webnovelfull Chapter 623 Lin Feng's Decision
Chapter 623 Lin Feng's Decision
Jiang Xiaoqi held back. Recommending a captain is different from recommending a crew member. The position of captain of this ship is extremely important.
Let's wait and see. If Lord Qiu really can't find a suitable person, then we can talk about it.
Moreover, he also needed to ask Master Lin's opinion. Although Master Lin had never mentioned his past when he was young, Jiang Xiaoqi had a feeling that Lin Feng was definitely more than just a commander when he was young.
This can be seen from the fact that Lin Feng helped him establish a nationwide information network and set up workshops; this person's abilities are far beyond those of an ordinary household commander.
On the sea, the shadow of the ship grew smaller and smaller, gradually becoming a black dot until it disappeared completely.
"Alright, let's go back. They won't be back for at least seven or eight days. I'll stay here and send a message to the capital as soon as they return. I'll need to trouble Lord Jiang to deliver the message to His Highness."
"Don't worry, Lord Qiu. By the way, let's use the same officer as last time. He's fast."
"Hahaha, no problem, that person is really suitable to deliver messages to us, definitely an impatient person."
Qiu Cheng even considered transferring people directly from the post station to deliver the letters, but that would be too conspicuous, so he decided to wait.
As the two were talking, a fast horse suddenly came galloping by.
The man on horseback dismounted, panting, and said, "Lord Qiu, Lord Jiang, urgent news has come from the capital! His Highness has been assassinated, and his situation is critical!"
Jiang Xiaoqi and Qiu Cheng were both startled. Qiu Cheng hurriedly asked, "Has the assassin been caught? How is Your Highness's injury?"
The man said, "The assassin has escaped. His Highness has been stabbed and has lost too much blood. He is currently unconscious."
Jiang Xiaoqi was extremely anxious and said to Qiu Cheng, "Lord Qiu, I must return to the capital immediately. I'm leaving this matter in your care!"
Qiu Cheng nodded: "Go quickly. I will continue to wait for news from the ship. I will send someone to inform you if there is any development."
Qiu Cheng certainly wanted to return to the capital to see the Second Prince, but he could not leave Tianjin Port.
Without further delay, Jiang Xiaoqi mounted his fast horse and galloped off towards the capital.
What should have been a three- or four-hour journey, he managed to shorten by almost half the time.
By the time they arrived in the capital, the horses were exhausted.
Jiang Xiaoqi dismounted, returned home, changed to another horse, and headed straight for the palace.
Today was not a teaching day, and Jiang Xiaoqi had asked for leave in advance. Fortunately, he had a jade token given to him by the Second Prince in the spring, so he was able to enter the palace in an emergency.
Upon seeing the inner palace token, the guards at the gate let him in.
Unexpectedly, they encountered Chen Lin on the way before they even reached the Second Prince's palace.
"Eunuch Chen! How is His Highness now?"
"Lord Jiang! You're back! Your Highness, His Highness is out of danger for now, but the imperial physician says the sword is poisoned, and an antidote hasn't been prepared yet!"
Her Majesty the Empress has instructed me to summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital. Lord Jiang, please make yourselves at home; I have matters to attend to!"
Chen Lin gave a few instructions and then disappeared from Jiang Xiaoqi's sight as if flying, showing that he was in a great hurry.
As Jiang Xiaoqi walked toward the Second Prince, she searched for useful items in her system shop.
I remember taking an invulnerability pill when I was a child, but the system hasn't offered that reward since. I wonder if it's still available.
I should have brought Eleven with me when we first came out; now I don't even have anyone to ask me anything.
Jiang Xiaoqi searched page by page in the virtual panel of the system store and finally found something similar to the "immunity pill".
However, this seems to be a low-end version, with the only listed effects being to alleviate the spread of toxins and detoxify and beautify the skin... uh, a detoxifying and beautifying pill?
It seems a bit unreliable... As for the price, it's not expensive; you only need 100 points to redeem one.
Of course, it's much more expensive than energy-boosting pills or health-enhancing pills, but this is something that can save lives, so who would complain about the price?
Jiang Xiaoqi made a big purchase of ten "detoxifying and beautifying pills," not for beautifying her complexion, but solely for detoxification.
There's that advertising slogan, right? Detoxify and feel light and refreshed!
