Upon hearing this, the maid collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy, "General, spare my life! General, spare my life!"
Who in the shogunate doesn't know that the crown prince died from the poison Lingmeizhi, a poison for which there is no antidote?
Although she was a maid, she did not want to die like this.
But in Yamato, a servant, especially one from the shogunate, has no say in her life or death.
Two servants came up, grabbed her, and dragged her to the center.
Ono Yuuki couldn't bear it and said, "General, why don't you try a kitten or puppy? It won't take much time."
Deyi Kangren gave him a cold glance. "Master Ono, you just need to test the poison. The rest is none of your business."
Ono Yuuki dared not say anything more, sighed inwardly, picked up the medicine bottle and walked to the maid's side.
The maid's chin was held down by a servant, forcing her to open her mouth so that poison could be poured down her throat.
Her eyes were filled with terror and tears as she looked at Ono Yuuki, wanting to resist but unable to move.
"I'm sorry." After saying that, Ono Yuuki opened the bottle cap and was about to pour the medicine powder into the maid's mouth.
Meow~~~
Suddenly, a cat meowed, and upon closer listening, it seemed to come from some corner of the room.
Yuuki Ono abruptly pulled back the bottle and turned around. "There's a cat, General! There's a cat in this house!"
Tokugi Yasuhito narrowed his eyes. The shogunate did not allow the existence of cats and dogs, so where did this cat come from?
However, he did hear the kitten meowing.
“Find it.”
At Deyi Kangren's command, all the servants were mobilized.
A short while later, a calico kitten was brought out.
Yuki Ono felt relieved when he saw the cat.
It's better to experiment on cats than on people.
Just as he was about to give the kitten its medicine, he saw Odaisho rush up like a madman, snatch the kitten away, and hold it tightly in his arms.
"No, you can't touch it, it's my little chirp."
"Your Highness, you say this is your cat?" Tokuyoshi Yasuhito's voice grew colder.
“It’s my cat, none of you are allowed to touch it.” Izumi Masako held the kitten tightly in her arms, as if it were her own child, and looked at Tokuyoshi Yasuhito with red eyes.
She seemed ready to fight anyone who dared to touch her cat.
"Heh~" Tokugi Yasuhito sneered. There was nothing he couldn't do if he wanted to in the shogunate.
He raised his hand and gently bent his index and middle fingers. The attendant immediately understood and stepped forward to forcibly take the kitten from the Emperor's arms.
Izumi Masako held on tightly, but the other person didn't care about her and forcefully pried her hands apart. Because of the excessive force, a "crack" sound was heard.
Masako Izumi's finger was broken off.
A sharp pain shot through her hand, rendering her powerless to protect the kitten, and she could only watch helplessly as the kitten was snatched away by the servants.
Ignoring the pain in her fingers, Izumi Masako knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Tokuyoshi Yasuhito, pleading, "General, please spare my kitten, please, I'll do anything you want if you spare it, please, General."
Yuuki Ono thought he could use a kitten to replace a maid for the experiment, but he didn't expect it to be the cat from the Odaidokoro.
He was at a loss for what to do when he saw that Odaisho was willing to risk breaking his finger to protect the kitten.
Deyi Kangren was furious. "Since that's the case, then you can be the one to test the medicine."
Upon hearing this, Ueno Chinatsu panicked and rushed forward to hug Izumi Masako, crying as she pleaded, "Minister Odai, please let the Ono family head test the medicine. I'll go bandage you up."
She knew this kitten was important to Odai-sho, but no matter how important it was, it couldn't outweigh Odai-sho's life.
Izumi Masako shoved Chinatsu aside and turned to Ono Yuuki, "Head of the Ono family, give me the medicine!"
Ono Yuuki dared not actually give the medicine to Odai-sho. He looked at Tokuyoshi Yasuhito with difficulty, "General, this..."
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