I insist

Chapter 359: Ambush from All Sides

With her last ounce of strength, Song Miqiu finally got what she had been waiting for.

The ceremony was only halfway through when Ming Taicheng noticed that the Emperor still had a lot of things to deal with.

And then comes the banquet, at which point the absence of a physician will go unnoticed.

They shook Song Miqiu, who had almost closed her eyes, awake.

"Come with me."

He left the ceremony when no one was looking.

He held Song Miqiu's hand and gave her some instructions.

"I live relatively close to here, so you can come to my place for a while and then come back later tonight."

Song Miqiu nodded and followed Ming Taicheng with peace of mind.

After being taken to her destination, Song Miqiu fell asleep immediately. Ming Taicheng patiently covered her with a blanket, afraid that she would catch a cold.

He closed the door before leaving.

Song Miqiu woke up in the afternoon.

He stretched and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings before remembering that it was Akira Makoto who had brought him here.

Out of curiosity, I decided to just wander around here.

But as soon as I stood up and took a few steps, my stomach started growling.

Song Miqiu patted her flat stomach, "Looks like I should fill my stomach first."

As he spoke, he stepped out of the tent. At that moment, everyone was inside the ceremony, and there was no one outside the tent, making it a rare moment of peace and quiet.

Song Miqiu walked towards the kitchen. At present, it was not a problem for the emperor's most favored imperial physician to get a meal in the kitchen.

So focused on finding food, Song Miqiu didn't even notice the man in black following behind her.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, they were indeed busy preparing a banquet for the Emperor.

Upon Song Miqiu's arrival, the imperial chefs stepped forward to greet him.

"Why did the imperial physician come to this frightening place?"

At this moment, Song Miqiu only had food in his eyes and didn't care about anything else.

"Do you have any roast chicken? I'd like one."

The imperial chef hadn't even realized what was happening yet.

"Have."

Song Miqiu had already found a place to sit down.

The imperial chef, still puzzled, obediently served Song Miqiu a steaming hot roast chicken.

Song Miqiu ate with great relish, constantly marveling at how delicious the roast chicken was today.

In no time at all, a roast chicken vanished, leaving even the imperial chefs astonished.

After eating, Song Miqiu didn't want to go back to the ceremony. Since Ming Taicheng hadn't come to call her, she decided not to go today.

Song Miqiu comforted herself in her heart.

He then calmly returned to his tent.

Unable to sleep even after eating, Song Miqiu paced around Ming Taicheng's tent.

The man in black stood guard outside the tent for a full half hour.

He wondered to himself, "Why is it that she ate the drugged roast chicken half an hour ago and still doesn't show any symptoms?"

Seeing that something was wrong, the man in black quickly returned to the kitchen.

He rummaged through the trash can for the chicken bones that Song Miqiu had just finished eating.

The chicken bones were found; the man in black smelled them and confirmed that they had indeed been drugged.

Could it be that Song Miqiu has something protecting him?

However, since the mission was not completed, the man in black had no way to go back and report, so he had no choice but to return to Song Miqiu's tent to check the situation.

Shortly after the man in black left, the system issued a notification.

System notification: The drug has been administered.

Upon hearing this reminder, Song Miqiu's heart skipped a beat.

She cursed inwardly, "That damned Consort Li actually drugged me! I'll make you pay!"

After cursing for a while, Song Miqiu realized that his body didn't seem to be seriously injured.

Puzzled, I checked the system to see what was going on.

The system's result, however, filled Song Miqiu with ecstatic joy.

It turns out that the points Song Miqiu earned from exchanging gold and silver jewelry in the system recently have been automatically upgraded to the system.

With the system upgrade, Song Miqiu's usual protection mechanisms naturally became more advanced.

Therefore, Song Miqiu is now immune to all poisons.

Upon hearing the news, Song Miqiu happily spun around on the spot.

"Great! Now let's see who can frame me now. Show us what other tricks you have up your sleeve."

Just then, the man in black arrived near the tent.

However, Consort Li was still worried and specially arranged for a man in black to come and check the situation.

As soon as the two men in black gathered together, Song Miqiu's system immediately issued a notification.

System notification: Two suspects are currently being followed.

Song Miqiu was speechless. It seemed that even though he was immune to all poisons, he still had to be careful.

However, Song Miqiu is still unsure whether the person who targeted her was Consort Li or the Empress Dowager.

Before Ming Taicheng returned, Song Miqiu's best course of action was to stay in the tent. As long as he didn't go out, they wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

Sometimes Song Miqiu would wonder, why do so many people have such deep-seated grudges against me?

Seeing that the people she had sent out had not returned to report for a long time, Consort Li began to take other actions.

The banquet had just begun when Consort Li, holding a wine cup, approached the Emperor under the pretext of other matters.

"Your Majesty, after I offer you this cup of wine, I must return."

The emperor was in high spirits when he heard his beloved concubine say that, and he felt disappointed.

Consort Li figured out the Emperor's little scheme.

"Your Majesty, I am feeling slightly unwell and will return to wait for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Ming Taicheng standing to the side with ill intent.

"Anyway, Your Majesty still has Ming Taicheng by your side, and the imperial physician will always be there to protect you, right?"

After saying that, he stared straight at Ming Taicheng, as if he wouldn't give up until he answered.

Faced with the Emperor, Ming Taicheng had no choice but to agree.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will always be here."

Consort Li looked at Ming Taicheng triumphantly; her plan was now halfway complete.

"Then Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."

Seeing Consort Li's smug expression, Ming Taicheng could only hope that Song Miqiu could get through this ordeal.

After leaving the banquet, Consort Li did not rush back to check on Song Miqiu's situation. Instead, she first had her subordinates bribe all the guards.

As long as the guards all stick to the same story, things will be much easier with Song Miqiu.

After the guards were bribed, Consort Li instructed her maid to inform several men in black.

"Go tell them to act boldly tonight; I've taken care of everything."

The message reached the man in black's ears, which made things much easier.

"Go tell the Empress that we will definitely do a perfect job tonight."

This is no longer a simple matter of drugging Song Miqiu; Consort Li intends to take this opportunity to kill him and silence him.

The banquet was drawing to a close late at night, but for some reason the Emperor lingered and did not say he was leaving.

The ministers below also stood guard, with Ming Taicheng being the most anxious.

"I am unusually happy today. After this grand ceremony to worship Heaven is successfully held, I will reward everyone."

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

Ming Taicheng watched helplessly as the emperor summoned another group of singers and dancers, his heart filled with anxiety.

Finally, the opportunity arrived, and the men in black coordinated their attack route outside the tent.

Seeing the light on inside the tent, they first surrounded the tent before attacking it.

Song Miqiu had already made preparations; how could he be so naive as to offer himself up for them to kill?