Chapter 463 (2/2)

Ning Yuxuan smiled and nodded. “She's resting in the next room. Do you want to go see her?”

Ning Mingjie consider for a long time before chuckling and turning around. “No, no need.”

It would better to not see her.

The boat turned around and prepared to leave for the capital. Marquis Moyu had planned the timing of this trip perfectly. During the month he was gone, Zhao Zhe had flipped tablets for the women he would sleep with. Of the women chosen, four of them were women that Ning Yuxuan had sent into the palace.

When Xuwu had left with Haohao, he had given him four bottles of treasure. It was four types of herbs that when mixed together would become a slow-acting poison. A poison that couldn't be detected by the imperial physicians was a rare treasure.

It could be considered not a waste.

When Ning Yuxuan returned to the capital, he would resume control over the important matters in the imperial court and act as a low-key, helpful official. While he waited for the emperor's health to gradually deteriorate, he would control the overall situation. By the time the emperor finally died, there wouldn't be any panic in the country. He would a.s.sist the neglected fourth prince in ruling the country while the fourth prince sat on the throne and played with a slingshot.

In other words, although he had to follow his clan's law in not taking the throne for himself, he was allowed to take down the last remaining emperor that would have a grudge against him.

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When Ji Man woke up, she saw a young woman sitting by her bed. She looked huffy, but also very happy.

When the young woman saw her opening her eyes, she curiously stared at her and asked, “My name is Pengxin. What's your name?”

“My name is… Ji Man.” Ji Man was a bit muddled-headed from her sleep. She felt confused when she saw this vaguely familiar-looking person.

Marquis Moyu came inside with a bowl of soup. He swept his gaze over Pengxin, and she instinctively moved aside. For some unknown reason, she felt a bit fearful of him.

“The reason behind this trip was to come here to pick her up.” Ning Yuxuan gently sat down on the bed and fed the soup to Ji Man, spoonful by spoonful. “She's Yuzhen's princess.”

Ji Man choked on a mouthful of soup. She couldn't resist looking at Pengxin.

No wonder this young woman had looked familiar. She did look a bit similar to Pengyue, but she seemed bolder than Pengyue.

Wait, pick up Yuzhen's princess? Ji Man widened her eyes as she looked at Ning Yuxuan. “Is that battle with Yuzhen over?”

“It's continuing,” Ning Yuxuan seriously replied, “The war will continue for one more month before it's okay for it to end.”

Translator Ramblings: At first I was thinking, isn't it weird that there are so many undetectable and incurable poisons? But, I think it makes sense that the known poisons outnumber the known antidotes. It's much easier to figure out that something has a harmful effect, then to find a cure for it or to identify the exact poison, especially since they didn't have any high-tech medical equipment back then.