Gu Beiyue had come to see Emperor Tianhui early in the morning to discuss Han Yunxi's treatment of Baili Mingxiang.
As the head of the Imperial Physician Courtyard, he'd long received news of Emperor Tianhui's orders for Han Yunxi to go to the western mountains to treat the empress.
According to the rules, he was supposed to make arrangements for Han Yunxi's departure after the empress dowager's birthday banquet.
But he hadn't made any arrangements yet, and Emperor Tianhui hadn't asked about the matter either.
Gu Beiyue was very clear that Emperor Tianhui's lack of questions didn't mean the matter was over.
Emperor Tianhui dreaded Long Fei Ye's display of strength at the empress dowager's birthday banquet, which was why he hadn't forced Han Yunxi. Meanwhile, General Baili had come to seek treatment right after the banquet on Long Fei Ye's orders.
As the head of the Imperial Physician Courtyard, Gu Beiyue had kept himself aloof from the internal struggles of the imperial harem. Naturally, he had his own wisdom.
He could see through everything. Now that Han Yunxi was going to the western mountains, Emperor Tianhui wouldn't ask her about it of his own accord, nor would Long Feiye bring it up. The final decision rested in his hands as the head of the Imperial Physician Courtyard.
He was sandwiched between the two emperors. If he allowed the matter to pass quietly, he'd be the unlucky one in the end!
"Your Majesty, this is Miss Mingxiang's medical record. She's been ill for a long time. Multiple imperial physicians have failed to treat her, and my subordinates are useless as well. General Baili begged esteemed wangfei to treat her and confirmed that she's been poisoned. It'll take some time to treat the poison, "Gu Beiyue explained as he handed over the medical record.
Emperor Tianhui took it and tossed it onto the table. "Gu Beiyue, you mean to say that the empress's illness isn't as important as Baili Mingxiang?"
"Your Majesty has clear judgment. This humble official absolutely didn't mean that!"
Gu Beiyue immediately kneeled down with a look of panic on his face, "Emperor, General Bai Li did not know that the Princess Consort was going to the West Mountains. General Bai Li came to ask for medical treatment on the night of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. He said that he wanted the Princess Consort to see if she was poisoned."
"So you agreed to his request?" Emperor Tianhui asked sternly.
"This humble subject didn't think that Miss Mingxiang's poison would be so serious. I thought that esteemed wangfei would just prescribe some medicine, but I didn't think that it would take so long."
Gu Beiyue's head was bowed. He looked humble and flustered, but his clear eyes were calm and unperturbed.
"You didn't think of that? Heheh, Gu Beiyue, then tell Zhen, what should we do now? "Emperor Tianhui said as he slammed the table, his rage rising to the skies.
Gu Beiyue lowered his head even more. "Your Majesty, please calm down! Forgive this minister for speaking frankly, but the Princess Consort is a poison doctor. She is good at detoxifying poisons and is not good at treating illnesses. The Empress' phoenix body is precious and cannot be treated carelessly. This humble subject knows a Divine Doctor who has done extensive research on mental illnesses. He is willing to serve esteemed empress. "
Hear that, Gu Beiyue's words were so beautiful!
Not only did he elevate the empress, but he also gave Emperor Tianhui a way out.
Long Fei Ye had already shown such an attitude. If Emperor Tianhui insisted on sending away Han Yunxi, Heaven knows what Long Fei Ye would do next?
Now Emperor Tianhui had lost all interest in sending away Han Yunxi. All he needed was a way out.
Of course he could tell that Baili Mingxiang's illness had been arranged by Long Fei Ye. He was planning to drag things out a bit longer before investigating the matter and severely punish Gu Beiyue for neglecting his duties. Then he'd use Gu Beiyue as a stepping stone to get out of the situation.
Now things were good. Gu Beiyue had given him a way out while absolving himself of his crimes.
Seeing Emperor Tianhui hesitate, Gu Beiyue added, "Esteemed empress' phoenix body is precious and can't afford any mishaps. May Your Majesty reconsider."
See, now he'd given Emperor Tianhui another way out of the situation.
It made it seem like Emperor Tianhui didn't care about esteemed empress if he didn't agree to send someone else to the western mountains.
Although Emperor Tianhui wasn't willing to let Gu Beiyue off the hook so easily, he still went with the flow.
"Heheh, looks like Zhen overestimated Han Yunxi. Since that's the case, Zhen won't count on her anymore. We'll do as you say! "Emperor Tianhui's serious expression only made him look … hypocritical!
Gu Beiyue had long gotten used to it. He raised his head and smiled faintly. "Your Majesty is wise and brilliant!"
Very soon, news of this reached Long Fei Ye's ears.
"Gu Beiyue's quite smart," Long Fei Ye rarely praised anyone.
Actually, neither he nor Baili Yuanlong had given Gu Beiyue any instructions. Of course, if Gu Beiyue didn't take care of things properly this time, Long Fei Ye would push all the blame onto Gu Beiyue if Emperor Tianhui investigated and kicked him out as a scapegoat.
"Your Highness, last time you went to the Gu Estate …" Chu Xifeng probed.
Last time, His Highness had taken advantage of Gu Beiyue's absence to pay a visit to the Gu Estate. He hadn't said a word when he came back.
Long Fei Ye remembered clearly that he'd seen Gu Beiyue's skills when he was tailing Han Yunxi in Medical City. He was certain he hadn't seen wrong.
Gu Beiyue knew martial arts, and his skills weren't low either. He had to have a motive for hiding in Tianning!
Just because he didn't discover anything last time at the Gu Estate didn't mean he'd let it go.
