nucmednet Chapter 514: Cure? Kill?
Chapter 514: Cure? Kill?
She asked Nanny An to bring some rewards to Ji Yuntang. Ji Yuntang took a look and found that most of them were outdated jewellery. They looked expensive but were not worth much.
I think he probably thought she was an ordinary girl who grew up in the countryside and didn't know what was good.
Ji Yuntang took it and bowed, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward."
"It's getting late. My brother and sister-in-law are waiting for me to go back for dinner. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first!"
Empress Dowager Yuan did not stop her and sent Ji Yuntang away. The smile on her face disappeared instantly.
She glanced at Nanny An and ordered, "Go and call Doctor Wei to me."
Although Empress Dowager Yuan's headache was relieved, she still didn't quite trust Ji Yuntang in her heart. She had to ask Imperial Physician Wei to personally take her pulse and look at the prescription before she could trust her medical skills.
Nanny An responded and quickly called Doctor Wei over.
After learning the purpose of Empress Dowager Yuan's visit, Imperial Physician Wei hurried forward and took the prescription handed over by Nanny An.
After reading it, he was shocked. "Your Highness, I dare to ask, who wrote this prescription?"
When Empress Dowager Yuan saw Doctor Wei's expression, she mistakenly thought that Ji Yuntang had deceived her, and her face turned very ugly.
"She is just a young girl hired from the public, yet she dared to brazenly say in front of me that she can cure my headache that has lasted for more than ten years."
"Doctor Wei, is there something wrong with this prescription?"
"Wonderful!" Doctor Wei exclaimed, "I have been practicing medicine for thirty years, and I have never seen such an ingenious prescription. Each ingredient is precisely controlled and the temperature is just right. It is just right for warming and tonic and treating headaches. The doctor who wrote the prescription is definitely more skilled than me."
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this prescription. You can take it without any worries."
Empress Dowager Yuan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Doctor Wei, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, would have such a high opinion of Ji Yuntang.
He had worked in the Imperial Medical Bureau for thirty years and had always been arrogant and conceited. Empress Dowager Yuan had never seen Imperial Physician Wei praise someone like that.
However, the higher his evaluation, the better Ji Yuntang's medical skills are, and the more at ease she will feel.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Yuan stretched out her hand again, "She just gave me acupuncture on my head, and I feel much better. Can you take my pulse and see if there are any changes in my body compared to before?"
"As you command," Doctor Wei responded, took out a handkerchief and covered Empress Dowager Yuan's wrist with it, then began to take her pulse.
His expression changed from solemn at the beginning to relieved and excited.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, your pulse was disordered and your Qi was stagnant before, but it seems to have stabilized a lot now. You just need to take the prescription a few more times, and I think your headache will get better."
Doctor Wei's words were like a reassurance to her, and it would be a lie for Empress Dowager Yuan to say she was unhappy.
She hadn't had any hope for Ji Yuntang, but unexpectedly he gave her a surprise.
"Very good, very good!"
When Doctor Wei saw Empress Dowager Yuan's happy face, he cautiously reminded her: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt, but this girl is definitely a genius in medicine. If we can recruit her and keep her in the Imperial Hospital, then Your Majesty will not have to worry about no one to cure your illness."
Empress Dowager Yuan thought about it and inexplicably felt that what he said made some sense.
It wasn't for herself, but she thought about Yuan Chao's health, which required a lot of tonic medicine every day.
Although the medicinal herbs were precious, soaking them in medicine jars for seventeen years undoubtedly made his life a living hell.
If Ji Yuntang came to help him with his treatment, he might be able to recover faster.
Queen Mother Yuan smiled and said, "I will consider Doctor Wei's suggestion. I will discuss this matter with her tomorrow."
"I'm tired, please leave!"
Doctor Wei said respectfully, "I will take my leave."
On the other side, the General’s Mansion.
As soon as Ji Yuntang returned, he saw Xie Liuzheng and Hua Feixue standing at the door waiting for him, and they came forward at the same time.
"Sister Yuntang, you're back. Did the old witch give you any trouble?"
Ji Yuntang glanced at them and said, "Let's go inside and talk."
After entering the room, Xie Liuzheng immediately locked the door and diligently poured a cup of hot water for Ji Yuntang.
"Drink of water."
Ji Yuntang took it and drank it in front of him, "Thank you, brother."
Then I told them what happened in detail.
"The old witch sent someone to summon me to the palace to treat her own illness."
Before he could finish his words, Hua Feixue immediately asked, "Did you treat her?"
Ji Yuntang spread his hands and said, "I have treated her. If I hadn't treated her, how could she let me go back?"
Xie Liuzheng came over and whispered: "Sister Yuntang, did you poison her?"
Ji Yuntang found it funny and said, "I wanted to poison her, but I didn't have the chance."
"You don't know how cautious the old witch is. There are dozens of experts hiding around her bedroom. She wouldn't let me get close to her pulse and even asked me to diagnose it with a thread. Luckily, I've learned this before, otherwise I don't know what to do."
"Not to mention, she is threatening me with your lives. If I dare to poison her, the old witch will send someone to kill me in the next second, and kill you two at the same time."
Ji Yuntang said it easily, but just hearing these words made Xie Liuzheng feel terrified.
She didn't just go to the palace to get treatment, this was literally a near-death experience!
The old witch is indeed an old witch, just as the rumors say, cautious and suspicious.
"Sister Yuntang, if you cure her, won't that make her even more capable of causing trouble?" Xie Liuzheng asked Ji Yuntang in confusion.
Originally, it was difficult for them to get rid of the old witch.
If she recovered from her illness, it would be even more difficult for them!
Ji Yuntang narrowed his eyes, put down the teacup in his hand, and said calmly, "Her illness cannot be cured."
The two looked at her at the same time, and Ji Yuntang explained: "She must have a doctor by her side to take care of her body. Ordinary poisoning would not escape the doctor's eyes. Although I can poison her with some colorless and odorless poison, there is always a risk. I will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary."
"So, I chose to give her acupuncture."
Hua Feixue asked: "Is there anything special about this acupuncture?"
Ji Yuntang asked him, "Have you heard of the Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Needle?"
Hua Feixue shook her head, and Ji Yuntang smiled and said, "This is one of the four ancient acupuncture methods recorded in ancient books. It is rumored that the Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Needle can bring back the soul of a patient who is only breathing a breath, pull them back from the gates of hell, and bring them back to life."
"I think what is written in the book is too exaggerated. The Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Needle can save people, but it cannot bring the dead back to life."