Chapter 1141 Golden Silkworm
The Lin family's troubles were like a melodramatic soap opera. It started a few years ago when Lin Yuesha came to the capital and Lin Shusheng took her to the Lin family mansion. Then Qin Shi died tragically, and before her body was even cold, Lin Shusheng was about to marry a new woman. Then, from the climax, it all fell down, and finally, it was time to settle accounts.
Logically speaking, given Lin Shusheng's crimes, the entire Lin family should have been executed. Qi Heng's decision not to punish Lin Yue'e and Lin Haoran is already a sign of leniency.
"You have no idea how hateful Lin Yue'e is."
Yu Li frowned deeply. Back then, when the Wei family controlled the capital and closed the city gates, Lin Shusheng was indeed in the limelight for a while.
Lin Yue'e, relying on her engagement to Young Master Wei, acted arrogantly and domineeringly.
If that's the case, Yu Li can't blame Lin Yue'e. What's even more outrageous is that, in order to please her father and repair their relationship, Lin Yue'e took the initiative to lead people to search everywhere, determined to find her young lady, Qin Nanyan.
"It's all because Miss stabbed Lin Shusheng in rebellion against the marriage, and that's why she's being resented."
Yu Li couldn't swallow this insult and gritted her teeth, saying, "What kind of cousins are we who share the same fate? If it weren't for your help in finding a cargo ship and sending me and Miss to Cangzhou, we would have been tortured to death if we had fallen into Lin Yue'e's hands."
Now that Lin Yue'e is down on her luck, she shamelessly comes to beg her young mistress. Yu Li has a new understanding of Lin Yue'e's shamelessness.
"Alright, let's not talk about irrelevant people, let's get down to business."
The door to the private room was closed, and Yu Li waited at the door.
Qin Nanyan poured Lin Yuesha a cup of tea and said with a wry smile, "Sister Yuesha, I didn't attend your wedding. You won't blame me, will you?"
Qin Nanyan was expelled from the Qin family and lost all contact with them. Her reputation was ruined, and she was considered an unlucky person. She was very worried that she would bring bad luck to Lin Yuesha.
However, since it was important to convey her sentiments, Qin Nanyan still entrusted Dr. Yan to deliver them.
"You still believe in these things?"
Lin Yuesha didn't mind. Even if Qin Nanyan hadn't come, she was still unlucky enough to be kidnapped by the old witch on her wedding night and suffer for two days for nothing.
Lin Yuesha believed in fate, but fate is not unchangeable. If Qin Nanyan had resigned herself to marrying Lin Shusheng back then, she might be going to the guillotine with that scumbag right now.
Qin Nanyan nodded with a smile, but felt a little lonely. She had an irreparable regret: her beloved mother was no longer with her.
“Sister Yue Sha, I stumbled into this village by chance. I brought the village chief with me on this trip to the capital. If it’s convenient for you, you can take him to see me.”
Qi Heng is of noble status, and the imperial physicians around him are all trustworthy people. Qin Nanyan is very worried that he will not trust her.
She had a friendship with Lin Yuesha, and even though she was misunderstood, she still stepped in to help.
"Sister Qin, you're overthinking it."
Lin Yuesha took Qin Nanyan's hand to express her gratitude.
Indeed, Qi Heng's position involves a lot of scheming, but that doesn't mean he has to be wary of everyone.
The situation is not good right now, and Lin Yuesha is still grateful that Qin Nanyan is willing to find someone to help, even if it doesn't work.
Since yesterday, Qi Heng has been in a coma, spitting out blood from time to time. Female Doctor Yan and Physician Liao are helpless and can only wait for the old medicine king to arrive in the capital to discuss the matter.
"Let's not delay, let's go to Faxi Temple now."
Lin Yuesha prepared a carriage, sent someone to pick up the village chief, and rode at full speed straight to Faxi Temple.
