shu saw through her plan, so she fed the poison to herself.”

"What should I do if I'm poisoned?"

"Don't you want to know how Liu Yin is doing now after she took the poison she concocted?"

To be honest, Su Nuan didn't really want to know. The way someone died after ingesting poison must be gruesome, and she was afraid that hearing about it would make her nauseous. But seeing the smile hidden in Mu Yunting's eyes, she became curious and asked, "How is she?"

"You'll know once you hear it for yourself."

As he spoke, Mu Yunting lifted the curtain on the car door.

Then Su Nuan heard a series of popping and banging sounds.

Su Nuan was stunned. What was going on?

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see Liu Yin being escorted by two guards. At this moment, Liu Yin's face was flushed, and her head was hanging down as much as possible. The strange sound was coming from her. The guards around her were all covering their noses with one hand, and two of them even had a handkerchief wrapped around their faces.

Su Nuan was certain that if the guards let go now, Liu Yin could dig a hole in the ground with her bare hands and crawl inside.

"Did she ingest the poison she concocted herself?"

Su Nuan turned to look at Mu Yunting and couldn't help but shiver. Luckily, Ying Shu had gone to check on the preparation of the antidote; otherwise, if she had taken Liu Yin's antidote, she would have ended up like Liu Yin.

This woman is despicable; I really want to ask her what the recipe for this poison is.

Mu Yunting felt uneasy under Su Nuan's gaze and quickly said, "She wanted to concoct poison, but one of the key ingredients was replaced. The resulting poison wouldn't kill anyone, but it had such an unexpected effect."

Su Nuan reacted quickly and immediately said, "Does that mean the poison she gave me before was also replaced with a different key ingredient?"

Mu Yunting was pleased with her quick reaction and replied with a smile, "It was indeed replaced, but not just the key medicinal ingredients; the entire pill was replaced. The medicine you took is not poisonous. To be on the safe side, let's go back to the manor and have some of the old doctors take a closer look."

Who changed the dressing?

Su Nuan was not overwhelmed by the sudden happiness and asked the crucial question.