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Chapter 1286: Poison Neutralization (1)

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The Emperor fainted during the court meeting. Panic and worry instantly swept through the entire court, and no one was in the mood to argue about the reform anymore.

Rong Xuan and Yan Du brought the officials to the entrance of the Hall of Diligent Governance and waited for news from the harem.

Li Jinghua held the Emperor’s hand and looked at Chief Physician Hua anxiously. “How is it? Why did His Majesty faint?”

The Chief Physician retracted his hand and lowered his head. “Your Majesty, I can tell that he was poisoned, but I don’t know what he was poisoned with. Acute poisons don’t act like this. Moreover, since it can be detected, it definitely wasn’t through direct contact.”

“What’s the antidote?”

Chief Physician Hua lowered his head. “Please forgive my incompetence. There’s no antidote.”

Li Jinghua’s expression changed and she panicked.

Little Treasure knelt at the side with red eyes and said anxiously, “Royal Mother, why don’t we post a notice and seek help from famous doctors to treat him…”

“No.” Before her son could finish speaking, Li Jinghua interrupted him and said, “That way, everyone will know about His Majesty’s illness. Wenchen, Great Yuan and West Xia have just suffered a huge loss. If they know that His Majesty has been poisoned, they will take action.”

Only then did Little Treasure come back to his senses and immediately instructed Eunuch Wan in a low voice, “Go invite Prince An and the Left Prime Minister in.”

Just as Eunuch Wan was about to leave, the Empress said, “Aren’t you going to invite the Right Prime Minister too? I’m afraid that there will be disharmony among the courtiers if we favor one over the other at a time like this.”

Little Treasure said in a low voice, “Royal Mother, Royal Father said that the Right Prime Minister is only a capable minister, whereas the Left Prime Minister is not only a capable minister, but also a loyal one. Royal Father asked me to address the Right Prime Minister as ’Lord Yan’, but he asked me to call the Left Prime Minister ’Uncle Rong’.”

Clearly, there was a difference in closeness. Since even the Emperor did not dare to trust his Right Minister 100%, how could he dare to reveal this matter to him?

Only then did Li Jinghua nod. Eunuch Wan hurriedly retreated.

Li Jinghua said in a low voice, “Bao’er, you have to quickly send someone to call your Fourth Uncle back. If anything happens to your Royal Father, you have to rely on him.”

Although Little Treasure, as the Crown Prince, had supervised the country and participated in political affairs, he was still young after all. It was very difficult for him to convince the ministers. Most importantly, he did not hold military power. To prevent the capital from falling into chaos, Qi Haoran had to be around to oversee things.

Fan Zijin and Rong Xuan had obviously thought of this as well. After learning about the Emperor’s illness, the first thing the two of them did was suggest that the Crown Prince immediately call King Rong back secretly and let him preside over the capital.

At this time, only if Great Qi and the capital was not in chaos would the Emperor have a chance of waking up.

After the secret guard left with Little Treasure’s handwritten letter, everyone looked at the Emperor on the dragon bed.

Fan Zijin said worriedly, “Can’t the imperial physicians do anything?”

Li Jinghua shook her head in tears.

“Have you investigated the people around His Majesty? It’s impossible for him to be poisoned for no reason. There must be a medium,” Rong Xuan asked.

“Eunuch Wan and the commander of the Forbidden Troops are bringing people to investigate, but they haven’t found anything so far.” Li Jinghua said worriedly, “The imperial physician can only control the poison to try and stop it from invading the heart meridians now, but the effect is minimal.”

Fan Zijin immediately asked, “Where’s the State Preceptor? Why didn’t you invite him to take a look?”

Li Jinghua and Rong Xuan’s eyes lit up.

Little Bear bumped into Yuan Hui when he ran over. After Yuan Hui helped him steady his footing, he sized up his face and declared, “Your mother and younger siblings are in danger.”

Rong Xuan and Fan Zijin, who had come to invite Yuan Hui, changed their expressions. They grabbed the agitated Little Bear and said in a low voice, “State Preceptor, His Majesty is inside. Please go in and see him first.”

