Chapter 176 Minghui Crisis
Chu Ci immediately understood the Fifth Prince's little tricks and felt even more confident.
"Fifth Prince, I'm sure you're well aware of the complex process a food goes through from its discovery to its actual appearance on the common people's tables. There are countless variables and difficulties involved."
The Fifth Prince was clearly unwilling to give up and pressed on, "What about the potatoes?"
Chu Ci explained calmly, "I've been researching potatoes privately for over a decade (although not in the Great Zhou). In short, making potatoes truly popular isn't something that can be achieved overnight."
"From exploring its habits and planting methods to subsequent promotion, every step requires a lot of time and energy to study and practice. It is a long process."
Chu Ci paused deliberately at this point. "Except for Lianzhou, the promotion of potatoes hasn't been very successful. Is the Fifth Prince completely unaware of this?"
Sure enough, the Fifth Prince's originally anxious heart couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Chu Ci's words.
Then, a look of determination flashed through his eyes. "This prince will advise the Emperor to strengthen the inspections of the Imperial Inspectors. We must ensure that all localities earnestly implement potato promotion. Officials who are perfunctory and hinder promotion efforts must be strictly investigated and shown no mercy."
Chu Ci didn't say anything, but just stared at the Fifth Prince quietly for a long time, and then slowly said: "I hope you can keep your word and do what you say."
The fifth prince did not respond, because it was really difficult for him to make this promise.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui immediately took over the conversation. "Another visit to the Su family might yield little, so the most appropriate approach is to keep a close eye on every member of the Su family and not miss any clues."
After hearing this, Chu Ci immediately said, "The Su family must have at least two hundred people in total, right? Do you really have that many people available for deployment?"
Fan Jingrui smiled slightly and said, "My lady, have you forgotten that besides the Fifth Prince, the Purple Envoy is still in Lianzhou?"
Chu Ci shrugged lightly. Ever since the fifth prince left, the purple-robed envoy had never appeared again.
During this period, there was no trace or news of him, so much so that Chu Ci thought he had left Lianzhou and gone somewhere else.
"Well, I'll leave the Su family's affairs to you." Chu Ci finished speaking, and without waiting for a response from the Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui, he added, "I'll go check on Minghui and plant some corn."
"Okay, my lady, it will be a great achievement if you take good care of Princess Minghui." Fan Jingrui said with a smile.
Fan Jingrui knew very well that Chu Ci always hated trouble, so he was not surprised that Chu Ci put the Su family's affairs aside so decisively.
As soon as Fan Jingrui spoke, he found a reason to take charge of the Su family's affairs.
Chu Ci was very happy about this.
Seeing this, the Fifth Prince couldn't help but roll his eyes. He said rather dissatisfiedly, "Before you and your wife make a decision, shouldn't you ask me, the person in charge? I am a prince after all. You are really disrespecting me."
Chu Ci knew very well that the Fifth Prince was just trying to make his presence felt again and he had no ill intentions at all.
At that moment, Chu Ci's eyebrows curved, and he asked softly, "Then what does the Fifth Prince think of the decision my wife and I just made? After all, you are the one in charge, and we would like to hear your opinion."
Although Chu Ci's tone was gentle and peaceful, for some reason, the Fifth Prince always felt that Chu Ci's tone and attitude were as if he was coaxing a child.
But, before he could react.
Then he heard Fifteen, who had been guarding outside, hurried in to report, "Master, Fifth Prince, Master Fan. Nanny Chen, who is with Princess Minghui, came over to tell him that Princess Minghui has been vomiting blood for some reason and her condition seems critical."
"Notify Doctor Hua and Linglong immediately." Upon hearing this, the relaxation on Chu Ci's face instantly disappeared, and was replaced by full of worry and anxiety.
"Sixteen has already gone to inform..." Before Fifteen could finish his words, Chu Ci quickly turned to look at the Fifth Prince and said anxiously, "In that case, I'll go first. Fifth Prince..."
Before Chu Ci could finish his words, the Fifth Prince stood up and said in a deep voice, "Minghui is also my niece."
"Okay, let's go." After saying that, Chu Ci, the fifth prince, and the fifteenth prince hurried to the courtyard where Princess Minghui was.
When they arrived, they saw that Doctor Hua, Linglong and even Taoist Master Yunshang had already arrived.
Doctor Hua was checking Princess Minghui's condition with a frown on his face. Linglong was pacing anxiously beside her, while Taoist Yunshang was standing by, watching all this with a serious expression.
Chu Ci immediately felt bad and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Even you can't do anything about it?"
In Chu Ci's heart, the three people in front of him are the ceiling of the medical skills of the Great Zhou!
If even they are helpless, the situation will be very difficult.
Even though Taoist Yun Shang was anxious, his voice remained calm. "Princess Minghui, she's not sick, nor has she been poisoned or possessed by a Gu. Instead, she's been cursed maliciously."
"Curse? Can't you break it?" Chu Ci became even more anxious when he heard it. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry and eagerness.
The fifth prince even asked directly, "How can we solve it? Will the blood of the Su family be enough?"
Taoist Master Yunshang shook his head slightly, then sighed heavily and said slowly, "If Master were still alive, with his profound abilities, he could easily solve this problem with just a protective amulet."
"But now, I am so ashamed that I haven't mastered the skills well enough!"
As soon as Yun Shang finished speaking, Divine Doctor Hua spoke up, "Indeed, the three of us working together can only temporarily stop Princess Minghui's vomiting blood."
"The most crucial issue right now is that our understanding of this curse is too limited. We simply don't know where to begin to find a way to break it. This curse is truly too mysterious and unpredictable, and we simply cannot fathom its intricacies."
"There is no other way. Are we just going to let Minghui wait for death?" The Fifth Prince no longer concealed his aura of a superior.
He stared at Divine Doctor Hua intently, his eyes filled with anxiety and anger, as if he wanted to see through him. His tone became particularly sharp and tough, "You must come up with a solution. You must not let Minghui get into trouble!"
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