In the side room, Mrs. Xiao looked at Su Zhiliu and saw that her face was rosy and full of shyness, so she knew that the couple lived a good life and at least her son-in-law was interested in her.
"Liu'er, where did you go to play?"
Su Zhiliu smiled and talked about the places they had traveled these days.
"My husband said that this holiday is too short. If there is a chance in the future, he will take me to a farther place without being restricted to the capital."
"We have only been married for a few days, and you are always talking about your husband. It seems that your son-in-law is really good to you. Mom is relieved." Mrs. Xiao said, "He is a little weak, you have to make up for him."
"Mom, he is in good health. Don't listen to what outsiders say." Su Zhiliu touched his nose, "By the way, I also picked some gifts for my eldest brother, sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews, but I am the third
I’m giving them a gift, but I don’t know if it’s appropriate or not. Please give me some advice.”
Mrs. Xiao counted the gifts Su Zhiliu bought.
"There is nothing wrong." Mrs. Xiao said, "The Lu family is not short of money, and they must use good things every day. The things you bought are quite satisfactory, and they are very suitable for their status."
"My elder brother and sister-in-law are all very easy to get along with. Even if the gift I buy is inappropriate, they won't blame me. But I still want to do my best."
The couple stayed overnight at Su's house that day, and returned to Lu Yi's house the next day to say hello to his brother and sister-in-law, and also gave gifts to several nieces and nephews.
"Sister-in-law," Su Zhiliu looked at Mu Siyu's face, "Why does your face look so ugly?"
"Really?" Mu Siyu touched her face, "I've been feeling sleepy recently, maybe because I didn't get enough rest."
"Has my sister-in-law had such a big reaction when she was pregnant before?" Su Zhiliu asked the servant next to him.
Shang Zhi said: "My servant asked the two sisters Zisu and Ziyuan who served the madam before. They said that although the madam was sleepy before, she was in good spirits and was still doing business until she was about to give birth."
"Maybe it's because I'm older and can't compare to when I was younger." Mu Siyu didn't care.
"Brother, didn't you ask a doctor for your sister-in-law?" Su Zhiliu asked.
Lu Yi said: "I have been coming back late these days. Every time I come back, she has already rested. The light of the candle is dim, and I have never seen her face look so bad."
Although he was at home today, he had been in the study dealing with government affairs in the court and had not paid attention to her.
Lu Yi suddenly felt that he was not a good husband and did not even notice his wife's abnormality. If his younger siblings had not reminded him, he might not have noticed her abnormality.
The doctor arrived quickly.
"Madam is pregnant. Her body is weak and she needs to rest."
"Doctor, is my sister-in-law's complexion so bad just because she's pregnant? You can check more carefully." Su Zhiliu said, "If it can't be found out, you can just say it can't be found out."
"This... madam's pulse is indeed a bit strange. Although your complexion is so bad, your pulse is very strong. Such strongness makes you look healthy, and it doesn't really seem like there is anything wrong with you." The doctor said, "For example, this
I really can't find out what Madam said."
"Brother Xuan, brothers and sisters, please stay here with my wife for a while. I will go to the palace to ask for the imperial doctor myself," Lu Yi said.
"good."
Mu Siyu frowned: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome, right?"
"We went out this time and met many interesting things. Let me tell you about them..." Su Zhiliu took Mu Siyu's arm, "You have been staying in the capital all day and haven't been out for a long time. What if you
If I go there, I will definitely not want to go back to the capital. I want the world outside to be more vast and less complicated than the capital, and not have so many intrigues."
Mu Siyu didn't know how she fell asleep.
She vaguely heard someone talking, and she wanted to open her eyes to see who was talking, but her eyelids were too heavy to open, as if they were stuck with something.
"Poisoned?" Lu Yi looked at the imperial doctor, "What kind of poison?"
"It can't be found." The imperial doctor said, "This poison should be chronic. Now it has entered the body. The child in Madam's belly is probably..."
"No, you have to find a way." Lu Xuan said, "My sister-in-law loves children very much. If the child in her belly cannot be saved because of poisoning, she will go crazy."
"Mr. Lu, to be honest, even if you are willing to give up this child, Mrs. Lu's life is still in danger. If you give up the child now, she may still have a chance to survive."
"Brother..." Lu Xuan looked at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi clutched his palms tightly.
