Chapter 45: Just Powdered Sugar

The imperial physician who served in the palace was accustomed to all kinds of schemes in the harem. However, the Boruo Incense was so terrifying to the entire Imperial Medical Academy because of its colorless and faint fragrance but strange medicinal effects. If there was no way to wake up the Princess of Anbei, then this birthday would be the last birthday the Princess of Anbei would ever have.

When the Prince of Anbei heard the name "Boruo Incense" from Imperial Physician Xue, his face turned pale on the spot. He reached out and grabbed Imperial Physician Xue's hand, extremely anxious. "Imperial Physician Xue! You have excellent medical skills! Please save Wei Ji quickly!"

Imperial Physician Xue shook his head. "I have been practicing medicine for half my life, but I still can't solve the effects of this Boruo Incense."

Pan Yueqing raised her eyebrows slightly, and her gaze fell on Xia Yang, the maid following behind her. She had just mentioned the Boruo Incense to Xia Yang yesterday. How could it be such a coincidence that she witnessed it at the Princess of Anbei's banquet today?

The Princess of Anbei suddenly opened her eyes. Before the Prince of Anbei could react, the Princess took a step and pulled out the long sword that Pan Yueqing had used for the dance earlier. She held it with both hands. Ignoring the fact that the sword edge cut through her palm, she gracefully spun around three times. The movements she made were extremely similar to the final movement of Pan Yueqing's "Breaking the Formation" where the beauty seemed to be committing suicide by cutting her own throat!

However, the sword was too close to her neck. Qi Simeng instinctively grabbed the Princess's hand with one hand and firmly held the sword edge with the other. Blood dripped onto the ground. The female guests were so frightened that their faces turned pale. The Princess of Anbei hung her head, rolled her eyes, and stared fiercely at Qi Simeng. Her vermilion lips opened menacingly, and her teeth ground from side to side like a wild beast. She looked extremely terrifying, as if possessed by a ghost!

Several of the Princess's relatives who had surrounded her to hold her back froze on the spot. Some even sat down on the ground and pointed at the Princess, screaming that there was a ghost!

"Knock her out quickly!" Pan Yueqing stepped forward and took out a "Version B Detoxification and Heat-clearing Pill" that she had bought from Yang Lin from her waist. The Prince of Anbei was in a panic and didn't have time to hesitate. He followed Pan Yueqing's words. After knocking out the Princess, Pan Yueqing grabbed the Princess of Anbei's cheek and stuffed the detoxification pill into the Princess's mouth.

"What did you give her?" The Sixth Young Master of the Princess Anbei's Mansion stepped forward and grabbed Pan Yueqing's hand, with an unfriendly expression. He believed the words that had been said earlier and was sure that his mother had become like this because of Pan Yueqing.

Pan Yueqing felt a sharp pain in her hand from his sudden grip. The look in her eyes when she raised her eyes to look at the Sixth Young Master of the Qi family instantly turned cold. "If you keep holding on, your mother will lose her life!"

Yang Lin had said that the reason why the Version B Detoxification and Heat-clearing Pill was more powerful than the ordinary one was that there was a rare herb in it. If it was just placed under the tongue for preventive purposes, it would be fine. But if it was taken orally, and not washed down with warm wine to trigger the medicinal effect, this pill would not only be useless but also might cause toxicity. Pan Yueqing shook off the Sixth Young Master of the Qi family's hand, grabbed the nearest warm wine pot, and directly poured it into the Princess of Anbei's mouth.

"You're being reckless!" Imperial Physician Xue slapped Pan Yueqing's hand away. "How can you drink alcohol after being affected by the Boruo Incense! This is speeding up her death!" After saying that, he was about to take the Princess of Anbei and induce vomiting to get the wine out of her mouth.

"Imperial Physician Xue! Wait a moment!" Pan Yueqing grabbed Imperial Physician Xue's hand. "Just give it a quarter of an hour! Wait for a quarter of an hour! If it doesn't work, you can deal with me as you like after a quarter of an hour!" Her eyes were filled with sincerity. She trusted Yang Lin's medical skills, and now this was the only way to save the Princess.