Long Fei Ye didn't reply, but a guard from the Hidden Pavilion arrived. "Your Highness, we've found the whereabouts of the Serpent Fruit!"
"Where?" Long Fei Ye was clearly anxious.
The Serpent Fruit was one of the ingredients in Mute Granny's antidote prescriptions. He'd been searching for the three ingredients ever since he saw the prescription from Han Yunxi.
"It's in Medicine Ghost Valley, in the hands of Pill Fiend Gu Qi Sha!" the guard replied.
"Medicine Ghost Valley …"
Long Fei Ye muttered to himself as he gestured for the guard to withdraw.
"Your Highness, that old thing Gu Qi Sha isn't easy to deal with!"
Chu Xifeng hesitated. He remembered that His Highness had offended Gu Qi Sha when he brought esteemed wangfei to ask for medicine last time.
It wouldn't be easy to get the Serpent Fruit from Gu Qi Sha's hands. Even if they tried to trade for it, they might not get it!
Long Fei Ye's expression was indifferent. Cold, he said, "Go set a time and say that your lordship wants to challenge him to a duel. If your lordship wins, I'll hand over the Serpent Fruit. If I lose, he can set any conditions he wants."
His Highness Duke of Qin was so domineering. Chu Xifeng was thrilled and couldn't help but look forward to Gu Qi Sha's reaction when he found out. He wanted to see his master and Gu Qi Sha fight and beat him to a pulp. How could someone as proud as Gu Qi Sha refuse a challenge?
"Yes, this subordinate will go right away!"
If they wanted to know Gu Qi Sha's reaction, they'd have to wait until Chu Xifeng returned.
For the next few days, Long Fei Ye remained in his secret rooms at the Hidden Pavilion. Even the Shadow Guard had no idea what His Highness Duke of Qin was doing.
Meanwhile, Han Yunxi had been visiting Baili Mingxiang's estate for three days straight. During this time, she didn't give Baili Mingxiang any medicine, but gave him a thorough examination.
She read through all the records of the poisons Baili Mingxiang had taken, then used the detox system to analyze them all. She was certain that the records left behind by the poison masters matched the system's analysis.
Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to face reality. Long Fei Ye had asked her to poison Baili Mingxiang, which was tantamount to slow murder.
She wasn't related to Baili Mingxiang in any way, but as a doctor, she couldn't bear to do such a thing.
If possible, she hoped to find a way to cultivate Beauty's Blood while preserving Baili Mingxiang's life at the same time.
After three days of interaction, Han Yunxi discovered that Baili Mingxiang was not only gentle and magnanimous, but also extremely talented and well-hidden.
Whether it was the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, or poetry, she was proficient in all of them. Her family's collection of paintings, calligraphy, and poetry numbered in the hundreds. Moreover, she was familiar with history and the art of war.
Other noble young ladies formed cliques and factions to show off and compete with each other, but she brewed her own tea, brewed her own wine, and drank it in a leisurely and carefree manner!
If a woman like this didn't have Beauty's Blood to deal with, how stunning would she be?
Leaving aside men, even women like Han Yunxi liked her.
Currently, Han Yunxi was tasting Baili Mingxiang's homemade grape wine. She liked it after a single taste.
She didn't know much about wine, but she knew it tasted good!
"Your Highness, as long as you like wine, it's good. I've prepared two jugs, please accept them." Baili Mingxiang's smile was always so gentle.
"Many thanks!" Han Yunxi really liked the wine, so she didn't hold back.
"Your Highness, can you start taking the medicine today?"
Baili Mingxiang had waited for three days. Although she didn't like to complain to His Highness, if Han Yunxi still didn't prescribe medicine, she could only ask her father to find His Highness.
Han Yunxi raised her eyebrows and looked at her. After a long time, she said, "Wait until your poison flares up. I'll leave later."
"My … poison flares up?"
Baili Mingxiang didn't react for a moment. Han Yunxi said helplessly, "The time of your poison flares up is actually not irregular. There are a total of thirty-seven chronic poisons in your body that will flare up at certain times. The thirty-seven poisons are mixed together, so you can't figure out the pattern. In another hour, one of the poisons will flare up."
Baili Mingxiang was very shocked. It wasn't because of the poison flares up. She used to be very afraid of the poison flares up, but she had slowly gotten used to it over the years.
It wasn't that she wasn't afraid of pain, but she was used to it.
She was shocked by Han Yunxi's ability. Han Yunxi hadn't even checked her pulse for the past few days, but she could say it so accurately!
"Don't worry, I'm not lying to you! I've prepared the painkillers for you. The poison that flares up this time is called cold poison. You'll be so cold that your entire body will hurt. "
Han Yunxi said as she wrote. She had to write down all thirty-seven poisons that would flare up and indicate the time of their flares.
Although it wouldn't be of much help to Baili Mingxiang, it would at least let her know when she would be in so much pain that she wanted to die.
Baili Mingxiang naturally believed in Han Yunxi. She knew that the person that His Highness Duke of Qin put in an important position must have real talent.
She prepared the painkillers and sat to the side to watch Han Yunxi write. However, when Han Yunxi finished writing, tears welled up in Baili Mingxiang's eyes.
Han Yunxi not only showed the pattern of each of the thirty-seven poisons, she also wrote down the painkillers for each poison in great detail. There were several pages of it.
Han Yunxi's hands were sore from writing. She waved her hands as she instructed, "Read it when you have nothing to do. There are many painkillers that have to be prepared in advance. Every bit of pain you can reduce is a good thing."
"Qin Wangfei … you don't have to help me relieve the pain," Baili Mingxiang said faintly, hiding the tears in her heart.
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