Chapter 143 Poisoning
Ji Yunshu: Okay, I see how much you hate the Yao family.
However, it was only a matter of time before she fell out with the Yao family, and she also wanted to know what the consequences would be if she revealed Zhao Heng's life experience in advance.
She changed the subject and asked, "Are you going to the palace today?"
Zhao Shen looked at her and said with a smile: "Well, the emperor has given an oral order, asking you to go with him. I'm waiting for you."
Ji Yunshu glared at him: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
As she said this, she got up, dressed and washed.
Zhao Shen helped from the side: "Don't worry, it's still early. The emperor is still in court at this time and has no time to see us."
Ji Yunshu said unhappily, "I need to go see my aunt first."
Her aunt must be very worried about her since she has been away these days.
Ji Yunshu packed himself up quickly, had a quick breakfast, and boarded the carriage to the palace.
Zhao Shen accompanied her to the Empress Dowager's Ningshou Palace first.
As soon as she entered the room, Nanny Wen beside the Queen Mother came to greet her: "Madam is finally here."
Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen stepped forward to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
Although the Queen Mother had learned from Ji Yunshu that Zhao Shen's leg had healed long ago, she was still happy for her niece when she saw him moving freely.
"Ashu, come here quickly and let your aunt take a look."
Ji Yunshu walked up to the Queen Mother and said apologetically, "It's my fault. I made you worry."
The Queen Mother took her hand and said dissatisfiedly, "You knew I was worried about you, but you still insisted on going."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "I can only feel at ease if I go there myself. Besides, I've never left the capital since I was a child, so of course I want to go out and have a look. Suzhou is quite interesting."
The Queen Mother said angrily, "Don't think I don't know how dangerous your journey is."
As she spoke, she glared at Zhao Shen.
After Zhao Shen saluted, he stood by and kept an eye on Ji Yunshu. Naturally, he also saw the Queen Mother's expression.
He apologized, "It is I who caused Yunshu to suffer. Please, Queen Mother, forgive me."
The Queen Mother was about to say something when she felt Ji Yunshu tug at her sleeve. She changed her words to, "Never mind. You're also working for the Emperor. I heard you were seriously injured. Do you want to call the Imperial Physician to take a look?"
Zhao Shen said: "Thank you, Queen Mother. My injury has healed."
Ji Yunshu also said, "Don't worry, Auntie. He's in good health and his minor injuries have healed long ago."
Hearing what they all said, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with Zhao Shen, and the Queen Mother was too lazy to get involved.
The emperor had just come out of court and when he heard that the couple had entered the palace, he sent someone to invite them.
Ji Yunshu had no choice but to say goodbye to the Queen Mother. Before leaving, she said, "Aunt, I'll come see you later."
Although the Queen Mother still had many questions to ask her, she knew that the Emperor must have sent them there for something important, so she waved her hand and said, "I understand. I will have someone prepare your favorite food for you."
When Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu entered the imperial study, the room had already been cleared out.
There was no one except Emperor Jingming.
Just as Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu were about to bow, the emperor said, "No need to be so polite."
Zhao Shen still insisted on completing the formalities: "Etiquette cannot be abolished."
Ji Yunshu was originally planning to stand up, but he felt that what Zhao Shen did was reasonable. Even though they had just returned from risking their lives for the emperor, they couldn't let the emperor feel that they were disrespectful to him.
Seeing the two of them like this, Emperor Jingming said to Zhao Shen helplessly, "There are no outsiders here, why are you being so rigid?"
Zhao Shen did not respond to this, but took out a token from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor: "I am fortunate to have fulfilled your command."
The emperor took the gold medal and sighed, "I know everything about Suzhou. I'm really sorry for the hard work you've put in this time."
Zhao Shen said: "It is what I should do."
The emperor said unhappily, "Alright, sit down and talk slowly."
It was the first time that Ji Yunshu saw Emperor Jingming and Zhao Shen interacting with each other. He thought they were just brothers, but he didn't expect them to be like this.
Yes, who can really be on friendly terms with the emperor? Isn’t that seeking death?
Although Zhao Shen seemed a bit old-fashioned, he knew his place and was safe.
She had been sizing up the emperor since she entered, but couldn't see anything wrong with him. Seeing that neither of them had spoken, she asked, "Isn't the emperor ill? What's going on?"
The emperor did not shy away from the question and said directly, "I called you here for this matter. Mingcheng has repeatedly reminded me to take care of my health, so I thought I should tell you about this."
Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen both looked at the emperor.
Emperor Jingming continued, "Not long after Ah Shu left, I often felt weak. At first, I thought it was because I was too busy and tired. After the imperial physician checked my pulse and said I was fine, I didn't take it seriously. But since then, I have always felt weak all over, and the imperial physician couldn't find any problem."
When Ji Yunshu heard the symptoms, she knew what was going on. However, she didn't expect that even with such strict security in the palace, the emperor still fell into the trap.
She somewhat regretted not telling him about the snow sunflower before she left, and asking him to be wary of spices.
"Did you come into contact with any special spices during that time?"
"Spices?" Emperor Jingming asked curiously, "Do you know what this is?"
Ji Yunshu then told the story of someone causing trouble at the clinic before she left the capital.
"The doctor at the clinic told me that the poison of the snow sunflower is mild and not fatal. However, some people use it to make spices, which can cause people to become weak and die without them noticing, and the doctor can't find the cause. From what I've heard, the emperor's symptoms are very similar to those of a snow sunflower spice poison."
The emperor also knew that someone had gone to Ji Yunshu's clinic to cause trouble. Zhao Shen was not there at the time, so he naturally had to take care of Ji Yunshu.
He remembered that it was Xiao Yu who handled the matter.
The emperor's brain was no slouch. He pondered the matter carefully and immediately noticed something was amiss. "Why would an ordinary person, poisoned by such a rare and non-fatal poison, cause trouble in your clinic? What do you think is the reason?"
Ji Yunshu found that talking to smart people was much easier. She said directly, "At that time, my clinic was being ostracized, and I thought someone was deliberately causing trouble to shut it down. But if the emperor's illness is really related to the snow sunflower, then someone must have been warning me."
Emperor Jingming said, "I have been examined by the imperial physicians, and no one has diagnosed poisoning."
This time Zhao Shen finally spoke: "Then these imperial doctors either have problems with their medical skills or their character."
Although he was unwilling to believe it, Emperor Jingming was not a naive person. He knew that the truth must be one of what Zhao Shen said.
Of course, it could be a combination of both.
After pondering for a moment, he said to Ji Yunshu, "Then ask the doctor from your clinic to come to the palace and examine me when he's free."
Ji Yunshu found that the emperor's trust in the couple seemed a little too much.
But as things stand, that's not a bad thing.
She then explained Yichen's situation: "I believe the commander-in-chief has also told you that when I saved Zhao Shen in Zhou Mansion, I used something special. It was something he found when he was refining the elixir."
The Emperor asked, "So is he a doctor or a Taoist who makes elixirs?"
When Gu Xing came back, he did say that Ji Yunshu had something extremely lethal in his hand, which could kill an ordinary master in an instant. He didn't expect it to have such an origin.
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