Chapter 834: Falling Frost Flowers 24

It seems like this Palace has truly let you live too carelessly."獨孤城離開鳳儀殿便去了淑妃那邊，進宮的時候風淩兮也跟著來了，此刻正是在淑妃的宮中和淑妃聊天，得知了側妃的事，淑妃倒是有幾分意外。After leaving Fengyi Palace, Dugu Cheng went to Shufei's side. Feng Lin..."As you wish." With a single sentence, Dugu Cheng leaped out the window and left, not even giving Feng Lingxi a chance to regret. He returned to his aloof identity as the master of Tianxianglou.

Feng Ling Xi frowned, is this landlord angry

She shook her head, Feng Lingxi didn't think too much about it, and continued reading her book. Unconsciously, she fell asleep on the table.

Dugu Cheng entered and saw Feng Lingxi lying on the table asleep. Looking at the book of Luoshang Hua pressed beneath her, he put the book away, took a blanket and covered her with it, then sat opposite her and began reviewing government affairs.

There have been many things happening in the palace these days. The vassal kings are staying in the capital, and the emperor asked them to find an opportunity to return to their respective places. Pingnan Wang was easy to persuade, but this Pingbei Wang seems determined to stay in the capital. He used the excuse of guarding Lan Fei during her childbirth as a reason not to leave.

As a result, many ministers in the court also began to switch allegiances. Those who had previously supported Feng Yu Xi now mostly sided with Lan Fei. This led to a power struggle between Lan Fei and the Empress, but he remained unaffected by this conflict, his position in the capital city secure.

Since that day, Xiao Simu had not received any help from Feng Lingxi when she came to the prince's mansion, nor had she visited the Fourth Prince's Mansion. However, on Cen Taihou's side, after Feng Lingxi told Cen Taihou about Du Gu Su's situation, Cen Taihou only instructed her not to interfere in the Falling Frost Flower matter and did not summon her again.

After the summoning ended, Feng Ling Xi's life became much more peaceful. She spent her days at the manor with Tai Fei Shu, occasionally going out shopping on the streets with Dugu Cheng. It was quite pleasant.

"Your Highness, something has happened at the Su Mansion."

Xiao Li hurried forward, leaning close to Feng Ling Xi's ear and whispering softly. Feng Ling Xi's face changed slightly. Shu Taifei watched her, her eyes full of worry, "Xi'er, what happened"

The steward of Prince Su's mansion, Li Guanjia, was assassinated. His body was found in the corner of the backyard wall of Prince Su's mansion.

Feng Ling hurriedly got up, "Mother concubine, I'm going to the Su Wangfu. When Acheng comes back, let him look for me."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Feng Lingxi took Xiao Li and went to Su Wangfu.

Inside the Su Mansion, Li Guanjia's body was placed in the courtyard, covered by a white cloth. People from Dali Temple had arrived. Since the imperial court had reopened its investigation into Su Mansion, several more maids and servants had been added to the household. The imperial stipend had also been restored, making life somewhat better. The environment within Su Mansion had improved considerably, but unexpectedly, after only half a month, Li Guanjia met with an unfortunate incident.

Li Guanjia was like family to the King of Su. He must be very saddened by his death.

Just as Feng Lingxi had thought, when Li the Butler met with misfortune, King Su sat in his wheelchair, staring at Li's corpse without a word. After the coroner finished his examination and reported that it was an assassination, King Su remained unmoved, just staring blankly.

Feng Lingxi arrived at the Su Mansion and, seeing Dugu Su, inquired about what had happened. She learned that this morning, Dugu Su hadn't waited for Li Guanjia to come and help him wash up. Instead, he went out in his wheelchair but didn't see anyone until midday. He sent people to look for him and discovered that Li Guanjia had been dead for a long time.

"Your Highness, the King of Su..."

"Fourth Royal Wife, I have something to tell you."

Wind Lingxi opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Dugu Su. Wind Lingxi looked at everyone staring at her and motioned to Xiaoli, who pushed King Su towards the pavilion. Only then did Wind Lingxi say, "King Su, please speak your mind."

