Chapter 139 Detoxification (Part 2)

Of course, she wouldn't be foolish enough to say it at a time like this.

Hearing her words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Zheng looked at Mu Jin with even greater satisfaction and expectation, and asked again to confirm, "Doctor Mu, do you mean that I will never be incontinent? I didn't before, and I won't be in the future?"

“That’s natural.” Mu Jin nodded with absolute certainty.

Madam Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and showed her first smile since Madam Min Qiao entered the house.

If a slight upturn of the corners of the mouth counts as a smile.

Min Qiao's mood improved, and she hurriedly urged Mu Jin, "What about the poison on Madam Zheng's body? Can you cure it?"

As she spoke, Madam Min Qiao stared intently at Mu Jin, her heart pounding with nervous anticipation.

Although Mu Jin had repeatedly assured her before returning to the capital that she could cure Madam Zheng's poison, she hadn't yet met Madam Zheng, nor had she examined her pulse. Everything was based on Wei Jia's few words in the letter, so Madam Min Qiao wasn't entirely sure if she could truly cure the poison.

Mu Jin smiled and nodded, "Of course! If I can't cure this poison, then no one in the world can!"

Yes, his tone was as arrogant as ever.

Madam Min didn't mind, but frowned and glared at her in confusion, "Then why were you frowning just now? You made her misunderstand."

Mu Jin smiled awkwardly and explained, "It's not difficult to detoxify Madam Zheng, but it's difficult to restore Madam Zheng's body to its healthy state before she was poisoned."

"I promised the old lady that I would restore Madam Zheng's health to its original state."

So, when faced with a problem, frowning isn't some heinous crime, is it?

Hearing this, Madam Min Qiao was finally relieved and hurriedly urged, "Then I'll trouble Doctor Mu to detoxify the Grand Madam."

"I will do my utmost," Mu Jin replied quickly.

Madam Zheng, who had overheard the two talking, stared in disbelief as she looked back and forth between Mu Jin and Madam Min Qiao.

Did they mean what she thought they were talking about?

Just as Madam Zheng was in disbelief, Madam Bai, standing to the side, asked cautiously in a trembling voice, "Madam, Doctor Mu, do you mean that Mother's poison can be cured?"

Madam Zheng also waited anxiously for the answer.

The next moment, Mu Jin said matter-of-factly, "Of course! With me here, curing this poison is just a matter of a snap of the fingers."

His tone remained arrogant, but his words were reassuring.

Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng and Madam Bai couldn't help but burst into tears again.

While the two were crying, Mu Jin went to the side and asked someone to bring her paper and pen. She quickly wrote down two prescriptions.

Before the two could finish crying, he stepped forward and handed them the prescriptions, "One is a prescription for detoxification, and the other is a prescription for nourishing the body."

"The antidote prescription is one dose a day, divided into three servings. Drink it for three consecutive days, and it will guarantee to eliminate the poison."

"The medicine to nourish the body will be used after the detoxification is complete. One dose every seven days, drink it for a month first, and then I will come back for a follow-up visit to adjust the prescription."

Bai excitedly accepted the prescription and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Dr. Mu! I'll send someone to buy the medicine right away!"

He was about to go out and send someone to buy medicine.

Before she could even leave, Mu Jin called her back, “Wait! Remember, the antidote must be decocted with water from nowhere, absolutely no water from nowhere. Rainwater, snow water, dew—anything is fine. Well water and spring water are absolutely forbidden. Also, the heat must be kept at a medium level from beginning to end. If the heat is even slightly too low, the medicine will be ineffective. If the heat is too high, the antidote will become poison. And…”

Before Mu Jin could finish speaking, Bai Shi's face turned deathly pale. This, this…

Madam Min Qiao glared fiercely at Mu Jin and said, "Madam, there's no need to worry. I will have Doctor Mu stay at your residence. She will personally prepare medicine for the Grand Madam, detoxify her, and recuperate her body until she is fully recovered!"

