Chapter 1167: The frightened crowd and the paralyzed Madam Wang
Facing Hua Lan's urgent question, the doctor frowned.
"Ma'am, please don't worry, I'll take a look again."
As he spoke, he began to observe Zhou Chen's face again, opened his eyes to look, pinched his mouth to look, and even took out the silver needle...
Seeing that the doctor kept observing and didn't speak for a long time, Hua Lan and others became even more anxious.
After a long while, the doctor stopped the examination. His expression was very confused, as if he was thinking about what to say.
Sheng Hong was like an ant on a hot pot, extremely anxious.
"Doctor, what's going on? Can you please tell me?"
The doctor then cupped his hand and replied: "Sir, this young master's condition is very strange. It is hard to tell what disease he has. However, his pulse is indeed very weak, even intermittent and absent. It is completely different from ordinary people. He is obviously suffering from a disease.
The injury was serious, but I observed it several times and couldn't see where the problem was, so I concluded it might be an internal injury."
The old lady suddenly asked: "Are you poisoned?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the room changed drastically. Hua Lan was even more surprised and said: "Poisoned, how can you be poisoned?"
Sheng Hong was also shocked: "Poisoning, mother, this is impossible, who dares to poison Shuyuan?"
The old lady ignored them and just stared at the doctor, who was slightly hesitant.
"I also suspect that it may be poisoning, but I just used a silver needle to check and it doesn't look like poisoning, so it's really hard to say whether it is poisoning."
Hua Lan asked hurriedly: "But it's impossible for my officials to vomit blood and faint for no reason, right?"
"This is also what I find strange. My lords and ladies, maybe I am not good at learning. Why don't you hire another famous doctor?"
This middle-aged doctor no longer wants to stay. Judging from everyone's attitude and Zhou Chen's dress, we know that the injured young man has an extraordinary background. Firstly, he really can't see the reason, and secondly, he is worried about getting into trouble.
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Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong immediately became angry.
"Doctor, how come you can't find out the problem? This..."
"okay."
The old lady interrupted Sheng Hong's complaint with a cold voice, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't Hua'er send someone to ask for the imperial doctor? Wait until the imperial doctor comes. We will take the doctor down to rest first."
The old lady spoke, but Sheng Hong could only obey and called Dongrong.
"Dongrong, take this doctor to the guest room to rest. He will be well served."
When the middle-aged doctor heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he said eagerly: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
Sheng Hong said with a serious face: "Sir, please forgive me. The patient's status is special and this matter should not be spread outside. Therefore, I ask you to rest at home. When the matter is resolved, I will apologize to you and give you a generous gift."
The middle-aged doctor wanted to refute, but when he thought that this was an official residence, even the official was so nervous. It must be that the identity of the patient was not simple, and it was definitely not something that a little doctor like him could mess with, so he
I can only nod in agreement.
"In this case, it's just a shame, Sir."
"Dongrong, take your husband to rest."
After the doctor left, Hua Lan couldn't help but ask the old lady: "Grandma, why did you say that the official was poisoned?"
Upon hearing the word poisoning, Wang Ruofu on the chair trembled and looked panicked. She had already guessed the reason, but even more so, she did not dare to speak out.
The old lady shook her head and said, "I'm not sure either. I'm just guessing. Let's wait until the doctor comes."
In fact, she was already more than 50% sure. If it was as she guessed, then Zhou Chen was poisoned for her.
Thinking of this, she felt even more guilty and sad, and the hands holding Zhou Chen kept trembling.
At this moment, she really even wanted to kill someone.
To her, Zhou Chen was different. He was not only her grandson-in-law, but also her nephew and grandnephew who were related by blood. He was also the first descendant to get close to her since she severed ties with the Yongyi Hou Mansion.
Since she has no heirs, she has long regarded Zhou Chen as her own grandson, and has a deeper relationship with him than her nominal grandson Sheng Changbai.
So seeing Zhou Chen unconscious, she felt even more tormented and painful.
Waiting is the most torturous thing, especially for those who care about Zhou Chen.
The people in the room all have different concerns.
The old lady, Hualan, Shulan and Cuichan were simply worried about Zhou Chen's safety and did not want to see anything happen to Zhou Chen.
Sheng Hong's worry was more of uneasiness. He didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Chen, because if something happened to Zhou Chen, their Sheng Mansion would definitely suffer as well.
Hai Chaoyun is kind-hearted, and she is also very worried about Zhou Chen. As for Wang Ruofu, she is more afraid and frightened.
After waiting for a long time, Yuan Cai finally brought the imperial physician over. Hua Lan and others seemed to have found a backbone and hurriedly asked the imperial physician to take a look at Zhou Chen.
