"Your Majesty, what this lowly official wants to say is that the medicine that His Highness the Crown Prince drank might be a slow-acting lethal poison!”Lord Shi said.
The royal study suddenly became very quiet. Perhaps it was because the royal study was too spacious, but Lord Shi's words were still playing around.
Li Chen stood up from the dragon throne and scolded angrily," Are you tired of living?!" Hasn't Zhan 'er's medicine always been prescribed by you, Lord Shi? You actually said that Zhan' er's medicine is poison. If it's really poison, I'll start with your entire family!”
Lord Shi was scolded by Li Chen and fell to his knees with a plop. He explained," Your Majesty, please calm down. Please listen to my explanation first! The medicine had always been prescribed by me, but recently, I discovered that other than the medicine in my prescription, another medicine had been added!”
"What did you say?" Li Chen stared at Lord Shi in disbelief.
"Yes, there is another medicine. Previously, I didn't dare to say it with certainty. It was just a guess and I didn't dare to report it to the emperor! I've been investigating for a while now, and I've finally found some results. That's why I came to report to the emperor!"
"Lord Shi means that someone wants the Crown Prince's life!”Li Chen said what he was most worried about at the moment. Who was so bold as to attack his son!
"This lowly subject is only guessing! Two years ago, the Crown Prince caught a cold. From then on, the Crown Prince couldn't stop taking medicine. He had to take medicine every three days, and he couldn't find the cause of the disease. His pulse was normal. But a few months ago, when the Crown Prince was preparing to go to Honglan Temple, this lowly official discovered that there was another medicinal herb in the dregs of the decoction for the Crown Prince!”
"What is it?" Li Chen asked nervously.
"It's the Illusionary Heart Grass! Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's medicinal herbs have an additional Illusionary Heart Grass. This is a precious medicinal herb that grows in the primitive forest and is rare in the world. Li Shizhen once recorded it as a divine medicine that can bring the dead back to life.(This is nonsense for the sake of the plot. Don't believe it, but there is indeed a medicinal herb like the Illusionary Heart Grass.) However, when this medicine is fried with the purple perilla in the Crown Prince's prescription, it will become a drug addiction. It will cause one to become addicted. If one takes it for a long time, it will slowly devour the internal organs of the human body and numb the nerves of the person. In the end, it will lead to death. Even so, the cause of death cannot be found. In the end, it will only be judged that the person has contracted an illness and died!”Lord Shi said. During this time, Li Chen, who had listened to Lord Shi's explanation, had already sat back down on the dragon throne in shock.
"In that case, the medicine that the Crown Prince has been drinking these past two years is poison! And you quacks can't even find out!”Li Chen glared fiercely at Lord Shi. He was almost furious, but that anger pressed down on him until he couldn't breathe.，Was it true? The medicine that Zhan 'er couldn't cut off was because someone had tampered with it?
"I know my crime and am willing to be punished. However, I am worried about the Crown Prince. Now that the Crown Prince is missing, if he doesn't take his medicine on time within three days, he might act up!”Lord Shi said.
"Attack? What attack?" Li Chen's heart, which had not yet tightened, was now hanging in suspense again because of Lord Shi's words.
"Emperor, once you drink this medicine, you won't be able to stop. If you stop the medicine, you'll probably die faster than you can!”
As soon as Lord Shi finished speaking, Li Chen was furious and scolded," Shut up!”
As expected, Lord Shi shut his mouth and did not dare to say anything.
"Who did it? Who did it? I must kill him! Go, drag out all the people who were brewing medicine for the Crown Prince!”
"Replying to the emperor, it's the Crown Prince's personal maidservant Luo Xi! It had always been Luo Xi who had been making the medicine for the Crown Prince!”Lord Shi said.
"Luo Xi? The people around Zhan 'er?" Li Chen said.
"This lowly official learned that Luo Xi was sent to the Crown Prince's side to serve two years ago. Coincidentally, the Crown Prince fell ill at that time. This lowly official suspects her!”
"Who else knows about this?" Li Chen asked.
"No one, after learning the truth, this lowly official first came to inform the emperor.”Lord Shi said.
Li Chen, who was trying hard to calm his anger, said," Don't tell anyone else, including your family. Go back first, but I'm telling you, you can't get away with it either! Before that, you'd better think of a way to save the Crown Prince. Otherwise, I'll kill your entire family!”
