She was obviously frightened and thought that Jiang Ling 'er had also killed her. Her small face had already turned pale, and her hands were trembling desperately. Her voice had also changed, and her trembling made people feel uncomfortable.
"I will give you two choices. One is to follow me and become my only personal palace maid. In the future, in addition to your monthly salary, I will give you some silver to send home so that your family can live a rich and worry-free life. However, you can only be loyal to me. If you betray me and speak nonsense to others, you will die. The second option is to give your family a sum of money and take your life.”Jiang Ling 'er showed both kindness and might. There was no threat in her words, but she told him the truth.
"I am willing to follow Furen loyally and never betray you!”Chun Tao was a smart person. She didn't want to die. Since Madam was willing to give her a way out, why not choose to die instead of living?
If a palace maid wanted to live comfortably in the palace, she had to be loyal to a master. She had long understood this.
She had just entered the palace for a year, and it would be beneficial for her future life in the palace to have a master of such status value her. Jiang Ling 'er was the first woman that the Duke of Chu had brought into the palace, so her status was naturally not ordinary. To be able to follow her around was much better than being by the side of other concubines.
After Jiang Ling 'er asked her to stand up, the two of them worked together to bring her back to the bedroom. They also instructed Chun Tao to guard the palace door and not let anyone enter.
"Is there any antidote in the palace that I can use?”Jiang Ling 'er turned to Chun Tao and continued,""We can't be discovered!"
Chun Tao shook her head and said," This servant doesn't know. I'm afraid I have to go to the imperial pharmacy to get it. It's impossible not to let others know. The imperial pharmacy has records. Perhaps the old palace maids in the palace can get it. However, I've only entered the palace for less than a year. I'm not familiar with them, so they won't help me get it."”
This put Jiang Ling 'er in a difficult position. She didn't know anything about medicine, so how could she know what kind of poison the man had? She had wanted to try her best and find some antidote for him to take to see how it would work. If he could be better, then so be it. If he couldn't be saved, then that would be his fate. However, she had forgotten that this was the palace.
If she was in Ji Nation, she could get anything she wanted. But it was different here. Chun Tao didn't have anyone she knew. This made Jiang Ling 'er worry."What should we do?"
"Madam, don't worry. In my hometown, if someone was bitten by a poisonous creature, they would bleed their blood for treatment. I don't know if this method will work on him.”Chun Tao looked at Jiang Ling 'er with uncertainty, her eyes drifting. She did not know whether this method would work or not. Seeing that her master was anxious, she was also anxious to share her master's worries.
"You do it for him!" Jiang Ling 'er seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Although everyone was not sure, this might not be a bad idea.
Chun Tao quickly went to find a sharp knife and used the sharp tip of the knife to cut the man's wrist. Black blood flowed out from his blood vessels. Jiang Ling 'er caught it with a copper basin. The smell of blood was pungent and unpleasant. It might have something to do with poisoning.
More than half of the copper basin's blood flowed out. The man regained some consciousness. He suddenly grabbed Jiang Ling 'er's wrist and said weakly," My waist…my waist…I have the antidote…"
His words were intermittent and a little blurry, but he could still make out a few words. Before he could finish, he fainted again.
Waist? Antidote? Jiang Ling 'er made a preliminary judgment based on these two pieces of information. She hurriedly reached out and searched his waist. As expected, she found a black flat bottle in the inner layer of his belt. It was about the size of a jujube and was round and not smooth.
How could he have the antidote for her poisoning? Jiang Ling 'er had no other choice. There was no time for her to think it through. Saving people was more important now.
She forcefully knocked open the man's mouth and let Chun Tao continue to bleed. She felt that this move would be of some use. At least it would make him sober up for a short time. When a person was unconscious, their teeth would be tightly closed, and it would be difficult to feed the pill. Even if it entered their mouth, they would not swallow it.
The man was a very vigilant person and had a strong sense of self-protection. It was difficult for him to open his mouth. Jiang Ling 'er anxiously shouted at Chun Tao,"Put two more bloody wounds!"
"Madam, if you let him go any further, I'm afraid this person will not die from poisoning, but from excessive blood loss!”Chun Tao looked at the copper basin under the man's arm. It was already full. If this continued, it would be terrible. Before this person was poisoned to death, he would have already died from bleeding.
The man seemed to have regained some consciousness. The body of a martial artist was very solid. If it was an ordinary person who was tortured like this, it would be extremely lucky if they did not die.
Jiang Ling 'er saw that the man was slightly conscious and quickly fed him the medicine. The man used his remaining strength to swallow the antidote and completely fainted.
"Don't let him bleed. Hurry up and bandage his wound, or he'll really die!”Jiang Ling 'er heaved a sigh of relief. She had taken the antidote and was waiting for him to wake up.
