As she finished speaking, Lin Xiao immediately reacted.
"Do you mean to invite the senior here so that we can discuss countermeasures together?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou shook her head again. She whispered, "I have a fake - death pill here. After taking this, the body will immediately turn cold, and then I'll seem dead. No one will be able to tell."
Lin Xiao looked at the pill in Tang Youyou's hand and said uneasily, "But what if you take this and never wake up? What should we do then?"
Tang Youyou explained, "That won't happen. The effect of this pill only lasts for four days. These two days will be just like a sleep for me, but I can still sense everything around me with my consciousness."
After the explanation, Lin Xiao understood Tang Youyou's plan. She was going to stage a fake - death event. After this deception, when Rong Xun buried her, they would dig Tang Youyou out secretly.
It was a classic case of switching the real with the fake.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao nodded, but he still said worriedly, "Even if we help you leave, where do you want to go in the future?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou smiled bitterly. "I don't plan to go anywhere. I just want to avenge the child in my womb and get back the antidote."
"Antidote? Are you poisoned?"
Tang Youyou shook her head. "It's not me. The emperor is poisoned. He's been bewitched by a love - gu."
Although this love - gu won't harm the body directly, it feeds on the brain. If it's left untreated for a long time, one day it will get out of control.
By that time, it will be a disaster for Rong Xun. Instead of waiting, Tang Youyou decided to take the initiative and wipe out those behind it.
She would settle both the old and new scores!
Hearing this, Lin Xiao nodded silently. There was a look of loss in his eyes. He understood Tang Youyou's infatuation with Rong Xun. Even after the loss of her child, she couldn't truly hate Rong Xun.
"Okay. As long as you've made up your mind, I'll do my best in the remaining things. After all, you're one of the few close friends I have."
Friend. When Tang Youyou heard this word, her heart warmed. In the past, because of her arrogant and over - bearing nature, no one was willing to stay by her side.
But now, she had a family, a lover, and even friends. Tang Youyou nodded. "Thank you. I'll always remember your kindness today."
Tang Youyou's firm words made Lin Xiao feel a bit embarrassed.
Then, the two of them, along with the completely confused Old Man Tang, began a long - term discussion.
This discussion lasted for a very long time. It didn't end until the sun rose the next morning.
At noon, Tang Youyou quietly lay on the couch. Looking at Rong Xun who was sitting beside her, reviewing memorials, she softly said, "Rong Xun, I don't feel well. I want to drink some water."
Hearing Tang Youyou call his name, Rong Xun felt inexplicably happy. He quickly put down the writing brush in his hand and walked towards the distance. Just then, Tang Youyou quickly swallowed the fake - death pill.
When Rong Xun came back, he supported Tang Youyou's back with one hand and gently fed her water with the other.
"Drink slowly. I'll prepare some food later. We can return to the palace tomorrow."
Tang Youyou nodded. Gradually, her face turned pale at a visible speed, and she lost the color of a normal person.
Seeing this, Rong Xun immediately called Old Man Tang. Old Man Tang felt her pulse for a long time but didn't say a word.
Tang Youyou's chest was rising and falling more and more gently. If you didn't look closely, it seemed that she had no breath at all.
"Senior, what's wrong with You'er? Why did she suddenly become like this!"
Hearing this, Old Man Tang shook his head. He sighed helplessly and sat down slowly. "This girl should not die, but she was too badly injured this time. I'm afraid she won't make it."
As he finished speaking, Rong Xun frowned immediately. His face was full of anger, which scared the people around. There was a letter beside Tang Youyou's pillow.
It was written: For Rong Xun.
He recognized that it was Tang Youyou's handwriting.
Rong Xun picked up the letter nervously and quickly opened it to read.
He read it very slowly and carefully.
Every word in the letter was Tang Youyou's advice to him.
"Rong Xun, today is my last day. I know you've always been worried about me, but I'm afraid I can't accompany you this time. My brother and grandfather will take my body away. If there's an afterlife, or even the next time we meet, I will definitely stay by your side forever, never leaving or forsaking, and sharing weal and woe."
Looking at Tang Youyou's words, Rong Xun's tears couldn't help but fall. This was the first time he had shed tears for someone. Even for his biological mother, he had never shed a single tear.
At this moment, Tang Youyou had become completely quiet. She was like a sleeping person, holding the last glass of water Rong Xun gave her, and left the "world".
In an instant, Rong Xun felt that his sky was about to collapse. He tightly held Tang Youyou who was lying on the bed, and his tears flowed uncontrollably.
"You'er, don't you still want a child? We'll have children. If you leave and only leave me alone, what should I do!"
At this moment, Rong Xun had lost his former harshness. The demon who once made everyone afraid actually had such a gentle and vulnerable side.
On one side, Old Man Tang looked at Rong Xun who was crying like a tearful man. He shook his head silently. Old Man Tang took Lin Xiao with him and left the tent, leaving the space for the two of them.
As soon as Lin Xiao stepped out of the tent, he was a bit puzzled and said, "You said, since You'er has made it so clear, why is this guy still crying like that? Didn't she say that she would never leave him the next time she came back?"
Seeing that Lin Xiao didn't understand, Old Man Tang didn't know how to explain it to him. "You should go out and see more beautiful girls. Don't always stay in your own world. The most painful and resentful thing in this world is not being able to get what you want. Rong Xun is experiencing this right now."
Speaking of this, Old Man Tang added, "One day, you'll be willing to give everything for someone. You'll definitely understand this kind of pain. It's just that you haven't met the person you like and feel sorry for yet."
Was the person he liked and was attracted to You'er?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao nodded half - understanding.
The two of them just stood outside the tent, looking at the two people inside, and remained silent for a long time.