Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 685

When Shen Lingjun woke up early in the morning, he first felt weak all over and dizzy. Then his vision blurred and he even experienced hallucinations.

Whether my eyes are open or closed, countless vibrant colors swirl and dance before my eyes, like patterns in a kaleidoscope. A myriad of bizarre and fantastical scenes unfold like a revolving lantern, constantly changing.

At this point, Shen Lingjun naturally realized that she had been poisoned.

She looked again at the small wound on her ankle that had been bitten by a rat. It had dried up and was in good condition, looking like it would heal normally in a few days.

But apart from this bite, there is no other more likely source of the poison she was ingested.

Shen Lingjun had never seen anything like this before, and her head felt like it was filled with countless buzzing, colorful insects, making it impossible for her to think or know how to treat the problem.

He could only quickly find a Snow-Topped Cloud Dew Pill, which could cure all poisons, in his spatial storage and swallow it.

This medicine is second only to the Rhinoceros Dragon Evil-Repelling Pill in efficacy. It is also one of the long-lost elixirs. Shen Lingjun plundered it from the Western Qi treasury, and there was only one of it.

I felt a little better after taking the medicine, but it was just that the colorful big insects that were flying around stopped flying altogether.

The servants of the entire Eastern Palace were terrified, and someone had already gone to report to Mo Chonggui.

When Mo Zhonggui rushed back, he saw Qin Jianxi and Qin Chuyao anxiously guarding the bedside, while Shen Lingjun was curled up on the bed, tightly covering her head.

She was so dizzy that the world was spinning, and it felt like a giant hammer was pounding in her head. If she didn't feel that way, she felt like her head would fall off at any moment.

Mo Zhonggui was shocked and quickly stepped forward to hug Shen Lingjun.

"Lingjun? How is she?"

Shen Lingjun hugged her head and snuggled into Mo Zhonggui's arms, as if that would make her feel more at ease.

"I...I don't know what kind of poison I've been given..."

The maiden beside her looked anxious and explained, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess was bitten by a rat in the garden's herb patch yesterday. At the time, nothing seemed wrong, but now she's like this..."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Mo Chonggui didn't return to the East Palace last night, and Shen Lingjun, feeling that it was such a trivial matter, naturally didn't bother to pass on a message to him.

Mo Zhonggui asked in surprise, "A rat? Did you catch it?"

Dou Niang shook her head: "The Crown Princess said that the little mouse bit her and ran away. Later, I immediately asked the East Palace to deal with the rat infestation. A few rats were killed, but they were all ordinary house rats. We checked their teeth and found no poison."

Since Shen Lingjun was fine at the time, no one paid enough attention. A whole night had passed, and the little mouse had long since disappeared to who knows where.

Mo Zhonggui frowned deeply.

"Keep searching. Also, summon the imperial physician to come and take a look."

He didn't really have much hope for the imperial physicians. Since even Shen Lingjun, the last disciple of the Apricot and Orange Elder, didn't recognize the poison, the imperial physicians of Western Qi were even less likely to know it.

All the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy were summoned, and sure enough, even the most skilled and knowledgeable senior physicians looked completely bewildered.

"This... there are countless strange and wonderful poisons in the world. I am ignorant and have never seen one before... Otherwise, may I prescribe a remedy to see if it can alleviate the Crown Princess's symptoms?"

Mo Zhonggui waved his hand dismissively, annoyed, and sent them away.

Even if these imperial physicians prescribed remedies, it was only to show that they had done their best; it was of little use.