Gu Lan whispered to comfort the Princess, and after a long time, the Princess's icy body gradually warmed up.
When she saw Su Zhixue standing safely outside the hall, protected by Miaoyan's people, she guessed everything.
Miaoyan chose to take Su Zhixue's place and poisoned Rong Jing.
She knew if her mother went to kill Rong Jing, there was no chance of her surviving; only by doing it herself could she truly put an end to it all.
Rong Heng stepped past Gu Lan and Miaoyan and walked towards the gates of Qianyuan Hall.
Miaoyan, in a voice only the three of them could hear, said softly, "I used... Eight Sufferings Poison."
Gu Lan's eyes quivered. Eight Sufferings Poison was a special kind of poison among those Du Changning had given her.
This poison doesn't cause immediate death; it can act for nearly an hour, and there's no antidote.
The poisoned person can clearly feel their life force ebbing away, accompanied by incessant and uncontrollable pain.
