Chapter 107 - Cured Pursuit (1/2)

Lei Xing just scrutinized the bowl and its contents and made no move to accept it. After a while, the Emperor then sighed and said, ”Xing er', you should hurry and drink it and rest some more.”

Lei Xing glanced at him and nodded. Xiao Ruo then wanted to feed it to her, but she persistently insisted on drinking it herself and so they obliged and gave her bowl. She held it in her lap and glanced around at all the faces watching at her, then covertly looked at her ring and saw it change color. Then she frowned and sighed in annoyance

{...As expected, these idiots are trying to kill me -_-)...}

Lei Xing frowned and looked up at the head physician and asked, ”What's in this?”

The Head physician knit his brows, a bit displeased with being questioned but respectfully informed her of the whole list of beneficial herbs that went into the brew and finished with, ”...and the flowers.”

Lei Xing's raised her eyes, ”The flowers...the ones that caused this?”

The head physician saw her worry and thought to enlighten her and informed, ”Your highness, sometimes the cure is in the poison itself.”

Lei Xing frowned at him and asked, ”Do I look like a guinea pig to you?”

They all blinked, confused with her question. She did not wait for a response and motioned for Xiao Ruo to take the bowl, but before Xiao Ruo could grab it, the Emperor took it from her hands and tried to reason with her, ”Xing er', just beca-”

”I'm not drinking it.” Lei Xing resolutely said, glaring at him.

The head physician knit his brows and explained, ”Your highness, it is perfectly safe a-”

”Did you drink it?” Lei Xing bit out.

”Well, no bu-”

”Then you don't know. Why don't you drink it first? And if it doesn't kill you, then I'll drink it.” Lei Xing stubbornly said, her energy level had surged up all of sudden and she was ready to fight.

The head physician and the others were at a loss on what to do with the Noble consort who was behaving like a spoilt child and so looked to the Emperor, who was frowning at Lei Xing. Lei Xing faced the other direction, ignoring him. She was not going to let them force her to take poison.

The Emperor then sighed and turned to the head physician, ”Has my brother taken it already?”

On hearing that, Lei Xing's ears perked up and she immediately turned to him and asked, ”Your brother is sick too?”

The Emperor glared at her, then she pouted and looked away.

{...I just asked a question, there's no need to look at me like I punched your face or something -_-)...}

The head physician bowed and informed, ”Yes, he has already taken it and his condition has already seen improvement.” They had come up with this solution much earlier in the day, but since Lei Xing was asleep they sent it to Prince Yi first. Also, Lei Xing's seemed to be in worse condition than Prince Yi, so they were scared of making her worse, especially considering how the Emperor had been sticking to her side all day, if anything happened to her, their heads will roll.

The Emperor then turned to Lei Xing, ”You've heard it. Hurry and drink it.”

Lei Xing looked at him, then frowned at the bowl in his hand. She was aware that some toxins could be used as a cure but was still a bit hesitant on ingesting it giving her current state caused by said toxin. The Emperor then took it upon himself to feed her and brought a spoonful to her mouth. Lei Xing jerked her head back.

The Emperor then frowned and ordered, ”Open.” Lei Xing looked at him with an aggrieved expression, then looked back at the spoon, let out a breath.

{...Since the guinea pig is fine, I guess it's fine then -_-)...}