Help! The cunning and treacherous minister and I were reborn together!

The doctor was overjoyed when he heard the man refer to himself as "this king".

He saved the prince; how could he not prosper after that?!

The smile had just crept onto the prince's lips when he suddenly vomited blood uncontrollably. His gold and silver treasures vanished in an instant, replaced by heads rolling off the execution platform.

He screamed and lunged forward, placing his hand on Kang Wang's pulse, thinking: It's over!

"Your Highness...Your Highness is beyond saving!"

"what?"

The doctor's words were like a bolt from the blue, shattering Yuan Zhi's soul.

No!

King Kang must not die because of her!

Yuan Zhi murmured, "There must be other ways."

She was quick-witted and decisive, saying, "The Lady of Xingning and Prince Kang are very close. Go to the Lady's residence and invite a physician from the Southern Frontier. Tell them that Prince Kang has been poisoned and urgently needs treatment."

The 'message passerby' received the order and went downstairs.

An incense stick later, the "messenger" returned with the physician from the southern border. Upon hearing of this, the Princess of Pingyi County came with the two of them.

Xu Muxin fanned Yuan Zhi twice with her fan, "Madam Xiao, are you alright?"

"County Lord!"

Chu Lan tried to lift herself up by holding onto the handrail, but eventually fell back down due to exhaustion.

Yuan Zhi turned her head away, pretending not to know her, "If the county princess doesn't help me fan myself, I can live for two more days."

Xu Muxin straightened up, walked to the window, and pushed it open.

A gust of cold wind rushed in, and everyone in the room shivered. Only Xu Muxin looked completely absorbed, her hair and dress dancing wildly in the wind.

Yuan Zhi sniffed and said to Manager Li, "Bring over a few quilts."

"Master, those are the servants' blankets, they're not clean and they don't smell good. You gentlemen... are all distinguished guests, how could you use someone else's blankets?"

"What are you still fussing about at a time like this? You're lucky to be alive! Go get it!"

The shopkeeper bowed and said, "Yes, sir."

It wasn't a problem for the two grown men, Prince Kang and Chu Fengchen, but Chu Lanyin and Liang Que were still unmarried, and it was really awkward for them to be covered with a man's quilt, so they would move around every now and then.

Yuan Zhi comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll have them burn the blankets tonight. It won't damage your reputation."

After saying that, she turned to everyone in the restaurant and said, "Keep this matter to yourselves. If anyone has a loose tongue, I will find a way to shut them up!"

Manager Li, please take some silver from the account and buy some new quilts for the workers. If you can't buy them all at once, give some to the two brothers on night duty first.

"Yes."

Manager Li asked a shop assistant to accompany him to buy bedding. Yuan Zhi looked at the others and said, "You've all been frightened today, so go back and rest early."

As everyone turned to walk downstairs, Yuan Zhi swept past them and suddenly called out, "Wait, where are Luo Mei and Chen Qing?"

The two of them went to fetch a doctor, and the doctor is right here. Where are the two of them?

Several people walked slowly, stopped, and shook their heads, saying they didn't know.

The doctor, who had been terrified, slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Did the boss send a man and a woman? The man is young, dressed as a servant, and the woman is pretty and gentle, wearing a ginger-yellow jacket?"

Yuan Zhi suddenly turned around, "That's right! I asked them to invite you over, but where are they?"

"On the way here, we encountered a masked thief. The woman said he was the murderer and told her servant to report to the authorities. The servant said there wasn't enough time and told her to take me with her while he stayed behind to deal with the thief. When we were almost at the restaurant, the woman handed me over to two snow-sweeping workers and then went back the way she came."

Yuan Zhi's face drained of color. Just as he was about to send someone out to look for her, Yang the blacksmith from the same street ran upstairs. "Boss Yuan, your maid asked me to bring you a message!"

Yuan Zhi ran out clutching her stomach, "Brother Yang, how are Luo Mei and Chen Qing?"

"They encountered some bad guys, and the servant was injured. Your maid is staying with you at Guangshan Medical Clinic. They were afraid you would worry, so they sent me back to let you know they're safe."

"How serious are the injuries? Is your life in danger?"

The blacksmith felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of that pool of blood.

"It looks quite serious to me, but the doctor said it didn't injure any vital organs and will be fine after a few months of rest. Right now, the main problem is that it's hard to move it, otherwise they would have come back long ago."

"It was right that you didn't come back." Yuan Zhi was relieved. "I am deeply grateful for Brother Yang's kindness. Today I've caused quite a commotion and couldn't entertain you. Thank you in advance, Brother Yang. I will definitely pay you a visit in person tomorrow!"

Yang the blacksmith waved his hand, "No need for formalities between neighbors. You go ahead with your work, I won't bother you any longer, I'm leaving!"

The maid escorted the blacksmith downstairs, and Yuanzhi returned to her room, feeling both angry and resentful.

Poisoning her, injuring Chen Qing, and cutting off her source of income—what a clever scheme!

Listing her enemies, Yuan Ying was imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, her stepmother was busy revitalizing the Wei family, Jingzhe was imprisoned, and Liu Rong died in the Leopard Guard. The only ones left who wanted her dead were Prince Wu and Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen was only released today; he was nearly driven mad during his confinement. He has to behave like a docile dog for a couple of days. Besides, the Chu siblings are related to the Xiao family; he can't possibly kill his relatives just to get revenge on her!

That leaves only the King of Wu!

Yuan Zhi sneered. He had gone to great lengths to give her such a generous gift.

What should we do to make things better for her?!

As she was pondering this, the doctor said softly, "The prince is out of danger, but he is weak and will need to stay in bed at home for two more months."

Xu Muxin sighed almost inaudibly. Yuan Zhi looked over and saw that the other person had just turned around and was giving her a tilted smile.

Yuan Zhi didn't understand what she meant and wanted to ask her, but because the occasion was inappropriate, she held back and walked towards the doctor.

"Please take a look at these people as well, so that there won't be any future problems."

The doctor didn't move, but examined her first. "The doctor just said that the lady recovered very quickly after being poisoned and that she was healthier than others, but that's not actually the case."

You recently suffered a severe blow to your health, and the only reason you're so lively now is because you were scared. You're worried these people will die here, so you're just clinging to life by sheer willpower. Once these "deities" are gone, you can finally go to your own grave!

Yuan Zhi: "..."

This person speaks directly and incisively, and is just as sharp-tongued as her!

Xiao Zong's previous defeat at his hands was not unjust.

Chu Lan was so anxious she was about to cry. "What can we do? Is there any hope for my cousin-in-law?"

Yuan Zhi said, "Don't listen to his scaremongering, I'm not going to die!"

The doctor took out a needle and swiftly inserted it into an acupoint on the top of her head. Yuan Zhi's vision went black, and she fainted.

"Ah! You killed my cousin's wife! I'll fight you to the death!"

The doctor frowned. "Don't make a sound, or I'll prick you too!"

He applied acupuncture to several major acupoints on Yuan Zhi's body, and then lit a spice-like object to heat the acupoints.

After a while, Yuan Zhi suddenly moved, vomited a mouthful of black blood, and fell into a deep sleep again.

The doctor stood up. "She's fine now, it's your turn."

After finishing the examination, he noticed the doctor who was secretly learning the technique and sneered, "Can you even learn it?"

The doctor tucked the notes into his pocket, saying, "Learn a little, master a little, and one day you'll achieve something."

The doctor smiled and tossed him the half-burnt medicinal herbs, saying, "Here, this is for you."