Chapter 461 Let Ling Ling take the pulse
Chapter 461 Let Ling Ling take the pulse
Early in the morning, Nanny Liu, who served Su Nanxing personally, came to report, "Crown Princess, this morning, the Crown Prince's courtyard summoned the imperial physician. I asked a servant who was serving inside, and he said that the Crown Prince had diarrhea and had diarrhea all night."
Su Nanxing frowned, "Diarrhea? Why did you lose your temper yesterday?"
She looked at Aunt Liu and asked, "What happened yesterday? Have you found out?"
"I checked. I heard that the He Mansion sent away a group of servants last night. They were all serving at the banquet. No one knows what happened exactly."
Su Nanxing turned her head upon hearing this, staring straight at Nanny Liu, and ordered in a deep voice: "Something must have happened! Send someone to investigate, and then send someone to check the prince's pulse."
"Yes."
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After Su Lingyue had breakfast, she asked Lai Fu to drive the carriage to Jiang Mansion to pick up Ling Ling.
Jiang Yan said yesterday that she wanted to come together. She didn't know whether her aunt would let her come, so Su Lingyue asked Li Jing to go with her to pick her up just in case.
Su Lingyue was embroidering a handkerchief in the hall of Furong Pavilion, waiting for Ling Ling to come.
After more than half an hour, I heard the voice before I saw the person. The clear voice of a girl came from outside the door.
"cousin!"
Jiang Yan pulled Ling Ling into the hall with a smile.
She was wearing a light green skirt and a coat of the same color. The hem of her skirt was embroidered with white pear blossoms, and the pearl hairpin on her head sparkled in the morning sun.
Ling Ling beside her was wearing a light apricot long skirt with narrow sleeves, a peach pink jacket on the outside, and pink and white velvet flowers on her head, looking very playful and lively. She was carrying a small embroidered bag on her body, which must be something she used for her medical practice.
A serving maid and a nanny stood behind them.
Su Lingyue put down the embroidery in her hand and stood up to greet her, "Cousin, Miss Ling Ling, have you had breakfast?"
"We've eaten! Cousin, where is the prince's brother-in-law?" Jiang Yan walked over and looked around.
When Su Lingyue mentioned Xiao Yu, her eyes were full of tenderness. "He is still sleeping, Miss Ling Ling, please sit down for a while and drink some hot tea. I will ask someone to call the palace doctor to come and check the prince's pulse together."
"Okay, we're not in a hurry."
Ling Ling and Jiang Yan drank tea together while looking at the furnishings in the hall.
After a while, Caiyi brought Doctor Lu into the hall.
When Ling Ling saw Doctor Lu, she bowed and said with a smile, "Old man, I heard that you are very good at medicine. Would you like to learn from me?"
Doctor Lu had heard Su Lingyue talk about this woman with excellent medical skills before. He felt it was a bit strange to see her bowing and saluting. Only when he heard her speak did he realize what was strange.
The unconventional demeanor of this woman was very inconsistent with the formal bowing etiquette of women in Beijing.
However, since she was in the capital, it was inevitable to observe formalities, which was probably taught to her by the Jiang family.
Seeing that she is so skilled in medicine at such a young age, he was very interested to hear her asking to exchange medical skills with him. However, the most important thing right now is Xiao Yu's illness.
"Your name is Ling Ling?"
"Correct."
Doctor Lu liked this cheerful little girl very much. He smiled and said, "I accept your challenge. However, please check the prince's pulse first, and then we can discuss it."
Ling Ling readily agreed, "Okay, let's go and check the prince's pulse first!"
When they arrived outside the bedroom, Luzhu opened the door and Doctor Lu and Ling Ling went in.
The fewer people know about Xiao Yu's illness, the better. Although Jiang Yan had no bad intentions, Su Lingyue still stopped Jiang Yan who was about to follow her in just in case.
"cousin?"
Su Lingyue held her hand and explained gently: "Yan'er, the prince is still asleep, so it's not appropriate for too many people to enter. Be good, Caiyi and Aqing will talk to you outside."
Caiyi agreed with a smile: "Miss Yan'er, do you want to see the flowers in the yard? The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully recently."
Hearing Su Lingyue say this, Jiang Yan smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll go shopping with Sister Caiyi first."
After saying that, she took the maid and the nanny and went to visit the garden with Caiyi. Li Jing stood outside the door without moving.
Su Lingyue smiled at Jiang Yan's back and said to Li Jing, "Ah Qing, you watch here. I'll go in and take a look."
