Li Yuanji nodded: “I remember, Elder Brother mentioned it before, but so what?”

Li Jiancheng walked back and forth in the room several times, stopped, and said uncertainly: “Do you think… Father Emperor summoning Xia Houduan to the palace overnight could be… related to fortune-telling?”

Li Yuanji frowned: “Father Emperor has already become the current Son of Heaven, what fortune would he need told?”

“No, Father Emperor isn’t having his own fortune told, but that of the future emperor.” If Xia Houduan were here, he would be greatly shocked that Li Jiancheng had guessed Li Yuan’s intention with such accuracy – his mind was truly meticulous.

Li Yuanji said without thinking: “The future emperor is Elder Brother, where’s the need for fortune-telling?”

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng laughed coldly repeatedly: “Some people don’t think so.”

Reminded by him, Li Yuanji also remembered: “That’s right, Second Brother has always wanted to compete with Elder Brother for the throne…” Halfway through his words, he suddenly clapped his hands and said loudly: “I’ve got it!”

“Keep it down! Do you want everyone in the Eastern Palace to hear our conversation?” Saying this, Li Jiancheng said: “Speak up, what did you think of?”

“Father Emperor heard those words Elder Brother had Consort Yin relay, knowing that Second Brother covets Elder Brother’s position, so he summoned Xia Houduan to divine whether he would truly become emperor.”

Li Jiancheng had the same thought: “And the result?”

“The result…” Li Yuanji thought for a moment: “Should be no, otherwise Father Emperor wouldn’t have said nothing.”

Li Jiancheng remained silent for a moment, then said: “According to you, Father Emperor’s visit to Wang Yuanzhi was also for this matter?”

“Perhaps. If Elder Brother really wants to know, I’ll make a trip to Profound Tranquility Temple and ask Wang Yuanzhi directly.” Before he finished speaking, Li Jiancheng already said: “No!”

Li Yuanji asked puzzledly: “Why? Don’t you want to know, Elder Brother?”

“Of course I want to know, but first, Father Emperor must have instructed Wang Yuanzhi not to speak freely; second, if this matter reaches Father Emperor’s ears, he’ll know we’re investigating this, which might displease him.”

“That’s true too.” Li Yuanji scratched his head: “Then what do we do? Should we stop investigating this matter?” Without waiting for Li Jiancheng to speak, he added: “Otherwise, let’s ask Xia Houduan. He has some friendship with us and should be willing to talk.”

“Calling it friendship, but actually it’s only…” Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped, his expression becoming extremely ugly. Li Yuanji noticed something was wrong and probed: “Elder Brother, what’s wrong?”

Li Jiancheng said coldly: “Yuanji, do you remember what I told you about Yang Yunyi sneaking into the Governor’s mansion to assassinate Father?”

“Of course I remember. She despicably poisoned her dagger, and Father Emperor was hanging by a thread. Fortunately Xia Houduan was there, and he’s skilled in medicine, so he cured Father Emperor’s poison and prevented her from succeeding.” Saying this, he snorted coldly: “Just for this alone, Yang Yunyi deserved to be cut into a thousand pieces, but Second Brother was bewitched and not only didn’t kill her, but made her a side consort. No wonder Father Emperor despises him so much.”

Li Jiancheng said word by word: “If Xia Houduan could cure Father Emperor’s exotic Western Region poison then, why couldn’t he cure Shimin’s Wind Eggplant flower poison today!”

His words startled Li Yuanji: “Elder Brother, you suspect it was Xia Houduan who cured Second Brother’s poison? How is that possible? Second Sister-in-law clearly said it was Physician Sun from Peace Hall.”

Li Jiancheng sneered: “How do you know what she said is true?”

“Then… what do we do now?” Faced with Li Yuanji’s question, Li Jiancheng was silent for a while, then said: “Is there any Wind Eggplant flower poison left?”

“There’s still some left.” Before Li Yuanji finished speaking, Li Jiancheng said: “Bring it and come with me!”

Li Yuanji was confused: “Elder Brother, what exactly are you planning to do?”

Li Jiancheng said coldly: “You’ll know when we get there.”

Seeing he wouldn’t say, Li Yuanji had to suppress his doubts, took the remaining Wind Eggplant flower poison, and followed Li Jiancheng out of the Eastern Palace.

Peace Hall was located in the western part of the city and was quite famous. They quickly found it after asking around. When they entered, it was crowded with many people, all patients who came to see Physician Sun. Li Jiancheng wasn’t in a hurry and waited behind these patients with Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji looked at the long line of people ahead and said impatiently: “Elder Brother, how long will we have to wait? I say we should just go up and ask directly.”

Li Jiancheng said indifferently: “There’s nothing urgent right now anyway, so let’s wait a while. If you have something to do, you can leave first.”

Seeing him say this, Li Yuanji had to patiently wait with him. After waiting for over an hour, it was finally their turn. Physician Sun was a doctor of about fifty years old, looking quite kindly. Although he had already seen many patients, he showed no impatience. When Li Jiancheng sat down, he said gently: “Where do you feel unwell?”

Li Jiancheng said amiably: “I’m not ill. I came to Peace Hall because I have some questions for Physician Sun.”

Physician Sun looked him over and asked puzzledly: “What questions?”

“Last night, did Physician Sun visit the Prince of Qin’s mansion?” Li Jiancheng’s words made Physician Sun freeze, then he said: “That’s right. Last night the Prince of Qin suddenly fell ill, and people from the Prince of Qin’s mansion asked me to treat him. Fortunately, the Prince of Qin has a good constitution, and although the illness was severe, he pulled through. Before I left, I left a prescription for body conditioning. If taken according to the prescription, he should recover in a few days.” Saying this, he probed: “How did you come to know of this matter?”

Li Jiancheng smiled slightly and said softly: “Who taught you to say these words?”

Physician Sun’s face changed slightly, looking somewhat uncomfortable: “I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Some matters are not something a mere medicine hall physician can handle.” At this point, Li Jiancheng lowered his voice: “If you don’t want to bring fatal disaster upon yourself, immediately dismiss the people behind you.”

Physician Sun’s face changed in horror, staring intently at Li Jiancheng, saying tremblingly: “Who… who exactly are you?!”

Li Jiancheng smiled without speaking. His seemingly harmless smile, when seen by Physician Sun, stirred up inexplicable fear, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily.

“Dismiss them now!” Li Yuanji shouted from the side, startling Physician Sun so much that he stood up from his chair. After struggling to swallow his saliva, he said tremblingly: “There are some matters today, so consultation ends here. Please go to other medicine halls or come back tomorrow.”

Although the patients were somewhat unwilling, they still left as requested. When only the few of them remained in the medicine hall, Physician Sun said warily: “Who exactly are you people?”

Xue Wanche scolded: “How dare you! When is it your turn to ask questions?”

“Wanche, don’t be so fierce, lest you frighten Physician Sun.” After lightly reprimanding him, Li Jiancheng smiled: “You still haven’t answered my question – who taught you to say those words earlier?”