CHAPTER XIX

Su Jin stepped forward to check Concubine Rong, she carefully observed Concubine Rong's complexion, eyes, and mouth, and then checked Concubine Rong's left and right hands.

Looking at Su Jin'an's frowning brows, Rong Chengyi's heart became tighter and tighter.

"The patient's pupils are dilated, his lips are blue, his mouth has a peculiar smell, his pulse is vague, and he is weak and strong, which should be a phenomenon of alkaloid poisoning." Su Jinan said to Rong Chengyi.

"What are alkaloids and can there be a solution?" Hearing Su Jin'an's words, Rong Chengyi hurriedly asked.

"There are many kinds of alkaloids, with different traits, I won't explain them to you one by one, your mother's condition is a bit complicated, but don't worry, it's not a dead disease, I'm sure, but I still need a helper to cooperate with me." Su Jinan informed Rong Chengyi of her diagnosis and needs.

Hearing Su Jin'an's words, Rong Chengyi's tense heart relaxed a little, "Let Imperial Doctor Han cooperate with you, just say anything you need." ”

"Your Majesty will definitely do your best, please ask Your Highness and the little prince to command." Although he didn't know who this little boy was, he knew when he should do something, and he didn't ask what he shouldn't ask, so he didn't have any questions, and he wasn't curious at all why the apprentice crossed the "master" to see a doctor, and only concentrated on following the instructions to do things.

Su Jin'an nodded at Rong Chengyi and said to Imperial Doctor Han: "Then it's hard Imperial Doctor Han." ”

Imperial Doctor Han hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

"Did the mother have convulsions at that time, or confusion, headache and vomiting, and inability to distinguish objects?"

"What the little boy said is not bad, these symptoms are exactly the symptoms of the mother at that time, and they are exactly the same." Imperial Doctor Han replied with some shock, he didn't expect that the half-old child in front of him could accurately tell the situation of the mother at that time, the second prince was really not an ordinary person, this person must be extraordinary in the future.

"Imperial Doctor Han was responsible for Concubine Rong's jade health before?" Su Jin'an's question brought back Imperial Doctor Han's somewhat deviated train of thought.

"Yes, Niangniang rarely gets sick, and the lower officials will come once a month to ask for peace and security." Imperial Doctor Han replied.

"Can you show me the latest case? Well, I also have a copy of the diet list of the past few days. Su Jinan continued.

"Okay, these are all there, the lower official will go out and get them." After speaking, Imperial Doctor Han bowed to the second prince and withdrew.

Su Jin'an opened the medicine box she carried with her, took out the needle bag and a small jade bottle in the shape of a droplet, walked to Concubine Rong and gave six needles to her hands and feet, and then poured out a somewhat reddish pill from the jade bottle, found a tea cup to melt with water and slowly fed it to Concubine Rong.

As soon as he finished doing what he was doing, Imperial Doctor Han came back with what Su Jin'an wanted, and Su Jin'an asked Imperial Doctor Han to look at Concubine Rong, and at the same time carefully looked at Concubine Rong's pulse and diet list.

There was nothing wrong with the pulse case, it showed that Concubine Rong's body was normal, but Su Jinan paused when she saw Concubine Rong's dessert called "Honey Ginger Drum" yesterday morning.

After reading Concubine Rong's diet and pulse case, Su Jin'an helped Concubine Rong pick up the silver needles on her hands and feet, and then carefully observed the surroundings of the needle holes, Su Jin'an found that Concubine Rong's feet had three bleedings, and the color of the blood was abnormally black and purple, so Su Jin'an basically determined the poison in Concubine Rong.

Su Jin quickly put away the silver needle, then walked to the table and quickly wrote a prescription and handed it to Imperial Doctor Han: "Imperial Doctor Han, please grab the medicine according to this prescription, and give it to Niangniang after frying." ”

Imperial Doctor Han glanced at the prescription, couldn't help but tremble a little, and said to Su Jin'an: "The little boy has excellent medical skills, but will this prescription be too strong, and it will be very poisonous to shoot dry, and it will be the main medicine, this ...... And at the end of the day, I have to add iris powder, isn't this recipe ......"