"it is good."
When Su Lingyue entered, Ling Ling had already started taking her pulse.
She sat on the stool beside the bed, her fingers on Xiao Yu's wrist, her eyes still looking at Xiao Yu's face.
"He was struck by Hundred Days of Cold!" Ling Ling was a little surprised. As a doctor, she did not speak loudly.
Doctor Lu was shocked, "You know this poison?"
Ling Ling let go of his hand, stood up, and said seriously: "This poison was made by my grandmother. It is called Hundred Days Cold. After taking it for a hundred days, no medicine can cure it. The poisoned person will eventually die of exhaustion after his body turns as cold as ice. How did he get poisoned?"
Everyone in the room was shocked.
The poison that tormented Xiao Yu for so many years was actually related to Ling Ling!
The eyes of Su Lingyue, Doctor Lu, and Yan Qing all converged on Ling Ling, becoming increasingly fierce.
"And I just felt his pulse. He must have been poisoned for many years! He is not dead. It's a miracle!"
Suddenly, a large hand with distinct joints grabbed Ling Ling's throat!
"Yan Qing!" It was the first time that Su Lingyue saw a murderous expression on Yan Qing's face.
Yan Qing's joints turned pale and his eyes were bloodshot. "Hand over the antidote! Otherwise, you won't be able to leave the palace today!"
He exerted a little force with his hands, grabbed Ling Ling's neck and lifted her up.
Ling Ling opened her mouth and struggled desperately, trying to pry Yan Qing's hands open, but she didn't have any strength.
Seeing that Ling Ling was about to suffocate, Doctor Lu hurriedly said, "Yan Qing, let her go first so that we can interrogate her about the antidote!"
Yan Qing, whose eyes were red, suddenly regained his senses when he heard what Doctor Lu said. He threw Ling Ling to the ground, picked up the dagger used to peel fruit on the table, stood beside Ling Ling, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Bring the antidote!"
Ling Ling collapsed on the ground and coughed a few times before she managed to catch her breath, gasping for air.
Li Jing, who was outside the house, heard the noise inside and pushed the door open. She saw Yan Qing pointing a knife at Ling Ling with murderous intent on his face.
"What's going on?" Li Jing came over and asked.
No one in the room spoke, waiting for Ling Ling to speak.
She was in shock just now, and was frightened by Yan Qing's unprecedented behavior. Li Jing's words gradually calmed Su Lingyue's mood and she regained her rationality.
"The poison that the prince was poisoned with was made by her grandmother."
After Su Lingyue finished explaining to Li Jing, she walked towards Ling Ling, squatted down beside her, and tried to control her trembling voice and asked, "Miss Ling Ling, do you have an antidote?"
Ling Ling adjusted her breathing, sat up straight, lowered her eyes and looked vigilantly at the dagger on her neck. The sharp blade was shining coldly.
"He is deeply poisoned. There is no cure, but I have a way to relieve it. Put the knife away first!"
Su Lingyue and Doctor Lu looked at each other in surprise.
Doctor Lu can make an antidote, but Ling Ling said there is no antidote. Is it because of his poor medical skills or is it intentional?
Also, this medicine was made by Ling Ling’s grandmother, so how did it end up in the emperor’s hands and then be given to Xiao Yu?
Su Lingyue couldn't wait to know.
She squatted down beside Ling Ling and asked, "Did your grandmother give this Hundred Days Cold to anyone else?"
Ling Ling was a little scared when she saw the cold light on her neck, but now that they belonged to her, they probably wouldn't kill her.
She calmed down for the moment, straightened her neck, and said, "I don't know. As far as I can remember, my family has never left Cangxi Valley. The people we visited were all villagers, and they all went there to ask for medicine. I don't know about what happened before I can remember."
"What's the name of the valley where you live?" Doctor Lu at the side spoke carefully, his eyes full of traces of time staring at Ling Ling without blinking.
Ling Ling looked at him in confusion, "Cangxi Valley, what's wrong? Do you know, old man?"
"What's your grandmother's name?" Doctor Lu asked anxiously.
"Wang Xiaohua."
Doctor Lu fell to the ground, his eyes unfocused, and he murmured, "It's her."
Ling Ling stared at Doctor Lu with her round almond-shaped eyes without blinking, feeling like something was about to come out.
"Do you know Wang Rushong?" she asked tentatively.
"It's me." Doctor Lu refocused his gaze and looked at Ling Ling.
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