Calculating the time, the assassin had been dead for almost five or six hours, but rigor mortis was not obvious and it looked like it had just begun. This was not surprising, after all, the earliest it would start in ten minutes and the latest might be seven or eight hours. There was nothing wrong with her skin and it was quite clean. She had wounds on her body, which was easy to explain, but there was one wound that looked very strange, it was on the wrist, not deep but not shallow either. It seemed like an artery had just been ruptured, but there was no bleeding.
After Liu Qian's people attacked her after she injured General Gu, they would not cut her wrist for no apparent reason. Instead, she bathed before meeting General Gu and had maids to serve her. With this injury, they would not let her appear in front of General Gu.
Xiao Cao asked someone to bring tools to remove some blood clots from the body, twisted them with his fingertips, moved closer, and fanned them slightly with his other hand, and then he smelled a faint fragrance. Because he paid attention and waited for a while, he found that it really had some effect on his consciousness. When a person is still alive, the blood will flow and the body will probably form a faint body fragrance. The temptation of this thing on a beautiful woman can be imagined. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he is already intoxicated by the beauty and will not notice the slow changes in the body. If he draws more blood, the impact will be amplified...
Xiaocao's face became increasingly cold, her lust had blinded her mind, and her death was not a pity.
As for such a beauty with "special body fragrance", Xiaocao is not that surprised. To be honest, if he studies it seriously, Xiaocao can also make it, but it will cost a lot of energy.
One question was solved. Xiaocao used a scalpel to cut open the female corpse's arm and carefully checked the muscle groups. Both her endurance and explosive power were good. She must have also done targeted training. The second question was also solved.
—Xiao Cao had another question in his mind. If the assassin had the time and opportunity, wouldn't it be easier and more likely to stab the heart or cut the throat directly during the training? If it was really these two places, Xiao Cao would have saved himself a lot of trouble. After all, even if he rushed over, the person would definitely be dead. The knife in the stomach felt more like he wanted to cut the person in half. Was there a special reason
Xiao Cao took off her gloves, cleaned her hands, and then explained that the "strange fragrance" on her body was poison. She took it before and it was attached to her blood. She must have been exposed to it a lot before. It was not something that hurt her body, so she had formed resistance. There was no need to explain the strength. It was just the same thing.
She was already busy and tired during the day, and now she was busy until late at night for someone unrelated. Wei Tingyu felt particularly distressed, especially when he saw the tiredness in her eyes. "Thank you, Princess. I think you are very tired now. Go and rest early."
A room was temporarily cleaned up for Xiaocao in Princess Lanqi's yard, where Xiaocao could rest tonight.
The people around her have already done a great job in taking care of the patients, so Xiaocao doesn't need to say much.
Xiaocao didn't need to worry about the rest of the things, but the same couldn't be said for the others. It was just that they couldn't find any other clues for the time being, so those who needed to rest still had to rest. Even for Xiaocao, Wei Tingyu dispatched the Black Armor Guards over.
However, less than an hour after Xiaocao fell asleep, General Gu began to have a fever, and in a short period of time, his fever was as fierce as a furnace. It looked extremely dangerous, even though he had anticipated this possibility and had already prepared medicine. In order to prevent any accidents, he also woke Xiaocao up. After that, Xiaocao went through repeated torrents of fever, and the situation only stabilized near dawn.
Xiao Cao was indifferent to this kind of thing and didn't feel anything. However, other people on Qi Chao's side didn't think so. They believed that he was clearly an enemy general and it would be better if he died immediately. It was such a tiring thing for their princess. Especially when they thought that he would lead the Liuqi army to invade Qi Chao in the future, they were even more angry. However, they knew that it was better for him to be alive for now, otherwise, they might want to kill him secretly.
After confirming that there shouldn't be any more problems, Xiaocao left a few people behind and then took the others away from the inn.
Prince Xiao and others wanted her to stay, just in case.
"The "what if" has passed. As for the rest, as long as you follow my instructions and there are no more unexpected things, there will be no "what if". I have a lot of things to do. Things for the next day are arranged the day before. If I am not there, many people may not be able to continue with their work. It's not that I am so important, but some things have just started and I can't stop."
—In fact, it is definitely not the case. It has already passed in the beginning, but the grass just doesn’t want to stay here.
Xiaocao hasn't had a smile on her face since last night, of course, she hasn't lost her temper either. People who don't know her wouldn't know whether she's in a good mood or a bad mood. But given the current situation, if she wants to leave, Liuqi doesn't dare to force her to stay.
The people around him wanted to persuade Xiaocao to go back and have a rest, but Xiaocao refused. It was just that he didn't sleep well the night before, and it was nothing serious. Besides, he had already told Liuqi a lot of things, and it would not be good to turn around and let them know that it was an excuse.
