Chapter 4 The medicine is indeed problematic

Ji Jinyou was completely unaware of the gaze behind him. He walked forward backwards on his short legs and soon turned the corner.

Many years later, she had already died and everything had nothing to do with her, so she was not very interested in the man who destroyed Dasheng.

But just walking was boring, so she chatted with the system in a rambling manner.

[No wonder his clothes are a bit old, he is a proton, what is his name? ]

System: [Xue Yili.]

Ji Jinyou: [What is he doing? Why doesn't he bring any servants with him? ]

System: [His only little follower caught a cold, so he went to the Imperial Hospital to get some medicine. But who knew that the doctor who gave him the medicine had tampered with the medicine at someone's behest. After his follower drank the medicine, his condition became worse, and he died tonight.]

Ji Jinyou stopped and said, "Who is so bad?"

System: [I haven’t unlocked it yet, but it’s usually the princes and royal family members.]

Ji Jinyou was puzzled: [This little proton hasn't done anything to Dasheng yet, why would those people want to harm his followers? ]

[Who made him look so good? He must be jealous.] The system kept nagging: [Besides, some people are born bad, and they have no reason to hurt others. Of course, this is also the author's way of making Xiao Hongzi evil.]

Seeing Ji Jinyou standing there and looking back, as if he wanted to do something, the system advised: [Let’s go, Youzi, you can’t say it, you can’t write it, and you can’t change anything. ]

Ji Jinyou held the chubby boy's hand: [How about I take the medicine away? ]

It would be fine if she didn't know, but after hearing it, she would feel guilty if she did nothing.

System: [My Youzi, he is nine years old and you are three years old, are you sure you can beat him? ]

Ji Jinyou looked down at her round body, [No one can snatch it. ]

System: [Yes, don't underestimate him because he looks skinny. He is very ruthless. That follower grew up with him and they are as close as brothers. If you go and steal his brother's life-saving medicine for no reason, he might beat you up. Besides, even if you succeed, he will probably try to get another one, and the doctor can still do something about it.]

Ji Jinyou: [Then I can't do anything? ]

System: [Can’t do it, let’s go. ]

This is a messed up world. Ji Jinyou sighed helplessly: [Okay then.]

The little girl walked away and her voice could no longer be heard. Xue Yili stood out from the corner.

Looking at the little figure going away, he was shocked to confirm that she was alone and there was no one else around her.

He was very sure that he was normal, not crazy, and he was not hallucinating. So the problem was with the chubby girl.

At this age, she dares to walk around the palace alone. If I am not mistaken, this is the youngest daughter of that old Emperor Wen Zhao, the Ninth Princess of Dasheng.

Who was the man who was talking to her just now? Was he a ghost? Or a god?

How did he know that the medicine in his hand had been tampered with?

How do we know that many years later, he destroyed Dasheng?

Can you believe what that person said?

Did Cong'an really die after taking the medicine?

Did he really return to his hometown?

Xue Yili was confused and puzzled. He was thinking quickly, trying to figure out the clues, when he saw the chubby girl who had walked far away suddenly stop.

He stepped back hastily, and just as he turned the corner, he heard the sound of footsteps running.

Is she back to look for him? Xue Yili turned around quickly and pretended to continue walking forward, but his steps were very small and slow, so that the girl wouldn't catch up.

Soon, the sound of conversation between the doll and the mysterious man came from behind.

[Youzi, what are you doing? ] The system is puzzled.

Ji Jinyou ran out of breath, and her baby voice continued: [I still have to remind him, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep today. ]

Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, the system gave him an idea: "Then you have to run faster, otherwise he might get too far away and you won't be able to catch up with him."

Ji Jin ran as fast as she could with her short legs. Fortunately, she didn't go too far and caught up with him after turning a corner.

The situation was urgent, and she didn't notice why Xue Yili only walked a short distance away.

She ran to Xue Yili, stretched out her two chubby arms to block his way, tilted her head back, and opened her mouth to say: "..."