"If the frost-kissed flowers could grant you a solution, would there be any possibility of it being solved"

Du Gusu's words left Feng Lingxi somewhat puzzled, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask this"

"The Fourth Princess only needs to answer this King."

"If I said I didn't have absolute certainty, would King Su believe me"

Dugu Su nodded, saying softly, "This falling frost flower is no ordinary poison, but a rare Gu poison from the Western Regions. Ordinary people would indeed be helpless against it, but this king believes that the Fourth Princess Consort will have a way."

"Western Region Venom"

Feng Lingxi was shocked to hear what Dugu Su said. Perhaps the death of Li Guanjia had dealt him a heavy blow. He wanted to find an antidote and avenge Li Guanjia, but this poison had been around for over ten years, and he hadn't died from it. As Xiao Simu said, did Dugu Su suppress the Gu poison with extremely high internal energy

獨孤蘇點了點頭，緩緩解釋，“這種蠱毒，至寒至毒，本王能夠活到今日，全靠內力壓製這毒，當初本王發現自己中毒的時候，蠱蟲或許還小，毒發一次的時間短，壓製後能夠管好幾個月，但隨著時間的長久，毒性發作的時間越來越短，而且到了炎熱的天氣，毒發的次數也更頻繁。”

After Dugu Su finished speaking, he smiled bitterly.

“Do you know why poison is forbidden in the capital The Empress Dowager issued an order prohibiting all poisons from entering the city, not because they were harmful, but because she feared that an antidote might be developed. She was afraid that if the poison on my body was cured, I would seek revenge against her.”

Feng Lingxi listened to Dugusu's words, although she felt that it was a bit courting death to criticize Empress Cen at this time, she thought what the King of Su said made sense.

The reason why the gu poison doesn't appear is because Empress Cen doesn't want anyone to be able to cure it.

"Now that Li the Butler is gone, this King has nothing more to worry about."

獨孤蘇看著風淩兮，眼中佈滿血絲，“李管家自幼跟著我，對我很照顧，這些年來要不是他，我已經不在世了。現在他被人殺害了，我隻想替他報仇。”

Wind Ling Xi heard this, her beautiful eyes narrowed, "Your Highness, who do you think killed Steward Li"

Regardless of who killed Li Guanjia, this prince must avenge him. That's why this prince hopes that the Fourth Princess Consort can remove the Frostfall Flower from this prince's body.

"I..."

Feng Lingxi looked into Dugu Su's pleading eyes, feeling very conflicted.

"Fourth Princess, if one day this poison fell onto a loved one near you, would you still hesitate to cure it"

獨孤蘇's words stimulated Feng Lingxi, for a moment, Feng Lingxi was worried that the frost flower would really appear on the person she cared about.

“As the Fourth Princess knows, the current Fourth Prince is just like the former King. He possesses a sharp wit and brilliance, but his prominence attracts too much attention. The reason he can endure is because he holds the power of 500,000 troops. But, Fourth Princess, remember this: even if he’s incredibly capable, with more weaknesses, his destiny will inevitably change.”

Feng Lingxi's heart trembled slightly. Meeting Du Gulusu's icy and sharp gaze, she felt as if something terrible was about to happen.

She knew that Empress Cen's politeness was all for the Yao Clan's treasure, and she also knew they were afraid of Du Gu Cheng's military power. But what Du Gu Su said was right, with his achievements surpassing everyone else, Du Gu Cheng had already threatened the imperial court. Empress Cen would never let him go.

"At first, I too believed that as long as I was strong enough, no one could harm me. It wasn't until the frost flower appeared on me that I realized this: even a tiny day moth can unknowingly devour you in this world."

Dugu Su stared at Feng Ling Xi and said, "This king hopes that the Fourth Princess Consort can understand this king's meaning." scars were terrifying, a testament to months of hardship. She who once possessed such fragility, now bore only the weight of repression and a hint of killing intent in her eyes."Arsenic."Feng Lingxi...