Chapter 89: The crisis of life hanging by a thread
Half an hour later, Dongling Yuanyong finally stopped his hand, and the others hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
"Your Majesty, are you in serious trouble?"
The people of Xiahou Chunyan cared about their master, and the people of Dongling Yuanyong naturally only had eyes for him.
Seeing that he was holding back the discomfort on his face, Doctor Ai was about to take his pulse in a hurry, but Dongling Yuanyong raised his hand to stop him:
"Let's take a look at Prince Xiahou's situation first...!"
Doctor Ai had no choice but to obey orders and go check on Xiahou Chunyan first.
After a while, Doctor Ai picked up the arrow that wounded Xiahou Chunyan and looked at it. His expression was obviously shocked and he said:
"Your Majesty, King Xiaoyun, what Prince Xiahou was poisoned was a colorless and odorless "camel bell". The evil thing about this poison is that it does not act immediately when it enters the human body. Therefore, others cannot tell that the injured person has been poisoned. They can wait until they are discovered.
By the time, the poisonous "camel bell" was already extremely dangerous...!"
After speaking, Imperial Physician Ai looked at Xiahou Chunyan's imperial physician Ge Tu and said tactfully:
"Presumably Dr. Ge is also very aware of the serious toxicity of "Camel Bell"!"
Getu was Xiahou Chunyan's personal physician. He only realized this later, so he felt guilty and knelt down to King Xiaoyun to apologize:
"I was careless and failed to discover that His Highness the Crown Prince was poisoned in time, which delayed His Highness the Crown Prince's detoxification time. I deserve to die...!"
"I don't care if you should die now, and I don't care what kind of poison it is. I just ask you, can the poison of the emperor be cured?" King Xiaoyun scolded angrily.
"My lord..." Getu said with a look of shame on his face: "A poison like camel bell is rare. I have only heard of its powerful poison, but I have never been exposed to it...!"
"Asshole, so you mean you can't cure the emperor's poison?"
King Xiaoyun's anger made Getu tremble slightly and lie down and said:
"I will be punished by death...!"
"You deserve to die, but I tell you, you must heal the emperor brother. If anything happens to the emperor brother, I will never spare you..." King Xiaoyun said and looked at Dongling Yuan Yong with anger.
A little softly: "Emperor Dongling, I don't care if you knew about my brother's assassination, but my brother's accident happened under your imperial city, and you must be responsible for saving my brother...!"
King Xiaoyun's words were not rigorous and seemed a bit rude and childish, but Dongling Yuanyong only regarded him as an ignorant child. He didn't pay much attention to it and only asked Dr. Ai:
"How can we cure Prince Xiahou's poison?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the reason why the poison of "Camel Bell" is slow to develop is to catch people off guard. If Your Majesty hadn't used Qi to solidify Prince Xiahou's heart just now and temporarily controlled the rapid spread of the poison in Prince Xiahou's body, I'm afraid this would...
…!”
"I'm asking about how to detoxify!"
How could he not know that he bought more time for Xiahou Chunyan, but Xiahou Chunyan's poison was still in his body, and if he didn't help him detoxify, something would happen to Xiahou Chunyan soon.
"Your Majesty, I will forgive you. Before the poison of "Camel Bell" is released, I still have some confidence that I can cure it. However, Prince Xiahou's poison has already been released. This is beyond the scope of my ability."
"Is there no solution to the poisonous camel bell?" Dongling Yuanyong's expression was cold and steady.
"That's not true, but it can be said that almost no one can solve it. However, I heard that there is a detoxification expert named Granny Youkong who is good at detoxifying the world's strange poisons. If we can find her, there will definitely be hope for detoxifying this "camel bell" poison."
"Then what are you waiting for? Can't you just go find her?" King Xiaoyun urged hurriedly while wiping his tears.
"King Xiaoyun doesn't know something. Granny Youkong has not been around for many years. There are very few people who know about her. As for where she will be, there is no way of knowing... Moreover...!" Dr. Ai was worried.
He wanted to speak but stopped.
"What else?" King Xiaoyun was about to cry again.
"Prince Xiahou is only temporarily affected by the poison. Even if Dr. Ge and I work together to take care of Prince Xiahou, Prince Xiahou will have at most three or two days. If Prince Xiahou cannot detoxify during this period, the consequences will be disastrous."
In fact, what Ai Taiyi said makes it very clear that even if there is Granny Youkong in this world who can cure the poison of "Camel Bell", unless Granny Youkong appears now, time will not allow Xiahou Chunyan to slowly wait for them to cure Youkong.
My mother-in-law found it.
Dongling Yuanyong frowned. In fact, he knew that there was another person who should be able to solve the crisis at hand. That person was his master, the old ghost doctor.
Unfortunately, his master is not much easier to find than Grandma Youkong, and water from afar cannot quench his thirst for close proximity. At this time, his master should be traveling thousands of miles away in the "Tianxue Mountain" to find the Snow Qionghua that he has been looking for for decades.
It is said that "Snow Qionghua" only blooms in the spring of Tianxue Mountain, but it has been rare to find it for thousands of years.
The old medical ghost looks for snow snakes in winter and snowy flowers in spring. This is why the old medical ghost has always been missing in spring and winter for many years.
However, at the moment, neither Grandma Youkong nor the old ghost doctor can suddenly appear out of thin air, and Dongling Yuanyong can only think otherwise.
He ordered Doctor Ai:
"I will find another way to detoxify Prince Xiahou. You and Dr. Ge will take good care of Prince Xiahou here. You must try your best to protect Prince Xiahou's life."
