Princess Soli's face was deathly pale. Her red lips quivered, and she let out continuous sobs. From time to time, her body would twitch violently. To prevent her from hurting herself, ropes were tied around her limbs. Seeing this, Song Jinyu couldn't help but shiver.
Prince Nai'an had a good impression of Song Jinyu. Although he thought this young lady was different from others, he didn't have high hopes for her. However, since Soli's life was hanging in the balance, he had no choice but to allow her to try.
An incense stick's time had passed, but Song Jinyu still hadn't found anything. Yan Fei stayed by her side, completely ignoring Zhongli Mingye's looks.
Suddenly, Soli's body tensed up, followed by tremors. Seeing that she was losing control and trying to break free from the restraints on the bed, Song Jinyu was shocked and shouted, "Senior brother, help me!"
She threw herself onto the bed, pinning Soli down with her body. Yan Fei then handed her the needles and used one hand to hold Soli's mouth open to prevent her from biting anyone.
Song Jinyu threw the needles, aiming at Soli's vital points. Before long, the princess fainted. Her tense body gradually softened. The situation just now was so rare that everyone was stunned.
"Princess, she's been poisoned by a gu!"
She was very certain, but the people present didn't think so. "Gu magic?" Song Qinzhou was furious. "Don't talk nonsense!"
If it was really confirmed to be gu magic, would he still be able to keep his official position? Sure enough, this daughter was here to cause trouble for him.
"Father, daughter is very sure."
"There's a very rare kind of gu worm in the princess's body. And it's a mother-and-child gu!" Zhongli Mingye listened and suddenly felt that the matter was of great importance. He reached out and pulled her out of the princess's bedroom.
Song Jinyu felt a bit awkward. "You have to trust my medical skills..."
"It's not that I don't trust you. Do you know that if it's really gu magic, and the matter of raising gu worms occurs during your father's tenure, it's a very serious matter." Prince Yu helplessly stroked her head. "You, even if you're sure about this, you shouldn't have said it in public."
"Moreover, the prince may not believe you."
Just as she was about to say something else, Zhongli Mingye didn't give her a chance. "You go back to the mansion first..."
"..." What the hell? Didn't they need her anymore? Song Jinyu looked at him discontentedly.
"This king won't allow you to get involved in this matter anymore." The matter was of great importance, and he couldn't let her get implicated. The more he got in touch with her, the more Zhongli Mingye couldn't bear to see her being wronged and doubted.
But Song Jinyu didn't understand his good intentions. "You're just trying to protect yourselves! You clearly know that Soli has been poisoned by gu, and there's a way to save her, but you're here doubting my medical skills."
"If you can save her, both you and father can be safe."
Hearing this, Zhongli Mingye was instantly angry! He stared at her fiercely. So this was what she thought of him. In her eyes, he was actually a person who only knew how to protect himself.
The look in his eyes made Song Jinyu feel uneasy. She lowered her head. "This king doesn't need you to protect him..."
"Bang!"
He punched the wall behind Song Jinyu, scaring her into widening her eyes and taking a step back. In her nervousness, her feet got tangled, and she almost fell.
But a big hand pulled her into his arms. Looking up, it was Yan Fei who had come. "Are you okay?"
Seeing this scene, Zhongli Mingye got even angrier. He withdrew the hand that was about to pull Song Jinyu and glared at Yan Fei fiercely before turning around and walking out the door.
Song Jinyu felt uncomfortable. He had never been angry with her before. Why couldn't he control his temper this time? "Do you have any ideas about the princess's gu poison?" Yan Fei asked.
"This gu poison is very rare. I first used ice needles to seal the gu worm to prevent it from scurrying around."
However, how to draw out this gu worm needed some serious thought. Song Jinyu's mind began to recall the manuscripts she had read on Tianmen Mountain over the years.
"The prince doesn't allow you to take care of this matter now. We need to make new plans." Yan Fei knew Song Jinyu well. Once she made up her mind, she would definitely do it. Moreover, this matter also involved her father. Yan Fei didn't want to admit it, but maybe Song Jinyu was still doing it for that man.
"He..."
Thinking of Zhongli Mingye, Song Jinyu's face fell. She decided to first find a way to draw out the poisonous gu.
Prince Nai'an was extremely anxious to see Soli on the verge of death. Once Soli died, the marriage alliance between the Gu tribe and the Xia Dynasty would fall through. He was the eldest prince of the Gu tribe and the first in line to inherit the throne of the Gu tribe king. If the marriage alliance failed, the royal family of the Gu tribe would also doubt his ability. Therefore, Nai'an was determined to save Princess Soli at all costs.
But Zhongli Mingye didn't think so. If Soli died, another princess could be chosen to achieve the same goal. It was just that her death was not at a good time. Song Jinyu felt sorry for Soli's life, but for the two royal families, she was just an ordinary princess.
Thinking of this, he remembered what Song Jinyu said about protecting oneself. His mood suddenly became restless. Sometimes, protecting oneself was not for an individual but for a superficial peace!
But she didn't understand. Song Qinzhou understood the crux of the matter. Moreover, the Xia Dynasty prohibited gu magic. If it was confirmed that Soli had been poisoned by gu magic, it wouldn't be a good thing for him either. The two princes of the Gu tribe were very reasonable. They still announced to the outside world that Soli was ill.
At night, Song Jinyu didn't eat dinner. She hid in her room alone and refused to come out. Yan Fei knew her character and told the maids not to disturb her.
She had a photographic memory since childhood. With hundreds of years of medical books accumulated on Tianmen Mountain, over the years, Song Jinyu had been punished by Miao Yunshen to be confined from time to time and had already read a lot.
Gu magic was also one of the forbidden arts on Tianmen Mountain. Because it was too vicious, the successive masters of Tianmen Mountain only allowed some disciples to understand gu poison and didn't teach it as a subject.
But Song Jinyu was an exception. Because she was very interested in the forbidden arts on Tianmen Mountain. She not only studied them but also dabbled in them a lot. However, Miao Yunshen was afraid that she would go astray, so he taught her a good lesson several times, and she finally changed. Now that she was hiding in her room, most likely she was thinking about the matter of gu magic.
It had to be said that Yan Fei really understood her.
In the room, Yan Fei suddenly noticed an abnormal fluctuation outside. His sword-shaped eyebrows frowned. Someone had broken into the prefect's mansion!
The masked young master was unlucky today. He had planned to meet Song Jinyu under the cover of night. But unexpectedly, his way forward was blocked by Cheng Song, and his way back was blocked by Yan Fei.
The three of them fought in a flurry. It seemed that the masked young master had some hidden secrets. His moves were only a few dozen, and usually when Cheng Song fought with him, he was often led astray. Now, with Yan Fei's help, as the three of them fought, the masked young master gradually showed signs of decline.
Therefore, he didn't want to continue the fight. After struggling out a way to escape, he fled.
"Don't chase..." Cheng Song stopped Yan Fei.
"He has no ill intentions towards the prefect's mansion. He just came to find the young lady."
Yan Fei thought thoughtfully. The style of his martial arts became more and more familiar the more he looked at it, as if he had seen it somewhere before. "Then why did you stop him?"
Cheng Song said helplessly, "The young lady doesn't like to see him!"