A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 152: Potion to Remove the Fragrant Bud

The carriage galloped all the way, raising a lot of dust, and soon stopped outside Sanxiu Pharmacy. Yu Cheng entered the carriage to check on Yan Zong's condition. The prince had several more wounds on his body, which made him feel distressed.

Seeing His Highness covered in blood and gradually turning pale, Yu Cheng was so scared that he was shaking all over and couldn't help but shed tears. He didn't dare to move His Highness easily, so he had to say in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I will go and ask Mr. Sanxiu to come out right away!"

"Let Xiaolu get Si Yao out of the way first. She can't see me in this miserable state." Yan Zong hurriedly grabbed Yu Cheng and made a weak and hoarse voice.

"I understand." Yu Cheng raised his hand to wipe away his tears, turned around, jumped off the carriage, and ran into the pharmacy.

There were not many patients in the pharmacy today, and Sanxiu was treating the last patient. Yu Cheng quickly came to the pharmacy and secretly conveyed what His Highness had instructed to him to do to Xiaolu, then went straight to the clinic, picked up Sanxiu, who was sitting in front of the clinic table, and ran out.

Xiu Ming and the two pharmacists in the clinic were all stunned where they were. It took them a long time to react and they hurriedly chased after him.

"You...are you sick? Put me down!" Sanxiu was frightened when he was suddenly grabbed by the waist and carried away. When he saw that the person was Yu Cheng who was beside Yan Zong, he instantly became furious and struggled.

"Since you have offended Mr. Sanxiu today, Yu Cheng will come to his house tomorrow to apologize and let Mr. Ren beat and scold you. But the situation is critical now. If Mr. Sanxiu is a step late, Your Highness will probably die!" No matter how the old man in his arms struggled or even hit him, Yu Cheng held him tightly and ran out of the manor.

"What does his death have to do with me? Why are you looking for me? We have long since broken off our friendship..." Sanxiu became nervous when he heard that Yan Zong was in trouble again, but he still snorted coldly. But before he could finish his words, he was put on the carriage by Yu Cheng. A strong smell of blood rushed into his nose. Sanxiu hurriedly walked into the carriage that was already covered in blood, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yan Zong was still alive.

"Sir, how is His Highness?" Yu Cheng asked nervously outside the carriage with red eyes. His hand holding the sword was trembling slightly. He was afraid, so he didn't dare to look at His Highness in the carriage.

"I say, why did you bring me here in such a rash manner? What can I do with my empty hands? Your prince's blood is almost drained out!" Sanxiu leaned out of the carriage and glared at Yu Cheng.

"Master!"

Just as Yu Cheng was standing there in shock, not knowing what to do, Xiu Ming and the other medicine boys came out anxiously.

Although Xiaolu didn't understand why His Highness gave such an order, when he saw Yu Cheng's pale face and blood on his sleeves, he guessed that something had happened to His Highness. Maybe His Highness didn't want to make Sister Si Yao worry, so he ordered him to take her away temporarily.

At this time, Si Yao was studying the prescription written by her master in the study. Suddenly, the door opened and Xiaolu came in anxiously. Without saying a word, he grabbed Si Yao's arm and was about to walk out.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Si Yao thought that there was a new patient in the front yard, so her master asked Xiaolu to call her.

But Xiaolu remained silent. He hadn't thought of a suitable excuse yet, so he had to take Sister Si Yao away first.

"Xiaolu?" Seeing that Xiaolu was pulling her not towards the front yard but towards the back mountain, Si Yao began to feel puzzled. Then, seeing that Xiaolu looked unusual at this moment, she couldn't help but worry.

"Sister Si Yao, please come with me first. I will tell you when we get there." Xiao Lu knew that Si Yao was already suspicious at this time, but fortunately she was still willing to cooperate with him to leave, so he felt relieved.

Si Yao had no choice but to follow him silently to see what he was up to. She had known Xiaolu for more than half a year at the pharmacy. Although they were friends, Si Yao could not figure out his personality. Sometimes he was silent and sometimes he was cheerful. This boy in his teens was like a mystery.

In the front yard, Yan Zong fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss. With the help of his apprentice Xiu Ming and the medicine boy, Sanxiu stopped the bleeding from his multiple wounds in time and then took him back to the medicine shop for treatment.

"The poison of the cassia bark can be detoxified most quickly by taking a medicinal bath, but he has so many injuries that he can't take a medicinal bath, so he has to feed the medicine." After Sanxiu wrote the prescription, he looked at Yan Zong lying on the bed with mixed feelings while waiting for the medicine to be boiled. Although he had vowed solemnly that he would no longer care about his life or death, he couldn't bear to do it when something really happened. This brat, it's all for his mother's sake!

"Giving medicine...can it cure the disease?" Yu Cheng asked nervously.

"It can be cured naturally, but it has to be done slowly. And... since it is forced down the throat, it means that the medicine is difficult for the patient to swallow and someone else has to force it down his throat."

Yu Cheng felt relieved after hearing what Mr. Sanxiu said. As long as the condition could be cured, it was good. As for the medicine being hard to drink, His Highness had been injured countless times since he was a child and had drunk all kinds of hard-to-drink medicines, so it would not be a problem this time.

"What happened? How did he get poisoned by the cassia bark from the Western Regions? The wounds on his body were inflicted by himself in order to resist the attack of the cassia bark, right?" Sanxiu continued to ask Xiang Yucheng curiously, and couldn't help but admire that this kid was so bold as to do it.

"Mr. Sanxiu is worthy of being Mr. Sanxiu." Yu Cheng bowed respectfully to Sanxiu, but he found it difficult to describe how His Highness had been scented with the acacia fragrance.

"Okay, stop flattering me. Tell me what happened?" Sanxiu waved her hands impatiently and suddenly approached Yu Cheng to gossip, "Is it related to your Zong Wangfei?"

"How did Mr. Sanxiu know that Princess Zong was here?" Yu Cheng looked at Sanxiu in surprise.

"She came here with such fanfare, it's hard for me not to know about it." Sanxiu curled her lips and shook her head.

Yu Cheng realized it belatedly. Yes, the Imperial Guards were escorting them in such a grand manner that everyone in Mucheng knew about it. Mr. Sanxiu had patients coming and going every day, so even if he didn't leave the pharmacy, he would naturally know about any movement outside.

"Your Highness is also a stubborn person. If the princess wants to give it to her, why not just give it to her? Why do husband and wife have to use such harmful means? If it is damaged by accident..."

"Ahem." Sanxiu's outspokenness made Yu Cheng's face flushed. He was afraid that the prince would be furious when he woke up and heard this, so he hurriedly interrupted him with a light cough.

As a doctor, Sanxiu often talked about sex with his patients, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. But when he saw Yu Cheng's face was flushed, he knew what was going on instantly and almost forgot that he was still an inexperienced child.

"Master, the medicine is ready." At this time, Xiu Ming frowned and walked in with a bowl of black medicine soup that had an unpleasant smell.

Yu Cheng felt nauseous when he smelled the medicine from afar. Only then did he understand why this medicine had to be force-fed.

Sanxiu took the medicine soup handed over by Xiuming and slowly poured it into Yan Zong's mouth. However, the man on the bed resisted and trembled violently as soon as the medicine entered his mouth. Fortunately, Yan Zong had lost too much blood and was weak. Under the forced suppression of Xiuming and Yu Cheng, Sanxiu drank the whole bowl of medicine in just two times.