Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard

Chapter 75.1 – The Poison King and the Grape’s Bromance (1)

Du Xiao Li looked to Eunuch Shan’s anxious expression and nodded, letting someone prepare her and Xia Yuan

horses. And after mounting the horses, they left the estate together with Eunuch Shan.

They madly rushed to Phoenix city, arriving at the inn.

“Miss Du, this way please.” Eunuch Mu got down from the horse and said to Du Xiao Li.

When Du Xiao Li and Xia Yuan got down, someone immediately came forward to lead their horses away.

“Miss, this place seems to be……..” Xia Yuan leaned in and whispered into Du Xiao Li’s ear.

Du Xiao Li nodded and said, “That’s right, it’s the inn that princess was staying at. Don’t know what happened, let’s

go in first.”

“Miss Du, please follow me.” Eunuch Mu said to Du Xiao Li and then entered the inn.

Du Xiao Li and Xia Yuan looked to one another and then followed Eunuch Shan inside. Right after they entered, on

top a tall building not far from the inn, the two people that were observing the inn the whole time were both

somewhat confused. One among them had a devilish looking face, wearing fiery red clothes, and had a pair of foxlike eyes flickering with a bewitching expression. And the other person appears to be his bodyguard.

The devilish looking man watched Du Xiao Li and Xia Yuan enter and skeptically asked, “Why did Han Ming Ze

bring two little dolls?”

“Previously, didn’t even Niu Jing say there was no hope?” The bodyguard replied, “What is master still worried

about?”

“En, this poison, even the medicine sage of Medicine King Valley can’t easily cure either, let alone Niu Jing. His

medical skills are not bad, but in regards to poison, he’s not even half as good as the medicine immortal. But to go

invite the medicine sage right now, before they can even come halfway, she will have already died! For this Eastern

Li’s most precious daughter to have died in Feng Ming, don’t know what kind of reaction the Eastern Li Emperor

will have, hehe……..” The devilish looking man said with a nod.

(T/N: I want to nitpick why they didn’t just give her insta-death poison….)

“Master, how about we leave first? Han Ming Yi is still in the city right now. If we get discovered by him, it’ll be

difficult to escape later.”

“Han Ming Yi…….” Mumbling Han Ming Yi’s name, the devilish looking man’s fox-like eyes shot out a dangerous

glint, “When will we have a match? Hehe, I’m waiting for that day to come……..”

After Du Xiao Li and Xia Yuan walked into the inn, the entrance gates of the inn were immediately shut by

someone. She turned back to look and behind the door already stood a row of guards!

This was the imperial guards of the palace! What are they doing here? Could it be that something happened to the

Emperor?

Eunuch Shan lead Du Xiao Li and Xia Yuan all the way to the back courtyard, arriving at the place where Lu Jun Qi

was residing.

“Eunuch Mu, the other few wangyes have already arrived.” A eunuch that was guarding the courtyard entrance

looked to Eunuch Shan and said.

“Understood.”

Eunuch Shan brought Du Xiao Li before a building, and Du Xiao Li immediately saw the crowd standing outside

the door. Aside from Ding Wang, Ren Wang, and Xian Wang, there was also a few marquises and old wangyes.

Additionally, there was also her own father.

Eunuch Shan bent his waist at them, and then brought Du Xiao Li directly to the door, “Your Majesty, this servant

has already brought Miss Du here.”

“Quickly bring her in.” Han Ming Ze’s voice came from inside.

“Yes.” Eunuch Shan replied and then pushed open the door, making a gesture at Du Xiao Li.

Du Yun Han had long known Eunuch Shan had gone to invite someone, but when he saw Du Xiao Li, he really was

shocked. His daughter was the person that his Majesty sent Eunuch Shan to personally go invite?

Hearing Han Ming Ze’s voice just now, Du Xiao Li knew the one in trouble wasn’t him. Looking at it now, it should

be that Eastern Li princess that met with mishap. Just as she was preparing to enter, someone grabbed her arm.

Following the arm, her gaze met with Han Ming Yi’s trusting eyes.

“I’ll do my best.” Du Xiao Li looked to Han Ming Yi and promised. She knew that if the Eastern Li princess were to

die in Feng Ming, if not dealt with properly, it might cause war between the two countries. Feng Ming had just

ended war with Norther Yuan. If they were to then start war with Eastern Li at this time, even if they were to win in

the end, it would still be at the cost of both sides suffering the damages. If other countries were to then take

advantage of the situation and invade, Feng Ming will be in danger.

With this precisely being the case, that’s why this many wangyes and marquises have gathered here. Because this Lu

Jun Qi’s life was too important!

“I know. What I wanted to say was don’t tire yourself out too much.” Han Ming Yi said.

Eh—-

Du Xiao Li felt herself getting defeated by Han Ming Yi’s line of thought. Right now, he wasn’t worrying about Lu

Jun Qi’s life, but rather was thinking for her to not be too tired. However, she still felt somewhat warm inside.

“I know.” Du Xiao Li finished saying and entered together with Xia Yuan.

“Greetings your Majesty.” After Du Xiao Li entered, she lowered her head in a bow.

