"Some time ago, His Majesty sent me to various places to search for longevity elixirs. His Majesty said that since the little princess's master is an immortal, there must be other immortals in this world."

The queen shouted angrily, "Absurd!"

The imperial physician swallowed back what he hadn't finished saying, though he himself was partly to blame for the incident.

At the time, the entire Imperial Medical Academy could not find any problems with the elixir, which is why the Emperor took it.

This will take at most half a month before and after taking it.

But now that I think about it, it might not necessarily be the problem with that pill.

The Empress, however, was already convinced that the problem lay with this elixir.

Just then, the emperor slowly woke up and weakly turned his head to see the empress's back and the imperial physicians kneeling all over the ground.

"What's wrong with me?"

Upon hearing the sound, the Empress turned around and saw that the Emperor had woken up, so she went to help him.

"Your Majesty, you vomited blood and fainted after the morning court session, and you have only just woken up."

The emperor then remembered that after the morning court session, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and just as he was about to cough, he coughed up blood. Then everything went black and he remembered nothing.

The Empress's voice was slightly choked as she questioned, "I heard from the imperial physician that His Majesty has been taking some kind of longevity pill indiscriminately."

"These are all scams. There's no such thing as a magic pill; look at how many people have gotten sick from taking them!"

The Emperor shook his head: "It can't be said that it's the pill's fault. I did feel much better after taking it."

The Empress glared at him angrily: "If it really is a good thing, how come you, who have always been in good health, suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma?"

The emperor was also conflicted at this time. He remembered that when he took the elixir, he did feel like he was floating on air.

Because I often stayed up late reviewing official documents, my body gradually felt heavy and weak.

But after taking that pill, he felt as light as a feather, as if he had returned to his youth.

"Little Dezi, go and fetch that Taoist priest for me... cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dezi immediately went to fetch the Taoist priest who was still enjoying himself in the palace.

This Taoist priest was from Xianfu Taoist Temple, which is more than 600 miles away from the capital. Many people say that after using the talisman water from the temple, almost all their illnesses were cured.

Furthermore, he had heard of some kind of elixir that could prolong life. The emperor was already quite old, and naturally wanted the crown prince, who was still young, to live a few more years.

I also hope to see the young prince get married and ideally have a grandson.

In less than half an incense stick's time, Xiao Dezi arrived in a hurry with the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest walked hurriedly, but his face showed fear.

He knows exactly what he's selling.

It's understandable to fool ordinary people and high-ranking officials, but I never thought that such a thing would catch the emperor's eye.

When he was brought to the scene, he assumed that it was a wealthy man who wanted to find the elixir.

Taking one or two of these pills is fine, but taking too many can have disastrous consequences.

The Empress also sent someone to invite Su Muyao over, since the little guy's master was a deity, and she believed he would understand the situation to some extent.

Su Muyao went to her parents' courtyard and gave each of them a longevity pill. Just as she was about to return to her room, a palace eunuch came over and said that the Empress invited her to the palace for a chat.

The little girl nodded and asked on the way if something was wrong.

The eunuch recounted everything that had happened to the Emperor to Su Muyao, and the little girl looked furious.

What he was really thinking was that this old bastard Deng was no different from other emperors; they all wanted to live forever.

Tsk tsk tsk, sitting in a high position for too long is really too enjoyable, they don't want to die.

When Su Muyao arrived at the palace, she saw a Taoist priest being beaten to the point of near death. She figured this must be the swindler who tricked the emperor into taking the elixir!

The Emperor leaned weakly against the bed, and waved to the little girl as she came over: "Yaoyao is here, come quickly to your uncle."

Su Muyao looked at the half-dead emperor and scolded, "You are really stupid. If you want a longevity pill, why don't you just ask me if I have any?"

"Serves them right for insisting on going outside to find and consume poison."

The Emperor's eyes lit up: "Yaoyao, does that mean you have a longevity pill?"

"Ah, right, right, you have a divine master, how could you not have those elixirs, hehe!"

He chuckled as he spoke.

"Eat, eat, eat! Aren't you afraid of eating yourself to death? You've already stepped into the underworld, and you're still thinking about longevity pills."

As soon as Su Muyao finished speaking, the Empress became anxious.

"Yaoyao, do you think there's any way to save the Emperor? Look at him, sigh."

Su Muyao nodded, took out a bottle of water from her sleeve, and handed it over.

Needless to say, the Emperor immediately recognized it as the divine water and drank it all down without a word.

It has a refreshing feeling after drinking it, and I feel energized very quickly.

The Empress, seeing that the Emperor's lip color had returned to normal, breathed a sigh of relief.

The eunuch De, who was standing to the side, asked in a low voice, "What does the young princess mean by saying that the pill is a poisonous pill?"

The Emperor stared intently at the little boy, wondering how he knew it was poison without even looking at the pill.

Thankfully I didn't ask, otherwise I would definitely have been teased by the little milk group again.

Su Muyao recalled the ancient elixirs she had heard about before, all of which contained lead, aconite...

Lead oxide is an opaque, orange-red substance that is not very toxic in itself. However, long-term and excessive consumption can lead to lead poisoning, which can seriously harm human health.

Furthermore, aconite is a traditional Chinese medicine. If used improperly, it can cause poisoning of the nervous system, even leading to coma.

And the heartbreak grass, also known as "Gelsemium elegans", is a plant of the Gelsemium family.

Ingesting the leaves of an annual vine can cause severe abdominal pain, described as "heart and liver being torn apart."

The reason why people feel much better after taking the pill is mainly because it contains mercuric sulfide (cinnabar): mercuric sulfide is the common name for mercury, which is a highly toxic substance.

Cinnabar was used as a major ingredient in alchemy in ancient times. If taken properly, it can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, clear the liver and improve eyesight, and even treat chronic mental illnesses.

However, excessive consumption can lead to lead poisoning that is difficult to cure.

Once the ancients experienced the effects of this elixir, they would think it was a divine medicine and then spend a lot of money to take it for a long time. However, once they took it for a long time, they were not far from death.

After Su Muyao explained the ingredients, the Taoist priest, who was lying on the ground and beaten bloody, suddenly looked up at Su Muyao.

Nobody knows about this, how does this little dumpling know so much?

He built his business from scratch with this skill, and almost everyone who has tried his homemade food says it's delicious.

However, due to its high price, not everyone can afford it.

Some people eat it once or twice, but because it's too expensive, they won't continue eating it.