Since Baili Mingxiang had come, Han Yunxi had one less reason to leave the house. She wanted to visit Seventh Madame and Little Yi 'er, but she was stopped in her tracks.
Seventh Madame and Little Yi 'er might have been widowed and orphaned, but they still supported the Han Family. Aside from the Four Directions Pharmacy, Seventh Madame had also opened a medical clinic that charged fees. Everything was going smoothly.
Of course, His Highness Duke of Qin had secretly bribed them as well. Otherwise, how could a fallen family rise up again in a place like the capital city?
There were many things that Han Yunxi didn't know about.
Her body had clearly recovered, but she still had to continue recuperating in the dark.
Long Fei Ye didn't leave the house much these days, but came to the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion every day. Every morning, he'd come to make tea with Han Yunxi, and check on her at night to see if she was asleep.
He was still as taciturn as ever. A few times, he'd come over after Han Yunxi had already gone to bed. Without a word, he'd tuck her in before leaving.
Today, Long Fei Ye was preparing to leave after making tea when Han Yunxi called him back.
"Your Highness, let's go to the study to show you something," Han Yunxi said in a low voice. Long Fei Ye didn't speak, but rose to leave with her.
Su Xiaoyu and Zhao mama immediately went to clean up the tea table.
"Zhao mama, will His Highness come to make tea every day in the future?" Su Xiaoyu asked curiously.
Granny Zhao was elated. "That should be it!"
"Isn't His Highness busy these days?" Su Xiaoyu asked next.
"No matter what, His Highness has to drink tea every morning," Zhao mama had no idea of Su Xiaoyu's sinister heart. She was happy to see her two masters loving each other.
She thought that esteemed wangfei and His Highness shouldn't have that many steps left.
Su Xiaoyu didn't speak, but her gaze drifted towards the stove. She didn't have much time left. In a few more days, Chu Qingge would arrive. Perhaps her master would even arrive before Chu Qingge. How was she supposed to explain things to him then?
It had been almost a year, yet she couldn't do such a simple thing? Sigh!
After Long Fei Ye entered the study, Han Yunxi immediately closed the door. Other than them, there was only Lil Thing in the room.
Recently, the little thing had been very fond of high beams. It was not because of anything else, but because it was the safest place. Daddy Long had basically ignored its existence, and he had no chance to throw it away.
Long Fei Ye sat down on the main seat of the desk without being invited. He acted like the owner of the study, and Han Yunxi became the guest.
Han Yunxi took a few more glances at him. She liked the way this guy sat in the main seat, especially like an emperor. Domineering and majestic!
"Perplexing Butterfly Illusion?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Han Yunxi nodded. "I'm planning to combine the two poisons today, so I invited Your Highness to come and take a look."
Before this, Han Yunxi had been researching Beauty's Blood for a long time. She'd taken Beauty's Blood and mixed it with a few highly corrosive poisons, but hadn't discovered anything special.
She didn't know if she'd be able to discover anything from today's experiment.
Long Fei Ye sat while Han Yunxi stood by his side. Her movements were experienced and nimble as she took out a set of tools for her experiments: a glass dish, a glass spoon, a glass bottle, and so on.
There was no helping it. The Perplexing Butterfly Illusion was a unique poison that only special glass products could resist corrosion.
When Han Yunxi started working, her small, elegant face was always so focused, solemn, and even a little fierce. She emanated an aura of authority that couldn't be challenged. Those who didn't know her well would keep a respectful distance from her, not daring to get close.
But Long Fei Ye saw her expression and really wanted to disturb her.
He looked at her playfully for a while, then suddenly called out, "Han Yunxi."
Han Yunxi was currently extracting Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, so she didn't notice Long Fei Ye calling her.
Long Fei Ye's interest grew, and he called out again, "Han Yunxi!"
But Han Yunxi still didn't hear him. She had already taken a small spoon of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and was extracting the solidified Beauty's Blood.
Long Fei Ye didn't seem to be satisfied, so he got up and approached her.
Han Yunxi put the two poisons away and used the detoxification system to measure the amount, then recorded the value on a piece of paper.
Professionalism was a habit. She had to be meticulous in every detail!
Long Fei Ye was already standing beside her, but she still didn't know.
Long Fei Ye quietly reached out. She didn't know if he wanted to rub her bangs or lift her chin. In any case, he reached out.
But at this moment, Han Yunxi finished preparing everything and suddenly turned her head. "Your Highness …"
Long Fei Ye's movements came to an abrupt halt, and his large hand stopped in mid-air. Han Yunxi was stunned. She looked at him, then looked at his hand. Instinctively, she was on guard and blurted out, "What are you doing?"
Long Fei Ye's large hand went past Han Yunxi and picked up the bottle of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion on the table. He said Coldly, "See how much is left."
Han Yunxi didn't want to ask that question. It was just a conditioned reflex.
Long Fei Ye's Cold reply made Han Yunxi even more embarrassed. She thought too much …
Han Yunxi stole a glance at Long Fei Ye. Seeing that he didn't notice what just happened, she secretly sighed in relief.
"Your Highness, let's begin."
"Mm." Long Fei Ye nodded. Everything seemed so natural and flawless.
Both of them collected their thoughts. Han Yunxi put the Beauty's Blood into the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, and an unbelievable scene occurred.
Once the Beauty's Blood was put into the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, the blood clot's surroundings began to bubble. At first, it was just the surroundings, but gradually, the entire Perplexing Butterfly Illusion began to bubble as well, as if it was boiling.
