Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 252 - Remember the Night We First Met

Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Remember the Night We First Met?

Chapter 252 -252: Remember the Night We First Met?

Murong Jiu was still somewhat apprehensive, fearing that Kai Xuan might succumb to the poison.

“Divine Doctor Zhai has been here and said that the centipede was highly toxic, and the most critical time was last night. If he could survive that, his chances of survival would greatly increase. Kai Xuan has made it through, and he will recover quickly now. You don’t need to worry, wolves have a much stronger recovery capability than humans,” Jun Yuyan said in a tender voice, draping a cloak over her shoulders to protect her from the cold breeze.

He shook the bell on the bedside, and shortly after, the room was filled with a variety of delicious foods.

Murong Jiu did not feel cold, as smokeless Silver Thread Charcoal had already been lit in the room, an arrangement she knew was made by Jun Yuyan without asking.

Winter had arrived, with the temperature dropping each day, yet it had not snowed, and it wasn’t too cold; thus, she had not asked the servants to light the charcoal.

Perhaps because she had shed her worries, her mood brightened, and Murong Jiu’s appetite finally improved, resulting in her eating two extra bowls of rice.

After eating, she could not sleep, so she went to see Kai Xuan, taking the opportunity to aid her digestion.

Kai Xuan indeed looked much better, though he still appeared sick, his breath was no longer as unstable as before, and surprisingly, the swelling on his face had even gone down, which astonished Murong Jiu.

Just then, Divine Doctor Zhai arrived and pointed at Kai Xuan:

“Young lady, you truly found a treasure. This little wolf was destined to die, but unexpectedly, its blood has antitoxic properties, and it miraculously pulled through. Just wait a few days, and it will be leaping around energetically,” he said.

Murong Jiu was amazed, “I had only heard about a kind of marten on the Tianshan Mountains that can neutralize strange poisons; I never expected Kai Xuan to have such a capability!”

“Yes, it is really unexpected. With this episode, its blood has become even more powerful. Next time it encounters any deadly poison, it won’t be harmed as much. Plus, with its keen sense of smell, it could be trained to hunt poisonous insects, which could be more effective than the insect-repelling powders that Old Man Zhai uses.”

“Let’s not, what if it encounters even more toxic insects?”

She dared not let Kai Xuan take that risk; it was better to keep him away from poisons.

However, contrary to her wishes, once the little wolf recovered, it began running outside and digging at the corners of the walls every day. Whenever it dug up poisonous insects, they ended up in its stomach.

In just a few days, its fur became shiny and smooth as if those poisons were some kind of great tonic.

Seeing that it was not negatively affected, and seemingly even benefited, Murong Jiu was finally not worried anymore and even laughed with Jun Yuyan:

“Other wolves hunt foxes and catch rabbits, but this one digs around in the ground every day like a chicken. Divine Doctor Miao must be furious though; so many of his painstakingly collected poisonous insects have gone without a trace.”

She was referring to Divine Doctor Miao.

These poisons, she thought without doubt, had been arranged by the Third Prince through Divine Doctor Miao.

If one tactic fails, he just devises another, truly ruthless.

The misconducts of the Third Prince had been suppressed, and no one in Capital City dared to discuss them anymore.

Those who casually chatted were immediately punished with dozens of heavy beatings under the charge of slandering the Prince, and they were thrown into jail on top of that.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, the common folk dared not speak their anger.

The families of the deceased also dared not create more trouble. However, to appease them, the Third Prince still gave them a substantial amount of Silver to keep quiet.

The Emperor didn’t care whether he was disregardful of lives, but he couldn’t just kill everyone; hence, he had to use a hefty bribe to shut mouths.

Despite this, his reputation among the people had already worsened, including that of Divine Doctor Miao, who wanted to gain fame and honor.

Because Murong Jiu had already spread the news of Divine Doctor Miao using Gu on people without cause, even if he met the Emperor in the palace and was praised by him, it was difficult for people to let down their guard and seek out such a Court Physician who used Gu.

