The Favoured Medical Princess: 791 hostages

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Jiang Yixi was specially escorted to Southern Xinjiang by Xiao Yi from the royal capital. A few days ago, Nangong Yue had received the news that Jiang Yixi had entered the southern Xinjiang boundary and arrived at Yaoping City, which was more than a hundred miles away from Luoyue City. .

At that moment, Nangong Yue hurriedly sent someone to welcome Jiang Yixi to Luoyue City. Unexpectedly, this person did not welcome Jiang Yixi and actually delivered such bad news first.

Sister Xi was actually kidnapped!

Baihui's report just now echoed repeatedly in Nangong Yue's mind...

Nangong Yue's lips pursed into a straight line, Huo Di stood up, and strode out quickly.

Even if she didn't speak, the maids guessed that she was going to the outer study and exchanged quick glances.

Without words, the maids already had a tacit understanding. Baihui and Haitang hurriedly followed Nangong Yue behind them, while Huamei hurriedly went to notify Zhu Xing.

After a cup of tea, Nangong Yue met Zhu Xing and a dusty man in Tsing Yi in the study room outside.

Zhu Xing was so worried that his eyebrows were furrowed. The assassin's matter hadn't been resolved yet, but unexpectedly something happened again!

After the two of them saluted Nangong Yue, Zhu Xing gave the man in green a look, indicating that he would report what happened.

The man in Tsing Yi rushed back to Luoyue City day and night to report the news. He was so tired that his eyes were sunken, and there was a dark shadow under his eyes.

He straightened his thoughts and reported the whole story of Jiang Yixi's disappearance.

The night before yesterday, three soldiers, including a man in Tsing Yi, escorted Jiang Yixi's master and servant to Fengxian City. It was already dusk at that time, so they decided to rest for the night at a post station in the city. Jiang Yixi is a female family member, and it is inconvenient for soldiers to protect her closely at night. After sending her and maid Qingyi into the room of the inn, they retreated to rest...

No one expected that when they were about to leave early yesterday morning, they found no response or movement in Jiang Yixi's room, and the door opened a gap. They hurriedly pushed the door open and found the maid Qingyi lying on the floor. He was unconscious, and Jiang Yixi was missing!

They questioned all the people in the post, including the post manager and the residents, and searched the entire post carefully, but found nothing. They could only determine who Jiang Yixi had been quietly murdered by looking at the slightly messy bedding in the room. The land was taken away.

So, the man in Tsing hurried back to Luoyue City to report the news, while the other two people and Qing Yi continued to stay in Fengxian City to search for Jiang Yixi's whereabouts to see if they could find any clues.

After the man in Tsing Yi finished speaking, there was silence in the outer study room. Everyone seemed to be able to hear their own breathing and heartbeat.

Nangong Yue took a deep breath and commanded in a deep voice: "Zhu Xing, send someone to investigate!"

It was just a few simple words, and she almost used all her strength.

"Yes, Crown Princess." Zhu Xing hurriedly answered with clasped fists.

Zhu Xing hurriedly retreated, and Nangong Yue returned to her yard with Baihui and Haitang uneasily, her mind occupied by the incident of Jiang Yixi being kidnapped.

Who kidnapped Sister Xi? !

Not many people know that Jiang Yixi faked his death and escaped. He has not even told Yuan Yuyi and Han Qixia yet, and plans to wait until Jiang Yixi arrives in Luoyue City before telling them.

Only Duke En Guo and his wife and the Crown Prince know about it in the royal capital, and they should not leak the news...

Nangong Yue thought about all the relevant people in the royal capital, but did not think of anyone suspicious.

Besides, what benefit does taking away Sister Xi bring to the robbers? !

In this chaotic thought, Nangong Yue returned to the house. The little guy who had just been taking a nap had woken up. She was absent-mindedly playing with the little guy, and her thoughts were still racing...

Or was this just a simple accident?

After all, the people who live in the inn are either rich or noble. Maybe some robbers with evil intentions kidnapped Jiang Yixi in order to extort money...

Or maybe someone was eyeing their Zhennan Palace, so they followed the people from the Palace to find Jiang Yixi?

Nangong Yue racked her brains to think about various possibilities, but could not get an answer at all. There were too few clues and the thing happened too suddenly...

The sun outside is gradually setting in the west, and the sky is getting dark, just like Nangong Yue's gloomy mood.

This night, Nangong Yue stayed up almost all night. She couldn't eat anything from dinner that day to breakfast the next day. Even Xiao Yu seemed to sense that her mother was worried, and she had been very well-behaved since yesterday. .

The sun rises and sets again. Bixiaotang is particularly quiet on this day, and time seems to pass particularly slowly.