"Madam, if you let her stay on your bed like this, what if the Marquis comes and sees it?”Chun Tao saw that Jiang Ling 'er was so focused on saving her that she completely forgot about this matter. Men and women should not be close to each other. Moreover, this person's identity was unknown. He even wore black clothes and entered the palace at night. If the Marquis knew about it, it would be terrible.
"Help him to your room!" Jiang Ling 'er knew that her room wasn't far away and was only a few steps away. In order to serve her conveniently, she had arranged for a palace servant to stay in the room next door after she returned today.
"Ah?" Chun Tao looked at Jiang Ling 'er in surprise and knew that she had lost her composure. She quickly lowered her head and said in a weak voice,"This servant is an unmarried girl…"
"I told you to bring him over, so you brought him over. Are you going to let him live with me?”Jiang Ling 'er was a little depressed. Why wasn't this girl straightforward at all? She wasn't asking her to sleep with a man. She was saving someone. What was she thinking? But it was fine. Weren't all women like this?
Chun Tao took a step back in fright from the roar and quickly went to the bed to help the man up. Jiang Ling 'er went outside and dismissed all the guards and palace servants, helping Chun Tao to help the man into her room.
Jiang Ling 'er tidied up the bed and changed all the bloodstained things. She asked Chun Tao to find a big iron basin and burn it so that there was no trace left.
She was used to seeing things in the palace since she was young. It was similar to not leaving anyone alive. No matter where she was thrown, it was possible for someone to find out and catch her. She could even threaten and bribe people to do things that they were not willing to do. She would never give anyone such an opportunity.
Yulong Keji was busy with political affairs and did not appear at night. Jiang Ling 'er was too tired from waiting and was too nervous just now, so she fell asleep in a daze.
Early the next morning, Jiang Ling 'er went to Chun Tao's room to check on the man's condition. Last night, Chun Tao slept outside her bedroom. It was indeed inappropriate for a teenage girl to sleep with a man. Chun Tao was a shy and reserved girl, and Jiang Ling' er did not want to make things difficult for her.
Jiang Ling 'er saw that he had woken up and that the poison had been cleared. She asked Chun Tao to prepare a bowl of porridge and put it in his hand. She smiled at the man who had already stood up and sat by the bed and said,"It seems that Young Master's body is fine. The antidote is really useful. I wonder why Young Master was poisoned by himself!”
"How do you know that it was my own poison?”The man's poison had been cured. His lips were no longer black and purple. They had indeed turned white. It was obvious that this was caused by blood loss.
He knew that they were trying to save her. Although the method they thought of was a little lame, it was not useless. At least it could wake him up a little. Otherwise, they would not have found the antidote at all. He would have gone to chat with the King of Hell long ago.
"Such a hidden place, such a useful antidote, I think so!”Jiang Ling 'er said whatever she thought. A straightforward person would not beat around the bush. She also hoped to gain this person's trust.
After listening to Jiang Ling 'er's words, he was quite impressed by the intelligence of the woman in front of him. Judging from Jiang Ling 'er's attire, it was not difficult to tell who she was. There was only one lady in the palace at the moment. Although he was unconscious last night, he could still tell the direction. The place he fled from was the Qingya Palace. It was not difficult to tell who this lady in front of him was."Many thanks to Furen for saving my life. Zuo Shanyi will definitely not forget to repay you in the future!”
Jiang Ling 'er laughed softly. It seemed that he was not a hothead who only knew martial arts. She tilted her head and looked at his face."So your name is Zuo Shanyi. Your name is interesting, and you are also quite interesting. From your name, you should be very kind, right?”
Jiang Ling 'er once again began to act like she did in the Hundred Flower House. Although there was no expression on her face, it wasn't cold either. It could only be said that she had a poker face.
Zuo Shanyi's stiff eyes stared at Jiang Ling 'er's face expressionlessly and asked in confusion,""Furen doesn't even know who I am, so why did you save me?”
He was the first person to remain calm after being teased by Jiang Ling 'er. Jiang Ling' er suddenly felt a little disappointed.
Chun Tao entered the room with a cup of hot water. Seeing that he was speaking in a vigorous manner, she said to herself,"As expected, you've recovered. Madam is amazing!”
"Chun Tao, your flattery is not on point. It's not that I'm powerful, it's the antidote that young master has on him that's powerful!”When Jiang Ling 'er said this, she deliberately emphasized the words " I have it with me ". She blinked at Zuo Shanyi with a mischievous look. The atmosphere in the room instantly became very relaxed.
Jiang Ling 'er did not answer his question. He was also an extremely smart person. Since Jiang Ling' er did not want to say anything, he would not ask further."When my biological father named me, he wanted me to have a kind heart. It does have the meaning of kindness, but I don't think I have any kindness. I am the adopted son of The Preceptor. Last night, I indeed swallowed my own poison. I originally planned to die in the palace, but I didn't expect the heavens to not give up on me! You're my savior. I don't want to hide too much, but it's not convenient for me to tell you the reason.”
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