Chapter 33 Antidote 1 "As long as you detoxify enough times, it will naturally...
Zhu Song carried Wen Fengxuan back to the room and gently put him on the bed. He was sleeping soundly and didn't wake up at all. Zhu Song knew that he was tired, so he sat beside the bed and stared at him with peace of mind.
In a blink of an eye, the sky suddenly became bright. Wen Fengxuan's head moved slightly. Zhu Song came back to his senses and fled back to his room.
It was still early, Zhu Song had slept for two hours. Everyone got up late today, and although Zhu Song was the last one to get up, he was not conspicuous.
After breakfast, Duan Zhenghong came to see Zhu Song off. He was talking and laughing as soon as he entered the door, and seemed to be in a very good mood. The yamen runners following him were holding some wooden boxes, which looked expensive.
Duan Zhenghong strode over and called out, "Good morning, sir."
Zhu Song looked at him and smiled politely, "Master Duan, you look so energetic."
Duan Zhenghong made no effort to conceal his good mood. "The sky has cleared up, the disaster victims have returned home, and the disaster has been successfully resolved. I can't help but feel happy."
Zhu Song nodded, "Master Duan is right."
Seeing Zhu Song sitting still, Duan Zhenghong couldn't wait any longer and said, "Master Song and Master Zhang are returning to the capital today. I've prepared some Jizhou specialties for Master Zhu to thank him for his hard work for the people of Jizhou."
Zhu Song chuckled. "No need for specialties. I still have some unfinished business in Jizhou, so I can't leave for a while."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Duan Zhenghong's face faded. "I wonder if Lord Zhu has anything else he hasn't done? Tell us and we will do our best to help."
Zhu Song's smile deepened. "To be honest with you, Lord Duan, this disaster relief is only the second reason. The most important reason His Majesty sent me here is to investigate the collapse of the Zhudi Dam."
The smile in Duan Zhenghong's eyes completely disappeared, but a superficial smile still remained on his face. "It was destroyed by the flood. It's a well-known fact. Why is there any need to investigate it?"
Zhu Song calmly wiped his hands with a handkerchief, stood up expressionlessly, and stared at Duan Zhenghong. "Whether to investigate or not is not up to Lord Duan. From now on, all officials in Jizhou will obey my orders until the dam collapse case is fully investigated."
Duan Zhenghong frowned, clearly unhappy, "When Master Zhu came, this kind of thing didn't happen."
Zhu Song's eyes turned cold. "If you are not satisfied, then write a letter to His Majesty asking him to remove me. If you don't have the ability, then just keep it to yourself." After saying that, he ignored him and turned to go to the general office.
Duan Zhenghong looked at Zhu Song's back as he strode forward and gritted his teeth secretly.
Zhu Song called Zhu Lingye and Zhu Lingwang, and they arranged their respective affairs. Zhu Lingye continued to command the yamen runners, and Zhu Lingwang had been sorting out the account books of the dam these days. He had almost finished sorting them out and handed them over to Zhu Song after streamlining them.
Zhu Song started looking at the account book. Just as he finished a cup of tea, Zhang Wanping came over and said, "My dear nephew."
Zhu Song put down the account book and stood up to greet him, "Master Zhang, please sit down."
Zhang Wanping said, "No need to sit down. My nephew is busy and I shouldn't bother you."
Zhu Song said: "Master Zhang, what are you talking about?"
Zhang Wanping smiled and said, "My dear nephew, you are so promising young man. I am also very excited to see you. It's a pity that I am too old to help you. I plan to leave for Beijing today. Lord Song doesn't seem to want to leave. He probably wants to stay and help."
Zhu Song would definitely not believe that Song Shunran wanted to help, and it would be more accurate to say that he was just causing trouble, but there was no need to say that.
"When will Master Zhang leave?"
Zhang Wanping replied, "The carriage is ready. I'm ready to leave after I finish talking."
Zhu Song said: "I'll see you off."
Zhang Wanping declined politely, "No need, let's get together when we get back to Beijing."
"Okay." Zhu Song didn't insist. The two chatted for a few minutes and then Zhang Wanping left.
After seeing Zhang Wanping off, Zhu Song was about to drink some water from his teacup when he realized it was empty. He stood up to pour the water and happened to see Zhu Lingye and his yamen runners practicing in the courtyard. He called out, "Lingye."
"Hey." Zhu Lingye responded and ran over.
