Chapter 634: Life and Death Unknown
Zhou Yuanhua detoxified Qin Sheng and bandaged him.
Lu Songli asked someone to move him to a newly cleaned room.
When Qin Sheng saw Lu Songli, he couldn't help but hug her waist and rub against her.
"Li Li—" he murmured.
When Lu Songli was hugged, he felt as if he was surrounded by a big furnace. Then he saw that his whole body was hot, his eyes were red, and he was steaming with heat. Was this a fever?
When she felt the changes in his body, Lu Songli felt something was wrong, and she quickly asked someone to call Zhou Yuanhua over.
During this time, Lu Songli's thoughts were racing. She wondered if the darts were coated with a deadly poison that would kill instantly upon contact with blood. After all, Xie Zhan was also hit by one of their own darts.
Thinking of this, she felt relieved. But then she thought, what if Xie Zhan had taken the antidote before boarding the ship? But Zhou Yuanhua had just said that the poison was not difficult to cure, so it should be fine, right?
Zhou Yuanhua came and told her, "This is a normal reaction. The remaining poison needs to be eliminated through sexual intercourse."
Zhou Yuanhua didn’t think this was a big problem. The governor and Sixth Master were husband and wife, so it was just a matter of sleeping together.
Lu Songli's face darkened, "What kind of poison is this?"
Xie Zhan's behavior, coupled with the strange smile before he fell into the water, made her doubt his intentions.
"The poison Sixth Master was poisoned with was Chunhong, a secret medicine from the previous dynasty. This medicine was developed by a palace maiden from the previous dynasty who was well versed in pharmacology in pursuit of her beloved. This poison is not difficult to treat. Once the victim takes the antidote, most of the poison will be removed. Then, through the intercourse of Yin and Yang, the remaining poison will be completely eliminated."
"What if the remaining poison is cleared?"
Zhou Yuanhua was puzzled. If he could clear the remaining poison, why not? But he still replied honestly, "Then Sixth Master will probably be childless in the future."
Lu Songli: ...
Then she asked, "What happened to the palace maid who developed this secret medicine?"
At present, there is nothing wrong with the medicinal properties of the poison. So we can infer the side effects based on the fate of the person who developed this drug.
Zhou Yuanhua was surprised by her question, but he still explained it to her in detail.
"This secret medicine, Chunhong, was created by the previous imperial concubine, Li Guifei. She rose from a mere palace maid to the position of imperial concubine thanks to Chunhong."
"At that time, the previous emperor was assassinated. It was Concubine Li, then a palace maid, who blocked the attack for him and was also injured by the knife. The assassin's knife was smeared with poison. The poison is not difficult to cure, but after the poison is cured, the poisoned person will have a strong reaction, just like the Sixth Master is having now."
"It's likely that during the detoxification process, the antidote and the poison combined to create an aphrodisiac. Later, the previous emperor had sex with Concubine Li, then a palace maid. Thanks to this favor, Concubine Li became pregnant with the emperor's child. Thanks to her favor and offspring, she continued to rise through the ranks."
Lu Songli's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Doctor Zhou, think about it, among the descendants who used this Chunhong secret medicine, did they all have excellent offspring?"
"This..." Zhou Yuanhua frowned and thought carefully, "It seems to be true."
Lu Songli understood that Xie Zhan used the palace secret medicine called Chunhong on Feidang. His purpose was either for her to detoxify Qin Sheng and get pregnant and have a child; or for Qin Sheng to not be able to detoxify the remaining poison and then have no descendants; or to find another woman to detoxify him.
The latter two options are not only disgusting, but will also shake the relationship and trust between the Qin and Lu families.
She also roughly understood Xie Zhan's intention in setting up this game. Xie Zhan didn't use a deadly poison that would kill her instantly. He was planning to play the long game and catch a bigger fish. After all, she was pregnant and would definitely give birth, and giving birth for a woman was like going through the gates of hell...
During this period, there will be many inconveniences and things that will affect her power.
For a moment, Lu Songli's expression was inexplicable.
However, thinking that Xie Zhan was also poisoned by the same poison, Lu Songli sneered.
If he was rescued by his subordinates, it would be fine. Fan Yang and the others would naturally arrange for a woman to detoxify him. If he wasn't rescued and died, that would be the end of it. But if he was washed away by the water somewhere, who in their right mind would detoxify him? He would be doomed to have no descendants!
Afterwards, Lu Songli asked Zhou Yuanhua to give medicine to the soldiers who were injured on the ship with them, to suppress the effects of the medicine, and to hand them over to the women at home after they returned to Pingzhou.
Zhou Yuanhua told her that she was overthinking it, as the only one who had been poisoned by the secret medicine was Sixth Master.
Lu Songli remembered that when fighting with Xie Zhan, the guard named Ji Zhen next to him mostly used a whip, and occasionally used darts, all of which were aimed at her.
