Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 314: The Eldest Son, He’s in Trouble!

Chapter 314: Chapter 314: The Eldest Son, He’s in Trouble!

The room suddenly became silent as a tomb, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Their expressions were strange, and Murong Jiu felt perplexed, but then she realized, "I’ve lost my memory?"

She was not being foolish, everyone’s expressions said it all.

Jun Yuyan held her hand, which was trembling slightly, and asked urgently, "Ah Jiu, what is the last thing you remember?"

"I just remember that we came back from watching the results of the Imperial Examination outside, and we were about to show the antidote to our master."

Miao Wuxie said, "So, Junior Sister, you’ve only lost the memories of just now, and forgot that I’ve already come to the Prince Mansion."

Murong Jiu, seeing their serious and grave expressions, said with a smile to comfort them, "It seems the memory loss isn’t severe, don’t worry about me."

How could they possibly not worry?

There were still a few days before the second onset of the poison, but she had suddenly lost her memory. Now it was only a little bit, but who knows if she might lose more later? Who knows what she might forget when she wakes up?

All of these were uncertain.

The dangerous nature of the Thin Line Heaven poison lies in its ability to damage a person’s brain.

If she is starting to lose her memory this early, could it be that she will soon start bleeding from her seven orifices?

Jun Yuyan didn’t even dare to think further.

He urged Divine Doctor Zhai anxiously, "Uncle Zhai, please hurry up with researching the antidote, we must find a way to cure Ah Jiu ahead of time!"

"Yes! We must!"

Divine Doctor Zhai seemed to be comforting himself as he hurriedly sliced open the antidote.

Miao Wuxie took half of it and sniffed it beneath his nose, then checked it against the list of ingredients Murong Jiu had written down, afterward adding one more ingredient with his pen.

Murong Jiu realized and said, "So this is the missing ingredient. I’ve only seen it in medical books, never in person."

"This is a rare medicine from the Western Regions, it can treat head diseases. I like to collect various herbs, and I happen to have this one."

Miao Wuxie said, and from a cloth bag, he took out the dried medicinal herb.

Murong Jiu reached out to take it, and put it beneath her nose to sniff. Its medicinal scent was very faint.

"All things have their antidotes and their poisons, and herbs can also be made into poisons as well as antidotes. The toxic part is its rhizome, while the part that can cure is its spike."

Divine Doctor Zhai pointed to both ends of the herb and explained to Murong Jiu.

Murong Jiu nodded and placed the herb on the table. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and lightheaded, but worried about causing concern, she sat up straight and did not let it show.

However, Jun Yuyan noticed her discomfort at a glance and immediately swept her into his arms to let her lie down in the inner room, advising her not to push herself.

"Right, if you’re not feeling well, rest. Don’t push yourself!"

Divine Doctor Zhai followed and took her pulse, which wasn’t very good. His brow furrowed with worry.

"Master, I’m fine, you go on with the research. I’ll be better after some sleep."

"No, we can’t wait. You need to take the antidote now; otherwise, it might lead to more serious consequences. Once affected by Thin Line Heaven, after losing memories, you might never recall them again."

Divine Doctor Zhai said very seriously.

Miao Wuxie sped up his movements, rapidly noting down on paper the conclusions he drew from smelling the antidote.

Murong Jiu said, "Maybe I should just take half first... "

"Absolutely not!"

Divine Doctor Zhai and Miao Wuxie rejected in unison.

Divine Doctor Zhai said, "This is not like eating candy, it’s taking medicine, girl. Eating half an antidote, who knows what kind of sequelae it might cause? That won’t do, you need to eat a whole one. Consort Qin gave you the antidote but then immediately made the poison flare up again, because she doesn’t want us to replicate the antidote. This also exactly indicates that the final antidote must have a lot to do with the previous ones. Between the first and the second antidotes, only three different medicinal herbs were added."

Murong Jiu had also noticed this. She was actually not afraid of taking risks, but... seeing Jun Yuyan’s worried expression, she felt that indeed, she shouldn’t make him worried and frightened, nor could she forget the memories they shared. How could she allow him to be the only one to remember?

If by any chance, she really did lose a lot of her memories, it would be too unfair to Jun Yuyan.

They were now husband and wife, and as such, they should unite as one to overcome difficulties together.

"Alright, I’ll take it, but I feel somewhat better now. How about we wait a bit longer, and I’ll take the antidote immediately when I feel unwell?"

Jun Yuyan looked towards Divine Doctor Zhai.

Divine Doctor Zhai examined her pulse and nodded, then quickly went back to his research on the antidote with Miao Wuxie.

Murong Jiu nestled in Jun Yuyan’s arms, which might have been too warm, as her eyelids began to fight each other.

She wanted to sleep.

No, she couldn’t sleep. What if she woke up and forgot everything again?

Her brain was whirling, frantically thinking of things, recalling The Fourth Prince’s complicated gaze, Consort Yun’s pitiful fragility, Palace Maid Gui Zhi’s bravery in protecting her mistress, Imperial Noble Consort Qi’s indignation, and the corners of Consort Qin’s mouth hiding a knife behind her smile.

"Prince! Manager Chai and Young Master Lou have arrived! They request to see the Princess Consort!"

The voice from outside made Murong Jiu sit up; she looked at Jun Yuyan, "Could it be some urgent matter? Let them in."

Jun Yuyan nodded, carried her out again, and let her sit down in a chair.

Chun Tao and Hong Yi served her water and covered her with a light blanket.

Both Divine Doctor Zhai and Miao Wuxie were surrounded by various herbs, processing them swiftly, their brows tightly knitted, oblivious to the outside world.

Murong Jiu felt very apologetic for having them worry about her to such an extent.

Manager Chai and Lou Zixi were quickly led in, both unexpectedly carrying bags of medicinal herbs on their backs, hurriedly placing them on the desk.

"These are medicinal herbs gathered from around the Western Regions, Divine Doctor Zhai, please see if there’s anything useful here."

It was only then that Murong Jiu noticed their dust-covered appearance, with mud on their shoes.

She exclaimed in surprise, "Did you go to find these herbs yourselves?"

Manager Chai said, "If we left it to others, we couldn’t be at ease. Who knows if they would add something to the herbs? Princess Consort, how is your health now?"

Murong Jiu said, "I’m fine, truly, you have worked tirelessly. Today is the day of the Imperial Examination results, I thought Zixi did not want to join in the excitement and hence didn’t go, but I didn’t realize you weren’t even in the Capital City."

"Helping the Princess Consort is what’s most important. The ranking will not change regardless," Young Master Lou said.

Murong Jiu shook her head, "But you can’t think like that, in three days you will have to attend the palace examination, with the Emperor personally supervising it. You must be well-prepared for that."

"Don’t worry, Zixi knows what he has to do," he assured her.

Murong Jiu felt that she really had caused too much trouble – not just for Manager Chai and Lou Zixi, but also for her father and brothers who had likewise asked for leave from the Capital City to search for rare medicinal herbs from the Western Regions for her, and they had not yet returned.

After examining the herbs, Divine Doctor Zhai nodded, "Good, these herbs are useful. You two should get some rest now."

Murong Jiu instructed Chun Tao to go to the kitchen and prepare two bowls of persimmon egg noodles for them, as they must have not eaten anything while rushing back.

"Trouble for the Prince and Princess Consort! The eldest son, the eldest son... he has had an accident!"

Chang Chonghai rushed in, his face pale.

"Who? My eldest brother?"

Murong Jiu suddenly stood up, feeling the world spinning around her.