Hearing the voice, I hesitated for a moment but got up, carefully lifted the curtain, and entered the inner room.

The room was dimly lit, and only a person could be vaguely seen lying on the bed. The man's breathing was rapid and heavy, as if he was in great pain, and he was muttering something from time to time.

When I walked to the bed, I saw that the person on the bed was a woman of about fifty years of age, with a thin figure and a strand of silver in her hair. Her forehead was covered with cold sweat, filled with wrinkles. Her face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her lower lip was bloodied, apparently from her own bite.

When I saw this scene, I couldn't bear it, so I reached out to her forehead, and it was really hot.

"Madame...... Madame......" the woman murmured, her expression very pained.

"Auntie? Ma'am? I climbed onto her shoulder and shook her lightly. She didn't react, still immersed in her dreams.

"Madame...... You wait, maybe...... Maybe he'll send someone, sir. Her tone was anxious, full of consolation.

"Madame...... Young Master......" Her voice trembled, and the moisture pouring from the corners of her eyes blended with sweat.

It seems that she can't wake her up. I didn't hesitate any longer and put my finger on her wrist, but for a moment I was shocked: Could it be!?

I hurriedly rolled up her sleeves, and horrible red blisters crawled all over her forearms. My heart sank, and I hurried to the door and beat hard.

"Anyone?! Is there anyone out there? Someone! "I shouted. It was only after a while that a soft and slightly lazy voice sounded: "They have all been sent here, and they still don't know how to settle down?" ”

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in my heart, it turned out to be the middle-aged eunuch with some status. So he hurriedly adjusted his tone and said respectfully: "Father-in-law, there is an eldest lady in this house, who is suffering from fire pills and is dying, please do well and find a doctor to treat her." ”

The eunuch sneered. "Doctor? The doctor in this palace is only the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor is to treat the masters, and she is afraid that she will not be blessed if she is a cheap slave. ”

I was not half surprised to hear such an answer, although this eunuch was not close to people, what he said should be the truth. My mind turned, and I continued: "In this case, the slave and maid don't dare to embarrass the father-in-law, but human life is at stake, and the slave and maid are uneasy when they see death, can you ask the father-in-law to find some medicinal materials?" ”

"Oh?" The eunuch seemed to be suddenly interested. "You know how to heal?"

My heart jumped, in a place like the palace, right and wrong should be hidden, the more inconspicuous the better. But I have been a doctor for many years, watching patients suffer, if I don't help, my conscience will be uneasy, so I can only bite the bullet and say: "I don't know how to talk about medicine, but I learned some fur from my neighbor's Lang when I was a child." ”

The eunuch said with interest: "What kind of medicinal herb is it, you can tell me about it." ”

Worried that the eunuch would regret it, I hurriedly said: "It's all some ordinary medicinal materials, it's not difficult to find!" Then he told him word by word the prescription for curing the fire pill.

"Can my father-in-law remember? Why don't you write it down and give it to you? ”

He chuckled, his words full of sarcasm: "You really think I'm going to find medicine for you?" Little girl, you can't protect yourself, so let's think about yourself first! ”

Before the words fell, the sound of departing footsteps sounded, and I was anxious in my heart, and called out loudly: "Father-in-law! Father-in-law! ”

But I could only hear him humming a little song, and he gradually drifted away.

To no avail, I had to go back to the bed to check on the woman.

Unbuttoned her obscene clothes and found that the situation was even worse than I had imagined. Not only her forearms, but also her neck, shoulders, chest and abdomen were covered with blood-red blisters, some of which had burst, dripping with blood and staining her white bedclothes.

It seems that she has been ill for some time, but she has not been treated at all. In ancient times, even if the disease was carefully treated, there was still a worry about life, how could it be so indulgent?!

Huodan has another name in modern Western medicine: herpes zoster, an acute skin disease in which redness and blistering of the skin is a typical condition, usually accompanied by severe pain, which is very tolerable and can be life-threatening in severe cases. Although I know the cure for this disease, I have no medicine but I can't do it.

I had no choice but to soak a clean cloth towel in cold water to wipe her skin other than the affected area to cool it down, but this method was not a long-term solution.

After working for a while, he sat down on the soft couch in the outer room, looking at the already dark sky in a daze. Presumably, the palace gate has long been closed at this time, Ling Niankong should have left the palace a long time ago, right? Is he really leaving me to fend for myself?

Wrong! He said that the Ling Mansion does not raise idlers, so there must be a purpose for bringing me into the palace, but he should not have expected to meet the Ninth Princess and have this series of accidents......

Yes, although I don't know what Ling Niankong's plans are, I can be sure that he brought me into the palace because I was of use to him. Thinking of this I felt a little relieved in my heart: that being so, sooner or later he would come looking for me, perhaps he would send someone, or perhaps he himself would come. I smiled bitterly, he probably wouldn't have come in person.

Unconsciously, sleepiness swelled up, and he curled up sideways on the soft couch. I want to take a nap first.

