The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Biluo brought a basin of warm water and said, "Princess, I will wipe your hands and face for you so that the alcohol smell will dissipate faster."

After a moment, Biluo uttered a soft cry, "Princess, I see that the princess looks unwell. I'm afraid she has drunk too much."

Frankly speaking, it was alcohol poisoning. Lu Yun's face changed. "Go get the doctor quickly."

Biluo and Atao disappeared at the palace gate.

Lu Yun walked to the bedside, reached out and tapped Roujia's back a few times, and saw her face turn from pale to red visibly.

Lu Tan hurried over, her face pale with fear. "Princess, the master—"

Lu Yun apologized to her, "I didn't expect this to happen. I'm afraid your master won't be able to attend the dinner tonight."

The eunuch guarding the gate of the Imperial Hospital heard this and said with a sad face, "What a coincidence! Someone from the Eastern Palace just sent away all the imperial physicians on duty. Only the Haiyuan judge, Lord Hai, is left waiting to see Your Majesty."

Biluo was also anxious. "Could you please help me go and ask for some sobering prescriptions for me to use temporarily?"

An old voice came from the room, "Bai Zhu, what's wrong?"

The eunuch named Bai Zhu bowed his body and said, "Master Hai, someone from Xianfu Palace said that Princess Roujia drank too much and is not feeling well."

The old man with white hair and beard stood up from his seat. "Selaginella, take the medicine box and follow me to Xianfu Palace."

"Hey, Lord Hai." Bai Zhu was anxious when he heard this and opened his arms to block the way. "What if Zichen Palace comes to ask for someone from me? What will I do?"

The old man stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, Zichen Palace won't look for me for the time being. It only takes half an hour to go to Xianfu Palace and back. If someone comes to ask for me, you can bring them to Xianfu Palace to find me. I will take care of anything that happens."

Seeing that he still didn't move, the old man sighed and said, "If something happens to Princess Roujia, who can bear the consequences? Get out of the way."

Biluo led the way in front, and the old man followed with the medicine boy. On the way, they met A Tao who came out of Ronghua Palace.

Ah Tao came close to Biluo and whispered, "Sister, the Queen said she knows."

In the inner chamber of Xianfu Palace, the old man withdrew his hand and said, "My Lady, the princess has only drunk too much. She is fine. Drink one bowl of the wine I prescribed, get some sleep, and you'll be fine tomorrow."

Lu Yun was obviously relieved. "Thank you, sir."

Biluo took the prescription and the old man back to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine. A Tao and Sister Cai He sent them to the palace gate. A Tao wanted to go back to her room to sit, but she heard the princess calling her.

Cai He smiled and pulled her inside. "The master wants to see you."

Biluo came back with the medicine bag and frowned at the empty yard. "A Tao?"

Cai He came out from the inner room and took the medicine bag from her hand. "Give it to me. Ah Tao was curious and drank a little while ago when I wasn't paying attention. She complained of a headache and is sleeping in the inner room now."

Biluo handed the medicine bag to Caihe and turned to walk towards the backyard. "She's becoming more and more unruly. I'll go check on her."

Caihe held the medicine with a smile and stood there watching her leave.

The room was not big. There was a person lying on the bed on the west wall facing inwards. Biluo walked to the bed and sat down, reaching out to push it. "A Tao, wake up."

"A Tao" opened her eyes, quickly got up from the bed, and knocked her unconscious with a knife. Lu Yun, disguised as A Tao, pinched Bi Luo's mouth open, threw a pill in it, dragged her to the bed and covered her with a quilt.

Then he took off his coat and closed the door. Lu Yun glanced at the sky outside. The sun had already set and the guests who came to attend the dinner at the East Palace had entered the palace one after another.

Just as I returned to the room and sat down, I saw through the window a young eunuch in blue clothes appear at the palace gate. It was none other than the medicine boy Selaginella beside Lord Hai.

He spoke a few words to Caihe, and Caihe led him into the hall.

"Master, Brother Selaginella said that Lord Hai had dropped a piece of his pulse pillow, and asked him to come and retrieve it."

Lu Yun picked up the ivory-yellow porcelain pillow on the table and asked, "But this?"

Juanbai was overjoyed and stepped forward to take it. "That's right, thank you very much, Princess." Suddenly, he heard the sound of the door closing. Juanbai was startled. "Princess, what are you doing——"

Before he could finish his words, Lu Yun knocked him unconscious with a palm strike. As usual, she fed him a sleeping pill and hid it in the box where Ah Tao was kept.

Selaginella was about the same height as her. Lu Yun changed into his clothes, took the pulse pillow, lowered her eyebrows and looked submissive, hunched over, and hurried to the Imperial Hospital. As soon as she reached the fork in the road, she met Master Hai. Master Hai had obviously been waiting for a long time. The old man glanced at the medicine boy and said, "I have the things. Come with me."

The Zichen Palace was heavily guarded, with almost one guard every ten steps. Adding the patrol teams around, Lu Yun calculated in his mind that there were probably about twenty people.

The guards at the entrance of the hall stared at Lu Yun twice, their eyes flashing with brilliance. "Master Hai, why is Mr. Selaginella not here?"

Haiyuanpan was calm and collected. "Selaginella has had persistent diarrhea these past few days, so I gave him a day off. This is Rendong, the temporary replacement. He usually chop herbs in the medicine storeroom. He's young, shy, and doesn't like to talk."

The guard at the gate let him go after hearing this. "Little Honeysuckle does look small."

He's just a kid of thirteen or fourteen years old. Look how hard he's struggling to carry the medicine box. I'm afraid he can't even lift his own sword.

Wang Quan came out from inside, his face showing no false anxiety. "Master Hai, you are here." Suddenly his face darkened, and he looked at the young eunuch in front of him. "This young eunuch is unfamiliar. Give us the medicine box, and you wait outside."

Lu Yun timidly handed the medicine box on her shoulder to Eunuch Wang, then stood with her head down beside the solitary seat in the corner. The guard watched the whole scene, a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes, and reached out to close the palace door.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the steps in front of the main hall. Listening to the sound of drums and music coming from the East Palace, the guards began to change shifts.

A moment later, Mr. Hai appeared at the door alone.

The new guard was very alert. "Master Hai, where is the eunuch beside you?"

Haiyuanpan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I asked him to go back and get some medicine first."

The guard hesitated for a moment, stretched his neck and looked inside. The inner room was quiet and all he could see was Eunuch Wang lowering his head to feed His Majesty tea.

So he smiled and bowed, "Goodbye, Master Hai."

Lu Yun had already entered the tunnel. With the help of the candlelight, she saw a red food box and a sword quietly placed in a corner.

In the East Palace, the Crown Prince lay back on the couch with a satisfied look on his face. "Is the Third Master here?"

Zhongrui bowed and said, "Your Highness, in addition to the Third Prince's family, the Earl of Dingyuan, Prime Minister Lu, and Lord Li's family have all arrived."

The prince closed his eyes and smiled, "Everyone is here, it's time to go on stage and perform."

Cui Liangdi's eyes flickered slightly. "Your Highness, the wife of the Marquis of Dingyuan is my aunt. I would also like to sit in the front."

The prince laughed twice and said, "My dear, tonight's events are no joke. If you miss home, I remember you have a cousin in Beijing who married into the Lu family. Ask her to come and keep you company when she's free."