Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Shocking Secret
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Yu held her sword in both hands and came to the door. She was ready to attack. When she saw that the person was Huyan Mingshuo, her expression relaxed. She consciously left the room and closed the door.

Huyan Mingshuo saw him and nodded at him, expressing his satisfaction with his actions. It could be seen that he was also a loyal subordinate, and he had always been lenient in the face of loyal people.

Seeing that Yu had closed the door, he took a light step inside and saw that Fu Yingran’s eyes were closed. The imperial physician was about to prick Ying Ran’s stomach with a silver needle.

Thus, he flew forward and kicked the imperial physician to the ground. He took a few steps to fall to the bedside. At this moment, Fu Yingran was unconscious. Huyan Mingshuo hurriedly hung the medicinal jade in front of her chest.

He turned around and shot the hidden weapon in his hand at the imperial physician, making it impossible for him to move. The imperial physician saw that the matter had been exposed and was about to commit suicide by taking poison. However, the moment His Highness the Crown Prince attacked, he was completely unable to move. He immediately knew that it was over. It was likely that the nine races would be implicated by him.

However, Huyan Mingshuo was too lazy to care about him now. He just looked at Fu Yingran. Now, he only hoped that the medicinal jade would really work and save Fu Yingran and the child in her stomach.

Huyan Mingshuo had been staring at Fu Yingran. Suddenly, he saw a red dot appear on her forehead. It became more and more obvious. Then, he opened a small hole and a small green ball crawled out. It was only the size of a peanut. After the ball came out, it didn’t seem to be satisfied. Huyan Mingshuo wanted to drill in again. Seeing this, he immediately used a dagger to pull the ball down.

Not long after, Fu Yingran weakly opened her eyes. Seeing Huyan Mingshuo by her side, she instantly felt relieved. However, she did not have the strength to speak at all. She could only ask him with her eyes. Huyan Mingshuo understood what she meant and told him what had just happened.

After Ying Ran finished listening, he looked at the little ball. It was green and the top was a little bright red. He immediately knew what it was if it wasn’t a Soul Devouring Gu. Fortunately, she knew how to solve it and was glad that Medicinal Jade had forced it out earlier. Otherwise, she would have died on this Soul Devouring Gu again.

So Fu Yingran said angrily, “Break the green ball and swallow the drop of blood.” Then she was powerless to speak anymore. She closed her eyes and waited quietly. She wanted to believe that Huyan Mingshuo would do as he said. Even if it wasn’t for her, for his child, he wouldn’t just sit there and watch as he died.

Huyan Mingshuo did not hesitate when he heard Fu Yingran’s words. He immediately put the green ball in the teacup and after breaking it, he sent the bright red drop of blood to Fu Yingran’s mouth, helped her up, served her, and laid her flat on the bed.

After about a cup of tea, Fu Yingran woke up. His spirits were much better, but his expression was still ugly. It was obvious that the poison was still unclear. Fortunately, he was already awake.

During this period of time, Huyan Mingshuo did not go anywhere, nor did he care about the imperial physician who was curled up in the corner. He kept looking at Fu Yingran like this. Just now, the moment he almost lost her, he realized that Fu Yingran had unknowingly been branded in his life. The fear of losing her was suffocating.

Now that he saw Fu Yingran open his eyes, his heart was finally at ease. He hurriedly helped her up and asked, “How do you feel now? What happened just now? Wasn’t the rain in the house? If you find something wrong, why didn’t you call him?” He also knew that Ying Ran had let Yu come in with him to guard against the imperial physician, but in the end, the imperial physician almost succeeded. He was afraid that only Ying Ran knew what had happened.

‘”Originally, Yu had been watching the imperial physician from the side. This imperial physician also treated the poison seriously. But just as you pushed the door open and entered, Yu was worried that someone would barge in and left for the outside world. Just as he turned around, the imperial physician pinched my finger, and then I didn’t know anything.” What a familiar feeling. The feeling of the original owner’s sudden death was still vivid in her mind. She didn’t want to repeat it today.

The more Ying Ran thought about it, the angrier she became. She stretched out her hand and asked Huyan Mingshuo to help her out of bed. She walked in front of the imperial physician and said leisurely, “Didn’t your master tell you?” “I’ve already tried the Soul Devouring Gu. If you use the same method too much, it won’t work. Do you want to explain yourself, or should we investigate it ourselves? I can assure you that once we find out, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely annihilate your nine races.”

