Chapter 1146: Ancient Academy Records, Lots of Fun 33

After Jin Chen and Xie Yuancheng mutually understood each other's feelings, they became even more clingy than before; the little companions couldn't help but notice.

Upon hearing this, Xie Beiyao and Ling Xiuyu still went to talk to Xie Yuancheng privately.

As for the two elder brothers who had been by his side since childhood, Xie Yuancheng naturally had no secrets, laying out his whole process of falling for someone in clear detail.

Xie Beiyao, who had not originally planned to continue stopping them, felt a mix of complexity and relief upon hearing this.

Once, the little Crown Prince who spent all day causing trouble, whose specialty was messing things up and seemed never to grow up, could say for the sake of liking someone, "I can already take responsibility for the one I like."

Ling Xiuyu likewise sighed in his heart and asked the question that he and Xie Beiyao were most worried about.

"How do you plan to explain this to His Majesty?"

"Yuancheng, as the heir apparent, according to the Tianxuan laws, you cannot take a man as the Crown Prince's principal consort."

Xie Yuancheng had already pondered this problem in silence before.

In the end, his method of convincing himself was also very simple.

"Then I can just not marry him!"

Xie Beiyao, Ling Xiuyu: "……"

I never expected the solution to be like this.

The two's gazes instantly shifted subtly, as if they were looking at an irresponsible heartless man.

"Oh! What kind of looks are you two giving me? I don't mean that."

Xie Yuancheng got a bit riled up, slamming the table to cut off their daydreams.

"I've read the histories; there was such a precedent before. Even if Jin Chen cannot be the Crown Prince's consort, I can elevate him to Prince Ping!"

"The authority of a Prince Ping is equivalent to that of a Crown Prince; it amounts to yielding power to one's partner, and even if one later ascends the throne, they need not be called Empress."

"Indeed, such a precedent exists," Ling Xiuyu also thought of that, "but His Majesty's side… may not necessarily agree."

Xie Yuancheng spoke firmly, his face serious: "I will convince Father Emperor; if I can't, I'll first convince Mother Empress."

"Even if we truly reach a point of no return, I will not abandon Jin Chen."

Ling Xiuyu and Xie Beiyao exchanged a glance, then reached out and patted Xie Yuancheng's shoulder.

"Alright, from now on we won't bring this up again; since you have it in mind, we believe you can handle it well."

Xie Beiyao: "You've become much braver than before."

Flattered by their praise, Xie Yuancheng swayed head to toe: "Of course, I, the solitary one, have always been improving!"

Suddenly, the room's door was pounded with a bang-bang sound.

Lan Wushang was outside, anxiously calling out.

"It's terrible, Yuancheng! Quickly have the dark guards summon the imperial physician from the palace!"

He pushed the door open, panting, brows furrowed: "Si Ning has been poisoned."

The three people inside the room: "Ah?!"

Who was poisoned?!

Xie Yuancheng had no time to react, but still had the dark guards fetch the imperial physician as quickly as possible; the four of them ran together to the rear courtyard, with Lan Wushang running and explaining along the way.

"Si Ning drank the kitchen's porridge, but we're fine; only she suddenly vomited blood and collapsed!"

By the time they arrived, the little companions were already waiting in the room, the four tutors had also rushed over, and the old tutor was taking Si Ning's pulse.

Si Ning remained unconscious, her face deathly pale and lips darkened—typical signs of poisoning.

Ye Susu and Jiang Yao guarded the bedside; Jiang Yao, who had brought the porridge, was absentminded: "I ate it and was fine, so why did she faint? Isn't Ning immune to all poisons?"

The old tutor's face grew increasingly grave, his worried expression deepening on his aged cheeks: "This child… this child…"

"No wonder she's immune to all poisons—her body is full of toxins! These poisons form a delicate balance within her, neutralizing all poisons in the world."

Ting Yang shook his head, his tone heavy.

"No, it's not that. Although Ning is immune to all poisons, she often needs to take medicine to maintain the potency of all those toxins; there is a certain herb… that would completely break the poison balance."

Jin Chen's voice was cold: "Thousand Water Grass grows in frigid regions; though it's a tonic, it's extremely rare—why would it appear in the academy?"

Murong Qian: "We've already sent people to detain the cafeteria staff; we should have an answer soon, so please don't rush……"

"Don't rush, say it nicely! Ning's condition is dire! If we don't have Yang Ginseng to counteract the Thousand Water Grass, she will die!"

Ye Susu was extremely agitated, tightly gripping Si Ning's other hand, trying to warm her cold hand.

The martial artists' moods were all off.

Wan Zhou Wuli crouched down, various past memories flooding his mind; his voice was low but carried a ruthless intent.

"Damn it, what competition are we entering for, wasting Ning's life for nothing!"

Xie Yuancheng stepped forward and said softly: "Where is the Yang Ginseng? I'll have the dark guards go find it."

Jin Chen took his hand, voice helpless: "The Yang Ginseng is in the Medicine Valley; its root was cut three years ago by the people of the North Wind Kingdom, and there is no second one left in the world."