Princess Xiangsi - Chapter 176
Suddenly, ripples spread across Qingyun's still eyes, eventually igniting into flames.
Her fists were clenched tightly.
She said to Situ Xingyun, "I want to take care of him here by myself, is that alright?"
Qingyun now looked like someone on the verge of despair, and the pleading look in her eyes made him feel sorry for her. Situ Xingyun took a deep breath and ordered, "All of you, step back."
As Situ Xingyun stepped out of the Imperial Hospital, he turned and glanced at Qingyun. Her back was ramrod straight, but she looked so lonely.
After everyone left, Qingyun's lips pressed into a straight line.
She found paper and ink and wrote a letter to Qin Gong.
Li Ge would never faint and foam at the mouth for no reason; he has always been healthy. All the suspicion lies with Shuang Die that night. Shuang Die used to be a member of the Yinmengte Sha tribe, so she must have the Yinmengte Sha tribe's poisons, and she had also been poisoned by them before.
She knew that Qin Palace had frequent and close ties with the Yinmengshan tribe. Qin Palace had a physician named Hongxiu, who would definitely know which poison from the Yinmengshan tribe had poisoned Li Ge!
late at night.
In the stillness of the night, the palace was utterly silent.
The Imperial Hospital was lit by a dim candlelight.
Qingyun sat on the edge of the bed, holding Lige's hand, gazing intently at Lige.
She thought about many, many things.
If she hadn't married Situ Xingyun, would everything have been different? If her identity had been exposed before her father and mother passed away, would he have taken her away from this noisy palace? If she had recognized her own heart sooner, could they have avoided so many detours?
But these are all just hypotheticals...
There are no "what ifs" in life. What's done is done, and there's no use regretting it now. The fact that time cannot be turned back proves perfectly that there really are no "what ifs" in life.
Suddenly, Qingyun's ears twitched.
She heard a faint sound, a sound unique to the people of the Qin Palace.
Overjoyed, she quickly got up and looked out of the courtyard.
Two women arrived gracefully, the one leading them being Mei Li, the deputy palace master of the Qin Palace.
They walked up to Qingyun, bowed, and said respectfully, "Greetings, Palace Master."
"Get up quickly." Qingyun helped them up, her gaze falling on the woman in red beside Meili. She looked her up and down for a moment and said, "This must be Hongxiu!"
The woman in red looked up at Qingyun with a smile and said softly, "Your Majesty, I am Hongxiu."
"Very well. I require you to heal one person." Qingyun stood with her hands behind her back, her voice carrying an unyielding tone.
Hongxiu hesitated for a moment, "Palace Master, there are palace rules, and I have also sworn an oath before the Palace Master's mother that I will never treat outsiders in this life, otherwise I will be subjected to the most severe punishment and expelled from the Qin Palace."
Qingyun frowned and said, "This is an order. Is Hongxiu disobeying my orders?"
Hongxiu knelt down, lowered her eyes, and said softly, "Hongxiu would rather disobey the order than break her oath." Although her voice was soft, it carried a firm resolve.
At this moment, Mei Li also knelt down and pleaded, "Palace Master, please don't make things difficult for Hong Xiu."
Qingyun's red lips pressed into a tight straight line, her eyes flickering slightly.
Suddenly, a soft sigh escaped her lips, and she whispered, "Meili, Hongxiu, am I an outsider?"
Qingyun changed the subject so quickly that Meili and Hongxiu couldn't react. They shook their heads blankly and said in unison, "No."
Qingyun's lips curled slightly, "Then is my husband an outsider?"
"……no."
"If Hongxiu treats my husband, then it won't be considered a breach of oath."
Mei Li and Hong Xiu both stood up. They looked at the man lying on the bed with suspicion in their eyes and trepidation in their hearts. Hong Xiu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Palace Master..."
As if sensing her thoughts, Qingyun calmly interrupted her, saying, "We've already gone through the wedding ceremony, all that's left is the bridal chamber. My husband in this life can only be him!" They had bowed to Situ Xingyun in the imperial court, which was equivalent to bowing in court, and thus, they had gone through the wedding ceremony.
Meili and Hongxiu had no idea what Qingyun was thinking. Hearing Qingyun's resolute tone, Hongxiu could only agree, "Yes, Palace Master. Hongxiu will treat him right away."
Qingyun raised the corners of her lips, her eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
"Palace Master, what symptoms did he have?" Hongxiu asked after taking his pulse.
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"Suddenly fainted and foamed at the mouth."
Hongxiu frowned slightly. After thinking for a long time, she replied to Qingyun, "As the Palace Master predicted, he was indeed poisoned by the Yinmeng Mengsha tribe."
Qingyun raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there any way to detoxify?"
“We need a dose of medicine. But…” Hongxiu paused before saying, “There are two medicinal ingredients in this medicine that are difficult to find.”
"What kind of medicinal ingredient?"
"The first ingredient is blood silver. Blood silver is made up of three drops of blood from the person who administered the poison and a type of silver powder. The Yinmengshan tribe has a peculiar silver powder that emits a faint silver glow at night. However, this silver powder is very difficult to find within Fengxi territory, and the Qin Palace has also run out of silver powder. Moreover, this poison cannot be delayed. If we rush to the Yinmengshan tribe on the border of Fengxi now, it will be too late."
Qingyun pursed her lips. "What about the second one?"
“The second medicinal ingredient is glass powder, which is powder made by grinding glass. But this glass must absorb the essence of the sun and moon and the aura of people over many years.” Hongxiu looked at Qingyun’s wrist, which was covered by her sleeve. “The glass bead bracelet on the Palace Master’s wrist is the most suitable medicinal ingredient, but that bracelet is the Palace Master’s mother’s keepsake…”