Mu Qiu waited for a while, but Yang Zijin showed no signs of regaining consciousness. Mu Qiu thought that the antidote hadn’t worked, and the time was urgent.
So, he said to Jiang Wei, “It’s getting late. We can’t wait any longer. Let’s get her out of the city first.”
Thinking for a moment, Jiang Wei nodded.
Then Mu Qiu carried Yang Zijin on his back and walked towards the backyard. The horse-drawn carriage they had prepared was at the gate of the playground.
Jiang Wei sent them to the carriage, and kept watching the carriage until it disappeared in the night. Then he hurried back. He couldn’t let people find out about it.
Taking advantage of the night, Mu Qiu drove the carriage out of the city gate, going towards the courtyard that Duke of Mu had arranged in advance.
Duke of Mu and Li Mingzi were already waiting inside the room. Of course, Shuo Ling was also there. He was sitting in a chair at the moment, staring at the door of the room.
Hearing the movements outside, Shuo Ling strode out of the room and saw Mu Qiu holding Yang Zijin. So, he went forward to take Zijin from Mu Qiu’s arms and strode towards the room.
Li Mingzi saw this. She hurried to the bed, lifted the quilt, and took off Yang Zijin’s shoes.
Shuo Ling sat by the side of the bed and held Yang Zijin’s hand, waiting for her to wake up.
Everyone in the room was staring at Yang Zijin. Only Mu Yunong was a little guilty and dared not to look at Yang Zijin.
After about a quarter of an hour, Yang Zijin had not awakened yet. Shuo Ling became suspicious. Yang Zijin told him before that she would wake up in about a quarter of an hour after taking the antidote.
“Have you given her the antidote?” Shuo Ling stood up and walked to Mu Yunong. There was a nip in his eyes.
Mu Yunong, who was already guilty, was asked by Shuo Ling at the moment. Her eyes dodged, but she still pretended to be calm. She said, “Yes. My brother was looking at us when I gave Zijin the antidote.”
Shuo Ling looked at Mu Qiu. When Mu Qiu nodded, he went back to the bed and sat down.
At this time, Yang Zijin was sweating and her lips were blue. She looked really painful.
Duke of Mu, who was standing beside him, saw that there was something wrong. He stepped forward worriedly, “How could this happen? How? Zijin said that after taking the antidote she would….”
“The antidote. Mu Yunong, what did you actually give her?” Duke of Mu realized what happened suddenly and shouted.
Shouted by Duke of Mu, Mu Yunong was so scared that she knelt down on the ground and said daringly, “Dad, I did give the antidote to Zijin. I don’t know why she is like this right now. I….”
At this time, Shuo Ling turned around and walked out. He didn’t have time to listen to Duke of Mu’s investigation. He only knew that Yang Zijin was in danger now, and there was no time to be wasted.
So, he rode the horse with a whip in his hand, and quickly went towards Jing City. He was going to find Uncle Liu, who was mentioned by Zijin.
Shuo Ling secretly sent someone to protect Yang Zijin before Jiang Wei. He asked the person to keep him informed all the time about who Yang Zijin had contact with.
When Zhou Ji reported to him that Yang Zijin often went to a strange old man’s place, he asked about the location of the clinic.
He arrived at Uncle Liu’s clinic and knocked on the door. No one answered, so he kicked the door open.
The door was already in bad shape. Kicked by him like this, the door suddenly fell to the ground!
Mo Shang, who was sleeping outside, was suddenly awakened. With the moonlight shining through, he saw a man with a nip around him standing at the door.
At the moment, Mo Shang curled up in the quilt, shivering. He asked, “You… you… who are you?”
The man came straight to Mo Shang, picked up his neckline, and asked in a hurry, “Who is Uncle Liu?”
“You… what do you want with my master?” Although Mo Shang was very scared, he still asked.
However, a voice came from the backroom before Shuo Ling spoke, “You stupid boy! You made such a big noise in the middle of the night. Do you want to scare your master to death?”
Shuo Ling heard it and released his hand that seized Mo Shang. He walked straight to the backroom.
He yanked off Uncle Liu’s quilt and said, “Hurry up, Yang Zijin is in danger. Please go and save her, Uncle Liu!”
Uncle Liu, who was about to get angry, heard the person say that Yang Zijin was in danger. Of course, he knew what it was about. He didn’t ask anything. He didn’t even wear any clothes or shoes, but walked out directly with his medical kit.
Since the person came to tell him that Yang Zijin was in danger, the time for the fake death drug must have passed. He knew that he could not be delayed anymore. And maybe Zijin could still be saved!
Shuo Ling followed him out of the clinic, and the two rode together and went out of the city.
The guards guarding the city gates were confused. They thought, “What’s wrong tonight? Why did so many officials leave the city?” But they didn’t think much about it. After all, officials’ personal matters were not something that they could guess about.
Arriving at the mansion outside the city, Uncle Liu dare not to stop for a moment. He rushed into the room, and pushed away all those who surrounded Yang Zijin’s bed.
Seeing Yang Zijin’s complexion at this time, he could not help but frown. At the moment, she was already suffocating. Now she needed air, so Uncle Liu shouted loudly, “You all go out first!”
Duke of Mu looked up and down at Uncle Liu, who was dressed like this, and hesitated.
“Aren’t you going out now? If it gets late, even the fairy can’t save her!” Uncle Liu said again as they didn’t move.
Shuo Ling also urged, “Duke of Mu, if some bad things happened to Zijin, Empress Dowager would blame you and you might not be able to bear it!”
