There was a throbbing pain deep in her head, but Shao Qing perked up, closed her eyes, then opened them again, and told Han Xi to check the surroundings.
Just now, she called out the real names of Ji Huan and others in a hurry, and she had to make sure that no one except Qing Zhaiwei heard them.
She took a deep breath and helped Wei Jing back to the study room.
Wei Jing was in a very bad condition. He closed his eyes, breathed heavily, his body trembling slightly, his big palms clenched into fists with veins visible, and his eyes, which occasionally opened, were still glowing red.
He was helped to sit on the short couch, his head resting on Shao Qing's shoulders and neck, wet with cold sweat.
The decision to take a step back just now drained some of his strength. He was extremely emotionally unstable and was forcibly suppressing it.
He was in agony, and Shao Qing was also anxious.
An alternative method must be found before the Gaoling salt ship sets sail, otherwise the emotions aroused in Wei Jing may not be able to overwhelm the hatred for a second time.
She calmed herself down and said loudly, "Han Xi, please ask Boyan to come."
Bo Yan is Ji Huan.
Han Xi was worried about his master, so he gave instructions to his confidant and immediately waited outside the door. Upon hearing what was said, he left in a hurry.
One person's plan is short, two people's plan is long. Moreover, given Wei Jing's current state, it was really difficult for her to calm down and think.
As for why he only looked for Ji Huan and not Zhang Yong and Chen Qi.
Firstly, Ji Huan was an advisor; secondly, after spending some time together, Shao Qing realized that Ji Huan was a man with a broad vision in some aspects, and once he confirmed that he had a wise master in his heart, he would automatically give in on certain minor matters.
For example, when Zhuang Yan's caravan encountered bandits, Zhang Yong and Chen Qi drew their swords to help without hesitation, but he hesitated for a moment, fearing that he would get into trouble and delay his search for Wei Jing.
So Shao Qing thought about it and decided not to tell Zhang and Chen about this matter at this stage.
Ji Huan arrived very quickly.
On the way, Han Xi told him the whole story. He hurried into the study with a serious expression, and did not enter the inner room. He bowed and greeted through the stone-blue curtain in front of the short couch.
"Greetings, my lord, madam."
"No need to be polite, sir."
Wei Jing's condition was the same as before. Shao Qing pulled out the pillow from the couch, placed it behind his back so that he could lean against the couch, and then gently stood up.
A large area of his hair was wet, and he was breathing silently with his eyes tightly closed. When he left Shao Qing, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and his fists loosened for a moment, then tightened even more.
…
"My husband was originally passionate, but he was harmed by a villain. He was deeply hurt and his personality changed. However, his faith has not been extinguished, which is why he is in such a dilemma today."
Shao Qing restrained her expression, straightened her collar and bowed: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. A sword can hurt people, but it can also protect people. A benevolent person brings blessings to all people in the world. My husband trusts you, and I hope that you can give me advice and suggestions whenever you have to make a choice in the future."
She didn't want to say it so far, but Wei Jing's current condition really made her worry that he would one day go in the direction of tyranny and never come back. Shao Qing might not always be by his side, and he was afraid that he would not be able to persuade him alone.
She bowed deeply, and Ji Huan hurriedly held her with both hands: "Madam, you are too kind."
"Assisting the lord is our duty. Why do we need your help, Madam?"
Anyone with eyes can see the change in Wei Jing's aura. When their master is humiliated and his servant dies, they can only empathize with the pain and try their best to assist him. Why would they need the mistress to entrust them with anything?
Shao Qing's words made Ji Huan's expression serious, and the confusion and worry in Han Xi's eyes also faded away. But now was not a good time for small talk, so the two of them chatted back and forth and immediately got back to business.
Unfortunately, a good alternative method cannot be found through serious discussion. The three of them discussed it in several directions, but unfortunately, their strength and effect could not be compared with the poison salt plan.
Ji Huan pinched his beard and frowned for a long time: "This plan is very vicious, but it is just right in calculating people's hearts and the changes in the situation. Adding one point is too much, and subtracting one point is too little. I am afraid it will be difficult to replace it."
