No, no, no, Wei Chen, Wei Chen just didn't have a good rest last night. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. "
Sun Yi hurriedly explained, fearing that Xiao Yuan would see something.
"Oh." Xiao Yuan responded casually without paying much attention.
Instead, he made a fist with his hand, put it under his mouth, coughed lightly, and unfolded a roll of bamboo slips behind the desk.
Seeing this, Sun Yi secretly sighed, bowed and left, and went down to prepare the decoction himself.
That morning, the medicinal soup was brought in.
Of course, what the king drank was subject to strict inspection, and Sun Yi did not dare to poison him directly, otherwise the matter would be exposed immediately.
"It is a great blessing for the country that your Majesty takes care of the disease, but you also need to pay attention to your health. Only by resting peacefully can the disease be cured."
As Sun Yi spoke, he bowed slightly and stood below. He glanced up secretly and watched Xiao Yuan pick up the medicinal soup and put it to his mouth.
"It's a bit bitter." Xiao Yuan did take a sip and couldn't help but say something. Then he put down the cup and did not look at Sun Yi, but sorted out the bamboo slips he had read.
"Good medicine tastes bitter." Sun Yi laughed dryly.
"Well, you go down first."
"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning."
Sun Yi hurriedly saluted.
There was nothing wrong with this first bowl of medicine, so Sun Yi didn't feel very stressed.
But facing the king, the majesty of someone who had been in power for a long time still made him tremble with fear. When he left the study room of the palace, he realized that his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
In the afternoon, when he took the medicine for the second time, Sun Yi became obviously more nervous.
Because if he drinks it again this time, Xiao Yuan will be finished!
At this time, the murder of the king was imminent. As a medical officer, he was facing a mountain of pressure!
My heart was in my throat, and my chest felt like I couldn't breathe.
Sun Yi was holding the medicinal soup, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
The cup, similar to a teacup, trembled slightly under tension, which also made the teacup make a jingling sound.
Sun Yi was shocked and quickly calmed down.
However, this scene was still noticed by Xiao Yuan.
He raised his head and glanced at Sun Yi, and said with a hint: "Master Sun, are you very hot?"
"Ah?" Sun Yi was stunned for a moment, then put the medicinal soup on the table and laughed dryly: "No, no."
Little did he know that a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Nervousness, fear, fear will expose all weaknesses.
A person who has been practicing medicine for many years is just treating an occasional cold, so there is nothing to be nervous about!
In Sun Yi's current state, as thoughtful as Xiao Yuan, how could he not notice the problem.
But he didn't point it out. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts were changing, and asked calmly, as if casually: "Master Sun, how many more medicines do you need to take?"
"Back to your Majesty, after taking this medicine and recuperating for a day or two, you should be able to recover."
Sun Yi forced himself to calm down, but his voice trembled unnaturally, and he probably didn't even notice it.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded, without saying anything more, picked up the cup, blew it gently, and took a sip.
Sun Yi cautiously glanced up again and watched secretly.
Seeing that Xiao Yuan had already drank, the complex emotions of excitement and fear in his heart became more and more intense, "Then, I will retire first, and the king can rest in peace."
Xiao Yuan waved his hand casually, indicating that he could leave.
"Wei Chen, please leave." Sun Yi saluted, flustered.
But after he left, Xiao Yuan turned his head and spit out the medicinal soup. At the same time, his eyes flashed with a faint light, and he shouted in a deep voice:
"Xu Hu!"
"I'm here!" Xu Hu immediately went inside and clasped his fists.
"There's something wrong with the medicine." Xiao Yuan got straight to the point.
"What!?" Hearing this, Xu Hu was shocked and said nervously: "But, Weichen's previous drug test found no problems."
"It stands to reason that the current medicine should be the same as the medicine in the morning, but I noticed that the smell is very different, and Sun Yi is extremely nervous, which has to make me suspicious."
After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, he said directly: "Call the old military doctor over."
"No!" Xu Hu was about to turn around, but couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, since there is something wrong with the medicine, why not just kill the little thief Sun Yi!"
Xiao Yuandao: "A medical officer does not have such courage. There must be someone else behind the scenes. Please don't make any announcement about this matter."
"Yes!" Xu Hu quickly accepted the order and left.
Under Xiao Yuan's urgent call, the old military doctor hurried over.
This old man has very good medical skills. He has been with the army for many years. After Xiao Yuan became king, he was also in charge of the Imperial Hospital. However, as he was about to retire, he usually didn't bother him much.
After arriving at the palace, I met Xiao Yuan, who had already prepared two bowls of different medicinal residues.
After listening to the king's story, the old military doctor did not dare to neglect and quickly checked.
He first inspected the first bowl, stretched out two fingers, dipped some medicinal residue in it, rubbed it into powder, put it under his nose and smelled it.
Then check the second bowl.
During this period, he investigated very seriously, and Xiao Yuan and Xu Hu did not disturb him.
It wasn't until a while later that the old military doctor nodded to himself, then faced Xiao Yuan, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, if these two bowls of medicine are separated separately, they have no toxicity, but if they are put together, they are extremely poisonous!"
What! ?
Xu Hu was shocked when he heard this. No wonder he had not noticed it before.
Xiao Yuan's eyes were dim and he remained silent without speaking.
"Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise enough to realize the problem and did not drink the second bowl of medicine. Otherwise, my life would be in danger." The old military doctor sighed again.
Xu Hu was frightened for a while and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "What a sinister and sinister plan! Your Majesty! I will kill Sun Yi's whole family right now!"
"Wait!" Xiao Yuan stopped him, looked at the old man and said, "Old military doctor, this matter should not be made public, just pretend that you don't know about it. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." The old military doctor responded quickly.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work this time. You can go down first." Xiao Yuan said politely, showing respect for this old military doctor.
"Yes, your Majesty, please take care of yourself, but if anything goes wrong, our country of Qin will be in danger. We, the people of Qin, will have no leader, so I will retire." The old military doctor saluted seriously.
After he left, Xu Hu also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old military doctor has been loyal to the army for many years. His words are also words of loyalty."
"Isn't this king okay?" Xiao Yuan reassured him.
"But your Majesty! That Sun Yi dog thief!"
"Don't rush this matter." Xiao Yuan said sternly: "Such a careful plan is beyond Sun Yi's ability. It must be implemented after detailed planning by many people. He is just one of the chess pieces. Kill him." He is meaningless."
"The king means"
"Go and ask Liang Yuan to come over. In addition, with my king's order, inform the commander of the palace's forbidden army."
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