kingnovel Chapter 275 They were all poisoned to death
Chapter 275 They were all poisoned to death
Li Xiaonuan knew she didn't have much time; she needed to quickly put away those schedules and notebooks and keep them close to her body.
Also, the medicine powders that Xiaogang prepared are coming in handy now.
Just as Li Xiaonuan had finished putting all the document booklets into her arms, the door was suddenly pushed open.
In her haste, Li Xiaonuan could only run outside while continuously sprinkling medicinal powder.
She didn't know if the servants in the Prince Jing's mansion were also immune to this kind of medicinal powder.
But she was certain that they would have some reservations when they saw the powder.
She took advantage of the moment when those people dared not approach and ran out the door.
Just as Li Xiaonuan had expected, all the servants and maids quickly scattered when they saw the medicinal powder.
Taking advantage of the moment, Li Xiaonuan ran out of the room without looking back and rushed towards the courtyard gate.
As Li Xiaonuan ran out of the yard, she noticed a row of guards standing outside.
This time, Li Xiaonuan didn't care which side the guards were on. She simply threw away the last handful of medicine powder in her hand and ran away without stopping.
Behind me, I could clearly hear the dull thud of something hitting the ground.
"The medicine works amazing!" Li Xiaonuan shouted in her heart.
After running for a while, Li Xiaonuan slowed down, panting.
Her residence was quite close to the young princess's courtyard. So, she decided to go find the young princess first.
But her naturally poor sense of direction left her unsure which way to go to reach the young princess as quickly as possible.
After running a long way, Li Xiaonuan finally saw a girl sweeping the yard with her head down.
"Excuse me, young lady, how do I get to the princess's courtyard?" Li Xiaonuan asked, panting.
The eleven or twelve-year-old girl raised her head, glanced at Li Xiaonuan, and then lowered her head again to continue sweeping the floor without saying a word.
"If you don't want to talk, that's fine, but could you give me directions?" Li Xiaonuan thought the other person was mute, so she asked again.
The little girl seemed to have no interest in acknowledging Li Xiaonuan, and, under Li Xiaonuan's expectant gaze, turned around and continued sweeping.
Li Xiaonuan dejectedly consoled herself: "Mute people are usually deaf, so they can't hear what she's saying at all."
Left with no other option, Li Xiaonuan could only rely on her intuition and ran off in a certain direction.
She was extremely anxious and needed to find the princess or the Princess Consort of Jing as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would truly perish in this Prince Jing's residence.
Fortunately, fate was kind to Li Xiaonuan. She had only wandered around the cave entrance for a few months when she finally found the little princess's courtyard.
Before she could catch her breath, Li Xiaonuan stepped forward and said to the old woman guarding the gate, "Granny, could you please inform the princess that I have something urgent to discuss with her?"
The gatekeeper glanced at the panting Li Xiaonuan with a puzzled look, then said regretfully, "I'm sorry, Miss Li, the Princess has gone to visit the Qin residence with the Prince and Princess."
The old woman's words struck like a bolt from the blue. But Li Xiaonuan still clung to a last glimmer of hope and asked, "When will the Prince and the others return to the manor?"
The old woman glanced at the sky and replied, "Miss Li, the princess and the others instructed us before they left that they would return to the manor after having dinner."
Her hopes were dashed, and Li Xiaonuan felt deeply helpless. But she still refused to give up.
"I wonder who is in charge of this household now? Just now, someone tried to frame our family while Prince Jing and the others were away. I need to find someone in charge to stand up for us." With no other choice, Li Xiaonuan could only tell the truth.
"Miss Li, are you saying that you drugged those people?" The old woman looked at Li Xiaonuan in astonishment, somewhat unable to believe it.
"Judging from the current situation, those people must have been drugged by me." Because none of them chased after Li Xiaonuan.
"Miss Li, please wait in the Princess's courtyard for a while. I'll go and inform the Princess and the others right away." After the old woman finished speaking, she informed another slightly younger woman who was guarding the gate with her. After letting Li Xiaonuan into the courtyard, she hurriedly left.
Li Xiaonuan, however, was cunning. She made an excuse that she had lost something on the way and left the princess's courtyard again, running back the way she came.
The old woman's ghost-like expression as she turned to leave had already startled Li Xiaonuan awake.
In the Jing Prince's mansion now, there are almost no people she can trust. Therefore, in order to avoid becoming someone else's prey, Li Xiaonuan has no choice but to flee once again.
The guards in this vast Prince Jing's mansion are so lax; I wonder if it's the work of those who want to kill her.
Who could possibly harbor such deep hatred towards her, daring to commit such a heinous act against her right here in the Prince Jing's residence?
Li Xiaonuan firmly believed one thing: that the seemingly safe Prince Jing's residence had actually been taken over long ago.
As for those who control the Prince's residence, they should have no ulterior motives towards Prince Jing.
Otherwise, given Prince Jing's keen insight and skill, that person would have been eliminated long ago.
After running for a long time, Li Xiaonuan slumped against a fence, dejected. Was there really no one guarding or patrolling this palace?
The answer is yes.
Li Xiaonuan laughed at the thought. Right now, she was like a mouse that a cat had deliberately let go of, running for her life within the cat's territory.
This is infuriating! To be played like this and not even know who the other person is, it's so frustrating.
Thinking to herself, Li Xiaonuan walked forward sullenly. She wanted to go to the front yard openly and honestly; she wanted to find her parents and relatives.
As Li Xiaonuan followed her intuition toward the front yard, she didn't notice that two tails were always trailing behind her.
Although the two tails were hidden in the shadows, the guards in the palace could see them clearly.
Why didn't the Prince's secret guards go and capture those two tails?
The reason is simple: they come from the same place. They just serve different purposes.
After finally finding a maid walking with her head down, Li Xiaonuan went up to ask for directions without hesitation.
This time, everything went surprisingly smoothly. The maidservant gave Li Xiaonuan directions without him even realizing it.
Following the direction pointed out by the maid, Li Xiaonuan quickly found the moon gate leading to the front courtyard.
As she stepped out of the moon gate, Li Xiaonuan cursed under her breath for being so extravagant, and hurriedly ran towards her father's courtyard.
As Li Xiaonuan ran, she thought: Even if her family becomes rich in the future, they shouldn't build such a big house. Although such a house is very beautiful and very well-designed, it's still too big, like a maze. As someone who has no sense of direction, it would take her half a day to ask for directions, which would be exhausting.
Finally seeing Li's father's courtyard, Li Xiaonuan felt much more at ease.
But she still hasn't forgotten how blatant and arrogant those people were when they framed her.
Therefore, she was also worried that her father and the others had been framed like she had. And that they had already fallen into the hands of the other side.
To get to Li's father's courtyard, you have to pass through Zhou Liufeng's courtyard.
When Li Xiaonuan saw Zhou Liufeng, who was already able to get out of bed, standing peacefully in the courtyard, she felt a little more at ease.
Li Xiaonuan greeted Zhou Liufei, and after having someone help him to Su's courtyard, she ran towards Su's courtyard.
But this time, Li Xiaonuan was unable to run into her father's yard as she had hoped.
Because a large wave of pursuers was already closing in from behind.
"Quickly, you all go and catch her. It's that country girl surnamed Li. She's the one who poisoned Granny Jiang and the other servants and guards."