C76 Antidote

"Bang!" A loud sound of the door opening interrupted Cui Ping's thoughts. She slowly raised her head and saw the person who came in. She could not help but feel a little irritated. Why was it him again?

Xiao Bei pushed open the door of the woodshed and saw Cui Ping sitting cross-legged. Without saying a word, he walked up to her and grabbed her by the neck with his right hand. The anger in his eyes seemed to want to burn everything in this place. "Hand over the antidote."

Cui Ping knew that as long as he exerted a little bit of strength, her head would separate from her body. However, not only did she not show any signs of fear, she even laughed in disdain. "Antidote? I don't understand what you're talking about."

"You're courting death!" Xiao Bei thought that Lin Ruo Yin's life and death were unknown, and this woman was actually not afraid of death at all. He instantly had the urge to kill her. He gradually exerted more strength and looked at Cui Ping's originally white face, which was now flushed red, but she did not have any pity. She only said, "Hand over the antidote and I will let Grand Lady leave you with a complete corpse."

Cui Ping was not afraid of death. She knew that once Lin Ruo Yin died, she would be the next one. This was something that she knew from the moment she agreed to send Lin Ruo Xi the poison. However, she could not die now. At least, she had to confirm that Lin Ruo Yin had really died.

"I already said that I didn't poison her. Where did the antidote come from?" Cui Ping grabbed Xiao Bei's hand with both hands, trying to struggle out. However, it was useless. She had no choice but to change her strategy. "I came to deliver the pomegranate under the Second Miss's orders. How could I dare to poison pomegranate? That was for Grand Lady and Third Miss. Even if I had ten guts, I wouldn't dare to do it."

Although Xiao Bei did not believe her words, seeing that she was willing to speak, he shook her off and asked, "What you mean is that you want to offer up your family's Miss?"

"I didn't mean that!" Cui Ping quickly shook her head and thought for a while before saying, "When I came to deliver the pomegranate, because I was unable to send it to Grand Lady and Third Miss at the same time, I gave Third Miss's pomegranate to the young master in the nunnery. You may ask her."

What a clever move!

Xiao Bei sneered in his heart, but he did not show it on the surface. If Cui Ping could see his eyes at this moment, she would definitely be able to see that the shrewdness in his eyes seemed to have already seen through everything.

"The nunnery."

"There are so many young masters in the nunnery. Where can I find the one you are talking about? Besides, the young masters here have no grudges with Third Miss. How could they poison Third Miss? You are simply talking nonsense." Xiao Bei walked in front of Cui Ping and squatted down, looking into her eyes. Cui Ping wanted to escape, but in the end, she was defeated.

Maybe it was because she was guilty, but Cui Ping's tone was a little unstable as she defended herself, "My family's Miss doesn't have any motive to poison Third Miss."

Xiao Bei smiled without denying it, "Everyone knows that Second Miss and Third Miss were at odds with each other in the palace, and Third Miss embarrassed Second Miss more than once in front of everyone. Now you are saying that Second Miss doesn't have any motive?"

Cui Ping gritted her teeth and turned away, not wanting to say anything else.

Xiao Bei had already confirmed what she was thinking, so he grabbed Cui Ping's chin without any hesitation. He turned her face around and said confidently, "You are the Eldest Miss's person!"

"Nonsense! How could you slander the Eldest Miss so casually!" Cui Ping suddenly became serious and knocked off Xiao Bei's hand. She stood up awkwardly and turned her back to him.

In fact, Cui Ping's reaction had already proved everything. Xiao Bei also believed that she did not have any antidote on her. Perhaps she did not even know what poison it was. All she did was for her real master, Lin Ruo Xi.

The sound of footsteps came from behind. Cui Ping suddenly felt a little unwilling. No matter if Lin Ruo Yin could die this time, she would definitely die. And this man, she had already felt that he was different when he rushed in and asked Grand Lady to save him.

"Who are you?" At least, she wanted him to know who he had lost to. Cui Ping thought about it and turned around to ask.

Xiao Bei did not want to bother with Cui Ping. He was about to step out of the firewood room, but he was stopped by her words.

"No matter who you are, don't even think about it. She is the Third Miss, and Crown Prince and the Third Prince have both taken a fancy to her. How could they take a fancy to someone like you?" Cui Ping did not know why she said this, but she was happy to see that he was in a bad situation.

Although Xiao Bei had already left the woodshed, Cui Ping's words had fallen into his ears, causing him to feel confused for a moment.

He had never thought about it carefully before. He had always been a submissive person in the eyes of others. Why did he forget to disguise himself when he met the Third Miss?

So he had already fallen in love with her? Xiao Bei did not know this. He did not understand these things. He only knew that he did not want to see the Third Miss in danger.

Xiao Bei did not know how he returned to Lin Ruo Yin's room. When he stood at the door, he only saw the maidservants who were busy entering and exiting. Only then did he wake up.

As soon as he entered the room, he heard the abbot say to Grand Lady, "This poison is a type of poisonous flower from the Western Regions. It is colorless and odorless, but it can travel through the veins of the poisoned person in an instant, causing the poisoned person to lose all five senses. Although Miss's aura is very weak, luckily, her heart still has a pulse. I have already given Miss a pill, and it can temporarily protect her heart and prevent the poison from entering her heart. It's just that …"

"Just what? Abbot, please speak." Grand Lady had experienced the shock of the doctor just now, so her endurance had improved a lot.

The abbot turned around and looked at Lin Ruo Yin. He sighed slightly and said, "Although this pill can protect Miss's heart, it has a time limit. If there is no antidote, I'm afraid Miss will die sooner or later."

"Is there any other way?" Grand Lady tried her best to maintain her sanity. Although she could bear it, she was still anxious.

The abbot thought for a moment and said, "If there is a thousand-year-old ginseng and a pill given to Miss by me, it might be able to extend Miss's life temporarily and buy time to find the antidote."

A thousand-year-old ginseng? Grand Lady was disappointed when she heard that. Although their Lin Family was a big family in the Imperial City, they only had some small ginsengs. The thousand-year-old ginseng was a top-grade item in the world. It was as famous as the Dragon Birth Incense and the Deer Feather in the Western Regions. It was a treasure that could not be bought even if one had money. How could the Lin Family have such a thing?

"Abbot, is there no other way other than this?" Xiao Bei interrupted.

The abbot shook his head and said, "Unless... there is an antidote immediately."

An antidote? Where could he find it? Xiao Bei suddenly thought of something and asked the abbot, "If there is an antidote, can it be used to save Miss?"