Fortunate Young Gentleman

Zhirixiang is indeed an uncommon poison. To be more precise, the antidote to this poison has been lost.

The art of poisoning originated from the now-extinct Liang State. During the most prosperous period of Liang State, Liang State accounted for more than half of the world's poisons. With the demise of Liang State, many poisons were rarely seen in the world.

Compared with those strange poisons that kill people instantly, Zhirixiang is not very famous.

However, because the antidote to Zhirixiang has been lost, it can poison people silently, and it has become one of the most widely spread poisons. In order to be on the safe side, Tang Ning always has the antidote on him.

He handed the small porcelain bottle to Li Tianlan and said, "This contains the antidote for lily of the valley. You only need to take a small amount each time, with warm water, three times a day, and the poison will be eliminated in three days."

He looked at the imperial physician and said, "Although a small amount of lily of the valley is not fatal, it is also harmful to the body. It is better for the imperial physician to take the antidote once."

The imperial physician looked at him and said in disbelief, "Is there really an antidote for lily of the valley? Can you let me take a look?"

Li Tianlan handed him the porcelain bottle. The imperial physician dipped a little with chopsticks, put it under his nose and smelled it, then put it in his mouth, and was amazed. He said, "It is said that the antidote for lily of the valley has long been lost. I didn't expect that this recipe still exists in the world. I wonder if this young master can..."

Tang Ning knew what the imperial physician meant. He prepared these antidotes himself, so he naturally knew the recipe. Without much hesitation, he nodded and said, "I will write down the recipe and give it to you later."

Lily of the valley is one of the most commonly used poisons today. Because the antidote formula has been lost, the clinical manifestations after poisoning are not very obvious. By the time it is discovered, it is too late. Therefore, it is considered to be a highly toxic poison with no cure.

When he was in the State of Chen, he gave the prescription to Ling Yihong and passed it on to the imperial physician of the State of Chu. Who knows, it can save many lives in the future.

At this time, a young general strode in from outside the door, knelt on one knee, and said: "Your Highness, after we arrested all the people in charge of the meals, Chef Zhao committed suicide by taking poison."

Prince Xin looked calm and asked: "Have you found out her background?"

"This Chef Zhao was newly recruited by the palace half a month ago. She has a clean background. I have sent people to check her family." The general bowed his head and said: "It was my fault that such a bad guy got in. Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Prince Xin waved his hand and said: "You can go down."

Although only that plate of lettuce was poisoned with fennel, such a thing happened, and a good meal could not be eaten now.

Princess Xin looked at Tang Ning and said gratefully, "Thanks to you, you saved me and the prince again."

"It's just a little help." Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "You are too polite, princess."

"It's just a little help for you, but it's a life-saving grace for us." Princess Xin looked at Prince Xin and said, "Your Highness must thank him very much."

Prince Xin nodded, looked at him, and took the initiative to say, "This prince has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. You saved the princess and saved me twice. You can make a request to this prince."

This sentence came from the mouth of the regent of Chu State, and it was very heavy. He didn't even say what the request was, and there were no restrictions, which made it even more heavy.

However, thinking carefully, he didn't seem to lack anything, but if he refused directly, it seemed a bit disrespectful to Prince Xin. Tang Ning looked at Li Tianlan, wanting to ask for her opinion.

Seeing him looking at his daughter, Prince Xin's face darkened and he said, "This opportunity only comes once, you should think it over carefully and don't waste it."

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "I can't think of it now, I'll tell you when I think of it later."

Prince Xin's promise was really insincere. Whether it was a reward of silver or things, it would be fine if he thought these things were too vulgar, didn't he still have a daughter?

As long as he rejected the marriage proposals from Chen State and Caoyuan, Tang Ning's mission in Chu State this time would be half completed. If he could abolish the prince and let Zhao Yingying not get married, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds and everyone would be happy?

Prince Xin nodded, looked at Li Tianlan, and said, "Lanlan, take Lord Tang around the palace."

Li Tianlan looked at Tang Ning and said, "Let's go."

