Chapter 38 From Her Master's Hand

After a great victory at the border, Song Yu returned to receive his reward. The emperor appointed him as a general, but never gave any instructions on his next destination.

Everyone thought that Your Majesty thought Song Yu was too young and was afraid that he could not handle such a big responsibility.

Unexpectedly, two days later, the emperor suddenly summoned Song Yu into the palace.

After leaving the palace, Song Yu became Qi Qingyao's personal bodyguard.

Qi Qingyao had quite a few complaints about this. Although she had originally had a good impression of Song Yu, but now that he had to be her personal bodyguard and discipline her, she naturally felt that this man was sent by her father to look after her.

As a result, for several days in a row, Qi Qingyao didn't give Song Yu a good look.

Unfortunately, Song Yu is a stubborn person who obeys the emperor's orders. Except for going to the toilet and sleeping, he and Qi Qingyao are inseparable on weekdays.

So much so that as soon as Qi Muchao mentioned Song Yu, Qi Qingyao stamped her feet and said, "I don't know, I don't know. Why don't you help me persuade my father? I don't want to be followed around like this. I'm so fed up with it."

Qi Muchao ignored her anger and said, "Your Majesty must have his reasons for doing this. With Song Yu's ability, he should be fighting on the battlefield to show his skills. He should be the one who is angry if he stays by your side."

These words immediately made Qi Qingyao even angrier. She felt that Qi Muchao didn't understand her feelings at all. She glared at Qi Muchao and ran to Lu Wanning, hugged her arm and shook it vigorously, "Sister-in-law, he doesn't understand my distress, but you should understand, right?"

Lu Wanning smiled at her. Of course she understood, but it was a pity that it was useless for her to understand.

What Qi Muchao said was indeed correct. The emperor is now bedridden and must have realized something.

He arranged Song Yu to be next to Qi Qingyao, probably because he was afraid that something might happen to her.

It's just that Qi Qingyao was spoiled too much and was too innocent to understand all these twists and turns. Now she just felt that Song Yu was too controlling of her and it was annoying.

Knowing that acting coquettishly wouldn't solve the problem, Qi Qingyao had no choice but to accept her fate.

With Qi Qingyao here to accompany the emperor, Qi Muchao winked at Lu Wanning.

The two left first.

Because he didn't speak up for her, Qi Qingyao lost her excitement and just waved her hand when she saw them leave.

After walking out of the emperor's bedroom, Lu Wanning saw General Xiao Song.

This person stood outside the hall with an expressionless face, waiting for Qi Qingyao.

Seeing Qi Muchao and his wife come out, Song Yu saluted with his fists clasped.

Qi Mu nodded slightly at him and left without saying anything more.

Eunuch Li escorted the two out. As soon as they left the palace, Qi Muchao looked at Lu Wanning and said, "Tell me, what have you learned about His Majesty's condition?"

Hearing this, Lu Wanning hesitated. She didn't rush to talk about His Majesty's condition. Instead, she asked Qi Muchao, "How long has Your Majesty been in this condition?"

Qi Muchao had an idea in his mind after hearing this. His face darkened. "Three months ago. So, was it really poison?"

Lu Wanning nodded, "It's poison, but I don't understand how His Majesty managed to swallow it."

This is exactly why Lu Wanning has been hesitant.

"To be honest, Your Majesty, I've heard Master mention the poison Your Majesty was poisoned with before. It's called the Ten-Month Period. As the name suggests, anyone who takes it will die after ten months. During these ten months, the poison will slowly invade the victim's internal organs, gradually weakening them, leading others to mistakenly believe they have a terminal illness."

These are consistent with your majesty's symptoms.

But the only thing she couldn't figure out was, "But this October powder is red, very conspicuous. Even when dissolved in water, the color remains bright. Moreover, it is extremely bitter."

Unless the person being poisoned is a fool, how could he possibly drink this kind of medicine without anyone noticing?

Qi Muchao's expression became even uglier.

Unless, the person who poisoned is someone Your Majesty trusts very much and will never suspect.

The veins on the back of his hand clutching the teacup were visible, and Qi Muchao asked her, "Can you cure this poison?"

Lu Wanning thought of the plant transplanted from southern Xinjiang that she had seen in the Sang Mansion yesterday. She felt a sense of absurdity, as if everything was arranged by fate. "What a coincidence! I couldn't figure it out before, but now, maybe I can give it a try."

After all, she had only heard of this October issue before, but had never seen it.

The more people know, the faster they die. Lu Wanning said decisively, "I'll just prepare the medicine. As for the rest, you don't have to tell me, and I won't ask. Okay?"

Qi Muchao glanced at her and chuckled, "Are you afraid that I will kill you after the poison is removed?"

"It's always good to be on guard against others," Lu Wanning followed with a smile, not sparing in praising Qi Muchao, "but I don't think His Highness the Crown Prince is the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing them."

Qi Muchao's expression remained unhappy throughout the journey back. When they were almost at the palace, he finally spoke, "Is there any similarity between the poison in my body and the poison in His Majesty's body?"

Lu Wanning quickly shook her head, "No."

Yes, the similarity is that these two poisons are most likely created by her master.

The one on Qi Muchao is still easy to explain. I don’t know in which year her master’s masterpiece it was, but this October issue was just developed by her master before he traveled.

She answered too quickly. Qi Muzhao narrowed his eyes, but did not expose her. Instead, he continued to ask, "If it is really poison, why can't the doctors in the Imperial Hospital diagnose it? Even Elder Liu is not sure?"

Of course, it was because her master liked to study these things on a daily basis, and this October issue had never been used since it was developed.

Her master is very particular about these poisonous treasures. Even if someone offers a high price, he won't sell it if he doesn't want to.

So much so that Lu Wanning didn't dare to reveal the relationship between the poison and her master, for fear of causing trouble for her master.

"That's not surprising. As I just said, the October period is rarely chosen because of its conspicuous color and extremely bitter taste. If one wants to poison someone, a colorless and odorless poison is obviously more convenient. Therefore, few people know about the October period. Those imperial physicians have never seen it, so naturally they don't know about it."

She answered very frankly, without any guilt, "As for Mr. Liu, he might have guessed it was poison, but he wasn't sure what kind of poison it was. I was lucky enough to hear Master tell me about it."

But the slight glint in his eyes had already made Qi Muchao guess something, but he did not point it out. After all, detoxification was the most important thing now.

After this day, Qi Muchao seemed to be much busier, and Lu Wanning didn't see him for several days.

Fortunately, this was a good thing for Lu Wanning, and the two of them got along without interfering with each other.

After staying in the room for a day, Lu Wanning called Hu Yan in.