The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

The imperial physician arrived soon. Although he was still helpless in treating Xia Yanxiang's condition, he agreed after Shen's pleading and decided to hold on to Xia Yanxiang's life.

Tu woke up and fainted, and woke up again and again, over and over again. Shen asked someone to take good care of her and not let her come to Aoyanxuan for the time being.

It was late at night and Shen had not rested yet. Tu Song had come here too, but instead of staying here worrying, he decided to go to the Dali Temple to help investigate. So not long after he arrived, he took Xia Liu with him to investigate.

Tu Xiao got the news early in the morning and immediately rode at full speed to pick up Yue Qing who was already on the way. He would probably arrive by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

The imperial physician also stayed at Xia's house tonight. He had someone prepare some ginseng soup, and asked Xia Yanxiang to hold a slice of ginseng in her mouth while he held her breath.

The yard was brightly lit, and the servants all walked lightly in and out of the yard.

"How is it?" a man asked in a deep voice with his back to the secret guard.

The secret guard knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, Madam Xia fainted. The backyard of the Xia Mansion is temporarily managed by the wife of the Right Prime Minister. At first, the Xia Mansion invited a doctor, but the doctor went into the courtyard of the Third Miss and left after a while. Later, the wife of the Right Prime Minister took the initiative to invite the imperial physician, and he has not come out yet."

The man called His Highness was silent for a while, then asked, "What about the others?"

"The Right Prime Minister's wife sent a message to the Right Prime Minister's residence, and then Master Tu immediately left the house. The direction he went seemed to be outside the city."

Outside the city? He should be going to pick up Yue Qing Yi'e. Marquis Wu'an and General Pu Wei returned to the capital together. They arrived in just five days. The army's progress was slow, so it would be faster if he went ahead alone.

The man didn't ask any more questions. He was silent for a while, then said, "Keep watching, and report to me when Master Tu comes back tomorrow."

"Yes."

The secret guard then went down, and the man walked to the window frame, turned off the only light in the room, and stood upright.

It was not summer yet, and the nights in the north were still chilly. The man put his hands behind his back, pursed his lips, and prayed constantly in his heart, praying that Tu Xiao would bring Yue Qing back as soon as possible, and also praying that Xia Yanxiang would survive.

The next morning, before it was completely light, the Xia family was already in a hurry.

"Quick! Quick! Get out of the way!" Tu Xiao walked forward quickly, followed by a dignified woman. There was still some dust and dirt on her body, and her face looked a little tired.

When the servants saw that it was Tu Xiao, they didn't dare to stop him, not to mention that Tu Xiao came this time to save the Third Young Miss. With the power of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, who would dare to disrespect the Third Young Miss?

Even if Xia Liu treated Tu and Xia Yanxiang badly, the servants could see that Tu had the right prime minister behind her. How could the second concubine be compared to the mistress when she only had the master's favor? Moreover, the mistress was married to the Xia Mansion by the master in a formal way. Even if the master didn't like the mistress, would he dare to divorce her? Don't forget that the master became rich thanks to the mistress's family!

"Mother, Aunt Yue is here!" After entering Ao Yanxuan, Tu Xiao immediately informed Shen loudly.

When Shen heard Tu Xiao's voice and Yue Qing's arrival, she quickly stood up and ordered the servants, "Quick, go and invite your wife over and tell her that Yue Qing's doctor is here."

That’s right, the one following behind Tu Xiao is Yue Qing.

Yue Qing went into the house alone, while Tu Xiao waited in the outer courtyard.

"Aqing, you are finally here!" The Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion are on good terms only because Xia Zhibai is Tu Song's nephew. In addition to being on good terms with the General's Mansion, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is also on good terms with the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. Yueqing and Dongfang Ji are guests of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion and have a very good relationship with the Right Prime Minister's Mansion as well.

Yue Qing was still dirty and exhausted from the journey, but this was not as important as Xia Yanxiang's life. After hearing what Shen said, she quickly said, "Ayun, don't worry, I will do my best. Where's A Ling?"

