He also observed it carefully himself in the evening and morning.
Indeed, no abnormalities were found.
It's truly disheartening and perplexing.
Ye Qingxue pursed her lips: "Perhaps it's been too short, and they haven't shown any symptoms yet."
“If His Highness Prince Jing’s health permits… we can try increasing the dosage. Otherwise, I’m worried that before these three even show symptoms, Prince Jing will have his own outbreak.”
Xiang Si Zi said, "Alright, I will tell Prince Jing about this."
Once the conversation ended, it seemed like nothing more had happened.
Xiang Si Zi was also preparing to go out to see patients, but Ye Qing Xue was still standing in his courtyard without moving.
"Young lady, you don't look well. Did you not get enough sleep last night? I'll prescribe a medicine for you. It will help you sleep better."
"Thank you, Divine Physician. I'll have Chunqian come and get the prescription from you later. However, I don't want to delay too long regarding Prince Jing's poisoning. I'll send someone to the Prince's residence to invite him over tonight. I hope you can return early tonight so we can try increasing the dosage."
The love-sick girl replied, "Okay, I'll be back as soon as possible!"
After returning home, Ye Qingxue ate breakfast, drank the medicine prescribed by Xiangsizi, and took a nap. When she woke up, it was only noon.
Granny Xing fanned her from the side, but she was still covered in sticky sweat.
Granny Xing wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked, "Did you have a nightmare, Miss? You can tell me about it. Sometimes dreams are the opposite of reality."
Ye Qingxue rubbed her aching forehead. She had indeed had a nightmare, but she only remembered the pain, panic, and the feeling of being unable to escape. She couldn't remember the details of the nightmare at all.
"She's probably feeling unwell because of the heat, Granny, don't worry." Ye Qingxue took a sip of the warm water the nanny handed her before asking, "Has Xia Lu returned from the Prince's mansion?"
Xia Lu walked in from outside: "His Highness Prince Jing is not in the manor. He went out on business, but I left a message for the people in the manor. As long as His Highness returns to the manor, he will definitely receive the news."
After being cleared of the charge of unauthorized troop deployment, Yun Zhuo became the Director of the Water Transport Bureau.
His main responsibilities included transporting grain along the canal, coordinating water conservancy repairs in counties and prefectures along the canal, and regularly reporting to the Ministry of Revenue on issues such as grain loss and canal siltation.
Because Yun Zhuo had been involved in the previous floods and was responsible for evacuating many villagers, the emperor used this as a reason to appoint him to the position of Director of the Water Transport Office.
Stay away from the political sphere, including military and bureaucratic power.
Ye Qingxue believed that the emperor's actions were clearly meant to show the world that he had not mistreated Yun Zhuo, but at the same time, he kept Yun Zhuo out of reach of power, clearly intending to sideline him.
When the emperor conferred the title of Prince Jing upon him, he may not have intended to reinstate him as crown prince, but rather to allow Yun Zhuo to gradually "devolve down the ranks".
However, Yun Zhuo had no complaints. Every day, he would go to the palace to pay his respects and then leave the mansion to keep busy.
So it's perfectly normal that Xia Lu went to the Prince's Mansion early in the morning but didn't see Yun Zhuo.
Ye Qingxue hadn't expected Yun Zhuo to arrive so late, not until the end of Hai Shi (9-11 PM), and looking travel-worn.
"...I got back too late. I came as soon as I heard the news. Is it urgent?" Yun Zhuo asked.
"Is Your Highness very busy managing river transport? Have you had dinner yet?"
Yun Zhuo gave her a deep, meaningful look before replying, "Very busy. I haven't had dinner."
Ye Qingxue asked Chunqian to prepare a few dishes so that he and Zhuang Xin could eat together before she could talk to him about serious matters.
Ye Qingxue first told Yun Zhuo about increasing the dosage for poison testing. Without any hesitation, Yun Zhuo immediately bled Xiang Si Zi, cut a piece of flesh from his arm, and also collected saliva or other samples.
Ye Qingxue dismissed everyone before telling Yun Zhuo about Liu Qinghe.
Yun Zhuo was also greatly surprised.
He clearly hadn't expected that Liu Qinghe was still alive.
Ye Qingxue said, "I remember that Your Highness has a spy in the palace who serves by the Emperor's side. Could you have him confirm whether Liu Qinghe is really not dead and is living by the Emperor's side?"
Because it was just a fleeting glimpse, it was so incredible that Ye Qingxue still couldn't be sure that the person she saw was Liu Qinghe.
"Alright, I will arrange this matter when I go to the palace to pay my respects to my father first thing tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Yun Zhuo noticed the bruise at the corner of Ye Qingxue's eye and reached out to rub it: "Didn't you sleep well last night? I heard about what happened between you and the Ninth Prince after I returned to the manor. He's a scoundrel."
His fingers were long and slender, and his palms were warm. When Ye Qingxue felt his palms against her face, her heart felt soothed and she felt very comfortable.
"He's a scoundrel, but his hostility towards me came too suddenly. Your Highness has several spies in the palace; could you investigate the reason?"
A faint smile appeared in Yun Zhuo's eyes: "Now there are two more. I'll arrange for them to investigate secretly tomorrow morning."
Hearing his words, Ye Qingxue understood that his deep gaze just now meant—
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