The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 77: Detoxifying for the Young Princess

Chapter 77: Detoxifying for the Young Princess

While the Suppressing Talisman had long been available, there was none that possessed such potent abilities of suppression.

It took Nanli an entire night to create this talisman.

With Ye Jinming on the run and his aura sealed, Nanli could no longer use the paper crane to locate him.

Ye Siheng ordered his men to search every nook and cranny of the Mansion before reporting back to the palace.

Accompanied by the Consort Min and their daughter, Nanli entered the palace as they needed high-quality medicinal herbs to treat the young princess’s poison.

Today, the imperial physician of Shen, was on duty.

Upon seeing the pale face of the young princess, although the toxicity had been suppressed, the poison had already infiltrated her organs.

It was feared that she only had a few hours left to live.

After examining her pulse, Shen shook his head gently and said, "Sorry, even with Imperial Physician’s Edict, I’m afraid there would be no solution."

Upon hearing this, tears streamed down the face of Princess Consort Min.

At that moment, Nanli walked in and saw the her crying uncontrollably.

She couldn’t help but feel puzzled and asked, "Why are you crying again?"

Shen, the imperial physician, replied, "The poison has already infiltrated the young princess’s organs. How couldn’t she cry?"

Understanding the situation, Nanli said, "Princess Consort Min, if my method proves ineffective, then you may cry. Is that acceptable?"

The Consort’s eyes brightened, and through tear-filled eyes, she looked at Nanli’s handsome face and said, "Miss Chu, do you have a way to save my daughter?"

Nanli nodded and said, "Yes."

Earlier, she had gone out to prepare a few bamboo tubes for the detoxification process.

The Consort quickly made way for her.

Shen, the imperial physician, muttered to himself, wondering if Miss Chu had lost her mind.

It was difficult to save someone as severely poisoned as the young princess, even if a deity were to come.

However, his curiosity was piqued, so he said, "I’ll stay here and lend a hand to Miss Chu."

Nanli guessed that he wanted to broaden his horizons, so she didn’t stop him and asked him to bring a candlestick.

She untied the young princess’s clothes, found the acupoints, and swiftly inserted the needles.

The room fell silent.

Fortunately, the detoxification pill Nanli had administered earlier had not allowed much of the poison to infiltrate the organs.

After a while, every time Nanli inserted a needle, she would heat up a bamboo tube and place it on the young princess’s body.

After repeating this process several times, several bamboo tubes had been placed.

During this break, Nanli prepared a prescription and had the apprentice from the Imperial Medical Bureau147 decoct the medicine according to the prescription.

When the time was right, Nanli lifted the bamboo tubes.

Immediately, a stream of dark blood flowed out. S

he quickly wiped away the blood with a cloth and repeated the same action with the other bamboo tubes.

By now, the young princess’s complexion was no longer as purplish.

Shen, the imperial physician, blinked in astonishment and stuttered, "You can still detoxify like this?"

Nanli checked the young princess’s pulse again and found it much stronger.

She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Indeed."

Although the Consort Min did not understand medical techniques, she could see her daughter’s improvement.

She was extremely grateful and wanted to kneel down to kowtow to Nanli.

Nanli quickly supported her and said helplessly, "I don’t like it when people kneel to me. If the Consort Min wants to express gratitude, why not go and tell the Emperor about the misdeeds committed by the Prince Min? I’m afraid that relying solely on Ye Siheng’s testimony may leave Emperor Muwu with doubts."

Although the Consort Min was unaware of Ye Jinming’s curse on Ye Siheng, having been married to the Min Wang Residence for many years, she knew that Ye Jinming had always been jealous and resentful.

Although it was embarrassing to reveal the truth, she and her daughter could live peacefully in the future.

The Consort Min went to the study and explained everything to the Emperor.

It turned out that Ye Jinming had orchestrated this plan to silence others and avoid Consort Min to conceive a child.

As for the child’s biological father, he had long been killed by Ye Jinming.

The Consort was devastated at the time and wanted to inform Emperor Muwu of her husband’s heinous actions.

However, Ye Jinming knelt down and begged her, saying that he only wanted a child and that once he became a father, he would treat them well.

Unfortunately, the child she gave birth to was a girl.

Furthermore, Ye Jinming realized that even if the Consort Min became pregnant and gave birth, it would not silence others.

He couldn’t bear to raise someone else’s illegitimate child and harbored thoughts of killing them.

The young princess contracted a cold, but Ye Jinming forbade them from seeking medical treatment, which was why the Consort Min had fled with her daughter that night.

There was also testimony from the attendants to prove Ye Jinming’s curse.

Emperor Muwu was furious upon hearing all of this.

Although Ye Jinming came from a humble background, he had never mistreated him.

He never expected Ye Jinming to commit such a heinous act of harming his own brother.

At that time, Ye Siheng was injured and unable to go to the battlefield.

If it weren’t for his exceptional strategizing, the Mu Country would have been in danger!

"Convey my decree, demote the Prince Min to a commoner, apprehend him, regardless of life or death," Emperor Muwu angrily proclaimed.

Within a day, the imperial proclamation for the arrest was posted throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

That night, wisps of vengeful black mist infiltrated a humble residence, extracting the souls of those peacefully slumbering, swiftly slithering away like a nimble serbrusht.

After several occurrences, the vengeful spirits had claimed the souls of several individuals.

Inside the house, a veiled woman refined them, then placed the souls into fragrant sachets.

Ye Jinming, whose visage was once withered, swiftly inhaled the souls from the sachets, instantly restoring his countenance.

The woman appeared fatigued.

Cao Mammy hurriedly approached, supporting her, "My lady, are you alright?"

The woman gently shook her head, "Operation in the capital is inconvenient. Even if I desire to claim more lives, I must do so discreetly, to avoid arousing suspicion."

By dispersing the incidents, the deceased would be perceived as having died suddenly in their sleep, preventing any widespread commotion.

Thus, Nanli would be unable to trace the truth.

"But this way can’t be effective in the long term. This person requires a life extension every three days. If it happens too many times, Nanli will surely become suspicious," Cao Mama furrowed her brow, deeply concerned.

"Who would have thought that Prince Min’s lifespan would come to an end? Ninth Prince’s luck truly persists."

If it weren’t for the life extension method, once Jinming died, the curse on Ye Siheng’s legs would naturally be lifted.

The woman’s eyebrows furrowed, her fist slowly clenched, "Indeed, his luck is truly remarkable. Despite having a destined death, he has carved out his own path and now even possesses an auspicious aura."

She glanced at Ye Jinming.

A useless waste, now requiring her assistance to extend his life.

Truly troublesome.

Ye Jinming sensed the coldness in the woman’s eyes and shivered involuntarily.

Though half of her face was concealed by a sheer veil, her captivating beauty was still evident.

However, that wasn’t what intrigued Ye Jinming the most.

It was the feeling of familiarity he had towards her, as if they had met somewhere before.

"You seem familiar..." his words trailed off, unable to recall, but he was more concerned about his own life.

"Now we are sharing the same circumstance, you mustn’t neglect me."

Leaning against a soft couch, the woman assumed a seductive posture, her smile cold, "You still refer to yourself as a Prince? Don’t you know you have already been demoted to a commoner?"

Ye Jinming’s face stiffened.

Cao Mammy had long warned him about this, but he couldn’t change his ways in an instant.