Mo Qinghuan was led into Gu Qinglan's room. As she walked in, she found it was a boudoir.
She glanced around the room. The furnishings were simple. There were fine sandalwood tables and chairs. Hanging on the wall of the main hall was a calligraphy and painting about bamboo.
On the left side, there were curtains, a bookshelf and a writing desk, all decorated with bamboo patterns. On the right were a rosewood hollowed-out carved screen and a dressing table. At the end of the bed was a wardrobe with a picture of green bamboo carved on the door. She also saw a guqin placed under the window. The window was closed at the moment, but when she came in, she noticed that there were purple bamboos outside.
It seemed that Miss Gu really liked bamboo.
She walked to the table, put the medicine chest on it, and then took out the pulse pillow and walked to Gu Qinglan's bedside.
Only then did she see that Gu Qinglan's lips were purple and there were dark circles under her eyes. One didn't need to feel her pulse to tell that she was poisoned.
She immediately murmured in her heart, "Activate the Medical and Poison Space to examine the patient."
There was a buzzing sound in her mind. She knew the examination had started.
So she sat down and pretended to feel the pulse, in case others noticed anything strange.
She didn't want others to think that her way of diagnosing was different from others, which might spread some bad rumors. Although she knew Mu Yanming would handle it, it was better to be prepared.
After a while, the mechanical voice of the medical assistant in her mind reported, "Scanning completed. The patient's blood contains the poison of blood cherry seeds, and the poison has spread. Please detoxify as soon as possible."
"Blood cherry seeds..." Mo Qinghuan put away the pulse pillow and murmured to herself, which was heard by Prime Minister Gu.
He squinted his wrinkled eyes and looked at Mo Qinghuan, wondering how she could tell it was the poison of blood cherry seeds at once. But this kind of poison needed an antidote. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome and time - consuming to prepare the medicine.
By the time the antidote was developed, the patient would already be...
She stood up and walked towards the table. Prime Minister Gu followed and asked, "Doctor, is there any hope for my daughter?"
Mo Qinghuan put the pulse - diagnosing tools into the medicine chest, then turned to Prime Minister Gu and said, "Sir, your daughter has been poisoned by a kind of poison called blood cherry seeds. You need to give me one day to develop the antidote."
Prime Minister Gu was a bit skeptical. He sized up this woman who wore a veil hat and dared not show her true face. "Of course. Why don't you stay in the mansion, Doctor? I'll send someone to prepare whatever you need."
Mo Qinghuan shook her head while packing the medicine chest. "No, I can't stay here overnight. Someone at home will worry about me. But don't worry. I'll send the antidote here immediately after I develop it."
Prime Minister Gu sneered, obviously not satisfied with her words. He winked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing nodded. Mo Qinghuan picked up the medicine chest and walked out. Just as she reached the courtyard, more than a dozen guards with swords suddenly rushed out and surrounded them.
Prime Minister Gu walked out later and said coldly, "I advise the young lady to stay and develop the antidote. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
Seeing this situation, Mo Qinghuan sneered. "Is this the way a gentleman asks for help?"
After saying that, she leaned over to A Si and whispered, "How sure are you?"
A Si clenched the sword in his hand expressionlessly. "Three moves."
With that, he made his move.
He was so fast that Mo Qinghuan hardly saw how he attacked. Those more than a dozen people had already covered their chests and fallen to the ground.
"Did you kill them?" Mo Qinghuan stared at A Si with wide eyes.
"No, I just sealed their acupoints."
Mo Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief. She originally planned to use the anesthetic if A Si was not sure to defeat these people.
But she didn't expect that Mu Yanming had sent such a powerful person just to help her with odd jobs. It was really a waste of talent.
When Prime Minister Gu saw that his men were as useless as straw bags, he angrily pointed at Gu Qing. "You go. You must keep these two people. I'd like to see who this mysterious woman wearing a veil hat is."
A Si sneered. "I advise you, sir, not to try to find out. Otherwise, you'll surely regret this decision."
Gu Qing snorted and walked over, drawing out his sword.
He had seen A Si's martial arts, so he was fully concentrated and didn't dare to underestimate his opponent.
Mo Qinghuan stepped back to a safe place, for fear that the fight between the two would affect her.
Gu Qing nodded, and then the two started to fight.
Mo Qinghuan carefully observed the situation on the field. She saw that A Si's sword was still in its scabbard, but Gu Qing's moves were obviously in a mess.
Just as she was watching intently, Prime Minister Gu suddenly launched a sneak attack. He grabbed her neck from behind and shouted at A Si, "Stop, or I'll break her neck!"
A Si looked at Prime Minister Gu, narrowing his eyes slightly. His whole body emitted a dangerous signal.
Gu Qing also stopped and looked at Prime Minister Gu. "Adoptive father, don't act rashly. We still need her to save Lan'er!"
A Si wisely dropped the sword in his hand. "Let her go. I'll be your hostage."
He walked towards Prime Minister Gu, with a hidden weapon in the hand behind his back.
And at this moment, Mo Qinghuan also held a plum - blossom needle between her fingers. As long as she pretended to struggle and stick the plum - blossom needle into Prime Minister Gu's skin, he would immediately fall into a coma. But she wanted to see if A Si had any other way to save her besides replacing himself as a hostage.
Just as she was thinking, Prime Minister Gu tightened his grip. "I originally meant no harm. I just wanted the young lady to stay in the mansion to make the medicine. As long as you cooperate, I won't make things difficult for you."
Mo Qinghuan looked at A Si. He still looked expressionless and calm.
She couldn't find a trace of emotion in A Si's eyes, so she sighed helplessly.
Seeing that she wasn't panicked, Prime Minister Gu loosened his grip. She knew that Prime Minister Gu didn't intend to make things difficult for her anymore. But just when he loosened his grip, the hidden weapon in A Si's hand hit Prime Minister Gu's back of the hand. He let out a cry of pain and released Mo Qinghuan, tightly clutching his wrist.
Then A Si flipped over the writing desk with one hand, kicked Prime Minister Gu in the chest, and then grabbed Mo Qinghuan's wrist and pulled her behind him.
"You!" Prime Minister Gu's eyes were red with anger. He roared, "Guards, arrest these two!"
Gu Qing went over to help Prime Minister Gu up and whispered, "Adoptive father, we are the ones asking for help. As long as she can make the antidote, does it really matter where she makes it?"
Prime Minister Gu gritted his teeth and pulled out the dart from his hand. He stared angrily at Gu Qing, but Gu Qing still didn't call the guards to take action.
Prime Minister Gu was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Gu Qing. Gu Qing lowered his head and closed his eyes without saying a word.
Mo Qinghuan couldn't stand it anymore. She walked out from behind A Si. "Prime Minister Gu, you're going too far!"
He pointed at Mo Qinghuan. "I'm teaching my adopted son a lesson. It's none of your business!"
"Fine. Then I'll take my leave. I won't save your daughter's life anymore!" With that, she walked out.
Before leaving, A Si looked back at Prime Minister Gu, made a slashing motion across his neck with his thumb, then picked up his sword and followed Mo Qinghuan out.