"This subject has received the decree!" With such a result, Lord Shi did not regret telling this matter at all. He could not let those who wanted to murder the Crown Prince roam freely. The Crown Prince was the only heir of the Southern Kingdom. The other party had planned for such a long time. It was impossible that it had just started two years ago. Luo Xi was the most suspicious. The most important thing now was to quickly find an antidote that could make the Crown Prince stop taking the medicine. However, in this world, who else could be like a divine doctor like Hua Tuo?
As he watched Lord Shi leave the royal study, Li Chen's originally calm expression immediately disappeared. It was instantly filled with gloom and became very ugly. No one knew what he was thinking. In the end, he walked down from the dragon throne. In the empty royal study, Li Chen suddenly said," Park Hyok, come out!”
In less than a second, a black shadow jumped in and jumped down on one knee in front of Li Chen. He lowered his head and said," Master!”
"Did you hear what I said just now?”Li Chen's back was facing him as he asked in the same cold tone.
"Your subordinate heard it!" Park Hyok said. Even though he was so cold that even his words had a hint of coldness, he would always obey and respect his master.
"Then, do you know what to do?”Li Chen turned around and looked at Park Hyok, his tone filled with hesitation.
"This subordinate understands!"
"Also, put that matter aside for now. The most important thing now is to find the Crown Prince and that woman called Luo Xi. You should know how to contact her, right? She must be following behind the Crown Prince!"
"Yes, this subordinate will obey!" When he said this, he didn't notice that Park Hyok's expression was unnatural. Then, he flashed and disappeared without a trace, as if he had never been here.
Li Chen's deep eyes looked ahead. His blank pupils made people feel that he was exploring a certain place in the distance.
After taking the bowl of medicine from Ah Xiao's hands, Qiuyue Niang asked her to leave. The doctor had already come and checked. It was a cold. He only prescribed a few prescriptions and left.
Qiuyue Niang helped Cai 'er up, carefully placing a pillow on her shoulder for her to lean on.
Qiuyue Niang glanced over and only Yu Feng was left standing quietly in the corner. Qiuyue Niang said indifferently," Feng 'er, you can leave too. I'll be fine here!"”
He, who had been silent all this while, finally reacted." Yes, Feng 'er will take his leave!”As he spoke, he turned around and walked out. She leaned against the bed and looked at his back. Was he leaving just like that? Why didn't he turn around to look at her?
Actually…Yu Feng had already felt her gaze, but he didn't respond. He didn't dare to respond. Qiuyue Niang had never let down her guard against him.
Cai 'er's lonely shadow was caught in Qiuyue Niang's eyes, but she didn't mention it to Cai' er, nor was she willing to pretend that nothing had happened. Qiuyue Niang faintly smiled, scooping up a spoonful of medicinal soup and blowing on it before bringing it to Cai 'er's mouth, saying," Drink this medicine!”
Cai 'er opened her mouth and drank it, but her indifferent eyes remained fixed on the door, not blinking for a long time, not knowing how bitter the medicine was.
"Must we do this? How many times have I told you to stay away from Yu Feng? You just don't listen!”Qiuyue Niang fed her a few mouthfuls, but seeing Cai 'er still wearing the same expression, she was both angry and worried. In the end, she put the bowl of medicine aside and said.
Hearing Qiuyue Niang's words, Cai 'er slowly turned her head, her tone slightly indifferent," Why is mother always prejudiced against him? Did he do anything wrong?"
"He did not do anything wrong, but one day you will understand why mother is so against you. Mother just doesn't want to see you walking with him! Mother is afraid that you will hurt her, do you know that?”Qiuyue Niang said.
"Yu Feng promised father that he would protect me for the rest of my life. Why is mother always worried that I will be hurt?”Cai 'er looked tiredly at Qiuyue Niang, hoping that her mother would answer.
Qiuyue Niang paused, wanting to say it out loud, but before the words could reach her mouth, she swallowed them back. Qiuyue Niang's reaction made Cai 'er feel somewhat helpless, as it was also a secret that couldn't be said," Could it be that we're Yu Feng's enemies, so mother is afraid that Yu Feng will take revenge on us?”Cai 'er was only joking, but Qiuyue Niang's expression was not right, even though Cai' er couldn't see it.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Come, drink the medicine first and rest!”Qiu Yue Niang picked up the bowl of medicine and said.
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