"replace?"
Shao Qing's headache never subsided, and after a while he began to feel a dull numbness, which was very uncomfortable. The pain seemed to have rusted his brain, making it slow and difficult to move.
But the alternative method yielded no results, and she became anxious.
Ji Huan's words gave her an idea: "Then, can we replace the poisonous salt with a medicine that may seem severe on the surface but actually does not harm human health at all? And then continue to use this strategy?"
This plan is linked together, but the key that makes it unacceptable is poison, which is used on innocent people.
What if we remove the source of the problem and replace the secret poison?
Naang couldn't explain the toxicity of the Pu clan's secret poison. After all, he had only heard about it and didn't even know if it would be lethal after being diluted. But I think it is also extremely powerful. Han Xiyou brought back a pinch of poisonous salt and just fed a small amount to the chicken. The chicken had a fever and was struggling. The skin under its feathers was covered with red spots. It fell to the ground, twitching and whining in short, extremely mournful sounds.
It can be seen that the toxicity is extremely strong.
Then can we just replace the secret poison directly?
Change it to a medicine that looks scary but actually has no effect on human health, similar to skin allergy medicine, which is painless and has no hindrance, and you will be completely fine after you catch your breath.
Time was running out, and this was the best solution Shao Qing could think of. After she finished speaking, she immediately looked at Ji Huan.
Ji Huan paused while pinching his beard: "Okay."
Theoretically, it is possible, but why didn’t anyone think about it in this direction before?
Does such a drug really exist?
Facing Shao Qing's hopeful gaze, Ji Huan shook his head with difficulty: "I only know a little bit about medicine, and I am not even good at it, so how can I talk about poison techniques?"
Shao Qing knew this, but she still couldn't control the feeling of loss. She swallowed and paused rubbing her forehead.
Good at poison?
She immediately thought of someone else.
Yan Ming.
Yan Ming was very interested in poisons. On the way to Pingtao, Shao Qing had seen him several times pulling out poisonous weeds, and when his donkey cart ran into trouble, he had also thrown some poison to solve the problem.
Furthermore, he cured the thorny remaining poison in Wei Jing's body with just a few doses of medicine, which shows that he is accomplished in this area.
A few people immediately decided to go look for Yan Ming first, and think of other options if that didn’t work.
…
Shao Qing was worried about Wei Jing, so he went back to the inner room to see him first.
On the short couch, Wei Jing was leaning on the pillow in the same posture, his hair and clothes were soaked, and he looked as if he had been fished out of the water. However, he was in much better condition and his mind had returned to clarity.
Seeing Shao Qing coming in, he opened his eyes which were still slightly red, "Ah Qing."
The voice is very hoarse.
This man has always been tough. Shao Qing felt extremely uncomfortable. Something was twisting her heart, making it ache. Her eyes became hot and she almost cried again.
She endured it, sat on the edge of the couch, held his hand, and said softly, "We have found a way, wait for me."
Wei Jing said in a hoarse voice: "I'll go, you stay at home."
He raised his other hand and touched her forehead, right where it hurt.
Although he was in a bad condition and was in great pain, he actually heard everything clearly. Shao Qing felt a lump in his nose and could no longer hold back his tears.
She wiped it quickly and said, "I'm fine. I'll go. You stay at home."
It is not appropriate for him to go. This kind of matter is not suitable for him to be present in person.
Shao Qing shook his hand vigorously: "I'll be back soon."
…
Han Xi stayed to take care of the patient, while Shao Qing and Ji Huan went straight to Yan Ming's clinic.
A large group of people rushed in, drove away the child who was picking up medicine, closed the door, and guarded it tightly, making sure not a single leak could occur. Needless to say, something big had happened. Yan Minglei sat at the table without moving, fiddling with a few small bottles, and just raised his eyelids, "What's the matter?"