Zhu Song asked, "Is Your Highness awake yet?"
Zhu Lingye thought something was wrong with him and was a little surprised to hear his words, but still replied: "I don't know, I didn't go to see him. What's wrong with him?"
Zhu Lingye's thoughts became increasingly distracted as he spoke. "I noticed he wasn't in a good state yesterday. What's going on? Is he dying?"
"Shut up." Zhu Song rolled his eyes at him fiercely.
Zhu Lingye was very puzzled after being scolded. "Brother, are you okay? Everyone says so. You even said so yourself some time ago."
"Okay, go practice your skills." Zhu Song didn't want to say more to him. It was too unlucky.
Zhu Lingye saw Zhu Song hurriedly walking out, followed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'll go see the prince."
Zhu Lingye didn't understand, "Why do you want to go see him?"
Zhu Song turned around and said to Zhu Lingye seriously, "Say it again, remember it."
Seeing how serious he was, Zhu Lingye nodded seriously as well.
"Shut up."
After saying that, Zhu Song left, leaving Zhu Lingye confused. What did he say that made him shut up?
Zhu Song was in a hurry all the way, but when he really stood in front of Wen Fengxuan's room, he became timid. What should he say when he went in? "I was worried that you were dead, so I came to see if you were dead or not?"
Forget it, I’d better send Su Li to check it out.
Just as Zhu Song was about to turn around and leave, the door suddenly opened. Wen Fengxuan inside seemed a little surprised to see him, "Sir."
Zhu Song quickly explained, "Oh, I was just passing by."
"Oh," Wen Fengxuan replied calmly, saying nothing else. His expression was distant, as if they were not familiar with each other at all. This made Zhu Song feel a little uncomfortable, considering they had been so close last night. But Zhu Song did not say it out loud, only asking politely, "The disaster is over. Your Highness, are you still going to Suzhou?"
Wen Fengxuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Is Master Zhu going back to the capital?"
Zhu Song didn't understand what he meant. Most importantly, Zhu Song was not sure whether he knew that he had been poisoned by "Fu Wushan". If Wen Fengxuan went to Suzhou, how could he detoxify on the full moon day?
Zhu Song decided to ask for clarification. "I have something to ask Your Highness. Would it be convenient for you to come in and talk?"
Wen Fengxuan made way, Zhu Song stepped in, and Wen Fengxuan followed closely behind him and closed the door.
The two sat facing each other. Zhu Song secretly bit his lip and prepared himself mentally before asking, "Your Highness, do you still remember that Yi Kangning poisoned you?"
Wen Fengxuan replied: "I remember."
Zhu Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, Wen Fengxuan continued, "Didn't Su Li detoxify me?"
Zhu Song was stunned for a moment. Yes, Su Li is a miracle doctor. This kind of low-level poison must be easily cured by her. Zhu Song breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
After he finished speaking, Wen Fengxuan asked him, "How did you know I was poisoned?"
"Ah..." Zhu Song looked at Wen Fengxuan's clear yet distant eyes, sweating profusely. His brain raced, and he finally found an excuse. "Oh, Yi Kangning hired him."
"Is that so?" Wen Fengxuan's expression remained calm. "Thank you for your concern, sir."
"No thanks, no thanks." Zhu Song said quickly, "Since Your Highness is fine, I will leave first."
Wen Fengxuan nodded, Zhu Song stood up, bowed, and left. As he walked, he felt something was wrong, so he changed his route and went to find Su Li. Su Li had just woken up and her eyes were still a little confused, but she was completely awake the moment she saw Zhu Song.
"Is Master Zhu ill?"
Zhu Song walked into the room with a brisk stride and asked bluntly, "You cured His Highness of the poison, why didn't you tell me?"
His attitude was not good, and Su Li's attitude was not good either, "How can you say that the poison is not yet detoxified?"
Um?
Zhu Song frowned and said loudly: "You are talking nonsense. I just asked the prince and he said that you detoxified him."
Su Li rolled her eyes speechlessly, "You know he's not in the right mind, so how can I tell him if I don't say this?"
Zhu Song frowned even more tightly, "Is he really mentally ill?"
Su Li's eyes were a little vague, but her tone was very firm, "Didn't you see it?"
Zhu Song asked, "What kind of problem is this?"
Su Li became more and more confident as she spoke, her head held high like a proud swan. "It's probably the self-protection I developed when I was a kid."
