"Thud!"
"Sister Xi!"
Not to mention there were so many people here. Just Shan Yiyuan alone had been closely watching her from the side. Anyone could figure out that he wouldn't let her succeed.
The moment Zhang Huan pulled out her hairpin, Yiyuan sprang up and kicked her with all his might.
The kick was so powerful that she slid all the way to the door and hit the door frame with a loud thud before finally coming to a stop.
As for Yun Qianying, seeing Zhang Huan losing her mind, she was afraid that Zhang Huan would expose her. She let out a scream and pretended to rush forward to save Yun Xi. In fact, she blocked Yun Qi and Liu Jingyue who were hurriedly running to pull Yun Xi.
Taking advantage of the moment when Yiyuan kicked Zhang Huan down and brushed past her, she took out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it into Zhang Huan's abdomen.
"Ah!"
Yun Xi had already been quickly pulled away by Yiyuan. Yun Qianying didn't really want to save her anyway, so she naturally missed and fell to the ground. She was accidentally stabbed in the ankle by the gold hairpin that fell from Zhang Huan's hand. The pain made her scream out, and real tears of pain welled up in her eyes.
The room was in chaos for a moment.
Some people were concerned about Yun Xi, while others were looking at Zhang Huan. Since Liu Jingyue and Yun Qi had originally rushed towards Yun Xi together, they were both beside Yun Xi. For a moment, there was not a single person beside Yun Qianying.
"Mother! Brother!"
Yun Qianying couldn't tell whether she was angry or in pain. She shouted angrily, and tears streamed down her face like a small stream.
Seeing that Yun Xi was safe, Liu Jingyue and Yun Qi both breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Yun Qianying's aggrieved and angry shout, they then rushed over together. While calling for a doctor, they gently comforted Yun Qianying.
Yun Xi hadn't gotten any useful clues about the mysterious person yet, so her full attention was on Zhang Huan. She immediately noticed that Zhang Huan was injured in the abdomen, and blood was gushing out.
"Lingyan!"
Yun Xi shouted and quickly ran towards Zhang Huan.
Lingyan nodded in understanding and flew over. She quickly tapped several major acupoints on Zhang Huan's body to slow down the bleeding. Then she took out the wound medicine she had prepared from her bosom, tore open Zhang Huan's clothes, and poured the medicine on the wound without even daring to remove the dagger.
"Don't come here, miss,"
After a series of smooth operations, Yun Xi had already run close to Zhang Huan. Lingyan quickly stopped her and said,
"Her wound can't stop bleeding. It will get on you later."
"This wound medicine can only last for a while. Miss, ask your questions quickly. She doesn't have much time left."
Indeed.
It was not only a matter of Zhang Huan's life but also the duration of Yun Xi's mind - reading ability without direct contact.
She had tested it yesterday. The maximum duration of mind - reading without continuous contact was less than an hour.
And now, in about two quarters of an hour, it would be an hour.
Yun Xi had to stop and quickly asked,
"What are the characteristics of that mysterious person? Have you been in contact with them recently? How did you contact them?"
"Aunt, I know you're just feeling unfair. You feel that all the people in the Liu family have suffered losses, while my brother and I are unscathed, so you're jealous. In fact, you know in your heart that the real culprit who killed your son Che'er is that mysterious person and his accomplices. You just have no way to deal with them. You can't kill them, so you take your anger out on me."
"Tell me the truth, aunt. I'll avenge you and the people of the Liu family."
"Avenge... avenge..."
Zhang Huan was in so much pain that she could hardly speak.
The rapidly losing blood also made her head dizzy, and her body gradually turned cold.
[Take revenge? How can you take revenge?]
[I tell you his name is Mo Tong. Can you find him? The woman who was talking to him at that time was a concubine in the palace!]
[And that concubine has the closest private contact with Yiyuan's old father!]
Boom -
Yun Xi was stunned. What did it mean? The old prince had an affair with a concubine in the palace? And they had plotted the plague together!?
Attempting to... usurp the throne!?
And was the old prince the real culprit for the tragic situation of the Liu family!?
Staring blankly at Zhang Huan, Yun Xi found it difficult to think for a moment.
Zhang Huan's lips were getting paler and paler. She could only utter a few words intermittently:
"You... you kill..."
[You kill him! A son should pay for his father's debts. If you want to avenge the Liu family, then you, kill Yi -]
The following words suddenly disappeared.
Yun Xi's heart trembled, and her hands and feet were as cold as ice in the twelfth lunar month.
Even though she didn't hear the last word, Yun Xi knew who she was talking about.
A son should pay for his father's debts -
Kill Yiyuan.
Pain...
It was so painful...
It was as if an invisible big hand had tightly grasped her heart and was gradually tightening, as if it was going to crush her heart.
It made it difficult for her to breathe.
"Ayuan..."
A tear suddenly slid down from the corner of Yun Xi's eye and quietly disappeared into the ground.
Yun Xi covered her chest and slowly squatted down, gasping for breath.
"Xiaoxi!"
"Yingying!"
Yiyuan and Liu Jingyue's panicked voices rang out at the same time.
But Yun Xi couldn't hear clearly at all.
Her heart was pounding wildly. Yiyuan was so scared that his hands were trembling a little.
He was afraid that Yun Xi would fall into a coma again like yesterday, and he was afraid that she would never wake up this time.
Not caring about anything else, Yiyuan picked Yun Xi up horizontally. His usually cold and aloof voice was slightly hoarse:
"Let's go back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Qi had already flashed to Yiyuan's side. He was extremely anxious and kept talking to Yun Xi, afraid that she would fall asleep.
Liu Jingyue was extremely frightened. After confirming that Yun Qianying only had some minor injuries, she quickly told her a few words and then closely followed them out of the door.
Everyone's attention was on Yun Xi and Zhang Huan. No one noticed the hatred and resentment in Yun Qianying's eyes as the doctor was bandaging her wound in the corner. She looked like a ghost who had just climbed out of hell.
In the palace, Hunyuan and Lianyi were rummaging through all kinds of books and scrolls left by Master Qingyi day and night, as well as relevant medical books and miscellaneous records about poisons from the folk and other countries.
Jiang Ning also came to help because the cloth in the cloth workshop had been completed in a hurry.
The three of them were engrossed in their search when they received a report from a palace servant that Yun Xi suddenly had another problem.
Hunyuan secretly cursed. This time, he didn't take Lianyi with him. He just told her to continue looking carefully. Then he called Jiang Ning, and the two of them threw the books and scrolls in their hands aside and rushed to Zhihong Garden.
A small and unremarkable eunuch in the corner also quietly retreated.
"Called Hunyuan there again?"
A gentle female voice said unhurriedly, as if chatting casually.
"Then she's not dead yet? This Yun Qianying is so stupid in doing things. She should have stabbed the dagger into Yun Xi's body."
"Who says it's not?"
The small eunuch kneeling on the ground flattered:
"In vain did the Fourth Princess come up with such a good idea for her. She wasted it all."
Yi Zhen casually played with her nails without paying attention to the eunuch's flattery. She just said,
"Have you found out what Hunyuan is rummaging for?"
The small eunuch stiffened, and a flash of fear crossed his face:
"Not... not yet..."
"Princess, please spare my life. In fact, the Chaogan Hall has always been strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or leave casually. That Master Hunyuan is extremely rigorous and cautious in his work. Only he and those from his same sect are allowed to get close to that room. This servant really has no way..."