"The Imperial Doctor is trying to say that this is actually a dose of poison." Su Jinan said directly.

Imperial Doctor Han hesitated a little: "This ...... This recipe is indeed poisonous. ”

Su Jinan glanced at Rong Chengyi and said: "What the imperial doctor said is right, this recipe is indeed poisonous, but Concubine Rong's poison has been some time, and the only way to do it is to take fierce medicine, and it is the best policy to attack poison with poison." ”

"Little boy, are you sure what kind of poison is in the mother?" Listening to Su Jin'an's words, Imperial Doctor Han asked a little nervously.

After Imperial Doctor Han asked, Rong Chengyi also showed a little nervousness, and even the "master" Xie Huai, who had no sense of existence since he came in, looked at Su Jin'an.

Stared at by three pairs of eyes, Su Jin'an slowly spoke: "It's Qionglu, this poison originates from a remote ethnic group in the south, because this poison has a sweet taste but can kill people like wine, so it is called Qiongyu." ”

"Let's go decoction." Rong Chengyi said to the imperial doctor Han.

"Yes" Imperial Doctor Han wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and took the prescription to grab the medicine.

"Your mother has a sweet tooth, right? I saw that there must be sweets in every meal in her diet. Su Jinan asked Rong Chengyi.

"Yes, the mother concubine has always liked sweets, and the poisoning of the mother concubine is related to sweets?" Rong Chengyi said.

Su Jinan raised her eyebrows, and it was easier to talk to a smart person: "Yes, if I guessed correctly, the problem should be in the 'honey ginger drum', this dessert has a lot of ingredients, and it needs to be boiled for a long time, the finished product is similar to yokan, as far as I know, the main ingredient of Qionglu is extracted from a berry, this berry is sweet and juicy, people generally do not think it is poisonous, it is very deceptive." ”

"Okay, I'll ask someone to check it out." Rong Chengyi's voice was full of murderous intent, he rarely had this kind of murderous aura when he was released, it seemed that this time he was completely angered.

"Another thing I think you should know, it is said that the time of Qiongyu's poison usually does not exceed half an hour, but Concubine Rong was poisoned in the morning but the poison was at night, which is unreasonable. I suspect that the person who poisoned the person in order to get out, or to confuse the imperial doctor who came to delay the time of treatment, therefore, in the morning, there should be two kinds of poison in Concubine Rong's mother, in addition to Qionglu, there should be another poison used to suppress Qiongyu, and the two toxins have reached a delicate balance, so Niangniang didn't react at all, it was normal, but this balance was broken at night, which led to poisoning. Su Jinan told Rong Chengyi what he thought.

"Why is the balance broken?" Rong Chengyi asked Su Jin'an.

"Someone should have dissolved the poison that suppressed Qionglu, and there was nothing to restrain it, so Qionglu attacked. I think this person is definitely an extraordinary master of drug making, and ......" In the end, Su Jinan hesitated.

"And this person knows the hobbies and habits of the mother concubine very well, and there are people around the mother concubine." Rong Chengyi took what Su Jinan didn't say, and said a little coldly: "Some people in this palace are starting to get restless, since they have stretched out their hands, no matter who he is, it is not so easy to retract them." ”

"Do all the nobles in the palace have people who try dishes?" Su Jinan asked Rong Chengyi.

"There is a special father-in-law who will only serve it after trying it first, what's wrong? Do you doubt the father-in-law who tried the dishes? Rong Chengyi was a little puzzled why Su Jinan asked this.

"It's not that I suspect Father-in-law, they shouldn't be able to do it to this extent, but I think you'd better find out the person who tried the dishes for Concubine Rong yesterday morning. I think there are only three situations for him now, either he has died of poison or is missing, or the person who poisoned him kindly saved his life and is still alive and well, and he is not poisoned yet. The best case is the third one, so maybe we can find another poison in this father-in-law, and save his life by the way, but this chance should be very slim. Su Jinan explained.

"Well, whether it's dead or alive, I'll find him." Rong Chengyi said.

