Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 31

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“Drink it all down. All of it.”

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

The precious antidote that even an emperor would envy disappeared down Namgung Yeonhwa’s throat.

“Ugh, bitter.”

“It’s good medicine, so of course it’s bitter. Lick up every last drop. That one bowl costs more than one silver ingot.”

“Hiccup!”

Namgung Yeonhwa was shocked by the terrifying price of the antidote and licked the bowl with the tip of her tongue.

One silver ingot was enough money for an ordinary family to live comfortably for over two years.

Even Namgung Yeonhwa, the daughter of a wealthy family, had never burned through a silver ingot on a single dose of medicine that would disappear with a slurp, though she might for white jade accessories or weapons.

“What an expensive little brat. Really, her taste buds.”

“Ugh!”

Moyong Hye grabbed Namgung Yeonhwa’s cheek and stretched it while scolding her.

Just when had she been threatening to cut off their friendship, and now she was grumbling about her friend who remained carefree even after wasting precious medicine, seemingly seeking Riser’s understanding.

‘I’m so sleepy.’

But Riser didn’t have the energy to notice such subtle emotional considerations.

And for good reason—after being released from Noeok, she immediately created the antidote formula, dragged her exhausted body to Yakwang-jeon to get ingredients, returned to Cheonryeon Palace, and brewed medicine without a wink of sleep, so she was bound to be tired.

‘I should have asked the Vice Palace Master to brew one dose and send it.’

While Cheonryeon Palace had no one who knew how to properly brew medicine, Yakwang-jeon was full of apothecaries. Maybe it was because she couldn’t sleep. Her head wasn’t working, so her body suffered more.

“Yawn… Today you need to take it two more times at 3-hour intervals. After that, twice a day, morning and evening, for a week. After that, we’ll adjust based on your condition, but that’s the plan for now.”

Just how many silver ingots would that require?

Namgung Yeonhwa asked fearfully in still slurred speech.

“Uh, ow much?”

“How much? It’s expensive. This time Cheonryeon Palace paid for it, so later send a letter to the Namgung Clan suggesting they make a generous donation.”

Namgung Yeonhwa nodded vigorously as if she understood.

Seeing that she didn’t seem particularly worried, her position within the Namgung Clan couldn’t be too bad.

“I need to sleep now. Lin, I have to brew medicine, so can you wake me up in 3 hours?”

“Don’t do that, just sleep well. I can brew the medicine.”

“If you brew it wrong, one silver ingot will fly away.”

“…I’ll wake you up in 3 hours.”

Riser nodded and got up from her seat.

With her eyes barely open, she staggered to the bed and collapsed on it without even washing, and the moment she hit the bed, her consciousness went out like a blown candle.

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Expensive things are indeed good.

“I’m all better!”

Namgung Yeonhwa smiled brightly like a sunflower.

She had brewed a week’s worth of medicine, but her slurred pronunciation was cured in just three days.

“Don’t overdo it yet. Your handwriting is still crooked.”

“That was always like that. Yeonhwa has terrible handwriting.”

“That’s not true! Father said I have beautiful handwriting!”

“If he said ‘Hehe. Our Yeonhwa has such beautiful handwriting, beautiful handwriting,’ that probably meant terrible handwriting.”

“…?!”

Namgung Yeonhwa suffered a world-shattering shock.

Unlike the heartless Head of the Dang Family, the head of the Namgung Clan seemed to be a daughter-doting father.

Well, just looking at her personality, she did seem to have been raised quite indulgently.

“Still, being a martial artist, her recovery seems fast. From next week, she won’t need to take medicine anymore.”

“Good thing we’re saving money, girl.”

Moyong Hye giggled and pulled Namgung Yeonhwa’s cheek.

Even though her cheek stretched like rice cake, Namgung Yeonhwa just laughed happily, delighted that her body had recovered.

‘Is this the reward of being an apothecary?’

Come to think of it, the paralyzing poison that poisoned Namgung Yeonhwa was also made by Riser, so it was like ‘giving poison and giving medicine.’ Anyway.

“Um, well. Thank you. Riser… ya.”

Namgung Yeonhwa awkwardly expressed her gratitude while fidgeting with her fingers.

It seemed like just yesterday she was calling her ‘Ya! Sichuan Dang Family!’

Now wanting to become friends, she called her by name and nervously waited for a reaction, making it hard to just push her away.

‘Hmm, what should I do?’

The punishment for what she did wrong… seemed sufficient.

Just suffering from the terror of the paralyzing poison that gradually stiffened her entire body must have been the greatest mental anguish of Namgung Yeonhwa’s life.

Riser answered with a helpless, weak smile as if she had no choice.

“Don’t mention it. Yeonhwa.”

“…!! Yeonhwa, she called me Yeonhwa!”

“Yes, yes. I heard too.”

Moyong Hye expressed her gratitude with her eyes to Riser for accepting Namgung Yeonhwa.

She’s like a big sister rather than a friend.

“Um, excuse me… girls.”

Then Jegal Lin carefully spoke up.

Wondering what she was having such difficulty saying during this good atmosphere, it turned out to be content that warranted such hesitation.

“You know Riser’s false accusation… hasn’t been cleared yet, right?”

That was true.

Although she was released from Noeok with Seo Yeon Khatun’s help, that was merely avoiding the immediate situation.

While the imprisonment records were erased and the investigating officer was transferred, making it seem like all problems were solved, human affairs aren’t that simple.

Even here at Cheonryeon Palace, various rumors about Riser’s innocence were inevitably circulating.

“Shouldn’t we reveal the truth? There are still people who believe Riser tried to poison Namgung Yeonhwa…”

“Jegal Lin.”

Moyong Hye spoke in a cold voice.

“Do you know what you’re saying right now?”

Jegal Lin bit her lips and nodded.

Revealing the truth meant exposing the fact that Namgung Yeonhwa had snuck in to harm Riser but was caught instead.

“You call that reasonable?”

Moyong Hye jumped up and grabbed Jegal Lin by the collar.

“If you reveal everything, how is Yeonhwa supposed to live in Cheonryeon Palace!”

Her hands were so quick and precise that it was newly apparent that Moyong Hye was also a martial artist.

“If she didn’t want that, she shouldn’t have done bad things in the first place…”

But Jegal Lin was no pushover either.

As if she had to speak her mind even with a knife to her throat, she maintained her upright stance.

“Even the Dang Young Lady is staying quiet, so who are you to interfere?”

“Waaah! Both of you, don’t fight!”

Namgung Yeonhwa hugged Moyong Hye’s waist and pulled her back.

However, having just recovered from the paralyzing poison, her strength was closer to that of an ordinary girl rather than a martial artist, so she was inadequate to stop the fight.

“Are you happy stirring up a matter that was just settled and creating unnecessary trouble?”

Moyong Hye grumbled and pointed accusingly at Jegal Lin.

“Yes! Yeonhwa did something terribly wrong! But she reflected on it and suffered enough. Most importantly, if the Dang Young Lady forgave her, isn’t that enough? Do you have to spread rumors everywhere and ruin Yeonhwa’s life to feel satisfied?”

Jegal Lin bit her lower lip and glared.

“Then who’s going to look out for Riser!”

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