The Holy King's Palace.
Pei Luo and Dao Yi entered the palace and did not return all night, and Bai Shi also did not sleep all night.
Su Xuening was forced to go back to sleep by Bai Shi, but she didn't sleep well and had a lot of messy dreams.
She even dreamed of the scene in her past life where her master died tragically in the palace to save her. She could never forget the scene of her master being shot by the Imperial Guards.
After having nightmares all night, Su Xuening couldn't fall back asleep and got up before dawn.
Touching her large belly, she started thinking about Xuan Yuanzhan again.
Even though he had only been gone for a few days, it felt like he had been gone for a very long time. Was this what the book meant by "a day apart feels like three autumns"?
She didn't know when he would be back, but she hoped everything would go well for him.
With Xuanyuan Peng seriously ill, the capital is destined to be in turmoil.
Only now does Su Xuening realize the importance of an emperor. If Xuan Yuanpeng's body had no problems, she wouldn't be so uneasy now.
Su Xuening couldn't lie down any longer, so she got up and went to Ningxiang Garden as soon as it was getting light.
Bai Shi also didn't sleep all night, and neither did Granny Shang and the maids in Ningxiang Garden.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has arrived."
As soon as Su Xuening arrived at Ningxiang Garden, Granny Shang helped her into the house.
Seeing that it was still dark outside, Bai couldn't help but give her a tender look and scolded, "You woke up so early, why didn't you sleep a little longer?"
"I can't sleep." Su Xuening didn't elaborate on her condition, afraid of worrying Bai Shi, and only asked, "Have the two masters not returned yet?"
"Not yet." Mrs. Bai was also anxious.
They've been gone all night and haven't come back yet.
Could something have gone wrong?
Lady Bai was so anxious that she wanted to send guards into the palace to investigate the situation.
Seeing this, Su Xuening quickly comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. Both of your masters are highly skilled in martial arts and can protect themselves. The fact that they haven't returned yet might mean they are treating the Emperor."
In his past life, if his master hadn't entered the palace to save her, the palace wouldn't have been able to confine him at all, and the imperial guards would have been absolutely unable to do anything to him!
Bai nodded silently, hoping everything would go smoothly for them.
That would be best if they could cure Xuanyuan Peng's illness directly.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to have breakfast?" Bai asked, pulling Su Xuening to sit down.
Su Xuening shook her head: "It's still early, let's wait for our two masters."
Bai was worried that Su Xuening would go hungry, so although she didn't ask Granny Shang to prepare breakfast, she still asked Granny Shang to prepare a medicinal meal first.
Su Xuening had just finished her medicinal meal when Pei Luo and Dao Yi returned.
Fortunately, Pei Luo knew the way and successfully brought Dao Yi back.
"Master, Master Daoyi." Su Xuening breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the two of them return safely.
Actually, she was even more worried than her mother, mainly because her master had died in the palace in her previous life, and she was really afraid that the events of her previous life would repeat themselves.
Thank goodness, it was all just her overthinking. Master and Master Daoyi have both returned safely.
"Dr. Luo, Uncle-Master, thank you for your hard work!" Madam Bai quickly invited the two to sit down and poured them honey water: "Are you hungry? Let's have breakfast first."
Bai looked at Granny Shang, who immediately understood and went to prepare breakfast.
It has to be said that Pei Luo and Dao Yi were really hungry, especially Dao Yi, who had been busy all night without closing his eyes, so he was both sleepy and hungry.
The four of them had breakfast together. Dao Yi ate quite a few cakes and pastries, which filled his stomach.
After breakfast was cleared away, Madam Bai had Granny Shang serve tea: "How is the Emperor's condition? Is he poisoned by a curse?"
Pei Luo didn't speak, but glanced at Dao Yi. The meaning was clear: he wanted Dao Yi to answer, since it was Dao Yi who had been busy all night yesterday.
"It is indeed a case of being poisoned by a Gu," Dao Yi said after taking a sip of tea. "Moreover, it is a puppet Gu."
Upon hearing this, Bai was startled: "What is puppet gu?"
"Simply put, the person who is afflicted by the Gu poison will have their thoughts and actions controlled by the person who cast the Gu poison."
Pei Luo's explanation once again greatly surprised Bai Shi.
It's such a vicious Gu poison!
Su Xuening was also quite surprised.
It's a puppet gu!
Xuanyuan Yu's thoughts are as clear as day!
Seeing Bai Shi's worry, Pei Luo quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, the person who cast the Gu might not be familiar with Gu worms, so they haven't been able to officially activate the puppet Gu yet, and the Emperor's thoughts and actions haven't been officially controlled."
Bai frowned, becoming increasingly certain that it was Xuanyuan Yu who had used the Gu poison on Xuanyuan Peng.
Xuanyuan Yu was indeed not very familiar with Gu worms, but it was good that he wasn't.
"Will the emperor still be able to be controlled in the future?"
This is the exact same question that Xuan Yuanpeng asked. Pei Luo nodded: "Of course, as long as the Gu in the Emperor's body receives the correct instructions, the Emperor will act accordingly."
Otherwise, why would it be called a puppet gu?
Lady Bai became even more worried: "Do you have a way to help the Emperor remove the curse?"
Dao Yi shrugged helplessly: "You know, your uncle is just a doctor, not a Gu practitioner. I only have a superficial understanding of Gu techniques, and it's really difficult to cure Gu."
It's not even that difficult; he's never been able to remove a curse from someone before!
However, it was because I had seen Youyi help Zhan's daughter-in-law remove the curse before, and I knew that for this kind of mother-child curse, you have to find the mother curse first, and then use the mother curse to lure out the child curse in order to remove the curse.
However, this puppet gu should be more difficult to cure than the love flower gu that Zhan'er and the others were previously afflicted with.
Because the Puppet Gu is in the brain, while the Love Flower Gu was previously in the meridians, it was slightly easier to deal with. The structure of the human brain is more complex, so removing the Puppet Gu is definitely more complicated.
Bai's eyes darkened instantly.
She should have realized it sooner; the Gu worms of the Southern Frontier are not so easy to cure.
If my uncle could really cure the Gu, Zhan'er wouldn't have passed on the Love Flower Gu to Ning'er in the first place.
Seeing that Bai was unhappy, Dao Yi quickly comforted her, "Doctor Luo has already used acupuncture to alleviate his condition and has also handed over the formation to that imperial physician. He shouldn't be in too much pain these next few days. I will also go back and do some more research to see if there is any way to help him get rid of the curse. If all else fails, don't we still have You Yi? When that guy You Yi comes back, he will definitely be able to help him get rid of the curse."
Su Xuening also spoke up, "I'll send a message to my martial uncle and Yun An when I get back, asking them to come back as soon as possible."
Judging by the days, Yun An and his uncle should be arriving at their father's hometown soon. If we send them a message now, it will take them a few days to receive it. These few days should be enough for them to finish investigating and return.
Bai nodded silently: "That's the only way."
Now all we can do is wait for Youyi to return, because among these people, only Youyi truly understands Gu!
Since Youyi can help Ning'er remove the curse, he should be able to help him remove the curse as well. As long as he can remove the curse, waiting a few more days is not a problem.
Moreover, Doctor Luo helped alleviate his condition, so he shouldn't suffer too much from tuberculosis!
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