Chapter 959 Preference and Exceptions
"No what no! Do you want to make me sad to death?"
Shi Li's eyes were filled with tears as she held the elixir in front of Cheng Xi stubbornly.
After knowing each other for several years, Shi Li had cried in front of Cheng Xi only a few times, and he almost subconsciously agreed to everything.
But that is the elixir.
When he first knew that Yan Yu had this thing, he tried to test it out and wanted to ask for one for Shi Li, but Yan Yu did not agree.
Now that Cheng Danzhu has been given to Shi Li, Cheng Xi remembers this favor from Cheng Danzhu in his heart.
But now, Shi Li asked him to take the Huandan.
Cheng Xi felt a faint pain in his body. The poison in the wine still had an effect on him, but even so, he still said, "It's okay, wait for Mr. Xu..."
"I don't want to be a widow at a young age!"
Shi Li was angry and anxious, so she interrupted him directly and roughly stuffed the elixir into Cheng Xi's mouth.
"I'll pay Shu Daoshan, swallow it!"
Cheng Xi: …
【…】
[My mother tongue is speechless~]
[It was originally quite touching, but the host made me laugh like this~]
"I'm fine now, you are in urgent need."
Seeing that Cheng Xi hadn't made any move, Shi Li lectured him with red eyes, "If something happens to you, how can I still live?"
This sentence finally woke Cheng Xi up.
He knew exactly who the Crown Prince and Prince Yu were. If he really made a mistake, they would definitely kill everyone who had anything to do with him.
After thinking clearly about the interests involved, Cheng Xi no longer hesitated and silently swallowed the elixir. Then he held Shi Li's hand guiltily and said, "I was confused just now."
"It's all right for you to know. Why hasn't Mr. Xu come yet?"
Shi Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the door with a frown.
As she finished her words, Doctor Xu hurriedly appeared at the door and stepped in.
Shi Li explained the whole story to him in a few words, and then asked Doctor Xu to see Cheng Xi again.
In fact, after taking the Huandan, Cheng Xi felt much better. But he had already upset his wife, so he didn't dare to show off and obediently let Doctor Xu see him.
Poisoning is no trivial matter. Mr. Xu knew that Cheng Xi did not relax even after taking the elixir, so he first did a series of examinations, then pricked Cheng Xi's finger with a silver needle and took a drop of blood.
After a thorough examination, Doctor Xu's tense face relaxed a little. He didn't even glance at Cheng Xi, but nodded and smiled at Shi Li.
"Don't worry, Princess. You took the pill in time. Your Highness is fine. However, you will feel dizzy and weak in the next two or three days. Just take some tonic medicine to recuperate."
With the guarantee from professionals, Shi Lichang breathed a sigh of relief, thanked Mr. Xu solemnly, and then personally sent him out.
When he was about to walk out the door, Mr. Xu stopped, looked at Shi Li lovingly, and said something extremely presumptuous.
"I am looking forward to seeing a prosperous era with peaceful seas and clear rivers."
Shi Li's heart was slightly shocked, and she looked at Doctor Xu in surprise, "You..."
"It's just a compassionate heart of a doctor. I don't want to see people suffer."
Doctor Xu said with a smile, then bowed to Shi Li, "If Your Highness is blinded by a leaf in the future, I hope the princess will give you more advice."
Shi Li: ...
Suddenly I felt that I had a great responsibility.
[I remember that ancient books have written about Empress Gongsun’s later advice.]
【what? What? 】
[No spoilers allowed~]
Shi Li returned to the room thinking about what Doctor Xu had said. Cheng Xi had just finished talking to his trusted subordinates, and the solemn and stern look on his face had not yet faded.
When he saw Shi Li, his expression instantly melted and he personally poured her a cup of hot tea.
"It's cold at night, Lili, come and have some tea to warm yourself up."
Cheng Xi always has two different faces in front of outsiders and in front of Shi Li.
In front of outsiders, he is a mature, steady and meritorious loyal king; in front of Shi Li, he is always a gentle and caring husband.
Shi Li took the teacup and took a sip, then looked up at Cheng Xi, "Should we stay indoors for the next few days?"
They had such a tacit understanding so many times that Cheng Xi was not surprised at all this time. Instead, he chuckled and kissed Shi Li's forehead.
"The only one who understands me is Lili."
The emperor has been ill recently, and the royal doctors say it is a serious illness contracted from battles in his early years. The court, which had been relatively peaceful, has gradually become turbulent.
The Crown Prince teamed up with Prince Yu to poison Cheng Xi, so he decided to take advantage of the situation and pretend to be poisoned before doing anything else.