The princess has super powers and space, so what's wrong with being a little arrogant?
Chapter 23: Lunar Eclipse Poison
It only took a few minutes after she swallowed the antidote, and she clearly felt a lot more relaxed. Ancient medicine was really amazing.
Mu Xiyue tapped her fingers on the table a few times. "How long will this antidote last? Tell me what you want, father!"
Mu Fengnian was very satisfied and said with a smile: "The antidote will only work for one month. If you don't take the antidote after one month, the poison will relapse, and the next relapse will be ten times more painful than before. Your father doesn't have many requests. You should get along well with Prince Jin and try to get him to marry you into the palace."
Mu Xiyue's intuition told her that it wasn't that simple. "Why did my father want me to marry into Prince Jin's mansion? Don't tell me he wanted me to have a good home. I won't believe it."
Mu Fengnian believed that Mu Xiyue was poisoned, which meant that if his daughter wanted to survive, she had to be under his control.
The eldest prince had said that no one could detoxify this poison except the person who made it, and that person was one of the eldest prince's men. However, there were always unexpected things, and there were many talented people in the world. What if Mu Xiyue's poison was detoxified? That's why he didn't reveal his ultimate goal.
"Yue'er, your father thinks Prince Jin is very good, so he hopes you can marry into Prince Jin's mansion. You work hard, your father believes you can do it."
"Okay, then you just wait." Mu Xiyue didn't have the patience to continue talking to him.
After returning to her own yard, Mu Xiyue did not use healing magic to detoxify herself. She wanted to know what kind of poison Mu Fengnian had given her. Ordinary doctors outside might not know. It seemed that she had to go to Prince Jin's Mansion tomorrow. The doctors at Prince Jin's Mansion might be able to tell what kind of poison she was infected with.
The next day, Mu Xiyue arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion at the end of the morning. She thought that Xiao Yibai should have returned home from court by this time.
The palace's gatekeeper didn't recognize Mu Xiyue, so she introduced herself, "I'm the eldest daughter of the Anyuan Marquisate. I have something to ask your prince. Please go in and report it."
The guard looked at her for a few seconds as if she were a nymphomaniac, and then said in a somewhat arrogant tone: "Young lady, please go back. Our prince never meets women in private."
Mu Xiyue was amused by the guard, who probably thought she was a woman who loved Xiao Yibai.
"Could you please call the butler for me?"
The guard already had a preconceived idea and advised her to leave.
"Miss, it's better not to get involved. It will damage your reputation."
Mu Xiyue sighed, turned around and walked to the alley next to the palace, took out the Flying Tiger Claw from the space and swung it at the wall, then pulled the rope with her feet and kicked the wall to climb over the top.
Just as she stood on the wall and was about to jump in, two black-clad secret guards jumped onto the wall and put their swords to her neck.
"Who is it? How dare you climb over the wall of Prince Jin's mansion?"
The secret guard who was speaking happened to be one of the secret guards who went outside the city to pick up the witness two days ago. He knew Mu Xiyue.
When the two of them looked at each other, the secret guard quickly put away his sword and apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss Mu. I didn't know you were a lady. Please forgive me for any offense."
Mu Xiyue waved her hand, "It's okay, is your prince in the mansion?"
The secret guard replied, "My master is in the study. Why doesn't Miss Mu come in through the main door?"
Mu Xiyue pulled the rope and jumped down the wall before saying, "The guard at your gate thought I was here to harass you because I was in love with your prince, so he wouldn't let me in or report it, so I had no choice but to climb over the wall."
The secret guard silently lit a candle for the gatehouse guard. It was impossible for him to stop Miss Mu and not report to the police without being punished.
"Miss Mu, please follow me."
Mu Xiyue followed the secret guard to the gate of Xiao Yibai's yard. The secret guard went in to report, and soon Xiao Yibai came out.
"Miss Mu, please come in. I'll tell the doorman that you can come in directly whenever you want."
Mu Xiyue smiled and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, do you have a doctor in your house? How is Qiyun's medical skills?"
Xiao Yibai looked at Mu Xiyue and asked, "Miss Mu, are you feeling unwell? Qiyun's medical skills are still limited, but there is a doctor in the mansion who is quite skilled."
"Could you please trouble that doctor to take my pulse? Mu Fengnian poisoned me last night, and I want to know what kind of poison he used."
Xiao Yibai hurriedly ordered the secret guard to find Ji Yun. The two of them arrived at the main hall, where a maid brought them tea.
After the maid left, Xiao Yibai asked, "Why did your father poison you? How do you feel now?"
There was a hint of nervousness in Xiao Yibai's voice. He had just heard the secret guard come to report that Miss Mu had arrived, and he was inexplicably in a good mood. But when he heard that she was poisoned, he felt a little scared.
A murderous look flashed across Mu Xiyue's eyes as she sneered, "Yesterday, you invited me out and made Mu Fengnian interested. He asked me to find a way to marry you. When I asked him why, he just said he thought you were great, but it shouldn't be that simple. If he really thought you were suitable for a lifetime, he should have found a way to get Mu Xiyu to marry you instead of poisoning me to get close to you."
Xiao Yibai was shocked when he heard this. Even if a father disliked his daughter, he would never poison her, let alone use poisoning to control his daughter to do things for him.
Xiao Yibai struggled to squeeze out a sentence, "Is he really your biological father?"
Mu Xiyue took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and said, "That should be the case, but I haven't verified it."
Xiao Yibai was thinking about whether he should help her check her background, when Ji Yun came in carrying a medicine box.
"Your Highness, I heard that Miss Mu is here. Is this Miss Mu?"
Mu Xiyue smiled and nodded. Xiao Yibai said, "Show Miss Mu that Marquis Anyuan poisoned her."
Ji Yun put down the medicine box and walked to Mu Xiyue, motioning her to stretch out her hand. "Why did Marquis Anyuan poison you? Is it because your martial arts skills are too high? That's not right. Isn't Marquis Anyuan your father?"
Mu Xiyue didn't explain and stretched out her hand for Ji Yun to take her pulse.
Ji Yun checked both of her hands for pulses before speaking again, "Miss Mu, you are indeed poisoned. Judging from your pulse, the poisoning hasn't been long. Is your chest feeling a little stuffy?"
Mu Xiyue nodded. "The poison was in the tea. It took about an incense stick of time for the poison to take effect. When it took effect, my chest and heart ached, and my hands and feet became weak, but other symptoms were normal. Mu Fengnian gave me an antidote. Not long after taking it, I felt relaxed all over. He said the antidote would last for a month. If I don't take it after a month, the poison will take effect again, and the pain will be ten times that of the first time."
After hearing this, Ji Yun was certain, "You were poisoned by a poison called Lunar Eclipse. This poison was made by Ye Feihun, the poison master in the Rui Palace. Your Highness, it's the same poison that your concubine was poisoned with."
Xiao Yibai breathed a sigh of relief. "Then hurry up and make the antidote. Don't worry, Miss Mu. Ji Yun has already developed an antidote for this poison. I'm sorry, I must have implicated you."
Mu Xiyue waved her hand nonchalantly. "It's okay. This poison can't do anything to me. I came here to confirm how strong this poison is. What will happen if there's no antidote?"
Ji Yun said, "This poison is very powerful. Not only is the pain unbearable when it attacks, it also suppresses one's internal energy. Also, regardless of whether or not one takes the antidote on time every month, one's internal energy will gradually deteriorate after being poisoned, until it disappears completely. If one doesn't take the antidote, it only takes three attacks to kill one."
That's why Mu Fengnian asked her last night if she couldn't use her inner strength. "I see, Mu Fengnian really gave me a great gift."
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