"First find out what kind of poison it is." Lu Yi said, "See if there is anything poisonous in our room."
The imperial doctor, led by his servant, inspected the entire room.
"Nothing suspicious has been found." The imperial doctor said, "Since it is a chronic poison, it must be exposed to it every day. So far, there are no problems in the room."
"Is it possible that the food was poisoned?"
"I need to know Mrs. Lu's food list during this period."
"I remember, I wrote to you," Chanyi said.
The imperial doctor looked at the food list, stroked his beard and said: "It's really strange. Madam often eats out, and the food she eats out is not at the same restaurant. She often eats in various restaurants. It stands to reason that someone really poisoned the food.
, then this person must be particularly familiar with her whereabouts."
No one else is particularly familiar with Mu Siyu's whereabouts except her two girls. Could it be that her two girls poisoned her?
The imperial doctor survived in the palace precisely because he knew how to survive. If he wanted to survive, he knew what he could and could not say. For example, now, he only dares to stop talking.
Lu Yi looked at Chanyi and Shang Zhi.
Chanyi and Shangzhi knelt down with a plop.
"Master, from the moment we followed Madam, our life and death were tied to Madam. Madam's life is our life. How could we seek death?"
Lu Yi stood by the bed and looked at Mu Siyu lying there.
"Even if you have nothing to do with this matter, why didn't you report it in advance when Madam's body became like this?"
"Yesterday, she looked just a little haggard, not this weak." Chanyi said, "My slave has also tried to persuade Madam, but Madam always said that her body is not as good as before, which is why the reaction to pregnancy is so severe. I have also asked other pregnant women about it.
Women who have experienced pregnancy have different opinions, but some people say that they seem to have changed when they were pregnant, so I was able to dispel my doubts."
Lu Yi's eyes rested on the hairpin on Mu Siyu's head.
He took off the hairpin.
"Is this hairpin the one I gave you last year?"
"Yes." Chanyi said, "Madam likes this hairpin very much and wears it every day."
"Doctor, come here and take a look at this hairpin."
The imperial doctor took out the handkerchief and carefully caught the hairpin.
He smelled it first and then said, "Girl, please pour me a glass of water."
Chanyi poured a glass of water and handed it to the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor rinsed the hairpin in clear water.
He stirred the water with a silver needle again, and the silver needle turned black.
"Sir, it is this hairpin that is poisonous." The imperial doctor said, "The poison is usually colorless and has a faint floral scent. Even if you are poisoned, it is not easy to detect."
"Now that the source of the poison has been found, I want you to research the antidote." Lu Yi said coldly, "If we find out, mother and son will be safe, and your life's glory and wealth will be guaranteed. If you don't find out, then you, the emperor, will be safe."
There is no need to become a doctor, he is just a quack anyway."
"Let me try it, try it..."
The imperial doctor wiped away the cold sweat.
Who doesn’t want glory and wealth?
However, that also depends on whether he has this destiny.
However, he has worked in Taiyuan Hospital for many years and has never had a chance to be promoted. Perhaps this is his only chance in this life.
Lu Yi sat by the bed and looked at Mu Siyu: "I am not a qualified husband. Her body has become like this. I sleep with her every day and I don't find anything wrong."
"Madam, I don't want you to worry about her." Shang Zhi said, "Her health was indeed not as bad as it is now a few days ago, but she was also a little weak. In order to prevent you from discovering her abnormality, she applied a thick layer of powder every day.
Make your face look more natural and energetic."
"Brother Xuan, brothers and sisters, you have also seen it. I can't entertain you anymore. You can go back to your own homes to eat!"
"Brother, how can we be in the mood to go back?" Lu Xuan said, "Let's do this. There are many rooms anyway, so Liu'er and I will stay here for a few days until my sister-in-law is out of danger."
Mu Siyu's poisoning is not a trivial matter. If the poison is too tricky, not only the child in the belly may not be safe, but the adults may not be safe either.
That's all for normal times. At such an important moment today, Lu Xuan couldn't let his brother bear everything here alone.
When Lu Shaoyu and Lu Zhiyun came back, everyone in the house kept the matter a secret. When Lu Zhiyun asked about Mu Siyu, Lu Yi said that she was sleepy and needed to take good care of her baby.
"Young Master, Madam is sleepy and has fallen asleep. Why don't you come see her again tomorrow!" Shang Zhi stopped at the door.
