The old imperial physician needed some time before he could confirm which poison was inside Jing-wang. Li Yu recalled the branch mission that he just did to help Liang-shi. The branch mission’s reward was an ancient drug formula. The mission notification popped up while they were confronting the 7th Prince. He should be able to obtain this reward very quickly.
At that time, Li Yu didn’t understand why the shitty System would reward him with an ancient prescription. Now, he naturally thought of the reason. Could it be related to Jing-wang’s poison?
He practically wished that this were the antidote. However, in front of the Emperor and imperial physicians, he couldn’t go into the system immediately to obtain it; because once he entered the system, his body would temporarily lose consciousness. Li Yu was afraid that this might cause a panic.
There’s also one more thing. Because of Liang-shi, he and Jing-wang had been busy pretty much all night long. It was almost the end of his transformation.
Jing-wang also thought about this and looked towards the silver hourglass nonstop, using his eye expression to remind Li Yu.
Li Yu gave him a smile and squeezed Jing-wang’s palm slightly. Then he craftily reported to the Emperor that he needed to go freshen up. The Emperor was currently speaking with the imperial physician. He waved his hand and allowed Li Yu to leave. Therefore, Li Yu quietly slipped away to a tent to the side.
This tent had no one in it. The countdown for his transformation hasn’t appeared yet, but Li Yu headed into the system first and obtained the reward of the side mission “Compassion”.
After obtaining the drug formula, Li Yu first looked over it himself. He didn’t know medicine, so as expected, he couldn’t understand.
Li Yu put away the formula and then asked the System: What’s this drug prescription used for?
The shitty system was voiceless again. Li Yu had guessed this would be the case.
However, there was an imperial physician outside. Li Yu didn’t need to wait for the System’s answer. He only needed the imperial physician to take a look to figure out where to use this.
Other than obtaining the reward, there was another reason why he entered the System.
Li Yu asked experimentally: System, is there some secret story behind Jing-wang’s mutism?
System: “……”
The System continued to be lofty and cold, not giving any reply at all. However, Li Yu had already figured out a pattern from the System’s lack of replies. Normally, the System would only reply with very definite answers.
However, the original novel spent a lot of ink to write about how Jing-wang had been mute since he was little, how he had been removed from the candidacy for future ruler early on because of his mutism, and even how he had suffered the other princes’ ridicule and mockery because of it. If the mutism was really innate, without any hidden story behind it, it should be a straightforward character setting. So why wouldn’t the System answer?
For the system to refuse to answer right now, it already meant that there was another answer.
Li Yu felt excitement grow. He asked even more bluntly: Jing-wang’s mutism, was he naturally born with it?
System: “……”
The System remained silent for a third time, but Li Yu felt like leaping in joy!
System, Li Yu asked his final question: Can Jing-wang recover?
System: “……………………”
It didn’t say “No,” which meant there’s a “possibility”!
Haha, even if you don’t say, I already know. Li Yu happily threw the System a flying kiss and exited giddily.
He just left the System when he heard the countdown. Presently, Li Yu was already very experienced with changing forms. Because the duration was already 24 hours, every time he was forced back into original form, he would pretty much immediately use the transformation skill again. Li Yu waited completely at ease.
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“Father, I remember seeing a drug prescription in a book before. I don’t know if it’ll help with his highness’ poison, but I want to ask the imperial physician to help me take a look.” Li Yu took out the drug formula. Right now the most important thing was getting rid of Jing-wang’s poison. Useful or not, Li Yu had to take it out and give it a try.
The Emperor knew he was all messed up out of worry. The old imperial physician didn’t even verify what poison Jing-wang had yet and Li Yu was already in a hurry to present solutions. Nevertheless, the Emperor was still very touched by Jing-wangfei’s display and indicated for the physician to take a look.
The old imperial physician finished reading and said with a smile: “This is a health supplement. It can’t cure poison at all.”
“It really can’t cure poison?” Li Yu instantly felt disappointed.
“No.” Seeing Li Yu’s dismayed appearance, the old physician reluctantly continued: “Wangfei, this formula can be used to strengthen the body. If you want to cure Jing-wang’s poison, we still have to first figure out what kind of poison it is.”
Li Yu nodded his head. What the physician said was reasonable. They needed to know which poison it was to treat it.
Li Yu asked: “Then how much longer will it take to find out?”
The old physician stroked his long beard and looked somewhat hard pressed. Consulting medical books also required luck. It was really hard to give a specific number of days. If good luck, perhaps a few days, a few months. If bad luck, perhaps a few years.
The old Imperial Physician said this honestly. Although the Emperor wasn’t pleased, he still understood that this was the reality. The Emperor decided to have the Imperial Physicians do their best at treatment while at the same time, he will also put up a poster on the royal announcement board to gather all of the well known doctors in the world. Perhaps there’s some doctor out there who knew the solution that the imperial physicians did not?
