Day alternated with night.

Gu Yunxi frequently felt the pain caused by Qianji poison in her body.

The poison seeped into her internal organs and eroded every inch of her nerves.

She felt as if her bones had been cut and her flesh had been gouged out, which made her roll around on the ground on the soft golden blanket made of passionflower. Her limbs twitched, and she moaned.

A trace of black and decaying blood flowed out of her seven orifices.

Xiuyu was the only one guarding Gu Yunxi.

She saw Gu Yunxi curl up in a mess by bursts of severe pain. Except for the desperate sobs, this kind young girl didn't know what to do.

The moonlight was bleak, and the night shrouded Jing City in all directions.

A man in black hid in the dark of the outer corner of Jingyang Palace for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to climb over the towering palace wall.

The servants were removed, and the number of candles in the inner and outer gardens was halved. At this time, the whole Jingyang Palace was like a silent beast, crouching in the endless darkness, strangely quiet and frightening.

Under the swaying light of palace lanterns and twilight, the man in black walked quickly into the inner garden and pushed open the door of the Main Hall.

Xiuyu knelt on the soft blanket and was drowsy. She was first awakened by the dull and long sound caused by the door.

Xiuyu was stunned and looked at the comer dressed in nocturnal clothes. She quickly recognized her and said with trembling lips.

"You… You are Lady-in-waiting Xiang?"

Feeling sorry for Gu Yunxi, Ruiji whispered back to her.

"Don't be afraid. It's me. I came to see Her Grace, Concubine Yun."

Ruiji was born as an actress and had excellent martial arts. It was a piece of cake for her to climb over the wall.

Her wet eyes turned to the side of the carpet and then saw the embarrassed woman there.

Gu Yunxi was lying on the soft blanket with her hair scattered. She was wrapped in a thin quilt with the pattern of green water and osmanthus and fell asleep.

Her face was morbid white, with dry corners of her eyes and lips twitching. There were some dark blood streaks on her face.

The quilt on her body and the soft blanket on the ground were stained with some blood.

At that time, a character who was extremely favored by the Emperor ended up in such a miserable end.

Ruiji said with tears.

"Your Grace... Your Grace..."

A moment ago, Gu Yunxi was tortured by the poison and fainted with pain.

Xiuyu was young and thin. She didn't have the strength to drag Gu Yunxi to the bed, so she had to wrap her in a thin quilt.

Gu Yunxi heard someone call her, and she slowly opened her eyes. She tried to see the person in front of her with her blurred vision caused by the poison.

Ruiji couldn't bear to see her like this. She held Gu Yunxi's dirty and cold hand and cried bitterly.

"I'm Ruiji, Your Grace. I'm late, and I've made you suffer a lot..."

"Ruiji, you are here."

Gu Yunxi became calm. She smiled bitterly, and a string of blood and tears rolled down her face.

"I'm already guilty. Only you come here and ignore the taboo. I'm very grateful."

Ruiji took out her handkerchief and wiped tears for Gu Yunxi and said earnestly.

"Don't say that, Your Grace. I was originally sent by Master Fu to help you with your great plan. Now you are in trouble. How can I abandon you?"

Gu Yunxi stood up with all her strength and pulled Ruiji back.

"Now inside and outside the Palace, how is the situation?"

Ruiji stopped crying and said with hatred.

"Huanan Xin is really wicked, crafty, and suspicious. Because he has criticized Minister Wang for assisting His Highness, the Ninth Prince, to break the cases concerning the envoys of Ying State, he pretended to promote Minister Wang into the cabinet but actually regarded him as an informer. Minister Wang had become a pawn fighting against Counselor-in-chief Shi and his followers."

"Has Wang Can joined the cabinet? Great! Great!"

Gu Yunxi was excited about it.

"We won't consider anything else for the time being. As long as he enters the cabinet, my husband and I will not fail in our plan. When my husband has the right to participate in politics, he can join hands with Wang Can to deal with Shi Ling’s party."

Ruiji's expression was not optimistic. She shook her head sadly.

"Although Huanan Xin ordered His Highness to be Prince Regent, he sent His Highness to send the coffins of Yuancang and Sakata Aki out of Jing City in three days. I'm afraid there will be more or less danger along the way."

Gu Yunxi bit her teeth slightly, and the poison in her body came into effect again.

She shivered violently and twitched all over her body, holding on to Ruiji's hand.

"By any means, send me out of the Palace. Come on! I want to see him. I must see him before he leaves Jing City."

Ruiji held back her tears and nodded heavily.

"I will. I came here today to tell Your Grace about it. I will contact Master Fu to plan as soon as possible. After you leave the Palace, you'd better escape from this evil place with His Highness and go far."

Gu Yunxi shook her head painfully.

"If he and I escape, it is you who will be implicated in the end. I will never let you be like Chiliarch Cheng again."

"Huanan Xin is a madman. He has too much obsession. He would rather torture me with the chronic of Qianji poison than let me die easily and leave him easily. If we want to get rid of him completely, we can only overthrow his rule!"

