Doctor Tao said, "The prince's broken leg has long since healed. He can't stand up because of the poison. Once the poison is neutralized, he will be able to walk briskly again in less than half a month."

Xie Jingyan had heard what Doctor Tao said before, and his expression remained unchanged. He believed that as long as the poison was detoxified, he could walk normally again, but detoxification was easier said than done.

Before seeing Xie Jingyan's legs turn black, Shen Wan had always thought that Xie Jingyan's inability to walk was due to a broken leg. She never expected it to be poisoning. She asked Xie Jingyan, "When were you poisoned?"

Xie Jingyan remained silent, not because he was unwilling to tell Shen Wan, but because he didn't know either. Doctor Tao said, "It should be that he was poisoned while treating his broken leg. The poison was put into the medicine and was carried to the meridians in his leg by the medicine. If it had been put into other food, the poison would have entered his lungs and he would have died long ago."

Yun Qi didn't understand medical principles, but from Doctor Tao's words, he could tell that Xie Jingyan was unlucky, but also very lucky.

He asked, "Doctor Tao, do you have a way to detoxify Prince Ling?"

Doctor Tao said, "I do have a method to detoxify him, but two of the ingredients are extremely difficult to find. If we can't find them before he completely loses feeling in his legs, it will be useless even if we have them later."

Chen Feng hurriedly asked, "What kind of medicine is it? If it exists in this world, we will definitely be able to find it."

Doctor Tao then said, "Volcanic lotus and snow snake gall."

These two herbs are extraordinary just from their names.

Snow lotus grows near volcanoes, while snakes are afraid of the cold and have a very hard time surviving in cold places. Finding a live snake in a snow-capped mountain would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Upon hearing Doctor Tao's words, Yun Qi quickly looked at Shen Wan.

Aren't these the two herbs my cousin asked me to find?

Yun Qi was puzzled, and Shen Wan shook her head at him.

Yun Qi could only suppress his doubts, but this scene happened to fall into Xie Jingyan's eyes, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Chen Feng said, "I'll send someone to look for it right away."

He turned to give the order, but Yun Qi stopped him and said, "No need to go look for it."

Chen Feng stopped and turned to look at Yun Qi.

Yun Qi turned around, and the steward behind him handed him the brocade box he had brought. Yun Qi took it and handed it to Doctor Tao.

Doctor Tao took the brocade box with a puzzled look, opened it, and was first taken aback, then exclaimed with joy, "This is volcanic lotus!"

Yun Qi said, "We've also made progress on the snow snake gall. I'll try my best to have it delivered to the Ling Prince's residence within ten days."

His cousin asked him to find these two herbs, without mentioning that they were for treating Prince Ling's leg. He didn't ask any further questions. His cousin pointed out a general location, and he sent a message by carrier pigeon, asking the shop managers in those two places to inquire around. Unexpectedly, they actually had them. However, just hearing the names of these two herbs made them seem extraordinary. But everything has a price, and the Yun family may not have much else, but they are rich.

Shen Wan said, "Thank you very much, cousin."

Yun Qi chuckled, "Why be so polite with my cousin?"

Shen Wan didn't stand on ceremony with him and instead asked, "What did Doctor Tao say about my grandmother's illness?"

Yun Qi said, "Doctor Tao came to the capital to treat Prince Ling. I don't know if he'll be willing to treat my grandmother. I haven't told him yet."

Shen Wan had asked Yun Qi to help find Doctor Tao for some time. Actually, finding someone would be quick, but Doctor Tao was unwilling to come to the capital. The Yun family offered a high price, but not only could they not invite Doctor Tao, they also angered him. He didn't treat people to make money. If anyone in the Yun family was unwell, they could just send the patient to his door. He would treat them if he could, but if he couldn't, no amount of money would change his mind.