Until dusk, a guard returned from the dusty journey of Fengxian City, and Baihui informed Nangong Yue: "Prince Concubine, I still haven't found Young Mistress Han..."

Reality cruelly shattered the hope in Nangong Yue's heart, and the atmosphere in the inner room became even more solemn.

Nangong Yue did not speak, her mind was in chaos, and she felt as if her heart was being put on fire. The hand that was gently patting Xiao Yu stopped unconsciously.

The drowsy little Xiao Yu was lying on Nangong Yue's lap. He felt his mother's rhythmic flapping stop, so he opened his big sleepy eyes, yawned lazily, and uttered "Ouch" "Woo" sound, like a pitiful little milk cat.

Nangong Yue continued to flapping absently, and after a while, the little guy fell into a deep sleep, while Nangong Yue's hands were still flapping unconsciously, just like her chaotic mind...

When the sun was about to set, Baihui came again to report, holding a letter in his hand.

"The Crown Princess," Bai Hui said quickly without going into details, "just now a little beggar came to the concierge and said that an uncle asked him to deliver a letter, designated for the Crown Princess."

At this time, someone sent a letter out of nowhere. Could it be that...

The people in the inner room all thought of one direction, their faces condensed, and the air suddenly became dark.

After Baihui opened the envelope, she took out a piece of silk paper and presented it to Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue unfolded it quickly and looked down at each line. It could be seen from her solemn expression and tense fingers that the content of this letter was not simple.

After reading the letter, Nangong Yue gave it to Baihui.

As soon as Baihui read the letter, her eyes widened with shock and anger. Her fair oval face was so gloomy that it almost dripped with water.

This letter should be regarded as a blackmail letter from the kidnapper.

The kidnappers who kidnapped Jiang Yixi demanded that Jiang Yixi be used as a bargaining chip in exchange for Carrero, the sixth prince of Baiyue.

Baihui's mind was in turmoil, and what happened during this period flashed through her mind quickly, from the time when Zhang Yi was rescued, until now...

The Crown Princess had previously speculated that the mysterious man who killed Zhang Yi and failed to assassinate the Crown Princess might want to rescue Carrero. In other words, the kidnapper who kidnapped Jiang Yixi was most likely that mysterious man. dispatched.

As expected, this person is still in southern Xinjiang, and has even been lurking in Luoyue City!

This person is really bold!

Thinking about it, Baihui subconsciously exerted force on her fingers holding the tissue paper, causing veins to bulge on the back of her hand.

Now this blackmail letter undoubtedly proves the concubine’s previous speculations. This mysterious man has a distinguished status in Baiyue, and he believes in rules and orthodoxy.

"Prince Princess..." Baihui looked up at Nangong Yue with a complex expression, "What do you mean..."

Nangong Yue said nothing, stood up and said without saying anything: "Ask Zhu Xing to meet me in the outer study room."

While she was speaking, the thrush on the side quickly put a cloak on her.

Nangong Yue walked out of the house against the cool evening breeze and headed to the outer courtyard by a familiar route.

She already had the answer in her heart, so there was no hesitation or doubt...

When Zhu Xing looked at the blackmail letter in confusion, he heard Nangong Yue's decisive voice: "Zhu Xing, change."

The word "change" clearly stated her position. Zhu Xing subconsciously looked at the Crown Princess and met her clear and firm eyes.

Although it had been less than a stick of incense since she received the letter, Nangong Yue had already made this decision after careful consideration.

Carreiro is the prince of Baiyue. Although Baiyue is now at peace, their Zhennan Palace does not have a deep foundation in Baiyue. If Carrero is let go, it will mean that Baiyue will have more variables. A dangerous seed has been planted. I don’t know when this seed will sprout in the darkness...

However, Jiang Yixi is Han Huaijun’s wife. At this moment, Han Huaijun is fighting **** battles for the people of the Central Plains and the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang. How can their Zhennan Palace not even be able to save his wife? !

Nangong Yue said nothing, Zhu Xing immediately accepted the order with clasped fists without objection. The Crown Prince said that when he is away, he will listen to the Crown Princess in everything!

After a pause, Zhu Xing asked respectfully: "Concubine, do you want to set up an ambush in advance?"

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Her dark eyes flashed, and she murmured: "This person dares to act like this even though he knows it is Bixiaotang. What he is afraid of is that he doesn't care about our ambush..."

The mysterious man behind the scenes acted boldly and carefully, which was unexpected. Since he proposed to exchange hostages, he must have already made a plan.

Zhu Xing's expression became more solemn. He hesitated to speak, and finally retreated with fists clasped. He still had a lot of preparations to do, but not much time left for him.