When Yuancai invited the imperial doctor to the Sheng Mansion, the officials in the palace and the Queen Mother got the news.
In the Funing Hall, the officials looked very surprised when they heard the report from the servant next to them.
"The imperial doctor invited by the people from the Duke of Jingguo's palace?"
"Yes, he is the long-term attendant of Duke Jing. I heard that he was very anxious. As soon as the imperial doctor left the palace, he was hurriedly picked up."
The official looked puzzled: "Duke Jingguo's cronies are here to invite him. Is it someone from Duke Jingguo's family who is sick, or is it Duke Jingguo himself?"
"Go and check to see if the imperial doctor has gone to the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, and then find out the reason why they invited the imperial doctor."
"yes."
In the harem, the Queen Mother also received the news.
"The Duke of Jingguo has invited an imperial doctor to find out the reason. Don't make any noise."
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"Sir, how is my official doing? Why did he vomit blood and faint?"
Hua Lan couldn't wait to ask the imperial doctor who had finished the examination.
The imperial doctor frowned slightly and said, "Madam, it doesn't look like you are sick, but there is indeed something wrong with your pulse. Has the Duke eaten anything today?"
Hua Lan thought about it carefully, and then said: "It's just breakfast cooked at home, there will definitely be no problem. Besides, by the way, the official had a plate of hibiscus and lotus seed cakes at his grandmother's place not long ago. Could it be that
There is something wrong with the hibiscus lotus seed cake.”
She remembered her grandmother's inquiry to the doctor just now, and was shocked: "Sir, do you think the official may have been poisoned?"
The imperial doctor answered ambiguously: "It can only be said that it is possible. We will only know after examination."
The old lady said: "I've been eating hibiscus and lotus seed cake for several months. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems, but I can't say for sure. I remember that Sanlang didn't finish it, and there is another piece. Cuichan, you and Fang's mother go to Shou'an Hall to get it.
Come and let the imperial doctor take a look."
"Yes, old lady."
Cuichan immediately went out and called Fang's mother, and then went to Shou'an Hall.
After a while, Cuichan came back, carrying a plate with a piece of hibiscus and lotus seed cake.
Seeing this, Wang Ruofu even slumped down on the chair, unable to exert any strength in her body. She knew it was over, she was definitely going to be over.
The imperial doctor placed the remaining piece of hibiscus and lotus seed cake on the table, then took out the silver needle and began to examine it.
Soon, he frowned again, smelled it carefully, and then came to Zhou Chen's side to check again.
Then the imperial doctor's expression suddenly changed, his face was full of disbelief, and he murmured to himself.
"What a great scheming, Ginkgo bud."
As soon as everyone saw the imperial doctor's appearance, they knew that he must have found something, so they hurriedly asked.
"What? Sir, what did you say?"
The imperial doctor raised his head and said in a solemn tone: "Ginkgo is edible, but ginkgo buds are not, so it is not considered poisoning, and the silver needle cannot detect it. However, the juice is extracted from the ginkgo buds, and dozens of kilograms of juice are made into a thick consistency.
A small amount can kill someone."
Having said this, he said to Hualan solemnly: "Madam, the scheming person is trying to kill the Duke of Guo. After consuming so much ginkgo bud juice, an ordinary person might not be able to wait for me to come and treat him."
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"I heard that Mr. Guo vomited blood before he fainted. If I guessed correctly, that mouthful of blood may have vomited a lot of venom. In addition, Mr. Guo was physically strong, so he saved his life."
Hualan swayed and looked at the old lady with horrified eyes.
"Grandma, this..."
Of course she didn't suspect that the old lady wanted to harm Zhou Chen, but she thought someone was trying to harm the old lady. But by chance, the hibiscus and lotus seed cake was eaten by Zhou Chen, which was equivalent to Zhou Chen blocking the disaster for the old lady.
In an instant, everyone else's eyes fell on the old lady.
The old lady could no longer hold back her anger, and suddenly raised her head and glared at Wang Ruofu who was not far away.
"Madam, tell me, why did you poison me, an old woman?"
Wang Ruofu collapsed to the ground, trembling all over, and Hai Chaoyun couldn't even pull him up.
Following the old lady's angry rebuke, everyone in the room looked at Wang Ruofu in disbelief. Everyone was in disbelief.
Sheng Hong even asked in a trembling voice: "Mother, what do you mean by this?"
The old lady said coldly: "What do you mean? Then you have to ask this lady of yours. She bought the hibiscus and lotus seed cakes for me. Today, Saburo happened to come and ate this plate of hibiscus and lotus seed cakes.
The old woman has suffered a lot. Madam, what do you have to say?"
"No, no, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me, it's really not me."
Wang Ruofu lay on the ground unable to get up, trembling and screaming, looking extremely frightened.
