"Um, may I say something?"

Chen Nian, sitting to the side, silently finished the fruit in his mouth, and then timidly raised his hand, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Niannian, what do you say?"

It was the Empress who broke the silence.

"Doctor Chang, is it absolutely necessary to use heart blood? Or will anything containing heart blood be fine?"

"Just use your heart's blood."

Although he didn't know why Shen Nian asked that question, Chang Shou still answered seriously.

"Well, I've heard a saying among the people that the ten fingers are connected to the heart, and the middle finger is the one most closely connected to the heart. So, could we try using blood from the middle finger to see if it works? If not, we can always take blood from the heart." (This is purely made up; please don't take it too seriously.)

"Is that alright, Physician Chang?"

After listening to Chen Nian's words, the Empress looked expectantly at Physician Chang.

Even if she didn't intend to stop the Emperor, she would use a better method if one existed, as the Emperor's safety could not afford to be compromised.

"We can give Shen Xiaonian's method a try."

The words of contemplation made Chang Shou's eyes light up, and then, like a wolf eyeing its prey, he looked at the Emperor with shining eyes.

This was the first time he had ever heard of this claim.

Shen Xiaonian is also a doctor, so if she said so, there must be some basis for it.

Under Chang Shou's gleaming gaze, the Emperor shifted slightly, feeling a little uneasy.

Chang Shou's gaze gave him goosebumps.

The final result was indeed as Chen Nian had said: the blood from the middle finger was indeed effective.

The matter of Hanxiang has been completely resolved.

The anxiety that everyone had been feeling all this time has finally subsided.

I thought everything was settled...

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