Chen Yin's scalp tingled, and he felt secretly happy in his heart. It was Qi Heng who acted decisively.
"Big sister!? What happened to you, big sister?"
Chen Yin was shocked, her face turned pale, and she looked anxiously at Chen Cimei on the chaise longue. She was so anxious that she turned around in circles. When she saw her covered in blood, her voice suddenly choked. She covered her mouth in disbelief, unable to accept it, and stared blankly at the empress.
The Empress's face was solemn as she gripped the armrest. "As you can see, we were attacked on the way, and the potion disappeared!"
She broke the armrest with one punch and stood up, furious.
Xue Mei was gloating in her heart. Good riddance! They were all dead. But her face was heavy with grief. She gritted her teeth and said, "What kind of villain is so cruel and ruthless to do such a cruel thing to the princess?"
She was filled with resentment.
The empress frowned and glanced at the unconscious Shen Qiangwei. After all, she was the daughter she had loved for many years. Although she was a little brainless, her stupidity was sometimes cute.
People like the Empress who fought their way out of a sea of blood and corpses like simple-minded fools with strong limbs. Shen Qiangwei just fits this description. Everything is shown on her face. Her scheming is like a child playing house in front of the Empress. She doesn't bother to care about it at all.
If it weren't for the potion, the empress wouldn't have punished her so harshly. Unexpectedly, she ended up making things worse and almost lost her life.
After all, she is her own bloodline and a royal princess. The person who did it is obviously slapping the face of the royal family. How can the empress not be angry?
All the potions that I worked so hard to make fell into the hands of the enemy.
The Empress sneered, "Who else but the Yaoyue Nation could mobilize that kind of firepower? This matter must be thoroughly investigated! The route of the medicine escort is a state secret. How could the enemy know it?"
She turned around, her eyes blazing, "Unless there's a ghost among us!"
As he said this, a sharp murderous aura gushed out, and the temperature in the room dropped.
Xue Mei trembled, her face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground.
"There's a traitor in the royal family! The enemy's spies have been planted inside. This is unacceptable!"
She trembled as if she was frightened, and thought of something, looking at Chen Yin: "Fourth Prince, do you have any idea about this matter?"
Shen Yin felt amused in her heart, her face full of worry about Shen Cimei, she clenched her fists, her voice trembling.
"Luckily, my eldest sister managed to save her life, otherwise the Queen Mother would have died of grief!"
She was immersed in great sorrow, tears welling up in her eyes. At this moment, she was not thinking about the potion and the spy, but her sister.
"Queen Mother, it's okay. We'll slowly investigate the traitor. My sister is lucky to be alive. We can develop more medicine. I'll go urge Song Yu and the others to make up for the losses."
Chen Yin stepped forward to offer comfort, her eyes filled with worry for the Empress, "Mother, you are so busy, don't worry about your health. If my eldest sister wakes up and sees this, she will definitely be sad."
Xue Mei looked at Chen Yin, who was stubborn and pretentious, and almost vomited out the nutrient solution she drank in the morning.
If this matter had nothing to do with Shen Yin, she would never believe it.
I really underestimated this little girl before. She is a great singer, no wonder Qiangwei was defeated by her.
The Empress sighed and looked at Chen Yin with relief in her eyes. "Finally, you're still reliable. I wasn't wrong about you. Fortunately, Huo Xun and Ci Mei split up their forces. At least five hundred potions have reached the front lines, so it wasn't all in vain."
The empress patted her shoulder to comfort her.
Shen Yin nodded with a heavy heart, then turned to Shen Cimei: “Has the doctor not arrived yet?”
"She's fine. She overdosed on some medicine. We can only keep her stable for now."
The empress frowned. Shen Cimei's injuries were too severe. There were traces of being bitten by wild beasts, broken leg bones, and severed tendons in her hands and feet. She had a hard time surviving in the mountains. Even if she used the country's most advanced medicine, she would probably suffer from a chronic disease that would be difficult to cure.
Xue Mei's eyes shone with sarcasm: "What a coincidence! First, the beastly husband Qi Heng disappeared, and then the troops suddenly split into two groups. Just by coincidence, something happened to His Highness the First Prince. This is God helping His Highness the Fourth Prince!"
She sneered, "Your Highness just offended Your Highness, and now he's paralyzed. Fourth Prince, what do you think of this?"
The empress glanced sideways and stared at her without saying a word.
Chen Yin frowned, his expression unchanged. He took a step back in shock and suddenly looked at Xue Mei: "Lady Xue Mei, what do you mean by this? Just because your beloved disciple lost her status as a princess, are you going to frame me for her? Lady Xue Mei, now is not the time for internal strife. The potion is lost, and there is no guarantee that the secret formula will be cracked by the enemy. We don't have time for that, why don't we think about what to do!"
The empress's face looked extremely ugly as she looked outside the palace, and saw Lu Caiwei, who seemed to be flying through thousands of mountains and seas and heading straight for the Yaoyue Kingdom Palace.
"That woman, Lu Caiwei, is ruthless and has trained a group of spies. Their country's pharmaceutical technology has always been advanced. If a C-level potion really falls into her hands, it's only a matter of time before it's cracked."
The empress was very upset. The country had finally developed such a miraculous medicine, but before she could use it, it was stolen by the enemy country.
Chen Yin smiled soothingly, "Mother Queen, things have come to this. My elder sister's safety is our greatest blessing. As for the potion... you're too upset. Who knows, maybe Lady Xue Mei and I will make a new breakthrough in the future and develop a new potion that surpasses C-grade potions. By then, no matter how hard Yao Yue Nation fights, it will be powerless to save the situation."
These words reminded the empress. She looked at Chen Yin with eyes full of emotion. She never expected that in such a short time, the daughter whom she once had the most bad impression of would become her right-hand man.
"I believe that with your talent for potions, you and Xuemei will surpass the Yaoyue Nation only in time. Take this potion. War always brings hardship to the lower classes. If it can benefit the lower classes and reduce the loss of life in the fight against the raging beast tide, it will be a great blessing."
The empress quickly convinced herself and sighed softly.
That being said, the tightness in my chest just wouldn't go away.
The corners of Xue Mei's mouth twitched, and she glanced coldly at Chen Yin, who was smiling brightly. Her back felt numb and she wanted to curse.
What does it mean to be able to develop a new product that is more powerful than a C-level potion?
Don't brag without thinking.
The little girl is so ignorant that she thinks that mental potions are easy to come by and that she can innovate whenever she wants. What, she wants to develop an A-level potion to upgrade all the orcs in the country to S-level mental power?
That's ridiculous.
Xue Mei has been studying potions for most of her life and has seen many arrogant people, but this is the first time she has seen someone as blindly confident as Chen Yin.
"Your Highness, developing a C-grade potion is already a stroke of luck. Going further is far from easy. You should not disappoint His Majesty."
Xue Mei shook her head, feeling helpless, and tried to persuade him with the tone of someone who had experienced it.
Shen Yin smiled back, "Sir, we pharmacists can't say no. How can it be impossible if we haven't done it yet?"
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