Chapter 328 Ninth Sister, if you don't run now, when will you?
(Thanks to reader 20230704224456911 for casting 2 monthly tickets.)
The Prince of Zhenbei, who was poisoned at the Deer Cry Banquet, finally regained consciousness on the third day after being poisoned.
After regaining consciousness, the first person he told the steward was neither Princess Zhao Changying, nor Prince Liu Shu, nor the royal physician.
He directly instructed the butler to summon Liu Tan over.
Liu Tan and the Prince of Zhenbei stayed alone in the room for almost half an hour. Apart from the Prince of Zhenbei and Liu Tan, no one knew what they talked about.
Because Liu Tan, after coming out of the house, didn't even go back to the general's mansion, but went straight back to the garrison to muster his troops and left the city with his men.
However, that very night, Li Shiyue went to see Yan Jiuniang and learned from her that "...the letter my elder brother sent back said..."
Yan Jiuniang's expression was a mixture of mockery and sorrow.
"Hehe, he sent his elder brother to the Turks to ask the Turkic Khan for the elixir of immortality to save his life."
Yan Jiuniang carefully explained to Li Shiyue what this "elixir of immortality" was.
After hearing this, Li Shiyue felt that this "elixir of immortality" sounded like a low-budget version of vitality water.
"This is the key ingredient for the antidote."
Furthermore, the royal physician said that the Nine-Turn Jade Marrow Ointment had to be taken with snow lotus water for half a month to completely clear the remaining toxins from his body.
Otherwise, the lingering poison will return and kill someone.
Yan Jiuniang smiled and said, "October, guess what conditions he wanted to offer to get the elixir of immortality from the Turkic Khan?"
Yan Jiuniang didn't need Li Shiyue to respond. She chuckled and continued speaking to herself.
"Haha, he told my elder brother to tell the Turkic Khan that as long as he can get enough elixir of immortality, he will not only marry me off to the Turks, but also my sixth and even seventh sisters!"
He also said that it would be acceptable if all three of us sisters were to marry the Turkic Khan.
Haha, October, look, it turns out that in my dad's heart, I'm not the only one he'll abandon!
In his eyes, it's probably not just himself, but everyone else—even Liu Shu, he could probably abandon them all.
Looking at Yan Jiuniang laughing loudly in front of her, and seeing the crystal-clear tears that came out of the corners of her eyes, Li Shiyue felt as if her heart had been squeezed and was in great pain.
Li Shiyue stood up and, with a little effort, pulled Yan Jiuniang, who was standing and laughing so hard she could barely bend over, into her arms. She reached out and patted Yan Jiuniang's back repeatedly.
"Ninth Sister! Ninth Sister!"
Listen to me, listen to me!
He's not important anymore, he's not important anymore!
He's no longer important to you!
Ninth Sister, you have your mother, your uncle, your grandmaster, Manager Jin, me, and Xia Tian;
We are the most important people to you!
Li Shiyue heard Yan Jiuniang's sobbing voice, which sounded like a kitten meowing and searching for someone, making people feel heartbroken.
Li Shiyue held Yan Jiuniang for a while until Yan Jiuniang's emotions gradually stabilized before letting go.
The "pop" sound was the sound of the lamp wick burning.
Li Shiyue picked up a small pair of scissors and trimmed the wick in the candlestick on the table. Just as she put the scissors down, she heard the sound of a watchman striking a gong outside.
It's past midnight.
Li Shiyue handed the teacup to Yan Jiuniang. After Yan Jiuniang drank most of the tea, Li Shiyue looked at her and said seriously, "Jiuniang, you should take your uncle's family and run away!"
Yan Jiuniang was stunned. She stared at Li Shiyue with her mouth agape, while Li Shiyue continued speaking to her at an extremely fast pace: "Everyone is afraid of death."
When faced with death, some people give up their desire to live because of their emotions;
This might be a sip of water or a piece of bread left by parents to their children when they were fleeing famine.
It's also possible that the parents, who were ill, chose to end their own lives so as not to burden their children.
However, some people will let others die in order to save their own lives!
It could even mean killing one's parents, one's own children, one's spouse, or husband—it could mean killing them all.
Li Shiyue reached out and took Yan Jiuniang's hands, holding them tightly in her own palms.
"Ninth Sister, if you don't run now, when will you?"
Take your uncle's family, your mother, and your uncle back to Qingyun Temple, and call your grandmaster to run away together!
Go west, or take a boat out to sea to the south, anywhere is fine!
Once they leave Andong, they can remain thousands of miles away, beyond the reach of the Prince of Zhenbei.
Otherwise, are you really going to obediently marry into the Turkic tribe?
Yan Jiuniang naturally did not want to marry into the Turkic Khaganate, but could she really escape?
......
The eighth day of the tenth lunar month should have been a joyous occasion for Prince Liu Shu, but due to the poisoning of the Prince of Zhenbei, the marriage was postponed to the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Meanwhile, even though Liu Tanyu secretly delayed again, he eventually brought back two Nine-Turn Jade Marrow Potatoes from the Turks half a month later.
The royal physician said that the Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Paste made from these two Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Potatoes would only last for five days. This would keep the Prince of Zhenbei alive for a month. If he relied on other precious medicinal herbs to prolong his life, he would only live for a month and a half at most.
The royal physician's original words were: "...This jade marrow ointment can replenish vital energy little by little from within, but it must be taken continuously for half a month to be effective."
If the prince's food supply is interrupted, the remaining poison in his body will return.
However, the chalcedony ointment can still suppress the poison. But if the chalcedony ointment cannot be replenished after a month, then we can only leave it to fate!
However, even if the chalcedony ointment is reapplied, we still have to start from scratch.
Therefore, these Nine-Turn Jade Marrow Potatoes should be at least six fist-sized pieces;
If we could get more, that would be even safer.
After all, making chalcedony paste isn't always a success; it's always better to have one or two extra, leaving some leeway.
So, before Yan Jiuniang could make arrangements to flee with her family, she was arrested by the men sent by the Prince of Zhenbei!
What's truly disheartening is that this time, the Prince of Zhenbei wasn't just talking; he actually imprisoned Yan's uncle and aunt, along with their two sons and daughter, in the dungeon of his palace.
As for Yan Xuefei and Li Mingfeng?
They had been arranged by Yan Jiuniang to return to Qingyun Temple to pick up Qingyun Daoist.
Qingyun Daoren was the master of Yan Xuefei and Li Mingfeng, and the grandmaster of Yan Jiuniang.
In this way, the two of them managed to evade the guards sent by the Prince of Zhenbei to arrest them.
......
On October 21st, early in the morning, a long line of people set off from the city.
At the city gate, among the people queuing to enter the city were some from out of town who had never seen such a scene before, and they asked the men queuing behind them.
"Brother, this is our first time in the prefectural city. We don't know whose carriage we are avoiding."
What are they going out of the city for?
Are they going to join a caravan at the border trade market?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
