An Idea in Mind (Part Three)
Yu Fu’s familiarity with poison was such that she could immediately determine its presence just by briefly checking someone’s pulse.
Moreover, she had checked Emperor Ning’s pulse twice to make sure. There was absolutely no chance that she was wrong.
But there were too many people at Emperor Ning’s side. Yin Shuo was also present. At the time, she had no choice but to pretend that nothing was wrong, but she already felt that this was a perilous situation.
It was only after returning to Marquis Gu’s Manor that she let out a sigh of relief.
“Were you able to determine what poison was used on His Majesty?”
Gu HuaiJiang was not surprised by Yu Fu’s conclusion. Emperor Ning’s illness was too similar to his own. Both looked exceptionally common, yet they never fully recovered.
Having experienced it himself, he immediately recognized Emperor Ning’s problem.
Yu Fu said: “I was able to. It’s different from the poison that was used on head general. This sort of poison might be seen as rare to the rest of the world, but it’s very common in Immortals Valley. But this poison is a bit slow when it comes to killing its target. It’s such that His Majesty is getting weaker and weaker, but the imperial physicians can’t find anything wrong.”
She could treat this poison. It would only take a bit of effort.
But whether or not it would fall to her to treat, and whether or not Marquis Gu’s Manor would make Emperor Ning’s poisoning known, these were all touchy subjects.
To be able to do this to Emperor Ning, the person behind it definitely did not have a simple background.
To avoid being discovered, the poisoning would definitely need to be done slowly and quietly.
It was this was for Gu HuaiJiang, and it had to be this way for Emperor Ning.
Kun WuShang was very smart. He knew that Yu Fu would never go to Gu HuaiJiang’s outer study, thus he chose to put the poison there. Under normal circumstances, Yu Fu would never notice.
Then who poisoned Emperor Ning?
“Could this also have been done by Kun WuShang?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Yu Fu, and the latter shook her head.
“It can’t be. If it was him, he would definitely use a poison that I can’t treat and not something this simple. Moreover, he is a prince from Western Kun. He has never had a chance to get close to His Majesty. That’s why it can’t be him.”
If it was not Kun WuSHang, it was someone from Eastern Ling’s court.
Gu ShuBai’s gaze turned cold, as he suddenly thought of something.
Today, Emperor Ning had said that Imperial Consort Xian had been taking care of him this entire time.
If Emperor Ning really was poisoned, appointing the second prince as crown prince would have just been empty talk. The one to benefit the most would be Imperial Consort Xian’s son, the eldest prince…
Princess DanYang had hastily visited Marquis Gu’s Manor to tell him this, and that was definitely something that the second prince had told Princess DanYang.
The information had gone through a few people. If there was even the slightest leak in information, that news would surely reach the eldest prince and Imperial Consort Xian.
Regicide, usurping the throne, forcefully seizing the title…
A number of shocking ideas rushed through his mind.
Gu HuaiJiang looked at him and seemed to understand what he was thinking. He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment.
“His Majesty has many people at his side, but there are not many who could poison him without anyone noticing. If we are not sure who did it, rashly publicizing the fact that His Majesty was poisoned might cause trouble for Marquis Gu’s Manor.”
Yu Fu nodded. She knew that there were powerful forces at play here, thus she did not dare say anything while in the palace.
“I did a few things to the talisman that I gave His Majesty. It can stave off evil and poison, but it won’t be too effective.”
How they would proceed from here would all depend on Gu HuaiJiang’s intentions.
But based on Yu Fu’s understanding of him, he definitely would not just sit idly by now that Emperor Ning had been poisoned.
Being able to uncover who did it was naturally best, but if they could not, even if Marquis Gu’s Manor was suppressed, they needed to make this matter known!
Yu Fu said: “When I was flipping through some medical books a couple of nights ago, I found some poisons that the older generations used with tree crawler poison and suddenly had some inspiration. After this, as long as I can experiment with a few types of medicines, I might be able to find a way to fully treat the poison troubling head general.”
