I survived as a female assassin

"Have you found any clues about the two groups of people at the foot of the mountain?"

Cui Zhanting instantly became serious, leaning towards Mu Yuan. He said in a low voice, "I just got the exact information. They are the Queen's people, and the other group is from [Luo Yu]."

Mu Yuan actually already knew that one of the waves would be targeting Blood Shadow. When they were in Xinghua Village, due to Leng Yue's presence, they did not act rashly.

As for the other group, no one really expected it to be the Queen. Hasn't she always been "upright" and claimed to be the mother of the country? Why would she do such a thing?

"Where are the people from Yunmeng Inn? How is the investigation going?"

"They hired only death warriors. Don't they kill everyone they catch from the Silent Shadow Sect?"

Cui Zhanting's mouth was full of teasing, and he almost made a face at Jiemie in the dark...

In the past few days, Mu Yuan carefully sorted out all the suspicious points before and after his accident. The fact that he was going to meet Blood Shadow must have been leaked by people around him. There were many people who often went to the East Palace on weekdays, but there were actually not many people who could really say anything.

The eldest brother Mu Zhenqi accidentally fell into the water in winter when he was ten years old. He had a high fever that wouldn't go away and damaged his brain. His intelligence was only equivalent to that of a child of a few years old. He went to the East Palace every day to play with the third brother Jing Yubai, which annoyed him very much.

Next is the third child. He grew up with me. Apart from being a little playful and clingy, there is nothing wrong with him.

Then there is Little Seven Mu Wan, who is Mu Zhenqi's biological sister. She has just reached the age of coming of age and is always cheerful. She always brings her eldest son to the East Palace to play.

It is even more impossible for Xiao Shisi, who is only an eight-year-old child.

The teacher's son, Xu Wenzhuo? He was one of his few close friends...

Mu Yuan thought about it and didn't find anyone suspicious. Who could be hiding so deeply?

When Cui Zhanting saw Mu Yuan constantly scratching his index finger with his thumb, he knew that he must have encountered some problem and was trying to find a solution.

"Your Highness, don't worry. The Eastern Palace has already placed people there and will report to you immediately if there is any movement."

"The fox's tail will eventually show up!"

Mu Yuan then looked up at him. He thought he had left, but he didn't expect General Cui to still be there. "Expand the scope. Investigate all your close associates, including those from the Jiying Sect. I've already told Jimie about this."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Cui Zhanting was about to leave Mu Yuan's room when he took a few steps and was stopped by him, "How many more days can we wait for the Emperor to come?"

He looked embarrassed. "The emperor said that it would take at most five days. Many ministers have already begun to meet with the emperor. He asked the emperor to hold a funeral for you, ahem, for the crown prince, as soon as possible. To ensure the stability of the country, he should appoint a new crown prince."

"Let me guess, is the person leading this, the Prime Minister or the Emperor's uncle?"

"Your Highness, this time it's not just the uncle and the prime minister, but also the Marquis of Dingguo..."

Marquis Dingguo?

Didn’t he always stay out of the affairs of state?

Why did it jump out at this time?

Oh, Xiahou Xun, Marquis of Dingguo, was a man who lived and died with the emperor, and a founding hero. However, he is very old and has not been involved in state affairs for a long time.

He jumped out at this time, probably to make plans for his grandson, the Sixth Prince Mu Hongrui, right?

The sixth child’s biological mother is the emperor’s favorite concubine, Empress Qing.

Mu Yuan couldn't help but sigh, if he had relatives who were planning for him, would he be able to live an easier life?

He gave a bitter laugh. Never mind. Who had he been born with such a fate? His mother died giving birth to him, and his grandfather's family hated him to the core. He was the one who killed his own mother. He was a man born to be doomed, yet the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had calculated that he was the crown prince of the Daliang Kingdom. How ridiculous...

Mu Yuan exhaled a breath of foul air and started coughing violently.

Cui Zhanting hurried forward to support him and asked anxiously, "Hasn't Imperial Physician Qin been here already? Why hasn't your highness gotten better?"

"What did Doctor Qin say?"

Mu Yuan waved his hand at him and said, "No problem. Go check on Marquis Dingguo and Old Six to see if they had any unusual behavior before and after the incident with me."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Go down."

After Cui Zhanting left, Mu Yuan, who had been holding back his cough, finally stopped. He lifted up his sleeves and saw a black, hair-like line appearing on the inside of his forearm.

He couldn't help but think of the scene of meeting with Doctor Qin.

"Your Highness, you've been poisoned by the most formidable of all poisons, the Ice Soul Poison! This poison is extremely rare, and I've only seen it in ancient medical texts. It's made from melted snow mountain black ice. It's said that countless people have died and been injured in the quest for this snow mountain black ice. This poison actually exists in this world!"

Doctor Qin then used his inner strength to lock the acupuncture points on his chest, and used his inner strength to once again detect where the Ice Soul Poison had reached and what degree of toxicity it had reached.

But after the investigation, he sighed repeatedly, "Your Highness, please do not force your internal energy again!"

"After three days, a black line will appear in the muscles on the inside of your arm. Every seven days, this black line will get thicker and thicker until it becomes as thick as a thumb..."

Mu Yuan smiled and asked, "When it gets as thick as a thumb, will I die?"

When Doctor Qin saw Mu Yuan's smile, it was so beautiful, but also creepy.

He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Your humble servant knows his crime, your humble servant knows his crime, I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"

"Your Highness, please forgive me..."

He kowtowed several times...

"Doctor Qin, you are a man of broad understanding. You will know what to do next."

Doctor Qin didn't even dare to raise his head, his whole body trembling. "I understand. I must be careful with my words and actions!"

"It's just that this poison... I'm sorry, I'm incompetent..."

Mu Yuan straightened his robe and said, "Get up."

"Since you've already said that this Ice Soul Poison is the worst of all poisons, and it's so rare, it's normal that there's no antidote."

Doctor Qin breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up. "Thank you, Your Highness..."

Just when Mu Yuan asked him to leave, Doctor Qin turned around and looked at Mu Yuan again. He was still so young. Who was so vicious to take his life in this way?

If that black line became as thick as a thumb, Mu Yuan's internal organs would quickly rot. How could an ordinary person endure that kind of pain...

"Your Highness, I once saw a method in a medical book that can cure all kinds of poisons, but..."

Mu Yuan looked up at Doctor Qin in confusion, "What?"

"It's also a legend that says feeding a herbalist's blood for a month can cure all poisons..."

"But this method needs to be verified, and the medicine man is just a rumor now. I have never seen one!"

Mu Yuan sneered, "After all, it's just waiting to die..."

Imperial Physician Qin knelt down again with a plop. "Your Highness, medicine men do exist in the world, but I am so uneducated that I have never seen one..."

Mu Yuan waved his hand, and Doctor Qin seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. Finally, he walked out hunched over and trembling.