Hearing the old imperial physician’s reply, Li Yu secretly grinded his teeth. He already pretty much verified from the System that Jing-wang’s mutism has something to do with the poison. He suspected that Pu Liu did this all those years ago. No matter what, he had to confirm this.
Summoning doctors was a method, but he could also take a shortcut using the System!
The System had shown him the secret with Pu Liu in it. If Pu Liu was the person who used the poison, Li Yu felt like perhaps he could still find some kind of clue where Pu Liu had once lived!
After the old Imperial Physician left the tent, Li Yu knelt down and begged the Emperor, asking the Emperor to allow him to look inside the sealed room in ChangChun Palace.
Because Pu Liu had gotten in trouble right before Empress Xiao Hui died of illness, and her room was also personally sealed by the Emperor himself, the Emperor had a very deep impression of this person. In a flash he remembered her and asked strangely: “How did you know about Pu Liu?”
Li Yu was well prepared. He started explaining from when the kids ripped apart the cloth tiger. Then he said that he felt Pu Liu’s mistake was very suspicious, even though he didn’t have any proof.
“I think having the imperial physicians treat Jing-wang is one method. However, if I could find the poison that his highness took, or even a clue about it, perhaps it would help the search.”
The Emperor’s thought process didn’t jump as far as Li Yu’s so he didn’t even consider Jing-wang’s disability. However, back then when he dealt with Pu Liu, Empress Xiao Hui’s health was already very unwell; the Emperor was both anxious and angry at that time. Thinking about it again, he realized there were really many things he didn’t consider too thoroughly. With Li Yu’s reminder, the Emperor also felt Pu Liu was suspicious.
After all, as a wet nurse who had once taken care of two other princes, making such a basic mistake was really very unnatural.
Plus, Li Yu wholeheartedly wanted to help Jing-wang, wanting to verify this with his own eyes. This proactivity, the Emperor couldn’t bear to reject.
The Emperor mumbled to himself momentarily and then said: “If you want to go, then go ahead. Since Pu Liu is suspicious, I will also have head manager Luo investigate her current whereabouts. I remember I only expelled her from the Imperial Palace back then. It should still be possible to find her.”
Li Yu gave thanks repeatedly. He already knew Pu Liu returned to her hometown. Head manager Luo even helped him search for her address before. Now it can be put immediately to use!
However, he didn’t need to say this specifically to the Emperor.
The Emperor instructed Li Yu to take good care of Jing-wang and then left. Jing-wang knew that Li Yu had once investigated Pu Liu. Now he was mentioning her in front of the Emperor. This definitely wasn’t anything simple.
Are you suspecting that she poisoned me? Jing-wang asked.
Li Yu had no way of telling Jing-wang what he saw in the System. He wiped his face and beseeched earnestly: “TianChi, I still can’t tell you, however I will do my best to find out and help get rid of your poison.”
Jing-wang nodded his head. Jing-wang himself was also somewhat affected emotionally by the Imperial Physician’s words.
He was only around 20 years old, having married his beloved, and even with kids. Fully content with his life, he had never considered posthumous matters randomly. Yet today, he suddenly discovered that he had been plagued with some unknown poison for over tens of years. Although the physicians promised they would do their best to treat him, and Xiao Yu also said he’d definitely help him find some clues, Jing-wang still couldn’t help but prepare for the worst.
Previously Jing-wang was only afraid that after Xiao Yu finished with his heavenly tribulations, he’d leave. Jing-wang had never considered before that he would leave Xiao Yu first in such a manner……
Even if he couldn’t ascend the throne in the end, to be able to reach where he was currently, he didn’t really have a lot of regrets. It was only very unfortunate that he couldn’t grow old with Xiao Yu together.
Xiao Yu was a carp demon. If he died, there’d definitely be other things in waiting for him. No matter how reluctant Jing-wang was, there’s nothing he could do. His short human life can’t hold down Xiao Yu. To be able to halt Xiao Yu momentarily in this lifetime, he should have no regrets.
Yet despite this logic, it was still hard for Jing-wang to accept it emotionally.
Jing-wang squeezed his fingers together so tightly the tips of his fingers turned white. He used a pained yet intense gaze to lock onto Li Yu tightly, wanting to remember the image of this fish forever.
After he passes, Wang Xi would naturally take good care of the kids. Jing-wang trusted Wang Xi very much. He felt even more confident in the four kids, who grew bigger day by day.
The only one he can’t let go in this life was still this fish. He still wanted to protect Xiao Yu, for as long as possible. He also wished that this fish would remember him forever.
Jing-wang pressed down on the immense pain in his heart and shook a jade bell, summoning all of his loyal subordinates.
I’m giving them all to you. They will listen to your instructions in the future.
Jing-wang patted Li Yu’s hand and wrote in Li Yu’s palm.
At first, Li Yu thought these were the assistance that Jing-wang was allocating to him. However, even the usually extremely undercover guards started showing up in the end. Li Yu secretly felt afraid. What exactly did Jing-wang mean by “in the future”?
Was he… making posthumous arrangements?