The steward of the Yun family was frowning, but when he left, his attendant mentioned that it was definitely not right to send the Prince of Ling, who had a broken leg, to such a far place for treatment. Unexpectedly, Doctor Tao overheard this and immediately changed his mind, going to the capital with the steward of the Yun family.

This was clearly a trip to the capital to treat Xie Jingyan's leg. Yun Qi personally went outside the city to greet him, and once he received him, he was brought directly to the Ling Prince's residence.

Shen Wan was surprised. In her previous life, Xie Jingyan's leg was cured by Doctor Tao, who even stayed in the Ling Prince's mansion as the royal physician. She thought it would be easy to invite Doctor Tao, but she didn't expect that he would only give Xie Jingyan face.

Although Shen Wan and Yun Qi spoke softly, Xie Jingyan, who was right next to them, heard everything clearly. He was even more surprised than Shen Wan because he felt that Doctor Tao looked familiar at first glance. He didn't like to guess, so he asked directly, "Doctor Tao looks somewhat familiar to me. Have I seen you before?"

Doctor Tao replied, "The prince has not only met me, but I also owe a debt of gratitude to the prince's birth mother, Consort Chen."

Xie Jingyan is a prince, and before the incident, Consort Chen had almost never left the palace. It was quite rare for them to see both of them at the same time, unless—

Just as Shen Wan was thinking about it, Xie Jingyan asked, "Dr. Tao was once a royal physician?"

Doctor Tao nodded. He had indeed been a royal physician, but that was ten years ago. He had only been in the Imperial Hospital for a few months when he got caught up in the power struggles in the harem. If it weren't for Consort Chen pleading with the Emperor on his behalf, he would have been dead long ago. He didn't like living in fear in the palace, nor did he like treating patients and taking medicine. He prioritized saving his own life, so he resigned.

He was a man who always repaid kindness. He thought he would never have the chance to repay Consort Chen for saving his life. Unexpectedly, the Yun family came to him to treat Prince Ling's leg ailment. He did not dare to hope that he could cure Prince Ling's leg, since so many imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital could not cure it. But this should be his only chance to repay Consort Chen's kindness, so he followed the Yun family to the capital without hesitation.

Shen Wan never expected that Doctor Tao's good relationship was something Consort Chen had helped Xie Jingyan establish before her death, and that Xie Jingyan had arranged for Doctor Tao to live in the Ling Prince's residence.

Shen Wan looked at Doctor Tao and said, "Doctor Tao's medical skills are superb. My maternal grandmother's chronic illness is difficult to cure. Could you please take a look at my maternal grandmother?"

How could Doctor Tao refuse such a small matter?

Yun Qi took Doctor Tao to the Yun family. Shen Wan remembered what Steward Zhou had reported before returning home that morning. Even though Yun Qi was almost out of the palace gate, Shen Wan still caught up with him and said, "My maternal grandfather's close friends have sent a lot of congratulatory gifts. Prince Ling is not comfortable reciprocating. I will send someone to deliver those gifts to the Yun family later..."

Before Shen Wan could finish speaking, Yun Qi interrupted her, "That's a congratulatory gift for you and Prince Ling. How can you send it to the Yun family? If you really send it there, Grandfather will definitely be angry and think that you've become estranged from him. This time, Prince Ling has really helped Grandfather save face. Grandfather's close friends are even worried that the congratulatory gifts they sent are too light."

Yun Qi refused to let Shen Wan send the gifts, so Shen Wan had no choice but to give up. She returned to Xie Jingyan and said, "My cousin won't let those congratulatory gifts be sent to the Yun family."

Xie Jingyan didn't insist. The Yun family had already helped him invite Doctor Tao and find antidote herbs, so he already owed them a lot of favors. He didn't care about the congratulatory gifts. "If the Yun family ever needs my help in the future, just let me know."

With this promise from him, my cousin's efforts these past few days have not been in vain.

Shen Wan, in a cheerful mood, pushed Xie Jingyan back to Moyuxuan.