Chapter 1388

"Really?"

Gu Gu Hanyuan said lightly:

"You'll know the effect once you take it."

The Leopard-Fetus Marrow-Washing Pill and the Three-Corpse Brain Divine Pill are different.

The Three-Corpse Brain Divine Pill shows no signs before it acts up.

But the Leopard-Fetus Marrow-Washing Pill is not the same.

When the onset period draws near, qi and blood will surge far more violently than usual.

That is also why Mao Dongzhu, after taking a palm strike from Hai Dafu—even though the injury was not serious—was left gasping for breath and drained of strength.

Mao Dongzhu hesitated only briefly before swallowing the elixir.

It was not that she trusted the other party.

Although she did not know why Brother Wutian could produce a suppressant for the Leopard-Fetus Marrow-Washing Pill.

But at this moment she simply did not dare resist.

Therefore, even if it were poison, she had no choice but to take it.

Yet what delighted her was—

After taking the elixir, the surging qi and blood immediately calmed.

Clearly the suppressant was effective.

Mao Dongzhu said, unable to hide her joy:

"Many thanks, Master, for bestowing the medicine."

At this moment she truly had confidence.

Even the last trace of hesitation about submitting to Brother Wutian was dispelled.

Mao Dongzhu's gaze grew coquettish.

She stepped forward on her own to clean up the traces she had left behind earlier.

Gu Gu Hanyuan saw this and smiled in satisfaction.

Mao Dongzhu was far more sensible than Princess Princess Jianning.

Gu Gu Hanyuan said approvingly:

"Good attitude. As long as you do your work well, the antidote for the Leopard-Fetus Marrow-Washing Pill is not something I cannot give you."

Mao Dongzhu's eyes lit up at his words, and she immediately worked even harder.

Yet in her heart she was thinking of a shortcut.

Mao Dongzhu had a clear sense of her own abilities.

She was no good at literature and no good at martial arts.

Although her role as the fake Empress Dowager had been played well.

Beyond that, however, she had no particular skill to show off.

Compared with working hard and diligently.

She was far more willing to climb up by piggybacking on Princess Princess Jianning.

What she had originally considered the worst outcome, she now schemed to bring about as quickly as possible.

But then Mao Dongzhu thought again.

Whether it was she, who had already submitted, or Princess Princess Jianning.

Both had only done the work of maidservants.

It seemed Brother Wutian did not have much interest in them.

Her eyes shifted, and she asked hesitantly:

"Master, should I go call Princess Princess Jianning over?"

Gu Gu Hanyuan saw through Mao Dongzhu's scheme at a glance.

But the more proactive she was, the more he had to keep her dangling.

Therefore he refused indifferently:

"No need."

Mao Dongzhu was somewhat disappointed at his words.

She could only vent her disappointment by throwing herself into her work.

Gu Gu Hanyuan saw this and grew ever more satisfied with her obedience.

He spoke up, interrupting her work:

"Go bring the Empress Dowager out for me."

Mao Dongzhu was somewhat surprised at his words, yet at the same time felt it was only natural.

Since Brother Wutian already knew every secret of the Divine Dragon Island and hers.

How could he not know that the real Empress Dowager had been hidden away by her?

It was only a pity that she had already made up her mind to curry favor with him.

Yet now she had no choice but to set that aside with regret.

Mao Dongzhu opened a hidden door beside the bed.

The real Empress Dowager inside was immediately revealed.

That is, Kangxi's birth mother, Empress Dowager Renxian.

Empress Dowager Renxian was not Kangxi's birth mother.

But because she had raised Kangxi from childhood, the two shared a deep affection.

The appearance of Empress Dowager Renxian was indeed the disguise Mao Dongzhu had put on.

Only weaker, her complexion a touch paler.

She looked like a gentle, delicate, charmingly voluptuous beauty.

Even lying flat on her back, her full, curvy figure was unmistakable.

Clearly, although Mao Dongzhu had hidden her away, she hadn't treated her too poorly.

Otherwise she couldn't have kept this figure.

Mao Dongzhu noticed Brother Wutian's gaze fixed on the Empress Dowager.

She immediately felt uncomfortable.

Especially when his eyes lingered on the Empress Dowager's ample front, she grew even more annoyed.

She thought to herself, snidely:

"Should've starved her for a few meals back then."

Mao Dongzhu hadn't cared about this before.

But now that she'd resolved to curry favor with Brother Wutian,

she couldn't help starting to care.

If her looks were only a few points shy of the Empress Dowager's, she could let it pass.

But to lose out on figure too—

and lose by quite a margin at that.

After all, when a woman lies flat, gravity will spread things outward.

Yet the Empress Dowager still looked strikingly full at this moment.

Gu Gu Hanyuan was also somewhat amazed.

Though he hadn't taken any precise measurements,

by eye she was on par with Blue Phoenix.

And the biggest difference between the two was that one was youthful and vibrant, the other soft and voluptuous.

They presented entirely different forms.

The Empress Dowager, stirred by the light, slowly opened her hazy, sleepy eyes.

Weakly, she turned her head toward the dark doorway.

She'd assumed it was time for another meal.

She hadn't expected that, besides Mao Dongzhu who had locked her in here, there was another man.

She didn't recognize Brother Wutian.

But just from that 013 look, she knew he couldn't be any good.