Xiao Jin looked at the dark scar on Chu Shao’s arm and was almost dumbfounded.
Could it be…these assassins were targeting Chu Shao?
When the black-clothed man wounded her earlier, he didn’t poison the sword. But when he attacked Chu Shao, he applied poison.
At this moment, Xiao Jin remembered the crown prince walking to the palace wall, turning his head and looking into the distance covered in frost.
Because she was far away, she couldn’t see the crown prince’s expression clearly. But the male lead stood by the willow tree, stayed still for a long time, and then disappeared between the yellow tiles and red walls.
It seemed that the male lead had some issues.
Xiao Jin understood the reasoning, but she was still shocked as she looked at the faint smile on Chu Shao’s lips.
How could someone be poisoned and not react at all?
Chu Shao was very perceptive, so she quickly noticed that Xiao Jin’s gaze seemed to be fixed on her arm.
She didn’t think there was anything unusual about her arm, but since Xiao Jin was looking, there must be a reason.
So she smiled and raised her hand. However, when she saw the black edges of the wound, she couldn’t help but stare.
Xiao Jin looked serious and stared at Chu Shao intently. When Chu Shao came back to her senses, she just smiled slightly and said, “It turned out to be the poison of the broken heart grass. No wonder I felt a little itchy in my stomach earlier.”
“…”
Xiao Jin was silent for a moment and slowly asked, “Is this poison from broken heart grass?”
“It should be.”
Chu Shao’s smile did not change. She even raised her arm with interest and carefully observed the black blood on the edge of the wound. “After all, only by being infected with the poison of broken heart grass will the stomach itch and then the intestines rot, causing extreme pain and death.”
Xiao Jin looked at the smile on Chu Shao’s face and often felt out of place with the female lead because she thought she was too normal.
…Is this really broken heart grass? Can there be some reaction? Is broken heart grass so shameless?
The so-called broken heart grass was one of the nine poisons in online novels, and its lethal degree was no less than that of poison arrows and seven-star sea anemones.
It is rumored that the poison is extremely potent, and within three cups of tea after ingestion, the intestines will turn black and sticky, causing the victim to suffer and die.
Even if there were not a thousand cannon fodders who died from broken heart grass, there would still be at least eight hundred. But Chu Shao is the female lead, how could she start off by being given a lunch box?
Xiao Jin had a gut feeling that something was wrong. In a short period of time, she could only attribute the magical plot to a chain reaction caused by a marriage proposal.
Also, the female lead might have been possessed and had her consciousness switched.
Chu Shao stood beside Xiao Jin, calmly watching her fingers slowly turn pale and transparent.
Due to the severe pain in her abdomen, her blood had also become icy cold, making her close her eyes with pleasure.
It had been a long time since she had felt this kind of pain, and she even missed it a little. Unfortunately, the pain wouldn’t last long.
After three cups of tea, everything would become boring again.
The sound of a torn silk was sharp like a plucked string, interrupting Chu Shao’s thoughts.
Confused, Chu Shao looked up and saw Xiao Jin holding a piece of silk fabric, handing it over to her.
It seemed to have been torn from her clothes, as the tear was not neat. It was wide in the front and narrow in the back.
Xiao Jin explained, “There are no handkerchiefs left, so wrap this around yourself first. Maybe it can slow down the spread of the poison.”
Of course, this was just her wishful thinking.
Actually, if Xiao Jin had handed her a three-foot-long white cloth, Chu Shao would have found it more reasonable.
After all, theoretically, if she was poisoned and was about to suffer and die, hanging would be better than painful death.
But looking at that piece of fabric, Chu Shao found it very interesting.
She took the fabric and endured the severe pain in her abdomen, wrapping her arm around it.
Sweat appeared on her forehead, but she still had a calm smile on her lips, albeit with a slight tremble in her voice: “Your highness, what happens next?”
Xiao Jin could be sure that Chu Shao was not afraid of death.
But she still wanted to fulfill her mission and return home, so it was impossible to let Chu Shao die like this.
So Xiao Jin turned her head and said to the coachman, “Go to Cangjin Lane at the fastest speed.”
…
As evening approached, the wind and snow in the capital became heavier.
