Chapter 110 Even good people can be tortured half to death in the end.
"So, are you still planning to keep this from me?"
Yun Si said irritably, "You know perfectly well how potent the poison in his body is, yet you still helped him hide it from me. What if something really happens to him?"
Doctor Ji weakly retorted, "No, His Majesty would never allow His Highness to die."
The moment he uttered those words, Dr. Ji knew it was all over.
I let it slip.
He lightly slapped himself on the face and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "What I mean is, His Majesty doesn't know that His Highness has been poisoned yet. If he did, he would definitely try to find a way to detoxify His Highness. After all, the imperial physicians in the palace are all highly skilled."
clever?
Even Zhu Yurou didn't trust those imperial physicians, so she came to her specifically to ask for another prescription to expel the cold poison. How good could it be?
Unless, of course, the poison itself was something they were researching.
"You don't need to bother finding reasons to hide it anymore. I know what I should know, and I also have a general idea of what I shouldn't know."
Yun Si was too lazy to waste words with him and went straight to the point: "Your Highness, you should have studied the poison in your body. Tell me all your findings and I will develop an antidote."
Are you serious?
A look of astonishment flashed across Doctor Ji's eyes. This poison was far too complex for him to even contemplate.
“Your Highness, I don’t mean to discourage you, but this poison is even more complex than Gu. The antidote is not easy to develop. It is made from many different kinds of poison. If we cannot determine which poisons it is, we cannot develop a corresponding antidote. If we make a mistake, it will only worsen the spread of the poison.”
After hearing this, Yun Si's expression turned serious.
She paused for a moment before slowly speaking: "No matter how complicated it is, we have to try. Right now, I'm just temporarily suppressing the poison in his body. I don't know when it will relapse. If the poison spreads to his internal organs, even if the poison is cured later, it will affect his lifespan."
As she spoke, her voice grew more resolute: "Dr. Ji, you just need to explain everything you've found out, even if you only know about one poisonous herb or the subtle signs of poisoning, it's better than dragging this out like this."
"You mean, when His Highness suffered a relapse of the poison, you helped him suppress it?"
A look of disbelief flashed in Dr. Ji's eyes.
That poison clearly can only...
The princess actually has a solution?
In that case, Your Highness will no longer be held back by the matter of the antidote. That's wonderful!
"Your Highness, I may have underestimated you."
Dr. Ji seemed somewhat excited: "If you can suppress that poison, then it might actually be possible to develop an antidote."
As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of Xuan paper from the bottom of the medicine box. It was covered with dense ink marks and several marks circled in cinnabar.
“This is something I made a special note of. Every time His Highness was poisoned, I took a little blood from him to test it and found that the poison changes with the time of day.”
Yun Si quickly moved closer.
Doctor Ji continued, "At midnight, the body is cold, and white frost can condense on the hair. By 5 a.m., it becomes dry and toxic, and the palms are so hot they can burn people."
"That's strange?"
She recalled that she didn't have those symptoms yesterday.
"Doctor Ji, please fetch some more of His Highness's blood later. This time, don't use the usual method to preserve it; keep it chilled. Also..."
She paused for a moment, a glint of wisdom flashing in her eyes.
"Next time you get the antidote from the palace, don't rush to give it to His Highness. Give it to me first, and I need to test what exactly are the ingredients in the medicine."
"..."
Dr. Ji was dumbfounded.
It turns out that the princess's statement, "She probably knows what she shouldn't know," was not a lie.
She really knows everything!
Without further hesitation, Doctor Ji nodded emphatically: "Alright, Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely cooperate."
After Doctor Ji left, Yun Si went into the pharmacy to prepare to conduct an experiment.
The poison's properties change with the time of day, so it's definitely not just made from poisonous herbs; it seems to have incorporated the habits of living creatures.
poisonous insect?
There are many more varieties.
It is indeed extremely complex.
She had always known that royal family ties were weak, but she never imagined that it was more than just weak; there was absolutely no affection between them.
Several days passed in a row.
Besides exercising, Yun Si spends her days holed up in the pharmacy doing various experiments.
Although Qin Ye returned to the manor every day, Yun Si and he never met alone again.
Whenever something happened, it was always Dr. Ji or Mr. Qu who relayed the message.
For example, that blueprint for a compound bow.
Yun Si was given to Mr. Qu, who then passed it on to Qin Ye.
Yun Si was able to glean bits and pieces of information about Qin Ye from them.
He was genuinely busy, but his influence in the court was growing day by day.
The Prince of Jin was very anxious and would always find ways to cause trouble for him in court.
But each time, he ends up looking like a clown, and those troubles don't cause him any real harm.
Prince Lin has been recuperating from his injuries recently. He occasionally attends court, but he remains quiet and doesn't seem to be making any moves in private.
However, it seems that Princess Lin is ill, and I heard that she is very ill.
Yun Si had some doubts, but she... was too busy taking care of herself.
But she hesitated; perhaps just a word of advice could save her life.
That night, Yun Si was using a silver needle to pick at the chilled blood sample when she suddenly heard light footsteps outside the pharmacy.
She didn't turn around, but caught a glimpse of a familiar figure reflected in the window paper.
With broad shoulders and a narrow waist, even through a layer of paper, it was clear that this was Qin Ye's usual standing posture.
"Dr. Ji said you haven't eaten dinner properly for three days."
His voice was lower than usual, carrying a hint of the chill from just coming back from outside. He carried a food box in his hand and gently placed it by the window.
"The kitchen has made black chicken and yam soup, you can try it."
"…good."
Yun Si opened the window, and their eyes met. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Is it safe for you to come over now?"
That question was filled with heartache.
Qin Ye nodded slightly: "My internal strength has recovered somewhat, so there's no problem."
He took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to her: "This is the antidote that was sent from the palace yesterday. Doctor Ji said to give it to you first, so I didn't take it."
Yun Si took it, uncorked the bottle, and smelled it.
"It contains powdered Gelsemium elegans and a small amount of painkillers."
She suddenly looked up at him: "This is fighting poison with poison, Qin Ye. Do you feel uncomfortable every time you take this antidote?"
Qin Ye did not answer immediately, his eyes flickering slightly.
"fine."
His reply was simple and casual, but how could Yun Si not understand? Heartbreak grass... it breaks one's heart.
I see.
Qin Ye's complexion was always bad. Suppressing him in this way would eventually torture even a good person half to death.
"My medicine can also suppress the poison in your body, so don't take the medicine given by the palace for now."
"good."
Qin Ye trusted her unconditionally.
He held Yun Si's hand, his palm warm, covering the coolness of her fingertips: "No rush, take your time trying, I can wait."
He paused, then added, "I'll have the craftsman make a sample of the compound bow you gave me tomorrow and bring it back for you to see."
"Um."
"Yun Si, I didn't know you well enough before. How do you know so much? I've been thinking about this new weapon for a month or two and still haven't been able to decide on it. Your compound bow is simply exquisite."
Upon hearing this, Yun Si felt ashamed to accept the compliment.
She chuckled softly and said truthfully, "I didn't design this. I just got it by chance. Besides, I have blueprints for other weapons here. In the future, we'll make them one by one."
With those weapons, their Qin army would be a hundred times stronger.
Qin Ye nodded.
Then, another silence fell.
Qin Ye stared at her, as if he couldn't get enough of looking at her.
She met his gaze and asked, "Are you... leaving again tonight?"
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