Chapter 149 It's all over
"Director Zhang has identified this as 'Earth Blood Ginseng', grown in extremely cold places. If taken by mistake, it could harm the body..."
Li Yunheng narrowed his eyes, not knowing what Huo Siyuan was up to, and his fingers slowly clenched the quilt.
He remembered what Huo Siyuan said that day, "Be careful not to fall off your horse," and looked at the poisonous ginseng in front of him. The usual smile on the corner of his lips gradually faded.
"Send it back as is." The prince's voice was soft, but it caused the temperature in the palace to drop sharply. "Thank Mr. Huo for his kindness."
Just as the attendant was about to leave, the prince added, "Tell him I'll remember your kindness."
Li Yunheng raised his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, "Go."
In the second courtyard of the Huo Mansion, Huo Siyuan was adjusting his clothes in front of a bronze mirror.
He specially changed into a newly made indigo brocade robe and tied a mutton-fat jade pendant around his waist.
"The prince has woken up today, so I will go and show my loyalty again. Maybe I can get some rewards for offering ginseng." Huo Siyuan put some hair oil on his bun, making sure every hair was in good condition.
At this time——
"Second Young Master! Something bad has happened!" The servant rushed in in a panic and almost tripped over the threshold.
Huo Siyuan frowned, "Why are you so flustered?"
"Reply, reply, Second Young Master," the servant gasped, "someone is coming from the Crown Prince's Mansion! The Crown Prince's attendant has brought them here personally!"
A look of joy flashed in Huo Siyuan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have regained his health after taking the blood ginseng, so he specially sent someone to reward him.
He straightened his clothes and walked quickly out of the hospital gate.
In the courtyard, the prince's attendant stood with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy.
Two guards behind him were carrying the familiar gold-painted lacquer box, with red silk hanging loosely on the side.
Huo Siyuan's smile froze on his face.
"Second Master Huo," the attendant's shrill voice was filled with undisguised sarcasm, "His Highness has ordered us to return your 'generous gift' intact. His Highness specifically instructed us to thank you for your 'kindness', and he has taken it to heart."
Huo Siyuan's throat tightened. "I wonder what's wrong with this blood ginseng? Why..."
"Oh," the attendant sneered, "Second Young Master, are you really ignorant or just pretending to be confused? The Imperial Hospital has confirmed that this is not a hundred-year-old blood ginseng at all, but a 'ground blood ginseng' that grows in burial ground!"
He took a step closer and lowered his voice, "Are you deliberately trying to murder the crown prince?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Siyuan felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
He stared at the familiar lacquer box, his ears buzzing.
The attendant was still talking, but he could no longer hear clearly.
"How could it be..."
His eyes fell on the scattered red silk, and the half of the dark red blood ginseng was shining strangely in the sunlight.
This is clearly the "century-old treasure" that Liang Shanyu swore about, how could it be... the ground blood ginseng?
Huo Siyuan's fingertips began to feel cold.
He remembered the words of loyalty he had said when he offered the ginseng, and even more so, that damn phrase "be careful not to fall off your horse."
What would the prince think of him?
Would he think he did it on purpose?
It's over, it's all over...
A chill ran up from the soles of my feet.
The image he had painstakingly built over the years and the future he had always dreamed of, all vanished in this moment!
"Second Master Huo?"
The attendant's cold voice brought him back to reality. "Your Highness, do you understand what I have said?"
Huo Siyuan's legs went weak, and he slumped to his knees with a thud, no longer caring about his image. "I didn't know it was Earth Blood Ginseng! I really didn't mean to murder the prince!"
He quickly reached into his belt and tried to bribe the attendant with silver to say something good in front of the prince, but was kicked to the ground by the guard next to the attendant.
It was not until the people from the Prince's Mansion turned around and left and he was helped up by the servants in the mansion that he woke up from his dream.
His face suddenly became ferocious.
"Liang Shanyu!" he suddenly shouted, kicking over the lacquer box, "Get out here!"
In the west wing, Liang Shanyu was leaning on an embroidered soft pillow, sipping pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
Since taking the "Angong Drink" prescribed by Ye Zhonglin, her morning sickness symptoms have indeed eased a lot, but she still feels a dull pain in her lower abdomen from time to time.
The medicine tasted bitter. She frowned and swallowed the last mouthful. Just as she was about to put down the bowl, Huo Siyuan's thunderous roar suddenly came from outside the courtyard:
Her hand shook violently, and the porcelain bowl fell to the ground with a "bang". The brown medicine splashed on the hem of her moon-white skirt, leaving a stain.
What's going on?
Didn’t he go to the Prince’s Mansion to collect the reward?
Liang Shanyu's heart was pounding and her fingers unconsciously tightened the handkerchief.
Before she could sort out her thoughts, the door was kicked open violently. The door panel hit the wall with a loud "bang", shaking the window frames.
Huo Siyuan stood at the door, his face looking ferocious against the light.
Veins bulged on his forehead, his eyes were bloodshot, his chest was heaving violently, and he still held the red silk in his hand.
"You bitch! Tell me where this ginseng came from!"
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