Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

"Young Master, the Prince of Qin's heir has sent word that His Highness the Prince of Qin has been poisoned and is unconscious. He is currently in the Prince of Qin's residence!"

Upon hearing this news, Li Yu's heart jumped.

He anxiously asked Xiang Laifu, "How is my father? Was he also poisoned?"

"His Highness is not poisoned and is currently guarding the Qin Prince's residence. He specially dispatched the young master to request that Immortal Sun proceed there!"

"Little fish, please save my father!"

Just as Lai Fu finished speaking, Li Yu heard Li Chengqian's urgent shouts from afar.

"Don't panic. I'll go and fetch my master right now."

"..."

After settling Li Chengqian in, the two went directly to Sun Simiao's medicine hut.

To everyone's surprise, the old Taoist priest seemed to have anticipated this, and was waiting at the door with his medicine box.

Without having time to say much, the three mounted their horses and headed towards the Prince of Qin's residence.

Several patrolling officers tried to stop them, but when they saw that one of them was Sun Simiao, whose hair and beard were all white, they didn't dare to say anything and let him pass.

The three entered the Prince of Qin's residence without any prior notice. As soon as they entered Li Er's bedroom, they saw several people surrounding the bed.

When the others saw Sun Simiao arrive, they all made way for him, which allowed Li Yu to see what Li Er looked like.

His face was bluish-purple, and his eyes were tightly closed, clearly indicating that he had experienced a very painful period before losing consciousness.

Setting the medicine box aside, Sun Simiao closed his eyes, calmed his wildly beating heart from rushing to the destination, and then placed his fingers on Li Er's pulse.

Old Sun's arrival did not ease the tense atmosphere in the bedchamber. Everyone's faces were filled with anxiety as they waited for Old Sun to speak.

The most anxious of them all was Changsun. Seeing that Sun Simiao remained silent for a long time, he asked, "Daoist Master, is there any antidote for the poison that Erlang has been afflicted with?"

Sun Simiao remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Your Highness, please do not worry. This poison is not fatal. Although it is a bit troublesome to cure, the toxicity is not that strong, and since not much has been ingested, His Highness Prince Qin's condition is not dangerous."

Is this really true?

Changsun's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief: "When we returned to the manor earlier, Erlang had already vomited several liters of blood and then fell into a coma. Doesn't that count as a serious incident?"

At this point, Changsun no longer possessed the virtuous demeanor she displayed in front of others; all she wanted was for her husband to be safe and sound.

Seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere in the room, Li Xuanba, who had brought Li Er back earlier, quickly tried to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Master Sun is right. Eldest brother and Li Yuanji really didn't intend to harm Second Brother. Their goal was just to make Second Brother temporarily forget about his power."

"Otherwise, I fear I too would have been doomed."

No sooner had Li Xuanba finished speaking than Sun Simiao continued, "Your Highness, you can rest assured that I can prepare the antidote for this poison in just half an hour."

Upon hearing these words, Changsun regained her composure and realized her lapse in composure. She then bowed deeply to Sun Simiao and said, "I was out of line just now. I hope you will forgive me, Daoist Master."

"Your Highness need not worry. I am a person outside the secular world, and it is my duty to save people in distress. As for other trivial matters, I have never taken them to heart."

Even after saying this, Sun Simiao's hands continued to move.

Seeing that Sun Simiao had already begun administering acupuncture, Changsun dared not disturb him any further. He bowed once more and then led everyone away.

As Sun's disciple, Li Yu was naturally left in the sleeping quarters. Under Sun's direction, he hurriedly prepared the antidote before Sun finished his acupuncture treatment.

Fry half, keep the other half.

After removing the silver needles from Li Er's body one by one, Sun Simiao continued to give instructions.

As instructed by Lao Sun, Li Yu served the decocted medicine a quarter of an hour later.

Sun Simiao fed the medicine to Li Er and waited until the bluish-purple discoloration on his face gradually faded before he felt relieved. He then asked Li Yu to call back Changsun and the others.

"I am deeply grateful to Master Sun for saving my life!"

Seeing that her husband's condition had improved, Changsun was so excited that she bowed down in gratitude.

However, before he could even bow down, Old Sun helped him up.

"Your Highness, there's no need to be so polite. Most of the poison in His Highness's body has been cleared. The remaining poison can be gradually eliminated by feeding him the remaining medicine when he wakes up in an hour."

After saying this, Old Sun picked up his medicine box and, led by a servant, went to the side room...

.........

When it comes to healing the sick and saving lives, Old Sun's words are truly lawful.

They said Li Er would wake up in an hour, and sure enough, less than an hour later, Li Er slowly woke up.

So after he woke up, Old Sun returned to his medicine hut with peace of mind. The others also left so as not to disturb Li Er's rest.

Li Yu went back with Lao Sun, so he knew nothing about what happened afterward.

All that is known is that late at night, Li Er summoned several trusted confidants to his residence. So the next day, a memorial impeaching the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi for poisoning the Prince of Qin and for engaging in debauchery in the harem was presented to Li Yuan.

Unfortunately, this was ultimately a family scandal for the royal family, and the emperor's punishment of the crown prince and Prince Qi was merely a minor reprimand. However, for some reason, an additional clause was added to the punishment: "They are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned."

.........

The poisoning of Li Er was like a pebble thrown into water, causing ripples that gradually subsided with the passage of time, to the point that Li Yu felt the past few days had been unusually quiet.

On the third day of the sixth lunar month, a group of friends who called themselves Li Xuanba arrived one after another, bringing gifts to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Zhao.

That's really strange!

I'm only eleven years old, how come so many people came just for my birthday?

What's even stranger is that Li Er, as an elder, would come to celebrate the birthday of a junior like himself.

Filled with doubts, Li Yu dared not ask any further questions.

He was completely bewildered, letting his wheelchair-bound father drag him around, boasting about his son...

The birthday banquet was arranged in an exceptionally grand manner, which made Li Chengqian and the others extremely envious.

"Hey Little Fish, with such a big entourage, anyone who didn't know better would think you were getting married!"

Li Chengqian teased, "Tell me quickly, what kind of stunt have you come up with this time? Are you trying to promote our Erguotou again through some event?"

"Get lost!"

Li Yu responded impatiently to Li Chengqian's teasing, "How would I know why it's like this! From the moment I woke up this morning until now, I've only just realized this is a birthday banquet to celebrate my birthday."

"Why is that?" the group asked curiously.

"How would I know..." Li Yu rolled his eyes.

"..."

However, Li Yu soon found out the reason.

Even after the banquet ended, the uncles and elders didn't leave; instead, they all gathered in the council hall, seemingly discussing something...

.........