Hua Lanru was hit hard and looked at her mother with unimaginable eyes. She couldn't believe that the person who harmed her official was actually her own mother.
"Mom, is it really you? Are you trying to poison grandma?"
Wang Ruofu shouted in fear: "Hua'er, it's not me, it's really not me. How could I do such a thing? I was wronged."
"The officials are already like this, is it possible that grandma will lie to us?"
"me……"
Sheng Hong roared angrily, went up and slapped Wang Ruofu.
"Look at the good things you have done, you, are you still a human being? Actually, you poisoned your mother and also poisoned Shuyuan. If anything happens to Shuyuan, your hundred lives will not be enough to compensate. Oh my god.
, what evil have I done? Why did you give me such a stupid old lady?"
Originally, if something happened to Zhou Chen in Sheng Mansion, they could not escape responsibility. If the poisoner was his eldest wife, he could not imagine what would happen next. Just thinking about it made him tremble all over, wishing he could do it now
Just die.
"Ah, woo woo..."
Wang Ruofu was slapped, but she didn't dare to resist at all. She lay on the ground and cried bitterly, but no one had mercy on her at this time.
The matter is already very clear. The eldest lady poisoned the old lady, but in the end the poison did not affect the old lady. Instead, she was eaten by Zhou Chen. Therefore, it was Wang Ruofu who caused Zhou Chen to become like this.
Hua Lan shouted desperately: "Mother, you are trying to kill your daughter. If anything happens to the official, I don't want to live anymore. Mother, how can you do such a thing? Why are you so stupid? What on earth are you doing?"
What are you trying to figure out?"
The old lady closed her eyes in pain. She wished she could replace Zhou Chen with her body. Her life was worthless. If possible, she really wanted to bear it by herself. Even if she poisoned herself, she would admit it.
"Stop talking about it for now. Listen to what the imperial doctor says. Sir, what should we do now and how to save Saburo?"
The imperial doctor thought for a moment and then said: "The Duke's current condition is not very good. There are too many toxins in his body. If he is awake, he can still induce vomiting. But now that he is unconscious, it is not easy to induce vomiting. I will first
Prescribe the medicine and take it. I will stay and observe during this period. If there are other changes, I can treat you in time."
"But in this case, I have to trouble Madam to ask for a leave of absence for me."
Hua Lan immediately replied: "No problem, I will arrange for someone to ask for leave now. Sir, my officer's life is in danger. I leave it to you."
The imperial doctor immediately replied respectfully: "Madam, please rest assured, the Duke of Guo is the mainstay of my court and a hero in the world. I will definitely do my best to save the Duke of Guo."
"Thank you, sir."
Hualan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Zhou Chen's condition was still unknown, with the imperial physician by his side, even if there was any problem, he could be treated in time, and his safety was a little better.
The old lady suddenly spoke at this time.
"Carry Saburo to Shou'an Hall, sir, is this okay?"
The imperial doctor hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to be careful, don't get windy or bumpy."
"Okay, Hua'er, you have someone carry Sanlang to Shou'an Hall."
After such a thing happened, Hua Lan also lost trust in Shengfu. She called Yuan Cai in without hesitation, and then several people protected Zhou Chen and carried him to the room of Shou'antang, and then he was protected heavily.
Got up.
After making arrangements for Zhou Chen, they made a room next door for the imperial physician to rest. However, the imperial physician is still in Zhou Chen's room now, saying that he needs to observe further.
In the hall of Shouan Hall, the atmosphere was unusually solid. Wang Ruofu was kneeling on the ground alone, the old lady was sitting at the top, Hua Lan and Sheng Hong were sitting at the bottom, and Hai Chaoyun was standing aside. As for Cui Chan and
Shulan stayed in the room and looked after Zhou Chen.
But apart from them, there were Yuan Cai and others standing outside. These people were all called from the Duke's Mansion. Following Hua Lan's orders, they surrounded Shou'antang.
"Grandma, the people from the Duke's Mansion have blocked all possible exits in the Sheng Mansion. No one can leave the Sheng Mansion."
Mrs. Sheng nodded silently and looked at Wang Ruofu who was kneeling in the hall with cold eyes.
Sheng Hong was sitting there, not daring to breathe. Although he was the master of the Sheng Mansion, it was no longer his turn to make the decision. Everyone in the Sheng Mansion, including everyone in the Sheng Mansion, was being watched by the people from the Duke's Mansion.
Living.
However, he did not dare to have any opinions and just wanted to end the matter quickly. Thinking of Zhou Chen's situation, he stared at Wang Ruofu with anger and hatred.
He had always disliked his eldest lady, but he never expected that the eldest lady he had always looked down on would have such courage. He really underestimated her.