The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

The relationship between Xu Rongrong and Mu Rong quickly cooled.

It's like flowers in spring suddenly encountering frost.

Since they parted in the teahouse that day, Xu Rongrong hadn't seen Mu Rong for two days.

But at the moment, she was completely occupied with another extremely important matter, which was the cold poison in Mu Rong's body. She had been in the clinic almost all day for the past two days, concentrating on studying the mysterious "blood grass blood exchange" method of detoxification.

The atmosphere in the clinic was somewhat solemn.

Shu Qing frowned and said seriously, "Forgive me for being blunt, but this blood exchange technique is an ancient secret method. In the past, it was mostly about exchanging one life for another. The patient and the recipient of the blood are connected by a thin tube, and the patient uses his internal force to exchange the blood from the recipient's body into his own. After this secret method is performed, the blood in the recipient's body can be reshaped, but the other person will die from blood loss." After speaking, he looked up at Xu Rongrong and asked, "The county lady should have seen this secret method in a book, right?"

Xu Rongrong nodded.

Shu Qing sighed slightly, and then continued: "But now, the poisoned blood in the Marquis' body must be filtered out first, and then reinfused into the body. This... This is really beyond common sense and unbelievable. I have been practicing medicine for many years, and such a strange treatment is indeed unheard of."

"But we have to give it a try anyway." Xu Rongrong bit her lip lightly. She was well aware of the difficulties and risks involved, but the current situation was grim. The cold poison in Mu Rong's body was getting worse day by day, like a sword hanging high that could fall at any time. They had no better way.

She took a deep breath, as if to encourage herself, and then said, "I know this method sounds too bizarre, but the cold poison in the Marquis' body is getting worse, and the crisis is imminent. The situation is critical, and we have no other choice."

She slowly lowered her head, and her slender fingertips gently stroked the old and damaged medical book fragment in her hand. The fragment seemed to carry all her hopes and expectations. She murmured, "What's more, since the ancient book has recorded it, it means that this method has been successful before... This is also the only hope at the moment."

After hearing this, Shu Qing fell into silence.

Although I am not involved in the changing circumstances of court politics, I have been able to keenly sense that the situation in the capital has undergone many subtle changes in recent days.

The emperor announced two days ago that he would close his court after the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month and would only summon ministers to the imperial study for discussions when something happened. This had never happened before.

You should know that the current emperor has always been known for his diligence. He has almost never missed the small court meetings every three days and the large court meetings every five days. Even if he is unwell, he will force himself to attend court.

But now, when the New Year is approaching, the court is closed early without any warning... This always makes people feel that there are some unspeakable things hidden, as if under the calm surface of the lake, there are undercurrents surging.

"What are you thinking about, sir?" Xu Rongrong's gentle voice interrupted Shu Qing's thoughts.

Shu Qing came back to his senses, stroked his messy beard, and said slowly: "The most difficult part of blood transfusion is how to properly preserve the blood filtered out of the body, and then how to safely inject it back into the body. After all, blood has the property of self-coagulation. Once it leaves the human body, it will coagulate after a short period of storage... The only way to ensure safety is to keep it flowing at all times."

He paused and continued, "In ancient times, there was an artifact called 'Glass Purifying Dish'. It was said that it was pure in texture and could not only draw blood, but also inject blood back into the body without the help of external force. It was truly a magical thing. It's a pity that this thing only survives in ancient books and is probably hard to find in the world today."

"Glass clean dish?" This was the first time Xu Rongrong heard of this item.

But after listening to Shu Qing's description of its function, she thought of another equally rare artifact: Panshan Yunhai Clepsydra!

That was a secret weapon that the Fourth Prince had spent a lot of effort to find from a foreign country, originally intended to please the Queen.

After the former queen was deposed, the palace was also searched. Xu Rongrong once heard Mu Rong casually mention the "Panshan Yunhai Drip Clepsydra". The most ingenious and wonderful thing about its design is that it can go against the norm and let the water flow upstream and then drip slowly from the top. This is similar to the function of the "Glass Clean Dish" that Shu Qing just mentioned.

Therefore, Xu Rongrong described the appearance and characteristics of the "Panshan Yunhai Drip Water Hourglass" to Shu Qing in detail.

After listening to this, Shu Qing nodded slowly: "If you put it this way, there are some similarities... But where is the clepsydra stored now?"

"I'm afraid it's still in the palace." Xu Rongrong frowned slightly and said, "The emperor's deep love for the empress is mostly a false appearance. Now that the empress has been deposed and died, he will definitely not use anything in her palace anymore. But this clepsydra is an extremely rare item, so I don't think it will be damaged casually. It should be properly stored for future emergency use."

"If he is still in the palace... then this matter requires the Marquis to take action." Shu Qing said slowly.

After all, Mu Rong was not only a first-rank military marquis who guarded the capital, but also a member of the royal family, so it was naturally most convenient for him to enter the palace to investigate.

But Xu Rongrong slowly shook her head: "Going into the palace to search for something is not something that can be found in just one or two attempts. His current identity is sensitive and he is suspected by the emperor. It is not safe for him to go into the palace again and again... Besides, he has more important things to deal with right now. I really don't want him to be distracted by this."

"Then given your status as the county princess and me, it would be even more difficult to enter the palace." Shu Qing said.

He was just a common doctor. Even if someone in the palace was sick and the entire Imperial Hospital was waiting in line, it would not be his turn to enter the palace to treat the disease.

Xu Rongrong smiled slightly: "I have a more suitable candidate."

……

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Xu Rongrong didn't even have time to go back to Xinghui Hall, and hurriedly found Luo Shu: "I want to see Chu He."

"when?"

"At the latest, we will meet outside the Marquis' Mansion at 11:00 p.m. tomorrow."

"Why not invite Deputy Commander Chu to your house?" Luo Shu was a little surprised.

Xu Rongrong nodded.

Luo Shu understood and nodded, "I will do it right away."

After giving all the instructions, Xu Rongrong turned around and saw Mu Rong standing under the eaves in the distance, looking at her quietly.

Xu Rongrong was stunned at first, then she slowly leaned forward and saluted from a distance, then went to Xinghui Hall alone.

Mu Rong pursed his thin lips tightly, and his brows were tightly furrowed when he saw Xu Rongrong saluting.

There seemed to be a knot in my chest.

"What should I do with you..." He sighed softly.

He didn't move until her back disappeared from his sight. After a slight pause, he walked towards the study.