Chарtеr 10 (8/19)
Аs sооn аs he finished sреаking, his ехpression quiсklу changеd as he саrеfullу sniffеd thе scent drifting thrоugh the air.
"Someone is brеwing mеdicinе?"
Aftеr sауing this, hе flickеd his fingеrs, аnd thе сoрper lamр in thе guard's hаnd went out, leаving only thе cold mооnlight in thе rооm.
Gоng Yuаnzhi signaled thе guаrd to stау whеre hе was whilе hе moved quiеtlу, putting оn golden silk glovеs, and walked tоwаrd thе mediсine room.
Stеаm rоse frоm whеrе thе mеdiсine wаs bеing brewеd. Yun Weishаn had finished рreраring thе herbs аnd роurеd the decоction—now reducеd to a small аmount—from thе pоt intо a рorcelain bowl. The bowl had a spout on its rim. She picked it up and poured the liquid into a porcelain bottle she had brought with her.
Just then, a cold blade suddenly pressed against her neck from behind.
Yun Weishan hadn't noticed at all when the figure had appeared behind her like a ghost, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of fear.
"Put down the medicine bottle," Gong Yuanzhi said coldly. "Otherwise, the blade has no eyes."
Yun Weishan stopped moving, and the blade at her neck loosened. She turned around, but the blade still hovered before her eyes.
Recognizing the person, Gong Yuanzhi smiled in surprise. "So it's Miss Yun Weishan. In the dead of night, what are you doing sneaking around in the medicine room?"
Yun Weishan replied calmly, "I came to the medical hall on the orders of the Blade Master. How can that be called sneaking? The guards along the way all knew and even pointed me in the right direction. If you don't believe me, Young Master Zhi, you can go ask them."
"They know you came to the medical hall, but do they know what you're doing here?"
"I came to prepare some calming herbal medicine for the Blade Master."
As she spoke, she gestured toward the half-poured medicine beside her, the pot still emitting lingering wisps of steam.
Gong Yuanzhi moved closer to her. "Those who enter the medicine room without permission can be executed on the spot by Zhi Manor. Did you know that?"
Yun Weishan retorted, "Does the Blade Master's permission not count?"
Gong Yuanzhi was left speechless and reluctantly withdrew the blade.
He stepped forward, picked up the medicine bottle, and leaned closer to Yun Weishan to sniff. "Traces of cinnabar on your clothes, the scent of saltpeter in the decoction..." He directly reached into the pot, picked up the leftover herbs, and examined them. Soon, he had his answer. "And gardenia... Hah, Miss Yun, these ingredients are not for calming purposes... You're brewing poison."
Gong Yuanzhi's gaze shifted like a wild beast's: How dare she brew poison within the House of Gong?
Yun Weishan glanced at Gong Yuanzhi and replied composedly, "All members of the House of Gong take the Hundred Herbs Extract personally prepared by Young Master Zhi. What use would poison have? Unless your Hundred Herbs Extract has a problem..."
Gong Yuanzhi's expression darkened with anger. "Stretch out your hand."
Yun Weishan calmly extended her palm.
Opening the lid of the flask at his waist, Gong Yuanzhi placed a black insect on it and said, "This Gu insect on your palm will not harm an honest person. But if you tell a lie, it will mercilessly sink its venomous fangs into your skin... Tell me, who are you making this poison for? Is it for me, or my brother?..." He suddenly sneered. "Or perhaps you want to poison Gong Ziyu?"
Yun Weishan looked calmly at Gong Yuanzhi. "They say Young Master Zhi is a once-in-a-century genius in pharmacology, but I never expected your mind to be so childish. If such a Gu insect truly existed in this world, you would have brought it out to prove your innocence on the day Steward Jia confronted you. How could you have ended up imprisoned in the dungeon by the Elders?"
Gong Yuanzhi was taken aback. Yun Weishan had already gently dropped the insect from her hand to the ground, completely unfooled.---
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