"As for A-Lin..." Shen Xihe became even more worried.
"She's fine for now, you don't have to worry..."
Xiao Hua Yongzheng was comforting Shen Xihe when Hongyu's voice rang out from outside: "Your Highness, Lord Cui wants to see you."
"Zhenzhu, you and Ah Xi, come with me." Shen Xihe decided to go to Cui Mansion in person.
"You can go." Xiao Huayong nodded.
It was reasonable for the Crown Prince to care about his courtiers. It was also reasonable for the Crown Princess to take care of him since he was not feeling well. Moreover, both doctors were hers, so it would be more convenient for her to go with them to deal with unexpected events, and others would not be suspicious.
When Shen Xihe arrived at Cui's house, she did not expect that Bu Shulin was also there. When she saw Shen Xihe, she immediately came forward. However, due to the large number of people, she had to control her thoughts and bowed first. She did not dare to get close to Shen Xihe casually.
Everyone waited in the yard outside Cui Jinbai's bedroom for a full hour. After an hour, the door was opened. Zhenzhu, Sui Axi and several imperial doctors came out and hurried to report to Shen Xihe: "Your Highness, Cui Shaoqing has multiple knife wounds on his body, deep enough to see the bones, none of which are fatal, but he was hit by a poison dart in the shoulder. Fortunately, Cui Shaoqing brought some antidote pills with him and took them in time, so he didn't die.
However, this poison is peculiar. Although the antidote pills can temporarily control it, they cannot detoxify it. Ah Xi protected Cui Shaoqing's heart meridian with acupuncture and temporarily curbed the spread of the poison, but he had to find an antidote as soon as possible, otherwise..."
Needless to say, if we can’t find the antidote, there is no way to save the situation.
"How long can it be delayed?" Shen Xihe asked.
Zhenzhu looked at Sui Axi, and Sui Axi said, "Your Highness, I can delay the disease for five to seven days with acupuncture."
Sui Axi couldn't determine the exact number of days, so he could only give a time range.
"What kind of poison is it? What antidote is needed? Do you know?" Shen Xihe asked again.
Not only the imperial doctors, but even Sui Axi and Zhenzhu fell silent. Silence meant that they didn't know.
"Are you sure you can figure it out?" Shen Xihe looked at Zhenzhu.
Zhenzhu didn't dare to give an accurate answer. She had just discussed it with Sui Axi and several experienced imperial doctors, but they were unable to identify what the poison was in a short time.
Bu Shulin's eyes went dark and she nearly fell down. Fortunately, the dizziness lasted only for a moment. She staggered and quickly stood firm. She turned around and smiled a little bit far-fetchedly, saying to everyone, "I haven't eaten anything today. I'm a little hungry."
"We were negligent." Cui Zheng, as the head of the family, hurriedly ordered, "Prepare food."
“No, no…” Bu Shulin waved his hands repeatedly, “I’m just concerned about Cui Shi… Cui Shaoqing’s injury, and now I know the result, so it’s inconvenient for me to stay for long…”
"Have some food. I want some too." Shen Xihe interrupted Bu Shulin.
Now Xiao Changmin was staring at Bu Shulin. Bu Shulin left Cui Mansion, and it was not convenient for Shen Xihe to follow him to Bu Mansion openly. She had something to say to Bu Shulin.
Bu Shulin understood Shen Xihe's meaning and could only give Cui Zheng an embarrassed smile.
Shen Xihe kept Zhenzhu and Sui Axi and asked them to discuss the matter further. They couldn't just do nothing and wait for Cui Jin to die from the poison. There had to be a plan.