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Liu Xi and the others, upon hearing that it was a severe poison, had their legs go weak from fright.

Weichi clutched his stomach, enduring the pain as he called out, "Imperial Doctor Wen, then hurry and detoxify it."

Imperial Doctor Wen’s brows were tightly furrowed as he began to deftly clean the wound, preventing the spread of the toxin, while saying to Weichi, "Your Highness has been poisoned with a very rare and severe toxin, I’m afraid it’s not easy to remedy."

Only then did Liu Xi come to his senses and quickly ran outside.

Qin Xiao asked with confusion, "Eunuch Liu, where are you heading in such a rush?"

"I’ll call a few more Imperial Doctors over, the more hands the better," Liu Xi said without turning his head.

Liu Xi had just run out of the bedchamber when he bumped into Chun Xi.

Seeing Liu Xi’s anxious face, Chun Xi asked in puzzlement, "Eunuch Liu, what’s the rush about?"

"Your Highness has encountered an assassin, I’m now heading to the Imperial Medical Bureau," Liu Xi blurted out, then raced off.

Chun Xi stood dumbfounded for a good while, and after coming to her senses, she turned and ran towards the Hehuan Hall.

"Young Master, Young Master, something bad has happened!"

Chun Xi ran into the inner room in one breath and said while panting, "Young Master, there has been an accident."

Still eating mung bean cake, Shen Chuwei asked with puffed cheeks, "What happened?"

Chun Xi anxiously said, "Your Highness was attacked by an assassin, it seems like the injury is very serious."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei was stunned for a moment before running out like a gust of wind.

Chun Xi felt only a breeze in front of her, and when she looked again, Shen Chuwei had already run out, and she chased after her.

Shen Chuwei ran all the way into Xiao Jinyan’s bedchamber, where she saw Weichi and Qin Xiao standing beside the bed, with Imperial Doctor Wen treating the wound at the bedside.

She quickly approached, her gaze directed towards Xiao Jinyan whose face was pale with a grayish defeat, sweat the size of beans covering his forehead.

Then her gaze fell on the wound. Even though Imperial Doctor Wen had treated it, one could still see the black blood seeping out from the wound.

Xiao Jinyan was on the brink of unconsciousness. Upon hearing that the hidden weapon was severely poisoned, he became slightly more lucid.

Seeing Shen Chuwei, he was first taken aback.

He asked weakly, "Why are you here?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Chun Xi told me Your Highness was attacked, this concubine came to see."

Xiao Jinyan said feebly, "Imperial Doctor Wen is here, there’s no need to worry."

Shen Chuwei turned to Chun Xi and ordered, "Go get my medicine box, and the water from the kettle."

The water in the kettle was what she brought out from the Space and was planning to boil for tea.

"This servant will go right away." Chun Xi had just run over and hadn’t even caught her breath before she turned and ran out again.

Shen Chuwei then looked at Imperial Doctor Wen, "Imperial Doctor Wen, let me do it."

Imperial Doctor Wen paused his movements, looked up at Shen Chuwei—a fifteen-year-old girl, and wondered how she could treat wounds, especially ones with severe poison.

"Lady Shen, this is not a simple wound, it’s not a game."

Shen Chuwei nodded, "I know."

"...This," Imperial Doctor Wen was at a loss.

Shen Chuwei’s pretty eyes looked towards Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, please let this concubine do it."

Concerned for his master’s health, Weichi spoke impatiently, "Lady Shen, His Highness has been severely poisoned, you should just wait aside."

Xiao Jinyan rebuked, "Weichi, who allowed you to speak to her like that?"

After speaking, he coughed several times, causing more black blood to spill out.

Weichi knelt on one knee, with both hands clasped in a fist, "Master, your subordinate dares not."

Xiao Jinyan paused for a moment, then looked at Weichi and Qin Xiao, "All of you, leave."

Weichi and Qin Xiao exchanged looks and withdrew one after another.

