"This book records a wide variety of strange and bizarre poisons. I heard that it was originally intended to be promoted throughout the country, but before it was completed, the imperial cavalry had already trampled through the Miao border, and those poison masters who had caused trouble in the area were almost exterminated. Even if there were some who escaped by chance, they hid their identities and dared not cause trouble again. This unfinished book "Poisoning" has no use. Now the unfinished copy is still in the corner of the inner bookshelf of the Imperial Hospital."
"I was just an apprentice following my master back then. In my spare time, I loved to read medical books in the Imperial Hospital's study. I was lucky enough to come across this book. The record in one of the articles is very similar to the symptoms Miss Wei is experiencing now."
After listening to this, Wei Hanzhang asked, "So what kind of poison has possessed me?"
Imperial Doctor Wei said respectfully: "If what I remember is correct, you were infected with the Love Poison."
"The book says that this poison is specifically for lovers. The person who is poisoned will not have any other symptoms. It will not affect his lifespan, nor will he have any other discomfort. The only thing is that the person he loved before being poisoned will become more disgusted with him after being poisoned."
The more you like someone, the more you dislike them after they are poisoned...
Wei Hanzhang was stunned, staring blankly at the man beside him with an unfathomable expression. Thinking back to their sweet love in the past, he now felt that he was hideous and without any shining points.
...Is she really infected with this Joy Gu? Xiao Junzhan noticed the little girl's doubt, but he didn't look at her. His eyes were always on the four imperial doctors who were all thoughtful. He said slowly: "Tell us everything you know about this Joy Gu."
All of them were old imperial physicians who had worked in the Imperial Medical Bureau for most of their lives. The other three had also read "The Art of Gu", but this book was not a medical book after all. They read it as a miscellaneous note and did not make a special effort to memorize it. Now that they are getting older, they have forgotten to recall it.
However, with the reminder from Imperial Physician Wei, they all remembered something more or less.
Then they each spoke a few words and got out of the situation together.
After listening carefully, Xiao Junzhan asked, "The more you like someone, the more severe the reaction will be after being poisoned, right?"
I thought he would ask how to remove the love poison, or how he got infected, but I didn't expect him to ask such a question.
Imperial Physician Wei paused for a moment, then bowed and said, "It's like this. The book records that if it's just a slight crush, the change after being poisoned is almost negligible. Only lovers with deep feelings will become a completely different person overnight."
very good.
Ning Hai finally understood why the person behind the scenes dared to cast this poison. It turned out that he underestimated Miss Wei's feelings for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and even more underestimated His Royal Highness's care for her.
...If they really just treat Miss Wei as a dispensable existence, then even if she changes her heart, I believe that their prince will not pay attention to it.
After getting a definite answer, a trace of unusual sour pain rose in the secret corner of Xiao Junzhan's heart. He moved his lips, raised a smile, looked sideways at the uneasy girl, and said with a gentle smile: "Ranran really likes me."
...No matter how he acted like he didn't mind before, he was always annoyed in his heart that his little girl had a childhood sweetheart.
Now the facts are in front of her, she did not lie to her, the person in her heart is him.
She really liked him very much, just as she said.
I like him so much that my mood changed drastically overnight after being poisoned.
She likes him so much that she looks repelled even when he gets a little closer.
He likes her so much that touching the back of her hand would make her feel physically uncomfortable.
How much I like this...
Xiao Junzhan should be happy, but he was not completely happy at the moment.
He felt more distressed.
His eyes were clear. Wei Hanzhang took a quick glance and then turned his head away without saying anything.
Xiao Junzhan was unwilling to force her at all at this moment. He held the exquisitely carved animal heads on the armrests of the chair tightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a calm voice after a long while, "I remember that the person who was in charge of the army to quell the rebellion in Miaojiang was Liu Bosheng?"
There were quite a few people in the hall, and they didn't know who he was asking about. Several old imperial doctors knew the situation, and after looking at each other, Imperial Doctor Wang answered, "It was the old Duke of Anguo, Liu Bosheng."
Wei Hanzhang's eyelids twitched, and he asked reflexively: "Liu Wanning?"
"Silly girl, make a bold guess..." Xiao Junzhan smiled and shook his head, but he really couldn't see the slightest joy on his face, and said: "The Joy Gu is not something that a girl in the boudoir can get."
His tone was still gentle, but Wei Hanzhang always felt an unspeakable coldness in it.
...He wanted to kill not only Liu Wanning.
This gentle and reserved look was even more frightening than the direct and fierce murderous intent towards Lu Lan before. Wei Hanzhang was also a little timid. Seeing this, Xiao Junzhan instinctively wanted to hug her, but just as he raised his hand, it stopped in mid-air.
"Don't be afraid, my dear girl. I am here to protect you." He slowly withdrew his hand and coaxed her, "You are my appointed Crown Princess. Anyone who dares to attack you... is the same as killing the Crown Prince."
Everyone in the hall was silent.
Killing the Crown Prince...
The three Yi tribes are considered lightly attacked.
How many people will die?
After knowing that this poison would not harm lifespan and would not cause any other discomfort, Xiao Junzhan continued to ask patiently, "Ran Ran lives in the inner city, and has someone to take care of his food and daily life. Do you remember under what circumstances this poison can only affect him?"
"Although Gu techniques are bizarre and cruel, they also have limitations. That is, the Gu Master must either trick or coerce people into taking the Gu Yin. The Gu Yin is what Gu insects love. Some Gu insects can smell the scent of Gu Yin from a distance of ten miles and track it. The things they feed since childhood are their Gu Yin."
Doctor Wei obviously knew more about witchcraft than the others. He paused, looked at Wei Hanzhang, and said, "Excuse me, Miss Wei, have you taken any unknown substances recently?"
Wei Hanzhang said: "I am very careful about what I eat, and I have never used anything of unknown origin."
Xiao Junzhan knew best where she had eaten recently. He waved to Ning Hai and ordered, "Go, ask Li Yue to interrogate the palace servants in the small kitchen first, and interrogate all those who have had the opportunity to touch the food. The Duke of Wei's Mansion will notify Jian Da to send troops to seal it. Before we find out anything here, don't let a single fly go, including Wei Heng and his wife."
Jian Da was the deputy commander of the Eastern Palace Guards and one of the most trusted and beloved military commanders.
After mobilizing two commanders of the inner city guards, Jian Da led his troops to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion in the outer city. I'm afraid this movement cannot be hidden from the experienced officials in the outer city for long.
They may not know what happened specifically, but they must know that something happened in the inner city.
And there are only two masters in the inner city...
Ning Hai thought quickly in his mind, and respectfully agreed. He accepted the order and was about to leave when he was stopped by Xiao Junzhan again.
It's getting a bit busy as the Chinese New Year is approaching, so the update schedule is a bit unstable. Please understand, but I will try my best to keep the updates stable! Love you guys, muah~
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