Chapter 62 Shen Ruoli, get up!
Wang Luhai listened respectfully.
"Princess Song of Chu poisoned the Crown Princess, a crime that cannot be forgiven! However, considering her good attitude in admitting her mistake..."
Xie Yuanhe paused, then tentatively said, "He will be fined half a year's salary and confined to his quarters for a month to reflect on his actions. Once the Crown Princess wakes up, the Princess Consort of Chu must personally apologize to the Crown Princess! If the Crown Princess does not forgive him, then further punishment will be imposed."
"What does the Crown Prince think?"
This punishment is neither too severe nor too lenient.
Although a six-month salary deduction is nothing, being confined to the house to reflect on one's mistakes and having to personally apologize to Shen Ruoli is a direct slap in the face to Song Xuerou!
Behind Song Xuerou stood the Prime Minister's residence.
Xie Yuanhe could not disregard Prime Minister Song's feelings.
Xie Xuanyin understood.
So he nodded slightly, "I hope the Princess Consort of Chu will learn her lesson and not repeat the mistake in the future."
"right!"
Xie Xuanyin expressed his satisfaction, and Xie Yuanhe also breathed a sigh of relief. "This serves as a warning to others! If such a thing happens again in the palace in the future, I will punish them severely!"
Wang Luhai quickly accepted the order and went to draft the decree.
Song Xuerou was almost delirious from the fever and was sent back to the Chu Prince's Mansion in a daze.
Xie Yuanhe was worried about Shen Ruoli, but he also knew that staying would not be of any help and would only subject him to Xie Xuanyin's sharp glares.
So, he used the excuse of needing to see Xie Xuanyu to slip away with Consort De.
The warm room quickly quieted down.
Several imperial physicians have devised a method to lower Shen Ruoli's fever.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess has a persistent high fever and her face is turning black, which clearly indicates that toxins have entered her liver! We will first reduce her fever and then try to expel the toxins from her liver."
Otherwise, even if the fever is only temporarily reduced, it only solves the immediate problem.
"Your Majesty and I have just prepared an antidote. Although it cannot cure the poison, it can alleviate the Crown Princess's symptoms. The Crown Princess is in good health and should wake up tomorrow."
Physician Liu also stepped forward to reply, "Your Highness, we will expedite the preparation of the antidote for the beauty. We hope Your Highness can rest assured."
"That would be best."
Xie Xuanyin stepped back, gesturing for them to come forward and administer the medicine to Shen Ruoli.
Before an incense stick could burn, Shen Ruoli's complexion began to improve.
The imperial physicians breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that their patient's life had been saved for the time being.
But that's not enough!
If an antidote isn't prepared quickly, this person's head is on the verge of falling!
The group took their leave, saying they were going back to the Imperial Medical Academy to research an antidote.
After everyone had left, Runyue spoke softly, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess was in real danger this time! My Crown Princess is usually very strong and healthy, and this is the first time I have ever seen her so fragile."
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears, "If the Empress Dowager and the others knew, they would definitely feel sorry for the Crown Princess!"
Xie Xuanyin gave her a cool glance. "Do you think I don't know how strong and healthy your Crown Princess is?"
This woman is more troublesome than anyone else!
Although he knew that she did it on purpose, Xie Xuanyin couldn't help but feel sorry for her when he saw her suffering so much.
Seeing that he didn't seem worried about Shen Ruoli, Runyue gritted her teeth and continued to shed tears, "Thank goodness His Highness the Crown Prince arrived in time! Otherwise, my Crown Princess would have suffered so much!"
"You love acting just like your Crown Princess."
Xie Xuanyin's tone was cool.
A choking fit during the leap month.
It seems her acting skills weren't good enough, which is why His Highness the Crown Prince saw through her act!
"Chen Ruoli, get up."
Xie Xuanyin patted Shen Ruoli's face, "I know you're awake, stop pretending."
