Chapter 66: She will definitely do great things in the future!

But Lin Jiaojiao still suppressed the impulse in her heart, because she knew that even if the other person really were Lu Zhenting, the occasion was wrong!

There were so many people watching! Could she really do "Lu Zhenting" in front of everyone?!

Finally, she hardened her heart and slapped her own left cheek, right on the burn!

Following that was a miserable cry of pain: "Ah! Ah! Pain! Pain! Pain!"

This slap hurt so much that tears streamed down her face!

Her hand was smeared with fresh blood. The burn on her cheek hadn't healed yet, and this slap caused a burning pain; blood soon began to flow down her cheek.

But at least Lin Jiaojiao was much more sober, and she forcibly suppressed the impulse to go up and pounce on "Lu Zhenting."

Beside her, Qingdai's eyes widened in shock. Although this slap didn't hit her face, she felt as if her own face hurt!

This Lin Guniang is truly ruthless to herself! She will definitely do great things in the future!

Qin Yuan also saw it all. He was shocked by Lin Jiaojiao's act of slapping her own wound, and felt quite moved internally: even he couldn't bring himself to be that ruthless!

It was this exclamation that helped his brain cool down a bit.

Just then, the guard who went to fetch water returned. The two washed their faces with cold water, and only then did that heart-wrenching, clawing feeling fade a little.

"Imperial Physician Chen has arrived—" the little eunuch outside announced. Soon, two old Imperial Physicians carrying medicine boxes walked into the room in a hurry.

As soon as Imperial Physician Chen and Imperial Physician Jia saw the state of the Emperor and Lin Jiaojiao, the first thing they did was not to examine them or provide an antidote, but to kneel on the ground and beg for forgiveness, "We have arrived late, please forgive us, Your Majesty!"

"Rise quickly," Qin Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed at Lin Jiaojiao, his eyes filled with more anxiety, "We both have been drugged with an aphrodisiac. Hurry and provide an antidote for me and Lin Guniang!"

When Imperial Physician Jia heard the words "aphrodisiac," his kneeling body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Imperial Physician Chen hurriedly stood up after receiving the order, took Lin Jiaojiao's pulse, and explained, "Your Majesty, we will first use needles to seal your acupoints, then write a prescription to detoxify you—"

"Hurry and write the prescription!" Qin Yuan felt his body becoming feverish again. He tried his best to endure the fire of desire in his chest; even fine beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead.

Seeing the Emperor in this state, Eunuch Gao wished he could kick those two old fellows!

But he couldn't act recklessly in front of the Emperor, so he flicked his whisk and urged, "What are you two standing there for! Hurry up and perform acupuncture on the Emperor to seal his acupoints!"

"Yes!" After responding, Imperial Physician Chen immediately opened his medicine box and took out the acupuncture tools, "Your Majesty, I am going to perform acupuncture on you, please endure it for a moment."

Imperial Physician Jia was a bit flustered. He didn't care about performing acupuncture on Lin Jiaojiao to seal her acupoints; he only wanted to stand by Qin Yuan's side to show his presence. He opened his medicine box, took out a brush and ink, and prepared to write a prescription.

"Hey, that old man! You, hurry up and perform acupuncture on me!" Lin Jiaojiao also felt extremely uncomfortable. Seeing that Imperial Physician Jia hadn't come over to perform acupuncture on her, she felt impatient and even forgot the man's title entirely.

"Don't you see I am writing a prescription for the Emperor?" Imperial Physician Jia didn't move at all, instead using the Emperor's status to pressure her, "If the Emperor's detoxification is delayed and the Imperial body suffers, can you or I bear the consequences?"

"Writing a prescription isn't difficult. Even without a prescription, boiling a big pot of mung bean soup can promote detoxification!" Lin Jiaojiao urged impatiently.

In a trance, she mistook Qin Yuan for Lu Zhenting again, and was so anxious that she slapped her cheeks with cold water again to keep herself sober.

"You commoner girl, how dare you try to fool the Emperor with mung bean soup—!" Imperial Physician Jia was so angry his beard bristled. Just as he was about to reprimand her, he was stopped by Qin Yuan, "Since you two have come, separate and seal the acupoints for me and Lin Guniang!"

"Yes, as you command." Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Jia had no choice but to comply. He took a long needle, one foot long, and walked toward Lin Jiaojiao.

"Since when does sealing acupoints require such a long silver needle! Quack!" Lin Jiaojiao knew something was wrong at a glance. Where did this old quack get such hatred and resentment toward her!

No, she couldn't let this quack perform acupuncture on her!

She used all her strength to pinch the inside of her thigh hard!

With this pinch, the flesh bruised!

It hurt so much that she hissed several times, which stimulated her to be a bit more sober. She stepped forward two or three paces, snatched the acupuncture tools from Imperial Physician Jia's medicine box, took out a four-inch silver needle, and stabbed it into the Hegu point on her hand!

Although this needle hurt, it made the feverish heat in her mind fade by more than half!

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Imperial Physician Chen had already finished sealing the Emperor's acupoints. Seeing the needle Lin Jiaojiao had used on herself, he sincerely praised, "First suppressing the dizziness, one can say you have grasped the key point of this acupuncture!"

"Furthermore, using mung bean soup for detoxification is not wrong. Ancient medical books record: mung bean can detoxify a hundred poisons. This is not false. It can be paired with licorice and honeysuckle—"

After Lin Jiaojiao became much more sober, she continued to place needles on herself and added, "Yes, but be careful with the dosage of honeysuckle, otherwise it's too cold and easily causes diarrhea. However, diarrhea is also fine; it counts as a way to detoxify."

"Then add more honeysuckle to my prescription. After the detoxification is complete, I will stop the diarrhea and use amomum and black pepper to nourish the spleen and stomach." After Lin Jiaojiao finished placing the last needle, she recovered.

However, to prevent the aphrodisiac from acting up again, she still didn't look at Qin Yuan and continued to discuss the prescription and medication with Imperial Physician Chen.

"The Emperor's prescription doesn't need so much honeysuckle. I just took his pulse; we can replace the honeysuckle with dandelion. Although it is also cold in nature, it is more suitable for his constitution."

"Indeed!" Imperial Physician Chen stroked his beard and appreciated, "That is exactly what I was thinking!"

Beside them, Imperial Physician Jia watched Imperial Physician Chen and Lin Jiaojiao discuss the medication with jealousy, even forgetting to record the prescription.

It wasn't until Imperial Physician Chen reminded him that he used the brush and ink to make a record.

Qin Yuan was currently undergoing acupuncture and dared not move, so he could only look at Lin Jiaojiao sideways with those black eyes.

For some reason, he actually felt that Imperial Physician Chen's medical skills were inferior to Lin Jiaojiao's; otherwise, why would his heart still flutter for her?

"Since Lin Guniang is so capable, it seems there is no need for me to perform acupuncture or remove the needles for you," a flash of shrewdness crossed Imperial Physician Jia's eyes.

He turned and bowed to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, now that Imperial Physician Chen is sitting here, I will return to the Imperial Hospital immediately and order someone to boil the prescription and send it over, so as to detoxify Your Majesty more quickly."

Although Qin Yuan dared not move, he could still speak, "Granted, go. Once the poison is cleared, you two will be greatly rewarded."

"This humble one thanks you for your grace, and will go boil the prescription for Your Majesty and Lin Guniang immediately!" After responding, Imperial Physician Jia exited the Qingju Pavilion.

But as he walked through the Imperial Palace in a hurry, his first stop was not the Imperial Hospital, but the Ruyi Palace where Imperial Concubine Yu resided!