Yuan Wenkang and Xie Ruotong were together following An Ning’s instructions, and Xie Ruotong performed a blood test on Gao Ziyue.

Yuan Wenkang had already gone out, gathering other soldiers for blood tests.

"Military Doctor Zhang, follow my prescription right now and quickly brew a bowl of medicine for Gao Ziyue to take." An Ning made further arrangements.

"Yes."

Military Doctor Zhang promptly stood up and went to the inkstone to write according to the Empress’s prescription.

Feng Xiyun listened beside him.

The more she listened, the tighter her chest felt.

Although it was still different from her antidote, An Ning’s prescription had at least five identical medications and dosages, a stark contrast to the military doctors’ ineffective prescriptions!

Moving forward, even if Gao Ziyue doesn’t recover immediately, he won’t die so quickly.

And with An Ning’s medical skills, given a little more time, she will surely find the antidote someday!

Feng Xiyun was clearly flustered.

If Gao Ziyue doesn’t die, how could she kill An Ning?

No matter if An Ning came back safely now.

Seeing An Ning’s urgency at this moment, it was clear how important Gao Ziyue was to her...

That instant.

Feng Xiyun’s chest throbbed.

She was frightened by An Ning’s sudden gaze, feeling her soul leave her body!

She met An Ning’s gaze, and at this moment, due to her injuries and lack of sleep for a day and night, she was extremely weak without needing to pretend.

"Is there an antidote?" An Ning asked straightforwardly.

No need to inquire about the cause or conduct any investigation.

Feng Xiyun’s chest tightened.

She unconsciously bit her lip, displaying an innocent look at An Ning, "Empress, your servant and all the military doctors have been treating for a day and night, but have not found the cause nor developed an antidote..."

"Drop that helpless damsel-in-distress look that’s useful for men; it has no effect on me at all!" An Ning raised her voice, filled with authority and dominance.

At that moment, the military doctors were taken aback.

Typically, the Empress, despite her noble status, always appeared gentle and kind, never speaking so harshly.

Even Xie Ruotong was somewhat surprised at that moment.

She turned her head to look at An Ning.

Xie Ruotong’s impression of Feng Xiyun mostly remained from the last visit to the border, where Feng Xiyun disregarded herself to save the Emperor. They hadn’t had much contact afterward, and only occasionally met once or twice in the Imperial Palace, being polite to each other, so Xie Ruotong wasn’t really sure what had happened to provoke such anger from An Ning towards Feng Xiyun.

Of course.

She would undoubtedly side with An Ning unconditionally.

If An Ning had an issue with Feng Xiyun, naturally it was Feng Xiyun’s fault.

Feng Xiyun seemed frightened by An Ning’s hostility at the moment.

An Ning wouldn’t spare any face for her now.

"I ask you once more, is there an antidote?!" An Ning’s cold voice sent chills down the spine.

Feng Xiyun looked at An Ning in panic, secretly gritting her teeth, replying weakly, "Empress, your servant’s medical skills are limited, unable to develop an antidote, requesting punishment from Empress."

An Ning’s eyes tightened.

Actually, she had anticipated this.

Seeing Feng Xiyun, she knew that Xiao Jinxing couldn’t help but suspect Feng Xiyun, and even if he did, he ultimately chose to exchange himself for her, knowing Feng Xiyun wouldn’t admit nor provide the antidote. However, Xiao Jinxing still kept Feng Xiyun... She wasn’t sure if it was because things were too urgent that Xiao Jinxing hadn’t had the chance to deal with Feng Xiyun, or maybe he thought there might still be a glimmer of hope by keeping her. Seeing Feng Xiyun still in the tent, she knew it would be too difficult to get anything from Feng Xiyun.

Both she and Xiao Jinxing understood that if Feng Xiyun was the culprit, she couldn’t be killed until the matter was resolved, in case there was any hope.

Her face turned stern, directly ordering, "Ruotong, send someone to search Feng Xiyun’s tent for all medications and bring them here as quickly as possible!"

"Yes." Xie Ruotong accepted the order.

In that moment, she seemed to have guessed something.

She turned her head to glance at Feng Xiyun.

Feng Xiyun still appeared weak and powerless, without any capacity to harm.

This woman, did she ultimately choose a path of no return?

Xie Ruotong instructed Gong Jingyi to personally lead the search in Feng Xiyun’s tent.

She returned to the tent, staying by An Ning’s side, prepared for any orders she might receive and execute immediately.

Feng Xiyun knelt inside the tent, her expression unchanged.

Her heart was actually in utter chaos.

She wondered whether she had left anything in the tent.

She should have taken all the poison with her.

There shouldn’t be anything left.

There wasn’t much to begin with.

She only kept it for self-defense, just in case.

It shouldn’t be found.

Even if it was found, she wouldn’t worry.

After all, without her word, no one would know it’s poison.

Feng Xiyun kept reassuring herself, determined not to be intimidated by An Ning’s aura.

She secretly adjusted her emotions.

Then she heard An Ning suddenly speak to Xie Ruotong again, "Do you still remember how you killed Xie Ruilin back then?"

Xie Ruotong’s eyes slightly moved, then she replied, "Certainly." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

An Ning glanced at Feng Xiyun with a look.

Feng Xiyun’s heart raced.

She felt that An Ning was terrifying at this moment.

Before recovering from the shock, Feng Xiyun suddenly saw Xie Ruotong appear before her, a cold, bloodthirsty look on her face.

What was Xie Ruotong going to do?!

Under An Ning’s command, what was Xie Ruotong going to do to her?!

Feng Xiyun’s face was full of terror.

She watched Xie Ruotong vigilantly.

Xie Ruotong shouted sternly, "Come!"

Two guards of Xie Ruotong entered the tent.

"Take Feng Xiyun down!"

"Yes, General!" The guards accepted the order.

Feng Xiyun was startled, hurriedly backing away, "What are you doing? What are you doing?! Why are you taking me down, I haven’t done anything wrong... The Emperor just said, only after the Crown Prince of Cang Kingdom died would we be buried with him, now the Crown Prince of Cang Kingdom hasn’t died yet, you can’t treat me like this!"

Her frantic screams were futile.

Feng Xiyun was violently restrained by two guards, unable to move.

Xie Ruotong approached Feng Xiyun.

Feng Xiyun saw the dagger in Xie Ruotong’s hand, a sharp dagger, approaching her body.

"You, what are you going to do... If you misuse your authority, when the Emperor finds out... Ah!" Feng Xiyun didn’t even finish her sentence and screamed in agony.

Xie Ruotong’s dagger directly stabbed into Feng Xiyun’s thigh.

The heart-wrenching pain nearly caused Feng Xiyun to faint.

Tears streamed down her face.

The pain twisted her entire face.

She kept screaming.

The other military doctors in the tent were so frightened that they dared not breathe.

Wondering if the Empress was using Feng Xiyun as a threat?!

After all, they indeed hadn’t found a way to save the Crown Prince of Cang Kingdom.

"I’ll ask you once more." An Ning looked coldly at Feng Xiyun, "Where is the antidote?!"

"Your servant, your servant... There is no antidote..."

An Ning’s eyes tightened.

Xie Ruotong understood.

She quickly pulled the dagger out of Feng Xiyun’s thigh, and as she did, blood splattered everywhere, extremely bloody!

The next moment.

Xie Ruotong’s dagger again stabbed into Feng Xiyun’s thigh, even repeatedly thrusting back and forth, fast and ruthless!

Blood flowed all over the ground from Feng Xiyun.

Feng Xiyun was driven to absolute madness!