"Please cover your eyes, Your Highness."
Song Yue raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a moment, picked up a black face mask and covered her eyes, then sat down on the stone bench with Yun Dong's help.
Madam Xu said, "Please don't be offended, Your Highness. The divine physician has a very eccentric temper. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"It's alright, please make the arrangements as soon as possible, Madam Xu."
A moment later, a clear, cold voice came from the courtyard: "How does the Princess intend to test me?"
Upon hearing the voice, Song Yue frowned almost imperceptibly. Contrary to her expectations, the voice did not belong to her master, but to her uncle Kong Ji.
In his previous life, Kong Ji had also entered the palace, but he was not very friendly to her. However, due to the imperial decree, he had no choice but to treat her head.
But the medicine that Uncle Kongji brewed for her each time was extremely bitter.
Fortunately, Uncle Kongji did not stay in the palace for long before leaving.
Song Yue understood, and took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom and placed it on the table: "Please, divine physician, identify what this is!"
The bottle was picked up, and the divine physician took a light sniff and smiled, "Xiaoyao Powder."
What is it made of?
"This product contains 108 medicinal herbs... Rehmannia glutinosa, wolfberry, gentian..." He rattled off all the herbs in one breath.
Not one missing!
Song Yue smiled and asked, "What effect would adding Aconitum carmichaelii have?"
"A poison that pierces the throat and rots the intestines!" Kong Ji gently placed the bottle on the table again and sighed, "How could the princess, at such a young age, carry such a wicked medicine on her person?"
"Since the divine doctor said it was a gift from a master, let's just throw it away." Song Yue raised her hand, and Yun Dong carefully helped her to her feet: "I've troubled you a lot today, farewell."
Madam Xu said, "Your Highness, please wait."
Song Yue didn't even lift her foot: "Yunyou Hanguang Temple outside the mountains is indeed extraordinary!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.
Especially the emptiness: "Has the princess visited Hanguang Temple?"
I've never been there, but I've heard a little about it.
Seeing that Song Yue was about to leave, Kong Ji couldn't hold back any longer: "Does Your Highness not want to save people anymore?"
“Of course I want to, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to the Xu family. Divine Doctor, why don’t you tell me your conditions?” Song Yue said with her back to him.
Kongji said, "I want a get-out-of-jail-free card."
Song Yue chuckled softly, then said, "Let me think about it."
After saying that, she told Yun Dong to keep going. She then ripped off her black veil, got into the carriage, and headed straight for the Prince of Guangjia's residence.
She walked to the table and quickly drew a portrait of a person, asking Yun Dong to identify it. Yun Dong said, "The old man has a full beard, and I don't think he has a compassionate air about him. Instead, he has a rather aggressive demeanor."
Song Yue hesitated for a moment, then added a few more strokes to the portrait. Yun Dong immediately exclaimed, "That's him!"
Looking at the portrait, it is indeed none other than Uncle Kongji.
"How does the princess know this person?" Yun Dong asked curiously.
Song Yue shook her head. There were some things she couldn't explain to Yun Dong anymore, so she made up an excuse and leaned back in her chair to sort out the whole story.
Uncle Kongji is not only connected to the Xu family, but also definitely has ties to the Eighth Prince's Mansion.
It's clear that Consort Rou was aware of the first wave of assassins, and now it seems that Empress Dowager Xu was also aware of it, and even participated in it.
Otherwise, why would Empress Dowager Xu be so confident that she had an antidote and come to negotiate with me?
Unless, the poison was administered by Master Kongji at the instigation of Empress Xu.
Meanwhile, Uncle Kongji joined forces with the Eighth Prince's Mansion to have Consort Rou rescue the Emperor of Northern Chu, thus leaving the imperial mausoleum. He then used Consort Rou's hand to give Xu Lingqing the antidote for the Western Region Illusion!
Song Yue suddenly realized that Xu Lingqing might also be related to her Uncle Kongji!
With this explanation, everything that I couldn't understand before now makes perfect sense.
She guessed that Empress Dowager Xu's original intention was to poison the Northern Chu Emperor and take him hostage, but she didn't expect her mother to block the sword and save her from disaster.
Now that we have the antidote, we must make the most of it.
That's why they came to negotiate with me.
The mastermind hidden in the Eighth Prince's Mansion, however, set a trap only to restore the trajectory of his past life.
Eight princes became emperors, and she became empress!
Song Yue clenched her fists tightly: "Dream on!"
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