Abandoned Woman Busy Farming-Chapter 2493 - 2494: The Mermaid Tail Is About to Be Exposed
At this moment, Bai Ruozhu felt her heart sinking. This astrologer definitely wasn’t Ning Yu.
"Ruozhu, I’m afraid I’m going to change," Jiang Yichun said painfully.
Bai Ruozhu quickly looked over. His leg wasn’t very wet, yet it was exactly enough to cause him to transform into a fishtail.
What should she do? There were so many people outside. She could take him to hide, but that would certainly raise suspicion, especially with She Zongyi. If he found out, Jiang Yichun would be the first to suffer.
Jiang Yichun reacted swiftly and suddenly shouted, "Careful!"
Then he pointed to the Medicine Barrel nearby and picked up a shuriken from the ground, stabbing it into his arm.
Bai Ruozhu immediately understood. Jiang Yichun wanted to create the illusion that they were ambushed, and he was poisoned. To detoxify, she put him in the second prince’s Medicine Barrel, thus hiding the fishtail!
She quickly pulled him into the Medicine Barrel, then added some Hot Spring Water inside, and tossed in some Detoxification Medicine.
"Poison me, otherwise they won’t believe it!" Jiang Yichun whispered.
Bai Ruozhu gritted her teeth, reached out, and dabbed a bit of Poison on Jiang Yichun’s wound.
By now, people had already rushed in. The first was Jianqi, who asked worriedly, "Master, what’s going on?"
"Someone in the Secret Passage attacked us. Achun got injured and poisoned saving the second prince. Quickly, have Teng Ya prepare the medicine soup," Bai Ruozhu said as she rapidly listed several medicine names.
Everyone else believed it. Tang Feng hurriedly covered the flipped-up bed board, saying, "Let’s block this first to prevent more attacks."
Qiu Zhi asked, "Should we send some people to chase them?"
"No rush. We don’t have enough people. We shouldn’t split up. Who knows what dangers are below?" Bai Ruozhu immediately declined.
Outside, they heard the Emperor’s voice, "Cilang, how is Cilang?"
Bai Ruozhu quickly signaled to Tang Feng with her eyes and whispered, "Go release his acupoint."
Tang Feng responded swiftly, went over to help the second prince, and released his acupoint. The second prince slowly opened his eyes, "Where’s the assassin? How did I faint?"
At this moment, the Emperor and She Zongyi rushed in. The Emperor hurriedly supported the second prince, "Cilang, I’m glad you’re okay."
The second prince still looked bewildered, and Tang Feng quickly explained, "Your Highness, an assassin just ambushed us. You fainted, and Lord Jiang got poisoned by a hidden weapon saving you."
"Is it deadly poison?" The second prince finally noticed Jiang Yichun soaking in his Medicine Barrel.
Bai Ruozhu said with tears in her eyes, "It’s hard to cure."
The second prince and the Emperor both felt very guilty, each at a loss for words.
Bai Ruozhu didn’t have the heart to deal with them. At this moment, she feared that She Zongyi would notice anything amiss and also worried about that astrologer Yin Yang Master outside, who was the biggest threat.
"Your Majesty, why is there a Secret Passage here?" Tang Feng pointed at the second prince’s bed, lifting it slightly.
The Emperor’s face changed drastically, "This was temporary accommodation. The chamber wasn’t here originally. The bed was moved for Cilang’s treatment. How could a Secret Passage appear below?"
"Your Majesty, the Tudun Clan has a Secret Method for quickly digging underground tunnels," She Zongyi suddenly reminded.
"Otani, take people down the Secret Passage and investigate thoroughly. This must not be tolerated!" The Emperor flew into a rage. Just in a few days, a Secret Passage had appeared under his son’s bed.
Bai Ruozhu’s face darkened, "Your Majesty, please move the second prince to another Room. Also, can I not be disturbed while I detoxify my husband?"
The Emperor realized that even during Bai Ruozhu’s detoxification for the second prince, no one could disturb them. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"Let’s all step out, let’s all step out." The Emperor quickly ordered, then he and Tang Feng helped the second prince out and quickly arranged another Room for him.
Yizi didn’t hurry to leave, "Master, do you need me to do anything?"
Bai Ruozhu thought for a moment and said, "Have someone prepare another Medicine Barrel in my Room for Achun to use these days."
"Alright, I’ll go instruct them now." Yizi hurried out.
Bai Ruozhu let out a big sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Yichun, "Are you okay?"
"It hurts," Jiang Yichun said gloomily.
Bai Ruozhu stared for a moment, then laughed, "I didn’t expect you to act spoiled."
"It’s cramped." Jiang Yichun lowered his voice.
Bai Ruozhu’s lips twitched. His fishtail was very uncomfortable in such a small barrel, unlike the larger wooden barrels Duannian had soaked in before.
"Just bear with it a little longer." She said, glancing outside, and felt an unspeakable dislike for that astrologer.
Disliking that he wasn’t Ning Yu, making her happy for nothing, and even more, disliking that he caused trouble with Yin Yang Rain, forcing her Achun to take such a drastic action and hurt himself.
Soon Jianqi came to report back, "Master, the medicine soup is being prepared."
Bai Ruozhu frowned slightly and said to Jianqi, "Tell the Emperor they should head back for now. I still need to go treat the second prince later."
"But they want to inspect the Secret Passage," Jianqi reminded.
Bai Ruozhu felt troubled, "Ask Qiu Zhi and the others to help carry Achun with the Medicine Barrel back to my Room."
"Alright," Jianqi said.
Soon, Jianqi called Tang Feng and Qiu Zhi over, and the three of them carried Jiang Yichun and the wooden barrel out of the Main Hall, heading towards Bai Ruozhu’s Room.
She Zongyi kept his gaze on Jiang Yichun, secretly asking the system, "Is he really poisoned?"
"You can exchange ten Points for a one-time poison detection skill," the system responded.
"Exchange it."
She Zongyi used the skill on Jiang Yichun, receiving the answer. Indeed, it was a severe poison, one that could kill within half an incense stick’s time, but his toxin was suppressed, and treatment was timely.
"It really is poison, but why does something feel odd?" She Zongyi looked around, then raised an eyebrow, "I know now, their Yard is missing some people, that girl with the strong Divine Sense isn’t here."
She Zongyi sneered. Unfortunately, they couldn’t hide it from him.
Soon, She Zongyi took his leave, saying he wouldn’t disturb the second prince’s rest, and since he was just a merchant with nothing to offer, the Emperor quickly agreed.
The astrologer and Otani went down the Secret Passage to investigate. They were very committed, but unfortunately, they entered too late and found no one, only some faint traces.
Otani returned somewhat displeased, saying to the Emperor, "If it weren’t for Lord Bai delaying, we might have caught them. Lord Bai’s actions were rather odd."
The astrologer suddenly spoke, "That Lord Jiang was poisoned with Severe Poison that could kill within half an incense stick’s time."
The Emperor drew a breath, feeling a bit ashamed, "No wonder Lady Bai, such a strong woman, cried urgently. This was for our Cilang’s sake."
