Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1902 Pleasure
The head of the Wu family clenched his fists and roared at Xiahou Yunzhao, "That's Aying, my own sister, your lawfully wedded wife, Xiahou family head! If I don't risk my life to bring her back to the Wu family, General Xiahou will torture her into confessing, using her blood as bait and the corpses of my entire Wu family as stepping stones to make your Xiahou family rise to power!"

Xiahou Yunzhao pursed her lips and said calmly, "Do I need to?"

However, the more nonchalant she appeared, the more the Wu family head pressed her for an answer. "General Xiahou, you've harbored resentment ever since Prince Rong'an overpowered you. Later, Fang Zilan forced you to relinquish your power and step down, taking away your title of Duke of Yue, which only fueled your resentment. If you had known this would happen, why did you surrender in the first place and even send Consort Yu to him..."

"Shut up." Xiahou Yunzhao looked down at the head of the Wu family and said, word by word, "Consort Yu is the birth mother of the current emperor. You are not worthy to mention her."

"I am not worthy?" The head of the Wu family sneered. "General Xiahou, if you and Xie Chen had not been so determined to surrender, how could the Baiyue region have fallen to this state? How could the Xiahou family have fallen to this state?"

"This is a matter for the Xiahou family, and it has nothing to do with you." Xiahou Yunzhao's face was ashen. "Now that Xie Chen is in court, I only have one question—does your Wu family admit to the crime of privately trading prohibited drugs?"

“I admit it.” The head of the Wu family nodded readily. “I was instructed by the Xiahou family to trade in prohibited drugs and sell Wu Kui to the steward of the Rong’an Prince’s mansion, which poisoned the Rong’an Prince’s life.”

Before he finished speaking, an uproar erupted both inside and outside the hall.

Xie Chen slammed his gavel and asked loudly, "Why would the Xiahou family instruct you to do this?"

"Why?" A sinister smile appeared on the face of the Wu family head. "Haven't I made myself clear enough? General Xiahou has harbored resentment for a long time. Moreover, considering the pirate invasion and the epidemic in the southeast, how could she not hate what Prince Rong'an did?"

Xie Chen took a deep breath. "If what you say is true, why didn't General Xiahou take action back then, but instead waited all these years?"

"Mr. Xie, others may not know the reason, but do you not know it either?" The head of the Wu family chuckled. "Who in the southeast doesn't know that General Xiahou and Prince Rong'an are at odds? At that critical juncture, even if she had her own intentions, Mr. Xie, you wouldn't have let her act recklessly, would you?"

Xie Chen didn't speak. Xiahou Yunzhao smiled self-deprecatingly and said softly, "I never thought that after so many years, in other people's eyes, I would still be the woman who needs Xie Chen to save me."

"General Xiahou, is there anything you want to say?" Xie Chen heard his own voice tremble slightly.

"May I ask if the Wu family patriarch knows what kind of poison Wu Kui is?" Xiahou Yunzhao composed herself. The Wu family patriarch coughed lightly, "My Wu family is only responsible for collecting poisonous insects and herbs. How would we know what Wu Kui is?"

“The Wu family patriarch may not know, but I do.” Su Yun’s voice came from outside the hall. He strode into the hall, bowed, and said, “Originally, Wu Kui was not a poison, but rather something created by the Su family ancestors and presented to the Ji family of the previous dynasty for their amusement. Later, due to a marriage alliance, it passed to the Di Rong and was modified into a poison. And then…”

He paused, "With the fall of the previous dynasty and the endless wars between the Di and Rong tribes, no one knows where the Wu Kui formula has ended up."

"Please, gentlemen." The man raised his hand and bowed, gesturing for them to enter. Fang Zilan, supported by Li Shengxuan and Awan on either side, followed him to the guest room.

Once inside the guest room, the man bowed again. "If Miss Zixiu has no further instructions, I will take my leave." He then quietly took something from his sleeve and hurriedly stuffed it into Fang Zilan's hand, whispering, "This is what my young master instructed me to give to the Third Miss."

Fang Zilan's expression hardened, and she returned the greeting through gritted teeth, "Thank you very much."

"Miss Zixiu, you're too kind." The man shook his head, his gaze falling on Li Shengxuan. "However, this gentleman looks unfamiliar. I wonder what his relationship is with Miss Zixiu?" "Whatever the relationship is, it's none of your business." Awan stood aggressively in front of Li Shengxuan and Fang Zilan, trying to block the man's gaze, but to no avail.

“Miss Awan, there’s no need for that.” The man composed himself and said earnestly, “My young master cares about Miss Zixiu, and he should know who’s around her. If I haven’t found out, then it’s my dereliction of duty.”

Upon hearing this, Li Shengxuan tightened his grip on Fang Zilan's arm, his voice carrying an air of authority: "Who do you think I am to her?"

Fang Zilan leaned against Li Shengxuan's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and felt inexplicably flustered, her face turning red involuntarily.

The man coughed lightly, lowered his eyes, and said, "I misspoke, please forgive me, Miss Zixiu." Before he finished speaking, he fled the guest room as if he were escaping.

"You really are..." Fang Zilan tried to push Li Shengxuan away, but she couldn't muster any strength.

"Don't move." Li Shengxuan, with one arm around Fang Zilan, took the object from her hand and tossed it to Awan. "Look what this is?"

Awan looked closely and saw that it was a medicine bottle. She carefully opened it, sniffed it, and hesitated, "Could this be the antidote?"

Li Shengxuan's face lit up with joy, "If it really is the antidote..."

"No!" Awan shouted, interrupting Li Shengxuan, "She already had..."

She realized her mistake as soon as she opened her mouth and awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "What I mean is, she's been poisoned and injured too many times before, and has used a lot of medicine, so her constitution is different from ordinary people. Even the antidote can't be used on her casually..."

Li Shengxuan carried Fang Zilan directly to the bed, seemingly ignoring what Awan was saying. Only when her voice faded did he turn to her and ask, "Are you done talking?"

Awan pursed her lips, forced a nod, and slowly moved closer to the bedside. Mustering her courage, she said, "Right now, you're just an ordinary person to me. I don't care what you do, you can't stop me from saving people..."

"How confident are you?" Li Shengxuan stopped Awan from saying anything more and stepped aside to make room for her.

"I don't know." Awan took Fang Zilan's pulse and said intently, "As a doctor, I always do my best and leave the rest to fate."

Li Shengxuan remained silent, watching helplessly as Fang Zilan's brows furrowed and her face contorted in pain, as if she were enduring immense suffering. He was powerless to help her.

"Come on, take half of the antidote." Awan helped Fang Zilan sit up straight, poured half a bottle of antidote down her throat, and then helped her lie back down. After that, she took out silver needles and began to administer acupuncture to her.

Fang Zilan gradually became dazed and confused, while Awan was focused on administering acupuncture and did not notice when Li Shengxuan left.

“Sir.” Xiahou Zhang and the others waited outside the room. When Li Shengxuan came out, he said in a low voice, “We have investigated. In the Jiangnan camp, General Yao Wu and his men are all in cahoots with Feiling Mountain.”