"Hallucinogenic drugs?" Rong Xiu murmured.

"Yes." Hua Yuanzhao nodded cautiously.

The Emperor was furious during this period, so Prime Minister Hua naturally became depressed as well, and the Prime Minister's Mansion was heavily guarded.

Hua Yuanzhao took several days to sneak out of the house and met Rong Xiu in a teahouse.

"That day, Princess Lin'an and others ran past me, and I was also tricked..." Hua Yuanzhao said solemnly: "It can be roughly inferred that it was a hallucinogenic drug..."

She described to Rong Xiu the feeling she had when she was hit, and then added: "Although most people might think this feeling is seeing a ghost, but before hearing the rumor, I said the ghost was Princess Qionghui..."

Hua Yuanzhao shook his head: "I think there must be something wrong with those who got into trouble first."

Especially the first palace maid who died after shouting that she saw a ghost!

Rong Xiu sat opposite her with his arms folded. It was rare that he didn't have a playful look on his face. Instead, he looked serious.

"No, there were quite a few people gathered by the lake at that time. If it's as you said, people would be infected by smelling the smell. How come these people are fine?" Rong Xiu shook his head.

Moreover, after Lin'an jumped into the lake, he jumped into the lake to save him immediately. He did not smell any strange smell, and he was not hit!

Hua Yuanzhao frowned and recalled carefully, and then said: "I hardly touched anything at the banquet that day, and I was with Fuling the whole time..."

It was only after meeting Gu Ci that the two separated during the time when Fuling went to guard outside the Qionghua Forest because she was worried about him.

Afterwards, she asked Fuling, who also smelled a strange smell at the time, but was not fooled...

"Or was there someone else tampering with the banquet?" Rong Xiu said in embarrassment.

Almost all the people who were hit this time were close friends of Princess Changle. Could it be that they were targeting Princess Changle? But that didn't make sense!

Hua Yuanzhao shook her head. She just expressed her own judgment and the rest was none of her business.

"How is Princess Lin'an?" Hua Yuanzhao asked, "What are the symptoms?"

Maybe she can do further analysis based on the symptoms.

Rong Xiu sighed, raised his hand and rubbed his brow, and after a long pause, he said, "Not very good."

"He kept yelling that he saw ghosts. The imperial doctors came several times but were helpless." Rong Xiu said slowly.

If we have to compare, Princess Lin'an's situation is still better.

After all, she knew some Kung Fu and was stronger than the average noble lady, so she was still full of energy after falling into the water.

After so many days of hard work, I still have plenty of energy.

Rong Xiu hesitated for a long time before looking at Hua Yuanzhao hesitantly: "I thought you probably wouldn't agree to this, so I never mentioned it..."

Hua Yuanzhao raised his eyelids and roughly guessed what he wanted to say.

"Could you please help save Lin'an?" Rong Xiu sighed.

After all, she was his sister! She was the one he raised!

As soon as he looked up after he finished speaking, he saw Hua Yuanzhao's face full of disgust.

Rong Xiu was stunned for a moment, then added: "I'll increase the money, ten times."

"This is not a question of money..." Hua Yuanzhao's mouth twitched slightly.

"One thousand taels." Rong Xiu continued to raise the price.

Hua Yuanzhao swallowed his saliva. One thousand taels was enough for her to set up a women's household and open a clinic in a small place...

"It's really not a matter of money," Hua Yuanzhao said, "This is the first time I've seen a hallucinogenic drug. I'm afraid we need to do a drug trial. If something goes wrong..."

Hua Yuanzhao shook his head: "In short, I can save people, but there are risks involved. It won't work if only you agree to let me save people."

As the saying goes, medication is a process of elimination.

What if something went wrong during the treatment? She had experienced the temper of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo before, and she didn't want to try it a second time!

Understanding her implication, Rong Xiu nodded with a wry smile, stood up and said, "Thank you, I'll think of another way."

Hua Yuanzhao nodded, already calculating the required medicines in his mind.

After she returned home, she waited for about an hour before someone came to deliver a message saying that someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had come and asked her to go to the back door to talk.

"So fast?" Hua Yuanzhao wondered and walked towards the back door alone.

Just as she walked out of the door, she suddenly felt a pain on the back of her neck and immediately lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, she found herself sitting on a stool and the scenery in front of her was unfamiliar.

"Awake?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo sat in the first seat drinking tea, her expression calm and heavy when she lowered her eyes.

Hua Yuanzhao did not answer, but just glanced at the place with his peripheral vision.

This seemed to be the bedroom of Princess Lin'an. Princess Lin'an was in a coma, her face as pale as paper.

"I heard that you can save people?" Lady Zhenguo looked at Hua Yuanzhao, quite satisfied with her fearless demeanor in the face of danger.

"Don't worry, I will send you back whenever you rescue my An'er." Lady Zhenguogong said calmly, raising her hand to open the small box beside the table.

"Here is one thousand taels." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo continued, "It's considered as a deposit. After you rescue An'er, you will get another one thousand taels."

"I won't save her." Hua Yuanzhao suddenly spoke. She looked at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo indifferently, her eyes as sharp as a divine weapon unsheathed.

"I once saved Princess Lin'an's life, but I was framed and retaliated against." Hua Yuanzhao said contemptuously, "Why should I save her now?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo frowned: "You promised Xiu'er that you would save people--"

"That was the deal between me and the young master!" Hua Yuanzhao raised his voice and interrupted her.

"Even the imperial doctors are helpless with this disease, so how can I be sure that I can cure it with medicine? I am just doing my best." Hua Yuanzhao sneered: "Madam, you kidnapped me here just to force me to save people, but you don't want to take the risk of testing the medicine..."

"In that case, Madam, why don't you just kill me, so that I don't have to go through so much trouble and get blamed!"

When the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo suddenly heard these words, she almost laughed out of anger.

She was used to being strong, so she tapped her hands on the table and smiled, "Really?"

"You are the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion after all, how can you kill her?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said slowly, "Miss Hua, are you sure you don't want to save her?"

"No save!" Hua Yuanzhao said firmly.

It would be troublesome whether to save him or not, so why should she waste her energy?

"Someone, please ask Miss Hua to go to the water dungeon to rest." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo sneered and waved her hand gently.

"Miss Hua, when you have thought it through and decided to save someone, just let me know."

Hua Yuanzhao's face changed slightly. This wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was too overbearing!

Under the emperor's feet, they can kidnap people if they want, and lock her up if they want! Is this mother and daughter being unreasonable in the same vein?

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In the dead of night, Rong Xiu angrily slammed open Princess Lin'an's door.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo had just coaxed Princess Lin'an to sleep, and she looked over with an unhappy frown: "Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Mom! What have you done to Zhaozhao?" Rong Xiu asked anxiously.

If he hadn't just gone to look for Zhao Zhao, he wouldn't have known that his mother had sent someone to impersonate him and kidnap Zhao Zhao!

"Zhao Zhao?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"Miss Hua!" Rong Xiu quickly changed his words and asked anxiously, "Why did you kidnap her for no reason?"

"For no reason?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo suddenly frowned: "I think you are blind! You have been searching for the real murderer for such a long time, but you can't even figure out who the real murderer is!"

"Mom, why are you suddenly saying this! What does this have to do with Miss Hua!" Rong Xiu was anxious.

"The Miss Hua you are talking about is the one who poisoned people!" Lady Zhenguo cursed coldly.