Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1197 - 106 No Obstacle (Fifth Watch)

Chapter 1197: 106 No Obstacle (Fifth Watch)

"Just what? Is there a problem?" Lin Yuan’s expression turned stern as she asked anxiously.

Xiao Linshuang was a bit puzzled and said, "It’s not that there’s a problem, it’s just curious. I clearly applied the medicine on Cheng Yuexiu, who likes to curry favor with Su Qiuyu, so naturally, she would have passed the powder on to her. But what about Miss Yao? Could it be that Cheng Yuexiu has been currying favor with her too? Or, did Su Qiuyu come into contact with her, and that’s how it spread?"

Lin Yuan was also puzzled, but she quickly thought about when Cheng Yuexiu and Xiao Linshuang fought; Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai appeared together. It seemed that these two must have a close relationship!

However, what did their relationship have to do with Lin Yuan? As long as they weren’t in life-threatening danger, that was fine. Even though Su Qiuyu had kidnapped Xiao Linshuang, she hadn’t harmed her. Lin Yuan still didn’t want anything bad to happen to this woman.

Seeing Lin Yuan’s brows knit tightly together, Xiao Linshuang stepped forward, took her hand, and shook it, coquettishly pleading, "Big sister, could you please not be angry? I know I was wrong for acting without your consent this time, but I really do realize my mistake, and I won’t do it again in the future. Please, won’t you be angry, okay?"

Lin Yuan was shaken so vigorously by Xiao Linshuang that her whole arm swung, and her body and head swayed along, making her feel dizzy. With closed eyes, she cried out, "Stop! Stop! You’re going to shake my old bones apart!"

When Xiao Linshuang finally stopped, Lin Yuan pretended to scold her angrily, "You, you really make people worry. You better hope that you haven’t given yourself away this time, that Su Qiuyu and the others don’t become suspicious. You just heard it too, Su Qiuyu’s father, for her sake, even made a scene at Cheng Yuexiu’s place. Is that something a Prime Minister should do? Ah, it’s hard to imagine what they would do if they knew it was you behind this—whether he would turn our household upside down!"

Biting her lip, Xiao Linshuang hung her head and didn’t dare to speak, realizing only then the severity of the consequences of her actions. However, the medicine she used was hard to detect, and unless her master intervened, surely no one would be able to tell.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuan asked, "How long will it take for them to recover from this illness?"

Xiao Linshuang pouted her lips and shook her head, "I’m not sure. Ah, big sister, don’t worry, I mean, it depends on their own bodies. If there’s a lot of poison in their systems, it’ll definitely take several days to recover. If they’re healthy, at most three days before they show improvement. Really, I’m not lying to you! I swear!"

Xiao Linshuang raised one hand next to her cheek, swearing earnestly.

Lin Yuan pushed her hand down and scolded, "Alright, no need for oaths, I don’t doubt you."

Pausing, she then said, "And what about the medicines prescribed by the other doctors and Imperial Physicians? Won’t taking the wrong medicines make their conditions worse?"

Xiao Linshuang secretly snickered to herself, "Well, they’d have to be able to ingest them!"

"What?" Lin Yuan didn’t hear clearly what she said and took a step forward to listen more closely.

Xiao Linshuang chuckled and said, "Big sister, just relax. Right now, they’re probably all out of their minds. Never mind taking medicine, it’s uncertain whether they can even wake up."

Seeing that Lin Yuan’s complexion had once again turned unsightly, Xiao Linshuang quickly spoke seriously, "However, big sister, you can rest assured that even if they can ingest the medicine, it will not be a problem. This medicine is designed to expel the toxins that have accumulated in their bodies over the years. It’s inevitable that such a sudden outbreak cannot be controlled by medication alone, and controlling it would only affect a small portion, which won’t have any significant impact. Of course, the best outcome would be for the illnesses to fully manifest. I can guarantee that after this bout of illness, they will definitely feel refreshed, spirited, and free from any discomfort."

After all, Xiao Linshuang was Lao Fan’s disciple, and even Lao Fan trusted her enough to let her take care of things herself, which meant she should have even more confidence. Still, despite thinking this, Lin Yuan decided to visit Lao Fan and discuss the matter with him, just to ensure that Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai would not be harmed.

After getting the medicine that Xiao Linshuang had administered to Cheng Yuexiu and the others, Lin Yuan went to Lao Fan’s yard to inquire about it. Indeed, just as Xiao Linshuang had said, there was no serious issue. Moreover, Lao Fan himself said that the substance was not poison at all but rather an excellent thing for detoxifying the body!

With Lao Fan having said that, Lin Yuan finally felt relieved.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw Lao Fan seriously tinkering with something in his hands. His room was filled with herbs, several of which were familiar. Lin Yuan thought carefully and realized that those were the same herbs that they had brought back from the He family village fields a few days ago.

"What’s this?" Lin Yuan asked curiously, leaning in closer to Lao Fan to see what kind of powder he was working with.

Upon hearing that Lin Yuan hadn’t left, Lao Fan was suddenly startled, guarding the medicine powder he had made with one hand while pushing Lin Yuan’s arm with the other to shoo her out: "Go on, what business do you have here? Off you go, quickly!"

With a pout, Lin Yuan obediently said "Okay" repeatedly and left the room.

As soon as she stepped out, her curiosity got the best of her, and she planned to look back when Lao Fan wasn’t paying attention. However, there was a little creature like a Little Tail guarding nearby, who said cheerfully, "Big sister, how did it go? I didn’t lie to you, right? I did say my dosage was accurate, and it definitely wouldn’t harm them. You can feel at ease, haha!"

With that, she pushed Lin Yuan out to the courtyard, waving her little hand and not forgetting to say, "Big sister, you can go back to your room and rest easy, there won’t be any problems. Don’t worry, don’t worry!"

Lin Yuan was sent out very "politely" by Master and disciple, Lao Fan and Xiao Linshuang, and returned to the front courtyard.

After waiting a little while, Lin Wei and Xiao He also returned, and just as Xiao Linshuang had said, Xu Muqing was fine.

With this, Lin Yuan was also reassured. However, upon hearing Lin Wei mention that Prime Minister Su had gone to the Cheng Mansion to trouble Cheng Yuexiu, Lin Yuan still found Prime Minister Su somewhat too petty. As the Prime Minister, even if he truly loved his daughter, he shouldn’t be troubling a junior like this!

Lin Yuan shook her head in disbelief, thinking that no matter what, she should stay away from anyone with the surname Su in the future.

The sudden illness of Su Qiuyu had caught the attention of many in the city, and for some unknown reason, Su Tianrui actually went to the Military Mansion to find Xia Zheng. He claimed that his younger sister had been unconscious and muttering his name all the time, hoping he would visit her at the Su Mansion.

This news made Xia Zheng both angry and amused. What did her illness have to do with him that he should visit her?