Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1339: Chapter 1341 A Pillow Arrives With Sleepiness_1

Lian Jia listened and also said, ”Your Majesty, gaining some time would be good. I too think this plan is feasible, and we should proceed gradually.”

Back then, the monarch had made up his mind and put forth great effort, but unexpectedly sacrificed the Qun Family and several other loyal families, and still didn’t manage to overcome the Holy Hall. The monarch even fell ill and would not recover. If it hadn’t been for Master Hao Feng secretly coming to the rescue, I’m afraid the monarch would have passed away long ago.

But looking at it from another perspective, this struggle has lasted for many years; it is not something that can be resolved overnight. The strategy of ”proceeding gradually,” as Mr. Bai and the others say, could indeed be viable; so Lian Jia thought.

The monarch nodded and said, ”You speak sensibly, but this matter requires careful planning, and other aspects must be prepared one by one. How can you be so confident in taking such a risk that you won’t push the Royal Family to extinction?”

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help laughing, ”Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, do you think that if things continue as they are, it will be many years before the Royal Family doesn’t face extinction? I’m afraid that before long, the Royal Family will have become puppets, in name only. Since that’s the case, what’s there to hesitate about? Not acting means death; it’s better to take a risk and fight for a glimmer of hope for both ourselves and the people of the Western Regions.”

”Moreover, Your Majesty, your concern about our lack of strength is indeed overly cautious. The ones who should be exerting strength are not us foreigners, but the Royal Family and the aristocratic families of the Western Regions. And we have spoken of outwitting them, meaning we shall contribute ideas and strategies.” Bai Ruozhu noticed the monarch’s skepticism and her smile became even more pronounced.

”There’s another point: my husband, along with Chu Hai and I, are all well-versed in medical skills. Just this alone could keep you from being at a disadvantage in your confrontation with the great elder,” she added.

The monarch was surprised, ”All three of you are skilled in medicine?”

Bai Ruozhu chuckled to herself. If this were in Danliang Country, she would at least be embarrassed to say Chu Hai was skilled in medical skills, since that fellow’s efforts were mainly focused on the study of poison. However, medical skills were backward in the Western Regions, and almost all the medical talent was under the control of the Holy Hall. The Imperial Doctors in the Palace were either people of the Holy Hall or were not very capable. Thus, Chu Hai could indeed be considered ”skilled in medicine” here.

Bai Ruozhu nodded and asked the monarch, ”If you press the center of your chest, do you feel a sense of suffocation?”

The monarch didn’t quite understand, but he did as suggested and soon his complexion turned a bit pale as he nodded.

”Also, take a look at the palm of your hand. Have you recently noticed the sudden appearance of one or two red spots?” Bai Ruozhu continued.

The monarch spread out his hands, and indeed, he found a tiny red spot in the palm of his right hand, which he would not have noticed had Bai Ruozhu not mentioned it.

Lian Jia leaned in and also noticed the small red spot. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly positioned himself in front of the monarch, staring at Bai Ruozhu and demanding, ”What have you done to His Majesty?”

Jiang Yichun’s figure flashed, positioning himself in front of Bai Ruozhu, and confronted Lian Jia with a cold voice, ”There is no need to remind my wife of what she should do.”

The monarch, looking somewhat distressed, patted Lian Jia’s shoulder and said, ”Stand down. It’s not her doing.”

Seeing the monarch like this, Bai Ruozhu knew he must have guessed the gist of the matter, and her heart softened a bit, her tone becoming much gentler.

”In fact, after the sovereign fainted last time, I took your pulse and discovered you were poisoned. It’s an extremely rare poison with a strange name called ’Ci Zichou’,” Bai Ruozhu began to explain slowly.

”Rumor has it that the beauty Xi Shi of the Warring States period had a heart disease and often held her chest in pain, which, paradoxically, made her even more delicate and lovely. Xi Shi was also known as ’Ci Zi’, so the person who developed this poison gave it such a poetic name. Isn’t it exactly the heart pain that caused ’Ci Zi’ to be troubled? This poison is truly concealed; ordinary doctors can’t detect it. They would think that initially, the sovereign’s heart meridians were disordered, later developing into heart disease, and eventually, that he died untreated.”

”This is my first encounter with the ’Ci Zichou’ poison. If I hadn’t luckily come across a mention of this poison in a miscellaneous record, even I would have been unable to detect it. I didn’t speak out directly that day because I noticed something odd in the queen’s expression. I didn’t want to startle the snake by hitting the grass, nor did I want to bring disaster upon myself and my companions,” Bai Ruozhu said candidly.

The sovereign nodded, appreciating Bai Ruozhu’s frankness. However, thinking about the queen, his expression darkened again.

He had never liked the queen, for she had been imposed by the Holy Hall, and he was well aware of the queen’s secret communications with the Holy Hall. Hence, he had always disliked the queen. Yet, after being married to her for ten years, and having had two sons and a daughter with her—Princess Yingtong, whom he treasured the most—it was heartbreaking to think that their mother intended to commit regicide and take his life.

”Is the sovereign’s condition critical? Can Madam Bai detoxify the sovereign?” Lian Jia, who was most loyal to the sovereign, suddenly knelt before Bai Ruozhu and said, ”I was rash just now; please forgive me, Madam Bai, and I beg you to detoxify the sovereign.”

Bai Ruozhu admired such loyal people like Lian Jia and went to help him up, but Jiang Yichun was one step ahead and literally picked up the sovereign.

Yes, correct, he didn’t help him up, he picked him up.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but cast an annoyed glance at her man and then addressed Lian Jia, ”If I can say it out loud, it means I know how to detoxify. However, we need quite a few rare medicinal materials, and the Western Regions’ medicines are controlled by the Holy Hall. It will be difficult to gather them all at once.”

Upon hearing that there was a cure, the sovereign’s spirits lifted a bit, ”It’s fine. Starting from my late father, the Royal Family established a Private Storage Room that contains a large quantity of rare medicinal materials and seeds, in order to avoid complete control by the Holy Hall in the future. It’s just a pity that the doctors have been controlled by them.”

He sighed and smiled wryly, ”Look at me, just sighing away. Madam Bai may enter the Private Storage Room to find any useful medicinal materials. Moreover, the Ao Family used to be involved in the medicinal materials trade and has a warehouse of rare medicines. I will issue a decree allowing Madam Bai to search for medicines there.”

Bai Ruozhu was overjoyed. Having both medicinal materials and seeds was like being handed a pillow as soon as she felt sleepy. She had just gotten some fields in her Space and was thinking of planting various rare medicinal materials.

”All right, I’ll take a look first. It would be best if we can find all the materials. If we cannot find them all, I’ll figure something out with other medicinal materials as substitutes, although this requires further research in medicine preparation. After all, we can’t be careless with medicine used on the sovereign. A substitute formula may reduce the efficacy, prolonging the detoxification time, so finding the complete original formula is still the best,” said Bai Ruozhu.

”Good, good, we are in Madam Bai’s capable hands,” said the sovereign, showing great respect for Bai Ruozhu, not only because she could save his life but also because of the country’s high regard for those with scarce medical expertise.

Having basically covered everything needed, Jiang Yichun stayed to discuss further affairs with the sovereign. Bai Ruozhu was then covertly led to the sovereign’s Private Storage Room by Lian Jia.

”Madam Bai, please select as quickly as possible. I will hide to prevent detection by others. If you’re done, knock on the door three times, and I will come to fetch you,” Lian Jia said, re-locking the door and disappearing into hiding.