Chapter 340

Yueqian and her husband hurried to the palace. Xihao also had to go due to an invitation from the twin princess, who claimed to be his fiancée and wanted to introduce the young boy to her friends. It seemed the entire Mu family had their hands full!

"Royal Physician Mu, you’re here?" Representative Ma and Representative Jin were already waiting outside the hall, looking very anxious. The princess of the Wang Region had suddenly deteriorated, bleeding from all nine orifices—an ominous sign.

"How is the princess?" Yueqian asked worriedly. Representative Ma and Representative Jin exchanged glances, unable to discuss it openly as many people were around. It wouldn’t be appropriate for everyone to know the extent of the princess’s suffering, right?

"Let’s bring Royal Physician Mu inside so as not to waste time," Representative Ma suggested, leading Yueqian inside.

Mu Heng waited outside since he was a man. The area was crowded with restless nobles, and the emperor was on his way. He had attending to urgent matters concerning the welfare of the people but had rushed to assist upon hearing the news and quickly concluded his meeting to come here.

Yueqian went inside first, so she didn’t the emperor with dark eyes come to this palace. As she entered the hall, her eyes narrowed dangerously.

Without needing to examine the princess, she pointed angrily at an incense burner.

"Who brought this incense burner in here?!" Hearing Royal Physician Mu’s rant, everyone in the room who was running around immediately stopped.

The court lady attending to the princess rushed forward and quickly reported. Even though she didn’t understand anything, she wasn’t a fool who wouldn’t know who was the important person right now.

"Royal Physician Mu! That burner was sent by the Empress. It’s the one she always uses, so..."

Not waiting for the court lady to finish speaking, Yueqian, with a single arm, lifted the burner, which was about the size of a person’s face and carried it outside. She saw that the emperor had arrived. He looked like he wanted to say something, but Yueqian didn’t give him the chance.

She threw the incense burner into the middle of the hallway, an extremely disrespectful act. Even the emperor stood up in shock and anger.

"This incense burner is made from red banana wood, a very valuable item that enhances yang energy. Normally, lighting it in someone else’s room wouldn’t be an issue. But using it in the palace of a princess suffering from poisoning is utterly reckless. It only accelerates her death!"

"I don’t know how long it’s been burning, especially with incense made from pine resin. Are they trying to kill the princess by today by sending these things into her palace?!!"

Yueqian shouted angrily. Initially, the emperor wanted to reprimand her for causing such a commotion without looking at the situation. However, as he listened to her, his eyes turned red with rage.

"Who? Who brought these things to her?!!" The emperor roared. He now understood why Yueqian was so furious!

Not only had they failed to treat the princess, but they had also hastened her demise! What else could this be called but a blatant attempt to provoke war?

"T-That, that incense burner is mine. I-I received it from a Taoist priest and have been using it for over ten years. I thought the princess needed good rest, so I brought the best I had for her. I didn’t realize..."

The empress turned pale with shock upon seeing the burner. She didn’t think that this thing would become dangerous for the princess. She had meant well, trying to please her husband by showing concern for the princess’s condition between life and death, but now it seemed she had inadvertently courted death herself.

Yes! If the princess of the Wang Region died, she would be the one to follow her to the grave!

"So it was you? An empress of the throne, making such a grave mistake that could spark a war with the Wang Region?!! Guards!!"

"Your Majesty, please. I truly did not know, Your Majesty!" The empress, who was being dragged awayby the soldiers, pleaded for mercy for a long time, but the emperor ignored her. He looked at the troublesome incense burner and then at Yueqian. Seeing that the empress was being dealt with, Yueqian turned and immediately headed inside.

"Royal Physician Mu," the emperor hesitated as he spoke, trying to stop her. Even though he knew she had identified the cause of the princess’s worsening condition, something the other physicians had missed, indicating how capable this Royal Physician Mu was.

However... in such a pressing situation, he was uncertain if Royal Physician Mu could save the Hu Region.

"Yes, Your Majesty?"

"You... Do you think you can cure her?" The emperor asked, his voice tense. Everyone could see the immense pressure he was under. His physical strength seemed to diminish with each passing moment.

The Hu Region, even if it won a war against the Wang Region, would still be targeted by other Regions, especially since the allied Regions under its command were currently weakened.

Even the Du Region was experiencing internal turmoil, requiring the Wang of the Bai Region to mediate and deal with these matters. This wasn’t an isolated issue; there were heated situations everywhere, putting the Hu Region’s military strength in a critical state.

The emperor wasn’t foolish; he knew someone was working behind the scenes, but he didn’t know who. Whoever was hiding in the shadows and orchestrating such a significant scheme must be formidable! This only added to his growing stress.