Rong Xuan said, “Although the Emperor Star is dim, there are no signs of change, so His Majesty should be fine. However, if something happens to Queen Consort Rong, I’m afraid thre will be changes to this star.”

Fan Zijin and Rong Xuan thought of Yuan Hui’s previous assertion that Mu Yangling was related to the lifeline of Great Qi.

As Little Bear followed the three of them into the hall anxiously, he really wanted to grab Yuan Hui and ask him what danger his mother and siblings were in. Since they were in danger, what about his father?

But now that his Royal Uncle was lying on the bed and Brother Little Treasure was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were bubbling, he couldn’t ask any questions.

Yuan Hui was not only proficient in metaphysics, but his medical skills were also very impressive. Hence, he only flipped over the Emperor’s body and checked his pulse before saying, “This poison is ingenious. It actually rides on the previous momentum.”

“What do you mean?”

Yuan Hui let go and said, “Everyone, do you still remember that His Majesty was previously poisoned in Fuping?”

Of course, they remembered. Back then, when Qi Xiuyuan was patrolling Fuping, Emperor Jingyan was afraid that his military might would grow too strong and become another General Yuan. Thus, he betrayed him and asked Great Jin to ambush him in Fuping. In the end, Qi Xiuyuan had to hide in the forest, and it was Mu Yangling and Qi Haoran who saved him.

At that time, he had been shot by a poisonous arrow, which had damaged his health. Although the poison had been neutralized, remnants of the poison persisted and posed a threat to his lifespan. It was only after he persisted on health preservation for more than ten years that his body slowly recovered.

However, even so, the overbearing poison was still lurking in his blood. It was not completely eliminated, and it was just that it didn’t act up.

Now, someone had used something to activate the poison in his body and increase the activity of this poison. Yuan Hui said, “If His Majesty hadn’t been carrying this poison for more than ten years and had long gotten used to it, I’m afraid he would have died immediately once this poison was drawn out.”

“Then, State Preceptor, do you have a way to resolve it?”

Yuan Hui shook his head and said, “This is a second poisoning, and the poison has been completely activated. Although the poison hasn’t penetrated deep into the bone marrow, it has already entered the blood. Plus, considering His Majesty has been overworked recently, he’s in too weak health to withstand aggressive treatments.”

Rong Xuan said calmly, “Since the State Preceptor said that there’s no change in the Emperor Star, His Majesty should be fine.”

Li Jinghua was stunned and immediately said, “State Preceptor, don’t worry. As long as there’s a way to save His Majesty, we’re willing to pay any price.”

“Including giving up the Crown Prince?” Yuan Hui looked at her with a faint smile.

Li Jinghua was stunned. Little Treasure asked, “Do you need me to cure Father’s poison?”

The Grand Preceptor smiled and said, “The poison in His Majesty’s blood runs too deep. The usual medicines that the human body can handle have little effect, but using harsh, aggressive treatments would be too much for him to endure. So the best approach is to dilute the poison first, then administer the antidote. Even if we can’t fully neutralize it, we can at least preserve his life.”

“There’s only one way I can think of to dilute the poison—blood replacement.”

Li Jinghua’s expression changed.

Yuan Hui continued indifferently, “And judging from the fusion of blood, the blood of relatives is undoubtedly the most compatible. His Highness the Crown Prince is the first choice.”

Yuan Hui said honestly, “This poison is domineering. Even if it’s neutralized in the end, your body will be weak like His Majesty’s and it’ll affect your lifespan. His Majesty has recuperated for more than ten years before his health was comparable to that of an ordinary person again. This being the second time, be it His Majesty or the person who did a blood exchange with him, the damage to both parties’ health will be immeasurable.”

So, the 15-year-old Crown Prince, are you willing to give up half your life for your Royal Father?

Yuan Hui looked at the Crown Prince with a smile.

Li Jinghua opened her mouth and looked at her son, then at her husband. She could not say a word.

Everyone looked at Little Treasure.

Little Treasure nodded solemnly. “I will do it. State Preceptor, make preparations as soon as possible.”

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