Chapter 290 Promise
"I see." Chu Liuzheng smiled, "Empress Consort Jieyu and Empress Consort Shu are truly like sisters."
Yan Hui: "..."
There are no real sisters in the palace. They are just for show.
She glanced at Chu Liuzheng a few more times, then walked to the table and asked Doctor Wu to come over and check the cosmetics.
Doctor Wu took out the silver needles and medicine and checked them one by one.
There was no change in the silver needle, but the bowl of blue potion slowly turned red.
Doctor Wu's expression froze. Although Yan Hui didn't understand, he was startled when he saw the potion change color. He asked hurriedly, "Why did it change color?"
Doctor Wu said nothing, but ordered someone to bring a few more bowls of medicine, open the remaining cosmetics boxes, and scoop a little into the bowl with a silver spoon.
I saw two bowls of blue potion slowly turning red again.
"There's poison in the cosmetics." Doctor Wu concluded in a deep voice as he looked at the three bowls of potion that had turned red.
Yan Hui was startled and looked at Chu Liuzheng standing beside him.
These three boxes of cosmetics are among the five boxes picked out by Chu Liuzheng.
Chu Liuzheng pretended to be surprised, and when she saw Yan looking back at her, she blinked innocently.
[What are you looking at me for? I don't know anything. It's all just a coincidence.]
Yan Hui could not see any clues from her expression, so he had to look away and went to see the emperor with Doctor Wu, carrying the color-changing potion.
When Concubine Shu heard that the cosmetics sent by Concubine Xie were poisonous, she was so shocked that she almost fell down.
Feng Jing exclaimed, "Ah!" and muttered quietly, "So it's in the powder."
He only found out that the little princess and the concubine were poisoned by the Han Sui powder, but he didn't know where the poison came from. He was about to ask the emperor to check the food these two people ate, but he didn't expect that Doctor Wu had already found out.
"Your Majesty, we were able to detect the poison in the powder thanks to Doctor Feng's poison-testing powder." Imperial Physician Wu looked at Xiao Jingfan and said ashamedly, "However, I am not very knowledgeable and cannot confirm the exact nature of the poison."
"It's Cold Marrow Powder," Feng Jing said. "It's made from ice toad venom, strychnine, ice stone, borneol, and calomel. It's colorless and odorless, and very rare."
When Doctor Wu heard that it was related to the Ice Toad, his face turned pale.
As we all know, the ice toad only lives in the deep poisonous forests of southern Xinjiang. It is very rare. If you are injured by its venom, the only outcome is death.
Xiao Jingfan had never heard of this ice toad, but seeing Doctor Wu's pale face, he knew the situation was serious and asked anxiously, "Is there an antidote for this poison?"
Feng Jing shook his head: "Not yet."
Xiao Jingfan frowned: "For now?"
Feng Jing took the box of powder with added ingredients from Yan Hui, opened it and smelled it, then reached out and scooped a little into his mouth, smacking his lips in disgust: "It smells good, but it doesn't taste good."
Everyone: “…”
It’s not powdered sugar, so of course it doesn’t taste good!
Doctor Wu was shocked by his action. He dared to take it even though he knew there was no antidote. Was he trying to kill himself?
Feng Jing put the box back and said to Xiao Jingfan, "Your Majesty, please allow me to use the entire Imperial Hospital at will. I am confident that I can develop an antidote within ten days."
Xiao Jingfan immediately gave him a gold medal and ordered the entire Imperial Hospital to cooperate fully.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Feng Jing said. "Although the amount of cold marrow powder mixed into the makeup is not much, it is extremely toxic and can severely damage one's bones."
Xiao Jingfan's heart tightened when he heard this, and he asked, "Is there any way to save him?"
"Of course." Feng Jing nodded. "Doctor Qin's Juyi Divine Needle is the nemesis of all poisons. Until I develop an antidote, Your Majesty, please have Doctor Qin administer acupuncture to Consort Shu and Her Royal Highness the Princess daily to suppress the poison, preventing it from penetrating into their bones and damaging their very being."
When she heard that it would damage the foundation, Concubine Shu suddenly hugged the little person in her arms tightly, bit her lips, tears fell down, and she was filled with regret.