Except for the Kou family, he has always had this attitude. Shao Qing was not surprised at all. Time was running out, so she raised her hand to stop Wang Jing and others and went straight to the point.
"Cunshan, this matter is urgent so I won't waste words. Yuan Hong is not dead and is being used by the Pu people. He secretly found Yue Niang and asked her to lead him into the Yanyi."
She said in a deep voice: "Now a great disaster has occurred. If it cannot be resolved smoothly, ..."
Shao Qing stopped talking. It was no use trying to persuade the other party with emotions or reason. Explaining Kou Yue's involvement would be more effective than anything else.
Sure enough, Yan Ming frowned: "Yuan Hong is not dead? He colluded with the Pu people and dared to find Yue Niang?!"
He swept away his previous carelessness, immediately threw down the vial and stood up: "What do you need me to do?"
Clean and neat.
very good.
Ji Huan was not familiar with Yan Ming and had not interrupted him just now, but he took over the conversation now: "Cunshan, do you think there is a medicine that..."
He did not explain the cause and effect, but only stated his own requirements and the desired effects one by one, in great detail.
Yan Ming groaned. Shao Qing was so nervous that he even held his breath unconsciously. She prayed, there must be one, otherwise she really didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, God heard her prayers.
Yan Ming hesitated for only a moment, then frowned and said, "There are similar effects, but I wonder if they are suitable for you?"
There is a kind of frog in the southwest that is very common. If you peel off its skin and squeeze out the glandular fluid, and then mix it with a kind of medicinal powder, people will quickly develop red spots after contact. The large patches look extremely scary, but in fact they are not painful or itchy and will disappear after a few days.
"If you wash it with mint water, it will fade faster."
If you don't know the cause, it looks like a serious infectious disease at first glance. But in fact, this was a tool that Yan Ming and his friends used to play pranks on each other when they were young, and they even came up with many new tricks based on it.
It is very easy to obtain the materials, and he can match them now.
"If you want to talk about flaws, it does have some. It works best right after it's been made, but it loses its effectiveness as time goes by. After about two months, the effectiveness is almost gone."
"It's best to use it within half a month, but it's also fine within a month. If..." If it exceeds a month, the scene may not be as shocking as the former.
It requires a large amount of configuration in a very short period of time, and the effect must be appropriate and shocking enough. Yan Ming thought about it and this is the only recipe.
Shao Qing and Ji Huan looked at each other, her joy mixed with a hint of worry.
It takes about four days for salt to be transported from Pingtao to Gaoling by sea. If the salt is normally stored and unloaded for retail, half a month is more than enough. The only problem now is that we don’t know how much inventory Gaoling Salt Depot has, and whether there will be any delays in shipping it out.
Yizhou has abundant salt resources, which are inexhaustible. In fact, salt depots in various places do not stockpile large amounts of salt. There is a 90% chance that this plan will succeed.
But there is still a slight risk.
Ji Huan said, "I will report back to my lord first."
…
The hatred that Wei Jing carried was as heavy as a mountain. Shao Qing could not experience it personally, but just watching her from the sidelines she felt the heavy feeling in her heart and her breathing became difficult. However, she still couldn't bear to watch him do whatever it took for revenge.
Her heartbeat rang in her ears, and the string in her head was stretched tight. Every step she took seemed to be on flat ground, and the dull pain had numbed her.
Stepping into the outer study, her emotions were tense to the extreme. She felt exhausted and dizzy. She couldn't help but grab the curtain that separated the inner and outer rooms and slowed down her steps.
In the inner room, Ji Huan was already reporting in a deep voice, and Yan Ming had said everything without missing a word, and he also understood clearly the slightest risk that the salt depot might have.
The inner room was silent for a few moments, and then Wei Jing's low and hoarse voice rang out.
"Can."
…
At this moment, Shao Qing didn't know whether she was happy or sad. After breathing a sigh of relief, she shook her body and hurriedly grabbed the curtain.
A cool breeze blew in through the open partition door, and she felt an icy sensation on her face. She reached out and wiped it, and it turned out to be tears.
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