But Chen Ruoli remained motionless, seemingly still unconscious.
Seeing that she didn't open her eyes, Xie Xuanyin patted her face again, "Hey!"
Shen Ruoli still did not react.
Xie Xuanyin felt a little flustered.
Didn't Shen Ruoli tell her that her life wouldn't be in danger?
How come what the imperial physicians and others said seems to be true now!
Shen Ruoli was seriously poisoned and almost lost her life!
Seeing her still purplish lips, Xie Xuanyin immediately looked at Runyue, "What exactly happened? Is Shen Ruoli really poisoned?!"
Runyue sniffed and said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess is really poisoned! The Crown Princess said that if the act is not done completely, it will inevitably be discovered! If the Emperor finds out, this matter will not only not drag Prince Chu and the others into it, but will actually benefit them."
"Besides, that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor! The Crown Princess did not want to implicate His Highness, so... she actually took poison!"
Leap Month was heartbroken, and even her voice was trembling.
"What?!"
Xie Xuanyin's pupils dilated in shock!
He withdrew his hand in astonishment, "She actually..."
In order to deal with Xie Xuansong and his group, and to avoid implicating him, Shen Ruoli actually risked her life!
"This is utterly ridiculous!"
Xie Xuanyin scoffed, "This poison is extremely dangerous! How could she dare to gamble with her own life!"
After saying that, he shouted at Runyue, "What are you all standing there for? Go to the Imperial Hospital immediately and tell them that if they can't prepare an antidote by tomorrow and can't cure the Crown Princess, I will kill them all!"
Even the leap month was stunned!
"But, Your Highness, the antidote for this poison is not so easy to concoct..."
"Now you know? Why didn't you stop Shen Ruoli from taking poison?"
Xie Xuanyin was furious. "Go and deliver the message!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The leap month was so frightened that it trembled and it hurriedly went to the Imperial Hospital to deliver the message.
Before leaving, she looked back one last time.
Xie Xuanyin stood by the bed, looking at Shen Ruoli with a complicated expression.
Leap Moon breathed a sigh of relief, winked silently at the person on the bed, and quickly left.
Only Xie Xuanyin and Shen Ruoli remained in the hall.
This was the first time he had looked at Shen Ruoli so seriously since his rebirth.
Compared to her previous life, this woman has changed so much!
Xie Xuanyin went from initial hatred to later doubt, and now to a mix of emotions. He didn't know how he should face Shen Ruoli after she woke up!
She was willing to risk her life for him!
"No! She did it not for me, but for herself!"
Perhaps sensing that his hatred was not as strong as before, Xie Xuanyin subconsciously took two steps back.
He muttered to himself, "She hates Xie Xuansong for betraying her, and she hates Song Xuerou for stealing the man she deeply loves, so she's willing to do anything to get revenge on them! Even at the cost of her life!"
It has to be said that when this woman gets ruthless, even Xie Xuanyin is terrified!
If she can be so cruel to herself, what is there that she wouldn't do?
No wonder he fell for her in his previous life!
If he could do it all over again, but he wasn't reborn, he might still fall into her trap!
"Shen Ruoli, you brought this upon yourself! It has nothing to do with me!"
Even so, Xie Xuanyin couldn't help but sit down on the edge of the bed again.
Long, slender fingers gently stroked Shen Ruoli's cheek.
Even though she looked so haggard, she was still so beautiful that you couldn't take your eyes off her!
Xie Xuanyin's hand slowly landed on her lips.
"Shen Ruoli, what am I supposed to do with you?"
Is it love or hate, acceptance or letting go, or should he seize this opportunity to kill her, completely severing her worries and cutting off the sword hanging over his head?
For the first time, a look of confusion appeared on his handsome face.
Xie Xuanyin sighed.
Just then, Xie Xuanyin's finger was suddenly gently bitten!
He suddenly looked down and met Shen Ruoli's cunning and lively eyes!
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