“You’re excused.” When Han Ming Ze saw Du Xiao Li, there were some doubts in his eyes, and also a kind of

‘staking all on one throw’ determination.

Just now, the people from the Imperial Physicians Court that had examined Lu Jun Qi’s situation all shook their

heads one after another. Even Niu Jing who had the best medical skills didn’t have a way to cure the poison. Just as

he was planning to send someone to the Medicine King Valley to invite the medicine sage, Niu Jing said won’t make

it on time, and even recommended his junior sister to him, saying that she also just happens to be in the capital, so

why not call her over for a try.

After learning that Niu Jing’s junior sister was Du Xiao Li, Han Ming Ze had an indescribable feeling inside. It was

like surprise, but also felt like he’d long guessed it. But regardless of how he felt inside, he still immediately sent

Eunuch Shan to the estate to have Du Xiao Li brought over.

Now, seeing Du Xiao Li once again, there was still disbelief in his eyes, because her age was truly too puzzling.

Would a thirteen year old child really have that kind of high level medical skill? But right now, aside from believing

in her, it seems there was no other way

“Du Xiao Li, come look at third princess’s situation.” Han Ming Ze’s mind made hundreds and thousands of turns as

he instructed Du Xiao Li.

“Yes, your Majesty.”

Du Xiao Li got up and saw the group of people wearing the uniform of imperial physicians standing before Lu Jun

Qi’s bed. Everyone all somewhat skeptically looked to her. This was the little junior sister Niu Jing spoke of?

Lu Jun Qi’s servant girl was standing at the head of the bed, already crying into a puddle.

Du Xiao Li walked over and saw Niu Jing, who was blocked inside by the other imperial physicians. At the

moment, he was currently taking Lu Jun Qi’s pulse with a grave expression, not even aware of her arrival.

“Senior brother.”

“Junior sister, you’ve finally come. Quick, have a look at her situation.” As soon as Niu Jing saw Du Xiao Li, he

quickly got up and yielded his spot, letting her sit on the lone stool to examine Lu Jun Qi.

Du Xiao Li sat down and first looked at Lu Jun Qi’s situation, just seeing her entire face right now flushed red, her

lips appearing black, and her exposed neck was also a patch of crimson, yet her two hands were a purplish-blue

color! She touched Lu Jun Qi’s body. The places that were crimson red, the temperature was terrifyingly high, yet

the places that were purplish-blue, were terrifyingly cold.

“Such a bizarre poison!” Du Xiao Li couldn’t help saying.

“Junior sister, do you know what poison this is?” Niu Jing asked.

After Du Xiao Li came to the bedside, Han Ming Ze also followed over. The imperial physicians all retreated two

steps and watched Du Xiao Li examine Lu Jun Qi together with Han Ming Ze.

“If my guess is correct, this is the poison king’s newest creation ‘Fire and Ice’.” Du Xiao Li relied.

(T/N: Technically the full name is like ‘fire and ice, two layers of sky’)

T/N: I really enjoyed the comments on last chapter, so thank you for that! Tbh whenever I tell people my parents

were in an arranged marriage people look at me like that’s the strangest thing in the world. Then again I live in

America.

On that note, it made me realize that everyone’s view of ancient china is purely through the aristocratic and wealthy

circle, guess because almost all cnovels are about them. But that’s like in the far future if all the books on our time

period is about the life of the top 1% and people think that’s the norm of our time period. It’s like not everyone has

to deal with corporate espionage. A lot of the problems in cnovel are fairly exclusive to the upper class. Not

everyone had a harem lmaooo, it’s expensive having multiple wives

In ancient china, only the wealthy and nobles had the privilege of having multiple wives, kinda like how only the

wealthy and nobles can afford having servants. Majority of the middle class and poor commoners usually only have

one wife. Marriage and even taking in a concubine is hella expensive (you need to send betrothal gifts even for a

concubine). So it’s safe to say that probably 80% of the population were monogamous (the wealth gap during that

time period was really extreme too). I mean what girl would want to become the concubine of some poor ass

peasant lmaooo, there’s no benefit. (I feel like during my research somewhere on marriage etiquette I read that

commoners were only allowed one wife——not exactly sure if that’s 100% true, or it may have been true for a

certain dynasty or time period, don’t quote me on that.)

There’s a novel written in the 1960s(i think) about the life of a poor farmer in ancient china. I can’t remember the

title——–but it’s basically a novel about a poor commoner’s problems in ancient times. I remember the part about

him getting a wife rather well. He needs a wife to help him with farming and around the house. He and his wife

have a very platonic/pragmatic relationship but he does have a sense of responsibility towards her. I like to think

that novel’s perspective is closer to what the average person’s mindset was at the time. Most of his thoughts were

about farming and money, no time for that love, survival more important.

I feel if my broke peasant ass gets transmigrate, I’d end up in some poor peasant’s family. Like just think about all

the types of MCs that get transmigrated into noble and wealthy families lmaooo they were already not normal in our

modern world standard, eg. mafia boss, assassin, genius super doctor, actress, etc.