Chapter 538: Chapter 538 Always Thinking of You Chapter 538: Chapter 538 Always Thinking of You Thud!

Wang Yingluo slammed the medicine bowl and her writing equipment to the ground, her face seething with anger.

Only she manipulated others, no one schemed against her. Yet, to her surprise, Miao Wuxie had colluded with Murong Jiu, deceiving her out of medical knowledge and mocking her!

How could she not be furious?

“Miss, please calm down, when His Majesty arrives, I will definitely inform him of Miao the Divine Healer’s disrespect towards you!”

Fu Rong said, trying to console her.

Grinding her teeth, Wang Yingluo said, “We must do more than just complain; we must exaggerate! Bring me fresh paper and a pen. I must rewrite The Empress’s Medical Book before His Majesty arrives! Fu Rong, remember, I wrote that medical book, The Empress copied from me!”

Fu Rong gaped, then nodded solemnly, “I understand, Your Majesty is envious of your talent! But aren’t you suffering from a headache?”

Wang Yingluo’s head indeed hurt a great deal.

But since Fu Rong was illiterate, she couldn’t have her write it, and she didn’t trust any other eunuchs or palace maids in the palace, so she had to do it herself.

It might hurt, but she was determined to turn Murong Jiu’s efforts to draw water with a bamboo basket, an effort in vain, and make her own bridal dress for Murong Jiu.

In the future, when people speak of The Empress’s Medical Book, they will only remember the name of Wang Yingluo. In time, she would be the Empress of Great Yan, and Murong Jiu would someday die with no place to be buried.

Miao Wuxie turned and headed to Kunning Palace.

Emperor Jun Yuyan was naturally there.

These past few days, he hadn’t visited Wang Yingluo at all; the possibility of tenderly caring for her was out of the question — even touching her would sully his hands.

His disgust for Wang Yingluo grew more intense by the day.

In the past, he could still exchange a few insincere pleasantries, but now seeing her elicited a visceral repulsion.

Miao Wuxie reported the “harvest” she obtained from Wang Yingluo to Murong Jiu.

After listening, Murong Jiu pondered and said, “Her knowledge of pharmacology isn’t that extensive, but these few medicines aren’t bad. I’ll test them myself, and if they prove better, we’ll incorporate the improvements.”

Miao Wuxie said, “She merely benefits from knowledge of a different era. Regarding pharmacology, she knows just enough to be dangerous, and these might just be rote memorizations with potential errors; we should certainly conduct further experiments.”

Everyone knew Wang Yingluo hailed from the future, which is why she looked down on them, secretly labeling them as archaic traditionalists, as if she alone was sober in a world of drunks.

“We just don’t know what this ‘antibiotic’ she speaks of is; it sounds like a potent medicine.”

Emperor Jun Yuyan said, “Since she admitted she can’t produce it, it means our Great Yan lacks the capability; there’s no need to dwell on it.”

Murong Jiu nodded.

Exactly.

After a moment of contemplation, Miao Wuxie said, “Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress, since Wang Yingluo is no longer of much use, why not deal with her sooner rather than later?”

Murong Jiu said, “The Emperor and I have indeed entertained that thought, but her time to die has not yet come. Heaven sent her to Great Yan so that she might bring more benefits to our nation. We have almost fully gauged her abilities, and since she has injured her head, I plan to give her a taste of her own medicine.”

“What does Your Majesty intend to do?”

“Senior Brother, do you remember the Devil Sea Flower? We saw it once when we were children.”

Miao Wuxie’s eyes lit up, “Your Majesty means to…”
Murong Jiu smiled and nodded.

Despite being well aware of Murong Jiu’s plan, Emperor Jun Yuyan felt a sourness in his heart seeing her exchange conspiratorial glances with Miao Wuxie, sharing memories that belonged only to them, as if they were some secret.

Yet he could not show his feelings in front of Miao Wuxie, lest he appear small-minded as an Emperor.

Of course, he trusted his Empress, but that didn’t prevent him from feeling jealous.

Who could resist Miao Wuxie’s good looks, especially since he was the Empress’s Senior Brother? His status alone granted a natural closeness.

“The Devil Sea Flower has been extinct for years; I had not seen it until, after discussing with Your Majesty, he sent people to search for it. Unexpectedly, they really found it.”

Jun Yuyan smiled and said, “Whatever the Empress needs, even if it is at the ends of the earth, I must find it.”

Miao Wuxie saw the self-praise in the Emperor’s words and could only go along with the praise. The Empress, on the other hand, was beaming with happiness.

He then discussed with Murong Jiu how they might use this Devil Sea Flower.

The Devil Sea Flower is a kind of flower that can induce hallucinations.

Ground into powder and ingested over multiple instances, it can cause people to hallucinate.

Yet each person’s hallucinations differ.

As children, both Murong Jiu and Miao Wuxie had experienced hallucinations due to the flower’s pollen. While she saw parents with indistinct faces, her heart’s deepest desire, Miao Wuxie saw a meal shared with his family of three.

This was his deepest wish as well.

Since Wang Yingluo employed hypnosis to alter others’ memories, then the Devil Sea Flower could indeed be considered a taste of one’s own medicine.

Wang Yingluo, now weak and unable to use hypnosis when suffering from headaches, was also less likely to perceive any foul play, making it the perfect opportunity to use the Devil Sea Flower.

A person caught in an illusion will lower their guard, and Murong Jiu wanted to know how to restore Jun Yuyan’s memories, which was of the utmost importance.

If she could discover more information beneficial to Great Yan, it would be an added bonus.

Even without significant information, the knowledge left by Wang Yingluo was enough; Murong Jiu, like Jun Yuyan, was not one to have unrealistic aspirations.

Soon, they had finished their discussion.

“Let me and Senior Brother Miao handle this matter; the Empress should rest,” Jun Yuyan told Murong Jiu.

The dirty work wasn’t fit for his Empress.

Murong Jiu smiled and nodded, “Then, I shall first study the revised herbs by Wang Yingluo, and if there is no problem, print them early and distribute them to bookstores nationwide.”

…

Wang Yingluo wrote until late evening until she finally completed the medical book.

With her excellent memory and having read this medical book in her childhood, though in a revised version, she instantly knew what corrections to make upon browsing through Murong Jiu’s medical tome.

Despite finishing the medical book, her complexion was quite awful.

She realized that she had been duped by Miao Wuxie and Murong Jiu.

Those two were probably still mocking her now.

And yet, what upset her more was that the Emperor hadn’t come to see her all this time.

“The Emperor had urgent matters and left the palace this afternoon. Once he returns, you will be the first person he visits. My lady, you are pale; please drink your medicine and rest. His message before he left was for you to take your medicine well, which shows he always keeps you in mind,” Fu Rong said, holding a bowl of medicine and urging.

Wang Yingluo really did feel terrible and exhausted, with her headache growing worse.

She received the medicine, carefully smelled it to ensure there was nothing wrong, and then downed the bitter contents of the bowl.

Fu Rong quickly offered her a sweetmeat to place in Wang Yingluo’s mouth, instantly subduing the bitterness.

Wang Yingluo fell asleep soon after and had a beautiful dream, yet sadly, upon waking, she remembered nothing.