Rebirth of the Strongest Female Emperor

Ch 10 – Changes (3)

The Second Elder was the strongest person in the Ye household.
With him around, the Great Elder would refrain from using extreme methods when dealing with Ye Ling and Ye Qingtang.

In the past, the Great Elder assassinated Ye Ling and framed the Second Elder for his murder, thus eliminating them all together.
Ye Qingtang’s two main pillars of support in the Ye household vanished as a result and if she had not escaped in time, she would have been killed as well.

In the past, everything went astray upon the Great Elder’s return, this time around however, Ye Qingtang would definitely not repeat the same mistakes.

Not only her father but also her second uncle, she will protect them, no matter what it takes!

For all her past vengeance, this time, she will ensure a hundredfold return!

With that in mind, Ye Qingtang became deep in her thoughts.

“Father, could you get someone to help purchase some herbs?” Ye Qingtang asked abruptly.

“Sure, no matter what you need, just write them down and I will ask someone to buy them.” The present Ye Ling would try his best to fulfill Ye Qingtang’s whims, hoping that this would alleviate her sorrow over Duan Tianrao’s matter.

Ye Qingtang nodded and promptly wrote a long list of herbs for Ye Ling.

The most important task for her at hand was to neutralize the poison which was slowly eating away at Ye Ling’s health.

Ye Ling’s strength was not in any way inferior to the Great Elder’s, in fact, one could ascertain that he was considerably stronger.
However, during these recent years, with his daily meals being spiked with poison, his health deteriorated and in turn, his strength as well.

Otherwise, his assassination would not have been successful in the past.

Only by neutralizing the poison, her father might recover his strength, and if he was to be at his peak, even with the Great Elder’s conspiracies, her father could have dealt with him easily.

Despite losing her spirit root in her past, Ye Qingtang did not fall to depression.
Be it forging, stratagems or alchemy, as long as it was a skill to strengthen herself, she would engage in its training.
Those ancient medical practices, she could recite them all at her fingertips, including the concoction of elixirs or panaceas.

Ten days would be more than enough time for her to fully neutralize the toxins poisoning her father!

Ye Ling managed to get his attendants to return with the herbs bought in a jiffy.
After confirming their purchase, Ye Qingtang went straight into her room to prepare the antidote.

Ye Ling was worried at first, about whether Ye Qingtang had gotten over the trauma she experienced with Duan Tianrao calling off their engagement, but after witnessing her daughter shutting herself in her room with a bunch of herbs, he turned puzzled instead.

That girl, when did she start dabbling in herbs?

Why hadn’t he noticed that before?

Before Ye Ling puzzled out his queries, Ye Qingtang had already begun her preparations.

Ye Qingtang was well acquainted with the herbs, she arranged and classified them proficiently.
While watching her work, one could almost perceive her as a medical prodigy.

Once preparations are almost complete, Ye Qingtang wiped the beads of sweat from her brow and while she raised her eyes from her work, she saw her own exquisite but flawed reflection in the bronze mirror.

She lifted her hands instinctively and touched the scarlet blemish on her face, her lips curving naturally into a smile.
She proceeded to select a few herbs next, and after blending the different portions, a bowl of pitch-black medicinal brew appeared in front of her.
She took a few whiffs and frowned instantly upon its pungent odor.

The blemish had long been on her face and her past self had merely treated it as a birthmark.
It was only till much later that she realized that it was caused by a special drug attribute.