The Emperor Wants To Marry The Doctor

>He has been taking care of me for the last few days… You suspect that it’s him?” Liao Zhongshu finally understood what Chu Liuyue meant, but he immediately denied the possibility.
“That can’t be! We’ve been staying here together since we both got into the academy.
We’ve also gotten along well.
Even though we’re not like family, we’re really close! He doesn’t have a reason to target me.”

Mu Hongyu could not help but cut in.
“Yeah! Liuyue, I know Ji Yurong too.
He’s quite nice, so I don’t think he’s capable of doing something this malicious.

“You’ll never really know what a person is thinking.
If it isn’t him, did you poison yourself?” Chu Liuyue was unaffected by the pair’s words. If he were innocent, why did he seem so nervous when he saw me?

Liao Zhongshu and Mu Hongyu did not have an answer since Chu Liuyue’s words made sense…

“Then, what do we know? We can’t just interrogate him, right? Even if he did do it, he’d never admit to it!” Mu Hongyu rubbed her temples.
She could feel her head throbbing.

Chu Liuyue looked around and saw an empty bowl next to Liao Zhongshu.
She could still smell the faint herbal scent.
“Is this your bowl for medicine? Why is it so clean?”

Liao Zhongshu nodded.
“Every time I finish drinking my medicine, Yurong will wash the bowl clean immediately.
He said that he was worried the strong herbal scent would prevent me from getting proper rest.
Hence, he’ll always wash the bowl once I’m done…”

Liao Zhongshu’s voice faded away as he began to look at the bowl strangely.
“Could it really be him?”

Initially, he had been really grateful toward Ji Yurong for taking care of him.
However, things seemed a little odd now.

I am patient and tolerant, so what is wrong with the smell of medicinal herbs? I’m not even bothered by it, so why was Ji Yurong so particular about it? I even told Ji Yurong that it did not matter several times, but the latter insisted on washing it.

Mu Hongyu jumped up, ran toward the bowl, and examined it carefully.
“Liuyue, are you saying that there’s something wrong with the medicine? It’s a pity that the bowl has been scrubbed clean, and there’s no evidence left.
How about we examine it the next time Zhongshu takes his medicine?”

Chu Liuyue pulled her lips into a faint smile and shook her head.
“He won’t take action any longer.
Zhongshu has also consumed sufficient poison.
Ji Yurong just has to wait a few days.
Besides…” Besides, Ji Yurong should have sensed my wariness.
He won’t give me a chance to get to the bottom of it.

Mu Hongyu was in despair.
“What should we do then?”

Liao Zhongshu forced a smile onto his face.
“Hongyu, don’t think about this.
Even if we find something, I think it’ll be too late.
My body…”

Chu Liuyue shook her head disapprovingly with a small smile.
“The more it’s like this, the more we have to investigate.
There is only hope of getting the antidote if we can find the person who poisoned you.
Zhongshu, you should rest well.
Hongyu and I will investigate.”

…

After reminding Liao Zhongshu to rest well, Chu Liuyue left with Mu Hongyu.

After they left, Mu Hongyu turned back to take another glance and worriedly said, “Liuyue, how are we going to investigate? Without the antidote, Zhongshu won’t be able to hang on for much longer.
Will we be in time?”

Chu Liuyue glanced in a certain direction.
“The most important thing now is to stop the spread of the poison in his body.”

Mu Hongyu paused.
“Didn’t you say that the antidote is tough to…”

“It’s tough to remove the poison entirely, but it’s not very difficult to suppress it.” As Chu Liuyue spoke, she began walking away.

“Hey… where are you going?”

“Heavenly Pharmacy,” replied Chu Liuyue without looking back.