Imperial Doctor Wen hesitated for a while but eventually moved aside.

At that moment, Chun Xi brought over the medical box and opened it.

Shen Chuwei swiftly put on the gloves, took out the medical forceps, and a scalpel, all wrapped in sterile bags.

These items were taken from the Space by her a few days earlier, just in case of an emergency.

After everything was ready, Shen Chuwei instructed Chun Xi, "Feed His Highness some water."

"Alright." Chun Xi poured some water out of the kettle, came to the bedside, and carefully fed Xiao Jinyan, one small sip at a time.

Shen Chuwei first administered a local anesthetic to Xiao Jinyan, then disinfected the wound, and finally extracted the hidden weapon.

The hidden weapon was lodged deep. Shen Chuwei spent some time to locate its position; it was a small marble with serrated edges surrounding it, firmly embedded in the flesh, making it difficult to extract.

Shen Chuwei could only make an incision with the scalpel to facilitate its removal.

Watching from the side, Imperial Doctor Wen was extremely nervous.

Shen Chuwei successfully removed the hidden weapon and placed it in a dish to the side, followed by stitching up the wound. Although the wound was not large, stitching it would allow for faster healing.

Imperial Doctor Wen, observing the shape of the hidden weapon, realized that although small, it was hard to remove because of its serrated edges.

He couldn’t help but admire Shen Chuwei for extracting it so quickly.

He also admired Xiao Jinyan, who had not made a peep during the removal.

He had seen with his own eyes how Shen Chuwei made an incision with the knife to extract the hidden weapon.

When stitching, Imperial Doctor Wen couldn’t help but ask, "Lady Shen, why did you use thread to sew it up?"

Shen Chuwei’s reply was concise, "It heals faster this way."

Then came the bandaging.

Xiao Jinyan had been bracing himself for pain to hit, but after a long wait, he felt nothing and couldn’t help but be puzzled, "Why doesn’t it hurt?"

Shen Chuwei explained, "Because this concubine used a local anesthetic, you will feel the pain only after the drug wears off."

Xiao Jinyan suddenly realized why he hadn’t felt any pain just now.

Imperial Doctor Wen had never heard of local anesthesia and was stunned for a while before uttering in amazement, "Is it that miraculous?"

In no time, Shen Chuwei finished the bandaging and turned to look at Imperial Doctor Wen, "It’s all right now, yeah?"

Gasping for breath, Liu Xi ran to the Imperial Medical Bureau and then back again, trailing behind two white-bearded Imperial Doctors.

The two elderly Imperial Doctors, dragged here by Eunuch Liu at full speed, looked like they were about to topple over at any second, gasping for air as though they were on their last breaths.

Taking a couple of quick breaths, Liu Xi said, "Move aside, let the Imperial Doctors through."

At that moment, the door opened from the inside, and Imperial Doctor Wen saw the two old men from the Imperial Medical Bureau, saying, "No need, His Highness’s wound has already been treated."

"It’s been treated?" Liu Xi doubted his own ears, and he urgently asked, "Imperial Doctor Wen, didn’t you just say His Highness was severely poisoned? How did it get better so quickly?"

Embarrassed, Imperial Doctor Wen explained, "Eunuch Liu, I made a misdiagnosis, a misdiagnosis."

"What?" Liu Xi gasped for breath, blurting out, "You scared me to death."

Weichi and Qin Xiao looked at each other and both sighed with relief.

Imperial Doctor Wen came over, "You’ve also been injured, let me take a look at you.

Relieved that his master was fine, Weichi’s spirit relaxed, and clutching his stomach, he groaned, "It hurts so much."

Qin Xiao also began to feel the onset of pain, frowning slightly.

In the bedchamber

Shen Chuwei held a cup of water, feeding Xiao Jinyan one small sip at a time.

Though it was just a local anesthetic, Xiao Jinyan felt somewhat worn out, puzzled by why little Nine kept feeding him water.