In a daze, I heard a knock on the door. Who is it?

I struggled to open my eyes but didn't open them, only to hear the door creak open, followed by the sound of something being placed on the ground, and then the clang.

Someone's coming!

I suddenly lost my sleepiness and opened my eyes suddenly. I vaguely saw the door close again by the moonlight, and was about to sigh when I saw something on the ground in front of the door. I was puzzled, and when I stepped forward a few steps, I found that it was actually paper packets, and the strong smell of medicine penetrated into my nose through the paper packets.

It's medicine! I was overjoyed, and hurriedly lit a candle to check carefully, only to see that the piles in front of me were the several types of medicinal herbs I had reported to the middle-aged eunuch earlier, and the amount of medicine was very sufficient, and she should still be rich after curing the woman's illness. And not only medicine, but also silver needles, scrapers, liquor, gauze, and soup pots for decoction are readily available.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, and I thought it was funny, that eunuch had an attitude of what other people's life and death had to do with me on the surface, and didn't he prepare these to send him when he went back? But he's also a master to deal with.

Without further ado, put everything in front of you on the table and organize your thoughts: boil the medicine first, and then administer acupuncture as an aid.

But...... I'm locked in the house like this, how can I boil the medicine? I pushed the door angrily, but I didn't expect the door to squeak open!

The door is not locked!? Somewhat surprised, I hurried into the courtyard, walked to the closed courtyard door and pushed again, this time not pushing. Sure enough, we were still imprisoned, but at least we could make medicine for the woman.

After searching for a while, I found a simple kitchen in the courtyard, and I was glad again, so I hurriedly went back to the room and took medicine to fry it for the woman.

Fortunately, in my previous life, I traveled from south to north and used a rural earthen stove, otherwise it would have become a big problem to make a fire and boil medicine. Thinking about this, I can't help but feel proud: there are really no survival skills that I can't do! If one day I am unfortunately trapped in the wild, I may be the last one to survive!

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And so for five or six days, the woman remained asleep, but fortunately she was able to swallow. These days, I fed the woman medication regularly, combined with acupuncture, supplemented by external medicines, and finally managed to control her condition. Since the fourth day of caring for the woman, when I boil medicine for the woman, I always keep some more for myself, after all, this shingles can also be contagious.

These days, apart from the regular delivery of meals, the courtyard seems to be isolated from the rest of the world. Ling Niankong, Yue Luanyi, and even the eunuch who secretly helped each other never came. But that's fine, I've been struggling to take care of the patients these days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it if there are other things to bother me with.

I don't know when even the courtyard door was no longer locked, which made me quite suspicious for a while.

The sound of the potion boiling brought my thoughts back. I lifted the lid of the pot with a cloth pad, and when I found that the medicine was ready, I covered the fire and divided the soup into two bowls. I poured myself a bowl first, then took another bowl and walked towards the bedroom.

As soon as he entered the inner room, he saw a figure sitting leaning against the bedpost. I was pleasantly surprised. "Auntie, are you awake?!"

She seemed a little stunned when she saw me come in.

I smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, drink the medicine first." ”

She hesitantly took the medicine bowl, frowned and drank it down.

"It's bitter, isn't it? Come, drink some water. "I took the empty bowl with one hand and brought the teacup with the other.

The woman took a sip of tea and hesitated, "Girl?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again: "It's good for the eldest mother to call me Xuan'er." I'm just a maid, and I went to the palace with my family to see me, but I didn't want to offend the ninth princess, so I was locked up here. ”

"Did Miss Xuan'er save the old slave?"

"I just happened to know a little bit about medicine, and I was lucky enough to come in handy."

The woman's eyes flashed, and her voice trembled slightly: "The old slave thanked the girl for saving her life!" And when he said that, he stood up and saluted me. I hurriedly stopped.

"Don't be like this, Auntie, Xuan'er deserves it."

"The girl is really kind-hearted. Although the status of the old slave is low, if the girl has a place to use the old slave in the future, she can tell the old slave, and the old slave will do his best! ”

"The eldest lady is serious. These are really nothing. I was a little embarrassed by what she said.

"But I see that the girl is calm and thoughtful, how could she offend the ninth princess?"

My heart jumped: worthy of being an old man in the palace, this ability to know people is really not simple!

I was hesitating how to explain it to her, but she continued: "The Ninth Princess is from the Imperial Concubine. Although the imperial concubine Niangniang is old, she has been extremely favored for many years. Therefore, the saint is also pampered by the nine princesses, and the nine princesses will have such a pampered and domineering temperament now. Except for Her Majesty and Niangniang, she will not take anyone in her eyes. ”

I don't know if it's my delusion, but there is resentment in the woman's tone when she talks about the imperial concubine.

As I listened to her story, I checked her pulse and realized that although she had woken up, it would take some time to recover, and I should not take it lightly.

"But......" the woman paused.

"But what?" I suddenly became interested.