Lu Shaoyu looked at Shang Zhi calmly: "Do you think I look like a fool?"
Shang Zhi was speechless.
If he is a fool, there will be few smart people in this world.
"What happened to my mother?"
"Sick."
"to be honest."
"I don't dare to say anything. The master has said that this matter cannot be spread outside." Shang Zhi knelt down.
Lu Shaoyu walked past Shang Zhi, opened the door and walked in.
He picked up the candle, looked at Mu Siyu's face again and again, and said, "What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said..."
"The doctor said that he needs to prepare an antidote. So far, he has not developed a formula for the poison, so he has not yet developed a formula for the antidote."
Lu Yi walked in.
"So, mother is poisoned?"
"Um."
"Is there nothing dad can do?"
"I'm thinking of a way." Lu Yi said, "Now I have no choice but to wait for the doctor."
"Who wants to harm my mother?"
"The hairpin was given by me, but it is poisonous. The doctor said that there is not much poison left. It must have taken some time, which means that the person who poisoned it had already done it." Lu Yi said, "The only person who can touch the hairpin is her.
In addition to her personal maid, there are also people who clean the room and interact with her on a daily basis."
Mu Siyu woke up the next morning.
"I'm so hungry!" Mu Siyu said to Shang Zhi, "Did I go to bed so early this time? A whole ten hours."
"Yes!" Shang Zhi pretended as if nothing happened.
She brought the porridge over: "Madam, she really slept very deeply this time. But it doesn't matter, the little master in her belly must want to sleep. It seems that the little master this time is a sleepy child."
"Why are you bringing the porridge here? I haven't washed up yet! Besides, even if I wash up, I can't eat in bed." Mu Siyu got up and got out of bed.
After taking just two steps, my feet felt weak, so I found a seat and sat down.
"No, why am I so weak this time?"
"Your legs will become weak after sleeping for a long time." Chanyi said from the side, "How about I give you two acupunctures? You know, my acupuncture is quite useful."
Mu Siyu refused.
She felt dizzy when she saw those long and thin things, and it was impossible for her to tie herself up like a hedgehog.
Mu Siyu touched her hair: "Where is my hairpin?"
"It was broken yesterday. The master took it away and said he would send it back after repairing it."
"That's a gold hairpin, how can it be broken so easily?" Mu Siyu complained, "Wearing it all day long has become a habit. Suddenly it is empty, and my head feels lighter."
"Madam, you usually keep your hairpin yourself." Chanyi asked, "Have you ever given it to anyone else?"
"No."
Mu Siyu ate her porridge and went out for a walk with the two girls. However, this time she did not leave the hospital. She walked directly in the backyard garden for a while and came back when she felt sleepy.
Mu Siyu felt very tired today, and she lost the energy after taking a few steps. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, but there was no time for her to think so much, because she soon fell asleep. When she lay back down again, she closed her eyes.
His eyes fell into a deep sleep, and he couldn't wake up no matter how hard he struggled. His eyelids were like weights hanging on them, heavy and hard.
In the study, Lu Yi looked at the imperial doctor, waiting for him to reveal the results of his research over the past dozen hours.
"Your Majesty has already worked out the formula for the poison." The imperial doctor said excitedly, "As for the antidote, I believe it won't be a problem, but we are short of a few medicinal materials now. Please help me find a way. As long as we gather the medicinal materials, Madam and
The children are all saved."
"Physician Lin, it seems that you are indeed capable." Lu Yi said, "I promise you, as long as you can save your wife and child, you will have the final say in the Imperial Hospital."
"Thank you, sir." Doctor Lin said, "Xiaguan will definitely not disappoint you. Although the poison this time is difficult to cure, Xiaguan is very lucky. I happened to meet my fellow disciple who came to my home to look for me. I put it
I showed him the poison, and he recognized the source of the poison at a glance, and said that there was a cure for the poison, but the person who was poisoned would suffer a little."
"Okay, what medicine do you need?"
"The medicinal materials we are lacking now include..."
Lu Zhiyun left from outside the study.
She originally wanted to come to the study to find two books, but she didn't expect to hear Lu Yi's conversation with the imperial doctor. Only then did she know that her own mother had been poisoned and her life was in danger at any time.
She hurriedly ran to Mu Siyu's wing and looked at the colorless Mu Siyu lying there, her eyes full of worry and distress.