The emperor's already calm face suddenly changed drastically upon hearing this. His expression was shocked and his brows were knitted together. He slapped his palm on the desk and looked sideways at Xia Chu in disbelief.
Xia Chu met his eyes that became colder and sharper under the public anger. The emperor looked at him and knew that he had no need to lie to him.
But, who! How dare you!
With a 'pop' sound, the emperor slapped the case and stood up.
Xia Chu watched him stand up, pacing back and forth, his hands clenched tightly behind his back, obviously extremely angry but also extremely restrained.
After a long time, the emperor calmed down. He walked up to Xia Chu and asked, "Why didn't Miss Lan say anything yesterday?"
"It's about the emperor's dragon body. This is the first time she's seen this poison. She had doubts in her heart. After going back, she checked the medical skills several times to confirm, and then she hesitated to tell me." Xia Chu responded like this on the face, but in her heart I was thinking that I couldn't say anything yesterday. If the emperor was so angry that he asked Lan Yuying about the details, how would she respond.
"Is this poison rare?" The emperor looked startled.
Xia Chu nodded: "It's not rare, it's unique in Xiao Country."
The emperor's expression changed again: "You mean, the poison from another country was poisoned on me?"
Xia Chu stepped forward, helped him back to the chair and sat down again, then sighed and replied: "It's not what I meant, it's the truth."
The emperor rested his elbows on the desk, folded his hands, and his expression was sometimes gloomy and sometimes surprised.
Xia Chu knelt down next to him, looked up at him and continued: "I heard that the emperor was infected with the strange poison from the Western Regions, would you..."
"No!" The emperor suddenly interrupted sharply, directly denying his words.
Xia Chu didn't expect his reaction to be so violent, and was immediately stunned when he scolded her.
Xia Chu sighed, and the emperor also realized that he had overreacted just now, and glanced sideways at him. The face that looked so similar to Zhao Lansheng made him feel guilty, and his tone softened: "What happened back then, involved Your mother died, I don’t want to mention it anymore..."
"Yes." Xia Chu bit his lip. He originally mentioned it casually on a temporary basis. The poison the emperor was poisoned was obviously not Zhiyan. He just didn't expect the emperor to be so resistant to the matter.
"Now that Miss Lan has brought it up, is there any way to detoxify it?" the emperor asked with a frown.
"Not yet." After Xia Chu finished speaking, seeing the emperor's face darken, he quickly continued: "But if we can keep the emperor safe, we can always develop an antidote after spending some time."
The emperor's face brightened slightly: "We have Miss Laolan here."
Xia Chu's face turned dark: "Your Majesty, Lan Lan said that the strange thing about this poison is that it is difficult to diagnose. Even if the imperial doctor takes the pulse and finds something strange, it will be regarded as a common heat deficiency disease and will not attract attention. If the medicine is prescribed for patients with heat deficiency, it will accelerate the onset of the poison."
The four words "Accelerate Poison" made the emperor's overlapping hands tightly clasped together, and the joints turned white.
More than a month ago, he felt weak and easily tired, and would cough up blood, so he called Yuan Guangyi to take his pulse. Yuan Guangyi made the diagnosis at that time and said that it was a common heat deficiency, and he needed to cultivate his body and nourish his body and take supplements. With time, he would be able to Recovery is as good as ever.
"Your Majesty, your recent meal seems to be to help cure heat deficiency diseases, but in fact it is..." Xia Chu paused.
Although he hadn't finished speaking, the meaning behind his words was obvious. The emperor snorted coldly, and he felt that he had lost his appetite recently, and the more he ate, the more he felt nauseated. It turned out that he was not taking tonic these days, but was using a life-stimulating charm every day.
"Do you think there is something wrong with Yuan Guangyi?" the emperor asked, raising his eyebrows.
"That's not necessarily the case. This poison is not easy to detect. Any imperial doctor would be able to treat the disease like this. What Chu'er is worried about is the intention of the person who poisoned him. The poison he used was not a poison that would kill him immediately, but... A chronic poison that takes a long time..." Xia Chu guessed that it was Xiao Yanjun and Concubine Li.
After all, judging from the results of the previous life, they were the ones who benefited the most.
But after all, it was just speculation, and he had no proof...
When the emperor heard the words "immediate death", the gloomy look on his face became more and more intense. He raised his hand and was about to call Eunuch Li to come in, but Xia Chu gently put his arm on his arm to stop him: "If the emperor doesn't have a sure candidate in mind, it's best to Don't alert the enemy, otherwise you can always bring out the person behind the scenes."
The emperor was slightly startled by his old-fashioned tone, and then asked with great interest: "How to lead?"
Xia Chu silently praised the emperor for not acting out of spite, and immediately smiled on his face: "Pretend to be poisoned and lure the snake out of its hole."
The emperor naturally understood what he meant, but...
"If I don't eat those meals in the past, it will arouse suspicion." The emperor expressed his concerns.
"No, in fact, the ingredients for the meal are still the same as before. It's just that Lan Lan added some medicinal materials to offset the harmful effects on the emperor's health. It should be fine." Xia Chu said to dispel the emperor's concerns, and then continued. He said: "Your Majesty, you can continue as usual. I will go back to the palace and ask Lan Lan in detail about what symptoms should appear when. Then I will come to the palace to discuss with you."
The emperor nodded and looked at him with relief: "You didn't tell your father about this."
Although it was a question, the words were firm. If the Marquis knew about this, he would definitely not let Xia Chu enter the palace alone.
"Yes. Firstly, I feel that the less people know about this, the better. Secondly, I am afraid that he will be too worried." Xia Chu replied truthfully.
"I have inherited your father's delicate thoughts." The emperor's eyebrows finally relaxed a little, and the corners of his lips also curved slightly.
Seeing that his mood had improved, Xia Chu also smiled and said: "The emperor is right, isn't my mother careless?"
The emperor's face was startled, and after a moment of silence he said: "It seems that your father rarely talks about you talking about your mother. Lan is born into her, she has a strong temper, is impulsive, and is extremely willful... "
"Your Majesty..." Xia Chu originally wanted to ask more about his mother, but the Emperor waved his hand to him: "I want to be alone and think about something. You can go back today."
The rest of Xia Chu's words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't ask any more questions.
Bai Ruofei didn't know much about Zhao Lansheng, except that she had taught her medical skills for a period of time when she saw her cleverness. She had never said anything about accepting her as a disciple, but Zhao Lansheng had always regarded him as his master.
As for the Marquis and Old General Zhao, Xia Chu did not dare to ask them about it. Whenever his mother was involved, the Marquis was always hurt without saying a word, with a sad expression. General Zhao sent the white-haired man to the black-haired man, and Xia Chu even I can't bear it.
Although Li Xinlan had been serving Zhao Lansheng since she was a child, she was still a little maid at that time. She knew very little and what she said was only trivial matters.
So, until now.
Xia Chu's impression of Zhao Lansheng was very vague. He wanted to know, but had no way of knowing, what kind of person she was.
(End of chapter)