Chapter 209: Tricks
"Then let's go ask the miracle doctor first." Pei Jingchuan said to Xu Qingyan after hearing her complaints.
Pei Jingchuan thought it would be good if he could ask Doctor Xuan to do something about it. So, the two of them went to find Doctor Xuan together.
"What did you say? Soul-eating insect? Who has such a vicious thing in his hands?" Doctor Xuan became so angry when he heard what Xu Qingyan and the others said.
He couldn't help but think of the tragedy forty years ago. It was because of this soul-eating insect that his family was destroyed. This soul-eating insect has always been a thorn in his heart.
"Divine doctor, it was Prince Yu who wanted to use this soul-devouring insect on the emperor. We have already obtained the antidote, but we think that this would be too easy for Prince Yu. We want to ask if you have any other way to tamper with this soul-devouring insect and let Prince Yu reap what he has sown." Xu Qingyan noticed that the divine doctor's mood had changed a little, and honestly told them what they knew.
Sure enough, when Doctor Xuan finished listening, a look of disgust appeared on his face, and he snorted coldly: "It's for the so-called imperial power again. This Prince Yu is really the same as Prince Jing back then!"
After hearing this, Pei Jingchuan immediately became serious. He knew that Prince Jing was the elder brother of the current emperor. Although he had never seen him, he had heard his father mention him and had some understanding of what happened back then.
It is said that Prince Jing almost ascended the throne, but was defeated by the current emperor at the last moment. His father gave the current emperor full support. That fight was bloody and almost left a stain on the current emperor, who was criticized by everyone.
"Give me this sachet and I'll add something into it." A hint of hatred appeared on Doctor Xuan's face. This time he would never let the tragedy of that year happen again.
Forty years ago, it was because Prince Jing found the Soul-Eating Gu from nowhere that he put it on the body of the late emperor and controlled him. He used the Soul-Eating Gu to make the late emperor depose the crown prince on trumped-up charges, and wanted to kill the rest of his brothers. Only the current emperor could confront him head-on. At that time, he found out that the late emperor was poisoned by the Gu, but the late emperor was already controlled by Prince Jing and didn't listen to him at all. He said that he was spreading evil and misled the people, and ordered his whole family to be exiled. During the exile, Prince Jing wanted to kill him. During the escape, his wife was killed and his daughter fell off a cliff, leaving him alone to survive.
Later, he hated himself for not having the ability to cure the Soul Devouring Gu immediately. So, in the days of living in hiding, he continued to study medicine and Gu techniques, and finally developed various methods to break the Gu. The Soul Devouring Gu was the one he hated the most. He not only developed a method to cure it, but also a medicine to control it.
After Xu Qingyan handed the sachet to Doctor Xuan, he poured some unknown powder into the sachet. The powder gave off a fresh fragrance that made people feel refreshed both physically and mentally.
"Good doctor, what did you add into it?" Xu Qingyan asked curiously.
Doctor Xuan did not intend to hide it, and said bluntly: "The person who used the Soul Devouring Gu wanted to control the emperor through it, didn't he? This thing will only make the emperor look confused and sober. The emperor may be bewitched at the time, but he will be sober afterwards."
"Is it still possible?" Xu Qingyan exclaimed when she heard this.
Pei Jingchuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He quickly understood what Doctor Xuan meant. Making the poisoned person look confused and sober at other times would leave evidence of the other person's crime. When the emperor wakes up, it will be solid evidence. It must be said that Doctor Xuan really has something.
On the other side, Pei Jingyuan came to Prince Yu's mansion and was scolded by Prince Yu as soon as he entered.
"You haven't accomplished any of the things I asked you to do, Pei Jingyuan, why are you such a waste? No wonder the position of the Crown Prince of the Duke's Mansion has never fallen into your lap! I heard that this time the Duke's Mansion has found the second son who had been missing for many years. Now you are probably even more hopeless! What use do I have for you?" Prince Yu said to Pei Jingyuan in a bad mood.
Pei Jingyuan lowered his head, his eyes dark. He knew that Prince Yu was right. Once the second son of the Duke's Mansion came back, it meant that even without Pei Jingchuan, he would not be able to take the position of the Duke's Mansion's Crown Prince. He would not be able to get the entire Duke of Yingguo Mansion, but it was not important. The military power of the Duke of Yingguo Mansion had already been handed over. Wouldn't it be better to control the current emperor than to get the Duke of Yingguo Mansion?
After Prince Yu's anger had subsided, Pei Jingyuan bowed his hands and said honestly: "Your Majesty, calm down! It was my incompetence that failed to solve your biggest problem in Yuzhou. However, my trip was not completely fruitless. I didn't come to the palace to apologize to Your Majesty these days because I went there to ask for something good for Your Majesty."
"Oh? What good stuff is that?" Upon hearing this, Prince Yu showed a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Pei Jingyuan curled the corners of his mouth slightly, slowly took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, walked forward and placed it on the table in front of Prince Yu.
"Your Highness, this is the soul-eating insect." Pei Jingyuan's voice came faintly, full of charm.
"What did you say? Soul-eating...soul-eating insect?" Prince Yu opened his mouth in shock, a look of disbelief on his face.
He had vaguely heard of this thing, but he always thought that it only existed in legends and never thought it really existed.
Mr. Qi, who was standing nearby, had a slightly expressionless face when he saw the poisonous insect, and his excitement was clearly visible on his face.
"Is this soul-eating insect real?" Mr. Qi asked, suppressing his excitement.
"Of course. This time when I went to Yuzhou, I met a woman who could cast poison. The reason why the bandits in Yuzhou have been so rampant and harmful to the local area for so many years is all because of her." Pei Jingyuan said confidently.
The smile on Prince Yu's lips gradually widened. He picked up the bottle like a treasure and said excitedly: "Good...good! Pei Jingyuan, you did a good job this time! If I succeed this time, you will definitely make an indelible contribution!"
"Your Highness, you are too polite! It is my job to share your worries." Pei Jingyuan bowed modestly.
Prince Yu did not notice the flash of disdain in Pei Jingyuan's eyes. When Prince Yu ascended the throne, he would use Prince Yu to get rid of Pei Jingchuan and inherit the Duke of Ying's Mansion. He would then expose Prince Yu's use of the Soul Devouring Gu to gain the throne. By then, Prince Yu would inevitably be cursed by the people of the world. Prince Yu was already irritable and would definitely fight violence with violence, and he would become a tyrant. By then, he would organize his own forces and resist under the banner of justice, and he would inevitably overthrow the country of Daxia.
After obtaining the Soul-Eating Gu, Prince Yu immediately tried to find a way to pass it on to the Emperor. However, the Emperor was heavily guarded, so it was not easy to pass it on to him.
Therefore, Prince Yu had no choice but to find his mother, Concubine Chun, to handle this matter.
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