"I've sent someone to get her. She was hit so hard yesterday that she fainted several times. I didn't dare to let her stay here any longer, so I asked someone to help her go back and rest."

"Okay, have someone prepare some hot water and ginseng soup. We might need them later."

"it is good."

Yue Qing did not even change her clothes. She quickly walked to Xia Yanxiang's couch, gently opened her eyes, took another look at the ginseng slice in her mouth, and asked, "How long have you been holding this ginseng slice? Have you used any other medicine?"

"Not long after I came back at 3:30 yesterday, I invited the imperial physician to come, and then I asked you to hold a piece of ginseng in your mouth, changing it every half an hour. I didn't use any medicine because I was afraid that you might think the medicine was wrong after you came back today, so I didn't let the imperial physician prescribe medicine." Shen did not leave, but stood beside Yue Qing to answer her questions.

Yue Qing nodded: "That's right, don't use the medicine blindly, wait until I feel your pulse."

Yue Qing started to feel Xia Yanxiang's pulse, and soon frowned, wondering, "What's going on?"

"What's wrong? Is, is there something wrong?" Shen asked nervously.

Yue Qing shook her head and continued to concentrate on feeling the pulse. Soon she made a decision: "It's okay, there is a way. Go get someone to cook some Changshan, hurry up."

"Okay." Upon hearing that there was a solution, Shen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out to ask someone to boil the medicine.

Yue Qing frowned and stared at Xia Yanxiang's pale and bloodless face, wondering what he was thinking.

Tu arrived very quickly, just as Shen had left the yard to ask someone to boil some medicine.

"Aqing! How's Yan'er?" Tu asked anxiously before she even entered the door.

Yue Qing came to her senses when she heard that Tu was coming. She turned around and saw Tu coming in. She comforted her and said, "Don't worry, Yan'er is fine. I'll have someone cook some Changshan to make Yan'er vomit out the poison first."

Tu suddenly became weak and almost lost her balance. Fortunately, Yue Qing quickly supported her. She said in fear, "Okay, okay..."

Yue Qing helped her sit down, then asked, "There are some things I need to ask first."

Tu was now much more relaxed and replied, "Okay."

Yue Qing hesitated for a while, but still asked, "Has Yan'er been acting a little strange lately?"

"Yes." Tu was a little confused and didn't quite understand. "Yan'er has indeed been a little different from usual recently. Her behavior is different from before. It's like... like she has become a different person."

Although he said so, Tu still didn't quite believe it.

Yue Qing pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did anything unusual happen when you attended the palace banquet yesterday?"

Mrs. Tu recalled: "Yesterday? Yesterday, the emperor wanted to grant a marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Yuan. The Minister of Justice had already recommended his own daughter, but the emperor suddenly asked about our master. It seemed that he wanted to marry a daughter from our family to His Royal Highness Prince Yuan. We also declined, saying that Yan'er was not old enough to discuss marriage, but the emperor said to set the marriage contract first. Before the emperor could finish, Yan'er fell down."

Yue Qing frowned even more tightly and didn't ask any more questions.

Tu sensed something was wrong and slowly came up with an unbelievable hypothesis: "Could it be Yan'er herself..."

"Not necessarily," Yue Qing still chose to believe Xia Yanxiang, "There are many forces at the banquet, and Yan'er represents the support of our two mansions. She is also a constraint on our two mansions. There are people who want to kill her. What's more, Yan'er is going to marry Prince Yuan, and the position of Prince Yuan's principal wife is very attractive. Without Yan'er, the General's Mansion and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion will lose their constraints. In this way, the emperor may think that we are more powerful than the emperor, and he may even find an opportunity to attack us directly."

After listening to Yue Qing's analysis, Tu didn't quite understand.

Yue Qing sighed and said, "Yan'er is fine. I have a way to detoxify her. It looks like Yan'er is dying, but this poison spreads slowly. It's just that the imperial doctors have never come into contact with this kind of poison, so they think Yan'er is hopeless. But it's better to treat her as soon as possible, so don't worry too much."