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Chapter 1364: Xiao Shi Poisoned
🕑 Added 2023-08-21 22:47:51 +0000 UTCChapter 1364: Xiao Shi Poisoned
Xiao Shi never expected that the Second Prince was still alive, and she was even more surprised by the audacity of the Xiao family and the Third Prince to hide him in their residence.
She went to see the family head, pretending not to know anything, and asked why her maids and servants were taken away.
However, the family head, who used to treat her kindly as the only daughter of the Xiao family, now looked dark and forbade her from asking questions or leaving the Xiao family.
He warned her that if she dared to do anything reckless, not only her servants but even her parents' lives would be in danger.
Xiao Shi was frightened. After returning, she couldn't stop thinking that the family head was risking the lives of the entire Xiao family.
What was even worse was that Xiao Shi suspected she had been poisoned.
She suddenly became thin and couldn't eat or sleep properly. However, it wasn't that she had no appetite, but every mealtime, she felt nauseous.
She knew her father wasn't sick; how could he reach the point of disliking tea and food? But her nausea was abnormal.
It wasn't just her; her father's complexion was also very off.
Xiao Shi suspected that the family head wanted to eliminate their entire family as a precaution.
However, she had no way to resist. She was being watched, her trusted people were taken away, and her parents were being held as hostages. Even if Xiao Shi knew the family head was harming them, she couldn't find a way out.
Her relatives were all part of the Xiao family, and they wouldn't help her.
Her friends who came to visit the Xiao family were all turned away.
The only person who came to take her back was her mother-in-law, but Xiao Shi knew that her mother-in-law didn't like her, and she couldn't trust her either.
At that moment, Xiao Shi desperately hoped for Xiang Weinan to come back. He was the only person she could believe in and rely on.
Perhaps her prayers were heard, and Xiang Weinan did return.
Xiao Shi was ecstatic. She knew that her relationship with her husband wasn't good, but she understood his character well, knowing that he was intelligent and cautious.
Even... she knew he might already be one of the Emperor's people.
After going to Jiangyuan County, Xiao Shi didn't return empty-handed.
When the new Emperor ascended the throne, she noticed her husband's visible excitement. He was the son-in-law of the Xiao family, yet he didn't worry about being purged by the new Emperor.
Although it felt unbelievable, Xiao Shi believed in her intuition. Even her husband's trip to Jiangyuan County might have been deliberate.
Sure enough, after Xiang Weinan returned to the capital, he came to the Xiao family.
The day before, Xiao Shi used the limited tools at her disposal to write a message on a handkerchief.
After Xiang Weinan understood the cause and effect of the situation, he reported it to the Emperor.
After discussing the matter, they all agreed that it was not the right time to startle the snake. The Emperor intended to use this opportunity to eliminate the Third Prince as well.
However, Xiao Shi needed to be saved.
She was poisoned and couldn't stay in the Xiao family for long, or her life would be in danger.
The Emperor didn't care much about Xiao Shi. Sacrificing the Xiao family for the greater cause wasn't a difficult decision for him. But he did care about Xiang Weinan; he was one of his trusted men. To save his wife, the Emperor wouldn't be so heartless as to advise him to give up.
But how to save Xiao Shi was a problem.
However, the letter ended here, and Shu Yu didn't know how they managed to save Xiao Shi.
She didn't pay much attention; these things were not supposed to be her concern.
She even couldn't understand why Qi Lie told her all this.