Well, as expected, I still can’t say it.

Xue Yili pretended to be startled and took a small step back. He didn't say anything, just looked back at her. However, the hand holding the medicine bag loosened its strength and held it weakly.

Ji Jinyou tried several times to tell him that there was something wrong with the medicine, but all in vain. Helplessly, he could only stretch out his two chubby little hands and slap the medicine bag heavily, causing it to fall to the ground.

Oh, is it so easy to snatch? Ji Jinyou was delighted, and hurriedly squatted down, picked up the medicine bag, and ran away with it.

No matter what the considerations were, Xue Yili could not let her take the medicine bag away. He stretched out his arm and grabbed the girl's collar by the back of her neck.

Ji Jinyou had just run two steps when he was grabbed by the collar. He struggled forward desperately but couldn't get free.

Ji Jinyou's purpose was not to snatch the medicine away. Just like the system said, if he snatched it away, he could still go get it back and he would be tricked again.

So she threw the medicine bag on the ground and stepped on it with her little feet.

After the little girl jumped and stepped on the medicine a few times, Xue Yili lifted her up a little further away, bent down to pick up the medicine bag, put it behind his back, and pretended to be puzzled: "Why did you step on my medicine?"

Ji Jinyou couldn't reach it anymore, so he stopped jumping and looked up at him, pointing his little hand behind him and shaking his head repeatedly.

Xue Yili pretended not to know and asked with a frown, "Do you want this medicine?"

Ji Jinyou shook his head again, waving his two little hands desperately.

As she was fiddling with the food, she suddenly had an idea. She put her two chubby hands together to form a bowl, then raised it up and pretended to take a sip.

Then he clamped his hands around his neck, stuck out his tongue as if he was vomiting, rolled his eyes, closed them, and tilted his head towards Xue Yili, pretending to be dead.

[Tong, did I act like it? Can he understand what I mean? ]

[Wow~] The system was deeply shocked by the girl's vivid and exquisite acting skills. [It looks like she was poisoned to death.]

Looking at the chubby girl who was leaning on his arm and pretending to be dead, Xue Yili's mouth twitched, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "..."

Seeing that Xue Yili didn't say a word for a long time, Ji Jinyou was a little anxious: [Tong, why didn't he respond? Did he not understand what I meant? ]

System: [No way, this guy is a scheming person, he shouldn't be so stupid.]

Ji Jinyou was worried: [How about I act it out again? ]

Xue Yili spoke up immediately, pretending to be puzzled: "Are you trying to say that this medicine cannot be used?"

Oh my god, I finally understand.

Ji Jinyou quickly closed his eyes, stood up straight, and nodded his head desperately.

Yes, yes, yes, you must not use it, it will kill people.

There was anxiety in the girl's dark and pure eyes. Xue Yili nodded hesitantly, "Okay."

Ji Jinyou felt relieved: [Everything is done.]

The system is particularly supportive: [Youzi is awesome. 】

Ji Jinyou pinched his neck with his hands again to warn Xue Yili, then turned around and walked away with his two chubby legs, feeling satisfied and relaxed.

Xue Yili stared at the swaying little figure until a team of patrolling guards came up to him. Xue Yili did not linger any longer, holding the packet of medicine, he lowered his head and hurried back to his residence, which was a small courtyard farthest from the imperial palace.

After pushing open the rusty courtyard door, I heard a violent cough coming from inside the house, followed by a weak question: "Your Highness?"

"Cong'an, it's me." Xue Yili closed the gate and ran into the house quickly. He threw the medicine bag on the table, poured a bowl of water, and handed it to the boy of twelve or thirteen years old lying on the couch.

After he finished drinking, he said with a gloomy face: "I got the medicine from the Imperial Hospital, but I'm afraid it can't be used."

Cong An had a fever, his face was red, and he looked dazed. "Why?"

The girl's strangeness was too bizarre, so Xue Yili didn't plan to tell anyone for the time being, so he just lied, "I noticed that the doctor looked strange, and I'm afraid there's something wrong with the medicine."