Zhu Song asked with concern: "Can it be cured?"
"have no idea."
"Aren't you a miracle doctor? How could you not know?" Zhu Song was very upset because of the twists and turns of the matter.
Su Li said coldly, "I'm a miracle doctor who treats the body, but he has a mental problem. Besides, I've only known him for a few days. You care about him so much, why didn't you treat him better when he was a child?"
"I didn't do that when I was a kid..." Zhu Song subconsciously wanted to defend himself, but as he spoke he felt something was wrong. What was the point of talking to him?
"You mean there's no way? What if the poison attacks again next time?" Zhu Song asked.
Su Li replied to him, "Can't you just get the antidote?"
Thinking of Yi Kangning's stubborn character, Zhu Song gritted his teeth. Even though he was almost beaten to death, he still insisted that he did not poison him.
"If I could get the antidote, would I still use it to look for you?"
Su Li said: "Anyway, he's not normal when he gets hot. Doesn't he like you quite a lot when he's not normal? Just deal with it however you can."
Although what he said was true, “We can’t continue like this.”
Su Li said: "Then find the antidote."
Zhu Song was speechless. "What the hell am I talking to you about? You're a miracle doctor, but you can't even cure this poison?"
Su Li looked like she had given up and said, "I can't solve it. Please ask for help from someone else."
"Where can I find Gao Ming?"
Su Li shook her head expressionlessly, "I don't know."
Zhu Song was furious. After a while, he asked again, "Does this poison have a big impact on the human body?"
Su Li replied: "It won't have any effect if you detoxify on time."
Zhu Song turned around and was about to leave when Su Li spoke again, "Actually, I have a guess..."
Zhu Song turned to look at him. Su Li looked at him and continued, "Since you two always call it detoxification, does that mean that as long as you do it enough times, you can detoxify it?"
Where does Zhu Song go? He is not a doctor, so it seems he can only ask Yi Kangning.
When they arrived at the cell, besides Yi Kangning, there was another person named Li Wentao. Zhu Song was in a bad mood. When he saw Li Wentao's feet stretched out of the cell, he kicked him without hesitation. Li Wentao howled at that time.
Yi Kangning was still tied to the rack, his condition a little worse than before, but not too bad. Seeing Zhu Song coming, he still had the energy to ask, "The disaster has been resolved, Master Zhu, are you not returning to Beijing?"
"I was going to go back, but His Highness's poison hasn't been cured yet, so he can't leave." Zhu Song walked up to Yi Kangning and said, "I believe that Lord Yi doesn't have an antidote. I want to know how to cure the poison without an antidote."
Yi Kangning knew that as long as Zhu Song left, his matter would be over. After all, he was just an unpopular prince. Could they really dismiss him, a high-ranking official, because of such a small matter? Today he had to give Zhu Song an explanation.
Even if it's fake.
Yi Kangning recalled that night. Although Zhu Song tried to prove it in every possible way later, Yi Kangning knew that it was just an attempt to cover up the truth. If nothing really happened, how could he explain it?
But the question is why did Wen Fengxuan say that he was poisoned?
Oh, Yi Kangning understood after a little thought. Wen Fengxuan himself didn't know when he was poisoned. Maybe he had been poisoned for a long time. In that case, they could only put the blame on him to prove to Zhu Song that he was clean.
Since the poison is real, and Zhu Song sounds very satisfied with Wen Fengxuan, then...
Wen Fengxuan won't live long anyway, and no one knows how many times is considered a long time. As long as Wen Fengxuan dies, who will care about these things?
After figuring this out, Yi Kangning suddenly had what he thought was a brilliant idea. He said, "As long as you detoxify enough times, the poison will be naturally resolved."
Damn it, Su Li was right.
After getting the answer, Zhu Song stopped pretending, the anger in his eyes overflowing, "Beat him hard."
"Zhu Song, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. You're going to go against me just for an unloved, dying prince?" Yi Kangning sensed something was wrong with Zhu Song and broke off the conversation. "Do I know who's behind me?"
Zhu Song snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "You are not qualified to compete with me in backstage."
Yi Kangning knew what he meant, and his eyes became more fierce. "Can you still be an imperial envoy for the rest of your life?"
"So what?" Zhu Song said, throwing up his sleeves. "Beat me hard."
"Blessings."
Zhu Song turned around and left, ignoring Yi Kangning's roar behind him.
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