Poison Genius Consort

rhear from her own cell, making her angry enough to kick the walls.
Were these people doing it on purpose?!

“North Court Official, who gave you the right? You dare to imprison the emperor’s personal physician as well?” Gu Beiyue was unmoved, but his eyes were stern.

The official clasped his hands before his chest and made a slight bow towards the air.
“The empress dowager!”

“And the proof? He Ze of the Northern Court, General Mu already believes me.
I’m going back now to treat the young general so if you dare imprison me, be prepared to face the consequences!” At last, the mild-mannered Gu Beiyue had lost his temper.
Both Mu Qingwu and Han Yunxi’s lives were in his hands!

“Heheh, what nonsense.
Divine Doctor Han already went to invite the directors of the medical academy for a consultation.
You might as well give up now!” the North Court Official gave a cold snort.

“Let me go! You’ll all doom the young general!”

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“I want to see the emperor!”
“He Ze of the Northern Court, the emperor’s been feeling unwell recently.
I must be on duty whenever he calls! You better think this through carefully!”

……

Gu Beiyue kept struggling, but as a doctor, his chicken-strength hands were no match for the young tiger-like jailers.
Very quickly, his voice disappeared into the hallways.
Princess Changping had long urged the North Court Official to arrest him, saying that she’d take responsibility for any blame placed by the emperor.
Of course the North Court Official had misgivings regarding Gu Beiyue’s position which made him hesitate, but he’d checked beforehand to see that the emperor’s recent health was excellent.
In this way, he knew that Gu Beiyue was making up lies and silently arrested him.

“Someone, go report to the princess that we’ve settled matters without alarming anyone,” the North Court Official yawned as he spoke, eyes sweeping over everyone before dismissing his lackeys.
Very quickly, all the people left, taking their torch lights with them.
Han Yunxi couldn’t take it anymore and gave a vicious kick to the prison bars.
She couldn’t use words to express her furious indignation and worries.
Taking deep breaths, she continuously paced back and forth.

There were only two hours left.
What could she do in two hours?!

When General Mu saw the Gu Beiyue hadn’t returned, would he find it abnormal? Would he try to look for him? But when would he show up? If he sent someone to bring back the medicine, would they still make it in time? Without Gu Beiyue, how could they find all the ingredients in time? Even worse, what if General Mu thought that Gu Beiyue lied to him? Remaining calm was one of the basic requirements for a doctor, even in the face of death.
But right now, Han Yunxi was extremely irritated!

She could neither afford to gamble nor wait.

Time trickled by as Han Yunxi wrapped her hands around the bars, heart beating faster and faster.
She was more or less like a wild caged animal.
And yet right at this time, a dark shadow suddenly appeared before her.
Surprised at first, she saw that it was a figure dressed in black with a mask on his face.
The sight of a large sword in his hands made her quickly back away as she asked, “Who are you?”

“Han Yunxi, someone paid to have you broken out of jail.
Stop wasting words and come with me,” the masked man spoke.
A single stroke of his sword shattered the lock to the door as he rushed inside.

An assassin? A break-in?

Her enemies hated her to the point that they’d rather she never escape at all.
How could they spend money to break her out of jail? Thinking back to the act by that old jailer this morning, Han Yunxi could tell that something was peculiar.
If she was really stolen away, they’d probably brand her as an escaped fugitive the next time.
Just when she was about to dodge, the black-robed figure grabbed her by the shoulder.
Han Yunxi was about to cry out for help when she suddenly changed her mind.

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A chance!

Wasn’t this the chance to leave the prison and save a life?

“Great hero, please don’t kill me! I’m begging you, please don’t! I’m willing to go with you,” Han Yunxi said, pretending to be frightened.

“As long as you obediently follow me out, I promise I won’t kill you,” the dark assassin would prefer Han Yunxi to be more docile as well.
She nodded her head, so he took her out of the cell and towards the exit.
On the way, Han Yunxi saw many guards lying on the ground, including a few head jailers, as if the assassin had really killed his way in.
They met a few more guards by the main doors, but the black-robed assassin had superb skills and valiantly fell them all in one strike.
Then, he and Han Yunxi escaped through the gates of the justice courts.

A doctor’s eyes were sharp, capable of noting the finest details.
Han Yunxi had been harboring suspicions before, but after all that, she was completely certain that this black-robed assassin was actually one of the North Court Official’s men.
He was helping her escape on purpose so she could be branded a criminal! They didn’t stop upon leaving the gates, but kept running for a while until they halted their progress in an alley.

“Where are you taking me?” Han Yunxi asked timidly.

The black-robed assassin gave a cold smile.
“Qin Wangfei, my employers wanted to kill you, but you had to die outside the prisons.
Heheh, my apologies.” So speaking, he suddenly raised his sword to swing at Han Yunxi’s neck.
She hastily dodged out of the way, making the assassin laugh in disdain.
“It’s almost daybreak, Qin Wangfei. This one will send you on your way!”

And yet as he raised his sword, his muscles suddenly twitched and lost their strength.
The weapon fell with a clang on the ground at the same time his other hand and both his legs suddenly started spasming.
Without any more energy, his entire body fell paralyzed to the ground.

“You…you…” the assassin sprawled motionlessly on the ground, too shocked to speak.

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[1] in for a penny, in for a pound (一不做二不休) – yibuzuo, erbuxiu, literally “don’t do number one, don’t stop number two”, meaning to carry something through regardless of the consequences.

[2] He Ze (何泽) – name of the North Court Official.
 He is a surname that also means ‘what/which/how/why’, Ze means ‘pool, damp’, the ‘lustre’ (of metals or pearls), or ‘favor, beneficence.’