Chapter 50: The condition worsens
"You...are you crazy?" A trace of guilt flashed quickly in Pei Jingyuan's eyes. He didn't dare to look directly at Xu Qingyue. He could only turn his head away and shouted to cover up.
At the same time, Pei Jingyuan didn't even realize that he felt a lot more relieved after Xu Qingyue knocked over the bowl of medicine.
"Then why don't you want to help me taste it? Isn't it because you know it's poisonous that you refuse to drink it? Pei Jingyuan, I have been in love with you, but I didn't expect you to treat me like this!" Xu Qingyue looked at Pei Jingyuan with tears in her eyes. At this moment, Xu Qingyue was extremely heartbroken.
Pei Jingyuan didn't dare to face Xu Qingyue like this, so he could only scold her angrily: "You are just imagining nonsense now, it's simply unreasonable!"
Then, after Pei Jingyuan finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the room with a guilty conscience.
"Qiao Lian, quickly scoop up the medicine soup on the ground and put it in the cup, then call a doctor for me immediately!" As soon as Pei Jingyuan left, Xu Qingyue lowered her eyes to look at the medicine soup floating on the ground, and quickly instructed the maid.
Although Pei Jingyuan's guilty conscience had disappointed her, she still held a glimmer of hope and wanted to find a doctor to test whether the medicine was poisoned by him. What if she really believed in the slander and wronged Pei Jingyuan? Their relationship was so deep, how could he really have the heart to poison her?
Qiao Lian obediently put some medicine into the cup, and then quickly called a doctor over.
The doctor took the medicine in the cup and sniffed it repeatedly with a serious face, then tried it with a silver needle, and even dipped some with his finger and tasted it on his tongue.
"Pah..." After the doctor tasted a little medicine with his tongue, he immediately turned his head and spit to the side. Without saying a word, he poured a few cups of tea and rinsed his mouth desperately.
After everything was done, he looked at Xu Qingyue and said anxiously: "Madam, you didn't drink the medicine soup, did you? You must not drink it!"
Xu Qingyue's heart tightened when she heard this, and she asked hurriedly, "Why? Is this medicine poisonous?"
The doctor said in a serious tone, "Of course this is poisonous, and it's extremely poisonous! Madam, if you drink this medicine, even if Hua Tuo were alive, he wouldn't be able to restore your fertility. This kind of sterilizing medicine is not just an ordinary one, it's the most poisonous one. If it's serious, it can even cause hemiplegia or even death!"
Xu Qingyue felt as if she had been hit by a blow to the head when she heard this. A chill came over her. She couldn't help but think: What? It's so serious! Pei Jingyuan, how dare he do this? I gave him everything I had and loved him so much, but he wanted to give me such a cruel drug! Why didn't he let me have children in the future? Didn't he say he loved me? He was lying to me, it was fake! Everything was fake!
"Pei! Jing! Yuan!" Xu Qingyue almost shouted these three words through gritted teeth, clutching the quilt under her with one hand so tightly that her sharp nails pierced through the quilt.
At this moment, Xu Qingyue's eyes were filled with hatred and sadness, and her aura was frighteningly cold and gloomy.
When the doctor saw Xu Qingyue's current state, he turned around and asked the maid who invited him for money, then ran away in a hurry.
At this time, Pei Jingyuan walked out of Xu Qingyue's room with a heavy burden on his shoulders, and then went to his study. He did not tell Liu Rumeng that the medicine had been spilled by Xu Qingyue, thinking that he only needed to take good contraceptive measures in the future.
After Pei Jingyuan calmed down in the study for a while, he realized that he was actually deeply in love with Xu Qingyue, but the pressure during this period was too great, so he deceived himself.
Pei Jingyuan planned to talk to Xu Qingyue after some time. He believed that their love could stand the test of time. The first thing he had to do was to help the third prince get money. He couldn't marry Chen Feifei, but he had to find another way to get the money.
Just when Pei Jingyuan was trying desperately to find a way to get the silver, two days later, a piece of news that made him happy came from the Duke's Mansion, that is, Pei Jingchuan's poison had broken out.
——Tingyuxuan——
"Doctor, how is my son now?" The Duke's wife looked at the imperial physician who had just taken Pei Jingchuan's pulse and asked anxiously.
"Madam, the situation is not good. The young master's condition has worsened, and he is very weak now. I am afraid that if things continue like this, he won't even be able to stand up..." The imperial physician looked at the Duke's wife and seemed to be hesitant to speak, then he sighed.
"What?" After hearing this, the wife of the Duke swayed and was about to faint. Fortunately, the Duke behind her supported her and pinched her philtrum hard.
"Doctor, no matter how much silver it costs, as long as you can cure my son, I will not be stingy!" The Duke looked at the doctor with hope on his face and said.
The imperial physician shook his head helplessly, his face full of worry, and said, "My Lord, it's not that I don't want to do my best to treat him, but I'm really helpless! It's a miracle that the young master can hold on until now. He is very weak now. Even if he stays in bed, I'm afraid he won't last more than two years!"
"Wow...My son!" Upon hearing this, the Duchess's wife immediately burst into tears.
The Duke's face turned pale instantly, and his entire face froze. He didn't know what to say for a long time.
Pei Jinyu and the maids and servants standing beside them all wiped their tears with their hands. Only Xu Qingyan stood calmly beside them. Her face showed worry for the young master.
Xu Qingyan thought: [Is there really no way out? No, this imperial physician didn't tell the truth! In fact, the young master is not hopeless! It's just that he didn't dare to say it, because he was warned by the third prince's mother in private that he must not tell the Duke's Mansion about the hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in the palace! Although the hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum can't completely cure the young master's illness, it can also make him last for two more years. As long as the young master can survive these two years, then when the mysterious doctor is born, he can be completely detoxified! ]
At this moment, the Duke and his wife pricked up their ears after hearing Xu Qingyan's voice. Even Pei Jinyu stopped crying instantly and couldn't help but secretly look towards Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan was still thinking with her head down, not noticing that they were all looking at her quietly. [Speaking of which, this hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is very precious. The emperor treasures it very much, and there are many people who want it. The mother of the third prince has asked the emperor for it many times, openly or secretly. However, the emperor is reluctant to give it up, unless someone can exchange it for something more valuable than Ganoderma lucidum. However, there is no shortage of treasures in the palace, and gold, silver and treasures cannot impress the emperor. ]
The more Xu Qingyan thought about it, the sadder she became. Her eyes gradually turned red. [Ah... am I going to watch the young master die? The young master is a good man. He has been very good to me since I got married. I am afraid that I will never find such a good husband again in the future. Woohoo... I am a little sad! ]
After hearing this, the Duke and his men were also very sad. They could not help but sigh in their hearts and worry about how to get this hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum from the palace? Do they have to steal it from the palace?
The sad atmosphere lasted for a long time, and suddenly Xu Qingyan's voice sounded again. [I remembered! I remembered! The emperor has always been thinking about the military power in the hands of the Duke. The reason why he did not issue an order to take it back is mainly because of his face and fear of being criticized by the people. After all, the Duke has a high prestige among the people, and the people are worried that the emperor will take back the Duke's military power and get rid of him. ]
The more Xu Qingyan thought about it, the more excited she became. [If the Duke took the initiative to hand over the military power to the Emperor, then the whole situation would be different. Who knows, maybe the Emperor would be tempted!]
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