Chapter 243: Not Injured, But Poisoned
Ji Yunshu took a sip of tea and said, "Then you have to be careful. If he is really who I think he is, destroying your Cen family would probably be a piece of cake."
Cen Xi nodded. "I know. You suspected he was responsible for yesterday's incident, didn't you? He targeted the Wang family and yet managed to clear himself of all responsibility. This is definitely not something an ordinary person would do."
"So I think you should think about it again."
Ji Yunshu felt a little guilty towards the woman in front of him. If she had not been related to him, Lin Huixue would not have set her sights on Cen Xi.
Cen Xi smiled and said, "There's nothing to worry about. When I asked you for help, I knew what I would be facing in the future. I even considered the possibility of your rebellion. The current situation is much better than I imagined."
She believed in Ji Yunshu and that the Ji family would not rebel, so it was obvious what those who opposed her wanted to do.
What's more, the other party was targeting the Wang family.
The Queen's maternal family.
Cen Xi vaguely felt that she had come into contact with something extraordinary.
Ji Yunshu always knew that Cen Xi was a smart girl, but he didn't expect that she could think things through so clearly from the beginning.
Cen Xi was so free and easy, she couldn't say anything coy anymore, so she said, "Be careful when interacting with Lin Huixue. Remember to tell me if anything happens."
Cen Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, he's also a smart guy. As long as he doesn't come to kill me directly, I have my own way to deal with him. I've already made him the accountant of Cuihua Tower. He's really good at calculating accounts."
Ji Yunshu asked curiously, "He didn't refuse because he was about to take the imperial examination?"
"No, he even acted very grateful, pretending to be really grateful. It was quite interesting."
Okay, sounds like a big guy who is keen on role playing.
"Then you should have fun with him, and it's best to pay attention to the people around him."
Lin Huixue chose to play the role of a poor scholar who had no servants around him, but he always needed help to do things, and if he was lucky, he might be able to find a few.
Cen Xi nodded: "It just so happens that my marriage can't be delayed any longer. I plan to bring him home to meet my grandfather in a few days. When the time comes, I will let him live in the house, and his whereabouts will naturally be easier to control."
Ji Yunshu hesitated a little: "This is your lifelong event, and he may not necessarily..."
Cen Xi knew she was concerned about him, and couldn't help but smile. "I'm going to get married eventually, and I don't have anyone suitable right now. Anyone I pick up might not be much better than him. I know he doesn't necessarily want to marry me, but that's okay. Didn't he approach me for you? He knows about our recent meetings. The closer we get, the more likely he'll think I'm a good choice."
"But this is all our guess. It's possible that we're wrong and he's just a normal scholar."
Although this possibility is not great.
"That's even better. I've always wanted to find a husband like this. I'll just marry him."
Seeing that Ji Yunshu's first consideration in such a situation was not how to use her to deal with Lin Huixue, but was worried that she would be hurt and hesitant, Cen Xi felt that her choice was not wrong.
Ji Yunshu would give her a choice, but those who were plotting to fight for power and profit behind the scenes would not care about a small Cen family.
"You don't have to worry about me. I've already thought of the worst possible outcome. Under this premise, no matter what happens, it's within my acceptable range. If something unexpected happens, that's fate. It has nothing to do with you. In life, you always have to choose a path to follow."
Seeing that she had thought through every aspect clearly, Ji Yunshu had no choice but to nod.
After all, she is not from this era, and it is difficult for her to feel at ease using a little girl like Cen Xi to achieve her own goals.
But she also knew that once Cen Xi accepted her help, they were tied together.
The current situation does not mean that if Cen Xi ignores Lin Huixue, the other party will not target her.
After leaving the restaurant, she went to the clinic again.
The scholar was still unconscious, and the Wang family sent people to guard him closely.
The little girl also stayed by the bed and refused to leave.
Ji Yunshu asked the doctor how the patient was.
The doctor shook his head and said, "We have done everything we can now. When the person wakes up is up to fate."
After hearing this, Ji Yunshu knew that the chances of the person waking up were slim.
She looked at the person on the bed and the little girl who was standing obediently beside the bed.
I felt regretful but also a little angry.
Those people will do anything to achieve their goals.
This scholar was innocently involved in this. If she and Zhao Shen had not met by chance yesterday, he might have died.
If one does not take human life seriously, he will never treat the people well even if he sits in that position.
Just as Ji Yunshu was feeling increasingly frustrated, Lan Yin suddenly came in and whispered to her, "Master, Taoist Yichen is back."
When Ji Yunshu heard this, he immediately jumped up: "Where is it?"
As she finished speaking, someone walked in. A man in a Taoist robe bowed briefly to Ji Yunshu and said, "Madam, long time no see."
Ji Yunshu's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he grabbed him and said, "You are really a timely rain, go and save them."
Yichen was helplessly dragged to the scholar's room by her: "He was injured on the back of his head yesterday and has been in a coma for a day and a night and still hasn't woken up."
Seeing this, Yichen didn't care about anything else and stepped forward to take his pulse. After a moment, he frowned and said, "He's unconscious not because of the injury on the back of his head, but because he was poisoned."
Ji Yunshu opened his eyes, not knowing what to say, so he looked at the doctor who had previously treated the scholar.
The doctor, who was Yichen's disciple, asked in confusion, "Master, I've taken his pulse several times since yesterday, and there's no sign of poisoning."
Yichen pulled the scholar's eyelids and observed carefully for a moment before saying, "This poison is extraordinary. No wonder you can't see it."
The doctor was not very knowledgeable about poisons, so he asked without hesitation, "What kind of poison is it that deserves such praise from the master?"
That’s right, in his eyes, being able to let Yichen say something extraordinary was a great compliment.
Yichen didn't answer his question. Instead, he pondered for a moment and asked Ji Yunshu, "Do you need to detoxify now?"
Ji Yunshu was about to say, "Of course I have to detoxify it," but then he realized why Yichen specifically asked this question: "Is there anything wrong with detoxifying it now?"
Yichen laughed and said, "This is a poison. If we try to detoxify it now, we will alert the enemy."
When Ji Yunshu heard the word "poison", his brain froze for a moment.
After a long while, she finally realized, "Is there really such a thing as poison in this world?"
In fact, she believed in Lu Ningshuang, and there was no need for her to make up a lie to her before dying.
But she had read a lot of information these days and had not found any useful information.
It is said that the poison came from some tribes in the Miao area in the southwest.
Those people never go out and rarely use poison on outsiders.
At the same time, they are extremely xenophobic and never interact with outsiders.
So even if there were wandering doctors who had heard of such a poison, they had never seen it.
In short, the thing called Gu poison only exists in legends.
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