Chapter 969 Catch him!

Chu Ruoyan looked at him nervously: "What exactly happened? Explain yourself."

Ding Yao said, "Although the medicine I prescribed for Your Highness was in much smaller doses than that for adults, it still has the effect of clearing and moisturizing the lungs, relieving cough and asthma. If Your Highness really has whooping cough, it can suppress the condition in the early stages. But it seems that Your Highness's condition has not only not improved, but has worsened."

"..."

"If you really took those medicines, even if they didn't work immediately, they shouldn't have made your condition worse."

Chu Ruoyan said, "We were all there when Yuan Gan took his medicine last night, there's no lie!"

Wo Xue asked softly, "Doctor Ding, is there anything wrong with that medicine?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yao frowned, his face showing displeasure. Chu Ruoyan quickly said, "Imperial Physician Ding, after Yuan Gan drank the medicine last night, I saw that his condition was much better. His fever subsided, and he was even eating. However, last night—"

As she spoke, she looked up at Nurse Feng, who immediately said, "The little prince started sleeping restlessly around dawn. I thought he was hungry, but at that time, the little prince refused to eat much. After he woke up in the morning, the little prince's condition worsened. He kept crying and fussing, and just now he was like that."

Ding muttered, "Could it be that the dosage is too low?"

He then looked at Yuan Gan and said, "In that case, I will reconsider the prescription and adjust the dosage before preparing the medicine for Your Highness."

Chu Ruoyan said, "Alright. I'll trouble Physician Ding to go to the trouble."

Ding said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

After saying that, he carried his medicine box and went downstairs again.

Even after he left, the people in the hall still had furrowed brows and solemn expressions, and did not seem too relaxed. It was Chu Ruoyan who told Nanny Feng to take Yuan Gan away to sleep for a while to get enough rest, and then feed him a little something if he could eat. Nanny Feng immediately took Yuan Gan away.

Chang Wan, who was standing to the side, pulled Wo Xue aside and said softly, "Be careful what you say."

Chu Ruoyan glanced at them both and said softly, "You two don't need to be too nervous. We've looked at the prescription that Physician Ding sent yesterday. The medicines on it are all proper lung-nourishing and asthma-relieving medicines, there's nothing wrong with them. By the way, you also mentioned before—"

Chang Wan said, "Your Highness has symptoms of not responding to cloves."

Chu Ruoyan said, "I also looked at the prescription, and there are no cloves in it."

Wo Xue lowered her head and said, "This servant was too talkative just now."

Chu Ruoyan said, "It's not your fault. Being cautious is good, but you can't offend people just because you're too cautious."

Wo Xue said, "This servant understands."

Chu Ruoyan said, "You can all go down now; you've been busy all morning."

"yes."

The two then withdrew.

After they all left, Chu Ruoyan finally let out a soft sigh of relief. Exhausted, she slumped onto the couch. Pan Qing rushed over to support her, noticing her dry lips, and immediately brewed some tea for her, gently fanning her as she said, "Madam, you really brought this on yourself this time—"

Chu Ruoyan took a sip of tea, glanced up at her, and Pan Qing could only swallow back the rest of her words in frustration.

Chu Ruoyan shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I know you feel sorry for me."

"Only this servant feels sorry for Madam!"

"But now it's just me. If I don't take care of myself, who will?"

"..."

"Besides, I'm not just doing this for the sake of the King of Qin or for the Queen Consort, but also for Guan Yuangan's affairs."

Pan Qing gently fanned her, and upon hearing this, she opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at her: "Then what is it you wanted, Madam?"

Chu Ruoyan paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "I really can't bear to see Yuangan suffer. The child is so young, he can't even speak, and all he can do when he suffers is cry. If I really don't take care of him, I don't know how some people will torment him."

"..."

"Everyone has a sense of compassion."

Seeing her say this, Pan Qing didn't say anything more. To be fair, she wasn't the kind of cold-hearted person who would disregard the safety of a child. However, she had also grown up in the palace with Princess Xinyue since childhood, and her feelings for her were no less than Tu She'er's for Shang Ruyi. Therefore, she was most concerned about her master's safety. Since Chu Ruoyan was determined to protect Yuan Gan, she accepted it.

So she said softly, "I only hope that His Highness's illness will get better soon this time, and that Physician Ding's medicine will really be effective."

Then she asked in confusion, "Strange, His Highness was clearly feeling better last night, so why is he feeling worse after just one night?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ruoyan's expression also turned serious.

Is it really a problem with the medicine?

This time, Ding did not immediately send the prescription back. It was obvious that the previous prescription had been questioned, and the prince's condition could not be neglected. So he deliberated for a whole night and only sent it to the prince himself at noon the next day. At this time, Yuan Gan's condition had improved slightly. He was no longer crying incessantly as before, nor was he coughing or convulsing. However, he still had difficulty eating and vomited milk again after eating.

Seeing him like this, Chu Ruoyan felt heartbroken, so when the prescription was handed to her, she read it carefully once more.

Chrysanthemum, mint, almond, poria, and tangerine peel—some of the herbs were increased in dosage, while others were reduced slightly. I also removed pinellia from yesterday's prescription. It does seem milder now, and there's nothing unusual about it.

Chu Ruoyan looked at it again and again, and finally said, "Okay, let's get the medicine and decoct it according to this prescription."

Ding immediately passed on the prescription.

Half an hour later, a young eunuch brought over the medicine that had been brewed.

He carefully carried a tray into the Golden Jade Garden. On the tray was only a bowl of medicine. Because he had walked a long way, the bowl was still covered with a lid to prevent dust from falling into the medicine or spilling it. There was also a yellow note with the prescription and the person taking the medicine written on it. After confirming that everything was correct, the little eunuch put the lid away and said, "Please take the medicine while it's hot, Your Highness."

After saying that, he turned and left.

As before, Chu Ruoyan still picked up the medicine bowl and took a sip herself. Pan Qing, who was standing next to her, felt sorry for her but didn't say anything. Chang Wan and Wo Xue exchanged a glance, both of them wanting to ask Chu Ruoyan to let them handle this matter.

Just as she brought the bowl of medicine to her lips, Chu Ruoyan suddenly paused, looked up, and said, "Wait a minute, don't go yet!"

She said this to the young eunuch who was about to leave Jinyuyuan.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was going on. The little eunuch, who had already tucked one hand into his sleeve, suddenly quickened his pace and ran outside upon hearing this.

Chu Ruoyan shouted, "Grab him!"