Cong'an didn't want anything to happen to him, or else there would be no one to accompany His Highness. He patted his chest and said casually, "Then don't drink. I can handle it."

Xue Yili nodded: "I'll go make you some hot porridge. After you drink it, cover yourself with a blanket and take a nap. Sweat it up and maybe you'll get better. If not, I'll think of another way."

Cong An struggled to get up and make porridge by himself, but was stopped by Xue Yili, who forced him back to lie down on the couch.

Xue Yili went out with the bag of medicine and went to the simple little kitchen in the yard. He washed the rice and put it in the pot, then added firewood to start the fire and cooked the porridge.

Then he stared at the two carps in the wooden barrel for a while, took the medicine pot and started to boil the medicine.

Soon, the porridge was cooked and the medicine was boiled into a black juice.

He filled a wooden basin half full of water, scooped out two spoonfuls of medicine with a spoon, poured it into the basin, took out a fish from the barrel and threw it in, then squatted aside and watched quietly.

The carp, which was originally lively and energetic, swam in the water mixed with medicine for a while, then its movements gradually slowed down. After a while, it turned belly up and died.

Xue Yili's face was gloomy, and his pair of dark and deep eyes were changing with each passing moment.

There really was something wrong with this medicine. What the man of unknown origin said turned out to be true.

If he hadn't met that chubby girl today, wouldn't he have been...

He squatted for a long time, used a wooden stick to poke out the dead fish, threw it into the stove, added some firewood to burn, and then dug a deep pit under the row of flowers and trees in the yard, buried the basin of water, the medicine juice and residue in the medicine jar, all in it.

He cleaned the medicine jar several times to make sure there was no residue left, then washed his hands carefully, scooped out the porridge, brought it into the house, and called out to Cong An, who was dazed and had his eyes closed, with a cold voice, "That medicine really can't be drunk. It seems that the two of us need to be extra careful in the future."

And he needs to find a suitable opportunity to see the chubby girl again.

She saved Cong'an's life, and he should be grateful.

Furthermore, he wanted to listen to her conversation with the man again to see if he could hear anything else.

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In the Royal Concubine's palace, the Eighth Princess and the Seventh Princess tried to tell the Royal Concubine what happened in the Yu Garden, but as they expected, they still couldn't make a sound.

So they both went to the desk and tried to write, but after trying it one after another, their wrists suddenly felt painful and numb, and they became weak in an instant and couldn't even hold the pen.

The Royal Concubine noticed that the two men had been behaving strangely since they hurriedly entered the room. First they took turns pretending to be dumb, and now they were holding their wrists and grimacing for no reason, showing no royal manners at all.

She frowned and scolded, "What are you two doing? You are already at the age to get married, but you are still so unstable."

The Empress and the Imperial Consort were close friends before they left the palace. After entering the palace together, they supported each other and fought their way through the many concubines to the end. One became the Empress and the other became the Imperial Consort, who was also the Vice Empress. Over the years, the two have been working together to manage the harem. Their relationship can be described as one of living and dying together, and they have a deep sisterly love.

The two of them treat each other's children as if they were their own.

Especially the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess, who have been inseparable since they could walk. The Empress and the Royal Consort dote on them in every way.

So, the Royal Concubine only gave a few mild reprimands, and the two princesses were not afraid at all.

The two of them looked at each other and walked out together.

The Imperial Concubine slammed the table and said, "You are so lawless! I haven't finished what I want to say yet."

"Mother, we have picked up Xiaojiu and will be back soon." The Eighth Princess said this and ran away with the Seventh Princess.

The Royal Concubine looked at the maid beside her and asked: "Which Xiaojiu?"

The palace maid replied: "It should be the ninth princess born to Concubine Ru who lives in Miaoyunxuan."

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The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess hurried back to the Pearl Palace, only to find that Xiaojiu had already left, and had left alone.

