Faced with Princess Changping's cries, Han Yunxi brought out the most professional qualities of a doctor and didn't quibble. Her expression was calm and serious, giving off a sense of authority and an inexplicable sense of security.
She didn't answer, but gently stroked Princess Changping's cheek with her fingers, instantly quieting her down. Even the empress grew nervous and didn't dare to ask.
Han Yunxi touched her right side, then her left. Judging from the scan just then, Princess Changping's poison should be flaring up again soon.
She calmly touched her face for a long time. Princess Changping and the empress were both anxious, but they didn't dare to ask again, much less speak rudely. Even Gu Beiyue, who was waiting outside the curtains, felt nervous.
He knew Han Yunxi knew how to treat poisons, but he wasn't sure if she could cure the poison on Princess Changping's face. He was only recommending her.
The room was silent, the atmosphere tense!
But Han Yunxi suddenly let go of her hand, as if frightened. She quickly got up and backed away, crying out, "Heavens, the poison's changed! It's going to be contagious soon!"
What?
Hearing this, the empress backed away like she was running for her life. The court ladies around her all backed away in fear. Too frightening!
Once infected with a contagious disease, even a prince would be taken away from the palace and locked up in a side palace in the outskirts. If they couldn't be cured, they'd never be able to come back.
Princess Changping gave a start, then started wailing in fear. "I don't want it! I don't want it! Sobsob … muhou, save me! I don't want to be sent away! I don't want it! "
The empress was the one who retreated the furthest. Her face was pale with anxiety as she asked, "Yunxi, can it be cured or not?"
Han Yunxi avoided answering, her expression grave. "It looks like the poison's about to flare up again."
As expected, Princess Changping began to struggle as soon as she spoke. "Itchy! Muhou, my face's starting to itch again! Let me go! "
"All of you, let go of my hand!"
"Muhou, why don't you help me scratch it? I'm begging you! "
Soon, her feet began to itch. Unfortunately, her feet were also tied up, so no matter how hard she kicked, it was to no avail.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Han Yunxi to really have the skills to hit the nail on the head.
The Empress was frightened and didn't dare to go forward. She grabbed Han Yunxi's hand and asked, "You were right! Yunxi, you're too formidable. You must have a way to save Changping, right? "
"Yunxi, an infectious disease isn't a small matter. You must have a way, right?"
Once this matter was spread out, not only Princess Changping, but even the empress and the others who had interacted with her would be isolated for a long time. As for the empress, even if she didn't get infected, she probably wouldn't be able to see the emperor for a year or so!
Deep in the palace, there were so many pairs of eyes staring at the Empress. The Empress could not afford to lose this one year or so.
"Save me … Imperial Mother, quickly ask her to save me!"
"I'm dying of itchiness. Who can help me?"
"Imperial Father, wuwu … I want to see Imperial Father!"
… …
Princess Changping had already been tossed around until her speech was incoherent. At this time, Han Yunxi pushed aside the empress's hand and said seriously, "I'll try."
"Good, good!" the empress nodded.
Han Yunxi walked over and sat down by Princess Changping's side. Seeing this, everyone grew nervous and stared at her. Could this woman really have a way?
Princess Changping screamed crazily, shaking her head and twisting her body. As soon as she saw Han Yunxi, she calmed down and cursed, "It's all your fault! It's all because of you! "
"You're the one who made me like this!"
"I'm warning you, if you can't save me, my imperial mother won't let you off!"
"Changping!"
The empress said sternly. "What nonsense are you saying?"
She was about to apologize to Han Yunxi when Han Yunxi raised a hand to silence her.
The empress calmed down, but Princess Changping went even crazier. "Han Yunxi, if you …"
Before she could finish, Han Yunxi applied the ointment to her face. In an instant, Princess Changping shut her mouth, her eyes wide with disbelief.
This ointment …
It felt so good!
The area where the ointment was applied was ice-cold and didn't itch at all!
"If I … what?" Han Yunxi asked in a low voice.
Princess Changping froze and shook her head. "No … nothing …"
Han Yunxi then applied some ointment on another piece of the poison. The cool, refreshing sensation of stopping the itch made her feel like a celestial being. Princess Changping took a deep breath before exhaling, sighing with emotion. "So comfortable!"
"Comfortable?" Han Yunxi asked with a smile.
Princess Changping nodded. "I want more! I want more! "
Han Yunxi hesitated, her expression difficult. Princess Changping was very nervous as she looked at the large bottle of ointment in Han Yunxi's hands. She couldn't care less about face as she begged, "Imperial Qin Aunt, I'm begging you, I'm begging you! I was wrong, I brought this upon myself. I was wrong, please save me! "
Seeing this, the empress panicked. "Yunxi, Changping is still young and doesn't know any better. If she's offended you in any way, please don't take it to heart!"
Han Yunxi turned back. "Esteemed empress must be joking. How could Yunxi bear a grudge against a junior? It's just that there are wounds on her face. If I use this ointment, Yunxi's afraid it'll leave a scar, so I'm hesitating. "
As she spoke, she sat down at the foot of the bed and applied the ointment on Princess Changping's wounds. "First stop the itch on your feet. As for the wounds on your face, I suggest the princess bear with it for now to avoid disfigurement. I'll do my best to create an antidote before the virus spreads. "
At these words, the empress exhaled in relief. "Very good, very good!"
She quickly told Princess Changping, "Just bear with it. If your face is disfigured, your Qingwu gege won't want you anymore!"
