Hearing this, the Princess lowered her head, her eyes obscure.
"I'm different from you. In this world, anyone might try to seize his throne, but I definitely won't."
"Humph, that sounds nice."
Concubine Rui sneered, then turned around and left. She played with the phoenix seal in her hand, looking bored.
"You should have done it just now, right?"
Indeed, the reason she made such a scene and spent so much time talking was to draw the Princess's attention and buy time for the person beside her.
Fortunately, Qiao Meng was sensible from the start.
"During the argument just now, the thing was already put into the teacup beside. I believe the person sent by Concubine Rui has already received good news."
Just as she finished speaking, a maid trotted in from outside. If there were people of the Princess here, they would surely recognize that this maid was another of the Princess's personal maids.
"Your Highness, the Princess has drunk all the tea."
Qiao Meng still had an impression of this maid.
A look of surprise flashed across her face. "Does Your Highness mean that the person planted beside the Princess is her personal maid?"
Concubine Rui looked a bit smug.
"How about it? My efficiency is not bad, right? I've bribed the person the Princess values most so quickly."
"It seems I've followed the right person this time. With Your Highness's excellent methods, I won't have to worry in the future."
"Alright, since things here are almost done, shall we move on to the next step?"
"Sure, Your Highness. What do you want to do first?"
Concubine Rui pursed her lips and thought carefully.
"Maybe we should go find the treasure first. I heard that Miss Qiao is the only person in the world who knows where the treasure is."
She put the jade bracelet on the table.
Qiao Meng remained calm, already knowing the bracelet was in her hands.
"Of course. But doesn't Your Highness think we should first take control of the power in the Western Regions? Moreover, the Western Regions are currently facing too many problems. Your Highness may not know that the King of the Western Regions has sent people to declare war on the Great Liang."
Concubine Rui couldn't help but stand up, her face full of astonishment. "What!"
...
Shi Muwǎn and her entourage finally reached the border after more than half a month's journey.
On the last day, the divine doctor happily skipped towards them with something in his hand.
"Old man has finally developed the antidote. With this antidote, even if there is a war on the border, the soldiers don't have to be afraid of the people from the Western Regions."
Cui Qizhou looked at the antidote and still had some doubts.
"Are you sure, divine doctor? Can this really relieve the urgent need of the border soldiers?"
"Of course there won't be any mistakes. I've been trying all the way and finally developed this antidote."
"Then thank you, divine doctor."
San Qi didn't blame him. She knew he was thinking about the soldiers on the border. Human lives were at stake and couldn't be taken lightly.
After everything was almost ready, Shi Muwǎn said, "Then let's enter the city."
When they entered the city, they all fell silent looking at the surrounding situation.
The once bustling street was now desolate. Things were lying around in disarray and there was not a single person in sight.
If they didn't know they had just entered the city, they might have thought they were still outside.
The divine doctor looked at the antidote in his hand. "Empress Dowager, we should send the 'Return Journey' over quickly."
Indeed, before entering the city, the divine doctor had already named the antidote 'Return Journey'.
Since the whole city wasn't very big, they soon arrived at the military camp.
The general had already been waiting for them at the entrance of the military camp.
"Empress Dowager, National Teacher. General Shi has finally brought you here. It's really not easy."
Shi Muwǎn smiled slightly and introduced the people behind her.
"This is General Qin and the divine doctor San Qi. I believe you've already received the emperor's letter. We've come here to help you."
The general was so excited that tears were about to flow.
"With the divine doctor and all of you here, there's nothing we can't handle in the Western Regions. Thank the emperor and the empress dowager for still thinking about us soldiers."
"You don't have to be like this. It's what we should do. By the way, how's the situation on the border recently? Are there any new problems?"
"No, Empress Dowager. For now, we need to solve a bigger problem."
As he spoke, Shi Muwǎn heard the wails coming from all around the military camp.
She knew that if those soldiers were delayed any longer, they would surely collapse.
She quickly said, "On the way here, the divine doctor has developed an antidote called 'Return Journey'. You should immediately bring a group of soldiers over. We'll first remove the gu poison from those soldiers."
"Yes, yes, yes. Look, I've even forgotten such an important thing. Empress Dowager, you go and wait in that tent over there. I'll bring the people over right away."
"Go ahead."
Shi Muwǎn and the others followed the person sent by the general and waited in the tent beside. At this moment, she was actually a bit nervous.
"Are you sure it's okay? The safety of those soldiers is now in our hands."
"Doesn't the empress dowager trust me? I've never made a mistake when it comes to human lives."
Seeing his confidence, Shi Muwǎn gradually felt relieved.
Soon, the general brought over a group of the most seriously injured soldiers.
Originally, Shi Muwǎn thought those soldiers were at most seriously injured and not too bad. In the end, she was proven wrong.
Those soldiers had a bluish complexion, pale lips, and even a lot of white hair had appeared at their temples. Seeing these soldiers tortured like this, she gritted her teeth and told the divine doctor.
"Hurry! Give them the 'Return Journey', or they may not be able to hold on until today."
Those soldiers were in so much pain that even an onlooker like her couldn't bear to watch.
San Qi didn't waste any time and immediately took out what he had on him.
Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, so the 'Return Journey' was barely enough for all the seriously injured soldiers.
Shi Muwǎn let out a sigh of relief as those soldiers took the 'Return Journey'.
The general came in. Seeing the soldiers' complexions gradually turning rosy after taking the 'Return Journey', he finally showed a rare smile on his face.
"Fortunately, the empress dowager came in time. Otherwise, our soldiers might not have survived today."
"You don't have to be so polite. The general and the soldiers have been working hard on the border to resist foreign enemies. As the empress dowager, I of course have to take care of your safety."
"It's our blessing and the blessing of the common people that the empress dowager and the emperor can remember our hard work."
Just as he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then, something terrifying happened.
After spitting out this mouthful of blood, the soldier's face was even paler than when he had just taken the 'Return Journey'.