Ten pills were placed in a small porcelain bottle, and Jiang Xiaoqi arrived at the Second Prince's palace.
At this moment, the Empress was standing guard by the Second Prince's bedside, and it was obvious that she had been crying.
Hey~
"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty live a thousand years!"
"Please rise, Lord Jiang. This is not the time for formalities. Please go and see Hongchang."
The Empress was somewhat flustered at this moment, unsure of whom to rely on. Seeing her son's trusted confidant arrive brought her some reassurance.
Now, only a few close servants who know the truth about Chang'er, and Lord Qiu and Lord Jiang are trustworthy.
The Empress found everyone else in the palace suspicious. How did an assassin manage to infiltrate the palace? Why did the assassin choose to come to Chang'er's palace instead of going anywhere else?
Something is wrong, absolutely something is wrong!
Memories from many years ago flooded back like a tide, and that feeling of helplessness and powerlessness once again swept over the Empress, chilling her to the bone.
Jiang Xiaoqi walked quickly to the bedside and felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw the pale-faced Second Prince.
The person who was full of energy just the day before is now as white as a sheet and has purple lips.
This poison seems quite potent. The imperial physicians must have already administered acupuncture to temporarily seal the acupoints and prevent the toxins from spreading uncontrollably, which is not wrong. However, if left untreated for too long, the blood vessels will be blocked, which could easily lead to local necrosis.
Jiang Xiaoqi touched the detoxifying and beautifying pill in her arms. Although the name of this thing seemed a bit unreliable, it was definitely effective in detoxification.
After all, anything produced by the system is bound to be of high quality, and he has experienced this many times over the years.
But... I'm sorry, Master, I'll borrow your name for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I once learned some traditional Chinese medicine from my master. When I went down the mountain, my master gave me some antidote pills. I wonder if they can be of any help to Your Highness."
Jiang Xiaoqi took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to the head eunuch beside the Empress.
"Antidote pill? Was it given to you by the great scholar Ouyang? Quickly, let me see it!"
The Empress took the porcelain bottle and poured out a "detoxifying and beautifying pill." For some reason, seeing this pill calmed her down.
Without hesitation or agonizing, she walked directly to the Second Prince, gently pried open his mouth, and fed him the food.
"Oh! Your Majesty, the imperial physician hasn't examined the medicine yet!"
The head steward tried to stop her, but it was too late. The pills melted in her mouth and had already been fed to the second prince by the Empress.
"No need. If Lord Jiang is trustworthy, then there is even less doubt about the medicine made by the great scholar Ouyang. I just saw it, and the pills have a similar aura to the longevity pills that my aunt gave me back then."
Jiang Xiaoqi hadn't expected that there was such a thing as a longevity pill here. Her detoxifying and beautifying pills were actually similar to the longevity pills of the Princess of Xuan Nan?
If you're not sure, don't bother trying. Right now, Jiang Xiaoqi just wants to see if this detoxifying and beautifying pill will actually work on the Second Prince.
This was also what the Empress was most concerned about, so the two of them stared at the Second Prince's face with unanimous eyes.
After a moment, the Second Prince's complexion regained some color.
Seeing this, the Empress's eyes lit up with hope, and she hurriedly asked, "Lord Jiang, has this taken effect?!"
Jiang Xiaoqi said that judging from His Highness's condition, it had some effect, but he did not know what kind of poison His Highness had been poisoned with. At first, this antidote could only be used to test the detoxification in His Highness's body and slow down the spread of the toxin.
Whether the toxins can be completely eliminated remains to be seen.
Just then, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy arrived in haste with a group of imperial physicians.
After lining up to have the Second Prince carefully examined, they all looked surprised.
“Strange, the toxins in Your Highness’s body have been suppressed. What is the reason for this?”
Simply sealing the acupoints won't alleviate the poisoning symptoms; it can only slow the spread.
Jiang Xiaoqi didn't say much, but silently watched the Second Prince's expression. Hmm, he wasn't as scary as he seemed. Luckily, he had the system shop as a cheat code.
The Empress did not mention to the imperial physicians that Jiang Xiaoqi had offered the antidote pills, whether she forgot or deliberately avoided mentioning it.
Jiang Xiaoqi thought it should be the latter...