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Imperial Physician Liu Zi'an placed his hand on Ye Qingxue's pulse.
Ning Rong held an exquisite box in her hand and stood to the side, carefully examining Ye Qingxue from head to toe. Jealousy gradually appeared in her eyes.
"I really didn't expect that Ye Qingxue, who grew up in the countryside, would be such a stunning beauty, and that she would be able to make such great contributions, even becoming the savior of my cousin, Prince Jing, making him worry about her every day. She deserves to die!"
"You've been lying in bed for almost two months, and you're still not dead... Hmph, today I'll send you to your death!"
The jealousy in Ning Rong's eyes faded, replaced by contempt and disdain.
"Imperial Physician Liu, how is Miss Ye's condition? Everyone says your medical skills are superb, like a god reincarnated. Even the Empress Dowager's health has always been in your care. Miss Ye's illness... you must be able to cure her, right?" Ning Rong said.
Liu Zian finally withdrew his hand, sighed and shook his head: "Miss Ye has been unconscious for too long, and I am truly powerless to help her."
Liu Zian stood up and addressed Chunxia, Qiudong, and the others: "Forgive my bluntness, but I fear Miss Ye will never wake up again in this lifetime. Just now, when I took her pulse and closed my eyes, I could almost hear her soul weeping!"
Chunqian was terrified and hurriedly asked, "Miss, why are you weeping?"
Liu Zian looked regretful and sad: "She still has a breath left but cannot wake up. Her soul is trapped in her immobile body and has no freedom at all."
"Miss Ye... wants to leave. She was just begging me to use medicine to let her go. She doesn't want to be trapped in this body any longer!"
Dong Bai was furious and swung his fist at him, but Qiu Shen stopped him.
Qiu Shen coldly said, "You were a renowned imperial physician in the palace, but after arriving at the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence, you changed your profession to become a charlatan?"
Dong Bai angrily said, "If Physician Liu cannot cure the patient, he can leave directly without saying these high-sounding words!"
Qiu Shen continued, "It was no easy feat for the divine physician Xiang Si Zi to keep my young lady alive until today, yet Physician Liu immediately ordered us to send her away. Isn't Physician Liu afraid of ruining his reputation?"
These words, one after another, were clearly disrespectful to Liu Zi'an.
Qiu Shen: "Or is it that some noble person in the capital can't tolerate my young lady, so they sent Physician Liu to kill her?"
Liu Zian's expression changed, and he was immediately filled with anger. "As a doctor, all I want to do in my life is save more people. If it weren't for the fact that Miss Ye's condition was so serious and I couldn't bear to see her suffer any more pain, I would never have made such a suggestion!"
"However, this is merely my suggestion as a physician. If you do not agree, you may simply refuse. There is no need to say anything unpleasant to humiliate me!"
"Since I have come by order of the Emperor, I will do my utmost to save Miss Ye. Since you have decided to continue treating her, try giving her this medicine!"
After Liu Zian finished speaking angrily, he took the exquisite box from Ning Rong's hand. He opened the box and found a snow lotus inside.
The snow lotus was very beautiful, with ice blocks underneath, and a faint chill emanated from it.
"This is the Tianshan Snow Lotus, which blooms only once every five hundred years. It grows in extremely cold places and can cure drowsiness and even bring the dead back to life."
"This medicine was personally bestowed upon Miss Ye by His Majesty. Simply crush it into juice and give it to Miss Ye. Whether it will be successful depends on whether the medicine is effective. If it is not, I am powerless to help."
Dong Bai's anger had not subsided: "Since Physician Liu has the medicine, why did you say those unpleasant things before?"
Liu Zian said, "Even the best medicine requires the patient to have the will to live. It's a pity that Miss Ye is determined to leave. Living is too painful for her."
These words caused a sudden pang of pain in the hearts of spring, summer, autumn and winter. They had witnessed all of Ye Qingxue's past suffering and it had indeed been painful for them.
She chose to perish together with Shen Jiefeng, perhaps because she was thinking of ending her life? Living was too painful for her!
Liu Zian said, "The best medicine will be much less effective if given to someone who does not want to live, and there are so many people in the world who want to live... Please forgive my previous rudeness."
Autumn deepened as he asked Acacia Seed, "Has the divine physician seen this snow lotus before?"
The acacia seed shook its head: "No."
Ning Rong said, "You are angry because of what Physician Liu said earlier, and you can doubt the effectiveness of the snow lotus, but the snow lotus was bestowed by His Majesty. Do you doubt His Majesty's good intentions towards Miss Ye? Hurry up and get it for Miss Ye to take!"
There were still many people from the palace guarding the outer courtyard.
Since this was a gift from the Emperor, it was indeed impossible to refuse.
Dongbai took the snow lotus: "I'll crush it into juice."
After taking the snow lotus down, Dongbai tasted it and, finding it to be non-toxic, he crushed it into juice and brought it to Ye Qingxue.
Ning Rong guessed they would test the poison, but she didn't take it to heart. She just sneered and waited for the juice to be put into Ye Qingxue's mouth. Ye Qingxue died on the spot.
As Chunqian was about to feed Ye Qingxue, Qiu Shen's brows furrowed even more, still feeling that something was wrong.
Dongbai whispered, "Don't worry, I've already eaten it, it's not poisonous."
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