Yueyue immediately knelt down.
Su Youran had no choice but to kneel to the side, still glancing inside with her eyes.
Where is Master?
"What good deeds did you do yesterday?!" the princess demanded.
Su Youran cursed inwardly, "Master, if you were here, come out and save me!"
Who are we doing this for?
Yueyue lowered her head, not daring to speak.
The eldest princess picked up a measuring tape from the side and said, "Stretch out your hands!"
Yueyue's heart skipped a beat. The Grand Preceptor was not here, and her mother was so angry. Could it be that... nothing happened between them last night?
She and Su Youran exchanged a glance, shared their thoughts, and obediently raised their hands.
The ruler struck his palm heavily.
"You've got guts, huh!?"
"Deceiving your mother!"
"Poisoned and mute mother!"
"You even dare to use aphrodisiacs!"
"None of that counts. You even dared to eavesdrop today!"
"This is extremely unfilial of you!"
With each word the princess spoke, she struck the two men with a foot of force, until she was so angry that she cried out, "What sins have I committed!"
No wonder she was in a bad mood.
Because of a crazy night last night, when I woke up this morning, the person next to me was gone!
If it weren't for the messy sheets and blankets, she would have thought it was just a wet dream!
Thank goodness I said those sweet words last night, he's already vanished without a trace this morning.
This is what you call heartless!
Hearing the two brats eavesdropping outside, he became furious and severely punished them with a beating before finally letting them leave, his head throbbing.
Su Youran was uncertain; would it work or not?
She pulled Yueyue out of the Princess's residence and rushed to the Imperial Preceptor's residence, only to find that her master had also not returned all night and was still not there.
The two were very distressed. They had done something tremendous, even involving their mother (their adoptive mother), so why had it all failed?
When the carriage passed by the Qingping Princess's residence, Yueyue immediately saw the guards her mother had assigned to the coachman the night before standing at the gate. She immediately stopped the carriage and waved for the guards to come over.
She asked in a low voice, "How was last night? Is Old Ma still alive?"
Instead of hearing any horrific details, the guard said with envy, "Of course they're alive, and living a very comfortable life!"
Su Youran also came over, her face saying, "Tell me more about it."
The guards, seeing the two unmarried young girls, became somewhat embarrassed. "Princess, this..."
Yueyue glared at him, "Just say it! There's nothing I can't hear!"
The guard, clearly eager to keep his guard up, immediately perked up at his master's command. "I kept watch inside all night yesterday, thinking Old Ma was surely doomed. But what I didn't expect was... that princess actually took a liking to Old Ma!"
He made a "seven" gesture with his hand, "He called for water seven times!"
Yueyue: ...
Su Youran: ……
"Besides... this morning, Princess Qingping dismissed all those male favorites! They're still causing a scene at the gate!" The guard looked dejected. "It seems Her Highness is overthinking things. I was just about to return to the Princess's residence to report. Old Ma will be fine. It's truly a torment for me to stay here. May I return to the residence to carry out my duties?"
Yueyue thought for a moment, "Mother is not in a good mood today. Why don't you stay for two more days? If Old Ma is indeed favored, then you can come back."
The guard could only nod. "Yes."
The carriage slowly passed by, and through the curtain, one could hear several male concubines outside wailing and lamenting, "Princess...why did you fall for that old and ugly fellow..."
Su Youran and Yueyue both twitched their lips upon hearing this.
Then a figure stumbled out, buttoning up their clothes, crying, "Help...help me..."
It turned out to be Old Ma.
Two heads immediately pressed against the gap in the open curtain.
The driver kindly pulled on the reins.
The guards quickly ran forward.
Before the guards could arrive, two young male prostitutes grabbed the old man by the collar. "You old bastard! What method did you use to bewitch the princess? How dare you cry for help now?"
Old Ma looked miserable. "Young master, why don't you try seven times a night? How can my old bones handle that?"
The male concubines all fell silent: ...
To everyone's surprise, this old guy was actually more powerful than them, these young and strong guys!
The guard remained silent: ...
The princess didn't say whether he should save the person in this situation.
However, Old Ma was soon pulled away by the servants who caught up from behind, and the screams faded into the distance.
The onlookers were filled with sighs of dismay.
The carriage started moving again.
Yueyue asked, "You must know why, but why?! I am an expert in poisons, yet I didn't know such a poison existed in the world?"
Su Youran leaned closer and whispered, "It's not poison. She used a kind of Gu, a Gu worm called the Heart-to-Heart Gu!"
Yueyue's eyes widened. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly realized, "She originally intended to use this scheme against the Grand Preceptor?"
Su Youran nodded.
"What a vicious woman!" Yueyue said bitterly. "Why don't these wicked people get their just desserts?"
Su Youran whispered in her ear about the witch clan member using the pleasure-seeking curse.
Yueyue's eyes widened. "So that's how it is!"
"It's just a pity for Old Ma, he got caught in the crossfire without any real involvement," Su Youran sighed.
What does "being caught in the crossfire" mean?
"Oh, so you can get shot even when you're lying down."
Yueyue immediately imagined the "gun" as the silver spear technique her younger brother was currently practicing, and didn't ask any more questions. After thinking for a moment, she straightened up and said, "I'll send a message to the guard later and bring Old Ma back. I saw a method for curing Gu when I was studying the Poison Classic with my master. I'll try to see if I can cure him."
"That's good." Su Youran nodded. "Speaking of Master, has he returned?"
A few days ago, Doctor Gu received an invitation from Doctor Wang of Sanyang Village to go to a village of madmen to provide treatment.
The renowned physician Gu, who was so devoted to medicine, was unwilling to be reduced to an obstetrician and gynecologist. Naturally, he would go wherever there were difficult and complicated cases!
"Not yet." Yueyue shook her head. "My master has studied the Poison Classic for many years. After receiving Doctor Wang's letter, he said that the madman village must have been collectively poisoned, which caused the whole village to go mad."
Su Youran became interested. "Did Master write a letter? What did he say?"
Yueyue took a letter out of her bosom. "Take a look."
Su Youran unfolded the letter and read it carefully, then handed it back to her. "Alright, I don't know anything about poisons, you guys do the research. What madness, what toothlessness, always spitting blood. If it's a group poisoning, then there must be something they all know how to ingest."
Yueyue's eyes lit up. "That's right! The whole village consumes these things: water, grain, fruits and vegetables from their fields... If we start by investigating these things, we'll definitely find a clue!"
Yueyue went to the clinic, while Su Youran returned to the Yun residence.
Upon seeing her arrive, Su Yue happily presented her with a stack of letters, saying they were from Young Master Youran and his uncle.
Su Youran was overjoyed and quickly opened her brother's letter. The letter said that the sacred mountain had indeed become angry, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack. Master was truly a master strategist.
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