Housekeeper Lin asked for a prescription from Xia Qing and was ordering the servants to get the medicine when he saw the carriage of Jinying Wang fu rushing back. He was wondering why they came back so early when he saw the curtain being lifted from the inside. Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi half supporting and half carrying a person out. Who else could it be if it wasn't Jiang Ruan?
Although Old Lin was more than fifty years old, his eyes were sharp. With one glance, he noticed the bloodstain at the corner of Jiang Ruan's mouth. His heart skipped a beat when he saw that Xiao Shao was not there. He immediately jogged over and said, "What's going on? What happened to Young Furen? "
"Young Furen fainted." Bai Zhi said anxiously, "Quickly call the physician. Housekeeper Lin, please send someone to help Young Furen back."
Housekeeper Lin became anxious when he heard this. This was not the first day of marriage, how could such a scene happen? Thinking that there was a divine physician in the neighboring fu, he immediately sent someone to invite Xia Qing to take a look. When Jiang Ruan was helped to lie down in the room, Housekeeper Lin immediately asked Lian Qiao, "Young Furen was fine, why did she faint? How did you take care of Young Furen? "
Lu Zhu and Tian Zhu also rushed over when they heard this. There were no other wounds on Jiang Ruan's body, so it didn't seem like she was injured. Lian Qiao blamed herself, "Miss met Fourth Young Mistress in the Palace and spoke a few words with Fourth Young Mistress. After returning to the carriage, she started to feel strange, as if she was possessed. Later on, she vomited blood and fainted."
"What did she say to Young Furen?" Tian Zhu asked.
"Nothing much, just some words about fate. It doesn't sound wrong." Lian Qiao frowned. Just as they were talking, they saw Xia Qing and Qi Feng rushing in. The two of them were discussing when to leave the capital, but halfway through, the servants of the wang fu rushed in and said that Jiang Ruan was in trouble and wanted Xia Qing to quickly go and take a look.
Xia Qing originally felt that the people of Jinying Wang fu were too worried about Jiang Ruan. It was just a small matter, but they still made it sound like it was earth-shattering. As a result, when he came in and saw Jiang Ruan lying on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, he was stunned for a moment. Qi Feng's expression changed and he said, "How did Third Sister-in-law become like this?"
"Aiyo, my Fifth Lord." Butler Lin anxiously pulled Xia Qing to the bedside. "Hurry up and take a look. I'm afraid that Young Madam was angered by someone. She even vomited blood. This is terrible. You're still young, so don't hurt your body. " In Lian Qiao's words, Jiang Ruan had not been injured by a knife, but rather, she had been angered by Jiang Dan's words. Although he didn't understand why he was so angry, he didn't have a better explanation.
Xia Qing frowned, walked to the bedside, and sat down. She stretched out her hand to check Jiang Ruan's pulse. Everyone looked at him nervously. After a while, Xia Qing put down her hand. Qi Feng asked nervously, "Lao Wu, what happened?"
"Third Sister-in-law worries too much. She already has a chronic illness. Today, after being provoked, she was depressed and vomited a mouthful of evil blood. The blood clot is stuck in her chest and she can't wake up now." Xia Qing wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, he shook his head and said, "I will write a prescription first. Butler Lin, find someone to prepare the medicine and let Third Sister-in-law drink it immediately." Although he said it casually, there was not a trace of relaxation between his brows. Instead, there was a bit of seriousness. This was not an ordinary thing for Xia Qing, who was known as the Holy Hands of Jinling. Lian Qiao and the others could be ignored, but when Qi Feng saw Xia Qing like this, he clenched his fists.
Butler Lin did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to get the medicine. Xia Qing sat in the room and looked at Jiang Ruan. Her expression was gloomy and uncertain. No one knew what she was thinking. Qi Feng stood by the window and glanced at Jiang Ruan from time to time. A few maids were busy, but Jiang Ruan showed no signs of waking up.
About an hour later, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open. A gust of biting cold winter air came in from outside. Xiao Shao strode in from outside the door, his body still covered with snow that had not melted. He walked to the bedside and looked at Jiang Ruan's tightly closed eyes. He was slightly startled and immediately turned his head to look at Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi. He asked coldly, "What happened?"
Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi looked at each other. Bai Zhi had no choice but to repeat the explanation she had given to everyone, "Just now, after Wangye and Miss separated, Miss met Fourth Miss in the palace and spoke a few words with Fourth Miss. Miss turned around and vomited blood on the carriage, then fainted. Fifth Master Xia said that it caused Miss's chronic illness. "After a pause, Bai Zhi continued," But how could Miss have any chronic illness? "
Xiao Shao was startled. He looked up at Xia Qing and was silent for a moment. He said to Lian Qiao, "Tell me everything that Jiang Dan said to her."
His tone was cold and his eyes were dark, containing a deep anger. Lian Qiao's heart trembled. She braced herself and repeated every word that Jiang Dan said to Jiang Ruan. When she was done, she said, "This is all that was said. If I may be so bold as to say, I can't hear anything strange in these words, but in the carriage, Miss seemed to have violated some taboo and had an extremely fearful appearance. This servant has followed Miss for so many years, but ever since we returned to the capital a few years ago, I have never seen Miss so afraid of anything. "
When Qi Feng heard this, he looked at Lian Qiao inquiringly. However, Xiao Shao's hands tightened. He seemed to be thinking for a moment and turned to leave. Qi Feng pulled him back, "Third Brother, what do you want to do?"
"Whoever started the trouble should untie it. This matter is related to Jiang Dan. Naturally, I will look for her, "Xiao Shao said.
"What can you do if you go now? These few words cannot convict her. "Qi Feng glanced at Jiang Ruan," Do you want to kill her now? This will only bring trouble to Third Sister-in-law. " His words seemed to put himself in Jiang Ruan's shoes. Unexpectedly, Xiao Shao's eyes turned cold. He looked at him coldly and said, "That is my wife. You don't have to worry about her."
Qi Feng's throat was dry and he could not speak. He looked quite embarrassed. It was Xia Qing who stood up as well. Her babyish face was filled with a heaviness that didn't match her age. "Stop arguing. Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law is not angry because of other people's words. Even if it was just an opportunity, what really caused her to be like this is because she was poisoned. "
Qi Feng loosened his grip on Xiao Shao's hand and said in disbelief, "Poisoned?"
"Impossible," Xiao Shao said, "No one can do it in the Prince's fu." Everything here was personally managed by Housekeeper Lin. It was impossible for the guards in the Prince's fu to betray them. Poisoning Jiang Ruan was even more difficult than directly killing her.
"It was not in the Prince's fu." Xia Qing shook her head, "This poison has been in her body for more than ten years. It seems to have been in her since she was born. I don't know why, but it stopped for several years so that the poison did not spread. But in the end, it has accumulated in her body. Now, someone has used something to induce the poison to come out. As for what the two servant girls said about being angered by someone in the palace, it only caused the poison in San Sao's body to flow faster. "He hesitated for a moment." There seems to be another purpose, but I cannot think of it. "
"Lao Wu!" Qi Feng did not care about tit for tat with Xiao Shao and hurriedly said, "Is the prescription you just prescribed effective? Can you cure Third Sister-in-law's poison? "
It was not that he did not have confidence in Xia Qing, but as a fellow apprentice for so many years, Qi Feng had long understood every expression of Xia Qing. As a divine doctor, Xia Qing had a sense of excitement and fanaticism when facing a patient. Her eyes were full of confidence. This was the first time he had seen such an anxious and dignified expression, which really made Qi Feng feel uneasy.
Xiao Shao also stared at Xia Qing, not to mention Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao. It seemed that as long as he said that there was no cure, they would immediately cry. Xia Qing swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty and said, "In fact, I have never seen this kind of poison. At present, I am following the prescription of other detoxification. I have to observe for a few more days before I can diagnose it."
"How long will it take?" Xiao Shao asked, "Her life is not a child's play."
"Two days." Xia Qing hurriedly said, "Only two days is enough. After two days, if her poison is not under control, I think I can do nothing. "
Xiao Shao stared at Xia Qing for a long time until Xia Qing felt a little creeped out. Then, he nodded his head and said, "You only have two days."
Xia Qing wiped her sweat. She always knew that her third brother was cold, but she didn't expect him to be so terrible when he was really gloomy. It really made people feel pressured. She simply found a reason to go out and study the prescription. After Xia Qing and Qi Feng left, housekeeper Lin came in and said, "I have ordered people to check what Young Madam ate yesterday. There is no problem in our fu."
When Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi heard this, Lian Qiao hurriedly said, "Yesterday, I was afraid that Miss would be hungry, so I found some pastries from Bao Yue Zhai for Miss, but there should be no problem with those pastries." Bai Zhi also nodded, "That bag of pastries was taken from the big bag, and the rest were all distributed to the maids in the courtyard. Everyone ate it without a problem, so it is impossible that the pastries were poisoned."
To seriously investigate this matter, it was indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack. Xiao Shao waved his hand. Ye Feng understood his meaning and immediately said, "This subordinate will go to Bao Yue Zhai now."
Such an unforeseen event happened on the first day of marriage. It was really not a good omen. Xiao Shao looked at Jiang Ruan's slightly pale face with an indecipherable expression. Lian Qiao pushed Bai Zhi, and the two went out together. Xiao Shao walked to Jiang Ruan and sat down. He slowly reached out and pushed the stray hair by her ear to one side. A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.
The top priority was to detoxify Jiang Ruan's poison. Xia Qing's words made him remember that a few years ago, he had also taken Jiang Ruan's pulse. At that time, he discovered that Jiang Ruan's pulse was abnormal. It seemed that there was a problem with her body a long time ago, but his Qi Huang technique was not as refined as Xia Qing's. He thought that now that the poison was gradually receding, as long as she recuperated a little, it would not be a problem. He did not expect that the poison was actually a poisonous snake lying dormant in Jiang Ruan's body, and at this time, someone actually found a mistake. Although Qi Feng and Xia Qing said that Jiang Ruan's poisoning had nothing to do with Jiang Dan, there must be a reason for Jiang Ruan's abnormal fear after Jiang Dan spoke to Jiang Ruan. Jiang Dan was definitely not innocent in this matter. He frowned slightly. Moreover, according to what Xia Qing said, this poison had accumulated in Jiang Ruan's body for many years. In other words, Jiang Ruan was poisoned when she was still a child. Who poisoned her, and who actually did it to a child?
He had also heard that Jiang Ruan's early days in the Jiang fu were not smooth sailing, but he did not expect that at a very young age, there would be someone plotting to take her life. As he thought of this, Xiao Shao's gaze abruptly became a threatening chill. He stroked Jiang Ruan's hair, stood up, and walked out of the room. Jin Er and the others were waiting outside with solemn expressions. Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and said faintly, "After Wangfei was born, I want to know everything that happened in the Jiang fu, no matter how big or small."
The expressions of Jin Yi and the others turned cold, and they sternly said, "Yes."
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In a flash, it was night time. Xiao Shao sat in the room, approving batch after batch of official documents, but there was not the slightest trace of exhaustion on his face. Housekeeper Lin came a few times to persuade him to rest early, but Xiao Shao only said that he still had something to do. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that he was just using this as an excuse to watch over Jiang Ruan. However, servants were unable to change their master's mind, so after a few fruitless attempts, they gave up.
Lu Zhu pushed open the door and came in, holding a bowl of medicine in her hand. Seeing that Xiao Shao was still there, she said, "Son-ye, the medicine that Divine Doctor Xia ordered to be brewed for Miss is ready. This medicine was brewed by nubi and Tian Zhu, and no one has touched it." Because Jiang Ruan had been poisoned, people in the fu were now very careful about taking medicine, for fear that she would fall into someone else's trap. As long as the person who lured the poison did not come out early, it would always be dangerous to be around Jiang Ruan.
Xiao Shao looked up and said, "You can leave, I will feed her."
Lu Zhu did not dare to say anything. She turned around, put the bowl of medicine on the desk, and left the room. After Lu Zhu left, Xiao Shao picked up the bowl of medicine and walked to the bedside. He helped Jiang Ruan up to lean against his body, blew on the dark brown medicine in the bowl, and slowly fed it to Jiang Ruan.
His movements were extremely gentle, for fear of inadvertently hurting Jiang Ruan. If others saw that Xiao Shao, who had always treated people indifferently, was actually so gentle and considerate, they would be so shocked that their eyeballs would fall out.
