diskusbooks Chapter 147 Is Prince Cheng the Pavilion Master?
Chapter 147 Is Prince Cheng the Pavilion Master?
Zhu Huaning was also exhausted by her mother's torment. "Father, even the imperial physicians are helpless. What can I do?"
Zhu Zhishun pointed at Nangong Shi on the bed, who was staring wide-eyed and moaning like a ghost, and said angrily, "We can't let her stay like this forever, can we? If she doesn't rest, we still need to rest!"
"Father, why don't you go and rest first? I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on Mother."
"Alright! You make the arrangements then. Send someone to let me know if anything happens!" Faced with his daughter's suggestion, Zhu Zhishun did not hesitate at all and left immediately.
Looking at her mother's unclosed pupils, Zhu Huaning took a deep breath and then summoned her head maidservant to come closer, whispering a message to her.
The head palace maid nodded, went to the table, poured a glass of water, and secretly poured a packet of medicine powder into the glass behind Nangong Shi's back. Then she carried the glass to the bedside and coaxed softly, "Madam, have some water."
Nangong could only make "ah ah" sounds.
The head palace maid then poured the water from the cup into her mouth.
Not long after, Nangong Shi, who had been convulsing for several hours, finally closed her eyes and calmed down.
However, in her stillness, her limbs were stiff, like a dead person, which was even more eerie than when she was convulsing.
"Your Highness, this sleeping potion won't last long. Once the lady wakes up, will we have to keep feeding her?" The head palace maid asked with a worried expression.
Zhu Huaning's face was gloomy.
If Mother has become like this, and you say it has nothing to do with Prince Cheng and the others, not even a ghost would believe it!
But Huaxin's disappearance and Cheng Wang's arrogant attitude clearly meant they were going to be taught a lesson!
Her only hope now is that man named Hua Ping...
Her mother had told her that the man was a mysterious figure, and no one knew him. She didn't know where to look for him!
"I'm exhausted today, let's rest first and think of something tomorrow." Feeling powerless, she could only choose to rest for now.
"Yes."
Just as the master and servant were about to leave, the door was suddenly pushed open.
A masked man appeared in the house like a ghost.
"Ah..." the head palace maid screamed in fright.
"Shut up!" Zhu Huaning turned around sharply and shouted coldly. Then she walked up to the masked man and asked politely, "You must be Mr. Hua that my mother mentioned? I've long admired your name, and it's a pleasure to meet you today. Not only are your medical skills superb, but your martial arts are also so impressive. It's truly admirable!"
Hearing her praise, the masked man laughed heartily, "The Crown Princess is truly eloquent!"
Zhu Huaning first offered a flattering smile, then glanced back at her mother, who lay on the bed as if lifeless, and her smile instantly turned to sorrow. "Sir, please, could you save my mother? She has been so cruelly harmed!"
The masked man didn't ask any questions and went straight to the bed.
Zhu Huaning followed beside him, recounting in detail the events surrounding Nangong's illness.
At first, the masked man was calm and confident when examining Nangong Shi, but as he continued, his movements became increasingly stiff, and his eyes under the mask were filled with inexplicable panic.
Especially after Zhu Huaning finished speaking, he asked in shock, "Say it again, who touched her?"
Faced with his suddenly agitated eyes, Zhu Huaning took a step back in fright, but still replied, "Only Prince Cheng helped my mother before he left. After they left the Prime Minister's residence, my mother developed a strange illness..."
“King Cheng…” The masked man trembled slightly, his eyes sharper than an eagle’s, and filled with a variety of unfathomable emotions.
"Sir, what's wrong? Could the murderer really be Prince Cheng? But how could he have such ability?" Zhu Huaning asked abruptly.
The masked man clenched his fists tightly, staring tremblingly at Nangong Shi on the bed.
Zhu Huaning quickly gave the head palace maid a meaningful look.
The head palace maid poured a glass of water and brought it to him, saying, "Sir, please have some water."
The masked man turned around, took the cup, and, as if extremely thirsty, gulped down the water.
After a moment, the complex emotions in his eyes gradually subsided. He handed the empty cup to the head palace maid, put his hands behind his back, and looked at Zhu Huaning, "Crown Princess, do you know what poison your mother was poisoned with?"
"Please enlighten me, sir!" Zhu Huaning bowed and said.
"The Heavenly Mandate Demon Bone Powder was made by grinding the tendons and bones of the Hua Xiang Pavilion Master after his death, and only the next Pavilion Master can obtain it!"
"You...you mean Prince Cheng is..." Zhu Huaning was shocked, but then she shook her head, "Impossible! He spent the first ten years of his life in the palace and the next ten years training in the military. How could he be the head of Huaxiang Pavilion?"
"How exactly did your mother offend him that he had to personally intervene?" the masked man asked in a deep voice.
Zhu Huaning was still in shock when the head palace maid answered for her, "Sir, there is a woman named Hua Xin by Prince Cheng's side. She helped Prince Cheng heal his leg and face injuries, ruining my Crown Prince's grand plan. My Crown Prince and Crown Princess are not satisfied and want to get rid of Hua Xin and Hua Xiang Pavilion behind her. So they asked the Prime Minister's wife to set up a scheme to frame them, thinking that this would make the Emperor wary of Hua Xin and Hua Xiang Pavilion, and then send troops to eliminate Hua Xiang Pavilion."
After hearing this, the masked man looked at the master and servant with the eyes of someone looking at fools.
If Prince Cheng is the head of Huaxiang Pavilion, and they dare to threaten to eliminate Huaxiang Pavilion in front of him, wouldn't that be courting death?
No wonder Prince Cheng took action himself!
"Sir..." Zhu Huaning came to her senses and asked him excitedly, "Your medical skills are superb, please save my mother. As long as you can cure my mother, no amount of gold and silver is a problem!"
The masked man shook his head without hesitation, "I can't save them!"
"Why?"
“Every Hua Xiang Pavilion Master is a direct disciple of the previous Master, and the things that transform into after the death of each Master are only possessed by the new Master. This is the most mysterious and ruthless method used to protect Hua Xiang Pavilion. Not only is it unsolvable for others, but even the current Master has no antidote.” After the masked man finished speaking, he looked at Nangong Shi with regret and sighed, “You should prepare for her afterlife. Even if she is drugged, she will not survive more than three days before her liver and gallbladder rupture and she bleeds from all seven orifices. Moreover, after her death, she must be cremated to ashes. If she is buried, it will surely harm the lives of her descendants.”
"No..." Zhu Huaning couldn't accept this blow, and her legs went weak instantly.
"Crown Princess!" The head palace maid quickly hugged the masked man.
"Mother!" Zhu Huaning broke free from her mother's grasp, collapsed to the bedside, and wept bitterly. "It's all my fault for causing you this mess! Don't worry, I will avenge you and make the Prince Cheng's Mansion and the Ye family pay with their lives!"