According to the time written on the letter, the hostage exchange will be on the second watch tonight. The time is very rushed. Obviously, the other party does not intend to give them too much time to prepare. Moreover, the other party also requires that the people in Bixiaotang are not allowed to exceed Three.

Zhu Xing immediately mobilized several secret guards and asked four of them to ambush the hostage exchange location. Then he took the remaining man and woman to the back mountain dungeon and personally took Carrero away. out.

There is no room for error in Carrero now!

A few people put Carrero, whose hands were shackled and blindfolded, into a carriage and drove all the way to the north of the city. At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and the cold silver moon shed a faint light The light dimly illuminated the road ahead.

Cars and horses were speeding through the streets of Luoyue City. Half an hour later, they arrived at the appointed alley. There was still a tea time before the appointed time, and there were already people in the alley—— A small figure. Zhu Xing, who was driving the carriage, had a bad feeling at the moment.

Sure enough, it was a little beggar. The shivering little boy wrapped in a tattered cloak gave Zhu Xing a letter and asked him to go to the next location, Shili Pavilion outside the North City Gate.

At this time, the city gate has long been closed. However, for Zhu Xing, it is easy to get out of the city with the prince's token, and this is obviously part of the opponent's calculation.

Zhu Xing's face was extremely ugly, but he had no choice but to immediately turn the carriage around and head north from the North City Gate.

After burning incense, the carriages and horses arrived at Shili Pavilion. Not far away, a small river shimmered under the moonlight. It was surrounded by a flat and vast area. At a glance, you could see that there was no one in a radius of one mile, except for a small river on the river. Ye Xiaozhou floated quietly on the water, attracting the attention of Zhu Xing and others.

There was no one in the boat, only a letter and a clairvoyant. The handwriting on the letter looked very familiar, and it came from the mysterious man.

With a few words in the letter, they asked them to put Carrero into the boat in a cup of tea, then untie the rope on the boat and let the boat go along the current.

But what about Jiang Yixi? !

Zhu Xing was just thinking when he heard the female secret guard let out a low exclamation: "Butler Zhu, look over there!"

In the upstream direction of the river, about a hundred feet away, a small boat was docked on the other side of the river. An oil lamp was lit on the small boat, allowing people to see the location of the boat at a glance in the dark, and even more vaguely. I saw a woman in a blue dress lying in the boat.

Zhu Xing now understood what the clairvoyance was for. He picked up the clairvoyance and looked in the direction of the other boat.

At first glance, I was sure that it was Jiang Yixi.

From the slight twitching of her nose, it was certain that she was breathing and that she was still alive.

Zhu Xing did not hesitate anymore and asked the two secret guards to put Carrero on the boat in front of them, then untied the rope and let the boat float away.

Almost the next moment, a flash of silver light flashed, and the rope of the other boat was broken, and the boat swayed along the current.

One leaf boat is getting farther and farther away from them, and the other leaf boat is getting closer and closer to them...

……

It was almost midnight when the unconscious Jiang Yixi was brought back to Bixiaotang by Zhu Xing and others.

The lights in Bixiao Hall were still bright, Jiang Yixi was temporarily placed in a small courtyard, and Nangong Yue came as quickly as possible after hearing the news.

It wasn't until Nangong Yue took the pulse of the unconscious Jiang Yixi that she breathed a sigh of relief. Following her gesture, Baihui opened the medicine box and took out a needle pack...

With Baihui's assistance, Nangong Yue skillfully performed the acupuncture on Jiang Yixi, and then she was interested in looking at Zhu Xing.

Zhu Xing recounted everything that happened during the hostage exchange, and finally said: "Prince Concubine, when we pulled the boat of Mrs. Han to our side and wanted to chase Carrero again, he Ye Xiaozhou was suddenly overturned from the water, Carrero fell into the water, and the secret guards also went into the water to search, but no one was found..." The person behind the scenes is really as cunning as a fox!

Nangong Yue listened calmly and did not show any disappointment. This was something she had expected. Since the other party dared to make this request, it meant that he was fully confident in his heart...

"Well..."

At this moment, Jiang Yixi on the bed suddenly let out a low groan.

"Sister Xi!" Nangong Yue blurted out and looked towards Jiang Yixi hurriedly.

Seeing that the Crown Princess no longer cared about him, Zhu Xing bowed and retreated.

On the bed, Jiang Yixi's long eyelashes quivered like cicada wings with slightly disheveled temples, and then he slowly opened his eyes. His pupils were chaotic and confused, as if he was wondering where he was...

When Jiang Yixi saw Nangong Yue's familiar face, her pupils shrank, showing a look of surprise, "Sister Yue!" Why did she just sleep for one night and sister Yue appeared?

Jiang Yixi rubbed his forehead and felt a little dizzy.

