Chapter 251 Puppet Substitute

Chen Xing hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Zhou Yuande and whispered, "Miss Liu Zheng suddenly vomited uncontrollably, almost vomiting bile, and is now unconscious in bed."

Zhou Yuande was startled and asked, "Did you eat something bad?"

Chen Xing shook his head, "I didn't even eat two bites of lunch."

Zhou Yuande asked again, "Have you summoned the imperial physician?"

Chen Xing squinted at him. "You let a palace maid call the imperial physician? Do you believe that if the imperial physician finds out, he'll bite you?"

Zhou Yuande felt that he had said something stupid after asking this question. He raised his hand and patted his forehead. After turning around three times on the spot, he made up his mind and walked towards the hall.

Xiao Jingfan was drinking crucian carp and tofu soup when he saw Zhou Yuande return with a strange look on his face. He put down his bowl and asked, "What's the matter?"

King Rui also looked at Zhou Yuande.

Zhou Yuande walked to Xiao Jingfan's side and whispered what Chen Xing had just said.

Xiao Jingfan frowned. Hadn't the parasite in the woman's body been removed? Why was she suddenly vomiting uncontrollably?

Zhou Yuande secretly observed his expression. Actually, he was not sure about reporting this matter, but now it seemed that he had made the right decision.

"Tell Envoy Wu to take a look. You should go too. Report to me if anything happens." Xiao Jingfan didn't want to continue drinking the soup. He stood up and let Prince Rui do as he pleased, then strode out of the side hall.

"Your Majesty, may you be well." Seeing him come out, Chen Xing hurriedly saluted.

Xiao Jingfan nodded at her and said, "Follow me."

Chen Xing raised his foot and followed.

Zhou Yuande hurriedly took Xiao Anzi to the Imperial Hospital to find Wu Yuanshi.

Main hall.

Xiao Jingfan gestured for everyone to leave, sat down behind the desk, and looked at Chen Xing, "What exactly is going on?"

Chen Xing's expression was serious: "I suspect that Master Li was behind this."

"What evidence do you have?" Xiao Jingfan frowned, his voice already cold.

"I have no evidence," Chen Xing said, "but Coach Li's test subject is dead. I heard that Coach Li wanted to keep Miss Liu Zheng as his test subject last night. Although Si Yue tried to stop him, Coach Li is an expert in poisons and his methods are unpredictable and difficult to guard against. He might have taken advantage of Si Yue's inattention and made his move."

Otherwise, how to explain Chu Liuzheng's sudden vomiting?

Xiao Jingfan's face was as gloomy as water. He ordered, "Go back to the Dark Guard Camp. If it's true, have him hand over the antidote and go to the Dark Prison to reflect on his sins. Do not come out without my order."

Chen Xing's heart trembled when he heard this. If he went to that horrible place called the dark prison to reflect on his mistakes, even if he only stayed there for two or three days, would he still look like a human being when he came out?

It seems like she has really screwed Old Li over this time.

whee!

"As you command."

On the other side, Zhou Yuande dragged Wu Yuanshi all the way to Yiran Garden. Without even taking a sip of water, he asked Wu Yuanshi to treat Chu Liuzheng immediately.

Wu Yuanshi was hurriedly dragged out by Zhou Yuande. He originally thought that one of the concubines in the harem was unwell, but it turned out that it was just for a little palace maid.

He leaned over to look at the bed.

Well, it turned out to be this palace maid who almost cost the life of the entire Imperial Hospital.

That makes sense.

He placed a silk handkerchief on Chu Liuzheng's wrist and concentrated on taking his pulse.

Apart from some qi and blood deficiency and some minor gastrointestinal problems, there are no other symptoms.

He looked at Miyue and asked, "What did Miss Liuzheng eat today?"

Mitsuki went to bring the leftover lunch to him.

Wu Yuanshi checked carefully and found nothing wrong with the food.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Zhou Yuande asked anxiously: "What's the situation?"

"It's nothing serious." Wu Yuanshi sorted out the medicine box. "This girl has some stomach problems to begin with. Maybe she accidentally caught a cold in her stomach. I'll prescribe two doses of medicine to warm her stomach and intestines, and also to replenish her Qi and blood.

