Time Travel: The Heroine Has Arrived!

But now, an enormous surprise struck him.

His son actually took an interest in a young lady!

Old Prince Ping thought that even if the young lady were a shrew, he could accept it without changing his facial expression.

He promptly asked, "A young lady? From which family? What is her character like?"

Qi Chengxuan’s mind conjured the delicate and charming face of Gu Shengyin, and he smiled, saying, "Her family background is rather ordinary. If I told you, you’d surely be unaware. She’s very clever, and her personality... is also quite interesting."

Had he not said anything, it would have been fine, but speaking halfway like this only piqued old Ping’s curiosity further.

No matter how much he asked, Qi Chengxuan seemed to do it on purpose, refusing to say another word.

Father and son chatted as usual, and soon the topic shifted again to the poison on Qi Chengxuan’s body.

"Father, recently you dispatched people to seek out a renowned physician from the Western Regions, but that physician has an eccentric temperament. In a few days, I will personally invite him," he said.

Speaking of this, old Ping’s expression turned bleak.

The poison on his son’s body was the greatest pain of his life, and his biggest grievance.

Back in those days, when he was young, he acted with arrogance and disregard, thinking that nothing under the sky could harm him.

But what happened afterward?

Those whom he had disciplined, who he had offended, whom he had never taken seriously, banded together and dealt him a deadly blow.

They poisoned his pregnant wife.

The poison was tasteless and odorless, and there were even no symptoms at first.

It was too late by the time they discovered it.

His wife fought with all her might to give birth to their child, but their only child, from the moment of birth, carried the scorching poison inherited from the womb.

Even though the entire Imperial Medical Bureau’s physicians cautiously watched over and treated him since birth, Qi Chengxuan almost didn’t survive.

Later, the news of Crown Prince Ping’s poisoning was sealed away. Those physicians were also silenced, leaving only one physician who regularly attended Qi Chengxuan, constantly being sheltered in Prince Ping’s Mansion.

Outsiders saw nothing amiss with Prince Ping. Only old Ping knew what kind of hidden trouble lay within his son’s body.

He had witnessed countless times, in the summer nights, his son, normally with exceptional endurance, endured immense pain as the heat poison acted up, even his teeth gnashing drew blood.

Now that he was old and long indifferent to power and wealth, his lifelong desire was simply to see the day his son’s poison was lifted.

Qi Chengxuan heard his words and said, "Father, don’t be too anxious yet. During my trip, I happened to encounter a Divine Doctor who agreed to attempt treating me; let’s see the effect first."

Old Prince Ping’s eyes lit up: "Really? Does the Divine Doctor have confidence? Should I personally pay him a visit?"

Old man...

Qi Chengxuan recalled Miss Chang’s face, a tinge of amusement flashing in his eyes.

He lightly coughed and said, "No need, Father. That Divine Doctor prefers quiet and has a rather reserved personality, better not disturb him lightly."

Old Prince Ping nodded in understanding: "Indeed, those sage-like individuals always have peculiar habits."

Qi Chengxuan stifled his amusement and said earnestly, "Yes, Father, if this time my hot ailment truly heals, I’ll introduce her to Father then."