She thought that Xie Zhan probably didn't have many secret medicines like Chunhong, and probably only gave it to the guard next to him.
Xie Zhan calculated that Qin Sheng would protect her to the death.
Neither Lu Songli nor Zhou Yuanhua noticed that someone had quietly left.
After returning to the house, Qin Sheng asked someone to get him a bucket of cold water. He had already realized that something was wrong with him, but he didn't expect that he had been poisoned by the dirty medicine.
This matter was reported to Lu Songli.
When Lu Songli came over, she saw Qin Sheng standing shirtless by the bathtub, ready to get in the water.
"You guys go down." Lu Songli asked the people around him to leave.
After everyone had left, Lu Songli looked at him and said, "You have an injury. If it comes into contact with raw water, it will become infected and fester."
"Lili, I feel uncomfortable--" Qin Sheng's voice was low and aggrieved, but the veins on his hands placed on the bathtub were bulging, and it was obvious that he had restrained himself to the extreme.
Lu Songli sighed softly and slowly closed the door, "Come here."
…
As their ears rubbed against each other, Qin Sheng said in a hoarse voice, "Li Li, I will definitely protect you. Trust me."
Afterwards, Lu Songli told Zhou Yuanhua not to spread the news that they had identified the secret medicine Chunhong.
On this side, the ships of the Cao Gang were returning, and two or three ships left midway and headed for Leling.
In Qingzhou, Wu Ren, a member of the Pingzhou forces who had been exposed, had already boarded the ship. Ji Dashao, Tao Xun and others were still in Qingzhou and were preparing to evacuate overnight. They also took the rest of the Zhang family with them.
"Let's go straight north. After arriving in Leling, we'll board the ship at Leling Wharf and return to Pingzhou."
"What about the goods in our shop?"
"The governor instructed that most of the goods in the store could not be preserved, so we were asked to distribute them directly to the local people."
"Well, instead of letting the Dali government take advantage of these goods, it's better to distribute them to the local people."
So they took action.
Over there, Fan Yang and others were searching for their Grand Commander overnight.
Fan Yang expected that members of the Pingzhou forces active in various counties of Qingzhou, especially Beihai County, would definitely take action overnight, and he wanted to dispatch troops to arrest these people.
But he was also afraid that if he didn't make every effort to search and rescue, he would miss the chance to save the Grand Commander.
Moreover, Xie Bai would not allow the search and rescue forces to be reduced, and the Qingzhou governor also felt that all efforts should be made to search and rescue the Grand Commander. In the end, Fan Yang could only sigh helplessly.
Fan Yang stood on the deck, feeling the cold sea breeze. He couldn't help but review the gains and losses of their battle with Pingzhou Lu Songli.
They bumped into each other unexpectedly at Zhang Zhongxian's house, and the people they brought with them were unable to catch Lu Songli!
Later, the Grand Commander used Zhang Zhongxian as bait and a delaying tactic in order to keep Lu Songli.
Lu Songli agreed, also for the life of the Grand Commander.
The current result is that Lu Songli almost escaped unscathed, and Zhang Zhongxian was also taken away.
The Grand Commander's whereabouts were unknown, and his life or death was unknown. Fortunately, Qin Sheng seemed to be injured.
But the price is too high.
…
The next morning, the people of Qingzhou found that the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce’s shops had opened early.
The waiter even held a clapper board in his hand and started shouting, "Fellow villagers, look here!"
Passersby couldn't help but gather around and asked, "What's going on?"
"To celebrate the arrival of a talented man in Pingzhou, our Governor of Pingzhou has decided to celebrate with the people and distribute all the goods in this store to the villagers!"
"Is this true?"
"You heard it right, it's free, no charge!"
"However, each person can only receive one! If you receive more than one, once discovered, you will not be able to participate in such benefits in the future." The latter part of the statement is of course scary.
"No, no, how could we not have taken advantage of the situation? Brother Er, we will also help you keep an eye on it."
"Okay, let's start now, line up first!"
"You enter from this side and exit from that side. You cannot choose. Take things in order. Whatever you get is what you get. Do not linger in the store after you get it."
Soon, a long line formed in front of the store.
Seeing that it was almost time, the waiter pretended to have a stomachache, asked two well-known local uncles to help maintain order, and then sneaked away.
The same scene happened in many places in Qingzhou.
By the time local officials received orders from above to seal up the shops run by the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and other related forces under their jurisdiction, the shops were completely empty, the goods had been mostly sold out, and even the shopkeepers and waiters had left.
When Fan Yang heard the news, he sighed. Their people had been fishing in the inland sea all night and were exhausted. The commander-in-chief was nowhere to be found, alive or dead, and the people of Pingzhou had cut off their rear and survived that night.
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