Chapter 62 Gene Pills
The capital city, the imperial palace, the Golden Palace.
The rain outside has stopped, and the sunlight is shining through the clouds.
The morning court session is not over yet.
But the atmosphere was noticeably more relaxed than a few days ago.
Although the news of the victory in Yanzhou had not yet arrived, judging from the Empress Dowager's relaxed brows, the officials had already guessed most of it.
On the dragon throne.
Empress Yu Zhaoning was resting her chin on her hand, looking bored.
Two short legs dangled in mid-air, swaying back and forth.
The jewels in her hair jingled softly with her movements, making her look especially adorable.
But beneath that cute exterior...
It was the sound of his heart.
[System! System! Quick, check how many points I have now!]
Yu Zhaoning shouted excitedly in her mind.
On the transparent panel that only she could see, the numbers in the points column were jumping wildly.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Initial results have been achieved in controlling the floods in Yanzhou!]
[Points have been greatly increased!]
[Plus, the host has been tirelessly gossiping these past few days...]
[The current total score is: 99,800!]
[I'm only 200 points away from redeeming that super powerful gene pill!]
Yu Zhaoning's big eyes instantly lit up like two large grapes.
Wow! That's awesome!
[If I eat just one more melon, I can change my grandmother's dressing!]
[My grandmother has been coughing terribly lately. Although she always tries to hide it from me, I know it all along.]
[That's a lingering illness from when I was poisoned in my youth, a result of my efforts to survive in the imperial harem.]
[This gene-editing pill is futuristic technology; it'll definitely cure Grandma perfectly!]
[Hmph, once Grandmother is better, she can play with Zhaoning for much longer!]
Yuan Hua sat behind the beaded curtain.
The hand holding the teacup trembled suddenly.
A few drops of scalding tea splashed onto the back of her hand, but she didn't feel any pain.
This child...
Why are you working so hard to accumulate points, only to give them to this old woman first?
Yuan Hua felt his eyes sting and his heart warm, as if a ball of cotton had been stuffed inside him.
She lived a lifetime, fighting her way through life.
It's almost time.
I was actually warmed by this little bundle of joy.
However…
Yu Zhaoning's eyes began to sweep over the officials below the main hall.
His eyes were like those of a hungry wolf eyeing a fat sheep.
[Who's going to be unlucky today?]
[Oh dear, is that Liu Zhengfeng, the Vice Minister of Rites?]
Why is he keeping his head down all day?
Could it be because...?
[Hahaha! System, look!]
[Lord Liu dyed his hair yesterday to look younger.]
[It turns out the dye was a counterfeit product, not the formula my grandmother originally provided! My grandmother's supermarket sells only genuine products; he actually went to the black market to buy it just to save a few taels of silver!]
[It was a bit hot in the main hall just now, and when he sweated, the black ink started to trickle down his face!]
[His face must look like a big, spotted cat now, all black and white stripes!]
No wonder he didn't dare to raise his head. If he did, tomorrow's headline in the capital would be "Vice Minister of Rites Behaves Disrespectfully in Palace, Suspected of Being Possessed by the Black Mountain Demon!"
[Hahaha! This is hilarious!]
[System: Host, you've really outmaneuvered me! Points +20!]
The old eunuch standing next to Yuan Hua almost burst out laughing.
Quickly pinch your thigh hard.
Hold on!
This is the imperial court!
Don't laugh!
Yuen Wah's lips curled into a wide smile, his initial emotion instantly dampened by the comical style of the scene.
She glanced sideways at Liu Zhengfeng, who was standing in the front row.
really.
Lord Liu kept his head bowed low, his shoulders still trembling slightly.
He seemed to be frantically wiping his face with his sleeve.
pity.
The more you rub it, the darker it gets.
[Ding! You've accumulated enough points!]
[Would the host like to redeem the basic gene pill?]
Yu Zhaoning cheered inwardly.
[Redeem now! Immediately!]
[However, we can't give it to the Empress Dowager now; we need to find a way to secretly put it into her bird's nest porridge.]
[Otherwise, the Empress Dowager would definitely ask a lot of questions, and if she found out the truth, she definitely wouldn't want to eat it.]
[This little one is going to be a well-behaved and sensible granddaughter!]
Hearing these heartfelt words, Yuan Hua was once again overwhelmed with emotion.
Silly child.
Yuan Hua's eyes darkened slightly.
She knew her own body well; it was a sign of her life running out of energy, a lingering illness and toxin from her early years, a hidden ailment left from fighting on the battlefield.
But Zhao Ning is different.
According to the plot of the original book.
The male and female leads have terrifyingly powerful auras.
Although the situation has been temporarily suppressed, the inertia of the plot could rebound at any time.
What if Zhao Ning encounters danger or gets injured someday...
This pill must be saved for Zhaoning!
Even if it's a lie, we have to make her swallow it!
Thinking about this...
Yuan Hua took a deep breath, suppressing his thoughts.
She turned her head slightly and waved to her personal maid, Cui'er, behind her.
The voice was kept very low, only flowing between the two of them.
"Cui'er".
"Any news from over there?"
"Are those two people dead?"
Although the name was not explicitly stated.
But Cui'er had served the Empress Dowager for so long, so she naturally knew who her mistress was asking about.
Cui'er's expression turned serious. She leaned close to Yuan Hua's ear and replied in a voice barely audible.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager."
"The scouts just sent back a message."
"The two who went to Yan have already been poisoned."
"The Seven Deadly Powder you administered is a rare and deadly poison. When it takes effect, the pain is unbearable, like ten thousand ants gnawing at the heart."
Cui'er paused, her tone carrying a hint of satisfaction.
"Then the emperor of Yan saw that they were useless, sickly and needed money to be treated."
"They were thrown directly into a secluded side hall of the palace."
"They didn't send a royal physician, just gave them some food to keep them alive."
"I heard that the side hall is drafty on all sides, and there are more rats than people."
"There's been no news for several days now, I guess... it won't make it through."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, once the Seven Deadly Powder takes effect, even a god cannot save them, and they have absolutely no chance of survival!"
Upon hearing this...
Yuan Hua should have breathed a sigh of relief.
But her brows furrowed even more.
Really... he died that easily?
Those are the male and female protagonists from the original book.
He is the chosen one of this world.
In the book, they are like cockroaches that can't be killed.
You can find secret manuals by jumping off a cliff, encounter a divine doctor when poisoned, and meet a reclusive master when being chased.
Even though the plot has been completely changed now.
But Yuan Hua's intuition as a time traveler made her unable to feel completely at ease.
"We must not be careless."
Yuan Hua's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, producing a dull sound.
Her eyes became unusually sharp, revealing a chilling aura.
"Cui'er, convey my message to the spies over there."
"I want to see him alive or dead."
Even if you're reduced to a pile of bones, you must count every single bone fragment for me!
"If they are really dead, burn their bodies to ashes and scatter them into the river!"
"if..."
Yuan Hua paused for a moment, his voice growing even colder.
"What if they disappear, or are rescued?"
"We must find out where they went immediately!"
"No matter where they flee to, even if they turn the world upside down."
"I, too, must know where they are!"
Cui'er felt a chill run down her spine.
She had never seen the Empress Dowager so wary of two crippled people.
But she didn't dare ask any more questions and immediately lowered her head in response.
"Yes! This servant will take care of it right away!"