Xia Hua nodded, "Okay, but you need to come up with a good reason so that no one suspects Yan Zhen. Also, you need to take a poison pill, and you need to take the antidote every ten days."
"If you don't take the antidote within ten days, you will die. You will only turn into water and your body will be gone. So you must obey, or you will not get the antidote."
As he spoke, a bottle of medicine appeared in his hand and he placed it on the table.
Cheng Yumo looked at the bottle of medicine, took it without hesitation, and swallowed it. But after a while, she didn't feel any pain. "Madam Xia, is your medicine not working? Why doesn't it hurt?"
"Who told you it would hurt if you took it? I said I wouldn't die for ten days, not now. And how could my medicine be ineffective?" She didn't even want to talk to this idiot.
"Oh, I see. I thought it would hurt if I ate it. I was so ignorant. I'm sorry you had to see this." He thought Madam Xia was lying to him, but it turned out she wasn't.
“Madam, why don’t you give me a poison pill too? I promise I’ll do whatever you say!” Xiao Yubai added.
"Call me Madam An. No, it's up to you whether you want to hear it or not. It doesn't matter to me." She didn't want to waste her medicine. It was just a pill to regulate her body. Only an idiot like Cheng Yumo would believe it.
Now that he's useful, why would Hua Hua poison him? Besides, their poisons are all quick to kill; they don't have any that can remain in the body for a long time.
"Madam, please give me one. I'm not afraid of dying. Although the arrow yesterday didn't hit a fatal spot, it still pierced my body. If I don't get the medicine soon, I'll be dead." After saying that, he slumped onto the table.
He had the doctor treat his wound yesterday, but it burst open again today after riding a horse.
An Shuyi rolled her eyes, a medicine bottle appeared in her hand, she put a pill in his mouth, and said, "I'm going to find Doctor Liu." Then she got up and left.
As they left the house, they saw someone in the distance. "Wenjie, go and call Doctor Liu over."
"Okay, Auntie." After Wenjie returned, he quickly ran to find someone, and she went back inside to wait.
Not long after, footsteps were heard coming from the courtyard outside. When they came in, they found that it was not Doctor Liu.
"Sister-in-law, why are you still calling for Doctor Liu? What happened?" Village Chief Lin rushed in and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his two sisters-in-law were not injured or sick.
"Don't worry, we're fine. It's Young Master Xiao who's injured; his wound has reopened and he needs to be checked. Why did you come here? Go back and get busy. I'll call you if anything comes up," An Shuyi said.
Village Chief Lin shook his head, "The guests have almost all finished eating and left, and the officials and teachers have also been sent back to Jinnan City. There's nothing else to do."
An Shuyi nodded, "Then have someone bring out the left and right side courtyards next to our house. Young Master Xiao will stay here, and Dean Cheng will stay here as well when he comes to teach Yan Zhen for a few days."
"Sister-in-law, this isn't a good idea. There are other village directors who can be assigned there." Although it's a side courtyard, it's still part of the main house, and it wouldn't be appropriate for others to see it.
"There's nothing wrong with it, go ahead and make the arrangements!" It's her responsibility to arrange who stays in her courtyard.
Seeing his sister-in-law's pale face, Village Chief Lin hurriedly said, "Yes, I'll go and arrange it right away."
As he left, Doctor Liu came in carrying his medicine kit. "Young lady, who's sick?"
"Young Master Xiao is injured, please take a look at him." After saying that, he and Xia Hua got up and left the hall.
Xiao Yubai was injured around his heart, so he definitely needed to take off his robes; it wouldn't be appropriate for them to stay.
After a while, Doctor Liu came out and said, "Young lady, that young master's injury is quite serious. It would be best for him to rest in bed. The bleeding from the wound had stopped, but after the strenuous exercise, the wound has moved away."
"I have reapplied the medicine and bandaged it. Should I prepare medicine for that young master? Also, I have noticed that he has many hidden injuries. Should I prepare medicine for him?"
“Okay, I’ll prepare it!” An Shuyi nodded. “He’ll be staying here for the next few days, so please brew the medicine for him. Just let me know what herbs he needs.”
Upon hearing this, Doctor Liu chuckled and said, "Hehe, young lady, do you still have any 500-year-old ginseng? Besides brewing medicine for that young master, I'd like to prepare some other medicines as well."
"Yes, I'll go to my room and get it for you." He said, going into the hall and then to his room, where he retrieved a box.
These ginsengs are all ones they've found over the years. The valuable ones are kept, and only the less valuable ones are sold to the trading system.
"Brother Liu, this is ginseng. Use it sparingly. We haven't had time to look for medicinal herbs in the last year or two," An Shuyi instructed.
This Brother Liu is simply a research fanatic. For so many years, he has been researching medicine every day. I never noticed this morbid hobby before. Now, he's so busy researching medicine that he doesn't even have time to eat.
However, he's better off; at least he won't poison himself, and the medicine he develops is quite good, so they can benefit from it too.
Wenwu was different, because he was researching poisons, and sometimes he would poison himself. Fortunately, there were often people around when he was testing the drugs, otherwise he would have died long ago.
"Don't worry, little sister, I'll definitely use it sparingly. I'll go back and brew the medicine, and bring it over later." With that, she grabbed the medicine and ran off.
Seeing his happy expression made An Shuyi happy too. That's how people are; they become happy when they encounter something they like.
"Madam Xia, Madam An, I'll go back to Jinnan City to handle some matters first, and I'll come back the day after tomorrow," Cheng Yumo said as she came out.
"knew."
Xia Hua nodded.
After watching him leave, the two entered the hall, where Xiao Yubai was already sitting. "Young Master Xiao, the side courtyard has been prepared. You can go there to rest. Doctor Liu will bring the medicine later."
Xiao Yubai nodded, "Thank you, you've really gone to a lot of trouble. I'll wait here for the medicine to arrive."
"Whatever you want." Xia Hua said, then found a seat and sat down. The hall fell silent until Doctor Liu brought the medicine, which Xiao Yubai drank before going to the side courtyard.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua also went back to their rooms to wash up and change clothes. The dresses they wore today were rather cumbersome and thick, and they had wanted to change them for a while. When they came out, the hall had already been cleaned up.
Lying in bed that night, Xia Hua asked, "Shushu, do you have feelings for Xiao Yubai?"
"No!" She hadn't seen him many times. Although he was good-looking and met her standards, things weren't right, so she didn't think about it that way.
"No," Xia Hua said with some regret. "I was thinking that if you were interested, after spending more time with him and finding him to be a good person, I could buy him a time travel pass and let him try it out."
"You like Cheng Yumo?" Although it was a question, she was already certain in her heart that Hua Hua liked him.
Xia Hua nodded, "Yes, I feel very comfortable being by his side, so I want to give it a try. If it really works, I want to take him with me when we go back."
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