Chapter 98 Flour Explosion
On the carriage
Su Shengsheng gently placed a cloak on Ji Yanli's shoulders, and she and Ning Jie wore the other one together.
Seeing her serious expression, Ji Yanli moved his lips and finally couldn't help asking: "Miss Su, why don't you go to Liuzhou with me..."
He knew very well that his injured leg bones would not be able to support him in the long journey to the imperial capital to take the imperial examination.
Thinking back to the danger today, if he hadn't arrived in time, she would have been the one injured.
Thinking about how she would have to struggle to survive in this place surrounded by tigers and wolves, he couldn't calm down.
At this moment, he did not feel the slightest bit of loss for missing the imperial examination. Instead, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
I'm glad that this disaster happened to me, not her...
But the next time, he really didn't dare to think further.
"If Miss wants to do business, I..." He hesitated to speak.
Su Shengsheng tapped his knee lightly with her fingers, interrupting what he was about to say, "Thank goodness you reacted."
Ji Yanli's eyes moved slightly to her face, and finally he fell silent.
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Pharmacy
Qing Ning knocked on the door, and everyone worked together to help Ning Jie and Ji Yanli in.
He was anxiously waiting for the shop assistant to call the owner back from home when he suddenly heard the shop assistant, who had just left, shout in surprise, "Master, three people were injured. They are from the house where the fire broke out!"
"I heard there was a fire on Pinglai Street. I was worried someone might be injured, so I came to take a look."
As he spoke, a free and easy figure walked in from outside the door.
The person who came was a young man with a handsome appearance and dressed in a white robe.
Su Shengsheng spoke first, her voice filled with urgency: "Doctor, please take a look at Young Master Ning first. For some reason, he has been unconscious."
Even when the doctor returns home, he will carry his medicine box with him.
Bai Shuo quickly walked to the bed prepared for the seriously injured, put down the medicine box on his shoulder, and checked Ning Jie.
Hearing that they were the one who had the fire, Bai Shuo didn't make a hasty judgment. He told the waiter to prepare medicine, "Induce vomiting first, then boil some licorice for the patient to take."
Induce vomiting?
Su Shengsheng's eyebrows froze for a moment.
So, the fire in the kitchen was intentional.
And Ning Jie may have accidentally eaten something poisonous!
Full of doubts, she saw that the doctor had begun to check Ji Yanli's leg injury, so she hurriedly worked with Qing Ning to help Ning Jie up.
"It's a minor bone fracture. It will heal after three months of rest." After Bai Shuo said this, he personally went to prepare the splint and plaster.
When Yanshu heard the news, he was extremely anxious and hurried forward to ask, "Doctor, can my son take a carriage to continue his journey?"
Bai Shuo continued to work as he answered, "That depends on how much you want him to recover. If you want him to recover completely without any root cause, he must rest and recuperate."
After saying this, seeing Yanshu's dejected expression, he added, "At least a month of stability is necessary, but I'm afraid it will still be too late to take the exam."
"Doctor, how did you know that my son was going to take the imperial examination?" Yanshu was a little surprised. This was the first time they met this doctor.
"Your young master has soft palms, only calluses on his fingers. Now he is in such a hurry to travel. If not for the imperial examination, what else could it be?" Bai Shuo replied with a smile.
Yanshu had no intention of praising his insight, but just hurriedly wiped the tears from his face.
He didn't want to make the young master worry, but he didn't expect that Bai Shuo saw through his thoughts.
"It's a great blessing that you can save your life. Don't be sad. Your son can take the exam again next year." Bai Shuo comforted.
Su Shengsheng felt relieved when she heard this.
There's still time...
Seeing that the waiter had brought the emetic, she hurriedly helped Ning Jie up.
After he vomited out some filth, Su Shengsheng carefully examined the vomit in the basin.
They eat late and their food is not fully digested.
Seeing that they were all foods provided in the building and there was nothing unusual about them, she couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Just as he was about to ask the doctor, he saw the Crown Prince's wife and a gaunt old man walking in from outside.
"Jie'er." The Crown Prince's wife walked in quickly. Seeing Ning Jie with his eyes closed and vomiting continuously, she became even more worried. "What happened?"
The old man took Ning Jie from Su Shengsheng's hands, patted his back gently, and asked the doctor, "Is his life in danger?"
Bai Shuo used a silver needle to test the vomit in the basin, then he bowed and replied, "My Lord, please be patient. Wait until the young master drinks the licorice soup before you see."
When the Crown Prince's wife saw Bai Shuo's actions, her expression suddenly changed. She was about to ask more questions when her father-in-law interrupted her: "Give the doctor some time."
"What on earth is going on?" The Crown Prince's wife was full of worry and turned to ask Su Shengsheng beside her.
Upon hearing this, Su Shengsheng immediately knelt on the ground and said, "There was a sudden fire in the Shixiang Tower. Young Master Ning..."
Before she could continue, she heard Ning Jie groan, "Hmm..."
Everyone stopped asking questions and paid close attention to Ning Jie's situation.
Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly brought out the licorice juice that had cooled to a suitable temperature. The Crown Prince's wife took it and carefully fed it to Ning Jie.
After a while, Ning Jie gradually regained consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the people around him.
"Mother, grandfather..."
Although his voice was weak, it was remarkably clear. Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's wife was both surprised and delighted: "Jie'er, can you speak now?"
These calls were like the sound of nature, and even the usually calm Duke was moved: "My grandson can finally speak!"
Su Shengsheng had taught Ning Jie these words many times, and now they finally came out of his mouth.
He then turned his gaze to Su Shengsheng, "Someone in the kitchen deliberately spilled flour... I tried to stop them... but they said... This just gave me another bargaining chip. This time, I'm going to make sure Su Shengsheng never gets back on her feet."
Ning Jie spoke intermittently, but everyone heard it clearly, and their expressions instantly became solemn.
Su Shengsheng felt helpless when she heard that he still refused to call her "Mr." and called her by her first name.
This kid will definitely become a rebel in the future.
However, she did not miss a word of his words.
No wonder the fire started so quickly and turned into a sea of fire in an instant. It turned out that someone used flour to explode.
After hearing Ning Jie's words, the Duke was furious: "How dare you harm the descendants of my family? I will never forgive you!"
"They said... Jie'er is a fool... Even if he heard it, he wouldn't have the chance to tell anyone... Even if he met the King of Hell, he wouldn't report them."
When the Duke heard that the villain recognized Ning Jie and not only killed him without hesitation but also insulted Ning Jie, he was furious and threw the empty medicine bowl to the ground.
"How dare you act so recklessly? Are you bullying me because my family has no successor?" The Crown Prince's wife was also furious, her chest heaving violently. "If anyone dares to hurt and humiliate my son, my family will never forgive him."
While the two were fuming, Bai Shuo had already checked Ning Jie's pulse. "The young master simply inhaled a drug made from the juice of the Datura flower. I've just used licorice to detoxify him, and he's fine now."
When Ning Jie revealed the conspiracy of the two villains and their sinister intention of leaving no scars, everyone was shocked.
But fortunately, they wanted to cover up their crime and only knocked Ning Jie unconscious without hurting him, which saved his life.
Su Shengsheng was shocked when she heard this and knelt down again, "Duke, Madam, it is I who have brought trouble upon the young master."
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