“I can say that I only ask His Highness the Crown Prince to let go of my family. They are all innocent.” The imperial physician closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He knew that he would definitely not be able to live. He only hoped that he could make up for his loss and protect the entire family. He also had a wife and children in the high hall.

Huyan Mingshuo swept his gaze over him and said coldly, “You don’t have the qualifications to negotiate with this palace right now. If you tell me the truth, your family will be able to change from plagiarizing the entire sect to exiling them for a thousand miles. If you don’t realize your mistakes, all the men and women of your nine races will be beheaded, and all women will be slaves.”

This was the heaviest punishment in Ye Lan, and this imperial physician believed that His Highness the Crown Prince was capable of doing so. Over the past two years, the overwhelming majority of Ye Lan’s forces had been under His Highness the Crown Prince’s control, and even His Majesty was unable to check and balance them. This was also the reason why the various forces could not help but think of ways to control and suppress His Highness the Crown Prince.

Hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s words, the imperial physician did not hesitate. Exiling a thousand kilometers was better than annihilating the nine races. Thus, he calmly explained, “This old minister, Wang Shou, is the deputy of the imperial hospital. An hour ago, the guards of the Crown Prince’s Mansion came into the palace to teach the imperial physician that the Crown Princess was suspected to have poisoned abdominal pain. At that time, this old minister planned to leave the palace with the medical kit.”

As they neared the entrance of the palace, Imperial Concubine Ni stopped the old minister. He handed the old minister a grain-sized item, “Let this old official put it on the Crown Princess’ finger at the right time and try to get rid of the child in the Crown Princess’ stomach. She even gave this old official 50,000 taels of silver and promised this old official that after the matter was completed, this old official would be the head of the Imperial Hospital. This old official was obsessed with money and made a big mistake. I only beg His Highness the Crown Prince to let go of my family.”

“Yes, I will do it. You can go on your way safely.” He would not sympathize with such an uncertain person, and there was no need for him to stay behind.

However, Fu Yingran said, “Ming Shuo, wait a moment. I still have something to ask him.” Even though the position of imperial physician wasn’t high, he was the person who had the most contact with the people in the palace, and also the person who knew the most secrets.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at Fu Yingran and nodded in agreement. He did not think that a doctor would know much, but since Fu Yingran wanted to ask, he would not object. Anyway, this doctor would die sooner or later.

Fu Yingran walked to the side of the imperial physician and said, “If you can tell the secret about Concubine Ni that you know, I can plead with the Crown Prince on your behalf, so that your family will not be punished or even reveal your crimes. I will only say that you died accidentally.”

Although this imperial physician was still going to die, but preserve your reputation, Family members are not implicated, The marriage of children will not be affected, This was already Fu Yingran’s greatest kindness. She’s a modern soul, Naturally, he could not accept the punishment of this ancient bead, That way, the prisoners’ families would be too innocent. Actually, they didn’t know anything. It was only for the sake of the family’s temporary greed that his wives, concubines, children, and parents had to pay the price of their lives. This seemed a bit too inhumane. If the prisoners were able to redeem their contributions before they died, they would be able to exempt their ignorant families from punishment.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at Fu Yingran. However, he did not say anything. He nodded in agreement to Fu Yingran’s words. The imperial physician was like a drowning man who had grabbed onto a last resort. Although he could not escape death, he had at least preserved his dignity and his family was not affected. Thus, he no longer hesitated and told the secret that was buried in his heart.

He sat up straight, He slowly recalled, “Actually, Sin Chen’s master is also from the Southern Region, Nanjiang people are good at raising Gu poison, but the risk of raising Gu by women is very high. The cultivation of some Gu insects will damage the foundation of women. Just when Concubine Ni took out that thing, this old minister knew that it was a Soul Devouring Gu. And the Soul Devouring Gu was cultivated using the body of a woman as a carrier. Generally speaking, women who raised a Soul Devouring Gu would not be able to bear children.

“As for the Gu worms that were placed on the Crown Princess, I personally saw Imperial Concubine Ni remove them from my body. However, Imperial Concubine Ni gave birth to the First Princess and Second Prince for the Emperor. Therefore, the sinners are suspicious. Your Highness and Imperial Concubine can investigate according to this clue. Perhaps there will be unintended results.” This was a shocking secret, and he hoped that it would have enough value in exchange for the safety of his family and his dignity.