0p0 Chapter 153 This poison has no antidote
Chapter 153 This poison has no antidote
Even though Jiang Lige had lived two lives, this was the first time he had heard someone say something so casually yet affectionately "similar to a confession."
Her face flushed, and after hesitating for a while, she replied, "Prince, you have a nosebleed..."
"..."
The timing of the nosebleed really spoiled the mood. After this incident, the beautiful atmosphere was mostly gone.
Jiang Lige was obviously more concerned about Ning Yunxiao's condition than sweet words.
"Do you know the name of the poison you were poisoned with?"
"Night Rakshasa."
Ning Yunxiao wiped the blood from his nose with a handkerchief and answered Jiang Lige's question.
"This poison is colorless, odorless, and extremely powerful. The first symptoms will not appear until a year after poisoning, and the duration of the symptoms will gradually shorten. In the end, the patient will bleed from all seven orifices."
Jiang Lige frowned slightly, "The incubation period of poisoning is so long, it's difficult to find out who poisoned it."
Ning Yunxiao nodded, "Yes, so it's basically impossible to get the antidote from the person who poisoned me."
"Then, do His Majesty and Concubine Dowager know that you were poisoned?"
Ning Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, seemingly a little surprised that Jiang Lige would ask such a question, but he finally answered truthfully, "I haven't told them openly, but I think they have probably guessed it by now."
"Your Majesty is the richest man in the world. If you issue a call for talents, perhaps you can find someone capable of detoxifying the poison?"
"I've been poisoned for nearly ten years, and I've been searching for an antidote. No one knows better than me whether there's a cure. This poison originates from a small tribe called the Chi. Legend has it that this tribe uses this intestinal poison to torture those who have committed great evil. Since its creation, no antidote has been found. Furthermore, this tribe was wiped out in war many years ago, and there are no Chi people left today."
"Didn't you successfully suppress the poison before? Can't you do it again now?"
Ning Yunxiao responded swiftly, "The last time we were able to suppress it by force, it was thanks to a wandering monk. He devoted his entire life to cultivation, but only managed to temporarily delay the poison's effects. Now he's dead. Moreover, this poison cult was even more ferocious before. If he were still alive, there would be no way we could do anything."
"..." Jiang Lige was a little discouraged, but seeing Ning Yunxiao's desperate look, he could only cheer up, "Who said there is no way? Aren't methods always invented by people? There's still so much time left, why say such depressing words? There must be a way!"
These words were incoherent and illogical, but they were all Jiang Lige could do to comfort himself at the moment.
Ning Yunxiao didn't expose her, but just smiled and said, "It's late, I should go to bed."
"Oh? Oh oh oh!" Jiang Lige seemed to suddenly think of something and jumped up from the stool, "You should rest well now. Early to bed and early to rise is the best way!"
After saying that, Jiang Lige scurried out the door like a rabbit, still swearing in a bad temper: "I'll settle the score with you someday!"
Watching the little girl disappear like she was fleeing, the dark cloud that had weighed on his heart for days suddenly dissipated. Ning Yunxiao couldn't help but curl his lips and whispered softly, "Fool."
He is, and so is she.
In fact, in addition to Ning Yunxiao, there was another pair of eyes silently watching Jiang Lige.
In the attic of Shoukang Palace, watching Jiang Lige jogging and climbing up the low wall again, Concubine Xian lowered her head slightly, hiding the look in her eyes.
Seeing this, Madam Qian reached out and closed the window frame, saying with a smile, "It seems that the Crown Prince and Princess Zhaohua have resolved their misunderstanding. It's all thanks to the Empress Dowager's foresight."
"Xiao'er has had a hard life. As his last days approach, I, as his elder, have no other wishes except that he doesn't die alone. This is indeed unfair to Zhaohua, but... I can't care less. I will only find ways to make it up to her in the future."
"Princess Zhaohua is indeed a good girl." Nanny Qian sighed with emotion, "Is there really no cure for the poison that the prince was poisoned with?"
Concubine Xian shook her head and actually shed tears. "The Emperor and I have tried so many ways over the years, but nothing worked. Otherwise, how could we have watched this child suffer so much?"
"..." Nanny Qian also felt unhappy. "The prince is a lucky man and will definitely be able to overcome this danger."
"I hope so."
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Jiang Lige suffered from insomnia, or to be more precise, he suffered from insomnia again.
A few days ago, she was so angry that she couldn't sleep for nights because Ning Yunxiao broke off the engagement. Now she couldn't sleep again because of the news that Ning Yunxiao was dying.
Jiang Lige always remembered what Queen Xu said. She said that Ning Yunxiao was the savior of Nanchu.
She had done so much and finally became close to Ning Yunxiao, but now Ning Yunxiao was going to die?
If Ning Yunxiao really gets into trouble, and Nanchu falls into Ning Luyang's hands again in the future, I'm afraid that the tragedy of the bloodbath in Nanchu in the previous life will be repeated.
As Jiang Lige was thinking, she suddenly remembered the young man's gentle expression under the dim light today, saying to her, "Jiang Lige, I care about you."
The words that popped into Mu Ran's mind made the night feel a little hot for no reason, and the girl's fair face turned red.
Unable to fall asleep, Jiang Lige simply put on a coat and got up.
When Empress Dowager Jiang was young, she was a famous talented woman in Southern Chu. She collected countless rare and miscellaneous books. After she successfully sat on the throne of Empress Dowager, she built a library in Funing Palace, which contained many strange stories.
Jiang Lige thought that maybe he could find some useful information in it.
Therefore, in the middle of the night, Jiang Lige put on a white casual suit and knocked on the door of the palace guard. When the palace guard opened the door, he saw Jiang Lige in white clothes and disheveled hair, and was almost scared to death.
After finally recovering from the shock, the palace maid hypnotized herself with three sentences of "a master I can't afford to offend", and then opened the door of the library with a resentful look on her face.
"Reading at night hurts your eyes, Princess, please take care of yourself."
"Yes, I understand, thank you."
After Jiang Lige answered, he stepped neatly into the library and never came out again.
The news that "Princess Zhaohua went crazy in the middle of the night and read books all night long" reached the ears of Empress Dowager Jiang the next day. When Empress Dowager Jiang heard this, she was shocked.
Without even having breakfast, he went to the library with a group of uterine servants.
When Empress Dowager Jiang entered the library, Jiang Lige had been thinking hard for a long time before finally writing a letter. The content of the letter was roughly to help her find news about Ye Luosha and the antidote. If that wasn't possible, finding the trace of the Chi people would also be fine.
Make three copies, and give them to Yu Linglong, Wen Ziang, and her maternal family, the Xu clan, who live far away in Nanchu.
Yu Linglong is now in charge of Chang'an Prefecture, a place where information is gathered, and has many sources of information; Wen Ziang is the Minister of Justice, and has seen countless strange things and dealt with a variety of people; the Xu family is one of the most famous and prestigious families in Nanchu, and Nanchu may not be able to obtain information that Sheng Ling cannot find out.