Chapter 348: How Long Will You Keep This a Secret From Him?
Zi Yuan turned to Yu Shiyan for help, hoping he would say a few words on her behalf.
You know, Miss usually goes along with Prince Mu, so maybe she'll listen to him if he speaks up.
Yu Shiyan paused for a moment: "Zhong Heng, escort the princess back to her residence."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Heng clasped his hands in a fist salute and went downstairs.
Yuan Siyin couldn't see his expression through the curtain, but just hearing his voice made her heart clench.
He must have brought her back.
Yuan Siyin reached out her hand, and Ziyuan immediately helped her up, her face full of anxiety: "Miss..."
After she made this move, the Imperial Physician and Yu Shiyan outside the screen left the room, leaving only Bai Tu and Zi Yuan to serve her.
Yu Shiyan gestured to the Imperial Physician to invite him, leading him to sit down next door. Only after closing the door did he frown and ask, "You are a senior physician with profound experience. Have you ever seen this kind of symptom before?"
The Imperial Physician did not rush to answer. Instead, he took out a thick, ancient book with folded corners from his medical kit, flipped through it for a while before stopping and pushing the book in front of him.
He stroked his beard and then said, "There are very few poisons that can kill without leaving a trace. After this elimination, he should be in a drunken stupor."
The symptoms of poisoning are not obvious at first; the person may only become drowsy. Only when the toxins accumulate deeply will the person vomit blood. During this period, even the most skilled imperial physician will not be able to diagnose the problem by taking the pulse.
The person who administered this poison was truly malicious; the princess's condition... indicates she is already quite severely poisoned.
Yu Shiyan stared at the medical book for a long time before suddenly closing it. Perhaps he used too much force, because the cover made a dull "snap" sound. "Is there a way to cure it?"
"I haven't heard of it yet." The Imperial Physician shook his head.
He was also very worried, after all, the one who was poisoned was not just anyone, but this member of the Yuan family.
If the Yuan family is the thorn in the side of the current emperor, then the Yuan family is also the one that cannot be allowed to get into trouble.
General Yuan Jin had been widowed for decades and never remarried, not even taking a second wife. His heart was always with the people and the two children left by his deceased wife.
The northern border is garrisoned with a full 200,000 troops. Whether or not they should take up arms now rests entirely on her shoulders. If she makes the slightest mistake, it could lead to a bloodbath and turmoil in the court.
What's the point of the struggle for the crown prince position, the factional strife, all that's done is trampled by warhorses and reduced to rubble.
In the end, Yuan Jin was not a great loyal minister. Everyone knew that he was only loyal to the people and his own conscience. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager in the palace and his children in the capital, even a few imperial edicts from the emperor might not have been enough to bind him.
They willingly drew a prison over the distant northern border, allowing the emperor to rest easy.
Once the news of Yuan Siyin's poisoning and bedridden spreads, Yuan Jin may not be able to sit still as before, after all, rescuing someone from a fire and being poisoned are two completely different things.
The more he thought about it, the more numb the back of the imperial physician's head felt.
They'll be the first to suffer; if they can't be cured, they'll lose their heads... My life is over!
"In your opinion, is there any other way, even to alleviate the effects of the poison?"
The imperial physician pondered for a moment and murmured, "If we could find out who is behind this, perhaps there is hope."
After all, this kind of drunken stupor only exists in ancient records; even in all my years of practicing medicine, this is the first time I've encountered it.
"I see."
After Yu Shiyan finished speaking, he got up and pushed open the door to go out. He saw Yuan Siyin's departing figure. Even though she was so weak, she still insisted on being strong.
If it weren't for today, how long did she plan to keep it from him?
Just then, Bai Tu brought over a steaming bowl of ginger tea, her face still expressionless: "Ginger tea, to ward off the cold."
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