Su Jinan nodded and didn't answer, checked Concubine Rong's status again, and saw that she didn't have any special circumstances, so she looked at Concubine Rong's pulse case again.

Soon, Imperial Doctor Han came back with the decoction, Su Jinan carefully checked it again, and then personally gave Concubine Rong a dose, handed the bowl to the palace people, and said to Rong Chengyi: "Although this medicine is fierce, it can remove most of the toxicity, and then it must be carefully regulated, I will leave a prescription for Imperial Doctor Han, it is estimated that it will take half a year to recover as before, after all, this poison is very strong and stays in Niangniang's body for a long time, it is impossible to remove it all at once." ”

"Okay, I see, when will she wake up?" Rong Chengyi watched Concubine Rong take the medicine and asked Su Jin'an.

"An hour or so."

"It's a matter of urgency to bring you into the palace so late, and I ask for your forgiveness, I will definitely come to the door another day to thank you."

"You don't have to say thank you, but you know, my house call fee is expensive."

Looking at Su Jin, who was deliberately serious, Rong Chengyi pulled the corners of his mouth, and the nerves that had been tense finally relaxed, and said: "Always such a money fan, don't worry, I can afford as much as I want, and there is still some time, I'll let someone take you to take a rest." ”

"No need, save people to the end, I have to make sure that my mother is safe and sound, I'll just go sit outside for a while."

"It's okay, I'll go out for a while and come back soon, Xie Huai will stay outside, you have something to look for him."

"Okay, I got it."

Rong Chengyi glanced at Concubine Rong, instructed Xie Huai to guard it, and walked out of the palace gate.

Winter nights are always long, and tonight is even longer for Su Murong, he thinks that the person who can let Rong Chengyi personally bring Su Jinan into the palace overnight to see a doctor must not be an ordinary person, and he doesn't know how to raise the situation, although he believes in Su Jin'an's medical skills, but he doesn't even know if the disease that the imperial doctor can't cure is an incurable disease, and if it can't be cured in the end, he will blame Su Jin'an.

Rong Chengyi didn't sleep all night, he first dealt with those who were knocked unconscious by Rong Chengyi with Su Mu, and then went to Su Murong, wanting to appease him, but the heartless one actually slept like a pig, and the angry Su Muyang wanted to kick him into the snow and bury him, but in the end he endured it, comforting himself that he didn't know, the province was blind and messy, and he didn't know who he was talking to.

Su Muyang walked around the yard irritably, and finally got to the fifth watch, and the snow on the ground was almost over the upper of his shoes, and Su Muyang couldn't help but run to Su Muqing's house anymore.

The sky was still dark, Su Muqing's door was quiet, the maid and mother-in-law who were keeping vigil had not yet gotten up, Su Muyang secretly turned into Su Muqing's house like a thief, avoiding the mother-in-law who was guarding outside, he walked lightly to the eldest brother's bed, lifted the curtain hanging in a corner, and could only see the bulging ball on the bed, he called the eldest brother softly twice, and the person on the bed moved, as if he was about to wake up.

"Big brother, I'm Mu Yang, I'm here." Su Muyan said as he took off his robe and shoes on his hands and feet.

The chill on Su Muyang's body instantly dispelled Su Muqing's sleepiness: "Mu Yang? What are you here for? What time is it? There was a nasal and confused voice in the question.

"It's the fifth watch, I have something to look for you, go inside", Su Muyang squeezed Su Muqing inside.

"What's the matter?" Su Muyang moved in so that he could lie down, and at the same time kept his distance from him with his cold body.

"Big deal, I've been holding back all night, did you hear the movement in the yard last night?" After lying down, Su Muyang couldn't wait to speak.

"Heard, didn't you tell Baicao to come back to me? What, what happened? Su Muqing was even more puzzled.

"It's An An, the second prince quietly came to the mansion to bring her into the palace, he said......"

"What do you say! An'er was whined...... "Before Su Muyang finished speaking, Su Muqing sat up in shock, in the dark, Su Muyang couldn't see his expression clearly, but he could hear his anxiety from his voice. Su Muyang hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth: "You keep quiet, you can't let others know." ”

"Childe, what's wrong with you?" There was already a maid outside who lit the lamp and asked.

