Duoduo shook her head in confusion. "Why would I ask Ling Yu?"
The Prince of Pingyang looked at Duoduo and slowly revealed the truth.
"Just now, before you entered the study, I told Ling Yu that I decided to detour to Shuocheng and then take the waterway to the capital."
Hearing this, Duoduo couldn't help but open her mouth wide, her eyes widening into circles.
The Prince of Pingyang found the sight a bit unbearable to look at, and he gave a light cough.
Duoduo finally realized her expression was inappropriate, and she hurriedly shut her mouth.
The next second, she immediately spoke up.
"Father, do you suspect that Ling Yu told me?"
The Prince of Pingyang looked at Duoduo and slowly shook his head.
"Ling Yu wouldn't do that!"
Duoduo tilted her little head. "Father, do you trust Ling Yu a lot?"
"He is my personal bodyguard." The Prince of Pingyang always spoke very concisely.
"Ling Feng is also your personal bodyguard! But you suspect him!"
Duoduo had been staring at the Prince of Pingyang, so she saw a different emotion flash quickly through his eyes.
"I heard from the other guards that ever since you were paralyzed, Ling Feng has been the one serving you."
"Even if we don't mention his merits, he has at least worked hard! Why do you suspect him?"
The Prince of Pingyang's gaze suddenly turned sharp.
"Did Ling Feng ask you to come and be his persuader?"
Duoduo shook her head. "Why would I help him? I only care about you, Father."
The Prince of Pingyang felt healed by Duoduo's words.
"I have planted people by Prince Ling's side. I know everything he does."
"Unless I want him to be the Crown Prince, he won't have a chance!"
Duoduo looked into the Prince of Pingyang's eyes and blinked a few times.
"Father, you are so amazing, you will definitely be able to sit in that position!"
The Prince of Pingyang's expression suddenly became strange.
"Did you see that in your dream?"
Duoduo thought for a moment and shook her head. "No. But I have faith in you!"
The Prince of Pingyang's tense body suddenly relaxed.
For a moment just now, the blood in his entire body had frozen.
But what followed was a sense of loss and disappointment.
Seeing her father fall silent, Duoduo felt a little at a loss.
Suddenly, she remembered what the Prince of Pingyang had said earlier. "Father, when you were at the manor, you promised to make a hidden weapon for me!"
The Prince of Pingyang snapped back to reality. "Ah, right. However, it seems my left leg has regained some feeling."
Duoduo, who had been idling about, instantly perked up upon hearing the Prince of Pingyang's words.
"Really? The left side, let me see. How long has it been?"
Duoduo turned her head to look at the water clock. "Oh, the duration has extended compared to the previous two needles. It's almost half a shichen!"
Duoduo looked at the Prince of Pingyang happily. "Father, the time has extended!"
A hint of a smile also appeared on the corners of the Prince of Pingyang's lips.
He reached out his hand to Duoduo. "Take my pulse."
Duoduo nodded obediently and placed her hand on his wrist.
"The meridians are still partially blocked, but there are always signs of poisoning in the pulse. It's really strange."
The Prince of Pingyang withdrew his hand. "This is normal. There is poison in my body to begin with."
Duoduo stuck out her tongue.
"Now we just have to see how long the effect on this leg will last."
"But Father, is half a shichen enough?"
The Prince of Pingyang thought for a moment. "It should be enough."
"Duoduo, teach me how to apply the acupuncture needles. Let me see if I can do it myself."
Duoduo blinked her eyes, filled with confusion.
However, she obediently took out clean silver needles from her pocket.
"Father, hold it here. Yes, then, this acupoint is called the Huantiao point."
"You hold the silver needle and insert it like this, yes! Insert it here, right, stop, twist it a bit. Do you feel a sore and swollen sensation?"
The Prince of Pingyang acted like an obedient student, following the steps Duoduo described.
Hearing Duoduo's question, he nodded. "Yes."
Duoduo clapped her little hands. "Father, you're amazing! You learned it right away!"
The Prince of Pingyang looked at Duoduo's supportive appearance. He pursed his lips and ultimately swallowed the words he wanted to say.
"Just now, I saw you insert needles into several acupoints. Which ones were they?"
Duoduo pointed at the acupoints, teaching the Prince of Pingyang one by one. The Prince of Pingyang remembered them almost at a single glance.
While the two were talking, the Prince of Pingyang once again felt a slight sensation in his right leg.
"The right leg should be soon as well," the Prince of Pingyang said as he looked at the water clock.
"Oh my, it's only a little bit longer than just now. Why is that?"
Duoduo also looked at the water clock. After discovering this issue, she fell into deep thought.
Under normal circumstances, the right leg should have lasted for a full shichen.
However, it was only slightly more than half a shichen. This shouldn't be the case.
Duoduo repeatedly thought about what Master Zhang had taught her.
"Ah! I figured it out!" Duoduo suddenly sat up straight.
The Prince of Pingyang frowned as he looked at Duoduo's startled manner.
Duoduo stuck out her tongue.
"Master Li said that people have the ability to heal themselves."
"Maybe when a person is exposed to something for the first time, they might be allergic. But if they are exposed to a little bit every time, they will eventually develop resistance."
"In the end, their body will accept this thing and won't be allergic anymore."
"Allergic? Resistance?" The Prince of Pingyang repeated these two words.
Duoduo nodded vigorously. "Yeah! Master Zhang said it's just like when a person starts carrying heavy things, and later they can carry heavier and heavier things. It's the same principle."
The Prince of Pingyang, however, was thinking about another issue.
"You mean, my resistance to this plant is strong? It won't work on me later?"
Duoduo also realized this problem.
"That's right! Then Father, you can't use the needles anymore. If it loses its effect later, wouldn't it be a waste?"
The Prince of Pingyang nodded slowly.
"True. However, since the silver needles can achieve this effect after being soaked,"
"then if the silver needles were soaked in poison, would they have the same effect?"
"Poison?" Duoduo's eyes widened perfectly round.
"Yes! Master Zhang has deeply researched poison. Why don't you go ask him and see if it's as I said?"
As the Prince of Pingyang spoke, he pushed his wheelchair toward the desk.
Duoduo looked thoughtful. Using poison?
The Prince of Pingyang arrived at the desk, opened the bottom drawer, and took out a small box from inside.
"Duoduo, come here," the Prince of Pingyang instructed.
"Okay!" Duoduo stood up and ran over to him.
"Here, this is the hidden weapon I prepared for you."
The Prince of Pingyang pushed the box in front of Duoduo.
"Really?" Duoduo's eyes burst with dazzling light.
"Yes, open it and take a look." A smile appeared on the corners of the Prince of Pingyang's lips.
"Thank you, Daddy!" Duoduo happily opened the box.
Lying inside the box was a slightly intricate gold hairpin.
As soon as Duoduo saw it, a look of disappointment immediately appeared on her face.
"Father, did you grab the wrong one? Did you mix up Mother's gift with mine?"