“Experiment?”
Gu ShuBai said: “How would you experiment?”
“When we were testing medicines in Immortals Valley, we would use wild mice and wild rabbits for experiments. But before actually using them, they needed to be tested on humans first to feel at ease. We always used criminals that were sentenced to die by the various countries.”
Naturally, they needed to be extremely careful with any medicine used on Gu HuaiJiang, and Gu ShuBai said: “Then I will have someone go and fetch you some rabbits. You can test it as you like. There’s no need to worry about His Majesty’s situation for now.”
“Alright, when you have decided on how to save His Majesty, just let me know. But it can’t be delayed for too long. It can wait for half a month at most. If we delay any longer, His Majesty’s life would be at risk.”
Yu Fu provided a deadline then turned around and returned to the Western Wing to continue with studying medicine.
Gu HuaiJiang could not stop himself from letting out a sigh, “When it rains, it pours. With all of these things happening at the same time, we’ve troubled Yu Fu.”
Though she was proficient with poison, she was still young; moreover, the poison afflicting Gu HuaiJiang was so troublesome.
Just looking at her over the past few days, her chin had become sharper. When Gu HuaiJiang saw this, he felt extremely heartbroken.
Gu ShuBai stepped forward to help tuck in the corners of his blanket, “Father, don’t worry. Yu Fu has the ability. Watching you get poisoned but being unable to do anything about it is what truly made her feel miserable. Have you not noticed that she has been more spirited since finding the clues?”
He was right. A few days earlier, before Yu Fu had found the clues, she would flip through her medicine books all day and all night, refusing to sleep. It was only in these past few days that they heard Aunt Li say that she was willing to sleep for a few hours each night.
Gu HuaiJiang found this to be reasonable and felt much more at ease. He then changed the topic, “The matter of His Majesty’s poisoning, you already have an idea in mind, don’t you?”
Gu ShuBai smiled and said: “Doesn’t father also have an idea in mind?”
An Idea in Mind (Part Three)
Yu Fu’s familiarity with poison was such that she could immediately determine its presence just by briefly checking someone’s pulse.
Moreover, she had checked Emperor Ning’s pulse twice to make sure. There was absolutely no chance that she was wrong.
But there were too many people at Emperor Ning’s side. Yin Shuo was also present. At the time, she had no choice but to pretend that nothing was wrong, but she already felt that this was a perilous situation.
It was only after returning to Marquis Gu’s Manor that she let out a sigh of relief.
“Were you able to determine what poison was used on His Majesty?”
Gu HuaiJiang was not surprised by Yu Fu’s conclusion. Emperor Ning’s illness was too similar to his own. Both looked exceptionally common, yet they never fully recovered.
Having experienced it himself, he immediately recognized Emperor Ning’s problem.
Yu Fu said: “I was able to. It’s different from the poison that was used on head general. This sort of poison might be seen as rare to the rest of the world, but it’s very common in Immortals Valley. But this poison is a bit slow when it comes to killing its target. It’s such that His Majesty is getting weaker and weaker, but the imperial physicians can’t find anything wrong.”
She could treat this poison. It would only take a bit of effort.
But whether or not it would fall to her to treat, and whether or not Marquis Gu’s Manor would make Emperor Ning’s poisoning known, these were all touchy subjects.
To be able to do this to Emperor Ning, the person behind it definitely did not have a simple background.
To avoid being discovered, the poisoning would definitely need to be done slowly and quietly.
It was this was for Gu HuaiJiang, and it had to be this way for Emperor Ning.
Kun WuShang was very smart. He knew that Yu Fu would never go to Gu HuaiJiang’s outer study, thus he chose to put the poison there. Under normal circumstances, Yu Fu would never notice.
Then who poisoned Emperor Ning?
“Could this also have been done by Kun WuShang?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Yu Fu, and the latter shook her head.
