Poison Genius Consort

66-70

Chapter 66: Anxious, the critical moment Original and most updated translations are from volare. If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen. Please stop supporting theft.

Why wasn't Han Yunxi starting treatment even after getting the Life Blood Pill? Everyone was astonished, but Han Yunxi started to explain.

"I'm too exhausted. Let's start in the afternoon to avoid making any mistakes."

She'd been rushing about for her entire trip and was now tired out. These people were anxious, but not her. She had to look after her own body. As a doctor, taking responsibility for herself was being responsible to the patient. Although the Life Blood Pill was at hand, although it was just a small surgery to expel the poison, it was still making an incision. If she wasn't careful during the process, then it'd be hard to predict the consequences. Hearing her words, Emperor Tianhui's eyes flashed with displeasure, but the dreaded 'avoid making any mistakes' kept his mouth shut as he nodded to agree.

Han Yunxi slept all morning in a wing of the Eastern Palace. Besides Long Feiye, no one else left. They were all nervous but had no choice but to wait for her all morning. In the afternoon, she woke up and ate a few snacks before returning to the courtyard. Gu Beiyue had already finished all preparations and was waiting for her. Han Yunxi was surprised to see no sign of Long Feiye around, but she had no time to dwell on the details.

"Han Yunxi, are you alert now?" Emperor Tianhui asked loftily.

"To reply your majesty, Yunxi's recovered quite a bit," Han Yunxi bent slightly, replying with honest words.

"Then that's good. You should know that if there's any mistake..." Emperor Tianhui didn't finish his words, but it was a stronger warning because of it.

"Yunxi understands," Han Yunxi kept her head bowed, eyes lowered. She was very calm. Since Emperor Tianhui had said things this way, she naturally had requirements of her own. "Your majesty, when chenqie is performing the treatment, I don't want anyone else there except Imperial Physician Gu."

These words made the empress ill at ease. She spoke up coldly, "Han Yunxi, what kind of attitude is this?"

At one side, the waiting Han Congan immediately called her into question. "Qin Wangfei, could it be that your treatment has some unseen plot, and that's why you want to clear the scene? Or maybe you're afraid that the crown prince has an infant in his stomach and you're worried others will see?"

Han Yunxi shot him a cold glare and mocked, "How about you treat him, Divine Doctor Han?"

"You!" Han Congan had no answer, but spun to face Emperor Tianhui. "Your majesty, as this subject sees it, there's definitely something fishy!"

Gu Beiyue was accustomed to Han Yunxi's habits and readied himself to explain, but she sincerely petitioned Emperor Tianhui instead. "Your majesty, this treatment takes a lot of concentration. With you here, there's a lot of pressure on Yunxi and I can't concentrate. To minimize putting the patient at risk, and for the crown prince's own safety, I'd like to ask the emperor to please understand. As for Divine Doctor Han's suspicions, Yunxi said long before: when the poison in the crown prince's stomach has dissolved, he can examine a sample himself."

When Han Yunxi fell into character, it revealed her respectable, professional side. Though her voice wasn't very loud, it gave people an unmistakable sense of authority. She didn't wait for Emperor Tianhui to reply before adding, "Besides that, Yunxi has another requirement. While Yunxi is doing the treatment, I hope the surroundings can be kept safe and quiet, besides exceptions and mandatory disturbances."

All the people present were part of the empire's noblest, but right now the doctor took precedence! Although Han Yunxi's attitude made Emperor Tianhui very uncomfortable, things had already arrived at this critical juncture so he could only agree. Leaving aside the matter of who was responsible, he really didn't want to see any mistakes happen. After the treatment was over, he'd immediately send people to check the scene so there was no way Han Yunxi could trick them.