The matter of the assassin is still under further investigation. Several officials including Wei Tingyu entered the palace early in the morning to meet Emperor Xuanren. After that, Liuqi's people will definitely enter the palace as well. Regardless of whether the mastermind behind this can be found out, Liuqi will inevitably have to argue with Qi Chao. In terms of fists, Qi Chao will not lose, and in terms of words, Qi Chao will not lose even more. What's more, this man is not dead yet.
Therefore, this matter probably won’t cause much trouble in the end.
Xiaocao has always believed in specialization, so he didn't ask about what happened later.
However, the assassination that took place in Liuqi Inn not only aroused people's curiosity, but also naturally caused fear.
There was already a delegation that had achieved its goal a few days ago and had thought of resigning from Emperor Xuanren. Now that this had happened, they wanted to leave even faster. Although they knew that it would not directly implicate small fry like them, they were still terrified and worried that they would become the ones caught in the crossfire and be affected. That would be too unfair.
But is it not a good idea to resign at this juncture? He hesitated for a moment.
Besides, Emperor Xuanren was probably a little annoyed about this matter, and it didn't seem like a good time to resign. Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger for a while. However, as for Xiaocao, a princess of a different surname, he had only heard of her reputation as a miracle doctor, and always felt that the people of Qi Dynasty were exaggerating. But now he felt that it was more real, as if he was really snatching people from the King of Hell.
A miracle doctor, a true miracle doctor, a true lifesaver!
The status of doctors has always been low, and in the eyes of some people, this female doctor is even at the bottom of the lowest class. However, if a person's medical skills reach the level of "reviving the dead and turning their bones into flesh", then even if she is a woman, she will be highly respected, without a doubt.
I don’t know if Princess Anguo can turn bones into flesh, but in their eyes, the living dead are real.
With her around, maybe there's more to it than just one life.
Although it is known that Qi Dynasty is blessed with talented people, especially since the accession of Emperor Xuanren to the throne, Qi Dynasty has become more and more prosperous, which is already a cause for envy. Now there is such a medical genius, just one person is enough to make people envious and jealous, and just one person has changed the situation to a great extent. What's more, this person is also in charge of building hospitals and training doctors. Not to mention how many of them will become as capable as her in the end, if they only learn half of her skills, you can imagine how powerful Qi Dynasty will be in this regard.
It is easy to imagine that the improvement of medical technology means a reduction in diseases that can take people's lives, which is the guarantee of population.
Human resources are precious resources no matter which country it is.
The more I think about it, the more eager I become. Can I discuss this with Qi Chao
These people were targeting Xiaocao, but Xiaocao was unaware of it. She finished her own things and went to the inn. General Gu had already woken up, and when he saw Xiaocao, he only expressed his gratitude verbally in a stiff tone. It was not that he was ungrateful and did not care about his savior, but he just didn't know what to do. After all, she was the princess of Qi Dynasty and had everything. His stiffness was only because he was embarrassed and at a loss.
Apart from his stance, although General Gu himself has a lot of flaws, he is actually affectionate and has a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment.
If it was in Liuqie, then General Gu would stand behind Xiaocao without hesitation, giving her everything she wanted and protecting her. However, this was Qichao, and he was not required to do anything, nor could he do anything. So in addition to being embarrassed, he also felt a little depressed.
He was very aware of the severity of the injury. When he lost consciousness, all he had left was hatred and unwillingness. He died at the hands of a woman, leaving her humiliated and depressed. But she didn't expect that he would wake up again.
It is true that she is a woman whether she lives or dies!
It's a bit complicated, but I also recognize Xiaocao as my lifesaver. But the question of how to repay the favor is really confusing.
Xiaocao didn't care about that. Due to the special location of the injury, he couldn't eat, let alone take medicine. In addition, he had to remove the remaining poison, so he could only continue with the drip. He prescribed new medicine, boiled it, and made the medicine. After confirming that it was correct, he left. He didn't need to stay in the inn tonight.
Wei Tingyu still followed him.
In the carriage, Xiaocao leaned on Wei Tingyu, partly because she was a little tired, and partly because...
"General Gu, you will not be able to lead troops to invade Liuqie in the future. I tampered with it when the operation was completed."
Xiaocao's voice was very soft, but Wei Tingyu heard it clearly and was stunned for a moment. Xuan'er...
"If I had tried my best to treat him, he would have recovered. However, I am from the Qi Dynasty. I am facing a general from an enemy country. I cannot stand by and watch him die. I have to make sure that he has no more capital to harm my Qi Dynasty. When I started, I felt a little uncomfortable because it violates medical ethics. But if I really cured him completely, I would probably feel even more uncomfortable. It was also a spur-of-the-moment decision. Now I am completely calm. Thinking about the soldiers and civilians who died at the hands of the Liuqi people, I was very merciful for not killing them directly, right?"
Wei Tingyu stroked Xiaocao's hair and said with a smile, "Xuan'er has always been kind."
If you think about it carefully, this is the perfect thing to do under these circumstances, isn't it
I just wonder what General Gu would think if he knew this