The Seventh Princess's face turned cold. "You are such a bold servant. That is the Ninth Princess, your master. She is so young, and you let her go alone like this? If she gets bumped on the road, can you afford it?"

The Seventh Princess was usually kind to others, and the palace maids never expected that she would lose her temper over the unfavored Ninth Princess. They were so scared that they fell to their knees and kowtowed to admit their mistakes.

The Eighth Princess grabbed the Seventh Princess's arm and whispered, "Seventh Sister, it's important to find Xiaojiu first. It won't be too late to scold her later."

"Everyone, kneel down until I come back." The Seventh Princess said this and followed the Eighth Princess out.

The group walked quickly and hurried to Miaoyunxuan.

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When Ji Jinyou returned to Miaoyunxuan, she saw Rupin sitting on a chair at the door embroidering. She called out, "Mother, Youyou is back."

Hearing the sound, Rupin raised her head with a smile, and saw that the little girl's face was red from the heat. She felt so distressed that she stood up and went to meet her, picked her up, and saw that there was no one following her, so she whispered, "Why is it so hot? Where is the person who sent you back?"

Ji Jinyou raised her little hand and pushed away the loose hair on her forehead that was wet with sweat: "Sister was busy, Youyou came back by herself."

Rupin confirmed again: "Youyou is alone, without even a palace maid following her?"

The palace was really too big. Ji Jinyou walked all the way and felt hot and dizzy. He leaned his head on Rupin's shoulder and said with a droopy look, "Youyou didn't let me see you off."

The smile on Rupin's face disappeared. She did not expect the noble Seventh Princess and Eighth Princess to send Youyou back in person, but at least they could send a palace maid.

Youyou was only three years old, at the age when she was very sleepy. The two princesses woke her up from her bed early in the morning and said they were taking her out to play. They didn't even allow her to bring a palace maid with her, and just took her away like that.

She was very happy at that time, thinking that if Youyou could win the favor of the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess, then when Youyou grew up, they would be able to take care of her marriage, and she would not be like other unfavored princesses who were randomly betrothed to anyone.

As a result, they let such a small child walk a long way back alone in the scorching sun.

This is just abusing people and it is simply too much.

Rupin felt distressed, angry, and hated herself for being incompetent. Tears welled up in her eyes. She carried the little girl into the house and ordered the palace maid to fetch water and bring mung bean soup.

She held the little girl in her arms, wiped her face and hands with a wet towel, and then fed her a bowl of mung bean soup that she had cooked that morning, spoonful by spoonful. The little girl's face was finally not so red anymore.

Seeing that Rupin's eyes were red and she looked angry, Ji Jinyou, who had recovered from her shock, finally realized why she was like this and touched her face with her little hand: "Mother, when Youyou left, my sisters didn't know because she had something to do and went out."

Both of them would not live long, and she did not want her beautiful, kind and gentle mother, Rupin, to have any unpleasantness with others because of her.

Besides, at that time, the two princesses seemed to have something to do. When the seventh princess was leaving, she asked her to stay there and play. It was she who felt it was not good for her to stay alone, so she left on her own.

The little girl was innocent and simple. She was treated like this, yet she foolishly said nice things to them. Rupin felt even more upset. She took off the little girl's shoes, carried her to the Luohan bed, and fanned her with a round fan: "Go to sleep, your mother will watch over you."

Seeing her eyes getting redder, Ji Jinyou leaned in front of her and tugged at her collar, "Sister, give you some lotus cakes and grapes. They are so sweet. Youyou should bring some to mother next time."

Hearing her say this, Rupin felt better. These two things could not be seen in Miaoyunxuanya at all, and the child ate some, so at least her trip was not in vain.

She lowered her head and kissed the little girl on the forehead: "Youyou is so good, but mommy doesn't want it, so next time, Youyou won't go either."

The two princesses suddenly became very friendly. Ji Jinyou was also a little suspicious, so she nodded her head and said, "Okay, Youyou won't go."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the anxious voice of the Eighth Princess from the courtyard: "Is Xiaojiu back?"