Chapter 485: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 485: Tenderness(1)
Mo Yan's concern greatly touched Xiao Ruiyuan, but he couldn't bear to see his beloved woman worry for him. Instead, he tried to comfort her even more.
Ignoring the disgruntled and vigilant presence of a certain big figure in the corner, the atmosphere in the room remained warm and peaceful. The two whispered to each other for a long time, unwittingly discussing the Crown Prince's illness. It was then that Mo Yan learned the refined and gentle man she had seen years ago, when she had retrieved gallbladders at that secluded villa, was actually the Crown Prince of Da Chu.
"The 'Heart-Eating Poison' is so malicious, banned by Da Chu over twenty years ago. Because of this, His Majesty personally ordered the execution of the concubines involved in poisoning the late empress, and yet someone has dared to apply this poison to an arrow, intending to kill you."
Mo Yan shivered with fear, her heart aching. She realized how severe his injuries were. Without the Black Lingzhi or if Xiao Hua hadn't arrived in time, they would never have saved him, and he wouldn't be safe and sound today.
Thinking about his decades of service to the Crown Prince, always on guard against hidden threats, she felt deeply troubled. If possible, she wanted to persuade him to be a loyal subject, loyal only to the Emperor regardless of who ascended the throne in the future. But after more than a decade of following the Crown Prince, and being cousins by blood, it was too late to change his path now.
Xiao Ruiyuan silently comforted her with a pat on her shoulder and said in a low voice, "The assassin fled after shooting the arrow, and our guards couldn't catch him. There's no clue on the arrow either. Even now, we still don't know who exactly was behind this."
If they could uncover the mastermind and expose their possession of the 'Heart-Eating Poison', they wouldn't need him and his cousin to take action. Even if the Emperor showed favoritism, he couldn't tolerate such a person.
Mo Yan touched the wound on his chest and tears welled up in her eyes involuntarily. "If the mastermind finds out that your 'Heart-Eating Poison' has been neutralized, they might try again. Fortunately, there's no war right now. As long as you stay in the capital and remain vigilant, they'll hesitate to make a move openly."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan suddenly remembered another important matter and couldn't help but ask Mo Yan, "Yan'er, where did Mao Mao get the Black Lingzhi he brought to me? Is there any left?"
"Black Lingzhi?" Mo Yan was momentarily confused, then suddenly realized, "So it's really called Black Lingzhi. I didn't expect the name I randomly gave it to be so fitting."
Surprised, Xiao Ruiyuan asked, "You didn't know it was called Black Lingzhi? Then how did you know it could detoxify and save lives?"
Mo Yan shook her head innocently and explained with a well-prepared response, "Da Bai found it on the cliffside. Later, he led me to it. I saw it looked like Lingzhi but was black, so I casually named it Black Lingzhi. Initially, I didn't know its effects, but Da Bai and Mao Mao seemed to like it a lot, so I thought it must be good. I let it continue growing by the cliff. The day you were injured and poisoned, Mao Mao flew back to find me, tugging at my clothes and leading me into the mountains. I suspected something was wrong with you and, with nothing to lose, I cut off two pieces of Black Lingzhi and had him take them to you."
Xiao Ruiyuan stared at her in shock, unable to speak for a long time. He didn't know whether to marvel at her luck or at his own. He had faced danger several times, each time saved by her, while she, by a stroke of luck, had effortlessly obtained the nearly extinct Black Lingzhi and used it to save him once again, possibly even saving his cousin, the future ruler of Da Chu.
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