But this time it was different.
"Benefactor, Sui Zimo suddenly demanded from us five antidotes, how could we possibly produce them?"
The masked man couldn’t help but let out a sneer upon hearing the emperor’s words.
This Sui Zimo was truly becoming more and more audacious. Did he think that antidotes were as plentiful as leaves blown in by the wind, available whenever he wished for them? However, despite thinking this way, his hands moved to place a porcelain bottle directly on the table.
"If he wishes for them, then give them to him, but remember to have him hurry to White Blind Mountain. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee Sui Zilin’s life," the man said.
The emperor hastily agreed, picking up the porcelain bottle from the table into his own hands before continuing to look towards the masked man.
However, when he looked again, where was the figure of the masked man to be found? He had vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but a cup of tea still emitting steam.
"Who exactly is this benefactor?"
Over the years, he perpetually wondered why this benefactor, who had once saved his life, treated Sui Zimo so peculiarly, and now, what was his purpose in sending Sui Zimo to White Blind Mountain?
Unable to fathom any purpose, he could only grip the porcelain bottle in his hand even tighter.
Elsewhere in the imperial palace.
"Did you misspeak, or did I mishear?"
A person dressed as a eunuch stood on the right side of a corner, furrowing his brow as he stared down the empty corridor.
"You didn’t mishear, and I didn’t misspeak, the emperor indeed met with an outsider in his own chambers." A voice reached his ears; on the left side of the corner stood another person.
Both were unable to see each other, only able to hear the other’s voice.
"Did you see it with your own eyes?" asked the person dressed as a eunuch.
"How could I have seen it with my own eyes? It’s a guess," the other person said with a heavier tone.
If he had truly seen it, would he still be alive to come here? He would have been dismembered long ago, wouldn’t he?
"I’ve always suspected that Eunuch Su, once every so often, orders everyone out of the emperor’s chambers when he is there, including himself, he cannot stay. Now it seems it’s because the emperor wants to have a secret meeting with that person."
"How did you come to that conclusion?" the person dressed as a eunuch asked.
"After every occurrence of such strange phenomena, the emperor would command Eunuch Su to send someone with an antidote to Prince Mo," the other person replied.
Thinking this, it couldn’t be more certain for him.
The person dressed as a eunuch paused mid-sentence, somewhat incredulous.
"You go report to the master; I’ll continue to observe," the other person said before wrapping his cloak tighter around himself and walking away.
The person dressed as a eunuch wanted to say more, but feeling that there was no one else’s presence beside himself, he also looked around and then departed.
Three days later, Lin Caisang, carrying a large bundle, arrived outside the National Teacher’s estate.
At this time, the housekeeper Xin had already loaded everything that needed to be onto the carriage, and most conspicuous of all was the large wooden barrel.
Seeing the large wooden barrel, Suri, who had lost a great deal of weight inside and out, refused to get into the carriage. In the end, with no other options, Suyang directly knocked him unconscious and stuffed him into the carriage.
"Miss, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Ri’er," Suyang said to Lin Caisang.