Princess Changping's tears kept flowing. "Fine, fine, fine! I'll bear with it, I can bear with it … sobsob … I've already endured so many times. "
She did her best to focus on the cool feeling on her feet, but as she spoke, her hands couldn't help but struggle. It was too itchy, too painful!
After applying the ointment, Han Yunxi only said, "These next few days might be contagious, so it's best if you don't get close to her."
These words, without a doubt, sent Princess Changping to hell.
Familial love was never pure in the imperial family.
The empress wouldn't come to see Princess Changping again. She only left behind a few court ladies to wait on her before hurriedly leaving with Han Yunxi.
Seeing Han Yunxi's retreating form, Princess Changping was filled with hatred. But who knew how many more days of torment she'd have to endure?
They hadn't even reached the guest hall when the empress asked anxiously.
"Yunxi, what kind of poison is this?"
"It's a poisonous moss. She probably caught it in the imperial prisons. That place is too dirty and full of toxins."
Han Yunxi said, pretending to be serious. "Esteemed Empress, the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf. If there's nothing important, she shouldn't run to the imperial prisons."
Of course the empress knew about Princess Changping's private torture in the imperial prisons. At this moment, faced with Han Yunxi's ridicule, her face turned red. She was both embarrassed and angry, but she had no choice but to grit her teeth and endure.
Gu Beiyue snuck a peek at Han Yunxi from the side, a smile rising on his lips. This woman really didn't suffer any losses. What was owed to her had to be returned.
After a long time, the empress spoke again. "Then how long will it take for her to fully recover?"
"She'll be fine as long as the poison is cured. I'll write a prescription for the antidote, so hurry and have someone grab the medicine."
Han Yunxi said as she strode through the door. The empress followed closely behind, hastily ordering people to serve her with brush and ink.
Most prescriptions for antidotes only had a few ingredients, but Han Yunxi had written down a whole pile of them. It was a full two pages of white paper, and there was no lack of rare and precious ingredients within.
The empress didn't understand, but Gu Beiyue almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This woman, is she sure she's writing down an antidote?
She's clearly looting a burning house! There were quite a few ingredients here that were contradictory to each other, so they definitely couldn't appear in the same prescription.
In the end, Gu Beiyue thought that Han Yunxi was going to stop writing, but she actually took out a third piece of white paper and wrote down the last ingredient: "Ten Segments Cicada Slough."
Cicadas shed their shells after becoming black grasshoppers. It was a very common ingredient in Chinese medicine, but most cicadas only had nine segments on their abdomen. A ten-segment cicada slough was a rarity.
The empress didn't understand, but Gu Beiyue, who was familiar with the Imperial Medicine Storehouse, had a complicated look in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.
"Your Highness, this is the prescription. Grab the medicine according to what's written on it, the sooner the better. I'll personally boil it." Han Yunxi said with a serious face.
The empress took the prescription and immediately handed it to Gu Beiyue. "Imperial Physician Gu, I'll leave this matter to you. You must find all the ingredients as soon as possible."
The empress really thought that things were too simple, but she couldn't be blamed. What kind of medicine didn't the Imperial Medicine Storehouse have?
Gu Beiyue nodded and immediately left.
Of course, in the afternoon, he found all the ingredients on the prescription and sent them to Han Yunxi. Only the ten-segment cicada slough was missing.
"This thing isn't in the Imperial Palace?" The empress had a look of disbelief. "Have you seriously looked for it?"
"Your Highness, this official is certain that it isn't in the Imperial Medicine Storehouse."
As Gu Beiyue spoke, he inadvertently glanced at Han Yunxi before continuing, "The ten-segment cicada slough is a priceless item. Only two have appeared so far. One is in the hands of the Northern Li Country's empress, and the other …"
"Where is it?" the empress grew anxious.
"This official only knows that it's in Grand Concubine Yi's hands. As for whether or not she's used it, this official doesn't know," Gu Beiyue replied truthfully.
"It's in mufei's hands?" Han Yunxi's face was filled with astonishment.
All right, she knew long ago. Otherwise, she wouldn't have written out such a prescription. She'd seen it in Grand Concubine Yi's rooms before. It had already been meticulously framed into a work of art. Supposedly, it was meant to be Murong Wanru's dowry. Every time Murong Wanru saw it, she was always delighted.
Now the empress was in a difficult position.
It wasn't easy to take something from Grand Concubine Yi's hands.
After some hesitation, the empress said sincerely, "Yunxi, why don't you talk to your mufei?"
Han Yunxi sighed. "Your Highness, my mufei is a kindhearted person. She'll definitely help save someone, but …"
The empress waited nervously for her to continue.
"Aye … if I go and ask for it, wouldn't I tell her about Changping's illness? But you and Changping won't let me, "Han Yunxi was in a difficult position.
These words finally made the empress realize the crux of the matter. Her eyes turned cold as she began to suspect that Han Yunxi was doing this on purpose.
After Han Yunxi cured Changping and returned, Grand Concubine Yi would definitely interrogate her. Then she'd be stuck between a rock and a hard place. If she spoke, she'd offend the empress, but if she didn't, Grand Concubine Yi would be unhappy.
If she went to ask for the medicine now, it meant the empress was giving her permission to tell Grand Concubine Yi the truth. Nobody could blame her then.
The empress was furious in her heart. What a smart Han Yunxi. She'd underestimated her too much in the past.
Seeing the empress hesitate, Han Yunxi waited patiently. Actually, she already had the antidote in her medical pouch. She only wanted to ask for some ingredients as payment for the consultation and take care of Grand Concubine Yi's troubles while paving the way for her own return.
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