The man in white looked at Yun Shang calmly. It seemed that he had already known who Yun Shang was. He greeted her with a smile, "Your highness."
Yun Shang quickly regained her composure and said, "Doctor, Please help check what poisoned Lord Hua Guo?
The man in white nodded, walked to the bedside, observed and took a pulse for Lord Hua Guo. He turned to the maids and asked, "Has His Lordship eaten the snow lotus?"
The maid was stunned. She seemed to have recalled something before she nodded. "Yes, His Lordship has some tonic soup every night when he comes back from the training ground. And the soup sent yesterday was just the snow lotus soup."
"That's it." The man in white stood up and said to Luo Qingyan, "there is a kind of plant looking similar to the snow lotus. It's called fluffy snow lotus and it's toxic. After being poisoned, the person will be as if he was frozen."
When Yun Shang heard what the man in white said, it suddenly occurred to her that she had seen this kind of thing in a book and it was even rarer than a snow lotus. She didn't expect that she would encounter this rare poison.
"Is it life-threatening? Do you have any antidote? " Luo Qingyan didn't care what the poison was. He only cared about whether the poison could be removed.
The man in white hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "Yes, I happen to have one of the most crucial herb to detoxify it. This poison is not fatal, but it is difficult to detoxify. Even if all the herbs are well prepared, it will take about two months to completely detoxify it. And there is no other way."
The poison was not fatal, but it would take a long time to get rid of it. Yun Shang frowned. She figured out why the murderer chose this poison.
The purpose was to prevent Lord Hua Guo from leading his army out. If Lord Hua Guo couldn't lead the army, then Luo Qingyan was the only person who was able to lead troops and terrify Cangjue Qingsu.
Yun Shang's smile turned to a cold one. She raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan who was lost in thought as well. He nodded at the man in white and said, "You go prepare the herbs to cure Lord Hua Guo."
Then he turned to Yun Shang, "Lady Hua Guo hasn't been informed yet, I'm afraid you have to bother to tell her."
Yun Shang nodded slightly. It would take about two months to recover. It was impossible to hide that long. Yun Shang glanced at Lord Hua Guo in the bed, turned around, and went downstairs to the yard where Lady Hua Guo lived.
When Yun Shang arrived, she told her the whole story in detail without reservation. Lady Hua Guo looked pale when she heard that Lord Hua Guo was poisoned. After Yun Shang told the details, she gradually came to herself. She was silent for a moment before she said, "I always thought that no one is suspicious in our mansion, but I didn't expect that I fell into the trap. It's my fault. I felt sorry for Qingyan."
Then she stood up and hurried to Lo
paler than a while ago.
Just then, Hua Yutong opened the curtain and came in. She was surprised to see Yun Shang and immediately walked to the bedside. She sat down and asked with a clear voice, "Shang'er, what's wrong? Why are you looking so pale?"
Yun Shang was surprised. She touched her face and asked, "Am I looking that pale?"
Qin Yi opened her mouth but didn't say anything. Only then did Lydia realize that she might have said something wrong. She just bit her lips and said, "Just a little bit."
Yun Shang let out a soft sign. "Have you known Lord Hua Guo has been poisoned?"
Hua Yutong was stunned. "Poisoned?"
"What? Din't you know?" Yun Shang opened her eyes wide and remained silent for a moment. Then she said, "Yesterday, Lord Hua Guo was poisoned. The physician found out that he ate something similar to snow lotus by accident. The poison was not fatal, but it was very troublesome to detoxify it. It would take at least two months even we could get all the herbs."
A tinge of panic flashed across Hua Yutong's eyes. She said hastily, "How could? I haven't heard of it at all. I'll go back to Lord Hua Guo's mansion to have a look later."
She paused for a while before continued, "But if it's not fatal? Why are you so worried?"
Yun Shang sighed slightly and smiled bitterly. "Tong'er, you might not kmow that the State of Yelang has been making trouble at the frontier a few days ago. Our soldiers and generals there have been suffering a lot. The Emperor has specially ordered Lord Hua Guo to lead the army to the frontier, in order to frighten those savages there. Everything has been ready, but Lord Hua Guo was poisoned all of a sudden. Now only His Highness could take the mission.
Yun Shang forced a smile and continued, "But I'm pregnant now and I've been in poor health. I've always hoped that His Highness could be with me, but... The interest of the country is more important, and I don't want to be his burden."