Shen Yiran stepped forward, stretched out two fingers and felt inside, and found the paper bag stuck inside the boot.

After taking it out, Shen Yiran dissolved it in hot water and fed it to the injured woman first.

She drank it quickly and no one noticed anything unusual.

Seeing this, Cao Yuqin said, "Sister, I think this should be the real antidote. Let's take it quickly!"

But Shen Yiran was still worried: "These people are all spies, there is no way they would be so afraid of death, let's wait a little longer."

Although Cao Yuqin was anxious when she heard this, she could only go over and help the old prince and Prince Xing to sit down.

This medicine doesn't seem to be toxic, it just makes people unable to move.

Half an hour later, when the medicine was about to take effect, the woman suddenly groaned and vomited blood. She died with an extremely painful and hideous face.

Cao Yuqin covered her face and dared not look: "Oh my God, she is trying to trick us all into taking poison!"

Shen Yiran thought about it, reached into her other boot, and took out another packet of medicine powder.

Although he knew a little about pharmacology, Shen Yiran was not sure that this packet was the real antidote, so he picked up a little, mixed it with water and fed it to one of the men.

The man said solemnly, "No need to try, this is the antidote, and we can't escape anyway."

Cao Yuqin bit her lip and said, "No, let's give it a try. I don't believe what these people say!"

Half an hour later, Bo Jinnian's men went out to notify that the person should have arrived. Bo Jinnian took his men to search the house, but found nothing.

"Tell me, where did you take the old lady?"

The three men heard this and said, "Halfway up the mountain."

Bo Jinnian turned around and ordered a few men to search the mountain. He did not leave, but looked at Shen Yiran in the room: "Is it almost time?"

Shen Yiran nodded: "I'm still worried, wait for the carriage to come, send everyone back, and let the imperial physician take a look before taking it."

Finally, the tied up old lady who was thrown into the mountain was found halfway up the mountain, and the support called by Bo Jinnian's men also arrived. All of them got on the carriage and were sent to Kyoto City.

In the inner courtyard of the Marquis's mansion, the imperial physician took two paper packages and examined them. He shook his head and said, "Neither of these two packages is an antidote. One is a poison, and the other is a chronic poison. Have you taken it?"

Shen Yiran shook his head: "They don't have the antidote, what should we do?"

The imperial physician laughed and said, "Madam has never been to the market, so it's no wonder you don't know. This is a muscle softening powder that is easily found in the market. After taking it, the mind will become foggy and the body will be unable to move."

"So what's the antidote?"

The imperial physician smiled and said, "It's OK. Wait for me to come."

Shen Yiran was relieved. These people were really vicious. Fortunately, he didn't believe what they said.

After taking care of several people and taking the antidote, everyone's heads became a little clearer. King Xing immediately sat up on the edge of the bed and looked around.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Madam is fine. She is resting in another room."

King Lao Xing then nodded and lay down again with difficulty.

Shen Yiran went forward and helped him lie down, then sat on the stool beside the bed to take care of him.

"The old prince was frightened, and a lot of information has not been delivered. His Majesty ordered the Marquis to investigate the matter. Now that the three people have been caught, they have been sent to the Dali Temple for interrogation."

Old King Xing was lying on the pillow, his eyes half-closed, but his expression was very calm.

Seeing that he was not willing to talk, Shen Yiran had to stop talking and stood up to bring a bowl of three-fresh soup: "I heard that the old prince does not eat meat, so this is a bowl of vegetarian soup."

The maid helped him sit down, and he didn't hesitate to hold the bowl and drink slowly.

"Father, are you okay?"

Prince Xing was young and recovered quickly. When he got better, he got out of bed and came to visit the old prince.

The old prince turned his head and looked at him and nodded slowly: "It's okay."

Shen Yiran stood up and sat beside him, giving his seat beside the bed to Prince Xing.

Prince Xing watched the old prince eating and couldn't help asking, "Father, the poison needle in the Yueshi Kingdom's national treasure, wasn't it you who made it?"

The old prince of Xing just lowered his head to drink the soup. Shen Yiran rushed to say, "Prince, you are tired. Let's not talk about this for now. Eat something, too."

Prince Xing turned to look at Shen Yiran, and seeing her shake her head slightly, he understood and said nothing more, reaching out to take the bowl brought by the maid.

The old prince nodded and said, "This tastes good, you should eat more."

Shen Yiran said to Prince Xing: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, stay in the mansion first. I will tell you the result of Jinnian's interrogation as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Prince Xing completely understood what Shen Yiran meant.

It doesn’t matter whether King Lao Xing is resettled or not. What matters is that the blame cannot fall on King Lao Xing.

"Where's Qin'er?"

Shen Yiran smiled and said, "It's okay, Yue'er is in the room with her."

As he stood up and was about to leave, Prince Xing was worried about Cao Yuqin, so he turned around and saw that there were guards outside the house, so he stood up and said, "I'll go see Qin'er."

Shen Yiran arranged for Nuandong to take care of the old prince and took Prince Xing to Wuyayuan.

Cao Yuqin was lying in Ji Siyue's room. She was feeling much better now, but the effect of the medicine had not completely worn off, so she needed to lie down for a while longer.

Seeing Prince Xing standing at the door, she immediately stood up and held Ji Siyue's hand and went out.

"Is Dad okay? Are you okay?"

Prince Xing nodded heavily, looked at Cao Yuqin carefully, and sighed: "These people are too lawless, how can we allow them to be so presumptuous!"

Shen Yiran comforted him, "I have asked someone to clean up the room. Go and have a rest first. There should be news when Jinnian comes back later."

Bo Jinnian came back in the middle of the night. He quickly walked into Wuya Courtyard and went to look for Shen Yiran.

Shen Yiran was sitting on the couch with his eyes closed, but his mind was still thinking about these things.

She has sent someone to inform Uncle Yang to come down the mountain and arrive at the mansion tomorrow. Even if the old prince refuses to tell, they can roughly know what happened back then.

Bo Jinnian looked at her lying there, and then he lightened his steps and was about to leave, but was stopped by Shen Yiran: "Jinnian, you're back?"

"Ran Ran, you are tired, take a rest first."

"I've already rested. I'll ask the kitchen to bring the food over. We can eat and talk."

Bo Jinnian nodded, ordered the maid to close the door, and then said, "Even if he refuses to speak under severe punishment, he can only be locked up in prison."

Shen Yiran had a plan in mind after hearing this, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, he asked Bo Jinnian, "Then how do you plan to use them?"

Bo Jinnian's dark eyes flashed with a calm light: "It's impossible to get anything out of them by asking, but they might be good baits. I have ordered people to detain them secretly and release the news when needed."

After hearing this, Shen Yiran knew that Bo Jinnian had the same idea as her. These spies were really vicious and they needed to find a way to eradicate them completely. These three hostages were the best bait.

"Does the old prince want to speak?"

Shen Yiran shook his head and poured ginseng chicken soup for Bo Jinnian: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me."

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