Chapter 527: The Third Brother Must Also Be on Guard
"Your Highness? Your Highness?"
Shouts with torches were heard. Xiao Jiuyue had just helped Jun Lie tidy up his clothes when she heard their voices. She immediately raised her hand and shouted, "The Third Prince is here."
The search team immediately galloped over. When they saw the bewildered Xiao Jiuyue and the unconscious Jun Lie, the man immediately revealed his identity and said, "I am the commander of the Imperial Guards, Hu Youwei."
"Commander Hu, quickly take His Highness back." Xiao Jiuyue helped Jun Lie up and warned him, "The Third Prince has an arrow wound on the back of his shoulder. The arrow is poisonous."
"Miss Xiao." Commander Hu was shocked to see Xiao Jiuyue supporting Jun Lie. He immediately stepped forward, picked up Jun Lie and ran away, saying, "Miss Xiao, please ride your horse! Hurry up! There will be a carriage when we get down the mountain."
"Okay." Xiao Jiuyue didn't say much and directly jumped on the horse. After all, Commander Hu was also Jun Lie's man, and he would definitely take good care of Jun Lie. After rushing all the way back to the camp, Xiao Jiuyue said, "I want to tell the imperial physician what medicine was given to the Third Prince."
When the Emperor arrived, Doctor Wang was treating Jun Lie and said, "Your Highness the Third Prince and Your Highness the Second Prince were poisoned by the same deadly poison, but..."
Doctor Wang looked at Xiao Jiuyue and asked, "Miss Xiao, have you cured the Third Prince of the poison?"
"When I was practicing medicine and saving lives with my master, I once saw a life-threatening poison, so I found herbs that could detoxify it in the mountains." Xiao Jiuyue spoke calmly, listing all the herbs she had used, even leaving behind the residue after chewing them.
"Doctor Wang, these are the herbs." Xiao Jiuyue handed the leftovers forward.
Doctor Wang carefully examined it and praised: "A good teacher produces a good student. This herb can not only detoxify but also be harmless to the body."
"Doctor Wang, you are not even as good as a girl? Will the antidote for the Second Prince be harmful to his body?" After hearing these words, the Imperial Concubine could no longer sit still and could not help but speak. What she was most worried about was that her son would develop a chronic illness.
"Her Royal Concubine, the Second Prince will recover if he takes good care of himself." Doctor Wang stood up and replied, "The Third Prince's toxins were cleared early, so the impact is minimal."
"The Third Prince must have had a high fever. I wonder how Miss Xiao lowered the fever?" Doctor Wang asked seriously.
It was the same poison that the second prince was poisoned with, but the third prince's poison was obviously cured faster.
"I use cold water to cool my forehead and wipe my body with cold water." As soon as Miss Xiao finished speaking, the faces of everyone present changed. The look in the eyes of the imperial concubine when she looked at Miss Xiao became more meaningful and defensive.
The Imperial Concubine lowered her eyes and began to think. The Third Prince had indeed made great contributions in the battle at Yongzhao this time. The Xiao family was now the new favorite of the court and was in great favor with the Emperor. If they married, would the Emperor...
It seems that we have to be on guard against the third brother as well. Fortunately, the third brother has no roots and no maternal family to rely on.
"Miss Xiao." Doctor Wang was a little shocked, and at the same time felt a little guilty. He said, "Miss Xiao is worthy of being a doctor. She has done a great job. Now all we need to do is clean the wound again and boil the medicine for him to take. His Highness will wake up tomorrow."
Doctor Wang felt a little regretful. He should not have mentioned this matter. It was about the woman's reputation.
"Doctor Wang, does the third son have a rash on his body?" Emperor Jing suddenly asked.
"No." Doctor Wang said as he had someone help the Third Prince to stand up, took off his clothes, cleaned his wounds and applied medicine.
Emperor Jing frowned as he looked at the arrow wound on his back. He asked Doctor Wang to treat him well and then left.
"Sister Xiao, it's a good thing that you saved Third Brother. Otherwise, Third Brother would be..." The Sixth Princess looked at Jun Lie behind the screen worriedly.
"No, it was the Third Prince who saved me. My horse was shot by an arrow and went crazy. It ran towards the Third Prince and ran into the assassin who was trying to kill him."
Xiao Jiuyue explained.
"Sister Xiao, you and Third Brother are very lucky." The Sixth Princess said happily. She touched her cold hands and looked at her soaked dress and said, "Sister Xiao, you should go take a shower and change your clothes quickly. Your clothes, shoes and socks are all wet. Don't get sick."
"Qin'er, take Miss Xiao to take a bath and change clothes." The emperor spoke, and the Sixth Princess hurriedly pulled Xiao Jiuyue away.
"Your Majesty, I never thought that Miss Xiao could also do medicine." The Royal Concubine now suspected that the Third Prince was directing and acting in this drama himself.
"The prescription that Qin'er is taking now was given by Miss Xiao's master. Miss Xiao is indeed a good doctor." Emperor Jing had known about this for a long time. Every time he met the Sixth Princess Jun Qin, he had to listen to her praise Xiao Jiuyue.
Even the empress dowager praised Xiao Jiuyue for her kindness, as she was willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver without knowing that Qingfeng Temple was backed by the royal family.
The rumors were not bad. The Xiao family did business in Hongdu and had a good business, making a lot of money.
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"Miss."
"Miss."
Dong Gui and Lian Xin looked at Xiao Jiuyue, who had returned in a disheveled state, with red eyes. They said, "The hot water is ready, Miss, take a bath quickly."
Lian Xin led Xiao Jiuyue to take a bath, while Dong Gui brought over the porridge and ginger soup. She said, "Miss, drink a bowl of ginger soup first to dispel the cold."
After taking a hot bath and drinking a bowl of ginger soup, Xiao Jiuyue felt warm all over.
The Sixth Princess sent over some snacks and reminded, "Lianxin, let Sister Xiao rest early. If anything happens, remember to call me."
It was late at night and she couldn't stay for long.
After Xiao Jiuyue had eaten and drunk her fill, she sat beside the warm charcoal basin and lay on the white fox blanket. "Lianxin Donggui, I'm really fine. You don't have to stay by my side all night."
Donggui and Lianxin were guarding, fearing that something might happen to Xiao Jiuyue.
"Miss, your shoes, socks, and dress are all soaked. It's so cold, you must be freezing." Lian Xin said while making hot tea, "If you want some tea later, just call me."
Lianxin felt so distressed. The young lady had suffered so much this time. In a few days, her period would come. Her legs and feet had been frozen for such a long time today. I'm afraid...
"Miss, you must stay with me tonight no matter what I say." Dong Gui admired Xiao Jiuyue even more, but at the same time, she felt sorry for her, fearing that she would have a fever and fall ill at night.
"You guys..." Xiao Jiuyue shook her head helplessly and said, "I know my body well. I was warming myself by the fire before, so I'm fine."
Xiao Jiuyue couldn't persuade them, so she took some preventive medicine herself. Unexpectedly, she still overestimated herself.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Jiuyue developed a high fever. When Lianxin was watching over her, she immediately noticed something was wrong and went to find the maidservant beside the Sixth Princess.
Upon hearing this, Chunmei did not dare to delay and immediately went to find the Sixth Princess. The Sixth Princess, who was still half asleep, got up and went to find Doctor Wang to treat Xiao Jiuyue.
Doctor Wang was taking care of the two princes, so he didn't dare to sleep. He was dozing off when he heard the Sixth Princess say that Miss Xiao was ill. He shuddered and immediately got up and said, "Let's go and see her."
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