“It can’t be. If it was him, he would definitely use a poison that I can’t treat and not something this simple. Moreover, he is a prince from Western Kun. He has never had a chance to get close to His Majesty. That’s why it can’t be him.”
If it was not Kun WuSHang, it was someone from Eastern Ling’s court.
Gu ShuBai’s gaze turned cold, as he suddenly thought of something.
Today, Emperor Ning had said that Imperial Consort Xian had been taking care of him this entire time.
If Emperor Ning really was poisoned, appointing the second prince as crown prince would have just been empty talk. The one to benefit the most would be Imperial Consort Xian’s son, the eldest prince…
Princess DanYang had hastily visited Marquis Gu’s Manor to tell him this, and that was definitely something that the second prince had told Princess DanYang.
The information had gone through a few people. If there was even the slightest leak in information, that news would surely reach the eldest prince and Imperial Consort Xian.
Regicide, usurping the throne, forcefully seizing the title…
A number of shocking ideas rushed through his mind.
Gu HuaiJiang looked at him and seemed to understand what he was thinking. He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment.
“His Majesty has many people at his side, but there are not many who could poison him without anyone noticing. If we are not sure who did it, rashly publicizing the fact that His Majesty was poisoned might cause trouble for Marquis Gu’s Manor.”
Yu Fu nodded. She knew that there were powerful forces at play here, thus she did not dare say anything while in the palace.
“I did a few things to the talisman that I gave His Majesty. It can stave off evil and poison, but it won’t be too effective.”
How they would proceed from here would all depend on Gu HuaiJiang’s intentions.
But based on Yu Fu’s understanding of him, he definitely would not just sit idly by now that Emperor Ning had been poisoned.
Being able to uncover who did it was naturally best, but if they could not, even if Marquis Gu’s Manor was suppressed, they needed to make this matter known!
Yu Fu said: “When I was flipping through some medical books a couple of nights ago, I found some poisons that the older generations used with tree crawler poison and suddenly had some inspiration. After this, as long as I can experiment with a few types of medicines, I might be able to find a way to fully treat the poison troubling head general.”
“Experiment?”
Gu ShuBai said: “How would you experiment?”
“When we were testing medicines in Immortals Valley, we would use wild mice and wild rabbits for experiments. But before actually using them, they needed to be tested on humans first to feel at ease. We always used criminals that were sentenced to die by the various countries.”
Naturally, they needed to be extremely careful with any medicine used on Gu HuaiJiang, and Gu ShuBai said: “Then I will have someone go and fetch you some rabbits. You can test it as you like. There’s no need to worry about His Majesty’s situation for now.”
“Alright, when you have decided on how to save His Majesty, just let me know. But it can’t be delayed for too long. It can wait for half a month at most. If we delay any longer, His Majesty’s life would be at risk.”
Yu Fu provided a deadline then turned around and returned to the Western Wing to continue with studying medicine.
Gu HuaiJiang could not stop himself from letting out a sigh, “When it rains, it pours. With all of these things happening at the same time, we’ve troubled Yu Fu.”
Though she was proficient with poison, she was still young; moreover, the poison afflicting Gu HuaiJiang was so troublesome.
Just looking at her over the past few days, her chin had become sharper. When Gu HuaiJiang saw this, he felt extremely heartbroken.
Gu ShuBai stepped forward to help tuck in the corners of his blanket, “Father, don’t worry. Yu Fu has the ability. Watching you get poisoned but being unable to do anything about it is what truly made her feel miserable. Have you not noticed that she has been more spirited since finding the clues?”
He was right. A few days earlier, before Yu Fu had found the clues, she would flip through her medicine books all day and all night, refusing to sleep. It was only in these past few days that they heard Aunt Li say that she was willing to sleep for a few hours each night.
Gu HuaiJiang found this to be reasonable and felt much more at ease. He then changed the topic, “The matter of His Majesty’s poisoning, you already have an idea in mind, don’t you?”
Gu ShuBai smiled and said: “Doesn’t father also have an idea in mind?”