Mixed with drizzling rain, pedestrians were frozen with chattering teeth and wrapped tightly in their cloaks.
At the end of Cangjin Lane, someone rented a pharmacy.
The store was not large, so the pharmacy owner only saw patients with illnesses such as typhoid fever, occasionally picking some Chinese herbal medicine for them.
Today, the wind and snow were so severe that Su Tan closed the shop early after sweeping the snow.
The smell of Chinese herbal medicine permeated the store. She brewed a pot of tea with live fire, poured it into a cup, and then uncovered the porcelain lid to smell the fragrance of tender buds.
After the warm tea entered her throat, Su Tan sat in her chair and added a spoonful of feed to the cage of her white parrot.
She held the tea made with honeysuckle and suddenly felt that the severe winter of Northern Qi seemed not so cold.
The honeysuckle flower bloomed most abundantly in Dayao. But since the fall of Dayao, Su Tan had not drunk honeysuckle tea for a long time.
Today, in the chilly wind, she thought about it and decided to make tea with honeysuckle.
Even inside the room, the fragrance of honeysuckle was still fresh and bitter, but her mood had changed, and she could only taste the slight bitterness.
Su Tan sighed lightly. When she put down the porcelain cup, she couldn’t help but frown.
Su Tan let out a gentle sigh. When she put down her porcelain cup, she couldn’t help but frown.
There were tender sprouts floating in the cup, and at this moment, the surface of the water seemed to be… swaying?
As she furrowed her brow with vigilance, the sound of rolling wheels came from outside the house.
The coachman whipped his horse, and the horseshoes splashed the snow, creating a chaotic sound.
Su Tan had a bad feeling. Although Cangjin Lane was located in the capital of Qi, it was remote and rarely visited at night.
In such freezing weather, who would be willing to drive over? It was probably not a good sign.
After thinking for a moment, she stood up and looked out the window. Just as she saw the armor of the guard, there was a knocking sound at the door.
The parrot locked in a cage let out a sharp cry.
Su Tan remained silent for a while, then quietly took out a bamboo tube from her sleeve. Inside were three poisoned silver needles. If the other party tried to force their way in, she could at least take down two or three people.
She held the bamboo tube in her hand and said calmly, “I’m not seeing patients today. Please come back another day, sir.”
After a moment, a faint voice came from outside the door, “Doctor Su, lives are at stake, please help if you can.”
Upon hearing this, Su Tan was shocked.
She was not familiar with this person’s voice, but the other party knew her name. Moreover, the people in the lane called her “Doctor Su,” who would address her with such respect as “Doctor Su”?
Su Tan tightened her grip on the bamboo tube, ready to respond with a feigned response. But who knew that the person outside the door would continue, “Also, my surname is Xiao, and my single name is Jin.”
“So, you can put away the silver needles in your hand.”
…
Xiao Jin held the porcelain cup and took a sip of hot tea, feeling the chill around her dissipate.
She looked at Su Tan, who was detoxifying Chu Shao, and nodded in admiration.
No wonder she was the left and right arm of the male lead in the future. Not only was she beautiful and kind, but her medical skills were also superb. She was simply a walking antidote machine.
Such a good girl, how did she end up on the male lead’s pirate ship?
At this time, Su Tan had prepared charcoal ash and alkaline water, and the guards were following her instructions to brew the antidote.
They fanned the flames with fans and wondered how the prince had found this place.
In fact, Su Tan still couldn’t figure out why the Yan prince of Qi country knew her and knew that she had a tube with silver needles in her hand.
Xiao Jin looked at Su Tan from time to time, full of doubts.
She calmly sat in her wheelchair, drinking tea without changing her expression, thinking to herself that it was good that she didn’t understand.
After all, Su Tan was known for being tough, so Xiao Jin had to guard against her.
In the original novel, after the male lead knew Su Tan’s true identity, he concealed his own identity as the Qi country Crown Prince and visited her in person. But as soon as he stepped in, he was almost pricked by a needle.
If it weren’t for the male lead’s strong martial arts skills, the original novel would probably have to change the genre to non-cp.
So, Xiao Jin admired Su Tan very much.
Su Tan did not admire Xiao Jin and could not see through this person.
