There is a god in the sky

Chapter 186 Sowing Discord 3

Seeing the three of them in a rage, Shen Lan praised them, saying, "The three imperial physicians are highly skilled, and the prescriptions they gave are very appropriate. However, since the Lady of the Marquis has a persistent high fever, we can only use physical methods to lower her temperature."

The three of them certainly knew how to lower the patient's fever.

However, it is difficult for ordinary maids to take good care of her, and if she catches a cold, it will only worsen her condition.

Moreover, since ancient times, the main treatment for colds has been to keep warm.

After the three left, Shen Lan ordered her maid to lower the bed curtains to prevent any drafts before she began to undress the Lady of the Marquis.

Her liquor was 80 or 90 degrees, which dissipates heat quickly. After wiping her entire body multiple times, her body temperature dropped rapidly.

But this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

As the temperature dropped, Lady Hou slowly opened her eyes, which were bloodshot.

"When did Madam start having a fever?" Shen Lan asked.

Yonghe knew best and replied, "She had a slight fever the night before last, but no one paid attention to it. The next day, Madam drank some herbal soup and her spirits were still good."

To everyone's surprise, within just half a day, not only did her high fever persist, but she also became delirious.

Shen Lan's pulse diagnosis this time was somewhat different.

"Madam, please open your mouth and stick out your tongue."

Lady Hou was extremely slow to react, but she still managed to cooperate with the examination.

Her tongue was purple and black, and the color of her lips was abnormal, making it look more like symptoms of poisoning.

"Please bring me a clean cup."

Yonghe didn't know what she was going to do, but she still went to get a teacup.

The finest Ru ware teacups are decorated with large floral patterns in vibrant colors.

"Holding up the cup."

Shen Lan lifted the Lady Hou's hand, pricked her finger with a needle, and began to bleed her.

When Yonghe saw the dark red blood flowing out, she was so frightened that she couldn't hold the cup properly.

"Stop squeezing, I still have a use for this blood." Shen Lan squeezed out blood while observing the expression on Madam Hou's face.

She opened her eyes from time to time, her expression pained, but she did not stop Shen Lan's actions.

Fu Qingyan waited anxiously outside the door, and it was only after a long time that Shen Lan came to open the door.

"How is my mother?"

"Madam Hou has likely been poisoned, but I cannot identify the type of poison. Is there any imperial physician skilled in detoxification?"

Fu Qingyan was unaware of these matters, so he invited the three imperial physicians to inquire.

Upon learning that Lady Hou had been poisoned, the three men reacted in different ways.

One person said, "That's impossible; I didn't detect any signs of poisoning in the pulse."

Another person said, "It's hard to say. Judging from the pulse alone, it's a case of wind-cold, but the symptoms are still somewhat different."

The third imperial physician turned and left, saying, "I'll go and invite my senior brother; he's the best at detoxification."

Shen Lan said to the two imperial physicians present, "The prescription for reducing fever needs to be changed. Xiao Chai Hu Tang is too mild. Add two more herbs to clear heat and detoxify."

The two understood immediately and went to revise the prescription.

"Young Master Fu, I need your mother's diet list for the past five days, the more detailed the better."

Fu Qingyan knew this was not a good time to ask questions, so he could only suppress his doubts and get on with his work.

Aunt Jiang brought her son to visit her in the hospital, but Guan Shu stopped them outside the courtyard.

"Please return, Aunt and Second Young Master. Madam is still unconscious and will not see outsiders."

Aunt Jiang asked coldly, "You dog of a servant! Are you blind? When did the Second Young Master and I become outsiders? Get out of my way!"

Guan Shu stood straight at the door, stretching out his hands, and said, "Young Master instructed that no one should be allowed to disturb Madam's rest."

"How ridiculous! Could it be that the young master has made his wife sick with anger?"

Fu Qingyang chimed in, "Auntie, please don't say that. Eldest brother certainly didn't mean it. Why don't we go and ask Father to come back?"

"No way! Your father has only been in office for a few days. If he neglects his official duties because of family matters, wouldn't his colleagues laugh at him?"

The mother and son, each trying to provoke the reader, kept talking back and forth.

Guan Shu didn't dare to actually fight them, and had no other choice but to get angry.

"I heard that the young master brought a young woman into the house. Could she be his new favorite?"

He turned his face away from the book and remained silent.

He knew he couldn't win an argument with Aunt Jiang.

The latter, however, took it as a tacit agreement and was secretly overjoyed.

"Alright, since Madam hasn't woken up yet, we'll head back now and come back to visit her when she does."

Aunt Jiang left with her son, smiling as she instructed him, "Go and stand guard at the gate. When you see your father return, be sure to bring him to the main courtyard."

Fu Qingyang asked, "Why? Father usually goes to his study or the martial arts training ground when he comes home."

“Fool, of course you should tell him that your mother was made sick by your older brother, so that he won’t be kept in the dark.”

The mother and son looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Fu Qingyan was unaware that he was about to be in big trouble, and he ran in and out searching for any clues.

In the afternoon, a royal physician named Lan arrived. He was hunchbacked, had disheveled hair, a messy beard, and a strange smell emanated from him.

After entering the room, he sniffed around and exclaimed, shaking his head, "This smells so good!"

Shen Lan only smelled the medicine; she didn't know if his nose was different from a normal person's.

Fu Qingyan lowered his voice and asked, "Miss Shen, is this old man really capable?"

"I don't know, but talented people usually have some quirks."

Fu Qingyan politely welcomed the man into the house, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect and saying, "Please, Imperial Physician Lan, treat my mother."

He only learned from others that this Imperial Physician Lan had a rather special identity.

Although he held the title of imperial physician, he rarely served in the palace. In ten years, the emperor only summoned him once.

"There's no need for treatment, it's incurable."

The words of Imperial Physician Lan shocked everyone present.

"How do you know if you haven't seen it?" Even Fu Qingyan, with his good temper, couldn't help but get angry.

“No need to look, because I can smell it.” He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said with rapture, “It smells so good, it’s the smell of a seven-day intoxication.”

"Is there no antidote?" Shen Lan asked as she walked over.

She thought the name only existed in martial arts novels, but she never expected that there was such a poison in reality.

Does the phrase "seven days of intoxication" mean that Lady Hou could only live for seven days?

How was she poisoned? Who poisoned her?

"Yes, but it will take seven days to prepare the antidote, and there's no time."

Imperial Physician Lan turned to leave, but Shen Lan grabbed him.

"Please think of another way, old doctor. Maybe it's not as serious as you say. Madam Hou's temperature has gone down now, and she's in good spirits."

Shen Lan had just personally fed her some thin porridge, although she vomited half of it.

After examining the food she vomited, Shen Lan found that it was indeed poisonous.

The imperial physician, Lan, walked into the inner room with a puzzled look on his face. He first stood by the bed for a while, then sat down to take the patient's pulse.

He would frown and smile at the same time, his expression was very strange.

"Who bled her?"

Shen Lan raised her hand and asked in confusion, "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, no, you did the right thing. It's good that you bled her in time; the poison in her body has been reduced by at least half."

He pried open Lady Hou's mouth again to check, and asked, "Did she induce vomiting just now?"

"Yes, we used mung bean water to induce vomiting."

Seeing that she had vomited bile, Shen Lan fed her some porridge to prevent her from having stomach cramps.