Chapter 676: Antidote (3)
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Not only did they have to check, but they also had to take one pill from each bottle of pills with Eunuch Deng first to see who was serving him at that time.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Li’s body stiffened. He carefully glanced at Song Jingchen and forced a smile. “Well, I also know that there’s no problem with the pills. Look, Eunuch Deng and I are fine, right?”
How could Song Jingchen not understand the intermediate meaning behind his words? He knocked on the table and said concisely, “Don’t worry.”
“That’s it? That’s it?” Eunuch Li came out of the study with a bitter expression.
Rest assured? He was not at all relieved. So what if the emperor had killed someone? He was fine.
What if one day, he and Eunuch Deng acted up and killed the emperor while serving him?
At the thought of that scene, Eunuch Li’s legs went weak and he staggered, almost falling flat on his face.
Was it too late for him to pretend to be sick when he returned to the palace? Should he tell Eunuch Deng?
Eunuch Li shook his head. It was better not to. The two of them could not pretend to be sick together, right? Anyway, Eunuch Deng was not a good person.
However, that Deng fellow had just saved him a while ago. If he deliberately hid it from him, wouldn’t it seem like he was too ungrateful?
No, he hated such people the most in his life.
Eunuch Li shook his head again.
He was conflicted. When the young eunuchs who had helped carry the boxes to the storeroom returned, he saw their butler standing alone in the courtyard, shaking his head.
They looked at each other. Were they stupid?
In the end, Song Jingchen didn’t let Eunuch Li go back in fear. He secretly stuffed a small porcelain bottle into his hands when giving out the red seals.
Eunuch Li was anxious. As soon as he got into the carriage, he couldn’t wait to open the porcelain bottle and pour out two thumb-sized black pills.
He had just mentioned himself and Deng, and the duke had given him this. It was obvious that it was the antidote!
The Duke was indeed reliable!
Eunuch Li was finally relieved.
As soon as she returned to the palace, she looked for Eunuch Deng and explained the reason. He also exaggerated how difficult it was for him to get the antidote and how precious it was.
Eunuch Deng almost cried on the spot.
In the end, the two of them each ate one pill.
“This medicine is indeed strange. It smelled like ink when it entered my mouth, but it has a sweet attertaste.” Eunuch Deng clicked his tongue in wonder.
Eunuch Li had just swallowed it and did not pay attention. When he heard his words, he regretted it.
He wondered if he could get another one to try next time. “Hubby, why are two of my jelly beans missing?” Shen Yijia did not look up when she asked. She leaned on the table and counted again.
There were indeed only eight left, but she clearly had ten.
Xuanyuan Ce had given her these jelly beans before he left. There was only one packet. She, Brother Hao, Sister Huan, and Lin Miaomiao split it equally. Each of them only got a dozen or so jelly beans.
She had eaten a lot of jelly beans, but this was the first time she had seen colorful ones, so she couldn’t bear to finish them all at once. Afraid that she wouldn’t be able to hold back, she specially hid them in Song Jingchen’s study.
Song Jingchen’s hand paused.
Shen Yijia had already counted for the third time. She frowned and pushed the small box in front of Song Jingchen. “Count it and see if it’s too little.”
Song Jingchen took a deep breath. Seeing how persistent Shen Yijia was, he could only tell the truth.
He took the opportunity to explain that if he didn’t do this, Eunuch Deng and Eunuch Li would definitely be in a constant state of panic. They wouldn’t be able to help them keep an eye on the emperor.
The corners of Shen Yijia’s mouth twitched. Since they were going to do something big, her heart did not ache. However…
“You even blacked it out with ink?”
“Is the ink edible?” she thought.
Song Jingchen coughed lightly. “I didn’t find two of the same color.”
MO Yuan had said that there was no antidote for the pill poison. Where could he find an antidote for Eunuch Li? He happened to think of the jelly beans Shen Yijia had hidden in the study, so he wanted to take out two to replace them.
Since they were both “antidotes”, it definitely wouldn’t work if the colors were different.
As for what would happen if Eunuch Deng and Eunuch Li did not have the antidote, there was actually no need to worry.
Even the imperial physician could not detect the poison contained in that pill. It was obvious that as long as one did not eat too much, it would be fine.
He only gave them the “antidote” to reassure them.
“Because I picked out the ones with the same color and ate them first.” Shen Yijia spread her hands and rummaged through the small box. She picked a yellow one and stuffed it into her mouth. She stuffed another one into Song Jingchen’s mouth when he wasn’t paying attention.
“You…” Didn’t she treasure these candies very much?
He saw it. She had to count them several times a day.
Actually, he could have used other things to replace it, but when he thought about how it was given to her by Xuanyuan Ce…
“This candy isn’t as important as my husband. Here, I’ll give it all to you.” Shen Yijia saw through his expression and stuffed the small box into Song Jingchen’s arms.
If another woman gave her beautiful husband a sword and he took it out to wipe it every day, she would definitely be jealous.
She was very understanding.
Song Jingchen was speechless. As long as it was about this girl, he seemed to be especially petty. Should he reflect on himself?
Shen Yijia leaned over to look at him. “Hubby, what are you thinking about?”
Song Jingchen pursed his lips. “I want to try the yellow jelly beans.”
“Yellow?” Shen Yijia scratched her head. “There’s no more yellow. I’ve already eaten the last one.”
Song Jingchen looked at the red lips inches away from him and his eyes darkened. He said hoarsely, “There’s one left..”
