Chapter 572: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 572: Life's Last Days (1)
Xiao Ruiyuan and the ghost doctor arrived at a secluded, open area to ensure no one was nearby to overhear their conversation.
The ghost doctor looked at Xiao Ruiyuan with hesitation, unsure how to begin the discussion.
Xiao Ruiyuan waited quietly, his heart rising with anxiety. Given the ghost doctor’s evident struggle, the matter must be serious and related to his cousin. Was there a change in his cousin’s condition?
The ghost doctor’s hesitation didn’t last long, but his words changed Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression: “Young Xiao, a few days ago, when I checked His Highness’s pulse, I noticed an anomaly. At that time, it wasn’t apparent, so I didn’t mention it to you. However, during the recent examination, the anomaly became clear. I didn’t want to disturb His Highness’s journey, so I kept it from him. Now I’m telling you so you can be prepared.”
Xiao Ruiyuan’s heart sank, his palms clenching unconsciously. His voice trembled slightly, betraying his own fear, “Ghost doctor, what is it?”
The ghost doctor closed his eyes, distressed. Chu Heng was like a son to him; had it not been for an early debt to the royal family, he wouldn’t have left his carefree life to stay in the capital, constantly attending to Chu Heng’s health.
“Years ago, I exhausted all my skills and used secret methods to protect His Highness’s heart pulse from being poisoned to death. However, after more than twenty years, the heart-eating poison has accumulated, almost breaking through the barriers I set. Unless we find a thousand-year-old ginseng within ten days, His Highness will not survive the month.”
Xiao Ruiyuan trembled all over, staring intensely at the ghost doctor, his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty crimson: “Ghost doctor, was my cousin poisoned by someone?” Otherwise, with three months left, why is there only ten days now?
The ghost doctor shook his head, pained: “His Highness has been overly troubled recently, which affected his heart pulse, giving the heart-eating poison a chance. Without the thousand-year-old ginseng, even if I use more secret methods, it will be futile!”
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Hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan’s rage slowly dissipated, replaced by deep helplessness: “Ghost doctor, is there no other way to extend His Highness’s life?”
Ten days. Only ten days left!
After years of searching, with no trace of the thousand-year-old ginseng, his cousin had already advised him to give up. But he had always held onto a sliver of hope. Now, that hope was to be cruelly shattered by irreversible reality?
The ghost doctor looked at him and the distant night, sighing helplessly: “I… am powerless!”
Xiao Ruiyuan closed his eyes slightly, blood-red frustration seeping from his clenched palms. All his previous resolve crumbled at this moment, leaving him with an indescribable sense of despair…
The next day, as dawn broke in the east, the attending ministers and unappointed young nobles, who had been jostled all day yesterday, rose early.
The ministers were ready to attend the emperor at any time. If they were chosen on the first day, it would signify their favor in the emperor's eyes and trust from the highest authority. For the next year, as long as they didn’t make major mistakes, their positions would be secure, and no one would dare to underestimate them. The young and competitive nobles, dressed in tight-fitting clothes with their hair neatly tied, were practicing archery and preparing to showcase their skills.
After three years of preparation and anticipation, no one was more eager for success than these passionate young men. If they caught the emperor’s or any prince's eye during the hunt, even if they started as lowly guards, it would be a better fate than languishing at home.
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