Baihui hurriedly helped Jiang Yixi sit up and stuffed a large pillow behind her.

"Sister Xi, it's okay. Don't worry, let's talk slowly." Nangong Yue comforted Jiang Yixi, "Sister Xi, can you tell me who was kidnapped at the inn in Fengxian City? Leaving?"

"Abducted?" Jiang Yixi's face changed slightly and she looked at Nangong Yue in surprise, "Sister Yue, what do you mean? I was abducted?"

Nangong Yue's heart sank. It seemed that Sister Xi had been in a coma from the moment she was kidnapped and never woke up...

Nangong Yue calmed down and gave a reminder: "Sister Xi, it is midnight on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month..."

When she said this, Jiang Yixi's pretty face turned even paler. The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month had almost passed, but her memory still lingered on her stay at the inn in Fengxian City on the night of the twelfth lunar month...

My memory disappeared for three days, so where was I during these three days? ! Just in case...

Thinking about it, Jiang Yixi's face almost lost color. Nangong Yue hurriedly held her hand and said with certainty: "Sister Xi, you are okay. You were just drugged and unconscious for three days."

Hearing this, Jiang Yixi breathed a sigh of relief and finally calmed down a little. She said to herself in her heart, yes, there is nothing wrong with her body. Don't scare yourself.

After feeling relieved, Jiang Yixi felt tired and yawned lazily, with a look of weariness between her eyebrows.

Nangong Yue said with a smile: "Sister Xi, you have been drugged. You should be a little tired these days. You will be fine after a few days of rest..."

As he spoke, an alluring aroma of food came from behind, and soon someone came in with a tray. On the tray was a large celadon flower bowl and two or three small plates, all steaming with white steam. .

Nangong Yue said hurriedly: "Sister Xi, you must be hungry because you haven't eaten in the past three days. I asked the kitchen to cook some shredded chicken porridge. You can eat some porridge first and then rest."

Jiang Yixi thanked Nangong Yue, and then, under the service of a little maid, she ate porridge gracefully on the small table placed on the couch.

Nangong Yue was planning to leave, but just when she was about to stand up, she saw a finger-sized bulge on the skin on the side of Jiang Yixi's neck from the corner of her eye...

This is...

Nangong Yue took a closer look and saw that the skin on Jiang Yixi’s neck was smooth and flat as usual.

Is it because I have been tired these past few days, so I am dazzled?

Nangong Yue thought to herself, and glanced at Jiang Yixi's neck again. She suddenly remembered something she found when checking Baiyue's history a few days ago. For a moment, her pupils shrank slightly.

Could it be...

Nangong Yue's heartbeat accelerated a few times, but her face remained calm.

When Jiang Yixi finished drinking the porridge, she smiled nonchalantly and said, "Sister Xi, can I take your pulse?"

She said it so naturally that Jiang Yixi didn't notice anything was wrong. He just thought that Nangong Yue was asking for a safe pulse for her, so he immediately extended his right wrist in a kind manner. Haitang and Baihui on the side knew that Nangong Yue had already checked Jiang Yixi's pulse once, and they vaguely felt that something was not simple.

Nangong Yue placed her fingers on Jiang Yixi's thin white wrist again. After pondering for a moment, she calmly withdrew her hand, told Jiang Yixi to have a good rest, and then left with Baihui and Haitang.

The moment Nangong Yue exited the inner room and walked to the main room, her expression suddenly changed, with a solemn look on her face.

She was too careless. She didn’t realize that Sister Xi was poisoned just now, and she was——

Poison!

Moreover, she can't cure this poison.

It was precisely because she was not good at poisoning that she did not discover that Jiang Yixi had been poisoned at the first time...

Thinking about it, Nangong Yue's eyes instantly became extremely dark.

She neglected it!

According to the books about Baiyue she had read a few days ago, there is a large rain forest in the southwest of Baiyue. Not only are there all kinds of strange snakes, insects, rats, and ants, but there are also several small tribes that are good at cultivating voodoos.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Put a hundred insects into an urn and open it over the years. One insect will eat all the insects. This is called Gu."

Gu is equal to the king of insects, and there are many types, each with its own characteristics, better and infinitely changeable. It is completely different from the medical poisons of the Central Plains. It is self-contained and difficult to guard against.

There are many books about Gu in the history of Dayu, but they basically turn them into demons and demonizes, without knowing the truth. The real Gu is mostly a secret passed down orally between masters and disciples.

I didn’t expect that the mysterious man behind the scenes was proficient in voodoo.

The more Nangong Yue thought about it, the heavier her heart became. After walking into the yard, she suddenly stopped and asked: "Baihui, ask Zhu Xing, what happened on the night when Zhang Yi was rescued?" Where is the body of the slain guard now?"