Han Yunxi originally thought that the Beauty's Blood would be melted into the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, but who knew that the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion would be melted into the Beauty's Blood in the end.
In the end, the potion boiled until it turned into a small drop of blood. It was bright red and glistening, much redder than fresh blood.
Han Yunxi waited for a moment, and the drop of blood solidified.
Long Fei Ye didn't know anything about poison. He silently watched and waited without asking any questions.
Since he didn't ask any questions, he didn't disturb her. Han Yunxi stared at the drop of blood and secretly activated the detoxification system to scan it.
Previously, the detoxification system didn't know anything about the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, so it couldn't detect anything. But this time, the detoxification system was able to detect something about this drop of blood.
"Your Highness, this is a slow-acting corrosive poison. It's not as corrosive as the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, but it's at least half as strong," Han Yunxi said seriously.
The principle of the detoxification system was that if there was a record, it would be able to detect it. However, the detoxification system had no record of this thing, so it couldn't detect what it was called.
It could only estimate its toxicity based on the records of the slow-acting poisons used to cultivate the Beauty's Blood, as well as the highly corrosive poison orchids.
"Can't you decipher its composition?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Han Yunxi could only shake her head. She used a glazed dagger to scoop out some powder, mixed it into water, and fed it to the white mouse. Not long after, the white mouse's internal organs began to fester.
"It's a corrosive poison." Han Yunxi could only come to this conclusion.
The Beauty's Blood was the key to breaking the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, and the one who obtained the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion would obtain the world.
In other words, if they could decipher this drop of blood, they might be able to find the answer.
But how were they supposed to decipher it without any clues?
Should he figure out its use, or should he figure out its formula? What did this have to do with the poison orchids they'd discovered in the Poison Sect's storehouse?
Han Yunxi's head hurt from all the thinking. "Your Highness, we don't have a clue. This is very troublesome."
"No rush. Take your time."
Over at the Tang Clan, Aunt Ru and Tang Zijin were the most anxious about this matter. Long Fei Ye, on the other hand, wasn't in a hurry.
Han Yunxi knew full well that deciphering poisons couldn't be rushed. Some studies might take ten or twenty years to come to a conclusion.
"Mm, I'll do my best." She looked at the drop of blood. "Your Highness, why don't you give this new thing a name?"
Long Fei Ye thought for a moment, then said, "Beauty's Tears?"
"Excellent!" Han Yunxi had thought of that name as well. This thing was made from Beauty's Blood and shaped like a teardrop, so that was the perfect name.
Han Yunxi put away the Beauty's Blood and Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. She needed to clear her head for a bit before thinking about these things again. Perhaps she really was heading in the wrong direction. Perhaps the relationship between Beauty's Blood and Perplexing Butterfly Illusion wasn't so simple.
Although the matter of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion had been put on hold for now, Han Yunxi's recovery still needed to continue.
It was easy to imagine how uncomfortable it would be for a homebody like her to be cooped up in the Hibiscus Courtyard for a month. Worse was the fact that she had to drink so much every day. Heaven knows if she'd turn ugly if she kept getting fatter?
When she got bored, Han Yunxi even had the urge to run over and quarrel with Long Fei Ye. Unfortunately, she wasn't that bold yet.
Finally, something gave Han Yunxi a reason to leave the house.
Chu Qingge had finally shown up!
Chu Qingge was marrying Emperor Tianhui into Tianning for political reasons. Emperor Tianhui had sent out a procession to escort her from Western Zhou all the way to Tianning's capital. Today, she'd finally arrived.
Only the empress's coronation could be considered a national affair. Only then would there be a grand ceremony at court. Even Noble Consorts after the empress were only given their titles in the imperial harem.
But Chu Qingge was still a princess of Western Zhou. This marriage was of great significance, so the ceremony was still held at court.
Emperor Tianhui summoned Chu Qingge to the court in front of all the civil and military officials, then made her Noble Consort with the title of Virtuous and Pure Peace Palace.
Of course, this ceremony had nothing to do with Han Yunxi, so she didn't need to attend. Long Fei Ye never attended morning court, so he didn't show up either.
But the next day, Empress Dowager Li summoned Han Yunxi to the palace.
Logically speaking, Han Yunxi as the Qin Wangfei had nothing to do with the emperor's Noble Consort.
If Chu Qingge was made empress, then Han Yunxi would have to pay respects at the palace. First, the status of wangfei was lower than that of the empress, and the two of them could be considered sisters-in-law.
But the current situation was that Han Yunxi was the Duke of Qin's official consort and wife. Although Chu Qingge was a Noble Consort, she was still a concubine.
With the Duke of Qin's status and power, Han Yunxi's position might not necessarily be lower than Chu Qingge's. In terms of relationships within the imperial clan, Chu Qingge couldn't be considered Han Yunxi's sisters-in-law.
Thus, no matter how glorious Chu Qingge's marriage was, Han Yunxi didn't have to show her face.
Unfortunately, the empress dowager had decreed that she had to go.
The imperial harem had no master, so the empress dowager was in charge. Now that the empress had a new concubine, Empress Dowager Li had to gather all the concubines and concubines so they could get to know each other.
Empress Dowager Li had already given up on the empress she'd left behind in the western mountains. She was all too clear on the threat Chu Qingge posed to the Eastern Palace, so the first person she thought of was Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi had a grudge against Chu Qingge!
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