Chapter 195 Rumors Spread
Lin Qian was not too disappointed. If the antidote for Jiang Xu's poison could be prepared in just a few days, he would not be worthy of being the Poison King.
"In that case, leave the matter of the antidote to me for now. I will find a way to solve it. Now I need your help with something, senior brother." Lin Qian said to Meng Ziling.
Meng Ziling felt a little guilty for having done nothing but work. But when he heard that Lin Qian had something for him to do, he immediately nodded in agreement: "Just tell me, I'll do it."
"Now we can be sure that everyone in the capital has been poisoned, but we don't know where the source of the poison is. Brother, I'll leave the task of finding the source to you." Lin Qian said to Meng Ziling.
"I understand." Meng Ziling nodded immediately and left in a hurry with Song Yuan.
"Now we can only place all our hopes on your space. I'll go to the palace. The emperor should have the medicinal jade." Wei Xiaoran said to Lin Qian.
Lin Qian nodded. The most important thing now is to upgrade the space. Of course, the more medicinal jades the better.
Wei Xiaoran did not delay and went to the palace immediately, and told the emperor about his fatherhood.
"Really? Junqi has given birth?" Upon hearing the news, the emperor jumped up from the throne with joy.
"Yes, he is a healthy little prince." Wei Xiaoran replied.
The emperor was very excited and wanted to jump up and rush to see what was going on, but he couldn't. If he revealed Shen Junqi's whereabouts now, it would undoubtedly bring danger to her.
"How's the antidote?" The emperor finally suppressed his eager heart and asked this most important question. As long as the antidote was found, he would have nothing to be afraid of.
Wei Xiaoran immediately said, "That's why I came here. Qianqian discovered that medicinal jade might be able to be made into an antidote, and she's refining it now. So a large amount of medicinal jade is needed."
When the emperor heard this, he immediately understood what Wei Xiaoran meant and said, "There should be some in the national treasury. You can use it and try to make the antidote as soon as possible."
When he arrived at the national treasury, Wei Xiaoran was a little disappointed. Although the medicinal jade in the treasury was of high quality, there were not many of them. After all, medicinal jade was a rare thing, but it had few uses.
It's enough to just keep a few of these useless things; it's impossible to stockpile them in large quantities.
Wei Xiaoran sorted and packed a cart of top-grade medicinal jade and took them all back home. Together with the ones that Lin Wu and Lin Shuo had people secretly bring back, they were all moved into the space.
The result is that the space remains motionless.
"It seems that this time the space upgrade is going to be a big one. I don't know how many medicinal jades I have to swallow before I can be full." Lin Qian said with a sigh.
At this time, Lin Qian's family and Wei Xiaoran were all in the space.
After hearing Lin Qian's words, Wei Xiaoran thought for a moment and said, "How about I go to the palace and ask the emperor for that piece of medicinal chalcedony?"
"Can I get it? That's something that can prolong life. Will the emperor give it to me?" Lin Wu asked before Lin Qian could speak.
Wei Xiaoran stopped talking. He wasn't sure whether the emperor would give it to him or not.
Finally, it was Lin Qian who said, "The Emperor will not easily give out the Medicinal Jadeite. We cannot put all our hopes on the Medicinal Jadeite. We still need to collect the Medicinal Jadeite.
As for the medicinal chalcedony, we'll talk about it when the emperor wants to take it out."
As for when the emperor would want to take it out, it would of course be when his life and throne are threatened, and this time would soon come.
On August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the capital city held a lantern festival at night, releasing lotus lanterns and other activities. The streets were full of people and the atmosphere was very lively.
But soon, in the midst of this happy scene, screams of terror were heard one after another.
There were a lot of sounds, and they were not heard in one place. They could be heard from all directions, front and back, left and right, and on several streets.
By the time Dali Temple Minister Lu Yang arrived with his men, the crowds on the street had already dispersed. On the deserted, wide streets, large pools of blood and three or four white skulls could be seen every few dozen meters.
A total of eighteen such incidents occurred on the five main streets, causing a sensation throughout the capital.
Lu Yang immediately went to find Wei Xiaoran, and Wei Xiaoran ordered that the matter be sealed up first and not spread outside to avoid causing panic.
Then appease the people in the capital and suppress this matter first.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The next day, the news that the Ziwei Star was shrouded in black air and that the emperor would bring disaster to Yongyao spread throughout the capital.
The large pools of blood on the streets are undoubtedly the most powerful evidence.
A healthy person turned into blood, leaving only bones. This must have been caused by attracting some unclean things, or by a demon.
Suddenly, the entire capital city became panic-stricken. They were just ordinary people, and they believed what others said.
Only those knowledgeable people and doctors who had heard of the name of the Poison King Jiang Xu knew with a little thought that it was poisoning.
But the people were not clear about this, nor did they believe it. They only knew one thing: if the emperor did not abdicate, they might be the next to be turned into blood.
This sentiment soon spread to the imperial court, but they had even more to worry about.
Many old foxes have already seen that something is wrong. Coupled with the news of the eldest prince's escape from prison, they have already guessed most of the situation.
The smarter ones immediately claimed to be sick and did not attend the court, hoping to avoid the fight. Some of them had already begun to turn to the eldest prince and secretly fan the flames.
The court was in turmoil and the emperor was under attack from all sides. At this time, Wei Xiaoran asked for the medicine chalcedony. The emperor only thought for a moment and made his choice.
Compared with treasures, the throne and life, the throne and life are naturally the most important.
After getting the medicinal chalcedony, Wei Xiaoran immediately rushed home.
After digesting the medicinal chalcedony, the space soon became active, white smoke began to fill the air, and the familiar shaking of Lin Qian also began.
However, the shaking only lasted for a while and then disappeared, and the space returned to calm without any change.
"It's still not enough." Lin Qian said helplessly. She didn't know why it was so difficult to upgrade the space this time. She had consumed no less than five thousand kilograms of medicinal jade, but still no upgrade.
Now, Wei Xiaoran, Lin Wu and the others had no choice but to sigh.
In the evening, Lin Qian and Wei Xiaoran returned home and sat opposite each other in silence. Once the emperor was dethroned, Wei Xiaoran and Lin Qian would be buried with him.
Who are they, the emperor's confidants? Now that the space cannot be upgraded and the poison cannot be cured, there are only two outcomes for them.
One was to be poisoned to death, and the other was to wait for the emperor to be deposed and then poisoned to death. Lin Qian really didn't want to choose either of these two outcomes.
At this moment, the servant outside came to report: "Master, Madam, the head of the Meng family is here."
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