Having received Ji Qingshu's consent, Shen Sizhi went to propose to Ji Junye early the next morning.
"Fourth Brother is acting so fast?" Shen Qing was shocked. She had told him yesterday that if he didn't act quickly, he would miss his chance, and now he was already here to propose.
She couldn't help but look at Ji Junye. Ji Junye seemed unfazed, as if he had expected this. He simply said, "Ask for the opinion of the Imperial Aunt."
The Grand Princess was also extremely surprised when she heard the news. She quickly ordered someone to drag Ji Qingshu out of bed, who was still hungover from the previous day.
When Ji Qingshu arrived at the Grand Princess's mansion, she was still rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"What's going on?"
The Grand Princess threw the proposal letter in front of Ji Qingshu. Ji Qingshu subconsciously opened it and stood there stunned.
"Proposal?"
"For me?"
The Grand Princess was furious. "Do you know the King of Ming? Otherwise, why would he write in the letter that he has already asked for your consent?"
The King of Ming was Shen Sizhi's title.
Ji Qingshu nodded blankly. "Yes, we know each other, but..."
Only then did she remember that she might have impulsively agreed to something at the South Wind Pavilion yesterday. The proposal letter fell from her hand. "Aunt, I, I drank some wine yesterday..."
The Grand Princess suddenly looked at her and slapped the table. "What happened between you two?"
Ji Qingshu was so scared that she stood up from the chair, and her drowsiness disappeared instantly. "Nothing! Absolutely nothing!"
"Nothing?"
"I just touched him a couple of times, and I might have... kissed him..."
Her voice grew softer and softer, losing all confidence.
The Grand Princess rubbed her forehead. She had been overthinking. Judging from Ji Qingshu's reaction, she was all talk and no action.
The Grand Princess's tone softened. "What's your opinion?"
"Although the King of Ming is a bit older, he is not an idle person. He is quite a suitable match for you. It's just that the capital is thousands of miles away from the State of Jiang. If you marry him, you may never have the chance to come back."
As she said this, the Grand Princess couldn't help but sigh, her heart filled with sorrow.
Ji Qingshu couldn't help but retort in a low voice. "He said he won't live in the capital in the future. If we get married, I can travel around with him, and there will still be a chance for me to come back."
She didn't have strong feelings for the Fourth Shen, but at least she didn't dislike him. Moreover, what he said really tempted her. Since she had to get married anyway, she might as well choose a comfortable option.
Although her voice was soft, the Grand Princess still heard her.
Since she was already defending him, there was no need to ask further.
The Grand Princess waved her hand and said to the female official beside her, "Go and inform His Majesty that this marriage has my approval."
The marriage between Ji Qingshu and Shen Sizhi was thus settled, taking only three days from start to finish.
Shen Sizhi also said that they could have a wedding in the State of Jing first, which would fulfill the Grand Princess's wish of seeing Ji Qingshu off on her wedding day. Naturally, the Grand Princess had no objections.
Ji Junye and the Grand Princess had both solved a major concern, but the only one who was worried was Ji Qingshu. Just a few days ago, she was still freely listening to music at the South Wind Pavilion, but now she could only stay at home waiting to get married.
Ji Junye was able to get out of bed on the third day after waking up. Although the poison in his body had basically been removed, it had been raging in his body for more than twenty years, and a subtle co - existence relationship had formed between the poison and his body. Now that the poison was gone, all the negative effects were revealed at the same time.
Qin Ye still came to feel Ji Junye's pulse every day. Since he had developed the antidote, he had been full of energy, as if he had been injected with stimulants, and all the fatigue on his body had disappeared.
On this day, after Qin Ye finished feeling Ji Junye's pulse, he said, "It's still the same. His body is extremely weak. He needs to take good care of himself in the future, or it will affect his lifespan."
Qin Ye also specifically reminded Ji Junye not to have sex for the next two months.