Seeing this, Feng Jing comforted her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Once the poison is removed, I will take care of you and the princess. Although it may take several months, I guarantee that there will be no permanent illness."
"Thank you very much." Concubine Shu wiped her tears with a piece of silk. "Everything is in the hands of Doctor Feng. If you can cure me and the princess, I will reward you handsomely."
Feng Jing waved his hand: "No need for a big reward, as long as the queen agrees to do the next thing."
Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Xiao Jingfan before asking, "What's the matter?"
"We'll talk about it after I cure you." Feng Jing smiled. "I never ask for payment in advance when I practice medicine."
Concubine Shu couldn't guess what he wanted, but she thought it wouldn't be too much, so she nodded and said, "I agree."
[Tsk, if Concubine Shu knew what Feng Jing wanted, she probably wouldn't have agreed so readily.]
Chu Liuzheng looked at the things he had pulled out of the system and raised his eyebrows secretly.
[Brother Feng looks silly, but his heart is not silly at all. Concubine Shu agreed to this matter in front of the emperor, so it will be impossible to regret it in the future.]
Hearing this, Xiao Jingfan looked at Feng Jing with a somewhat inquiring look.
Feng Jing didn't care at all, or was so insensitive that he didn't notice. He bowed and said, "Without further delay, Your Majesty, please send Doctor Qin to perform acupuncture on Concubine Shu and Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Concubine Shu hurriedly said, "Doctor Qin is in Yihe Palace."
Xiao Jingfan winked at Zhou Yuande, and Zhou Yuande immediately took his men to the Yihe Hall.
Chu Liuzheng had nothing to do anyway, so he quietly dug into the system to find out the origin of the Han Sui San.
Yan Hui walked behind Concubine Shu and leaned over to whisper something in her ear.
A hint of surprise flashed across Concubine Shu's eyes. She turned to look at Chu Liuzheng, her mind full of guesses.
There was no malice in this glance, and Chu Liuzheng was concentrating on searching the system and didn't notice it, but Xiao Jingfan happened to see it and couldn't help but frown.
Concubine Shu stood up holding the little princess and bowed to Xiao Jingfan: "Your Majesty, I will take the princess downstairs to change clothes."
She had to wash the poisonous powder off her face.
Xiao Jingfan nodded in agreement.
The little princess waved her little hand towards her father and was carried away obediently.
A moment later, a notice came from outside that Qin Shu and Xie Jieyu had arrived.
Xie Jieyushi's arm was still in a sling. She thought that the emperor would exempt her from the formalities because of her injury. Unexpectedly, not only was he not exempted from the formalities, but even Qin Shu, who was standing next to her, had stood up, but the emperor still did not let her get up.
"Your Majesty," Xie Jieyu said in a gentle voice, "I still have a wound on my arm. Can I get up now?"
"Kneel down before me." Xiao Jingfan's face darkened. "I have something to ask you."
Xie Jieyu was shocked. Why was her cousin so mean to her?
She knelt down with a wronged look on her face, pouting, "Your Majesty, what do you want to ask me?"
Xiao Jingfan picked up a box of cosmetics on the table and asked, "Are these three boxes of cosmetics given to Concubine Shu?"
The rouge and powder sold by Rongde Zhuang have special markings on the boxes, making them easy to identify.
"This is a gift from me." Concubine Xie glanced at it and nodded. "My second uncle went to visit friends in Jiangnan. It happened that Rongde Manor launched new products, so he bought a lot of them and sent them back to the capital as fast as he could. My family also sent a lot of them to the palace. Sister Shufei usually takes good care of me, so I gave her some."
Chu Liuzheng curled his lips when he heard this.
[What's with all the caring? It's clearly just a show-off for Concubine Shu. It's just that Concubine Shu is tolerant and devoted to her daughter. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a single peaceful day in Zhaoyang Palace.]
Concubine Xie asked doubtfully, "But what's wrong with these cosmetics?"
Xiao Jingfan's lips moved slightly, and he uttered three words: "It's highly poisonous."
Xie Jieyu's eyes widened in shock, and she subconsciously said, "Impossible!"
Seeing that she didn't look fake, Xiao Jingfan asked, "Have you used these cosmetics recently?"
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