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Chapter 5148: 5.0900 Guidance

"Crown Princess, am I not correctly grasping the alchemy methods?"

The little stoic didn't quite know what to tell her. To tell the truth might dampen the other person's enthusiasm, but to lie wouldn't suit her character. So, she simply changed the subject and said, "If you start by learning the basic principles of medicinal properties, your progress should be greater."

"You can go to an elixir shop and buy some basic medicinal theory books. Start by self-studying step by step."

Fang Liuying listened attentively, nodding repeatedly, seeming to have taken the little stoic's words to heart.

"Your mother taking body-strengthening pills isn't of much use right now."

"When I first saw your mother, I noticed her complexion was yellowish, which could be caused by spleen deficiency or eczema. But seeing her again today, I found that deep within her brow, the yellow color has turned to black. This is a sign of poisoning."

"What?" Fang Liuying gasped, lowering her voice. "Crown Princess, are you saying my mother has been poisoned?"

The little Crown Princess nodded with certainty. "Yes, she's been poisoned, and quite severely. It's likely a type of toxin that has accumulated in her body over time. It hasn't fully erupted yet, which is why she only appears physically weak."

Fang Liuying was both shocked and angry, her body almost swaying. She hadn't expected that her mother's poor health wasn't just a natural ailment, but that someone had maliciously been administering chronic toxins to her for years?

"But my mother has been seeing doctors for a long time; why haven't the doctors mentioned it…?" Fang Liuying's voice trailed off at this point. She wasn't truly foolish; she understood that if the doctors deliberately concealed it, then… those doctors must also be in collusion with the poisoner.

"I have a bottle of homemade universal antidote pills here. Give one to your mother every three days; you should see results after three doses."

"If it's not effective, we can examine your mother again then," Qiao Mu added. "But generally, as long as it's not a poison pill refined from saint-level herbs, it can usually be cured."

Fang Liuying gratefully reached out and took it, almost kneeling to kowtow a few times to the little Crown Princess.

Qiao Mu waved her hand, telling her to stand. "Do you still want to learn alchemy?"

"Yes, I do!" Fang Liuying nodded emphatically. "Even if my talent isn't great, I still want to read more medical books."

"Even if I'm clumsy, if others learn in one year, and I take two or three years, one day, I should, I should still achieve some small success, right?"

Qiao Mu pursed her lips, took a piece of paper, and wrote down a series of book titles for her. "Follow this list, go to the elixir shop to buy the books, read them one by one, and even if you have to memorize them by rote, you must know them inside out."

"Then, compile all the questions you don't understand and come ask me one by one."

Fang Liuying joyfully took the book list, nodding repeatedly. "Thank you, Crown Princess, thank you, Crown Princess."

"Is the eldest young lady in?" A gentle voice drifted in from outside the courtyard.

Fang Liuying quickly put the book list into her inner space, then turned and whispered to Qiao Mu, "By the sound of it, it seems to be a servant from my second sister's room. Crown Princess, please wait a moment; I'll go see."

Qiao Mu "hmm-ed," waving her hand indifferently. She casually picked up the alchemy furnace Fang Liuying had placed on the table and examined it. Although this Fang Liuying couldn't refine elixirs, this particular implement was indeed a spiritual tool.

Seeing this, Fang Liuying couldn't help but chuckle. "This alchemy furnace is quite a coincidence, actually. I found it by chance in the market. I never thought it would be such a good spiritual tool."