"And regarding having children, it may be very difficult in the future. However, if he takes good care of himself, there may still be a chance."
Qin Ye didn't give a definite answer. The specific situation would depend on the patient's recovery.
Ji Junye asked, "There are no other impacts, right?"
Shen Qing almost choked on her saliva. She couldn't help but glare at him. How could he say such things openly!
Qin Ye clicked his tongue twice and gave Ji Junye a meaningful look. "Don't break the rule in the next two months, or... it's hard to say."
Ji Junye didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was a top - priority matter.
Shen Qing's cheeks flushed slightly. After being with Ji Junye for so long, she had become a bit more thick - skinned. She didn't forget what she wanted to ask. "Doctor Qin, can you tell us what that crucial thing is now?"
Hearing this, Qin Ye's expression changed. "To be honest with you, this thing is called the medicine bone."
Just from the name, one could tell that the medicine bone was related to medicine people.
And that was indeed the case.
The medicine bone was the bone removed from a medicine person's body after death but before the body decomposed. A mature medicine person was a treasure all over, and the medicine bone was no exception. It could bring a dying person back to life.
He had searched for a cure for the bone - eating poison for many years and finally had to pin his hopes on the medicine people.
Azhuo's constitution was related to medicine people, so he managed to trace back to his hometown. Finally, he found a green object in a cave in a deep mountain. After his judgment, it should be Azhuo's mother's rib.
When they arrived, there were traces of an explosion at the place. The owner of the cave should have been trying to make some medicine with the medicine bone but failed, and the furnace exploded, causing his death.
That incomplete medicine bone was the only one left in the world.
"Anyway, that thing has been used up, and no one will raise medicine people anymore."
Qin Ye sighed. Using people for medicine trials was inhumane, not to mention using people as containers to raise medicine.
When he left, he destroyed the place, burying all the ambitions and sins with his departure.
Neither Shen Qing nor Ji Junye expected that the truth behind this would be so shocking.
"Don't worry. We'll keep this a secret. No one else in the world will know."
If the news that Qin Ye had found the medicine bone spread, it would bring him a lot of danger. After all, the temptation of medicine people was too great.
Qin Ye liked dealing with smart people. Now that the bone - eating poison had been cured, it was like solving a major concern for him. He planned to stay in the Jing State Palace to spend his old age. With Ji Junye around, he could continue his research on poison techniques with peace of mind.
Medicine and poison were two sides of the same coin. Saving or harming people was just a matter of a single thought.
He wanted to develop more antidotes to prove to the old man that poison techniques could also be used to save people.
Naturally, Ji Junye and Shen Qing had no objections. They even prepared a special mansion for him.
On the seventh day after Ji Junye woke up, Zhuiyun came to ask for leave.
"You're going to the Miao Region?"
Zhuiyun looked a bit embarrassed. "Yes."
He thought His Majesty would not agree, since he held an important position. But Ji Junye only thought for a moment and looked at him strangely. "You should go and have a look."
So Zhuiyun left the capital the next day with a burden. There was something specially prepared by Ji Junye in the burden, and he was told to look at it on the way.
When Shen Qing heard about this, she couldn't help but ask, "What did you prepare for him?"
Ji Junye didn't answer but waved the erotic novel in his hand.
Shen Qing: "..."
"Counting the days, Shengmei is almost due. He'll need it."
Shen Qing couldn't help but laugh at him. "Aye is really generous to his subordinates. He even gives away his own teacher."
Ji Junye was not ashamed. "It doesn't matter how many tricks there are, as long as they work."
Shen Qing shook her head. "He's such an unqualified father. He didn't even know his child was about to be born."
Ji Junye's expression suddenly became strange. "He probably... doesn't know yet."
Shengmei didn't mention her situation in her letter. He found out through other means. Judging from Zhuiyun's expression when he left, Shengmei probably hadn't written him a single letter.
Shen Qing: "..."
How miserable!