“As he mounted the stairs he heard sounds of distress coming from within Lan’xiu’s chambers. Ning raced inside, finding the bedchamber empty, and ran into the bathing room to find Lan’xiu on the floor. He bent over her in alarm. “Lan’xiu, what is it? You are never ill.” He pulled her loose hair back and started to braid it hastily into a single plait. Lan’xiu panted over the basin where she had just emptied her guts. She was freezing, but strands of hair were stuck to her face with sweat, her in...nards twisted in agony, and she was trembling with weakness. “Poison,” she managed to mutter. “Ning, you must get a message to Hüi Wei.” “You think he will come to you?” “Not to me. He must go… to Alute! She drank two glasses! That evil—” Another cramp seized her, and she retched helplessly into the bowl. “What? What happened? Who poisoned who?” Exhausted, Lan’xiu slumped to the floor, resting her hot cheek against the polished stone.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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