Li Yu felt like his chest was being scrapped by a knife, hurting unbearably. He desperately forced out a smile that was even uglier than crying and did his best to distort Jing-wang’s meaning.
“This is nice. I’ll just borrow your subordinates for a few days. I’ll be able to find clues super fast……”
“Don’t forget that I’m a carp demon. There’s nothing I can’t do. I haven’t even given up yet. You better not decide to wave the white flag by yourself first!” Li Yu turned around and did his best to scrub away the tears at the corner of his eyes; while at the same time, he boasted shamelessly without restraint.
In actuality, he wasn’t 100% confident in curing the poison. What he could rely on was only one sentence. The System had once said before that Jing-wang had the protagonist aura and would definitely ascend the throne. In other words, even if he’s been poisoned, Jing-wang was not in any life threatening danger.
In terms of posthumous matters, it’s definitely still way too early for the two of them!
Stunned briefly, Jing-wang realized that this was Xiao Yu’s love towards him. Jing-wang didn’t want to overthink anymore and held on to Li Yu’s hand tightly, nodding heavily with his head.
Jing-wang was found to be poisoned. The Emperor urgently set off and returned to the imperial palace soon after.
Li Yu immediately got prepared and rushed towards ChangChun palace without even stopping to rest. He also brought along a very convenient item– one Jing-wang.
It can’t be helped. After learning that Li Yu wanted to enter the imperial palace, the tyrannical hubby insisted on going as well no matter what. Although he had already handed all of his subordinates to Li Yu, the poisoned Jing-wang was extremely overbearing and completely unreasonable. He forcibly squeezed himself amongst the countless members of the entourage.
Li Yu couldn’t dissuade him no matter what. Fortunately, the old imperial physician said that since this poison had accompanied Jing-wang for a long time, it shouldn’t suddenly start affecting Jing-wang’s daily life. Li Yu still had lingering fears, and occasionally glanced at the inseparable Jing-wang.
No need to worry. Let’s start. Jing-wang gave Li Yu a look.
Li Yu stopped hesitating and arrived in front of the room that the wet nurse, Pu Liu, once lived in. He ordered the palace servants to get rid of the seal. The palace room that had been unused for many years, was once again seeing the light.
It’s said that this room still maintained the same state as when Pu Liu left. However, because no one had cleaned it for such a long time, it was covered in spider webs.
Li Yu felt somewhat apprehensive. The palace servants suggested letting them clean up first. Li Yu rejected it. If there were really clues in this room, it’s best to not allow others to touch it and keep it in its original state.
Li Yu picked up a clean handkerchief, wanting to pull off the spider webs that were blocking his view. However, Jing-wang stepped forth and stopped him beforehand, pushing him outside the door. He snatched over the handkerchief and started doing it himself.
Li Yu got blocked at the entrance and thought exasperatedly: Who’s the one that’s poisoned here?
Jing-wang was, as usual, reluctant to let Li Yu tire himself.
After roughly cleaning up the spider webs and dust somewhat, Li Yu was finally allowed inside to take a look at the situation within the room.
It’s hard to tell the original appearance of the bed. The needle and thread on the table was still present. A chair was flipped over on the floor.
“TianChi, do you remember this place?” Li Yu attempted to ask Jing-wang, wanting to evoke Jing-wang’s memory.
Jing-wang still shook his head.
Li Yu received the answer. It was still the expected no.
Li Yu picked up the chair and sat in the place where Pu Liu once sat. After letting Jing-wang know, he entered the System.
If he remembered correctly, he had been rewarded with several of Jing-wang’s secrets that he hadn’t used yet. The System followed his wishes before and let him see the secret in this room again. Right now, he could continue to exchange for it!
He refused to believe that in the same room, he couldn’t find any clues at all!
Li Yu didn’t immediately exchange all of the rewards that he had stored. Instead, he carefully exchanged for one first.
Once again, he entered the memory of the secret and saw Pu Liu waiting for someone, then getting into an argument with the personal servant, and eating the powdered drug. He examined every single detail carefully, refusing to let even one escape.
He practically wished he could pause what he was watching and continue playing it after he finished a thorough examination.
This wasn’t the first time he has examined this secret. After the last time, he had already thought he looked extremely carefully. Nevertheless, he was still seeing new gains.
Li Yu didn’t have the time to analyze them one by one. Instead, he remembered them all so that after he left the System, he could compare it with reality.
In the end, right before the ending of the memory, he saw Pu Liu swallow the powder. The paper that the powder was wrapped in originally slowly floated under the table.
That piece of paper……
Li Yu’s heart skipped abruptly; he stood up.
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I really want a husband like Jingwang… outwardly cold and tyrannical, yet, extremely soft, loving and caring for his lover! Dude straightaway said, if I die, my property and assets are yours. Even won’t let his partner come near a single spiderweb or dust! I just hate that this Jingwang is a fictional character and there’s no jingwang production factory that makes men like him!!!
You’re so real for this 🤞
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Relatable af