Jiang Ling hurriedly directed: "Hurry, hurry, carry it to the east wing."
The doctor was an old man with a white beard. He sighed and said to Jiang Ling, "He has many wounds on his body, probably from being beaten. In addition, he was poisoned."
What? !
Jiang Ling's eyes widened. "What did you say? Poisoned?"
The beating might have been caused by the boss of Ruyifang to force him to perform, but how could he have been poisoned?
It can’t be some royal secret of the previous dynasty.
The doctor nodded and whispered, "I'm not entirely sure what poison he was poisoned with, but judging by his pulse, it seems to be bone-dissolving grass."
"Bone-dissolving grass?" Jiang Ling frowned. "What is that?"
He looked around cautiously, "There's a poisonous weed that grows deep in the forests of Nanzhao. Its juice can be made into pills. If taken long-term, your bones will gradually soften, and you'll lose your strength."
Jiang Ling held her breath, her fingertips were cold.
Nanzhao...
She asked in a trembling voice, "Are you worried about your life?"
The doctor shook his head. "His bone softening isn't very severe yet. It's probably because he's been taking the antidote for a while now, so the symptoms haven't started to flare up in the past year."
In the past year...
Jiang Ling's hands gradually clenched into fists. "How long has he been poisoned?"
"I can't be sure, but it should be quite a while." The doctor sighed.
"Then the antidote he's been taking can only cure the poison for a period of time, right?"
The doctor nodded. "Indeed, if we want a true antidote, the herbs required are extremely rare and precious." He waved his hand. "I only know some of the herbs, so I can't make it."
Jiang Ling felt a headache.
She looked at the doctor's written list of some of the herbs and prices needed to prepare the antidote and remained silent for a long time.
She seemed to understand why the reward for this mission was five thousand taels of silver.
After sending the doctor away, Jiang Ling assigned a servant to take care of Wanran, while he himself sat under the osmanthus tree in a daze.
She wondered why she was so unlucky.
Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much. I should just think about where to find a doctor who can prepare an antidote.
She called Xiao Yi and asked him to send someone to secretly investigate. They could go to those secret trading markets where there were all kinds of people and there might be clues.
"Be careful," she warned.
Jiang Ling ate chestnut cake while looking up at the flowers and plants in the yard, but she did not feel relaxed at all.
Zizhen walked over slowly, "Miss, he's awake."
Jiang Ling threw the remaining half of the chestnut cake into her mouth, clapped her hands and stood up.
Come inside and take a look at this poor little creature.
No, why should he feel pity? She should be the one to feel pity!
She has to spend money now, and may even have to spend her life in the future.
Wanran was sitting on the bed, his face still pale, his eyelids drooping, his expression indifferent, or perhaps lifeless.
He looked up when he heard the noise. He must have heard from the servant that it was Jiang Ling who saved him, so he was not surprised to see her come in.
He came down, bowed deeply, and said softly but sincerely, "Wanran thanks Miss Jiang for saving my life."
"I have no way to repay you for your help, so I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."
With your small body, you still want to do such a good job?
You can't even imitate the work of an ant.
Jiang Ling asked someone to help him up, and still tried to smile for the sake of the mission.
"I saw you fainted on the side of the road, so I helped you. Don't worry about it." Jiang Ling asked him, "Are you still going back to Ruyifang? I'll send someone to inform Boss Huang."
When Wanran heard the word Ruyifang, her face seemed to turn even paler.
He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Jiang Ling was silent, and understood. You don’t want to go back, right?
She sighed softly and consoled herself, it was just a small amount of money, so she could just spend it and think of it as a token of her pity for him.
"Since you don't want to go back, are you willing to let me get your indenture back?"
To put it bluntly, I want to pay money to redeem you, are you willing?
Wanran paused, a light flashed in his eyes, but then dimmed, "Wanran has nothing..."
"You don't have to worry about these things. I admire your dancing. If you like, you can dance for me every ten days or half a month." Jiang Ling pointed to the small courtyard. "No one knows here. This is my private residence. Just live here peacefully. No one will notice you are here."
This time, Wan Ran's eyes suddenly lit up. She looked straight at Jiang Ling, her voice trembling. "Miss Jiang, why don't you ask me what happened? And why... why are you helping me?"
What else could it be? It’s for the mission.
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "It's not convenient for me to pry into your affairs. I'm helping you because I admire you, that's all."
She stood up and said, "Okay, I have to go back home too. If you need anything, just tell Ah Shui."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Wan Ran said hurriedly, "Thank you, Miss Jiang."
Jiang Ling didn't look back, nodded and left.
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Hu Hu looked at Jiang Ling and couldn't help asking her, "Host, don't you want to go to the small courtyard to see Wan Ran?"
We must seize the time to spend time together. Once we become friends, we can complete the task.
"No." Jiang Ling flipped through the notebook in her hand without even raising her eyelids.
Wait until she finds a doctor who can cure the poison in his body.
"What about Zhou Jing'an? Aren't you going to go and increase your favorability?" Hu Hu asked again, "His favorability is 47 now. We should seize the opportunity to press on."
"No." Jiang Ling shook his head.
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