The Emperor was kissed by the Regent and cried again

So thinking...

From the moment he stepped into Xixu City, Qin Yejue secretly sent people to keep an eye on him! !

"The prince is very concerned about me and knows every detail."

Whenever Qin Yejue thought of Shen Jingli's past favor for Gu Sichen, he felt upset.

Too bad it can’t be removed immediately!!

Shen Jingli told him that innocent people should not be killed indiscriminately.

Gu Sichen hasn't done anything too outrageous so far, so it's hard to touch him! !

……

Qin Yejue, who was extremely jealous, said sinisterly: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. If you are upright, why would you be afraid of your shadow being crooked?"

"..."

Gu Sichen's eyebrows were throbbing. What on earth did he do to make such a statement?!

"I am just lamenting that I don't have such...good popularity as you."

Oh no, if I continue to follow his words, there’s no guarantee that Shen Jingli won’t misunderstand that I’m being promiscuous.

Gu Sichen changed the subject and asked, "Your Majesty is so outstanding and has such a distinguished appearance. I'm sure you have had many romantic affairs. Don't you want to talk about it?"

Qin Yejue narrowed his eyes slightly, and his hand on Shen Jingli's waist couldn't help but hold it tighter.

His next words seemed more like they were spoken to Shen Jingli.

"Except for the emperor, I will not give anyone else even the slightest chance. From beginning to end, there is only one person in my heart."

Shen Jingli felt warmed by the sudden confession.

Qin Yejue’s sense of masculinity is…extremely strong!!

She stared at Qin Yejue in a daze. He noticed Shen Jingli's gaze and the two looked at each other.

Gu Sichen: “…”

Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly said something to ruin the atmosphere.

No matter how good Qin Yejue is to the emperor now, it cannot erase the fact that he has oppressed the emperor for two years! !

"I wonder if the prince still remembers... all the tyrannical actions he used to take against the emperor. The way the prince expressed his feelings... was truly appalling!"

Qin Yejue joked, "Mr. Gu naturally doesn't understand what flirting is."

Gu Sichen's chest was heaving, and he almost cursed out loud. How could he misinterpret those things in the past as flirting? ?

"Your Highness, don't you think what you said is outrageous? Flirting like that is unprecedented!!"

Qin Yejue did not get angry but laughed instead, and said slowly: "Master Gu is really ignorant. It doesn't matter that you have seen little. The matter between the king and the emperor is all for you to open your eyes."

"you!!…"

The atmosphere began to become tense.

Shen Jingli suddenly felt something was wrong. How did their conversation go off track? Not only did it go off track, but it was also a bit confusing! !

She had a premonition that if she continued talking, Qin Yejue would definitely get angry, and if that happened it would be very difficult to end up like this!

Gu Sichen should think the same as others, that she was staying with Qin Yejue only to protect her life and had to pretend to be nice to him.

But the fact is not so.

In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Shen Jingli took Qin Yejue's arm and said, "Let's not talk about the past. Anyway... I enjoy it and it's completely voluntary!"

Gu Sichen's breathing stagnated. The emperor was entangled by such an unstable person, and he said he enjoyed it? He was willing! ?

She must have been bullied to the point of being numb!!

"Your Majesty, please don't..."

Shen Jingli quickly interrupted him: "Gu Aiqing, that, that!!"

"You...you seem to have forgotten to salute just now."

"..."

"I am guilty." After saying this, Gu Sichen was about to salute, but Shen Jingli said first, "No need for that. Sit down. Let's talk about business, not personal matters."

Gu Sichen was embarrassed, it was such an abrupt turn.

……

Just now, Shen Jingli's active touch made Qin Yejue happy, and the jealousy was not so strong anymore.

Unfortunately, she only held on for a short while and soon let go.

Gu Sichen sat opposite the two of them, his expression becoming serious, "Your Majesty, the Sang tribe and the Xue Rui Kingdom have been secretly colluding for a long time, and the mastermind behind the poisoning of the soldiers is the ruler of the Xue Rui Kingdom!"

She asked, "How did Lord Gu know that Xue Ruiguo was the mastermind?"

"The younger sister of the new monarch of Xuerui... She was unwilling to accept the fact that she lost the throne. She has been trying to win over the people's support for a long time and is ready to attack at any time."

"She told me... that the Xuerui Kingdom did not hesitate to increase taxes and spent huge sums of money to secretly refine poisons, and then provided them to the Sang tribe."

He added: "I have privately sent someone to investigate the matter and it is true."

Shen Jingli asked: "So she... was pulling you?"

Gu Sichen confessed, "Yes, I have been dealing with her, but she doesn't know much, and I still don't know what kind of poison it is."

"Just keep her hanging for now."

"That is exactly what I meant."

She then asked, "Do you send poisoned soldiers back to Beijing every day?"

"Yes. Xixu City's medical resources are poor, so they can only be sent to the capital. Every morning... the soldiers who were poisoned yesterday will be sent back to the capital."

Gu Sichen sighed: "Now the number of people poisoned is increasing by three or five every day. We have been investigating for a long time but have not found any clues."

Shen Jingli: "There's no need to check for the cause of the poison. They were poisoned by blood spiders, which spread through the air. Even wearing a gas mask won't help."

He was surprised: "Your Majesty...how did you know about this?"

A secret letter came from the capital, which also said that the cause of the poison could not be found, and even suspected that the soldiers were faking illness. However... anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was not the case.

How come the emperor can explain the poisoning so clearly? Could it be that... she had already found out the cause of the poisoning?

Shen Jingli handed the small gourd porcelain bottle to Gu Sichen who was still in deep thought: "This is the antidote."

His eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Antidote?! How could the emperor have an antidote?"

They are still investigating the cause of the poisoning, but the antidote has already been made! ?

Gu Sichen's face flushed with shame. He felt so useless and embarrassed...

Shen Jingli: "Qin Yejue noticed that there were faint spider web patterns on the poisoned soldier's arm. These patterns were very shallow and difficult to detect."

"Then, he asked the Divine Doctor Beikong to secretly investigate the matter. After confirming that it was spider venom, the antidote was made."

Although Gu Sichen disliked Qin Yejue in every way, when he heard that it was because of him that he discovered the spider poison, he couldn't help but admire him.

Without him, the Abyss might be in danger...

It is undeniable that Qin Yejue excels in every aspect, but he has a fatal flaw...

He failed to distinguish between the emperor and his subjects, and even placed himself above the imperial power, wantonly bullying the emperor! !

……

Gu Sichen knew that he could not compete with Qin Yejue. He lowered his eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, since we already have the antidote, there is no need to send soldiers back to the capital in the future."

Shen Jingli shook his head: "No... the time is not right yet!"

Gu Sichen raised his eyes to look at her.

"Take this bottle of antidote back and try it out to see if it works on the soldiers who have just been poisoned."

Shen Jingli has tried this medicine in the capital, but...it takes three or four days to travel from Xixu City to the capital, even if you travel day and night.

It would be safer to try the antidote on the soldiers who have just been poisoned.