On the way, Lin Yuesha sized up the village chief. To her surprise, the village chief was a middle-aged woman wearing a blue floral dress and a floral headscarf, looking simple and unpretentious.
When the village chief heard that someone of high status had come to treat her, she assumed that the person must look down on her. She and Lin Yuesha exchanged glances, and Lin Yuesha nodded politely.
Along the way, Lin Yuesha asked the village chief a few simple questions, speaking with great respect.
Disrespect is unacceptable. It turns out that some people really do raise Gu poison. She had only heard about it before and had never witnessed it firsthand.
"This is the Golden Silkworm Gu, which can cure all poisons."
Seeing Lin Yuesha's curiosity, the village chief opened the small bamboo pouch he always carried with him.
Inside the small bamboo basket, a tiny golden insect swayed back and forth, looking rather endearing.
"Why don't you stretch out your hand and try?"
The silkworm sensed the light and tried to crawl out of the small bamboo basket, looking very anxious.
The village chief looked up at Lin Yuesha, seemingly lost in thought.
"May I?"
Beside them, Qin Nanyan and Yu Li closed their eyes, their fists clenched in tension. The sight of the golden silkworm made their scalps tingle, while Lin Yuesha felt a sense of familiarity with it.
After obtaining the village chief's permission, Lin Yuesha opened her palm, and the little golden silkworm seemed to grow wings, leaping into Lin Yuesha's palm and taking a bite.
"ah!"
Lin Yuesha winced in pain. She looked down and saw a drop of blood on her palm, but she couldn't see any wound.
"Village chief, is Sister Yue Sha alright after being bitten?"
Qin Nanyan became nervous. She had heard from the villagers that the village chief's golden silkworm was the village's most precious treasure. It had been raised with dozens of poisonous insects for forty-nine days. After that, the golden silkworm devoured all the poisonous insects and its body slowly turned golden. Although it was a sacred antidote, it was itself highly poisonous.
"Golden Silkworm and Miss Lin are destined to be together."
The village chief was surprised. She had been raising the golden silkworm for twenty years, but the silkworm never got close to people, let alone bit them.
Those who have been bitten by the golden silkworm will henceforth possess a constitution that makes them immune to all poisons.
"You asked me to cure the poison, but I'm not really sure I can do it."
The village chief spoke frankly, saying that the villagers relied entirely on poisonous insects for detoxification, but he had heard that Qi Heng's antidote pills had no effect. If it was this level of poison, only the golden silkworm could help.
To use the golden silkworm as an antidote, the silkworm first needs to bite and suck blood. However, the golden silkworm she raised was very picky. Even if her body was scratched, the silkworm would not suck blood.
“Miss Lin, you can help your husband detoxify without my intervention.”
The village chief believed that her trip was pointless.
After the little golden silkworm nibbled at Lin Yuesha, it became very affectionate towards her, hopping around on her hand and refusing to return to the bamboo basket.
"That's fate."
The village chief gritted his teeth, pondered for a moment, and said, "Miss Lin, I can give you the golden silkworm."
"But the golden silkworm is a treasure of the village!"
Qin Nanyan exclaimed in surprise. She had interacted with the villagers and knew the status of the golden silkworm in their hearts.
On the surface, the villagers obeyed the village chief, but in reality, the golden silkworm held a position above all else.
If the village chief rashly gives away the golden silkworm, the villagers will definitely cause an uproar.
"It is precisely because the golden silkworm is the village's most precious treasure that we must give it to Miss Lin."
The village chief sighed as she spoke. She had only come because of Qin Nanyan's kindness to the villagers; it was just a formality.
She had previously mentioned that unless the silkworm was willing to bite the poisoned person, it would not achieve the purpose of detoxification.
She had just sensed the golden silkworm's desire to emerge, which was why she opened it for Lin Yuesha to check.
In their village, the golden silkworm is a treasure, and the person who is recognized as the master by the golden silkworm is the person with the highest status in the village.
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