These words were spoken by Madam Min Qiao to Madam Bai, and even more so to Mu Jin.

Just kidding, she's already taken ninety-nine steps, would she really ruin everything because of a mistake on the last step?

After saying that, he looked at Mu Jin meaningfully, "Don't you think so, Dr. Mu?"

Mu Jin choked. Could she say that she didn't want to stay, not at all?

But considering how much Madam Min valued Madam Zheng, she could only nod helplessly.

To be honest, she was also a little worried about whether those people could successfully produce the antidote.

Fine, she'll reluctantly stay to help Madam Zheng detoxify.

However… she hesitated before speaking, “Then I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Fangfeng, Madam.”

Madam Min smiled and said, "Don't worry, just stay here for a few days. Once Madam Zheng's poison is cured, you can go back to see your son. As for recuperating, you can take your time. Just come every few days to check Madam Zheng's pulse and adjust the prescription as needed."

"Thank you, Madam." Mu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she wasn't allowed to stay at the Duke of Jin's mansion until Madam Zheng's health was fully recovered.

Otherwise, wouldn't she have been unable to leave the Duke of Jin's mansion for three to five years?

Sigh, it's damaged the root, and it'll be a real hassle to recover from!

After confirming that Mu Jin could cure Madam Zheng's poison, Madam Min Qiao stayed with Madam Zheng for a while longer before leaving the Duke of Jin's mansion at Madam Zheng's urging.

Meanwhile, the Xuanping Marquis's residence was in complete chaos.

When they saw Ayi leading a large group back to the manor, everyone in the manor thought that Madam Min Qiao had returned and rushed out to greet her.

However, it turned out that Min Qiaoshi was not on the returning carriage at all.

Instead, Ayi carefully helped an elderly woman they didn't recognize get off the bus.

Min Rong didn't step forward, but instead gave Wu Shi a wink. Wu Shi originally wanted to go forward and ask, but Min Yuexi pulled her back, so she didn't move.

Helpless, Min Rong could only give He Shi a wink.

Madam He quickly stepped forward with a smile, "Ayi, where is the Grand Madam? I haven't seen her. And who is this lady? And who are these people?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Shi, and then at Qiao Yuanyao and Mu Fangfeng behind her.

Ayi curtsied and said in a respectful but not servile tone, "In response to Aunt He, this is the second maternal uncle's wife from the Grand Madam's maternal family, and this is the second maternal uncle's wife's cousin. This child is the son of Doctor Mu, whom the Grand Madam brought back."

Regarding the matter between Mu Jin and Qiao Jingyao, everyone felt that now was not the right time to expose it. For Qiao Jingyao's safety, and also for the safety of Mu Jin and the child, everyone felt that the connection between the two needed to be kept secret.

Therefore, Mu Jin was the doctor whom Madam Min Qiao had gone to great lengths to bring back to treat Madam Zheng. And Mu Fangfeng was Mu Jin's son.

As for Qiao Jingyao's deception and manipulation of Mu Jin, Zhou Shi and Qiao Yuanyao had already told Mu Jin about it on the ship.

They originally intended to keep it a secret for Qiao Jingyao, but considering Qiao Jingyao's honesty with Min Qiao Shi and the meaning behind Qiao Jingyao's letter, they ultimately decided to tell him the truth.

As it turned out, Hibiscus didn't care at all.

Instead, they felt sorry for "Old Woodcutter" Qiao Jingyao, saying that he was a well-off young master who was forced to become an assassin and had suffered countless hardships since childhood.

It broke her heart.

Goodness, they don't care about themselves at all.

Finally, he even solemnly vowed to take good care of Qiao Jingyao's mother and sister.

Zhou and Qiao Yuanyao were completely dumbfounded.

When Madam Min heard about this, her expression was indescribable.

However, only the person drinking the water knows whether it's hot or cold; since Mulan is willing, there's nothing she can say.

And so the matter was dropped.