◇ Chapter 82 (82) Why does he love you (Part 1)
The doctor arrived quickly, took An Shi's pulse, and then gave him a detoxifying soup to induce vomiting. As he watched An Shi swallow the soup, the doctor pinched his beard, his expression solemn.
"That's not right." He stared at An Shi's face and muttered to himself.
"What do you want to say?" Lianzhi asked.
The doctor looked at the still unconscious An Shi, guided Lian Zhi closer, and said to him, "Madam, please take a close look at his mouth."
After saying this, he pinched An Shi's chin and forced him to open his mouth. An Shi's back teeth were a dark purple color, and a small wound had already formed a scab. The doctor took blood and carefully examined it. "Madam, please don't blame Master Bai. This man hid the poison in the wound in his mouth. If I hadn't noticed this spot when I forced him to take the medicine just now, I'd hardly believe someone would hide poison in this way."
Lianzhi pursed her lips and said nothing.
The doctor continued, "He's been showing signs of poisoning for a long time. Even if he doesn't take the poison, he won't live long. I'll do my best to treat him, but he has many old injuries, so I can't guarantee his lifespan."
Lianzhi hummed solemnly: "How long can I live at least?"
The doctor counted on his fingers and replied, "Ten years is probably enough."
Ten years is not too little, but it is certainly not too much either. Lianzhi recalled the doctor's words and thought of something else: "Is it related to his old injury? Even if it is cured, it won't work?"
"It is related. After all, the old injury has caused some damage to the body." After the doctor finished speaking, he saw Lianzhi's sad face and said comfortingly: "Madam, please rest assured. I have been treating Master Bai. Master Bai will surely live a hundred years without worries."
Lianzhi nodded subconsciously, then quickly reacted and pushed the doctor out: "Who said that? Go and help boil the medicine!"
Before closing the door, he added, "Write me a copy of the prescription you wrote for Bo Kang!"
In the courtyard, Chang Yuzhu, who had come with him, was already annoyed. The North Sea Princess kept talking to him, not only stuttering in Mandarin, but he also had to keep answering.
His good brother is not around, so no one helps him.
"Princess Ashina." Chang Yuzhu took a step back and declined politely, "Xi Niang is not here. If you have anything to say, it's better to wait until you see her. I can't convey it to you."
"I want to tell you..." Yuyao stepped forward and was about to continue, but Chang Yuzhu put her hands in front of her chest and said in surprise, "Princess, please step back!"
"Chang Yuzhu performed well."
Behind the door, Bai Kang folded his arms and looked at the two people arguing endlessly, and said with a sigh: "Come back and help her. Tell Miss Yan about this."
"You still want to meet her in private?" Lianzhi snorted coldly.
Bo Kang immediately raised his hands and shook his head vigorously. Lianzhi tossed the porcelain bowl to him and said, "Be more careful next time. You shouldn't make mistakes like this, right?"
"It's my fault. I'll be more careful next time." Bai Kang didn't argue with him and simply admitted that he had a problem - although judging from the results, it was indeed his problem.
There was a commotion in the yard, and both of them seemed to be just watching the fun, not trying to help. Lianzhi wanted Yuyao to see that it was useless to cling to Chang Yuzhu, while Baikang simply loved to see his brother get humiliated. Suddenly, Lianzhi asked, "When did you tell Chang Yuzhu that you had other businesses?"
"Baby, that was the winter of Jianguang's year. I told you that this house was bought then," Bai Kang said in surprise. Seeing Lianzhi about to curl her lips again, Bai Kang chuckled and said, "I won't tell anyone else and I won't bring anyone here. How about putting your name on the deed?"
Damn it, Bai Kang actually knew what he was going to say. Lian Zhi couldn't find an angle to lose her temper, so she could only pat Bai Kang on the shoulder and whisper something in his ear.
Bai Kang smiled and replied, "Okay. As you say."
He hugged Lianzhi and kissed her several times before finally going out to call Chang Yuzhu away. Lianzhi stepped forward and patted Yuyao's shoulder. The other party looked lonely, so Lianzhi didn't say much.
We still have to stay in Daning for a while, so I have to let Yuyao learn how the people of Daning do things.