"I’m not certain, Your Majesty," Yueqian didn’t respond immediately. If she claimed to have a cure in hand, wouldn’t that be mocking the higher-ups?

If there was a cure, why hadn’t she administered it sooner? Letting the princess remain in mortal danger—instead of earning rewards—would only lead to the death penalty.

"If you succeed, I hear you’re the First Ranked Furen, right? In that case... I’ll grant you a special position upon your return. In the future... the Mu family will be of great importance to the Hu Region. People will show respect to you as they do to me. Would this be enough to motivate you to do everything within your power to save the Hu Region?"

The emperor’s sudden declaration shocked the officials. It wasn’t just about the importance for the Bai Region; elevating the Mu family to the emperor’s level in the Hu Region—what could that mean? It meant that even the officials themselves would have to show respect to someone from the Bai Region!

"I will do my best, Your Majesty," Yueqian smiled slightly before departing.

She had no desire to listen to the nonsense the officials were about to protest. She left everything to the emperor to handle. As the emperor, his words could not be taken back! This meant that if she truly healed the princess, she would no longer need to fear anyone.

At this moment, Yueqian felt genuinely grateful to whoever was behind this situation.

Positions of this caliber were not easily obtained. If it weren’t for the emperor feeling immense pressure and surrounded by enemies, he wouldn’t have made such a significant offer so easily. Now... it was clear he was betting on her!

"Then, I must do my best," Yueqian smiled with satisfaction, a stark contrast to her previously stern demeanor.

"Royal Physician Mu, what just happened?" Representative Ma had not followed her out. He only saw Royal Physician Mu leaving in a hurry with the incense burner, visibly angry.

"Someone tried to hasten the princess’s death using an incense burner and incense that strongly enhances yang energy."

"Really?!"

"That’s insane! Who would dare do such a thing?" Representatives Jin and Ma exclaimed. Yueqian nodded and continued explaining.

"I heard it was something the empress herself sent, but further investigation is needed."

"The empress?" Representative Ma felt a chill run down his spine. He certainly didn’t think the empress was foolish enough to do this, but who could have manipulated her into becoming a pawn so easily? The person behind this must be terrifyingly powerful!

"Nonsense. The empress wouldn’t do such a thing! She gains nothing from such a heinous act. Are you mistaken?" One of the Hu Region physicians spoke up. Initially, they felt ashamed for not checking things thoroughly, but upon hearing that the empress had brought the dangerous item, they found it hard to believe.

"The empress herself admitted that she brought that item to the princess’s palace," Yueqian replied bluntly. She no longer paid attention to the other physicians and went straight to the princess’s small body, which was covered in blood. This was definitely an "explosion" due to the imbalance caused by the poison. The poison needed to be balanced carefully, and adding yang energy ultimately caused an explosion due to the imbalance.

She used a needle from her system to draw the princess’s blood. Her actions were quite strange, but no one dared to criticize her. She had the knowledge to identify the cause of the princess’s worsening condition. Moreover, she was from the Bai Region, so having different methods from those of the Hu Region wasn’t surprising.

After drawing the blood, Yueqian moved to a corner of the room, instructing a court lady to hang a white cloth to shield everything from view. She then called for herbs intermittently.

Although she had a cure on hand, she wanted to test her own knowledge first. It would be easier to predict the outcome of her own treatment.

After nearly two hours, Yueqian emerged from behind the white curtain, her face covered in sweat. Inside were numerous small glass tubes, indicating that she had been working diligently.

The other physicians had been administering treatments to stabilize the princess, but after two hours, not only had her condition not improved, but it had also continued to worsen.

"Let me try," Yueqian said, holding a glass tube with a dark liquid.

Instead of using herbs to reduce the symptoms, as the other physicians had done, Yueqian was using poison to counteract poison. The princess’s poison was now unbalanced with too much yang energy, so Yueqian needed to use more yin energy to suppress the poison in her body instead.

Although what she was about to give the princess was technically poison, it would dissipate after about a day or two, unlike the poison the princess had, which lingered for months or years, causing constant suffering.

"What is that?" A Hu Region physician asked.

"A cure."

"Hmm? What kind of cure? How can you be sure it will work? The princess’s condition is already very severe. If something goes wrong, you won’t be able to bear the consequences."

"Do you have a cure, then?" came a powerful voice from a newcomer.

Everyone almost dropped to their knees in respect upon hearing it. However, they realized they were currently on duty, so they just made way for him to enter.It was the emperor of the Hu Region. After more than two hours had passed without any updates from the physicians, he could no longer wait quietly. He had stormed in himself, resulting in him overhearing the conversation between the two!