Unfortunately, Jiang Ruan was in a coma, and the medicine flowed out from the corner of her mouth, splashing onto the bed and wetting Xiao Shao's chest. He was completely unaware of it, and only stretched out his hand to gently wipe the medicine stains from the corner of Jiang Ruan's mouth. Feeding medicine like this was not a solution. Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Suddenly, he picked up the bowl of medicine and took a sip. Then, he pinched Jiang Ruan's chin and slightly raised it. He bent down and pressed his lips against hers, slowly feeding the medicine.
The young girl was extremely beautiful, and under her usual gentle appearance, there was always a trace of indifference. At this moment, her lips were soft and carried the bitter fragrance of the medicine. If it was in the past, he would probably have some romantic thoughts. But now, Xiao Shao had no distracting thoughts in his heart. Looking at Jiang Ruan, he only felt distressed.
He bent down and slowly passed the medicine into Jiang Ruan's mouth. Finally, Xiao Shao put down the empty bowl in his hand. Just as he was about to help her lie down, he suddenly felt the front of his shirt being grabbed by someone. Slightly startled, he lowered his head to look and met Jiang Ruan's wide open eyes.
"You …" There was a moment of embarrassment, followed by surprise. Xiao Shao held Jiang Ruan's shoulder and said, "You're awake?"
However, Jiang Ruan did not answer his question. Her eyes were wide open, but her gaze was not calm, and even contained helplessness and panic. Xiao Shao was startled. This kind of gaze was unfamiliar to Jiang Ruan. As if she did not notice that Xiao Shao was in front of her, she only tightly held onto Xiao Shao's clothes and muttered something.
Xiao Shao frowned and moved closer to her. Jiang Ruan's words were clearly transmitted to his ears. She was muttering, "Save me."
Xiao Shao was suddenly startled. Jiang Ruan's body shrank into a ball, but the hand that was holding onto his clothes did not let go in the slightest, as if grasping at the last life-saving straw. In a small voice, she repeated over and over again, "Save me, save me."
"Ah Ruan," Xiao Shao softened his voice and gently patted her back, "Don't be afraid, I am Xiao Shao."
Jiang Ruan stared at him with wide eyes, but it seemed as if she was looking at something else through him. Xiao Shao's outstretched hand stopped, and Jiang Ruan frantically retreated. Her gaze was desolate and desolate, as if she had seen something extremely terrible. She angrily asked, "Xuan Li, how dare you treat me like this!"
Xiao Shao stared at her eyes, and for the first time, he felt helpless. He suddenly shouted, "Ye Feng!"
Ye Feng suddenly pushed the door open and came in, "Master, what's wrong?" When he saw Jiang Ruan's appearance, Ye Feng was also quite shocked. When had Jiang Ruan ever had such a distressed expression? She looked as if she was not facing Xiao Shao, but an old enemy with a blood feud. Before she could recover from the scene in front of her, she only heard Xiao Shao's cold voice, "Tell Xia Wu to roll in!"
Xia Qing quickly rushed over. In order to conveniently take care of Jiang Ruan's illness, he simply stayed in Jinying Wang fu. Xia Qing had a bad premonition when he was pulled out of the quilt in the middle of the night. When he entered the room and saw Jiang Ruan's abnormal appearance and behavior, he felt a great shock in his heart. Xiao Shao's face darkened as he asked, "Why did she become like this?"
Xia Qing did not dare to be careless and immediately went forward to take Jiang Ruan's pulse. She was startled as if she could not believe it. Then, she carefully took her pulse again before looking at Xiao Shao and saying, "Third brother, there is nothing wrong with Third Sister-in-law's body. But her behavior seems to be that of a nightmare. I'm afraid that she originally had some kind of inner demon, and now, due to a freak combination of factors, it has been stimulated. " Xia Qing was a little embarrassed. Unknowingly, he had discovered Jiang Ruan's secret. With Third Sister-in-law's swift and decisive temperament, he did not know how she would treat him after she woke up. However, although he had some misgivings, she was still his sister-in-law after all. Xia Qing still said, "This is Third Sister-in-law's inner demon. I can only give her a prescription to calm her nerves, but whether it will be useful or not, I really don't know. Third brother, I am a doctor, but I can't treat people's illnesses. Don't make things difficult for me. "
These words were not false. Xiao Shao knew that if he continued to ask, Xia Qing would not be able to come up with a good solution, so he said in a low voice, "Get out." Xia Qing touched his head and quickly followed everyone in the room to leave. Only Ye Feng and Xiao Shao were left in the room.
