This woman has made me look so foolish! I was rejected by Nanyang for marriage, and I've become the biggest laughingstock in the whole country!

Anyone who dares to embarrass me will meet a terrible end.

However, this little thing seems to possess some medical skills. If she can cure my illness, keeping her for now wouldn't be a bad idea.

Xi Jing watched Yun Duoduo's back until it gradually disappeared from his sight.

...

Yun Duoduo returned to the bedroom arranged by Xi Jing. The environment inside was very nice, although it was much worse than Fu Shuang Palace. Fortunately, the bedding looked newly changed, and the bedroom was very clean and tidy, with incense burning.

The most important thing about entering the Western Chu palace this time is to obtain the Western Chu's defense map.

Where would Xijing put something so important?

Yun Duoduo sat at the table, resting her chin on her hand as she pondered.

The sooner she obtains the defense map of Western Chu, the sooner she can leave the Western Chu palace.

Just then, she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and was startled to see the two brothers, Ren Lao and Ren Yuan.

"What a strange thing! Why didn't you knock before entering the house?!"

Yun Duoduo looked at the two of them with annoyance.

Ren Lao Ren scratched his head without complaint and said matter-of-factly, "We brothers also go straight into the King's bedchamber!"

“But I’m a woman, a woman!” Yun Duoduo looked at herself and shouted at the two of them.

She wanted to point to her chest and tell them that men and women are different, that she was physiologically different from them, and that they couldn't treat her the way they treated Xi Jing.

"If I were changing clothes, completely naked, and you saw me, would you be responsible for me?!"

"Will you marry me?!"

Upon hearing that she had to take responsibility for Yun Duoduo, Ren Laoyi was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, no..."

They didn't want to marry Yun Duoduo, who looked dull and silly. Besides, Yun Duoduo's eyes were too big, and they didn't like girls with big eyes.

They preferred the appearance of the people of Western Chu to that of the people of Nanyang.

"That's settled then. Next time you come in, knock before you enter the house, don't just push the door open!"

Yun Duoduo, hands on her hips, addressed the two of them.

"Otherwise, you'll have to take responsibility for me!" Seeing that this tactic was working, Yun Duoduo decided to threaten them.

Ren Lao and Ren Yuan nodded and placed what they were carrying on the table.

"Your Majesty, we have sent you some food."

"These are grapes, they're so sweet, you can't get these in Nanyang!" Ren Lao said without complaint, looking very proud.

Yun Duoduo was indeed hungry and thirsty. She had some leftover sesame cakes and soup from the sesame cake stall, so she sat down at the table and picked up a bunch of plump grapes to eat.

Seeing that Ren Laomu was still standing in front of her without complaint, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Ren Lao nudged Ren Yuan's shoulder and gestured to him with his eyes: "Go ahead."

Ren Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Since you've already decided to marry our King, how do you intend to cure his illness?!"

When did she say she wanted to marry their king?

Is there some misunderstanding here?

However, Yun Duoduo was in no hurry to explain. If the people in the Western Chu Palace thought that way, that was fine too, at least they wouldn't be so hostile towards her.

"How long has your king been suffering from a cough?"

Ren Lao recalled for a moment and said, "Ever since I came back from Beiliang last year, I've been coughing frequently."

Yun Duoduo nodded: "Then it seems that the time is not too long."

Yun Duoduo felt that the disease was not difficult to treat. Tuberculosis could be treated with drugs such as isoniazid, rifampin, and ethambutol, which were all available in the medicine box. She just needed to take out the medicine from the medicine box and give Xijing an appropriate amount.

Since the ancients had never used these medicines, they would not have developed drug resistance. Therefore, treatment should not be too difficult, and the effects should be seen quickly once the medicine is used.

Yun Duoduo confidently popped a grape into her mouth and said, "Don't worry, I know how to save your king."

Despite her hard work and dedication, she still harbored some doubts and looked at Yun Duoduo with a hint of distrust.

What medical skills could a pampered princess possibly know?

[The king, so wise throughout his life, has apparently been deceived by her after all.]

He shook his head and left Yun Duoduo's bedroom without complaint.

After watching the two leave, Yun Duoduo, having eaten and drunk her fill, prepared to think about how to treat Xi Jing's illness. At the very least, she wanted to alleviate his symptoms and gain his trust, which would make the next step of her plan easier.

She reached under the bed and pulled out a medicine box, taking out several medicines.

These are all common medications for treating colds and diarrhea.

I searched for a long time but couldn't find isoniazid.

No drugs such as isoflavone, rifampin, or ethambutol were found.

What's going on?

Yun Duoduo frowned. Xi Jing had symptoms of night sweats and coughing up blood, which were clearly not a cold. Why was there only cold medicine in the medicine cabinet?

[Is it because this madman is a bad guy, has killed too many people, and has too many lives on his hands, that the first-aid kit won't let me save him?]

[Medicine first-aid kit, well done, impressive!]

Yun Duoduo stroked the medicine box with affection, but then she was a little troubled.

But without medicine, how can she be treated? If Xi Jing knew she was helpless, would he just sit on her and kill her?!

That crazy bastard is capable of anything.

Yun Duoduo broke out in a cold sweat.

No, I have to think of a way. I wonder if Zheng Ningxiang is still outside the palace. Should I ask her to come and rescue me?

Yun Duoduo shook her head. Firstly, she couldn't contact Zheng Ningxiang, and secondly, this method was too risky, as it could very well drag Zheng Ningxiang into the mess as well.

Moreover, she hasn't found the deployment map yet.

【penicillin……】

She suddenly remembered that penicillin, a first-line drug, is effective in treating more than 80% of tuberculosis patients.

Perhaps...

She took the fruit from the plate on the table.

I wiped the empty plate, put in the orange peels, added 20 ml of water, covered it, and then just waited for various molds to grow on the orange peels.

Then, we'll extract the greenish-blue colonies, which are Penicillium, and then use that to make medicine for Xijing.

Um, but what if the madman is allergic to penicillin...?

[Then it was his fate to die, and there was nothing she could do.]

But if she manages to save the crazy girl, isn't what she did a bit of a betrayal?

Forget it, I'll save my own life first. Before I escape, I'll just poison him with whatever I can find.

First, you need to gain his trust.

...

After dealing with everything, Yun Duoduo lay down on the bed to rest. The historical stories about penicillin she had learned in school floated through her mind.