The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

"Moreover, the white bone grass grows slowly, and only a few can successfully grow. It is very difficult to find. Now, only the royal family of the Northern Kingdom has this thing in the world."

The man looked at Hua Wu Ke and guessed that this girl, who was dressed in a low-key but exquisite manner, must be either rich or noble. It was a pity that he didn't know how she had offended someone from the Northern Kingdom's royal family.

"Tsk tsk, someone actually used this thing to harm you, tsk tsk, you are in big trouble."

As the man spoke, he suddenly became interested and excitedly took his bottles and jars from the shelf and placed them in front of her.

"Girl, they've already attacked you, you can't just sit there and wait for death!"

"How about buying some poison to return the gift?"

Just now she heard clearly that these medicines can kill people.

When someone gave her the slightly poisonous white bone grass, she asked her to poison it back with a highly toxic one. This shopkeeper really wanted to "repay a favor with a spring of gratitude"...

Hua Wu Ke silently complained in his heart and thought of the red bamboo roots that the maid bought.

"What use are these white bone grass and red bamboo roots if they are put together?"

The man looked her up and down again. He didn't expect that she knew so much.

"This is also the poison used by the Northern Kingdom's royal family."

"Put the powder made from the root of red bamboo into the water boiled from the white bone grass, and you will get the blood-dissolving powder. Once a person touches the blood-dissolving powder, they will slowly turn into a pool of blood."

So, the words that were blurred in the medical book yesterday were "If the red bamboo roots are ground into powder and mixed with white bone grass water, it can be made into blood-dissolving powder."

After figuring out what the red bamboo roots were and what the white bone grass was, Hua Wu Ke gave the man several ingots of silver, hoping that he would forget that he had been there.

The man took the silver and weighed it for a few times, then said with satisfaction:

"Don't worry, people in our business all know the rules."

"Once you leave this door, I will pretend you have never been here."

On the way back home, Hua Wu Ke kept thinking about the white bone grass.

There is only white bone grass but no red bamboo root in the medicinal residue. Perhaps it is because the red bamboo root was ground into powder and used to make blood-dissolving powder that no residue was left.

What does Lin Siyu want to do with the Blood-Dissolving Powder?

Did she do something that required destruction of her body?

The more Hua Wu Ke thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. He looked at Qing Zhu and asked:

"Did you check the Hua Mansion yesterday? Can you confirm that everyone in the Hua Mansion is there? No one is missing?"

"According to the secret guards, everyone in the second room was there yesterday, but the old lady and Sun Ruhui went to bed a little early yesterday, and their maids followed them into the room. The secret guards didn't see anyone, but judged from the movements in the room that they were indeed there."

People were supposed to be sent to Hua's house at night yesterday, so it was normal that Liu Mei and Sun Ruhui fell asleep.

While she was thinking, she had already returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

From a distance, I saw a little maidservant stealthily looking inside the mansion gate.

"Eh? Do you think that person looks like Erdong from the mansion before?"

Qingzhu carefully identified for a long time before he matched the face and name of the maid at the door.

"seems like it."

"Shouldn't she be with Luluo? Why is she here?"

Hua Wu Ke walked over in confusion. Even though everyone had walked behind Er Dong, she was still unaware and was still looking inside.

"Erdong?"

Er Dong turned around and saw the person who had been waiting for so long suddenly appeared behind her and said anxiously:

"Miss San, please save my master. The master and Aunt Lin have put the entire Hua Mansion under martial law!"

Hua Wu Ke and Qing Zhu looked at each other and asked:

"Why are Hua Jingqian and Lin Siyu like this?"

Erdong shook his head in panic and confusion.

"I don't know, but yesterday, when it was almost time for dinner, they suddenly stopped people from entering or leaving, and also stopped people from walking around the mansion freely."

Yesterday was the first time Hua Jingqian attended the morning court after resting at home for several days, so the old lady sent a message for everyone to go to her courtyard and wait for Hua Jingqian to come back so that they could have dinner together to celebrate his return to the court.

In the evening, Sun Ruhui sent someone to invite Lin Siyu and Luoluo first, saying that it was time to wait in the old lady's yard.

After the family was divided, Hua Jingqian had the final say in the entire Hua Mansion. Luluo was always worried that Hua Jingqian would kill her to silence her in order to bring her stepmother back without being gossiped about.

Qinglu was already pregnant and was worried and afraid every day. She suddenly felt unwell yesterday, so she rested for a while on the couch. She asked Erdong to tell Sun Ruhui's maid to let the lady and Aunt Lin go first, and she would follow later.

When she estimated that the time was about right, she stepped out of the room with the help of Erdong and found that there were people guarding the gate to the yard, saying that she was not allowed to leave the yard at will.

Luoluo was already in a bad mood, and was stopped by a servant from leaving. She immediately cursed:

"How dare you, you dog slave, block my way! I'm going to the old lady's yard to have dinner. If you delay me, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

The servant refused to give in and said that Hua Jingqian had given the order and she was not allowed to leave.

Luoluo thought that such a big scene might not be aimed at her alone, so she asked:

"What about Madam and Aunt Lin? They didn't go to the old lady either."

"All the courtyards are guarded by people. As for the others, I don't know."

When Luoluo heard this, she felt that something was wrong.

It is understandable to keep these wives and concubines under guard. It is estimated that Hua Jingqian has long been tired of them and wants to bring his stepmother into the mansion.

But why is it that no one is allowed to enter the old lady’s yard?

Luoluo had a hunch that something must have happened in this mansion, and she didn't know what situation Sun Ruhui was in now.

She thought about it, pretended to accept the situation, and said to the servant:

"In that case, I won't go out."

"But you have to send someone to tell Madam about this for me. I really liked the red pomegranate earrings that Madam gave me last year, but unfortunately I lost them at some point. Could Madam give me another pair?"

Although the servants followed Hua Jingqian's orders to stay here and not allow anyone to enter or leave, Luluo was the master after all, so he immediately sent people to Sun Ruhui's yard.

The people who were sent were also stopped outside Sun Ruhui's yard.

The one who stopped them was Luo Fang from Lin Siyu's courtyard. Looking at the person who delivered the message, Luo Fang asked:

"Madam and my aunt have important matters to discuss and it is inconvenient for us to see you. Just tell me what you want to say."

After telling the man everything that Luluo had said, he waited outside the yard.

Luo Fang walked into the yard and knocked gently on the door outside Sun Ruhui's house. When she heard Lin Siyu's voice asking her to come in, she opened the door a gap just enough for one person to pass through. After walking in, she quickly closed the door, as if to prevent the scene inside from being seen by others.

It was understandable that she was so cautious, otherwise anyone would be horrified after seeing the tragic situation inside.

Sun Ruhui's hands and feet were tied to the bed. She had been poisoned by something unknown and her whole body was blue and swollen, as if it would fester in the next second.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't stop clenching her fingers, her eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets but her mouth was wide open and no sound came out, it was as if she had become mute from the pain.