The imperial physician arrived and checked on soyeon also dressing her wound meanwhile the prince and others were anxiously waiting outside. He was finally done dressing the wound and went out
"How's she??" The prince asked
"Her injury isn't something fatal, its something deep and again the knife used to stab her was poisonious and the poison is something very rare, I've given her some toxins and medicine that will retain her for the meantime but if the antidote isn't brought within 3 days I can't assure you she will make it" he said
"Her consciousness..." he was about to ask
"Her waking up actually depends on her and fate, I can't determine that" he said
" what poison was used on her??" Soo-bin asked while subbing
"Wolchul " he said
"Whats that" Joon-Oh asked
"Its a very rare poison, its also known as the wolf's bane, its symptoms are numbness, vomiting, abnormal heart rhythms and respiratory failure, once it passes through the veins and reaches the heart, the person can't make it anymore " he explained
"That can't be!!!...sister!!" Soo-bin cried bitterly as she fell by her sisters bed side
"Why don't we find the cure immediately " the prince said
"Its not something easy, but if u still want to find it I'll tell you the name its 'gamcho' it grows in the wild " he said as he took his leave
"My prince please save my sister " soo-bin knelt as she koktowed while crying
"I will do everything I can to save you sister don't worry " he assured her as he looked at soyeon
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THE NEXT MORNING
Soo-bin went to clean up soyeon who was still laying unconscious on the prince bed
"My prince " she greeted
"You are here to clean her up" he asked
"Yes" she said
"Hmph ok, if you need anything ask the butler for it" he said as he left
Soo-bin went ahead cleaning up her sister at the same time speaking to her to see if she would wake up
"Sister, you have to wake up as soon as possible, Soo-bin misses you a lot. I promise if you wake up i won't be stubborn, I won't be lazy, I won't give you any problems, I promise " she said subbing as she hugged soyeon, she suddenly felt something sharp coming from soyeons belt, she reached out for it and brought out a hairpin, raising it up while looking at it. At the same time the prince Gyeongwon happened to be passing by and was instantly attracted to the hairpin
"Nana!!!" He exclaimed and was about entering the room when Suddenly concubine Ji stormed inside the room
"My lady" soo-bin was about to greet but was slapped across the face and was pushed to the ground by Cheng Ji and her maid
"How dare you lowlife think you can come to the palace and take my place " she said
"Today I'll teach u a lesson" she said as she ordered her maids to hold soo-bin down as she went towards soyeon and removed her scarf
"Cheng Mi!!" She exclaimed with her eyes wide open
"You are still alive, you didn't die" she said to herself
"Not bad, atleast you will die today" she said as she removed the acupuncture that were placed on soyeon. Soyeon immediately started coughing out blood
"What are you doing!" Gyeongwon shouted as he barged in
"And who are you to question me. I think a prisoner should know his place " she stated
"And a concubine too should also know her place" he replied. Meanwhile soyeon was still coughing out a lot of blood
"Please let my sister go" soo-bin pleaded with tears in her eyes
"I should let her go u said huh" Cheng Ji said as she ordered her maids to beat her up
Joon-Oh witnessing all these quickly barged to the courtyard where the prince was sited with his mother the empress
"My prince!!!" He rushed in
"Whats wrong with you, can't you see I'm with the empress " he said
"Greetings her highness " he greeted
"How are you doing " she asked
" very well my queen" he said as he turned back to the prince
" my prince, concubine Ji is creating a lot of commotion in your room" he said
"What!" He exclaimed
"She is making things difficult for soo-bin and her sister, she also removed the medication " he explained further
"What!!!" He exclaimed as he stood up
"Quickly call the physician immediately " he ordered
"Mum, I will take my leave now" he said as he left
"Who could this soyeon be that made my son this worried " the empress thought to herself
Luckily the prince arrived in time
"Whats going on here!!" He shouted as everywhere came to a hault
"My prince" everyone greeted. The prince quickly rushed to soyeon bedside and met her in a very bad condition
"Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived!!" He shouted
"We have sent for him" Joon-Oh replied
"Who gabe you permission to enter my chamber, talk more of touching my person!!" He shouted
"My prince, I know her, she..she..she isn't who you think she is, she will harm you my prince " she explained
"Nonsense!! How will an unconscious bedridden poisoned patient harm me, instead I think you are the one who wants to harm me" he said
"No my prince i can never " she said as she dropped to her knees
"Take her out!! And everyone with her" the prince ordered as the guards complied. Soyeon spat out blood again
"Sister!!" Soo-bin shouted as she rushed to her sisters side, the imperial physician arrived and checked on her
"Her condition has worsened already, if by nightfall she doesn't get the antidote, not even me can save her, the poison will get to her heart and it can be really dangerous " he said as
"Please save my sister " soo-bin cried
"No amount of medicine and acupuncture i give to her can help her, all she needs now is the antidote " he said as he left
"The guards that were sent out in search of the antidote why aren't they back yet??" He asked
"We haven't heard from them yet" Joon-Oh explained
"Send out more guards in search of the antidote " he ordered
"Yes" he complied
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It was nightfall already, soo-bin was cleaning up her sister when Suddenly someone flashed through the window and dropped a bottle claiming it was the antidote
"Assassins!!!" Soo-bin shouted as the guards pursued. The prince quickly rushed inside the room to check if soyeon was ok
"My prince " soo-bin greeted
"Did the assasin come in here??" He asked
" he dropped this bottle and fled" she said
"Did he say anything??" He asked
"He claimed it to be the antidote " she explained
"What!!" The prince exclaimed
"Call the imperial physician immediately " he ordered. Minutes later the physician arrived and examined the portion
"This is really the antidote " he said as he fed it to soyeon, he gave it 3 minutes before checking her pulse
"Her pulse and heart rate are normal already, she is out of danger " he said as he smiled
" what of her consciousness " the prince asked
"She should be awake by tomorrow " he said as he left