"It's okay, Mu Qing is here, let's talk, you guys go out, you don't have to come in if you don't have a summons", Su Muqing's voice had returned to normal, but there was still anxiety in his eyes, he slapped Su Muyang's hand away and said to the maid who was keeping vigil outside.

"Second son? The slave and maid went down first. The maid walked out of the room with a stomach full of questions.

"Tell me clearly, what the hell is going on?" Su Muqing pinched Su Muyang's shoulder and asked anxiously.

"It was said that there was a noble person in the palace who was sick, and the imperial doctor had no way, so the second prince came to find An An, I originally wanted to come to you after dawn, but then I really couldn't figure it out and came over." Su Muyang explained to Su Muqing.

"Please ask An An to see a doctor?" Su Muqing's stiff body relaxed.

"That's right, you said that since you can't even do the imperial doctor, didn't the second prince come to An An to find trouble for An An, this cures everything, it's easy to say, if you can't cure it, you're afraid that the nobles will blame, alas" Su Muyang said to himself about his worries and troubles, not knowing what kind of misunderstanding he just said would cause uninformed people.

Su Muqing didn't listen to Su Muyang's inconsequential nonsense, he had already reacted, went through the matter in his mind several times, made many assumptions, and then he asked Su Muyang a key question: "Did An'er enter the palace as the daughter of the Su family to see a doctor?" ”

"It shouldn't be, my father said that An An entered the palace in men's clothes, it seems that it was prepared by the second prince, and An An had already left with the second prince when I passed, so I didn't see it with my own eyes."

Hearing Su Muyang's answer, Su Muqing finally put his mind at ease: "Even so, then we don't have to worry too much, An'er should be back in the afternoon at the latest." ”

"Huh? How can Big Brother be so sure? Su Muyan was puzzled.

"I'm thirsty," Su Muqing did not answer Su Muyang's question.

"Well, little brother, I'll serve you tea." Su Muyan said with some flattery.

After taking a few sips of the hot tea brought by Su Muyang, Su Muqing felt a lot more comfortable, he had to drink a cup of hot tea every morning, today's arrival of Su Muyang disrupted his previous routine, and now he felt that his throat was dry when he calmed down, and the warm water made Su Muqing relieve his throat and his brain, completely relaxed, and returned to his former calm appearance, as if the person who was in a hurry just now was not him.

"Big brother, tell me, why can you guess that An An will be back in the afternoon?" Su Muyang persistently asked.

"Let me ask you, when did Rong Cheng come yesterday?" Su Muqing asked Su Muyang in a guided manner.

"It should be timed." Su Muyang thought for a moment.

"Then let me ask you again, when will the palace gate be keyed?"

"Unitary time!"

"Now that the palace gate has been keyed, how did the second prince get out of the palace?"

"A special order from the Emperor is needed."

"Yes. So what kind of person can let the second prince take the emperor's special order and the third watch to personally open the palace door in the middle of the night and go out to seek medical treatment? ”

Su Muyang's eyes widened in shock.

"There will be no more than four people with such status in this world, only the queen mother, the current emperor and the second prince's mother. The queen mother can be ruled out in the palace, the second prince and the queen have never been very close, if the queen is sick, he will not take the initiative to take care of things, if the saint is not good and the imperial doctor can't, then do you think the second prince can still enter and leave the palace at will? So ......"

"So it's the second prince's mother who is sick!" Su Muyang said, "But even if Concubine Rong is sick, the second prince is eager to save his mother, how can the eldest brother judge that An An can come back today?" ”

"An An's medical skills are exquisite, since she has entered the palace last night, no matter whether she can be cured or not, she will definitely be able to produce results today, and since she entered the palace as a man, it means that the second prince has a heart of protection, in this case, An An will definitely be able to come back before noon, and the most unfortunate Rongcheng will also let people bring news over."

"Oh, I see, it's still the eldest brother who is powerful, I can't think of these twists and turns anyway, so I can feel at ease, and I don't have to think about it all the time." Su Muyan said lightly.