It took a long time for the subtitles to respond this time.
[Yes, I happen to have a potion with me. It can refresh one's mind, enhance brain activity, and facilitate thinking. Give me an address, and I'll send it to you.]
Soon, a long and slender glass bottle appeared in front of Shen Baozhu.
The glass bottle unexpectedly dropped to the ground, bounced up, and Shen Baozhu instinctively reached out for it.
But her arm wasn't long enough, and she could only watch helplessly as the bottle hit the ground.
Shen Baozhu quickly picked up the bottle, only to find it was completely undamaged. She couldn't help but exclaim, "What strong glass!"
[This potion is a concentrated version. It's best to dilute it before drinking.]
"What does 'dilute' mean?"
The glass bottle was as small as a thumb, and Shen Baozhu carefully held it in her hands.
[It means pouring this into water and then having your elder brother drink some of the water.]
Shen Baozhu understood. She carefully hid the glass bottle under Shen Heqing's pillow and then went outside to find some water.
Not long after she left, the Princess Jingning, who had received the news, rushed back. She was followed by Hongshen.
The Princess Jingning entered the room and placed her hand on Shen Heqing's wrist to feel his pulse.
As time passed, the atmosphere in the room gradually grew solemn.
After a long while, the Princess Jingning slowly said, "Heqing has been poisoned. His pulse seems steady, but his body is weak inside and hot outside..."
"I can only tell that Heqing has been poisoned. If you ask me to detoxify him, I'm helpless."
Hongshen heard the sadness in the Princess Jingning's tone. "Your Highness, what about sending the eldest young master to the Medical Valley? Maybe there's still a chance to save him."
"No. Even with the guards and servants to attend to him in the princess mansion, he was still poisoned. If we take him out, it will be even harder to prevent... If there's really no other way, I can only write to my master and ask him to come to the capital. But my master is old, and I don't know if he can come." The Princess Jingning was still investigating Bai Xinrou's background. She didn't expect Shen Heqing to be poisoned.
With two children having accidents in succession, the weariness on the Princess Jingning's face was hard to hide.
"Mother, you're back!" Shen Baozhu rushed back in a hurry, carrying a wooden bucket.
The wooden bucket was almost as tall as her. Standing behind it, only her head was visible.
Hongshen was startled. She stepped forward a few steps and picked up the wooden bucket with one hand. "Little Princess, what are you doing with this bucket of water?"
There was only a shallow layer of water in the bucket, but it had already exhausted Shen Baozhu.
She walked limply to the bedside and fell into the Princess Jingning's arms. "Mother, another god gave me a treasure. If I pour the treasure into the water and let elder brother drink it, he won't feel uncomfortable anymore!"
The surprise came so suddenly that the Princess Jingning hadn't even reacted when she saw Shen Baozhu take out a palm - sized glass bottle from under the pillow.
This glass bottle was completely different from the ones the Princess Jingning had seen before. It was transparent, filled with a light - blue liquid. As Shen Baozhu shook it, the liquid flowed inside. The Princess Jingning was surprised to find that the bottle had no seams. She wondered how the liquid had been put inside.
Hongshen had sharp ears and eyes. It was the first time she had seen such a treasure, and she couldn't help exclaiming, "Transparent glass. It must be worth a fortune!"
Shen Baozhu looked at the wooden bucket and then at the potion in her hand. She started to worry. "How can I get the stuff out? Should I just break the bottle?"
[No need. The potion bottle is specially made to be decomposable. Just throw it into the water.]
Following Lin Yu's instructions, Shen Baozhu directly threw the potion into the bucket.
Both the Princess Jingning and Hongshen were startled by this action. Then they saw the glass bottle, worth a fortune, dissolve in the water, giving off a strange smell.
The smell wasn't pleasant, but it made the people in the room feel clear - headed. Even Shen Heqing, who had been in a daze in bed, regained some consciousness.
Shen Baozhu acted quickly. She filled a teacup from the table and gave it to Shen Heqing to drink.
One cup, two cups... The shallow layer of water in the bucket was instantly reduced by half.
Shen Heqing's mind was clear. He felt more alert than ever. The first thing he said when he opened his mouth was, "Mother, I want to study."
This sentence was very much in line with Shen Heqing's character.
The Princess Jingning examined Shen Heqing from head to toe. She asked a few more questions uneasily. Only after Shen Heqing answered them one by one did she feel relieved.
Shen Heqing casually asked, "Mother, I seemed to hear you say something about being poisoned just now. What did Baozhu give me to drink? I regained consciousness so quickly."
"It was the pills Doctor Liu gave Baozhu before. She always likes to hide things. She found them when she was tidying up just now and dissolved them in the water for you to drink. I didn't expect the medicine to be so effective." the Princess Jingning quickly replied with a smile.
"By the way, why did you suddenly feel unwell? Have you eaten anything recently? Did you eat something wrong?"
Shen Heqing didn't suspect anything. He carefully recalled. "No. I've been studying in the academy these days. The meals and pastries were all sent from the kitchen. The master ate the same as me... I also asked the doctor in the academy to take a look. He only said that I had been studying too hard and was exhausted."
"Doctor Liu also examined me just now and said it was due to over - tiredness."
As for what Huijue had said about the incompatibility, Shen Heqing didn't take it to heart at all.
He had never agreed to sending his younger sister away. After learning that his sister had been persecuted a few days ago, he felt even more heart - broken. He had long forgotten Huijue's words.
Hearing this, the Princess Jingning's expression darkened slightly. If the poison wasn't in the food, where could it be?
The Princess Jingning asked further, "Have you used any sachets or spices recently? Or has anyone given you something?"
"Mother, do you suspect someone is trying to harm me?" Shen Heqing was startled.
The Princess Jingning nodded. She was sure that Shen Heqing had been poisoned, but she didn't know where the poison had been administered.
The room fell into silence. Shen Heqing carefully recalled his daily routine of the past few days, but he found nothing.
He was fully prepared for the imperial examination and hadn't left the academy.
Shen Heqing hesitated. "Maybe there's a mistake. Maybe I'm really just too tired. I ate at the same table as the master. Mingshu was with me all the time, but only I felt unwell..."
Mingshu was Shen Heqing's personal servant and followed him around all day.
The Princess Jingning and Shen Heqing couldn't come to a conclusion. The little Tuanzi in the bed was already sleepy.
Shen Baozhu yawned. She pulled the pillow from under Shen Heqing to her side and hugged Shen Heqing's arm. Then she fell asleep in a daze.
It wasn't until Shen Heqing felt a tingling sensation in his arm that he looked down. Seeing Shen Baozhu sleeping soundly, he couldn't help thinking of Shen Yunfeng's absurd behavior.
"Mother, remember to be on guard against Father. Maybe he's been living a comfortable life for too long and has lost his mind. He actually believed what that bald monk said and thought Baozhu and I were incompatible."
"I don't know where that swindler came from, daring to slander Baozhu."
Seeing the resentment in Shen Heqing's words towards Shen Yunfeng, the Princess Jingning's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head and wiped away her tears. "Heqing, your father has fallen for someone else..."