allonlinenovel Chapter 176 Minghui Crisis
Chapter 176 Minghui Crisis
Chu Ci immediately understood the Fifth Prince's little tricks and felt even more confident.
"Fifth Prince, I believe you must be very clear in your mind that from the time a food is discovered to the time it can actually appear on the tables of ordinary people, it has to go through a lot of complicated processes. There are too many variables and difficulties in the process."
The fifth prince was obviously unwilling to give up and asked, "What about the potatoes?"
Chu Ci explained calmly, "I have been researching potatoes privately for more than ten years (although I did not conduct this research in the Great Zhou Dynasty). In short, it is not something that can be done overnight to make potatoes truly popular."
"From exploring its habits and planting methods to subsequent promotion, each link requires a lot of time and energy to study and practice. This is a long process."
Chu Ci paused deliberately at this point. "Except for Lianzhou, the promotion of potatoes is not going smoothly. Is the Fifth Prince completely unaware of this?"
Sure enough, the Fifth Prince's originally anxious heart couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Chu Ci's words.
Then, his eyes revealed a firm look: "This prince will advise father to strengthen the inspection of the imperial censors to ensure that all localities can seriously implement the promotion of potatoes. Those officials who are perfunctory and hinder the promotion work must be strictly investigated and will not be tolerated."
Chu Ci did not say anything, but just stared at the Fifth Prince for a long time, and then slowly said: "I hope you can keep your word and do what you say."
The fifth prince did not respond, because this promise was really difficult for him to make.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui immediately took over the conversation. "I'm afraid that visiting the Su family again will yield little, so the more appropriate approach is to keep a close eye on everyone in the Su family and not miss any clues."
After hearing this, Chu Ci immediately said, "The Su family must have at least 200 people in total, right? Do you really have so many people to deploy?"
Fan Jingrui smiled slightly and said, "My lady, have you forgotten that besides the Fifth Prince, the Purple Envoy is still in Lianzhou?"
Chu Ci shrugged lightly. Ever since the fifth prince left, the purple-robed envoy had never appeared again.
During this period, there was no trace or news of him, so much so that Chu Ci thought he had left Lianzhou and gone somewhere else.
"Well, I'll leave the Su family's affairs to you." Chu Ci said, and without waiting for the Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui to respond, he immediately said, "I'll go see Minghui and plant some corn."
"Okay, madam, it will be a great achievement if you take good care of Princess Minghui." Fan Jingrui said with a smile.
Fan Jingrui knew very well that Chu Ci always hated trouble, so he was not surprised that Chu Ci put the Su family's affairs aside so decisively.
As soon as Fan Jingrui spoke, he found a reason to take charge of the Su family's affairs.
Chu Ci was naturally delighted about this.
Seeing this, the Fifth Prince could not help but roll his eyes and said in dissatisfaction: "Before you and your wife make a decision, shouldn't you ask me, the person in charge? After all, I am also a prince. You are too disrespectful to me."
Chu Ci knew very well that the Fifth Prince was just trying to find a sense of existence again and he had no ill intentions at all.
At that moment, Chu Ci's eyebrows curved, and he asked softly: "Then what does the Fifth Prince think of the decision we just made? After all, you are the one in charge, and we also want to hear your opinion."
Although Chu Ci's tone was gentle and peaceful, for some reason, the Fifth Prince always felt that Chu Ci's tone and attitude were as if he was coaxing a child.
But, before he could react.
Then he heard Fifteen, who had been waiting outside, come in hurriedly to report: "Boss, Fifth Prince, Master Fan. Nanny Chen beside Princess Minghui came over to pass on a message, saying that Princess Minghui suddenly started vomiting blood for some reason, and the situation seems to be a little critical."
"Notify Doctor Hua and Linglong immediately." Upon hearing this, the relaxation on Chu Ci's face instantly disappeared, and was replaced by full of worry and anxiety.
"Sixteen has already gone to inform..." Before Fifteen could finish his words, Chu Ci quickly turned his head to look at the Fifth Prince and said anxiously, "In that case, I'll go first. Fifth Prince..."
Before Chu Ci could finish his words, the Fifth Prince stood up and said in a deep voice: "Minghui is also my niece."
"Well, let's go." After saying that, Chu Ci, the fifth prince, and the fifteenth prince hurried to the courtyard where Princess Minghui was.
When they arrived, they saw that Doctor Hua, Linglong and even Taoist Yunshang had already arrived.
Doctor Hua was checking Princess Minghui's condition with a frown on his face, Linglong was pacing anxiously beside her, and Taoist Yunshang was standing nearby, watching all this with a serious expression.
Chu Ci felt bad at the moment and asked anxiously: "What's going on? Even you can't do anything about it?"
In Chu Ci's heart, the three people in front of him are the ceiling of the medical skills of the Great Zhou!
If even they are helpless, the situation will be very difficult.
Even though Taoist Yunshang was anxious, his voice remained calm. "Princess Minghui is not sick, nor is she poisoned or bewitched. Instead, she has been cursed by someone maliciously."
"Curse? Can't you break it?" Chu Ci became even more anxious when he heard it. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry and eagerness.
The fifth prince even asked directly: "How can we solve it? Will the blood of the Su family be enough?"
Taoist Master Yunshang shook his head slightly, then sighed heavily and said slowly: "If Master were still alive, with his profound skills, he could easily solve this problem with just a talisman."
"But now, I am really ashamed of my inability to master the skills!"
As soon as Yun Shang finished speaking, Divine Doctor Hua also spoke up: "Indeed, the three of us working together can only temporarily stop Princess Minghui's vomiting blood symptoms."
"The most critical problem now is that our understanding of this curse is too limited, and we have no idea where to start looking for a way to break it. This curse is so mysterious that it is difficult for us to figure out its secrets."
"There is no other way. Should we just let Minghui wait to die?" The Fifth Prince no longer concealed his aura of a superior.
He stared at Divine Doctor Hua with his eyes filled with anxiety and anger, as if he wanted to see through Divine Doctor Hua. His tone became particularly sharp and tough, "You must come up with a solution. You must not let Minghui get into trouble!"