Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

Tantai Zhou followed the imperial physician behind the screen. The old physician lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, the poison His Majesty has been given is extremely strange. On the surface, it appears to be a poison that breaks the heart, but there are also signs of 'drunkenness' in his pulse..."

He glanced at Tantai Zhou, and seeing that he was not angry, continued, "This humble subject found traces of detoxification in Your Majesty's body. Was this done by Your Highness?"

Tantai Zhou nodded. "The situation was critical at the time, so I naturally used whatever medicine I had. But what if the antidote clashed with the other medicines?"

It's not that he's trying to steal the credit, but with the Emperor's life hanging in the balance, if he says it's Jingjing's antidote, and something happens to the Emperor, there's no guarantee that some people won't take advantage of the situation and drag her into it.

The imperial physician shook his head: "Fortunately, Your Highness has the antidote. Otherwise, given His Majesty's condition at the time, he would probably have already... Alas, this old minister is now helpless and has little confidence. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

He then began to kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

Tantai Zhou made a gesture to help the imperial physician up, saying, "Do your best to treat him. If you need any medical books, materials, or rare herbs, just tell me. I know that Father Emperor's condition is critical, so how could I blame you? Don't feel too much pressure. Just focus on finding a way to detoxify him."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

While serving tea to the Empress, Qiao Jingjing secretly dripped some spiritual water into the tea. After the Empress drank it, her pale face gradually regained its color.

"Does Your Highness still remember where the poisoned wine came from?" Qiao Jingjing asked softly.

The Empress suddenly grabbed her hand: "I remember now! That wine pot... the wine pot was a congratulatory gift presented by Princess Jin, the Princess Consort of Duan, the day before yesterday! She said it was a specially found Ruyi Treasure Vase to thank me for my care over the past year."

Jin was abandoned in the capital by Prince Duan and became the laughing stock of the city. Zhao Yunyao, who was then the Imperial Noble Consort, felt sorry for her as a fellow woman and wanted to help her. She would call her name in public at banquets of all sizes so that others would know that she had not been completely forgotten.

Who could have predicted that the Kim family would repay kindness with enmity?

At this moment, Tantai Zhou returned with a solemn expression and exchanged a glance with Qiao Jingjing.

Upon seeing Tantai Zhou, the Empress's eyes immediately welled up with tears. "Zhou'er, your father this time..."

"Mother! You must trust your son. Your son will ensure Father's safety." He repeated these encouraging words several times, both to cheer up the Empress and to himself.

"Your Majesty, I have sent someone to invite Elder Feng. You need not worry. The palace cannot be in chaos; we still need Your Majesty to oversee things."

After a while of comforting, Zhao Yunyao calmed down considerably. Tantai Zhou and Qiao Jingjing tacitly took their leave and talked quietly under the eaves.

"The imperial physician said that the poison was mixed with a secret medicine from the Northern Qi royal family." Tantai Zhou's fingertips felt cold. "My second brother's musician... is probably a spy from Northern Qi."

It's unclear whether Tantai Ming is aware of this matter. Whether he's being used or colluding with an enemy country remains unknown.

Qiao Jingjing took out a porcelain bottle from her spatial storage: "This is a newly refined antidote pill made with spiritual spring water, but it requires..."

Before the words were finished, a commotion suddenly arose in the distance. The First Prince, leading the Imperial Guards, strode in menacingly: "Seventh Brother, how dare you! You actually dare to keep a secret letter from Northern Qi!"

Tantai Zhou shielded Qiao Jingjing behind him: "What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?"

The second prince tossed out a letter sealed with wax: "Found in your study! It clearly states, 'After Emperor Liang's death, the territory will be divided among us!'"

Qiao Jingjing suddenly chuckled: "Doesn't Your Highness find it strange? If it were truly a secret letter, why would it be sealed with conspicuous sealing wax? And why... would it smell of ambergris?" She glanced meaningfully at the sachet at the Second Prince's waist.

Suddenly, someone in the Imperial Guards exclaimed, "Look at the sky!"

Under the blood moon, several carrier pigeons were flying towards the Second Prince's residence. Tantai Zhou immediately ordered, "Shadow Guards, intercept those carrier pigeons!"

Upon hearing the word "Xuan Ying Wei," Tantai Ming clenched his fists. His father was indeed biased, giving the Xuan Ying Wei to the seventh prince. It seemed his decision was correct; this man could not be allowed to live!

Tantai Ming's eyes turned sinister. "Seventh brother, the evidence of your collusion with the enemy is irrefutable. How dare you try to deny it? Guards! Seize him!"

No one moved. Tantai Ming turned around and found that the Imperial Guards were completely still.

"you...",

The commander of the Imperial Guards, holding the tiger tally, said in a deep voice, "Second Prince, His Majesty has already issued a secret decree that if any changes occur in the palace, everything is at the command of the Seventh Prince."

Tantai Ming's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly drew his sword from his waist: "You old bastard! You had set a trap all along!" The sword was pointed directly at Tantai Zhou's throat.

Qiao Jingjing reacted quickly, and a silver needle shot out from her sleeve.

With a crisp "ding," the silver needle deflected the sword's edge three inches. Taking advantage of the moment, Tantai Zhou turned to the side and grabbed Tantai Ming's wrist with his other hand: "Brother, stop."

"Stop?" Tantai Ming grinned maliciously. "You think this is the end of it?" He suddenly blew a sharp whistle.

Flames suddenly shot into the sky outside the palace walls as dozens of men in black scaled the walls and entered. The leader was the musician from the Second Prince's residence, who had now changed into Northern Qi attire.

"It really was you!" Qiao Jingjing said coldly.

She quickly took out an antidote pill from her spatial storage and handed it to Tantai Zhou: "Quickly give it to His Majesty!"

Upon seeing this, the Empress understood and immediately dissolved the elixir in water, then helped the Emperor sit up and fed him the medicine.

In the chaos, the Shadow Guards had already captured the carrier pigeon. The captain of the guards loudly proclaimed: "The secret letter on the pigeon's leg confirms that the Second Prince has been colluding with Northern Qi for a long time!"

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Tantai Ming suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Too late! Father Emperor has been poisoned with the Northern Qi royal family's secret 'Drunken Life, Dreamy Death' poison. There is no unique antidote, and he will surely die in three days!"

Just then, a commotion arose at the palace gate. A white-haired old man appeared gracefully; it was none other than Elder Feng.

“Who says there is no antidote?” Old Feng stroked his beard and laughed. “I happened to study this poison when I traveled to Northern Qi thirty years ago.”

After saying that, he smiled at Qiao Jingjing and said, "You little brat, we meet again."

Tantai Ming's face turned ashen. He suddenly broke free from his restraints and pounced on Qiao Jingjing, yelling, "It's all your fault, you vixen, ruining my plans!"

Tantai Zhou leaped to shield Qiao Jingjing, his shoulder slashed by a sharp blade. In the instant blood stained her brocade robe, a glint of gold flashed in Qiao Jingjing's eyes.

"You're courting death!" With a flick of her wrist, an invisible force sent Tantai Ming flying several feet away. Everyone present was shocked, even Elder Feng showed a look of surprise.

The chaos quickly subsided. The imperial physician rushed over: "Your Highness, His Majesty has awakened!"

Inside the palace, Emperor Liang weakly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces before finally settling on the kneeling Tantai Ming: "You rebellious son..."

The Empress, with tears in her eyes, grasped the Emperor's hand: "You're finally awake. This time, all thanks to Zhou'er and Jingjing..."