Chapter 113 The True Power of a Strong Person: Outwardly Gentle but Inwardly Firm

Yun Si stood in the room and listened quietly for a while.

The person at the door had no intention of coming in.

In the present day, it is virtually impossible for outsiders to sneak into the Xiao Prince's Mansion without being detected.

So it's not hard to guess who the person outside is.

She didn't know how long she had been standing at her door. She slowly walked forward, and just as she was hesitating whether to open the door, she heard the air outside become slightly heavier.

It seemed that he was suppressing his anger and was extremely agitated.

Immediately afterwards, the footsteps faded into the distance.

Yun Si sighed softly.

She looked up and saw the little guy staring down at her with wide eyes.

It must have sensed the unusual atmosphere.

"Are you awake?"

"Awoo..."

It let out a very soft cry, as if it had just woken up, its voice hoarse and slightly coquettish.

Hearing its cry, Yun Si felt her depressed mood instantly healed.

It stretched on the roof beam, then changed its position and continued sleeping.

With the little one by her side, Yun Si suddenly felt at ease. She lay down on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

I opened my eyes, and it was a new day.

I still start my day with a run, then practice Tai Chi, and finally practice internal energy cultivation techniques.

After this practice session, my movements became much more skillful.

I didn't feel tired after training, and I didn't need to rest. I ate something quickly and then started a busy day.

She first studied the antidote that Qin Ye had brought back from the palace, and the more she looked at it, the angrier she became.

Those imperial physicians in the palace are truly awful.

Using Gelsemium elegans as an antidote to suppress poison is clearly a form of deliberate torture.

Of course, the one who was truly worthless might not have been the imperial physician.

They were merely following orders.

Unfortunately, this makes it impossible to develop a true antidote using the suppressant antidotes provided by the palace each time.

We have to find another way.

Yun Si was completely clueless for a moment.

She sat in the pharmacy for a long time, then, having shaken off her discouragement, she rallied her spirits.

From various poisonous plants and insects, different toxins are gradually formulated and refined, and then compared one by one.

This is an extremely long process.

Because there are so many kinds of poisonous insects and plants, it is impossible to determine which kinds of poisonous plants and insects Qin Ye was poisoned by.

She could only try one recipe at a time, one by one.

Crucially, many of the raw materials are simply unavailable in major pharmacies.

The only solution is to consult Dr. Ji.

He wasn't good at making poisons, but he was very skilled at obtaining the materials for doing so.

Yun Si only needs to make a list and give it to him, and he will deliver all the materials she needs to Qiwu Garden in a day or a few days at most.

In her spare time while waiting for the materials, she also made a batch of various tonics, beauty supplements, and medicines that could be used for minor aches and pains.

There were calming and soothing pills, ginger tea for treating colds, a wound-healing ointment, peach blossom ointment for smooth skin (a common remedy for girls), and other remedies for common sprains and bruises—a whole box full of them.

Have Lanxin and Fang Yi personally deliver it to the Su residence.

These medicines, aside from the prescriptions and the time and effort she invested, cost several thousand taels of silver just for the medicinal materials.

She had nothing to repay her uncle and aunt for everything they had done for her. Their Su family didn't lack expensive gifts, so this was all she could give them.

Of course, these drugs are invaluable to anyone.

Because only Yun Si can make it, you can't buy it on the market even if you are extremely wealthy.

After delivering the medicine to the Su family, she would often make various kinds of medicine in her spare time, just in case.

Once this busy period is over, she will prepare more medicines with different effects and send them to her maternal grandparents' home in Jiangnan.

It was noon that day.

Yun Si was having a meal with Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was the name Yun Si gave to the little guy.

She observed it for several days but still couldn't identify what species the little guy was; it was definitely not an ordinary small animal.

So it was named Xiao Yi.

The "different" in "different kind".

Xiao Yi's appetite grew bigger and bigger. In just a few days, it ate dozens of chickens and ducks. Fortunately, the Xiao Prince's Mansion was not short of money, otherwise, they would not have been able to afford to feed it.

Moreover, after a few days, its face became rounder, and its small body looked much bigger.

The fur on its body felt softer and softer to the touch.

It only behaves with utmost docility in front of Yun Si.

It will immediately bristle if anyone else shows even the slightest sign of hostility.

When its tail stands upright, it looks like a feather duster. With two sharp teeth, it feels like it could bite a person's neck off in one bite.

But it looks down on those who are friendly and try their best to please it, its eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.

For example, Lansing and Lu Yu.

I serve it all day long, and it still looks down on me.

The two were speechless.

If it weren't for the fact that it belongs to its master, who would bother with it?

At times like these, Yun Si is able to temporarily forget her troubles.

"princess."

The two, one big and one small, were quietly eating their food when Mr. Qu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Before the words were even finished, the person had already reached the door.

He strode in, turned around, and closed the door.

Xiao Yi was meeting Mr. Qu for the first time, and immediately jumped onto Yun Si's shoulder, looking at him warily.

"This is……"

Mr. Qu turned around and saw the "kitten" on Yun Si's shoulder. He paused for a moment, then said, "This little thing is quite aggressive, Your Highness. Be careful it doesn't hurt you."

These words enraged Xiao Yi, who immediately revealed a fierce expression, her eyes filled with hostility, and she made a "woofing" sound at Mr. Qu.

"Xiao Yi, do not be rude."

As soon as Yun Si opened her mouth, it instantly wilted like a frostbitten eggplant and fell silent: "Go eat your food."

After she finished speaking, Xiao Yi let out two aggrieved sobs before reluctantly jumping down, sitting in the chair, and staring at Mr. Qu without making a sound.

"Never mind that, Mr. Qu. Is there something you need from me?"

Mr. Qu was astonished by this scene.

However, seeing how obedient the little thing was to Yun Si, he felt relieved.

"Your Highness, the craftsmen in the Ministry of War can't make the weapons based on the blueprints you provided. Take a look, this is the sample they made. It's far less powerful than described in the blueprints. They don't know what the problem is. Is it the wrong materials or a wrong anchor point? Could you take a look?"

When it came to serious matters, Mr. Qu lowered his voice several decibels, clearly wary of something.

After saying that, he handed the sample in his hand to Yun Si.

Yun Si took it and examined it carefully.

The blueprints were clearly marked, and the craftsmen in the Ministry of War were all top-notch, so they shouldn't have been unable to make it.

"It's too heavy, and the tension is also too great. The raw materials should be fine; it's a problem with the technique. Also, the bearing here is installed backwards. Didn't you see the markings on the drawings?"

Yun Si hit the nail on the head.

Mr. Qu was extremely impressed.

For the first time, I saw the "aura of a strong person" in the princess, a seemingly weak woman, an aura that I had only ever seen in His Highness.

Not only is he a skilled doctor, but he also knows about weapons.

Truly gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.

That's really impressive.

Mr. Qu said, "I saw it, but some of the characters are very strange, and I can't understand their meaning at all. Does Your Highness understand?"

Oh right.

Yun Si then realized that the markings on the weapon blueprints, like many of the characters in the notes, were indeed not in the Qin Dynasty's font.

"It was my oversight."

She got up, walked to the desk beside her, took out a clean sheet of Xuan paper, picked up her brush, and began to draw.

In no time, he drew a composite bow weapon diagram that was almost identical to the original drawing.

The only difference is that all the labels have been changed to a font that everyone is familiar with.

Mr. Qu was stunned into silence.

"I've really seen it all today!"