The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Chapter 407 Listen to the Madam

"Sir, how are you feeling?"

Wen Zhu helped Lu Qingchen up, her worried gaze sweeping over him, her eyes filled with heartache.

He thought to himself that if he had an antidote, he wouldn't be in so much pain right now.

Lu Qingchen, still not fully awake, asked in a hoarse voice, "What happened to me?"

"Sir, the poison in your body has flared up, and you've fainted."

Lu Qingchen remained silent. His wife had already given him the antidote pill, but... the beast-attracting powder. That damned Poison King was truly haunting him.

"Where's Madame?"

"Madam, she..." Wen Zhu was speechless for a moment, turning her head away to avoid his question.

Lu Qingchen frowned. "Speak!"

Wen Zhu swallowed hard and whispered, "Madam told you to rest in your bedroom, and also said..."

Lu Qingchen looked around the room, and a delighted smile immediately appeared on his face. "This is my wife's room, my wife's bed, and my wife's blanket."

Seeing him hugging the blanket with a lovesick look on his face, Wen Zhu was dumbfounded. Was this still his wise and mighty master?

Lu Qingchen suddenly looked up and glared at the person beside the bed, "Why are you still here?"

"This is my and my wife's bedroom. You'd better get out of here right now."

Wen Zhu: “…”

However, since the master did not continue to ask, he quickly bowed and withdrew, afraid that the master would remember it again.

Just as Lu Qingchen was immersed in the joy of entering the inner chamber, Wen Zhu's shocked voice came from outside the door.

"So! You dare come to the Prince's residence? Guards, seize him!"

"stop!"

"young married woman!?"

Lu Qingchen blinked, then strode off the bed. The moment he opened the door and saw Qin Miaoxi, he rushed over.

"Wife, you're finally back!" he asked expectantly. "It's getting late, let's get some rest!"

Qin Miaoxi blushed slightly at his words and was momentarily at a loss for words.

Wen Zhu looked up at the sky speechlessly. His master had seen his wife and no one else was in his sight, but this time the person who came was no ordinary person.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and break the ambiguous atmosphere between them, "Master, it's the Poison King."

"What 'poison king' nonsense, if you keep yelling, get out..."

As he spoke, his smile suddenly froze. He numbly turned his head and saw someone who shouldn't be in his residence. Instantly, he roared like a cat with its fur standing on end, "How dare you! Guards! Pierce him with a thousand arrows!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhu took the initiative to act. How dare they poison his master? They must be tired of living.

"Stop!" Qin Miaoxi shouted, stopping them. "The Poison King is my prisoner. You can't touch him now."

"Listen to my wife, stop!" Lu Qingchen hurriedly shouted, resolutely carrying out his wife's order.

Wen Zhu angrily accused, "Sir, he's the Poison King, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

"Shut up!"

Lu Qingchen pulled him aside and whispered in his ear, "Didn't you hear what Madam said? She said he can't move now, but she didn't say he can't move later."

Wen Zhu suddenly realized, but when she looked up, she met Lu Qingchen's disdainful gaze. "You can't even understand this little bit of stuff, what use are you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I am not as in sync as you and my wife."

Lu Qingchen smiled broadly, "Not bad, if you can talk, then talk more."

Suddenly, a soft, warm little hand appeared in his palm. Qin Miaoxi led him toward the alchemy room, ordering without turning her head, "Follow me!"

The Poison King glanced around defiantly, then followed closely behind, laughing loudly.

"Lieutenant General, are we just going to let him go like this?"

The guards of the Marquis's mansion gritted their teeth, hating the Poison King to the core, but they could only watch helplessly, which was more painful than killing them.

"It's not about letting them go, it's about waiting for the right time," Wen Zhu comforted them, patting their shoulders. "Do you think our Lady Hou is the kind of person who just muddles through?"

The guards instinctively shuddered. Although their Lady Hou loved money more than anything, she was fiercely protective of her own. Whether it was her colleagues from the Court of Judicial Review or the guards of the Marquis's mansion, as long as they were in the right, she would resolutely support them to the end. She had even argued with others several times on their behalf.

Because of this kind of lady, she was quickly accepted by everyone in the Marquis's mansion and became an important figure second only to the Marquis.

The lady is deeply devoted to the Marquis, and the Poison King has tried to poison him to kill him. How could the lady let him off lightly? She would certainly not let the Marquis suffer in vain.

On second thought, everyone suddenly felt relieved. Keeping him under their watchful eyes was a good thing; at least they didn't have to worry about him suddenly jumping out and poisoning them.

The alarm was lifted, and everyone dispersed to the shadows to continue their silent protection.

In the alchemy room, Qin Miaoxi instructed Xiao Yan, "Write down what you need, and I'll have someone arrange it."

Xiao Yan sat lazily in the chair, "Then let's start with a meal from Yunyin Pavilion! I'm hungry."

Lu Qingchen glared at him, "You really have no manners."

"Young man from the Lu family, you'd better be polite to this old man, or else..." Xiao Yan gave him a ferocious smile, but the smile froze on his face the next moment.

Lu Qingchen curled up behind Qin Miaoxi, hugging her arm tightly, and whispered aggrievedly, "Wife, he's being mean to me."

"You..."

"Senior Xiao, don't forget your mission at the Marquis's residence." Qin Miaoxi stepped forward and shielded Lu Qingchen behind her, making sure her protective stance wasn't too obvious.

Lu Qingchen smiled smugly; it felt different to have someone protecting you, and her heart was warmed.

"Alright, you two are such a loving couple, I can't afford to offend you."

Even so, he didn't stop what he was doing. He got up, grabbed some herbs from the medicine cabinet, and soon prepared a prescription.

"Use this to suppress it first."

"Let me see."

"Don't worry, this medicine can extend his life by one month."

Qin Miaoxi stared at the herbs in the medicine packet for a while, then nodded.

He tossed the medicine packet to Lu Qingchen and said, "Kid, go brew the medicine. My niece and I have something to discuss."

My eldest niece?

His relationship with his wife is a bit complicated!

He didn't ask his wife if she didn't say anything. After getting Qin Miaoxi's approval, he took the medicine bag and left without looking back, giving them plenty of time and space.

A hint of appreciation flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. This kid listens to his wife and upholds male virtues; he's not bad.

"Say it!"

His expression suddenly turned serious. "To continue researching the antidote, I need a quiet environment where I can't be disturbed."

"Of course." Qin Miaoxi paused, knowing that he was reminding her that the outside world might know that the Poison King was in the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, and that the mansion might not be peaceful in the future.

"Since you are in the Marquis's residence, no one will be able to hurt you."

"Alright!" Xiao Yan clapped his fist and palm together. "I'm relieved to hear you say that."

After saying that, he immediately got into the zone and began to decipher the Southern Xinjiang script of the Gu Insect Manual.

Qin Miaoxi looked at him with surprise for a moment. She thought there would be some bargaining, but she didn't expect him to accept the status of a prisoner so quickly.

"Don't just stand there, get me Scutellaria baicalensis and Lithospermum erythrorhizon."

"..."

He acts as if it's perfectly natural for him to order people around!