Yu Yao frowned at him, puzzled about why he was laughing so innocently?
Little did people know that Yu Meiren and Yao Chi Pool were both symbols of beauty.
However, she had a scar on her face, and when Ye Beichen heard her explanation, he couldn't help but laugh.
Yu Yao reacted belatedly, her hand unconsciously reaching to her left cheek, touching the slightly rough scar there with a look of chagrin.
Why did you choose such an explanation, it really bugs me.
Her expression of chagrin was reflected in Ye Beichen's eyes, and suddenly he felt it wasn't appropriate to laugh at a woman, so he stopped laughing.
He suddenly changed the subject and asked, "On the night of the full moon on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, have you ever been to the pond south of the Laundry Bureau?"
Yu Yao's heart skipped a beat, but she kept her composure on her face.
Even though she saved him, she also learned his secret.
An emperor poisoned by a venomous potion — isn't that a secret?
She didn't know if Ye Beichen would kill her to silence her, but she dared not conceal the truth because it could easily be discovered.
"I have," she said frankly.
"Hah... very good!"
Ye Beichen chuckled, with a profound meaning.
Great, what is great, what does that mean?
Yu Yao furrowed her brows, puzzled as to how she could find Ye Beichen to be like a lunatic, talking in a way that she couldn't understand.
"Were you trained in medicine?"
Ye Beichen asked another question out of the blue.
If Yu Yao didn't know about the incident that night, she might have been completely confused, but this time she understood why the other person was asking. It was merely out of curiosity about how the poison in her body had been cured.
Yu Yao didn't try to hide it, honestly responding, "No!"
"Won't? How did you manage to cure the poison in my body?"
Ye Beichen didn't hide his doubts either, and naturally asked out of curiosity, also indicating his identity in the process.
Yu Yao was shocked with wide eyes, as if scared, "That night's person was you?"
Her face grew pale, then she fell to her knees and respectfully said, "Greeting the Emperor, I did not recognize the Emperor in time. I beg for your forgiveness."
Although she knew it long ago, the formality still needs to be carried out.
"Get up, one does not commit a sin for not knowing."
Ye Beichen gave her a glance and said indifferently.
Clearly, there was no intention to blame her.
Yu Yao got up smoothly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
She then remembered Ye Beichen's previous question and quickly explained, "When I was a child, I happened to meet an old man. He gave me a martial arts script and several detoxification pills. It is said that they can cure all kinds of poisons in the world."
"Upon seeing Your Majesty suddenly collapse and fall into a coma, I wanted to call someone, but I was afraid of being accused of attempting to harm the Emperor, so I gave Your Majesty one of the detoxification pills and then hurriedly left."
After she finished speaking, she knelt back down on the ground, her face looking anxious, "Please Your Majesty, forgive me."
"Get up, I don't blame you."
Ye Beichen had no desire to argue with her over these matters, so he continued to press, "How did you judge that I was poisoned?"
Venomous poisons are also considered a type of poison.
Yu Yao stood up smoothly, looked at him for a moment, and said, "When I saw Your Majesty's nails were blackened, I was not sure if he had been poisoned. However, I tried to give him the pill just in case."
"Just in case? Are you not afraid of poisoning me to death and then being executed for it?"
Ye Beichen leaned back, giving her a faint smile and saying, "Then you're not afraid of accidentally poisoning me to death and then being beheaded?"
Yu Yao rolled her eyes under her breath and then said, "The detoxification pills are safe even for ordinary people to eat. If the Emperor is truly poisoned, it would be convenient to use them to cure him."
Ye Beichen smiled, appreciating that the young palace maid had guessed correctly. She was brave and lucky as well.
Subsequently, thinking of something, he looked at Yu Yao and asked, "Do you still have the detoxification pills on your body?"
The venomous poison in his body was beyond the cure of the imperial physicians. He had also sought out famous doctors, but their conclusion was that they needed to find the person who had poisoned him first, before they could formulate an antidote.
However, the detoxification pills in this young palace maid's hand were able to cure the poison on him, which showed that they were extraordinary in efficacy. It would not be an exaggeration to say they were a treasure in the world.
As for good things, Ye Beichen naturally wanted to get his hands on them.
Yu Yao understood Ye Beichen's intention naturally. She rolled her eyes under her breath but appeared very respectful on her face, "Back to the Emperor, there are none left. The pill given to the Emperor is the last one."
He thought so beautifully about getting the detoxification pills from her system.
That would require points.
Ye Beichen did not suspect anything, as it was normal for such extraordinary treasure medicine to be in short supply. However, there was no help but to feel a bit of regret deep in his eyes.
"You saved me, what reward do you desire?"
Ye Beichen looked at Yu Yao with a gaze no longer indifferent, but gentle and said.
Without the small palace maid in front of him, he feared that he would have to endure many tortures.
A reward is necessary indeed.
Yu Yao looked at him and without hesitation said, "My lady only asks to leave here and be able to serve the Emperor at his side."
The most important thing now is to leave the arena, then approach Ye Beichen, so that the task can be accomplished.
As for the Imperial Concubine Zhao, once she returns to the palace, she will have the chance to seek revenge.
"Is that all?"
Ye Beichen looked surprised. He originally thought she would ask for a treasure medicine that would restore her easily or wanted jade stones and cultivation resources...
But she had never thought of that.
"Okay, I agree with you."
He agreed readily.
The request was too simple and too cheap, but he didn't say anything about it.
Yu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, revealing a smile on her face, and happily said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ye Beichen smiled and nodded, not saying anything more, only telling her to sit down.
After that, they went to watch the beast fighting.
Yu Yao sat down randomly in the compartment, taking her gaze to the arena below.
They sat quietly watching the beast fights, not speaking a word.
Time seemed to pass without notice.
Ye Beichen suddenly stood up from the bed, saying indifferently to her, "Let's go!"
Yu Yao knew he would take her back to the palace, smiling slightly, she quickly followed him out.
With Ye Beichen leading the way, she left the arena smoothly without anyone attempting to stop her.
The group left the arena quickly.
Yu Yao's eyes were sharp enough to spot a very spacious carriage parked at the entrance of the arena.
The carriage was over a person's height, all in black, with gilded lines around the sides, intricately carved with ancient patterns, looking far from ordinary.
Most importantly, this carriage was pulled by eight blood-red horses.
About a dozen tall, black-clad men were standing on either side of the carriage, their eyes fixed forward with a disdainful indifference.
The grandeur was... it's really indescribable.
Yu Yao thought not only of Ye Beichen as an emperor but also as a strong person, and it all seemed very normal to her.
The leader of the black-clad men, upon seeing Ye Beichen emerge, quickly walked out of the crowd. He quickly pulled back the curtain of the carriage and respectfully said to Ye Beichen, "Master, please get into the carriage!"
Ye Beichen glanced at the black-clad man, casually lifted his robe, and got into the carriage.
Yu Yao stood there, unsure whether to follow them or stay outside the carriage.
"Why don't you get in quickly?"
A lazy and indifferent voice came from within the carriage.
Yu Yao heard that it was directed at herself and pulled a corner of her mouth, before jumping onto the carriage.
Not noticing at all, the black-clad men around the carriage stared in shock.
It's amazing that the Emperor would let an ugly and lowly slave sit in the same carriage with him.
Are they mistaken, or has the world gone out of control?
Or maybe the Emperor has suddenly changed his tastes, favoring women who are not beautiful.
