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.
To be continued...