Jiang Ruan was curled up in a corner of the bed. Her expression was mournful, and her eyes were empty and awe-inspiring. When Xiao Shao first saw her gaze, he was stunned. How could people in this world have such a gaze? Over the years, the Brocade Guards had lost many lives. Before they died, there were also those who struggled and begged for mercy, but it was not as tragic as the young girl in front of him. That pair of upturned eyes did not have the usual glory and craftiness, only a despair that was engraved into the bones. It was as if being looked at by those eyes, one would feel that there was no more light in the world.
Inner demon? Xiao Shao recalled Xia Qing's words. Jiang Ruan had inner demons? His gaze was ice-cold as he looked at the young girl in front of him. From a long time ago, he felt that Jiang Ruan had a secret that no one knew. She often had some strange actions, but those actions were never useless. She was like a sudden glimmer of light in the Great Jin Dynasty, strange and mysterious, and he did not know what it meant. Xiao Shao did not ignore her words just now. Xuan Li … Many of the things she did seemed to be related to Xuan Li. He had also sent secret guards to investigate the relationship between Jiang Ruan and Xuan Li, but they did not find anything. He originally thought that it was just a coincidence, but now it seemed that his guess was correct. Jiang Ruan and Xuan Li must have had some grudge. Looking at it, it would not be too much to say that it was a blood feud! What did Xuan Li do to her? She actually asked such a miserable question.
Ye Feng, who was watching from the side, could not help but be alarmed. What kind of person was Jiang Ruan normally? She seemed to have no weaknesses. Even when faced with a cunning enemy, she was always calm and collected. Now that she was poisoned and her inner demons were forced out, she actually showed an extremely fragile side. What had she experienced?
Xiao Shao walked over lightly, afraid to disturb her. Jiang Ruan glared at him coldly. Xiao Shao stretched out his hand, wanting to pull her into his chest to comfort her. He did not expect that just as he moved in front of her, Jiang Ruan would grab his arm and fiercely bite it.
"Master!" Ye Feng cried out in alarm. He saw that Jiang Ruan's bite was extremely heavy. Xiao Shao was wearing light-colored clothes today, and immediately, blood stains densely spread. He only slightly frowned and let her bite. Then, he stretched out his other hand and gently touched her head. His tone was gentle. "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He did not move, and Jiang Ruan did not loosen her bite either. This made Ye Feng feel anxious. After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ruan seemed to be tired and loosened her bite. Xiao Shao released his hand from her mouth, but he was not in a hurry to look at his own injury. Instead, he stretched out his hand to help her wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. Jiang Ruan stared at him blankly. Suddenly, her eyes reddened and big drops of hot tears rolled down the back of Xiao Shao's hand.
Could it be that she had woken up? Xiao Shao was startled. Jiang Ruan suddenly covered her face. Her voice sounded like she was laughing and crying at the same time. Ye Feng did not dare to breathe loudly. In this quiet night, her cries were extremely clear. She removed her hand. The expression on her bright and beautiful face was indecipherable. It seemed to be a smile of despair, but it also seemed to be a heart-wrenching grief. She questioned, "Father, this is how you sent me to the Yellow Springs. It turns out that you were in cahoots with them to deceive me. It turns out that you wanted my life to be used as a stepping stone for Jiang Su Su! It turns out that from the beginning, you wanted me to fulfill your meritorious service and official career. You are so ruthless! "
Wasn't Jiang Su Su already dead? Why was she brought up again? Ye Feng was puzzled. Then what was the matter with Jiang Quan's meritorious service and official career? Jiang Ruan's words caused Ye Feng to be completely confused. Jiang Ruan shook her head and said, "I am not a demoness who brings calamity to the country. I did not kill the Emperor!"
"Be good. Ah Ruan, don't think about it." Xiao Shao pressed her into his embrace. His pitch-black eyes did not reveal any emotion, but his tone was very gentle and comforting.
Jiang Ruan tugged on his sleeve and suddenly said, "Save my older brother. Save him. They want to kill him. Save my older brother."
Xiao Shao closed his eyes. When he raised them again, his gaze was like ice. In a cold voice, he said, "Ye Feng, immediately go to the Minister's fu and invite Jiang Xin Zhi over!"
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