In the end, Chief Ye and the others extended their stay in a Da Cheng .

It was dark at night, and most of the citizen of Da Cheng had retired back to their house and rest . Only a few people were still on the streets . The guards were patrolling around, and there were, and a few drunkards were seen walking around the road .

Both Chief Ye and Prince Lu Wei were dressed tightly with their face covered under a straw hat . A guard dressed in all black held a lantern as he escorted them towards Han Zhenting's infirmary .

Once they arrived, they an apprentice greeted them and ushered them in . When they walked in into the room, Princess Lingchen and a few others were inside, waiting for their arrival .

"Pardon our tardiness, Your Highness," Chief Ye took off the hat on her head and greeted the Princess as she walked inside the room .

"It's fine," the Crown Princess said . Then, she introduced her grandfather, Han Zhenting to both Chief Ye and Prince Lu Wei .

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Han Zhenting greeted his guests and exchanged a few pleasantries . Then, he suddenly stood up, cupped his hands, and lowered his head . "Chief Ye, I wanted to thank you for your help with my granddaughter . "

Chief Ye held up a hand and stopped the old physician . "You can thank me once I can get rid of the poison inside Her Highness body . "

"How long will the process take?" Han Zhenting asked .

"It shouldn't take too long," Chief Ye said as she stroke her chin . "I should complete the procedure before daybreak . "

Han Zhenting turned to his granddaughter with worry . The first time Princess Lingchen's told him that there was another way, he was elected . However, once he found out that no one else can be present during the treatment process, Han Zhenting started to have his doubt .

He had lost one granddaughter half a year ago, and Han Zhenting did not want to lose another one quickly . Although he did not fully trust Chief Ye, he had no other choice as his granddaughter was determined to take the gamble .

As the Crown Princess grandfather and physician, Han Zhenting had seen how his granddaughter suffered from the poison from the beginning . He knew how resolute Princess Lingchen was to cure the poison in her body . He could only pray that the procedure will end successfully and wished that the Princess' choice to undergo the treatment under Chief Ye was the right choice .

"Then, I will leave my granddaughter in your care," Han Zhenting said to Chief Ye .

Soon, Chief Ye and Princess Lingchen were taken into one of Han Zhenting's treatment room . Prince Lu Wei stayed outside to guard the door and stop anyone from entering the door . From where he stood, Prince Lu Wei could sense a few hidden guards, watching the old physician's hut . If anything happened to the Crown Princess, they will make their move and stop both his grandmother and him .

In the room, Princess Lingchen sat down on the bed as she let Chief Ye examined her pulse before the treatment started .

"You're tensed," Chief Ye commented . "Your Highness, you don't fully trust me with this treatment, so why would you want to continue?"

Princess Lingchen smiled . "Chief Ye, I don't know you and your grandson well, pardon me if I don't have my full trust . It would probably take years before we found another batch of the herbs needed to cure the poison in my body . I'm afraid that I might be dead before I am cured . So, when I was presented with hope, of course, I will have to grab it . This might be the last and only chance I have to cure the poison . "

"You've suffered for too long," Chief Ye said as she patted the Princess' hand . "No one I know has been able to withstand the pain from the cold poison . " Chief Ye saw the slight smile on the Princess' face and turned around to pick up a cup of water . She handed the cup to the Princess and let her drink .

"I will be honest with you," Chief Ye said once Princess Lingchen finished her drink . "The cold bug has been inside your body for too long . It will be difficult to remove it all . But rest a.s.sured, I will remove it all . Once the poisonous bug is no longer in your body, you need to keep yourself warm as it will be easy for you to catch a cold and other diseases . I trust that your physician will be able to prescribe some medicine to keep your body warm . "

Princess Lingchen nodded . "Chief Ye, you keep referring it as a poisonous bug . Why is that?"

The Chief's lips curled into a smile . "Because there is a bug inside your body, Your Highness . "

The Princess' eyes widened at the Chief's words . "What? A bug?"

"To be precise, there are a few bugs inside you . Someone had raised a cold bug inside your body for years . Since it has been years, the bugs have grown quite big in your body . Your grandfather had kept the bug dormant for years, that is the only reason you are still alive," Chief Ye said . "Or else, you would be dead six months after you fell into the pond . "

Princess Lingchen was shocked . If only her Imperial Father did not summon his maternal grandfather back into the palace, she had probably died years ago .

Chief Ye stared at the Crown Princess and noticed that the princess' eyes have started to get heavy . "Your Highness . Please lay down . I will start the treatment soon . "

The Princess nodded . She laid on the bed and blinked, wondering why she was getting sleepy all of a sudden . Then she remembered the cup of water the Chief gave her .

She was drugged!

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Princess Lingchen tried her best to keep awake but failed . She turned towards the Chief to say something . But the last thing she saw was a hideous looking bug, crawling Chief Ye's hand before the Princess' consciousness faded away .