The reason she let Xiao Jin in just now was simply because the other party had identified her identity, and she couldn’t leave the Yan prince of the Northern Qi outside the door.
She had no good feelings for Xiao Jin, but when she saw Chu Shao, she was slightly stunned.
Because Chu Shao had a silver-blue flower hairpin on her forehead. Su Tan seemed to have seen the shape of this hairpin somewhere before.
She remembered the prophecy of the national teacher many years ago, and her face changed.
Could it be that this person is…
“Dr. Su, you’re distracted.”
Chu Shao’s expression was still gentle, and she spoke softly to Su Tan with a smile.
But for some reason, when Su Tan met Chu Shao’s eyes, she always felt that they were deep and bottomless. Like tea leaves, the longer they soaked, the more they colored.
However, when Chu Shao lowered her eyelashes, her expression became very gentle, almost making her think that everything just now was just an illusion.
Of course, almost being the key word.
The more Su Tan looked at Chu Shao’s features, the more she felt like she resembled the goddess in the Da Yao Palace.
When she was a child, she had the opportunity to see that goddess.
Back then, the country was prosperous and the people were strong, and the Jun Yun Palace was filled with song and dance, with the nobles toasting to each other and having a great time.
As guests sat at the banquet, just as they were about to offer a toast to Emperor Yao, a dancer walked onto the stage.
With water sleeves as red as peonies and a bewitching figure, the nobles couldn’t take their eyes off her and kept praising her with raised cups.
Although the peony was charming, when the last dancer stepped onto the stage, all the other flowers paled in comparison.
Dressed in blue with silver sleeves and feather earrings, her demeanor was even colder and more aloof than that of a heavenly fairy.
When the dance was over, everyone was silent, holding their breath.
Su Tan recalled the rumors she had heard these past few days, and found them hard to believe.
Could it be that the poisoned person was the Yan Princess? But she had only just married the Yan Prince, why would anyone want to harm her?
She couldn’t understand this matter.
When Su Tan came back to her senses, she found that Chu Shao had already taken the silver needle from her acupoint and calmly drank the antidote.
When Chu Shao drank the antidote, there was only half a stick of incense left before the poison would take effect.
Su Tan looked at Chu Shao with a complex expression, knowing that she had just endured a lot of pain and suffering.
Poor Princess Da Yao, not only was she now a prisoner, but she was also forced to marry the Yan Prince, who had lost the use of her legs. Despite all this suffering, she still had to put on a gentle smile in front of Xiao Jin.
Su Tan clenched her fists, feeling both sad and angry.
Xiao Jin finished her tea and, seeing Su Tan’s inscrutable expression, gave up on the idea of pouring her another cup.
She thought for a moment and realized that the original owner had just destroyed Su Tan’s country, so it was normal for her to be unfriendly towards herself.
But Chu Shao’s hand seemed to be trembling.
Xiao Jin keenly noticed this detail, looked up at Chu Shao’s face, and saw her smiling and gently saying to Su Tan, “Thank you, Doctor Su. I’m much better now.”
She suddenly understood that because of the pain, Chu Shao, this lunatic, had started to feel happy again.
This attribute seemed somewhat strange.
However, Su Tan did not notice anything unusual at all and still looked at Chu Shao with pity, softly saying to her, “The princess is too kind. Let me take care of your wounds.”
Chu Shao sat on the couch, obediently nodding.
Xiao Jin watched as Su Tan picked up a white cloth and mashed herbs, carefully treating Chu Shao’s wounds, and felt very appreciative: Doctor Su was truly dedicated and professional in saving lives and helping the injured.
However, gradually, she suddenly realized that she also had injuries on her body, but Su Tan didn’t even glance at her.
And Su Tan’s gaze towards Chu Shao was too gentle and kind.
Wait, Su Tan seemed to be the second female lead.
So what was she being gentle towards?
Xiao Jin was confused. If the second female lead and the female lead truly hit it off, then wouldn’t the male lead be useless?
No, Chu Shao was now her nominal wife, and she had brought Chu Shao to Su Tan, so wasn’t it considered…
She was green with envy over herself?
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Translator’s note: Haha~~
TO BE CONTINUE…
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