"There's nothing good to see in the palace." When they walked into the yard, Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "You didn't eat a bite just now, I'll take you out to eat."

"Okay." Tang Ning said, "You treated me to the noodles yesterday, today it's my turn to treat you, next time you treat..."

Li Tianlan asked, "What do you want to eat?"

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Let's eat yesterday's noodles."

Tang Ning is from the north, and there has always been a custom in the north of "dumplings when going out and noodles when going home". Dumplings are shaped like ingots, which means making a lot of money when going out, and noodles when going home mean "staying forever". The long noodles are like ropes that tie people back home.

He was not very familiar with the customs of the Chu State, but yesterday's noodles were really delicious.

The shop was very small. During the day, a tent would be set up on the street outside the shop, and tables and chairs would be placed. When the two walked over, the outside was already full of guests.

Tang Ning walked forward and said, "Old lady, two bowls of noodles."

"You're here." The old lady smiled and looked at them, saying, "Cook inside. There's no one inside. The noodles will be here soon."

Click!

Tang Ning and Li Tianlan walked in. Someone's chopsticks fell to the ground at the stall outside.

"Isn't that the princess?"

"Who is the person next to the princess? Why have I never seen him before?"

"I don't know which family's descendant he is, how come he is with the princess..."

Princess Changning is well known in Kyoto, and they also know that the princess has never treated the high-ranking children in Kyoto with pretentious words, and they have never seen a man around her.

For a moment, everyone in the stall forgot to eat. The princess had a private meeting with the mysterious man. This was rare news, much rarer than the assassination of the prince. However, after taking a sip of soup, the identity of the mysterious man was revealed. Several versions have appeared...

The old woman selling noodles knocked on the table with her rolling pin and said angrily: "If you eat your noodles, get out of here if you dare to gossip..."

…

Letter to the palace.

Princess Xin looked at King Xin and said, "My lord, why are you so stingy this time? That young man has saved you many times, you should thank him..."

"Thank you very much?" King Xin snorted coldly and said, "He has stolen my most precious thing. I wish I could kill him. How can I thank him?"

"Ah?" Princess Xin said in surprise: "What did he steal from the prince?"

King Xin said angrily: "What he stole was Lanlan's heart!"

"What?" Princess Xin looked at him, confused: "Your Majesty, are you saying that Lan Lan likes him?"

"Don't you still know about our daughter?" King Xin looked at her and asked, "Have you ever seen her do this to other men? After she came back from Chen Kingdom, she was often absent-minded. She didn't get better until these two days. A little bit..."

"But..." Princess Xin thought for a while, and suddenly a look of surprise appeared on her face, and she said: "Today or later, when I meet this beloved man..., no wonder, no wonder she donated a thousand taels of silver to Pujiu Temple inexplicably... …”

King Xin frowned and asked, "What is this, my beloved?"

Princess Xin did not answer, but looked at him and said, "I think this young man looks very talented and is a good match for Lan Lan. Since Lan Lan likes her, why not let them..."

"No!" King Xin waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not!"

"Why is this?" Princess Xin said in surprise: "My lord, didn't you say that he is the top three scholar of the Chen Kingdom? He is extremely talented and complements Lanlan. It's rare that Lanlan also likes him. What's more, although he is from the Chen Kingdom , but the current situation will be better if Lanlan follows him back to Chen Country, why can't they be together? "

"You don't know something." King Xin looked at her and said, "He already has a wife, why can't he make Lan Lan his concubine?"

Princess Xin was stunned, then shook her head and said, "That would be a pity."

She seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly looked up at King Xin and asked, "The prince just said that he stole the prince's most precious thing..."

King Xin was startled and asked, "Did I say that?"

Princess Xin looked at him and said sadly: "It turns out that Lanlan is the most precious thing to the prince, so what is my concubine?"

Prince Xin held her in his arms and said, "Lan Lan will have her precious county horse in the future. My most precious child will naturally be the princess..."

…

After half an hour, King Xin came out of the room.

When he stepped out of the door, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by indifference.