Upon seeing He Xue vomit blood, the Crown Prince immediately smashed the bowl he was holding on the ground, rushed to hold He Xue, and looked at her in panic, "He Xue, He Xue..."
"He Zhu! He Zhu!" the crown prince called out to the door.
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's shout, He Zhu and Qing Dai exchanged a glance and immediately sensed that something was wrong. They hurriedly ran into the house.
When He Zhu and Qing Dai pushed the door open, they saw the Crown Prince holding He Xue, who was covered in blood, and blood was still coming out of He Xue's mouth. They were both shocked by the scene.
"Summon the imperial physician, quickly!" the crown prince shouted.
"Eunuch He, I'm going, you stay here!" Qingdai said and flew away.
The Crown Prince calmed himself down and said, "He Zhu, arrest the eunuch who just delivered the soup, and keep a close watch on him!"
By my decree, Yuqing Palace is a place where entry is permitted but exit is forbidden. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!
Immediately send someone to find the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, and tell them to come to Yuqing Palace as soon as possible.
"Notify Prince Zhi to come to the palace immediately!"
"Yes, Your Highness. This servant will go immediately!" He Zhu immediately went to carry out the Crown Prince's order.
The Crown Prince no longer trusts the people in Yuqing Palace. Only by handing He Xue over to the Third and Fourth Princes can he feel at ease to investigate this matter.
The Crown Prince picked up He Xue and gently placed her on the soft couch beside him. "He Xue, it's alright, your Crown Prince brother is here!"
"Brother Crown Prince, it hurts...it hurts so much!" He Xue said in pain.
"Don't be afraid, your Crown Prince brother is with you!" The Crown Prince gently stroked He Xue's face, then called out to the door, "Someone, go and urge the imperial physician, quick!"
Seeing the Crown Prince's furious expression, He Xue said, "Crown Prince, don't...worry! I...I'm fine!"
"Yes, it's alright, you'll be fine. You still have to marry the Crown Prince!" The Crown Prince said to He Xue with a forced smile.
Before He Xue could even speak, she fainted.
The prince trembled as he extended his finger and placed it under He Xue's nose. He could feel her breath, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, eased slightly.
Physician Liu was carried by Qingdai all the way into Yuqing Palace. Physician Liu was covered in sweat and panting heavily from running in the dead of winter.
He saw that he had arrived at Yuqing Palace and thought that something had happened to the Crown Prince. He did not dare to complain and followed Qingdai to the study. When he went in, he found that it was Hexue.
Physician Liu was at a loss for words. He didn't know why it was always He Xue who got injured, and why he was always on duty!
Since he got injured as soon as he entered the palace with Xue Gege, why does he keep going to the palace?
Physician Liu nervously took He Xue's pulse, his brows furrowed.
When the Crown Prince saw Physician Liu in this state, his heart also sank.
"Your Highness, I will first give the princess an antidote pill! It will temporarily control the poison in her body!" Physician Liu said, taking a small pill from his medicine box and giving it to He Xue.
"Can you cure the poison?" The prince's hands trembled as he asked this question.
"I suspect that the princess has been poisoned by something called ebony. Did the princess eat anything before that?" Physician Liu asked.
"Just have a sip of the soup over there!" the prince said, pointing to the soup bowl beside him.
Physician Liu picked up the soup bowl and smelled it carefully. Then he took out a silver needle and inserted it into the soup bowl. Soon the silver needle turned black.
"Your Highness, this soup is poisonous. Fortunately, the princess didn't drink much, so the poison can be neutralized. However, the princess's health will probably be much worse than before, and she will have to be recuperated slowly. Her body will be very weak, which may affect her future offspring!"
Princess Gege was lucky; she was able to discover the poisoning in time because of her physical condition.
The poison of ebony seeds is generally difficult to detect. It only causes the poisoned person to feel very tired and weak. By the time the poisoning is discovered, it's already too late!
After hearing what Physician Liu said, the Crown Prince realized that He Xue had saved him from disaster. He was the one who was supposed to drink the soup, but if it weren't for He Xue, he probably would have been poisoned at the very end, just as Physician Liu had said.
He personally served the soup to He Xue, and he personally fed the poison to He Xue. Thinking of this, the Crown Prince hated himself very much.
"Physician Liu, go and prepare the medicine! I want you to personally prepare and brew the medicine; I cannot delegate this task to others!" the Crown Prince said to Physician Liu.
"Your Majesty, I understand!" Physician Liu replied.
When the Third Prince arrived at Yuqing Palace, he saw that the guards at the entrance of Yuqing Palace had been strengthened. He was worried that something had happened to the Crown Prince, so he quickened his pace.
He had just returned to the Prince's residence when he heard that the Crown Prince had sent someone to summon him to Yuqing Palace. He dared not delay and came immediately!
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