Chapter 185 Antidote
Hahahaha!
The doctors burst into laughter. He crossed his arms and tilted his head back, saying, "This poison is incurable. Even Hua Tuo himself would give way to it. How could a mere young woman like you possibly cure it?"
The doctors' smug expressions made Jiang Mi feel nauseous.
The onlookers pointed and whispered among themselves outside the door.
"Do you really think this poison is that miraculous?"
"Hey, you know what, this girl is actually quite capable. She might just be able to solve it."
"You can't just say that. Didn't the doctors just confidently say that even Hua Tuo would give way to them if he were alive?"
…
The magistrate, sitting in the high hall, was caught in a dilemma on both sides.
On one side were the doctors, and on the other were people backed by the crown prince, leaving him in a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place.
Jiang Mi knew that she had to do something herself given the current situation.
She raised her hand. "A pledge!"
The cold voice startled everyone.
The magistrate was even more shocked upon hearing this. "What did you say? You want to sign that military pledge? Have you thought it through?"
Once this pledge was made, even with the protection of the crown prince, there was nothing she could do.
Jiang Mi wasn't panicked. She calmly said, "That's right. Since everyone has their own opinion and the magistrate is in a dilemma, then I will sign this pledge. If I cannot cure this poison, I will accept whatever punishment I am given!"
After a moment of stunned silence, the doctors burst into even louder laughter. "Look, look! Did you all hear that? This woman herself said she was willing to be dealt with as she pleased. She made her word beforehand, so don't come back later saying we're bullying a weak woman! Hahahaha!"
Jiang Mi glared at them; these burly, stupid men were disgusting.
The magistrate wiped the sweat from his brow, forcing himself to remain calm. "Have you thought this through?"
"I've thought it through. If I can't cure this poison, I'll accept whatever punishment I'm given. But I have one condition. I wonder if you all dare to do it?"
"Please speak, Miss Jiang. I will make the decision."
"Detain all the doctors first!"
The doctors were horrified. "Witch! What right do you have to detain us?"
Upon hearing this, the magistrate slammed his fist on the table. "Fine! It was Miss Jiang who said it, and she even made a pledge: if she cannot cure this poison, she will be at his mercy; but if she does cure it... you all know what that means. Guards, take her away!"
The soldiers rushed forward, seized the doctors, and prepared to take them to prison.
"Wait! This woman says she wants to sign a pledge; we'll only believe her when we see her fingerprints!"
In order to have everyone witness it, the magistrate had no choice but to take out a pen and ink and write it down, then stamped it with the official seal and handed it to the soldiers next to him to give to Jiang Mi.
Jiang Mi pressed her fingerprint on it without hesitation.
Seeing this, the doctors laughed maliciously, "Hmph, you vixen, just wait and see how we treat you properly!"
The officers and soldiers took the doctor away.
Jiang Mi and Huo Ran were successfully released.
Huo Ran was still somewhat worried. After leaving the courtroom with the guards, Huo Ran grasped her arm and asked, "Jiang Mi, can this poison really be cured?"
This military order is a document from the Wang family, and if it is... he will also be in a very difficult situation.
Jiang Mi gently patted his hand, "Your Highness, don't worry. Let's go back to the manor and study it carefully. Just tell someone to prepare these medicinal herbs as I said, and I'll take care of the detoxification."
"Okay, Jiang Mi, I'll give the order to do it right away."
When Huo Ran and the others returned to the manor, the medicinal herbs they had initially ordered had already been prepared.
Following the instructions provided by the system and using the prepared medicinal herbs, Jiang Mi checked the marked areas again before administering the antidote.
But before the antidote could be administered, the county magistrate's soldiers and guards suddenly started arguing outside the prince's residence.
Hearing the noise, Huo Ran and Jiang Mi stopped what they were doing, went to the door, and saw...
Outside the Crown Prince's residence, there was a large group of soldiers followed by a large crowd of people.
"Who dares to act so presumptuously at the gates of the Prince's residence? Have they lost their mind?"
With a sudden roar, everything fell silent.
The guards explained, "Your Highness, these soldiers, along with a group of people, insisted on taking Your Highness and Miss Jiang back to the court. When we refused to release them, they started making a scene."
Behind the soldiers outside the gate was indeed a group of people, but Huo Ran had no idea whether they had been bribed or were simply unaware of the situation.
Huo Ran's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and the officers, soldiers, and civilians dared not say a word when they saw that the prince was angry.
"Is this true? I have already stated that I will thoroughly investigate this matter. If anyone has accepted bribes to frame me, their entire family will be executed!"
Huo Ran still shouted at the people outside in a low voice.
The crowd immediately knelt down, and one of the bolder ones said, "Your Highness, we lowly people only want to seek justice for our families. We have no intention of framing Your Highness. Please calm your anger."
The officers, holding the note from the magistrate and the people, quickly said, "Your Highness, this is the people's opinion and the magistrate's official seal. We are truly sorry to trouble Your Highness, Miss Jiang, and us. Please return to the court and discuss the matter here."
Huo Ran was furious. This group of people clearly didn't trust them and were afraid that they would do something sneaky again. They weren't like this when they were being treated before.
"Outrageous! Isn't that military order enough?!"
Jiang Mi quickly grabbed Huo Ran, "Your Highness, please calm down. We'll go with you. Since we want everyone to be convinced, it's fine if I go and detoxify the poison in front of everyone in court. It'll be a good opportunity to prove my innocence in front of everyone, isn't it?"
The people cannot confront them directly; doing so would only provoke their inner resistance. Since they have promised to be honest and serve the people, we should not resort to force now.
Jiang Mi's gentle words of comfort calmed Huo Ran down. He took Jiang Mi's hand and said, "Jiang Mi, you've been wronged."
In fact, Huo Ran was just feeling sorry for Jiang Mi. She had done so much for these people, but in the end, he was framed and Jiang Mi had to suffer so much because of him. She had to run around everywhere and even develop medicine and antidote.
She must be very tired these days.
Seeing Huo Ran's distressed expression, Jiang Mi smiled slightly and shook her head.
The fact that it affected the interests of some nobles and royalty was something she had already prepared herself for when she decided to save the common people.
Huo Ran had no choice but to say again, "Very well! I will go with you. Guards! Protect me!"
The guards were also indignant, but they could only grip their unsheathed swords and say, "Yes! Your subordinates obey!"
The guards surrounded Huo Ran and Jiang Mi one by one. The soldiers were satisfied when they saw that the prince was no longer angry, so they led their men back to the court.
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