It's a gamble now: whether Chu Xianyun escaped on his own or was captured and imprisoned by the emperor.

Ye Qingxue sat down in the chair and poured a cup of tea for herself and Yun Zhuo.

She took a sip to moisten her throat.

Then he said, "I see clearly now. In short, whether General Qin is your enemy or your father is your enemy, they all have only one purpose in doing all this: to completely disqualify you from the position of Crown Prince."

"It's pitiful that you saved the emperor's life, yet you're confined to this Prince Jing's residence, with no one even treating your numerous injuries. This is going to drag you to your death—"

Ye Qingxue's voice abruptly stopped.

She suddenly exchanged a glance with Yun Zhuo, and they both saw the fear in each other's eyes. Clearly, they had thought of the same thing.

Both of them swallowed hard.

Ye Qingxue suddenly remembered something and glanced around: "Where are the acacia seeds?"

Yun Zhuo was even more puzzled than she was: "Hmm?"

“He came with me and has been following me the whole time. I was worried that you didn’t have a physician here.” Ye Qingxue quickly returned to the entrance of the secret passage, opened it, and met Xiangsi Zi’s resentful gaze.

He was just a little itchy in some indescribable places, so he stopped to scratch it, and then he was locked up down there.

Ye Qingxue pulled him up from the tunnel.

"Divine Physician, please examine Prince Jing's injuries and the poison Yun Chi administered. We still cannot determine what kind of poison it is. See if this poison can be cured."

Since a bloody battle is inevitable ahead, a healthy body is essential. Although it cannot make Yun Zhuo recover from his injuries quickly, every little bit helps.

Xiang Si Zi immediately put away her medicine box and prepared to take Yun Zhuo's pulse, but Yun Zhuo refused to cooperate and instead looked at Ye Qingxue, saying:

"I fear that some people have already begun to lie in wait tonight. Go out and investigate for me. No one knows you are in the Prince Jing's residence, and they are completely unguarded against you. You might find something unexpected."

Ye Qingxue looked at him, then at Xiang Sizi who was about to take his pulse, and understood. Yun Zhuo didn't want her to know the true condition of his body.

She didn't force him.

Of course, it is also very necessary to investigate whether there are spies or dirty tricks in the Prince Jing's residence.

A tough battle is inevitable in a few days, or perhaps it will come as early as tomorrow.

So Ye Qingxue nodded and quietly went out.

Half an hour later, Ye Qingxue returned from outside. "For now, things are calm and there's nothing to report. Perhaps the person behind this wants to wait until we're asleep before coming back."

She asked Yun Zhuo, "What kind of poison? How is the situation?"

Yun Zhuo replied, "The divine physician said he had never seen this kind of poison before, and he doesn't know what the later stages are like, nor does he have an antidote for the time being."

Ye Qingxue asked, "What did you feel after you were poisoned?"

Yun Zhuo answered truthfully: "I saw a sea of ​​blood churning, scalding hot, about to drown me, making it impossible to breathe; and I also had a headache and a heartache, as if a thousand arrows were piercing my heart."

Ye Qingxue frowned: "Aside from that, is there any damage to your body or skin?"

Xiang Si Zi shook her head: "Perhaps the poisoning is still recent and no damage has been found. The injuries on Prince Jing's body are from battle, not from poison."

"Don't we know what will happen in the future?"

"Since we don't know what the poison is, we don't know how to judge it," Xiang Si Zi said. "However, I have already taken Prince Jing's blood, and I will study it carefully later."

The room was silent; no one spoke.

This unknown poison was like a shadow hanging over their heads, and they didn't know when it would strike and kill them instantly. Because it was unpredictable, it was difficult to prevent.

Because it is difficult to prevent, the fear is all the more intense.

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Zhuo finally spoke: "Then I will have to trouble the divine doctor to do his best for me."

Xiang Si Zi clasped her hands in a respectful bow, took out a box of pills from her medicine chest, left the ointment that needed to be replaced with Yun Zhuo, and then prepared to take her leave.

Ye Qingxue showed no sign of leaving, which greatly shocked and surprised Xiang Sizi.

Ye Qingxue didn't explain, but simply stepped forward to open the door to the secret passage for him and sent him down.

"I must stay at Prince Jing's residence tonight. Please keep this a secret from the divine physician. Otherwise, many people will die."

Xiang Si Zi's expression hardened: "Don't worry, Miss, I will keep my mouth shut. I will come to check on the Prince and Miss's injuries again at this time tomorrow night."

The secret passage closed again.

Ye Qingxue walked back to Yun Zhuo and looked into his eyes.

"Who was the person you risked your life to save when the flood broke out a few days ago?"