Outside, the night wind was strong, which made the palace lanterns in the corridor swing disorderly as if several ghosts had been floating in front of the hall door.

Gu Yunxi was in pain, sweating and breathing heavily.

"Ruiji, you go quickly, and Xiuyu is with me."

"I... Take care, Your Grace."

Ruiji shed tears again. She couldn't bear to see her being so miserable. She hurried to push the door and leave.

Gu Yunxi watched her leave from the heavy door, with blood and tears in her eyes.

"Xiuyu, we are leaving the Palace. Are you happy? Would you like to leave with me?"

Xiuyu nodded uncontrollably and threw herself into Gu Yunxi's arms and buried her head in tears.

…

When Huanan He and his brother secretly returned to the mansion, it was late the next night.

When walking through the zigzag corridor, Huanan He touched the sweat on his forehead and smiled.

"Xiaobei is really blessed with misfortune. I didn't expect that the martial art of breaking flowers and splicing has that effect!"

Gu Di said.

"The so-called 'splicing' is like this. As long as he can reach the ninth level, the broken parts of his body can regenerate."

As Huanan He walked, he thought.

"Just in case, I'd better call Huaian tomorrow and give him a good check."

"Xiaobei has all the criminal evidence of Yue Xilou. Do you think his plan is feasible?" Gu Di said.

Gu Di was still worried about Leshuang's idea in the underground fortifications of the Qingfeng Temple, so he couldn't help asking his twin brother.

Huanan He looked dignified and walked slowly. He pondered for a moment before saying.

"I think we can have a try. Anyway, Shi Ling and Yue Xilou have been fighting for power for a long time. With the help of Xiaobei as Shi Ling's assistant, we can get rid of Yue Xilou. However, now I'm more worried about the situation of Ying'er and Yunxi. I really hope Ying'er could be smarter and protect herself."

Gu Di comfortingly patted him, "Go. Let's think about how to save Yunxi."

When they pushed the door, they saw a young man in a green shirt standing in the bedroom, with delicate skin and delicate facial features, especially like a beautiful woman.

Without waiting for the two brothers to speak, the man raised fist salute and smiled.

"I've heard a lot about the two Princes. I, Fu Danqing, am lucky to meet you today."

"Your surname is Fu?"

Gu Di looked at her dress and quietly put away his blade.

"Could it be that you are Fu Danqing, one of the followers of Solo Hua, the famous top courtesan of the Wanhua Tower in the past?"

"It's me." Fu Danqing said with a smile when her identity was revealed.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to make you laugh at the fact that I dress up as a man to wander the world."

"You are too serious. Please sit down."

Huanan He asked her to sit down, poured tea for them, and brought a cup to her.

"I haven't thanked you personally for helping the Eastern Depot draw portraits and rescuing Yunxi a few years ago."

"Your Highness, you are welcome."

The woman thanked for the tea, took a sip, went straight to the theme, and said.

"To make a long story short, I came here to send the news of Miss Yun to you and discuss how to save her from the Palace."

Huanan He became sad and asked in a hurry.

"Have you heard from her? It's been a day and two nights. How's she doing? My brother and I went back to the mansion and were about to discuss how to save her from the Palace."

Fu Danqing lowered her head sadly, shook her head slightly, and said.

"The information was sent by Ruiji. Miss Yun's condition is very bad. Ruiji said she must go out of the Palace as soon as possible to seek medical treatment. Maybe she can cure the poison. I didn't expect that His Majesty should be so cruel to her!"

Gu Di thought for a moment and asked.

"What are your plans?"

Fu Danqing said frankly.

"I thought about setting fire to Jingyang Palace tomorrow night."

While thinking, Huanan He nodded slowly.

"That's a good idea. When the fire breaks out, our people act as bodyguards and eunuchs who rush to the scene by pushing empty waterwheels and take advantage of the chaos to load Yunxi into a waterwheel and transport her out of the Palace."

Fu Danqing agreed and smiled.

"Those who do this must be familiar with the situation in the Palace to deal with all kinds of emergencies. I just want to ask how many people in the Palace can participate in this operation?"

Huanan He looked worried.

"We have some informants, but their leader's identity has just been exposed. I'm afraid this group of people will have some sacrifices. But I'll go to the Palace as soon as possible and raise people secretly."

"No!" Gu Di immediately interrupted him.

"Huanan Xin has been on guard against you. If you come forward, you will only screw things up. Since there are no people, we will create people."

He smiled cunningly at the confused two and took a small leather bag from his clothes.

Inside the leather bag was a bundle of thin silver needles.

The needle was about 10 centimeters long and there were hundreds of needles.

Huanan He's eyes lit up and his face was full of surprises.

"This... Is this...?"

"Exactly."

Gu Di knew what he wanted to say and looked at Fu Danqing with a determined smile.

"That's it. I'll sneak into the Palace to raise people. We'll act in the middle of the night tomorrow. When the waterwheels leave the Palace, please pick us up in the Tianma Lane."

Fu Danqing nodded vigorously, "OK!"