If Su Ruojin understood what Ono Akuro was thinking, she would definitely be speechless.
She didn't trust Ono Akuro, but it was true that taking medication could gradually detoxify her at this stage.
However, if these prescriptions were not combined with acupuncture and medicinal baths, they would not be of much use.
At best, it can only delay the onset of the poison; ultimately, death is inevitable.
If that's the case, why should she worry that Ono Akuro would give the prescription to Tokuyoshi Yasuhito?
Finally, Su Ruojin arrived at a room that was different from the rooms of Li Zi and Ono Akuro. This room was guarded by Imperial Guards at the door.
Upon seeing her arrive, the imperial guards unlocked the door. "Your Highness, please. We have locked her in as you instructed and haven't opened it since."
Su Ruojin entered the room, where there was only one chair with one person sitting on it.
Su Ruojin looked at him and said, "Elder Suzuki, I never expected you to be so unassuming."
Sitting in the chair was Suzuki Masao, the chief steward of the Shogunate Villa, and he was the Yamato man that Su Ruojin had specifically instructed Su Ziyang to bring back.
Suzuki Masao looked up at Su Ruojin, his eyes filled with malice, "How did you find out about me?"
"Just a guess," Su Ruojin said calmly.
"Haha, Princess Consort of Great Chu, do you take me for a three-year-old?" Suzuki Masao suddenly burst into laughter.
His identity was special; only the General and the Elder knew about him in the entire Shogunate. How could this Princess Consort of Great Chu have guessed his identity?
"Hu Qing, go search."
Hu Qing immediately stepped forward and searched Suzuki Masao's body, finally finding a few feathers.
However, these feathers were not white; they were all black, shiny black, unlike normal bird feathers. They also had a peculiar smell, suggesting they had been treated using special methods.
"The Fuma faction ninja, Elder Suzuki is indeed formidable."
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Suzuki Masao's expression turned somewhat strange, showing both surprise and confusion. "Princess Consort of Great Chu, I don't understand what you're saying."
Su Ruojin understood as well. "Oh, or maybe you don't have this name. But you must have used this feather to conceal your identity and sneak into my pharmacy to steal the antidote."
"As expected, how could the chief retainer of the shogunate's villa be an ordinary person?"
Otherwise, why would Deyi Kangren have so casually settled them in the villa, with no one seemingly monitoring them?
With someone like Masao Suzuki around, why would we need to send more people?
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Suzuki Masao's expression changed. "How could you possibly know?!"
"Elder Suzuki, how I know this is not important. How about we make a deal? If you do me a favor, I'll let you go."
Suzuki Masao looked at Su Ruojin with a cold smile, "Princess Consort of Great Chu, you probably don't understand the Yamato samurai at all. I would rather die than betray the general, so give up on that idea."
"Oh, I see. Hu Qing, give him the knife."
Hu Qing immediately threw a knife at Suzuki Masao's feet.
"Elder Suzuki, I've always been very interested in the Yamato people's seppuku. Why don't you perform one for me and show me your loyalty?" Su Ruojin said calmly, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at Suzuki Masao.
Suzuki Masao stared at the knife on the ground, his pupils contracted slightly, his throat bobbed involuntarily, and his fingers trembled slightly, yet he still dared not reach out to the knife.
After completing his apprenticeship, Suzuki Masao was recruited into the shogunate by Tokuyoshi Yasuhito and was highly regarded by him. He always enjoyed the respect of others and never truly faced death.
Looking at the gleaming knife on the ground, Suzuki Masao broke out in a sweat.
Seeing that he hadn't moved, Su Ruojin said coldly, "Hu Qing, go help the Suzuki family elder."
"Yes!" Hu Qing picked up the knife from the ground and walked towards Suzuki Masao.
"I promise, I promise, Your Highness, what do you want me to do?" Suzuki Masao looked at the knife getting closer and closer to him, and completely broke down.
Yanluo stepped forward, took out a pill, and stuffed it into Suzuki Masao's mouth. "This is a special poison made by our Great Chu. If you don't take the antidote within twelve hours, you will die from festering sores all over your body."
Having already agreed, Suzuki Masao had no more desire to resist and nodded resignedly.
Upon hearing what Su Ruojin asked him to do, Suzuki Masao breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn't too difficult for him.
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