"I will do my best... In addition, Your Majesty can ask someone to go to a place called Fengwu Village outside the city to inquire about a female doctor. She often practiced medicine in Fengwu Village in the past few years. She is good at detoxification, and her medical skills are also superb.
It was once spread among the dignitaries in the imperial city, and many of them planned to spend a lot of money to find the female doctor to come to their homes for treatment, but then for some unknown reason, the female doctor disappeared. If His Majesty can find the female doctor, maybe
I can also have a little more hope for Prince Xiahou."
Dongling Yuanyong listened to what Imperial Physician Ai said about the female doctor who seemed to be somewhat mysterious, but if there was a glimmer of hope in finding her, then he might as well give it a try.
After receiving the order, Wuhen immediately went to Fengwu Village to investigate. By the time he came back, it was almost noon the next day.
Dongling Yuanyong was summoning several important ministers to discuss how to deal with Xiahou Chunyan's dying life.
Perhaps the most difficult thing facing their monarchs and ministers was that Xiahou Chunyan died in the imperial palace in Dacheng.
Dongling Yuanyong ordered all efforts to protect Xiahou Chunyan from being assassinated again. He also asked General Chu Pingyi to be responsible for thoroughly investigating the causes and consequences of Xiahou Chunyan's assassination.
Dacheng should not have taken the initiative to investigate, but Dongling Yuanyong considered that instead of passively letting Xiahou Guo question that it was Dacheng who assassinated Xiahou Chunyan, he might as well find out the truth as soon as possible to prove that the assassination was related to Dacheng.
It has nothing to do with it.
If we take into account Xiahou Chunyan's sensitivity in obtaining the position of crown prince, who can guarantee that the assassin did not come from Xiahou State? There is also a high possibility that someone in Xiahou State does not want Xiahou Chunyan to return alive.
If that were the case, the other party's goal might also be aimed at Xiahou Chunyan's position as crown prince.
Therefore, letting Xiahou Chunyan get into trouble in Dacheng would divert attention by making the world think that the incident was closely related to Dacheng.
Of course, Dongling Yuanyong was not yet sure whether someone in Dacheng wanted to deliberately provoke conflicts between the two countries, so he assassinated Xiahou Chunyan.
However, these speculations cannot be confirmed yet, so Dacheng is currently in a passive state. All Dongling Yuanyong can do is to break through and solve them one by one.
After preliminary discussions with several important ministers, Dongling Yuanyong did not rush to summon Wuhen. He dismissed the others and left You Zhongru alone.
You Zhongru probably guessed what Dongling Yuanyong would say to him, but he remained calm and waited for Dongling Yuanyong to speak.
Dongling Yuanyong glanced at You Zhongru, who was very respectful. He didn't say it too straightforwardly, he just said:
"Prime Minister You, Concubine You made some mistakes a few days ago, and the queen ordered her to shut up and think about her mistakes. Although I have a protective heart, it is a matter of the harem after all. Besides, the queen only punished her casually, and it is not easy for me to stop her.
However, I am still worried that the imperial concubine is feeling uncomfortable, so the Prime Minister can drop by the Xiangyun Palace later to appease the imperial concubine so that she will not be bored alone."
After You Zhongru listened to Dongling Yuanyong's words, he said without changing his expression:
"The imperial concubine is a member of the harem. If she makes a mistake, she should be punished by the queen. Although I also want to personally understand what the imperial concubine has committed, but your majesty is busy worrying about the affairs of the prince Xiahou. How can I dare to waste time on the imperial concubine?
It's a small thing. But I am still very grateful for your majesty's concern for the concubine. If your majesty allows it, I will ask the concubine's mother to come to the palace to have a look. By the way, I can find out whether the concubine has any regrets. If she has done something wrong, she has not regretted it.
, I also hope that your majesty and the empress will punish her severely and not indulge her, lest she make another mistake next time."
You Zhongru actually already knew that You Kooyi was staying at home due to physical discomfort. He did not inquire into the specific reasons in depth, but he somewhat guessed what must have happened to You Kooyi.
However, Dongling Yuanyong did not make the matter public, proving that he did not want to make the matter a big deal.
But not making a big fuss does not mean that Dongling Yuanyong does not care. Therefore, You Zhongru will not understand clearly that Dongling Yuanyong is not caring about his daughter at all now, but is warning his daughter and him.
The most important thing is that now anyone with a discerning eye can see the phenomenon that Dongling Yuan Yong’s heart faces the west gate.
Otherwise, if he wanted to protect You Kouyi, how could he not interfere with Ximen Yourong's punishment of You Kouyi?
Dongling Yuanyong did not interfere, which also shows that he agreed to punish You Kouyi.
Therefore, You Zhongru deliberately stood in front of justice and did not care about You Kouyi being punished.
On the contrary, he also implicitly stated that he would never support You Kouyi's excessive and unrestrained attitude.
Dongling Yuanyong naturally knew that You Zhongru understood what he meant.
It can be said that You Zhongru's answer was reasonable. He did not shirk his attitude of disciplining You Kouyi, and hinted that when necessary, You Kouyi would be at the mercy of the royal family, and he would not offend the imperial power for You Kouyi.
Dongling Yuanyong naturally wanted this effect, but he did not think that You Zhongru would easily ignore You Kouyi's status in the harem.
Otherwise, how could he have easily complied with You Kouyi's request and secretly instigated the court officials to target Ximen Yourong's aunt and nephew!
After the failure of the last "admonishment" incident, the reason why You Zhongru calmed down and did not take any further action was because You Zhongru probably also noticed his attitude toward Ximen Yourong.
Therefore, You Zhongru, who has been in the officialdom for decades, naturally knows what it means to assess the situation, and he will not be stupid enough to continue to challenge Dongling Yuanyong's bottom line at the wrong time!