Then Duke of Mu walked out of the room, followed by Li Mingzi and others.
Shuo Ling also stepped out and closed the door.
Except for Mu Yunong, who was restless, everyone else was a little worried.
After he saw everyone go out, Uncle Liu quickly took out the antidote and fed it to Yang Zijin.
Then he took out the silver needle from the medical kit and applied the needle on Yang Zijin’s head. Yang Zijin had been deprived of oxygen for a long time. Her brain might have stopped functioning. If he only gave her the antidote, she might come back suffering from dementia.
Uncle Liu’s treatment couldn’t guarantee that Zijin could be dementia-free, but it could lower the risk.
He observed Yang Zijin all the time. After about half an hour, Yang Zijin’s hand shook slightly and her eyes moved slightly. Uncle Liu knew Yang Zijin’s life was saved.
Uncle Liu continued to apply the needle and said, “You are awake.”
“Uncle Liu, you… why are you here?” Yang Zijin heard Uncle Liu’s voice, tried hard to open her eyes, and asked in a tiny voice.
When she was speaking, she wanted to sit up. But Yang Zijin found that she had no strength at all at the moment.
Uncle Liu said angrily, “Why am I here? If I didn’t come to you, you would be dead.”
“Thank you, Uncle Liu.” Yang Zijin, who had recovered some of her wits, kind of knew what had happened.
Uncle Liu sighed and said, “It seems that you have to be a little more careful when you come back here. It seems that some people don’t want you to come back.”
“I got it, Uncle Liu. I will never give up on this matter. As for the person who harms me, I will let it be repaid 100 times in the future!” Yang Zijin said with a firm look on her weak face.
Uncle Liu certainly knew what kind of person Yang Zijin was. If people didn’t mess with her, she would never go into trouble with others for no reason!
Duke of Mu, who was waiting anxiously outside, heard a voice inside, and asked, “How is it? Can I go in?”
“Remember, don’t put your own life in danger again.” Uncle Liu said to Yang Zijin.
Then he told the people outside the door, “Okay. Come in, everybody!”
When Duke of Mu entered the room, he saw Yang Zijin’s pale face. She looked very weak, but fortunately, she had regained her consciousness. Duke of Mu was relieved.
Seeing it, Li Mingzi quickly said, “Master, Zijin is so weak now. I’ll go and cook some porridge for her.”
Duke of Mu nodded.
At this time, Shuo Ling stood aside and looked at Yang Zijin, who was extremely weak. With a nip around him, he asked Duke of Mu, “Duke of Mu, how do you explain this?”
“What’s the matter? Is it still necessary to ask? They haven’t given Yang Zijin any antidote.” Duke of Mu hadn’t spoken yet, and Uncle Liu said aside.
When Mu Yunong heard this, she knew that something was wrong. She quietly walked out of the room while the people in it were not paying attention to her.
Hearing this, Duke of Mu also had some suspicion. When he found that Mu Yunong was absent, he asked Mu Qiu abruptly, “Did Mu Yunong give Zijin the antidote?”
“Dad, don’t believe in other people’s words. My sister gave Yang Zijin the antidote. It was true, because Zijin’s maid was also watching. You can ask her if you don’t believe it.” Mu Qiu said as if they had nothing to do with it.
After listening to Mu Qiu’s words, Uncle Liu, who was standing aside, thought for a moment and said, “If that’s the case, then the antidote must have been switched.”
When Duke of Mu heard Uncle Liu say it, he couldn’t help but suspect Mu Yunong. This antidote only passed through the hands of the two of them, and he thought of the changes in Mu Yunong these days. “Did she really switch it?” He doubted.
Thinking of this, Duke of Mu shouted at Mu Qiu, “Go get your sister!”
“Wait a moment, Yang Zijin just woke up. Her body is still very weak, and she needs a quiet environment. If you have to make such a noise and something that happens in the future, don’t blame me.” Uncle Liu reminded again.
Duke of Mu thought for a moment, contained the anger in his heart, and walked to the bed of Yang Zijin. His tone calmed down a lot, “Zijin, get some rest. I will definitely give you an answer concerning this matter!”
As he walked out of the house, Mu Qiu quickly went along with him after seeing the situation. His father must have been furious. He had to follow in case his father did something bad to his mother and sister.
At this time, Ming Zi was cooking porridge in the kitchen.
Mu Yunong cried and entered the kitchen, “Mom, you have to save me this time.”
“What’s wrong?” Li Mingzi was confused and stepped forward to embrace Mu Yunong.
Yunong, who had a grieved look on her face, explained to Li Mingzi at this time, “I didn’t want Yang Zijin to come back, so I replaced the antidote given by dad. Now, not only is Yang Zijin not dead, but dad has to investigate the matter thoroughly . I really don’t know what to do. That’s why I come to you, mom.”
“Why are you so stupid? If you want to put her to death, you have to do it in secret. Now it’s so obvious. How do I plead for you? Your dad already had problems with us because of the thing that happened last time. Now you do this….” Li Mingzi felt pretty bad that Mu Yunong couldn’t live up to her expectations.
“Mom, I’m terrified!”
Seeing Mu Yunong trembling, Li Mingzi couldn’t help feeling distressed and patted Mu Yunong’s back with her hands. “Silly girl, I will help you. Don’t cry. let me think of a way!”
“Did you give yourself away when your dad asked you?” Li Mingzi asked Mu Yunong after she thought for a moment.
Mu Yunong wiped away the tears with a handkerchief and then shook her head.