Chapter 486: Making Medicine

Chapter 486: Chapter 486: Making Medicine

"The results are certainly positive," Bai Suihe said, making a gesture with her hands. "Those little mice are now the size of bamboo rats. They’ve ballooned in size."

Gu Kaiyuan knew the difference between a little mouse and a bamboo rat. As he thought about it, a mental image of Gu Antong ballooning in size suddenly popped into his head, frightening him into shaking his head repeatedly. ℯℯ𝑙.

"What do you think? Will this one do?" Bai Suihe set the bottle aside and began sorting through the others again.

"Does this pose any threat to her life?"

Gu Kaiyuan thought that this might be even more suitable than the Heavenly Fairy poison they had considered earlier.

"No," Bai Suihe replied, glancing at him. "If you don’t think it’s right, you can keep looking."

"If it doesn’t threaten her life, then it’s actually much better." Gu Kaiyuan carefully picked up the medicine bottle. "Even though she’s just a concubine, if something really happens to her, the Imperial Physicians will come to investigate.

"As far as I know, there are some highly skilled Imperial Physicians in the Imperial Palace, so it’s best if we don’t cause any fatalities."

Gu Kaiyuan also realized that sometimes, letting a person live was the greatest punishment of all.

"Then do you have any medicine suitable for targeting men? Preferably something untraceable."

"Who are you planning to use it on?"

"Rong Ruiyuan. So far, no heirs have been born in his inner courtyard. As long as he doesn’t produce an Imperial Grandson, his chances of seizing the throne will be even slimmer."

Bai Suihe thought for a moment and slowly shook her head. "I actually haven’t made anything like that yet. However, I saw a record of it in the prescriptions before, so I’ll look it up later.

"But if we send it over now, won’t there already be good news coming from the Third Prince’s inner courtyard?"

A few months had passed since the Third Prince’s grand wedding. With so many women, it was impossible for there to be no news at all.

Gu Kaiyuan grinned. "I actually know about this. The Third Prince has no time to be distracted by his inner courtyard right now, nor does he want to produce an heir too early and arouse the suspicion of the other Princes. Therefore, any news from his inner courtyard won’t come until next year.

"If we silently slip him the medicine now, he certainly won’t notice a thing."

Rong Ruiyuan had been taking medicine all along. If they didn’t strike now, when would they?

Bai Suihe glanced at the medicine bottle in his hand. "Are you really sure you want to use this medicine on Gu Antong?"

"I think this medicine is the most suitable right now. She’ll only gain weight; it won’t take her life.

"Anyway, her status as a concubine is already set. Once she falls out of favor, her life in the inner courtyard will just be a bit more difficult. I’m sure she’ll appreciate this gift of mine. After all, as her uncle, I’m still showing her mercy."

"Then she really should thank you properly," Bai Suihe said. Living would be the true torture. She quite liked this ruthless streak in Gu Kaiyuan.

Using this medicine was a good idea. So many people gained weight every year; Gu Antong doing so wouldn’t attract anyone’s attention, and the people Gu Kaiyuan had planted wouldn’t be exposed either. It was a win-win situation.

Taking the medicine, Gu Kaiyuan left the space and immediately went out to handle his affairs. Bai Suihe knew he wanted to send the medicine to the capital as quickly as possible.

Unable to fall asleep for the moment, Bai Suihe decided to go look for Nanny Pang.

When Nanny Pang learned that Bai Suihe wanted to formulate a sterility medicine, she quickly put away the medical books. "Madam, why would you want to formulate this medicine?"

Although giving birth was dangerous and exhausting, the Madam only had one daughter right now; there was really no need to go this far. After all, the young miss would eventually marry out of the family, and they still needed a male heir to carry on the family name. Furthermore, if the Master found out about this, it might create a rift between them, or he might even come to hate the Madam.

"I just suddenly got curious about this medicine and thought I’d formulate a little," Bai Suihe said, unaware that whenever she lied, she couldn’t look the other person in the eye.

Nanny Pang sighed. "Madam, you should tell me the truth. I think the Master treats you very well already. We absolutely cannot..."

"Nanny, what are you thinking? How could I possibly use this kind of medicine on Kai Yuan?

"It’s just that we have an enemy who holds some power. Since we can’t seek direct revenge, we thought of using this method to vent our frustrations."

"So that’s how it is." Only then did Nanny Pang place the medical book in front of her. Although doing this went against the natural order, she was half a person of the Jianghu and appreciated the swift settlement of grievances. If there was a grudge, it naturally had to be avenged.

Not taking the other party’s life was already a mercy from the Master, so there wasn’t much of a problem with this medicine.

As for sterility? That wasn’t a real issue either. They could always adopt from a collateral branch, so the family line wouldn’t be completely cut off; they just wouldn’t have their own biological bloodline.

Bai Suihe took the prescription and began to study it. "Nanny, is there an antidote for this kind of medicine?"

"If it is discovered within a short period of time, there are still ways to cure it," Nanny Pang replied. "But if the victim remains completely oblivious and a long time passes, then it becomes quite difficult to treat."

Nanny Pang actually felt that this kind of medicine was somewhat pointless. If the other party didn’t produce any heirs, they would definitely seek medical help. With a year or two of treatment, there was still hope for recovery.

"Then it really depends on their luck," Bai Suihe said.

It seemed that Gu Kaiyuan’s scheme might not succeed. These Princes valued their lives highly; she had heard that they would summon Imperial Physicians for routine health checkups every so often. With the skills of the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Hospital, there was a very real possibility that they would discover it.

Well, since she had already found the prescription, she might as well make it first and see.

With Nanny Pang’s help, she had the medicine in her hands in just two hours.

"Madam, I think you should focus your mind on curing illnesses," Nanny Pang advised. "After all, these are just unorthodox methods. Having a few items for self-defense is more than enough."

Bai Suihe knew that Nanny Pang was tactfully trying to persuade her. She hadn’t intended to use this medicine to harm innocent people anyway; she merely wanted revenge.

She gave Nanny Pang a bright smile. "Don’t worry, Nanny, I won’t hurt the innocent."

Nanny Pang sighed and said no more, beginning to clean up the apothecary.

Bai Suihe gave her a deep look but didn’t offer any further explanation. As they spent more time together in the future, the nanny would gradually come to understand her.

Returning to her room with the medicine bottle, Gu Kaiyuan hadn’t come back yet. Gu Xingyang was resting in Zisu’s arms, contentedly drinking goat’s milk.

Seeing Bai Suihe enter, the little girl’s eyes lit up and she waved her little hands. "Mother, you’re back."

Bai Suihe walked over and patted her head, taking the bowl from Zisu. "I’ll feed her. You all tidy up the room, then you can go back and rest."

Zisu and the other servants murmured their assent. They quickly tidied the room and quietly withdrew.

After Gu Xingyang had her fill, she started prying. "Mother, what were you and Father doing? I didn’t see you when I woke up."

Bai Suihe took a handkerchief and wiped the milk stains from the corners of her daughter’s mouth. "Father and Mother both had things to do. Didn’t we have Zisu and the others look after you?"

Gu Xingyang waved her little hands and said coquettishly, "But I want to see Mother as soon as I wake up."

"That won’t do. You sleep so much every day, you little piglet. How could I possibly stay by your side every single second?

"Hurry up and grow up. When the time comes, Mother will let you be my little shadow."

"Mother is mean!" Gu Xingyang retorted. "I’m not a little shadow. When the time comes, I’ll be able to help Mother do things."

This little one was trying to run before she could walk. Bai Suihe wasn’t buying it.