Seeing Yun Hao's determination, Empress Sun looked at him with a hint of admiration.
Yun Hao is actually quite useful; it wasn't for nothing that she raised him to be her godson's stepping stone.
Emperor Kangwen looked at Su Ruojin, his eyes unfathomable, "Princess Chang Le, what are your thoughts?"
Su Ruojin replied in her usual tone, "Your Majesty, the puppy is indeed poisoned, and it has been poisoned by two kinds of poison, which is why it is like this."
The moment she said that, everyone's expression changed.
Empress Sun was filled with mixed feelings at this moment, unsure whether to be happy or nervous.
It's good that the puppy did die from poisoning, but what's alarming is that Su Ruojin revealed the puppy was poisoned with two different kinds of poison.
If the Emperor were to conduct a thorough investigation, would he discover that she was the one who had one of the poisons administered?
Consort Xian and Yun Shao exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.
How could this dog have been poisoned by two different kinds of poison?
What happened?
However, Consort Xian immediately realized that this was their chance. "Your Majesty, it is clear that someone poisoned the puppy in an attempt to frame Shao'er. Please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty."
Yun Shao immediately understood his mother's meaning and cried, "Someone is trying to frame me. Please, Father, send someone to investigate thoroughly and clear my name."
Emperor Kangwen didn't even glance at the mother and son, his eyes fixed solely on Su Ruojin. "What poison?"
"One type was developed hundreds of years ago by a heretical Taoist practitioner, using young boys and girls as sacrifices to refine it. This medicine has the effect of rejuvenating, but it also accelerates the burning of lifespan."
The emperor could understand this as a way to improve one's health by extending one's lifespan. He believed that those who took this medicine would become dependent on it and would age rapidly and eventually die once they stopped using it.
The other is the Soul-Severing Powder, which isn't a particularly rare poison on its own, but when combined with the aforementioned evil medicine, it accelerates the organ failure of the user. This little dog's organs are already damaged, and even if I've forced the poison out now, it can only live for a year at most.
Su Ruojin looked at the puppy in her arms with a touch of heartache.
If the puppy had only taken the elixir, she was sure she could save it. But someone had also given the puppy a poison called "Soul-Severing Powder." With the two poisons combined, and considering that it was a small animal whose body was not as strong as a human's, she could only keep the puppy alive for another year.
Emperor Kangwen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Taoist heretical practices, including the sacrifice of young boys and girls, attempts to rejuvenate, create dependency, and accelerate aging...
Every word is so perfectly suited to the elixir of immortality!
Emperor Kangwen remained calm, asking, "How long can one live after taking medicine made by heretical cultivators?"
Empress Sun and Consort Xian, who had been by Emperor Kangwen's side for many years, could sense the suppressed anger in his tone.
"Your Majesty..." After hearing Su Ruojin reveal the truth about the elixir, Consort Xian felt a chill run down her spine. She wanted to explain, but Emperor Kangwen interrupted her before she could finish speaking.
"Shut up! If you utter another word, you'll lose your position as Imperial Concubine!"
After being yelled at by Emperor Kangwen, Consort Xian dared not say anything more, but tears kept flowing, looking aggrieved.
"It can take anywhere from three months to half a year, depending on the individual's physical condition," Su Ruojin replied truthfully.
Is there any way to save them?
"If taken for only half a month, it can be completely cured. If taken for more than a month, although the poison cannot be completely eliminated, the medicine will nourish the body and keep the patient safe, but the body will be somewhat weak."
But if taken for more than two months, even a miracle won't save you; death is inevitable when the time comes!
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