After all, they had some experience, and as their hearts became uneasy, they sent someone to make an urgent report to the Palace…
The Palace quickly dispatched a troop of imperial guards, who forced open the gate of the mansion, only to find a more shocking situation inside!
The servants of the Marquis’ Mansion were sprawled messily on the ground: each and every one of their faces looked green, and they could not be roused. Even Old Zhong slumped over a table in the main hall, and no matter how much they tried, they could not wake him. Every one of them showed symptoms of poisoning…
The safety of a few servants was not important to them; what was important was the safety of the mansion’s owner.
Hence, they hurriedly overturned every nook and cranny of the Jingyuan Mansion, yet they could not find any trace of Ning Xuemo.
The head of the imperial guards did not dare to be slow as he immediately dispatched someone to inform Emperor Le Xuan about the situation. Meanwhile, he dispatched someone else to invite a renowned physician in the capital to help cure Ning Xuemo’s servants…
Rushing over with his troop of guards, Emperor Le Xuan arrived just when Uncle Zhong and a few other servants were saved and regained consciousness…
They were all poisoned. Although the poison was a fatal one, fortunately, it was also a commonly seen poison; therefore, the physician could cure them. Adding to the timely response, everyone had been saved.
But when they were questioned about Ning Xuemo’s whereabouts, these people were even more at a loss than the Emperor…
They all said that Miss Ning was giving them instructions on how to run the Marquis’ Mansion in the future and what the rules they should follow were. However, they suddenly heard a strange and ethereal sound like music. Right after that, they immediately smelled a light flower fragrance. Before they could react, they had already collapsed…