The incident happened in a moment that no one had expected.
The group had been traveling smoothly when, all of a sudden, a large number of black - clothed men emerged out of nowhere.
Before the divine doctor could react, his carriage was overturned.
Immediately afterwards, a horde of black - clothed men charged in. If the divine doctor hadn't rolled to the side based on his years of experience in the jianghu, he would probably have become a bloody corpse by now.
By the time Shi Muyuan and Cui Qizhou reacted, they quickly sent the surrounding guards to help. However, there were simply too many black - clothed men, and the divine doctor was surrounded in the middle. Even if they wanted to break in, they couldn't.
This oversight made the divine doctor feel ridiculous.
"How long are you two going to keep up this act? Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"
Shi Muyuan was stunned for a moment and suddenly didn't understand what the divine doctor meant.
"What do you mean, Divine Doctor? I've been sincere in wanting to have a good talk with you. After all, we still need you to save someone."
"Heh, you've just found an excuse to take me away and deal with me privately, right? That way, no one will know about the things you did before."
What did he take her for? Shi Muyuan was almost furious. She just wanted to explain all the previous misunderstandings to him. How could he misunderstand her even more at this critical moment?
The national master also frowned on the side.
"The divine doctor has misunderstood us. We came here just to explain the misunderstandings. No one wanted this to happen. We'll rescue you from the encirclement as soon as possible."
The divine doctor's expression turned solemn. He took out a lot of medicinal powder from his medicine box. Most of the powders taken out at this time were probably poisonous.
Sure enough, as soon as the black - clothed men noticed something was wrong, a strange fragrance wafted into their noses.
It was already too late by the time they tried to dodge.
All the black - clothed men in the inner circle fell to the ground at the same time. Their faces were still contorted in pain, but they had already lost their breath.
The other black - clothed men who had dodged quickly showed surprise on their faces.
Shi Muyuan heaved a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to say something, unexpectedly, those men suddenly spoke, and their words only made the divine doctor even more angry.
"Empress Dowager, why didn't you tell us in advance that this old man had such things on him? Otherwise, we wouldn't have been caught off guard."
The young empress dowager was so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood: "You... I've never met you people before. Even if you want to shift the blame, you don't have to pin it on me, do you?"
The leading black - clothed man looked a bit confused, as if he didn't understand her behavior.
"Didn't the Empress Dowager order us to do this? Why are you blaming us now?"
"This is simply slander! I've never known you people. I suppose you did this just to frame me. Who sent you here?"
Shi Muyuan wasn't a fool. These people had named her as soon as they came. Since this matter had nothing to do with her, there was only one last possibility. These people were deliberately sent by someone else to widen the rift between her and the divine doctor. This kind of scheme seemed somewhat familiar. She suddenly thought of someone.
No, Concubine Shen had died in her arms and had already been buried. How could she still be able to plan such things?
Cui Qizhou also thought of this, but he thought of another possibility.
"Perhaps Concubine Shen had already made all the arrangements before she died. Don't you remember all the schemes she came up with before, Empress Dowager?"
Yes, Concubine Shen had been able to plan so many things in advance and caused the current situation. It was not impossible for her to just widen the rift between herself and the divine doctor.
After all, the divine doctor was the only one in the world who could save the emperor.
Her small face fell. She regretted not being more ruthless and throwing Concubine Shen into the mass grave.
But since the person was already buried, it was useless to regret. Now they could only deal with the current situation first.
The divine doctor had been attacked by the black - clothed men from time to time and was already exhausted.
"These people have already said it all. The Empress Dowager doesn't need to keep arguing. You'd better kill me today, or I'll expose all the things you've done. I'll make you the object of everyone's scolding and let the whole world see how vicious the most noble woman in the Great Liang Dynasty is."
The divine doctor was exhausted and slowly fell to the ground. Just as he was about to accept his final death, something surprising happened.
The most fatal blow to the divine doctor was suddenly blocked. Fresh blood dripped from above. Before the divine doctor could react, a figure fell.
The next moment, the shrill cries of the black - clothed men echoed around.
When all the black - clothed men had lost their breath, the divine doctor came to his senses. He stood there stunned, his eyes fixed on the fallen woman on the ground and didn't move for a long time.
Cui Qizhou strode forward. Disregarding all the rules, he picked up the woman in his arms and walked towards the carriage.
"If the divine doctor doesn't believe us, you can leave directly. We can also find someone else to detoxify. I'll find evidence to prove that this has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is seriously injured. I'll take her back first."
After saying that, the carriage sped away. Anyone who wasn't blind could tell that the national master was angry today.
But even though he was angry, he still left a group of people to protect the divine doctor.
A guard stepped forward with a rather gloomy face.
"Divine Doctor, let us escort you to the inn first. The national master has given instructions that we'll ensure your safety in the capital city of Changjing."
The divine doctor didn't even know how he got back to the inn. All he remembered was that lingering figure and the continuously dripping blood.
Why did she save him? Logically speaking, wasn't she the one who most wanted him dead? As long as he died, no one would talk about the previous things, and she could maintain her good image.
The divine doctor really couldn't figure this out.
All he could do was wait slowly. He was sure that news would come soon.
Anyway, they had been so persistent in coming to him at that time. It must be a very tricky poison, and only he in this world could solve it. They knew this well and surely wouldn't give up on him easily.
However, the truth proved that he was still a bit too confident.
Time passed quickly. Half a month had passed in a row. Not only was there no news from the palace, but even the few guards standing at the door seemed to be in a low mood, as if hinting that something bad was about to happen.