This sachet isn't bad! The craftsmanship is fine.

The Chengde Emperor placed the sachet under his nose and sniffed it, "There's still a hint of medicine."

Li Fei chuckled, "Your Majesty, those are just things from the street. They're not that amazing."

The Emperor of Chengde was not someone who would believe everything others said; he had his own judgment. When she thought about the little dumpling specially bringing over a sachet to talk about something, she felt that there was something amiss.

"Things found on the street aren't entirely useless. Nowadays, imperial physicians have no good methods, so it's worth a try. This thing can expel parasites, maybe it could cure diseases?"

"Here, take this sachet and give it to Doctor Li."

Li Fei saw that things had reached this point, with no room for maneuver. She knew she couldn't stop it anymore, but this Fu Jiu Jiu was truly a troublemaker.

Soon, Dr. Li arrived to pay his respects, holding in his hand the opened sachet.

"Your Majesty, the medicine in this sachet is all poison, but it can counteract each other's toxicity. When these are placed together, they become harmless."

Li Fei's face changed color, but she didn't panic.

"I don't want to know these things. I only want to know if this sachet has any effect on the two princes' illnesses?"

"Your Majesty, I have a risky plan," said Dr. Li.

Let me hear it.

"You could try fighting fire with fire, take a dose of medicine and see what happens."

"No!" Li Fei stood up and exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, the situation is critical. The Fifth Prince's condition was discovered too late and is even more perilous than that of the Eighth Prince. While there are risks involved, it is still better than doing nothing at all," said Imperial Physician Li.

"That won't do either. I absolutely will not allow you to risk Yáng'er's life for your experiments." Lì Fēi refused again.

Because she knew, a medicine would only hasten the onset of the poison.

"Your Majesty!"

The Emperor of Chengde spoke in a low voice, "What are the chances?"

"30 percent."

"Your Majesty, only 30%? That's impossible."

The Beauty Fei finished speaking and walked up to the Imperial Physician Li, angrily flinging the opened sachet in his hand. "These things from street vendors are unreliable! Can you really call yourselves imperial physicians? You can't even handle this little poison! What use are you?"

"My Lady, you don't understand medicine..."

Fu Jiu Jiu giggled, now it seems, where didn't Li Fei understand, she probably understood too well.

If you don't understand, there's no need to rush to destroy the evidence.

Li Taiyi explained: “This sounds dangerous, but ‘fighting poison with poison’ is the most effective in this situation. There are a few kinds of medicine here, it's worth a try. The two princes still have a chance, otherwise…”

I don't want to hear this from you. All I want to know is, can you guarantee that my child is safe?

Li Taiyi shook his head, he didn't dare to lie.

But there's always a chance, so it's worth a try.

It's either a try or death, so why not take a gamble?

"Your Majesty, it's better to have Zhang Chengzhong, the Imperial Physician, come. My concubine and Yanger have always been under his care."

Fujujiao's eyes lit up, didn't this just reveal another juicy piece of gossip?

The Emperor of Chengde didn't mind too much and called over the other two imperial physicians accompanying him, asking them three to discuss treatment methods.

Three people proposed three plans, and finally, Li Fei chose Zhang Taiyi's.

Using his method, before nightfall, both Princes Tang Yang and Tang Yan had regained consciousness, though they were still weak.

"Doctor Zhang is truly skilled, he pulled Old Fifth and Old Eighth back from the brink of death."

Tang Yan and a few brothers were discussing, Tang Xian just listened silently.

"You said, Father called Jiūjiū alone to do what?" asked Tang Yì.

"What else can we do? Jiujiao is such a cheerful person. She's only been out for a few days, and she's already caused so much trouble. The Emperor must be unhappy about it. Why don't you call her in to talk things over? Maybe her mood will improve." Tang Yan said, and he felt that his suggestion was very reasonable.

Tang Jue just smiled, but then patted Tang Xian's injured arm. Tang Xian hissed in pain, and he said again: "I'm sorry, I forgot again. Lao Qi, don't you think it's strange that they were bitten by venomous insects this time, especially the Fifth Brother?"

Tang Xian looked at the person about to face disaster and was still stirring the pot. He was indeed clever but had been outsmarting himself, overconfident to his detriment.

"Where did I go wrong?"

Don't you think Fifth Brother's sachet is rather peculiar? He seemed to know about the poisonous insects beforehand and wore a sachet.

"Sixth Brother, if Fifth Brother knew, he wouldn't have lost the sachet."

"A ruse, you don't understand that?" Tang Jie sneered. "You either truly didn't see through it or are pretending to be good here?"

"Sixth Brother, we're all family..."

"Hmm hmm hmm, you're not being honest."

……

In the imperial tent.

Emperor Chengde looked at the little dumpling, "Jiujiu, why didn't you give your antidote to Lao Wu?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't hoarded anything. Haven't you seen? It was Lady Li who didn't want it. I never said no to giving it away."

The Emperor of Chengde nodded, and he also sent someone to ask about the person who found the sachet. It was really a coincidence, and then the little milk dumpling saw it, recognized it as Lao Wu's, and said that they brought it together.

"Your Majesty, both the Fifth and Eighth Princes are safe now. Why aren't you happy?" Fu Jiujiu asked.

The sons were no longer in danger, and of course he was happy about that. But he always felt as if a veil had been drawn over his eyes, obscuring his vision.

"Chirp chirp, are you and Lao Qi hiding something from me!"

Fu Chi-Chiu was just about to reply when someone outside reported, "Your Majesty, a soldier who has eaten the game vomited white foam. Wang Tai-Yi (the imperial physician) examined him and said he was poisoned."

"How is it poison again? Who is so bold to do this under my very nose?" Emperor Chengde was furious. "Jiujiu, go back first, forget about it. Come and see with me."

Here, several princes also received the news.

Tang Yan and Tang Yi were discussing how there was so much to deal with, but Tang Jue's expression suddenly changed.

"Sixth brother, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Jian suddenly came back to his senses, glanced at Tang Xian, and said in an unfriendly tone, "Nothing."

After he finished speaking, he turned and went to the generals' tents.

On the road, he thought, weren't those wild beasts already destroyed?

How can anyone still eat this?

And, it's very mild. People who eat it won't get hurt at all.

This is clearly someone trying to get him.

Especially at this juncture, with two princes poisoned, if it were found that he had poisoned the animals, it would be difficult not to suspect that the poison on the fifth and eighth sons was also his doing.

At this moment, Tang Ju completely panicked and lost his composure.

Although the Emperor of Chengde was not in immediate danger after viewing the soldiers, the imperial face could not be challenged.

"Investigate, thoroughly investigate! I want to see who is behind this. Once found, severe punishment will be dealt."

When Tang Juan came in, she just heard Emperor Chengde's roar and was so frightened that her legs went weak.

Tang Yan helped him up. "Lao Liu, what's wrong with you? Is it that serious inside?"

Three more, see you tomorrow.

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network

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