Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 341: My Medicinal Wine is for Boosting Yang

Chapter 341: Chapter 341: My Medicinal Wine is for Boosting Yang

Flowers Powder was so intimidating not only because it was the deadliest of poisons but also because it was extremely difficult to concoct, requiring the collection of a hundred different types of toxic flowers and herbs.

Therefore, Lou Qingming’s question was quite reasonable.

Qi Yu turned back, glanced at him, and pointed at Mo Qingshan beside him, unapologetically shifting the blame onto him with an innocent tone, "This was given to me by my master."

After saying this, he even blinked, signaling Mo Qingshan to play along.

Mo Qingshan was momentarily speechless and choked up before he adopted an aloof demeanor, gracefully admitting, "Indeed, this was something I developed while traveling in Tulan. I thought it could be used to suppress the poisonous insect inside the Empress’s body, so I handed it to the Princess."

This explanation convinced most of those present, but not Lou Qingming.

However, he didn’t say anything, as long as the poisonous insect in the Empress’s belly was eliminated, that was all that mattered.

Qi Yu then sat and observed the Empress’s reaction for a while. Seeing her face contort in agony, thrashing about on the bed and then falling silent after a bout of pain.

She stood up, walked over to check, and seeing that the Empress’s belly had flattened, her heavy heart finally settled.

The poisonous insect was dead.

But the Empress’s body was also fundamentally damaged. If cared for properly, she might live another decade or so.

But now, she had been thrown into the Cold Palace, where there was no chance for any care.

Moreover, how many days she could still live depended on Li Tianze’s will; her life was now set in stone.

The threat removed, Qi Yu no longer lingered in Jingyang Palace.

The Palace Attendants, seeing the Empress faint, were at a loss for a moment.

Eventually, after consulting Zhou Fu, they carried the Empress to the Cold Palace.

The news of the Empress being banished to the Cold Palace spread quickly, causing a significant stir in the harem.

The happiest among them was An Ruoya.

She had been oppressed by the Empress for so long and had found her displeasing to the eye.

Now, hearing that the Empress was banished to the Cold Palace, she couldn’t conceal her delight.

The Palace Maids, seeing her joy, chimed in a few words, making An Ruoya bloom with happiness.

However, her joy was short-lived as she soon remembered a more serious issue.

That was, she had yet to give birth to a Dragon Son.

Years ago, she had a miscarriage due to the Empress’s scheming, which had damaged her body.

Even the Imperial Physician had said that her body was not suitable for pregnancy.

Back when she was still a Noble Consort and found out, she was so furious that she smashed things for days.

It wasn’t until Li Ming’an was brought under her care that she felt somewhat relieved.

But now, Li Ming’an had been demoted to the impoverished Qingzhou, and it was uncertain when he could return to the capital city.

As she aged, her beauty faded, and she was no longer favored by the emperor.

If this continued, all she could do was wait to die of old age within the palace.

A sudden intense sense of crisis surged in An Ruoya’s heart. She hurriedly sent her trusted Palace Maid Liuzhu to inquire about the emperor’s whereabouts and even bribed the nanny in charge of arranging the sleeping quarters, all to make Li Tianze stay longer in her palace.

But with so many recent events, Li Tianze had not visited the harem for a long time. Even when he did visit, he would only go to Xuanruo Pavilion or sit for a while at the residence of another consort.

An Ruoya used all her means, but still failed to make Li Tianze set foot in her palace even once.

Soon, Liuzhu came back and said to her, "Princess, I just inquired, and His Majesty has been too busy with official duties these past few days to summon anyone to attend to him at bedtime."

An Ruoya couldn’t help but feel deflated, but she gritted her teeth and instructed Liuzhu, "Continue to inquire, and the moment His Majesty arrives, inform me immediately."

The palace maid nodded and went on to gather information for her.

All afternoon, An Ruoya waited in the palace for news.

But by evening, when Liuzhu returned, her message was the same.

An Ruoya couldn’t help but feel annoyed, and in a moment of desperation, she smashed a vase.

Liuzhu kneeled tremblingly on the ground, advising, "Princess, please don’t harm your health with anger. A major incident just occurred in the palace, and His Majesty is understandably not in the mood to summon anyone to attend to him."

An Ruoya barely suppressed the rage in her heart, sat quietly for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and said to Liuzhu, "Bring me paper and pen."

A moment later, Liuzhu brought the paper and pen and placed them before her.

An Ruoya wrote a letter, then specifically instructed Liuzhu with a few careful words to bribe the guards and send this letter out.

Liuzhu took note of everything and turned to send the letter out of the palace.

Elsewhere, after Qi Yu returned to the Prince Residence, Mo Qingshan lectured her severely.

She nodded nonchalantly while taking a bite of the freshly made pastries from Li Bo.

Mo Qingshan, tired from talking, took several sips of wine and gradually calmed down.

After he had spoken enough, Qi Yu said, "Master, you should save your energy. In two more days, we will be heading to Qingzhou."

The mention of this made Mo Qingshan sigh, "The Imperial Hospital is already doing its best to prepare the medicine, but it’s hardly enough for the hundreds of thousands in Qingzhou."

Qi Yu swallowed the pastry in one gulp and slowly said, "Relying solely on what’s provided by the palace will indeed not be enough, so we must gather more medicinal herbs along the way."

Mo Qingshan nodded, "At this point, that’s the only plan we have."

The two then spoke a few more words about the plague in Qingzhou. Qi Yu, tired, pressed her temples and asked Mo Qingshan, "Master, my birthday is approaching, have you decided what to give me?"

"Birthday?" Mo Qingshan had actually forgotten about that. He thought about the birthday gifts he had given over the years, stroking his beard, "Every year I ferment a jar of wine to give; this year, with so much going on, I’m afraid I won’t make it in time."

Qi Yu silently shook her head, thinking him truly a wine lover, even relying on wine for gift ideas.

She shouldn’t have asked that question.

This made Mo Qingshan rather uneasy as well.

He wasn’t skilled at giving gifts, only having medicine pills and medical books on hand; surely, he couldn’t give those?

For a moment, both were lost in thought.

It wasn’t until the maid came to collect the plates that they still hadn’t figured anything out.

Qi Yu sighed softly, poured herself a cup of tea, and continued thinking while drinking.

Suddenly, Mo Qingshan slapped his forehead and said to Qi Yu, "I know what to give!"

Qi Yu looked at him curiously. Mo Qingshan chuckled and said, "I remembered that a few months ago when I arrived in the capital city, I brewed a bottle of medicinal wine at the residence. It’s still hidden in my room, and I’m sure my disciple will love it!"

"Medicinal wine?" Qi Yu wrinkled her nose. Her expression was one of foreboding.

She silently complained, "Who would give such a thing?"

Mo Qingshan looked at her annoyed, and teasingly said, "Heh, what do you know? This medicinal wine is revitalizing!"

Pfft—" Upon hearing this, Qi Yu spat out the tea she had just sipped.

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