Upon hearing that there was nothing serious, Zhou Yuande breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he could go back and report.

Yuanshi Wu wrote a prescription and asked Siyue to go with him to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine.

Zhou Yuande hurriedly took his men back to Wenhua Palace to report.

"Your Majesty, Envoy Wu said that Miss Liu Zheng might have a cold stomach. She should take two doses of medicine to recuperate."

Xiao Jingfan said "hmm". If it was really Coach Li who did it, even Dean Wu would not be able to find out.

Zhou Yuande looked up at him and added, "Envoy Wu also said that Miss Liu Zheng was suffering from a deficiency of both Qi and blood."

Xiao Jingfan was not surprised at all.

The poisonous insects feed on essence and blood. The woman had raised the poisonous insects for so many days. If she had not taken good care of herself when she was recovering, she would have been injured to the core.

He thought for a moment and said, "Tell the imperial kitchen to send a bowl of donkey-hide gelatin steamed bird's nest every day starting tomorrow."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuande looked at him in surprise. His Majesty didn't even care so much about the ladies in the harem.

Xiao Jingfan noticed something and looked up.

Zhou Yuande didn't dare to look any further, and hurriedly bowed his head to receive the order, then ran to the imperial kitchen to deliver the message.

*

At night, the moon was shrouded in a thin veil, with a hint of blood red at the edge.

"May your Majesty be well." Instructor Li climbed in through the window of the Yangxin Palace and knelt in front of the desk.

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyelids: "Why are you here?"

Chen Xing had returned early to report that Chu Liuzheng's sudden vomiting had nothing to do with Coach Li.

Coach Li said, "In reply to your Master's words, I will explain. Although I had some thoughts last night, I did not attack that girl. Please understand, Master."

He was really worried about Chen Xing. If she made up something about him in front of the master again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I understand." Xiao Jingfan waved his hand to signal him to stand up, "If there is nothing else, please leave."

"I do have something to ask." Instructor Li stood up and looked at Xiao Jingfan. "I heard Xiao Jiu say he couldn't find a flaw in that person's disguise. I remembered a strange incident my master told me when I was young. I think I might be able to help you."

"Something strange?" Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows slightly, motioning him to continue.

Coach Li asked, "I wonder if the Master has ever heard of a puppet substitute?"

【Puppet substitute! 】

After a day of recuperation to regain his strength, Chu Liuzheng looked at the gossip in front of him and almost swallowed the bird's nest into his nose.

Oh my goodness, why are there so many bizarre things out there? Using a few insects to completely transform someone into another person, without any surgery, bone grinding, or medication, this is unscientific! If this were to happen in a plastic surgery clinic, wouldn't it... well, it turns out the price would be decades of shortened lifespan. That's unacceptable.

Chu Liuzheng fed another spoonful of donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest into his mouth.

Hehe, she got a good deal today. The imperial kitchen sent some donkey-hide gelatin and steamed bird's nest, but the emperor didn't want to eat it. She happened to be serving him, so the emperor rewarded her with a wave of his hand.

Big bosses are sometimes very generous.

[No wonder the counterfeit looks so much like Prince Rui. It looks completely genuine. I thought he was wearing a realistic human skin mask. Turns out it's a puppet stand-in specially commissioned by the Fifth Prince's Consort from a Western Region ghost wizard.]

[Tsk tsk, Prince Rui is truly miserable. He originally went out for a trip just to relax, but he never imagined that upon arriving in Jiangnan, he would be captured by the Fifth Prince's wife's people. He is now forced to raise the insect mother with his frail body. Even if he can be rescued by the tyrant, he probably won't dare to set foot outside the capital again for a while.]

Chu Liuzheng pulled it down.

[Tsk...what a fate! Prince Rui is truly miserable. As a child, he accidentally swallowed the poison given to the tyrant by Concubine Li and was paralyzed in bed for three years. He finally met a miracle doctor who cured his leg, but his body has already broken down. He becomes ill whenever he catches a cold, and his face is perpetually pale. He truly is like a crystal glass figure, and must be carefully cared for.]