"Deal with you as I like?!" As soon as Imperial Physician Xue heard this, his anger flared up. He pointed at Pan Yueqing. "If it doesn't work and something happens to the Princess, you'll be waiting to be beheaded for the crime of attempting to harm the royal family!"

Qi Simeng was bandaging his wound on the side. After hearing the conversation between Imperial Physician Xue and Pan Yueqing, he was about to speak when Princess Shang'an's sonorous voice came from the crowd. "Imperial Physician Xue, since you don't have a solution either, why not give it a try and see what A Yue can do?"

"Look!" Pan Miaoqian pointed at a small paper package around Pan Yueqing's waist that had silently fallen to the ground. She met Xia Yang's gaze and secretly laughed in her heart, but her eyes showed great surprise as she said, "Second Sister! What did you drop?!"

Pan Yueqing followed the gazes of the people and saw that it was the package of "medicine powder" that she had deliberately brought with her, which she had obtained from Yang Lin.

Zou Yingru looked at the small and flat paper package on the ground and suddenly said, "Pan Yueqing, you have a heart full of venom! I was still wondering why the Princess suddenly accidentally ingested the Boruo Incense! And why are you so confident that you can save the Princess back!" She stood up and grabbed Pan Yueqing's hand, with a sharp gaze and a hint of mockery. "From start to finish, only you could get close to the Princess! You must have poisoned her first and then tried to detoxify her! To make the Princess owe you a huge favor!"

"Miss Zou, with that kind of brain, what are you doing as a lady from a noble family?" Pan Yueqing raised her eyes and looked at Zou Yingru. She twisted her wrist and broke free from Zou Yingru's hand, and raised a smile. "You should write storybooks! I've watched so many detective plays, but I've never seen such a wonderful one!"

"You!" Zou Yingru looked at Pan Yueqing and was momentarily at a loss for words. Her eyes narrowed. "There's an imperial physician right here! Do you dare to let him test it?"

Pan Yueqing reached out and picked up the "medicine package" and let out a soft laugh. What did Zou Yingru's anger have to do with her? Pan Yueqing lowered her eyes and silently held the "medicine package" in her hand and was about to put it back around her waist. Zou Yingru raised her hand and grabbed Pan Yueqing's hand again. "Are you feeling guilty because you're the culprit?"

"Zou Yingru, think carefully. There are so many people here. If it's not what you think it is after the test, I'll sue you for smearing my reputation," Pan Yueqing said softly, and it didn't sound like a threat. But Zou Yingru felt a bit of hesitation. The Pan Yueqing she had known before would have been panicked when encountering such a thing. But now she seemed so calm...

Seeing that Zou Yingru was backing down, Pan Miaoqian gritted her teeth and stood up. "Second Sister, why don't you let the imperial physician test it? This is not like at home. You can't get away with just a few words. With so many people watching, public opinion can be very powerful..." She timidly looked at Pan Yueqing, and then put on an appearance of being constantly oppressed. With red eyes, she turned sideways and whispered, ".. I just... I just said it casually..."

"Then let's test it," Pan Yueqing suddenly raised her hand holding the "medicine powder." "But I have to make it clear first. If this is not the Boruo Incense, I'll go to the Emperor and sue you for slandering me with the crime of 'attempting to harm the royal family'!" She turned around and looked at Imperial Physician Xue. "Imperial Physician Xue, please take it. I don't trust anyone else to hold it."

Zou Yingru's eyes darkened slightly, and she had a faint feeling that something was wrong.

Imperial Physician Xue carefully took it. He pinched a little powder with two fingers. Before he could carefully examine it, Pan Yueqing smiled and said, "There's no need to be so careful. You can even taste it. It's just powdered sugar mixed with ground rose petals!"

Imperial Physician Xue lightly touched it with his tongue and nodded with a complicated expression.

Zou Yingru couldn't believe it. She pointed at Pan Yueqing's nose. "It's impossible! Why would you bring powdered sugar with you?"

"I feel like it," Pan Yueqing glanced at Zou Yingru and sneered. "Miss Zou, have you eaten too much pickled radish?" Before Zou Yingru could react, her gaze turned cold. "Mind your own business!"