"Very well, Your Highness, please ask! This old servant will answer truthfully."

Seeing the princess's serious expression, Granny Jin guessed it was related to the Empress and also spoke solemnly.

"Has anyone approached the Empress in the past two days? Has anything seemed amiss?"

Lin Yuxin asked seriously.

Upon hearing this, Granny Jin's heart trembled. It was indeed related to the Empress. She thought about it carefully, but there didn't seem to be anything special about it.

"Your Highness, ever since you came to give Her Majesty acupuncture a couple of days ago, Her Majesty has been cared for by this old servant and Magpie together. Her Majesty has always trusted us very much. Since it concerns Her Majesty's safety, this old servant dares not let anyone else interfere."

Granny Jin truthfully replied that everyone around them was trustworthy and the Empress's confidante, so they shouldn't have any ulterior motives. However, she didn't know about those outside the palace.

Granny Jin seemed to have thought of something else, and then spoke again:

"However, when I went to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine yesterday, the eunuch who was in charge of preparing the medicine was not there. Another eunuch served me the Empress's medicine. I didn't think much of it at the time. Could it be... that there was something wrong with the medicine?"

The more Granny Jin spoke, the more alarmed she became. If it were true, wouldn't Her Majesty the Empress be...?

"Granny, don't panic. Whether it's a problem with the medicine still needs to be investigated. Please go out first and check the people in Kunning Palace to see if there are any issues. Then send someone to find the Emperor and ask him to send someone to check the Imperial Hospital and tell him that the Empress has been poisoned again."

Lin Yuxin calmly and collectedly began to give instructions to Granny Jin.

"yes!"

Upon hearing that the Empress had been poisoned again, Granny Jin felt a chill run down her spine. However, being a worldly woman, Granny Jin quickly recovered. After listening to the princess's instructions, she respectfully bowed to Lin Yuxin and then went out to carry out her duties.

"Sister, what about Mother...?"

When Cheng Tinghao heard Lin Yuxin say that his mother had been poisoned again, he held back until she finished arranging things before looking at Lin Yuxin anxiously and asking.

"Don't worry, with your sister here, the Empress will be alright."

Lin Yuxin patted Cheng Tinghao on the shoulder to comfort him.

That was the only way she could comfort him; otherwise, she feared that Xiao Hao would have to bear too much at such a young age.

Lin Yuxin returned to the Empress's bed and began to take the Empress's pulse again, this time taking it very carefully and thoroughly.

The Empress has been taking the medicine prescribed by her during this period, and her body is slowly recovering. In addition, she gave the Empress acupuncture and fed her fairy dew a couple of days ago, so her recovery should be very good.

However, Lin Yuxin discovered that the Empress's body had returned to its previous state. If she were to detoxify now, the risk would be too high. Moreover, the poison in the Empress's body was no longer in balance and could erupt at any time, which made Lin Yuxin feel somewhat troubled.

But if the poison isn't neutralized, she fears the Empress won't survive this ordeal!

Lin Yuxin thought for a moment and decided to take the risk! So she looked at the worried Xiao Hao beside her and solemnly instructed him:

"Xiao Hao! Go and guard the door. Don't let anyone in, not even the Emperor. Remember, keep watch!"

"Yes, sister, Xiaohao will definitely not let anyone in."

Cheng Tinghao nodded solemnly, glanced at the Empress on the bed, and then led all the servants out. He personally guarded the door, not giving an inch.

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Yuxin turned to look at the Empress. A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but she still picked up the Empress and, with a slight thought, the two of them disappeared from the spot.

Lin Yuxin brought the Empress directly into the space and had the black bear carry her to the hot spring on the mountain.

Lin Yuxin put the Empress into the hot spring to soak for half an hour before she began to give the Empress acupuncture.

Thanks to the effects of the celestial dew in the hot spring, the Queen's physical functions can be greatly improved, ensuring that Lin Yuxin can successfully administer acupuncture later.

Lin Yuxin focused intently, inserting the needle quickly and accurately, one needle at a time. After inserting ten needles in a row, beads of sweat rolled down her face.

The needles she used this time were all inserted into the Empress's vital points. After fifteen needles, the Empress's face was almost deathly pale, without a trace of blood.

Lin Yuxin stopped administering acupuncture and leaned against the edge of the hot spring pool, breathing slightly. This kind of acupuncture requires complete concentration and cannot be distracted in the slightest.

Lin Yuxin dared not relax either. She had to protect the Empress. She was now using acupuncture to put the Empress in a near-death state, which would cause the poison in her body to erupt all at once. She had to act before the Empress's body could not withstand it.

Lin Yuxin stayed by the Empress's side, watching her face turn from deathly pale to purple, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. Lin Yuxin quickly took the Empress's pulse and observed her condition.

Lin Yuxin kept her hand on the pulse without letting go. The weak pulse remained unchanged for a long time until, after a quarter of an hour, it suddenly beat.

Lin Yuxin flipped her left hand, and a dagger appeared in her hand. She quickly slashed the Empress's wrist, and the blood that flowed out was blackish-red and had a foul odor.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yuxin quickly withdrew the silver needles from the Empress's body and began to insert the needles into the Empress again.

The acupuncture used this time was a technique to protect the heart meridian. After inserting a few needles into the chest, Lin Yuxin withdrew her hand, letting the Empress's blood flow all over the ground. Then she took out blood-replenishing pills and stuffed them into the Empress's mouth as if they were free.

The pills she added with celestial dew worked incredibly fast. The Empress, whose face was already deathly pale due to rapid blood loss, looked even more lifeless. But after taking the blood-replenishing pills Lin Yuxin gave her, her complexion instantly regained its color.

Hmm! Now I can bleed for a while longer.

Squeaking at the strong smell of poisonous blood, Zizi had already flown over, chirping on the ground:

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