After Xiao Ce entered the room, he looked at Ye Zeyu, who looked weak, and was certain that the idea of using croton to counteract aphrodisiacs was pure nonsense!
"Master, how are you feeling? Just hang in there a little longer, Old Master Ge will arrive by dawn."
My master is rarely injured even when fighting among enemy troops. If he finds out who drugged him, I will definitely tear that person to pieces!
And that Su Muxi, her heart isn't even as big as a pinhole!
As dawn broke, an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face was carried quickly into the Yong'an Prince's Mansion.
"Old Ge, stop panting! Please take a look at my master!"
Xiao Ce urged him urgently, his expression extremely anxious.
The master had been suffering from diarrhea for almost the entire night, and now he looked even weaker than when he was shot in the chest three years ago.
Ge Mao is the most senior military doctor in the Xuanwu Army and a confidant of Ye Zeyu. This time, he is returning to the capital with Ye Zeyu.
Because I have an old friend in the next county, I thought I would catch up with him for a few days, so I didn't rush to go to Beijing.
Upon learning that Ye Zeyu had been drugged with aphrodisiacs, Xiao Ce immediately dispatched someone to the neighboring county to bring Ge Mao back.
"Your master is alright, but I'm the one who's in trouble! Let me rest a bit before we talk!"
Ge Mao is now nearly eighty years old. The bumpy ride on horseback has almost broken his bones. He was originally very worried about Ye Zeyu, but after seeing Ye Zeyu's complexion, he felt relieved.
It's just a dot, nothing serious.
If it's because I was given medicine, then why am I so weak?
After pouring himself a cup of tea, he sat down and drank it while asking about the reason.
After all, practicing medicine requires observation, listening, questioning, and palpation.
"Tell me, what happened to your master?"
Just as Xiao Ce was about to recount Su Muxi's misdeeds, Ye Zeyu weakly spoke up first: "When Elder Ge wasn't here, I invited a doctor to come over. She first gave me acupuncture, and then had me drink croton oil water..."
He didn't want to reveal that Su Muxi was unwilling to give him an antidote, as that would be too embarrassing, so he omitted that part and simply said that he was treated.
Upon hearing this, Ge Mao immediately mustered his strength and stepped forward to take Ye Zeyu's pulse. His somewhat cloudy eyes gradually regained their light, and the way he stroked his beard gradually quickened.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Seeing Ge Mao's happy expression, Xiao Ce said somewhat displeasedly, "What's so wonderful about it? Our master is in this state, what's wonderful about it!"
"Of course, it's because of the skillful use of croton oil! Is that doctor still in the manor? I want to discuss medical matters with him!"
Ge Mao released Ye Zeyu's wrist and then went to find someone.
Why didn't he think of using croton seeds to purge the internal heat and expel the toxins accumulated in his body?
Xiao Ce was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had misunderstood Su Muxi before.
He didn't trust Su Muxi, but he trusted Ge Mao's words. Since Ge Mao said that the croton oil was effective, then Su Muxi's decision to have his master drink the croton oil water must be useful.
"Miss Su has already returned to the manor. I'll take you to see her another day. You should prescribe some medicine for my master first. Even if croton is the best medicine, it's still harmful to the body!"
Ge Mao only heard the first half of Xiao Ce's sentence, "Miss Su? That doctor is a woman?"
“…Yes, a woman.” Xiao Ce nodded honestly.
Upon hearing this, Ge Mao looked at Ye Zeyu with a half-smile, "A woman, to treat you?"
A blush gradually crept onto Ye Zeyu's originally pale face, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
How could he not understand the implication in Old Ge's words?
He was drugged with an aphrodisiac, and a woman was his antidote, but she didn't directly provide the antidote; instead, she chose to treat him…
This feeling of being disliked really made him feel very uncomfortable!
Xiao Ce thought that Ge Mao meant that women's medical skills were not good, so he couldn't help but say a good word for Su Muxi.
"Miss Su's medical skills are quite good. The Imperial Hospital staff couldn't cure the Marquis of Anyang's son's leg, but Miss Su had a solution, which shows her medical skills."
"You mean the Miss Su you mentioned, that's Su Muxi?!"
Ge Mao was surprised.
News of Su Muxi's situation had already reached the neighboring county, and he had also heard about Ye Zeyu's proposal to Su Muxi.
Wasn't Su Muxi supposed to be ugly and plain? Why didn't she take the opportunity to offer herself to him, but instead gave him acupuncture treatment?
And look at Ye Ziyu's shy expression...
Oh!
interesting!
In the end, Ge Mao was not in a hurry to see Su Muxi. After all, she would marry into the royal family sooner or later, and there would be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future.
However, he didn't prescribe any medicine for Ye Zeyu.
The effects of the croton oil have worn off; eating and drinking more will help replenish it.
Sure enough, after lunch, Ye Zeyu not only regained his strength, but also felt much more energetic than before.
But the thought of those stubborn fox eyes made Ye Zeyu inexplicably feel irritated.
"Your Majesty, news has come from the palace that Consort Zhang has woken up, but she remembers nothing."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zeyu's deep phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.
Did Zhang Cairen lose her memory after falling into the water?
Is it genuine amnesia, or is it feigned to protect himself?
Last night at the palace banquet, he was already very careful, but he still somehow got drugged. Before the drug took effect, he saw Qiao Xiuyuan looking flustered and sneaking away, so he followed him. Unexpectedly, he couldn't keep up with him and instead encountered Consort Zhang in the garden.
Upon seeing Zhang Cairen, he immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap.
Without thinking, he kicked the person into the lake, then hurriedly ran back to the main hall, pretending nothing had happened.
He was relieved only after someone reported that Zhang Cai had fallen into the water and had been rescued.
General Zhang and he had some friendship. Consort Zhang was General Zhang's daughter. If Consort Zhang really died because of him, he would feel guilty.
However, if he didn't do that, neither he nor Zhang Cairen would escape death.
After all, engaging in debauchery in the harem is a serious crime, especially since he was an unfavored prince.
Seeing that Ye Zeyu remained silent with a gloomy face, Xiao Ce quickly brought up another piece of news.
"Master, the spies we sent to the Ministry of War have also returned with a letter. They say that the warehouse manager who was dismissed from his post in charge of the Ministry of War's archives died in a fire less than a month after returning to his hometown, and no one in his family survived."
Ye Ziyu's lips curled into a cold smile, "What a clever way to silence a witness!"
However, this also proves that the letter accusing Prince Yu of treason was not burned back then, otherwise they wouldn't have spared even a lowly warehouse manager.
"If we continue to follow the clues from that warehouse manager, we might find something suspicious."
At this point, Ye Zeyu paused, then changed the subject, "I heard that the Marquis of Anyang's mansion still owes Miss Su money?"
Xiao Ce was taken aback: "...It seems that it hasn't been returned yet."
But then Ye Zeyu said in a deep voice, "Then prepare the car."
"Huh? Get the car ready? Where to?" Xiao Ce was even more confused.
Ye Ziyu curled the corners of his lips slightly and said matter-of-factly, "Naturally, it's to seek justice for my future queen!"
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