"Sir, Madam!" Just as he was about to speak, the little medicine boy brought by the doctor came running over in a hurry. He didn't know how to address An Shi, so he thought for a moment before saying breathlessly, "The knight has woken up and is looking for you two!"
"You should go and rest first or go back to the inn." Lianzhi said to Yuyao, turned around and followed the little medicine boy.
The room still stank of medicinal scent. The stove had been moved to the door, warming a bowl of soothing soup. An Shi had already sat up, looking at Lian Zhi with an unusually complicated expression. "Your Majesty."
"Can you drink it yourself?" Lianzhi stirred the bowl with a spoon and was about to pass it to him when Anshi said in unclear words, "How could we trouble Your Majesty..."
"If you can't drink it, forget it. If you can, just do it yourself." Lianzhi had no intention of feeding An Shi. An Shi was stunned for a moment, then took the bowl of soup. A sudden blush of shame appeared on his face. "Your Majesty, I'm so sorry. How can I have the face to drink the soup you gave me? Your Majesty, please grant me death."
Lianzhi sneered and said coldly, "How can you say you are sorry to me? You just don't want to confess the person behind you. I won't kill you. Even if you don't tell me, I still have a way."
An Shi didn't answer for a long time. Lian Zhi looked at him and turned away with some disappointment. Suddenly, An Shi said, "Even you can't do anything."
The next sentence he said lightly: "Please rest assured, An Eleven and An Fifteen are still alive."
Lianzhi left the room and slammed the door shut, isolating the smell of medicine from the room. Bai Kang hadn't gone in just now, leaving Lianzhi and Anshi some time alone. He didn't leave either, sitting at the doorway, keeping an eye on the movements in the room. He looked depressed, and Bai Kang said, "He was fine just now, why did you make him angry?"
Repeating what she had just said, Lianzhi angrily said, "An Shi has been with me for so long, and now he's hiding it for someone else!"
"You should think that he has his own difficulties. And we are loyal to you." Bai Kang patted his back.
Lianzhi said aggrievedly: "This is different!"
"How is it different?" Bo Kang asked back, "Are you surprised that he is your secret guard, but he is loyal to someone else? Maybe he is not betraying you."
Lianzhi looked up in confusion. Bo Kang explained, "If I were to conceal something for someone besides the bond between king and subject, it would be you."
He explained while also hinting at his feelings, but Lianzhi looked unconvinced. Just as Bo Kang was about to exaggerate his disappointment, Lianzhi said, "Impossible. They've been taken away from home for training since they were little and have never had contact with a girl. How could they possibly get married?"
Bai Kang sighed and kissed Lianzhi on the face a few times.
"Stop touching me." Lianzhi snorted and took Bai Kang's words to heart.
If that's what he said, then the only people An Shi could get in touch with, besides him and the eunuchs in the palace, were the Dark Guards. But the others... No way, An Shi, did he like An Eleven or An Fifteen?
For several hours, Qinghe kept reporting that Anshi had attempted poison several times. Fortunately, Bai Kang had left behind a doctor and a medicine boy, who saved Anshi's life in time. When Anshi was captured, Bai Kang had already dispatched personnel to investigate the whereabouts of Anshi and Anshiwu. After the palace coup, all of Chen Fenglian's closest associates, with the exception of Eunuch Wen, were slaughtered and their bodies removed from the palace. Anshiwu, severely wounded, was mixed in with the bodies and escaped safely, though he died on the journey south. According to those who saw them, Anshi and Anshiwu were last seen in Jiangcheng, in the south. Two years after that, Anshi's whereabouts were also traced in the south, and after that, Anshi returned to the capital.
As for An Eleven, when they left Beijing, it seemed that there were only An Ten and An Fifteen.
The next afternoon, Lianzhi and Da Ximi entered the palace with their tokens. On the way, the eunuch reassured them not to worry, saying that the emperor hadn't pressed them for too long and that there was no real chance of conflict with the Helan tribe, damaging the relationship between the two states. Lianzhi smiled but didn't respond.
The three-day deadline has arrived, and today is the day they will come to report the truth about the Empress Dowager's poisoning to Emperor Jianguang.
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