Ordinary people are inherently cautious of Gu, fearing this thing that can silently enter the body, unnoticed. Who wouldn’t be scared?

Thus, Divine Doctor Miao’s hope of using the Third Prince to make connections with the nobles and officials in Capital City was directly cut off by Murong Jiu.

Along with his son Miao Wuxie, he also faced continuous setbacks in the Capital City.

As soon as others heard his surname was Miao and found out he was from Xiangxi, they would run faster than mice.

“Those lowly people are blind, Brother, don’t be discouraged, one day, people will recognize your exceptional medical skills, and then they will come kneeling before you!”

Zhuo Yinzhu consoled Miao Wuxie with a face full of shared animosity.

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Miao Wuxie showed little reaction.

Zhuo Yinzhu suddenly said, “It’s all Murong Jiu’s fault, if it weren’t for her sending people everywhere saying our Master can cast Gu, how would these people know? Murong Jiu must be afraid that you and Master gain fame, overshadowing her own!”

Miao Wuxie turned his head, looking at her.

Zhuo Yinzhu somehow felt his gaze was a bit strange, but couldn’t quite pinpoint it.

At that moment, Miao Wuxie said, “Then what does Yinzhu think we should do?”

“Naturally, we must find every possible way to kill her! She’s too cunning, even Master’s dry flowers had no effect on her, I’m not sure if it’s because Old Man Zhai is too powerful. I think we should start with Old Man Zhai, once he’s dead, Murong Jiu will definitely be devastated, and we can strike fatally while she’s vulnerable.”

Zhuo Yinzhu was somewhat eager, as Kai Xuan’s large army was approaching day by day.

She hoped to resolve Murong Jiu before Jun Yuyan appeared.

She couldn’t bear to see them in love, nor did she want Jun Yuyan to have a happy and fulfilled life, he had caused the downfall of the Zhuo family, stripped her of her noble status and innocence, why should he be blessed with a good heir?

Meanwhile, Murong Jiu was also asking Jun Yuyan:

“I feel Zhuo Yinzhu bears great hostility towards me, not just towards me personally, it seems part of it is because of you, but not just about the Zhuo family’s matter. Tell me, did she perhaps once harbor feelings for you, hence this complex hatred?”

Upon mentioning Zhuo Yinzhu, disdain flashed across Jun Yuyan’s eyes, unmasked.

“What? Did Zhuo Yinzhu do something to you?”

“She is manipulative and all her methods are unscrupulous and despicable. The Zhuo family met with disaster largely because she extremely repulsed me.”

“What?” Murong Jiu was surprised, did Zhuo Yinzhu really do something to him?

Jun Yuyan explained in detail, “Do you remember the night we first met? I was trapped, it was her doing. She has learned medicine and might prepare colorless, tasteless drugs, and she also bribed many people, all to fulfill her desires.”

Murong Jiu’s eyes widened.

So, her bond with Jun Yuyan was actually because Zhuo Yinzhu had unintentionally made it happen?

Her heart thumped suddenly as she remembered something.

The Second Prince always thought the child in her belly was illegitimate, not Jun Yuyan’s, but in his previous life he had learned the truth, and even used the child to threaten Jun Yuyan.

In this life, after the incident involving Murong Qian falsely accusing Jun Yuyan of fathering her child, she had thought Murong Qian was the informant, guessing it was her who revealed it to the Second Prince in their previous life.

Now she knew, it was actually Zhuo Yinzhu!! Because Murong Qian had died too early in the previous life!

Zhuo Yinzhu had plotted against Jun Yuyan but had not achieved her desires, whereas she herself had been intimate with Jun Yuyan once, got pregnant, and due to a twist of fate, ended up marrying Jun Yuyan and they became a loving couple.

Zhuo Yinzhu’s schemes turned to dust, leading the entire Zhuo family to be suppressed by Jun Yuyan, found guilty, their property confiscated, and she was even turned into a military courtesan, how could she not hate?

She probably harbored thoughts of flaying him alive.

She looked at Jun Yuyan and said, “It seems, the Second Prince probably already knows that the child in my womb is your flesh and blood.”