Looking at He Yunze's rapid breathing and distraught state, Song Ruoan saw the complete absence of her former love in his dim eyes. Her throat tightened, and she shook her head.
"No, my husband! That's not how it is!"
"Everything I did was for you. I didn't know that the legendary physician Qihuang was a quack, and I never asked him to prescribe any strong medicine. I just wanted all the ladies to recover their health... and for the Marquis's mansion to prosper. I really never imagined it would turn out like this!"
Upon hearing these words, He Yunze felt an overwhelming sadness wash over him, and his breath almost stopped.
"So it's true? You invited the legendary physician Qihuang, and he cured all your illnesses. You admit it?"
"You don't know any medicine at all?"
Song Ruoan knelt on the ground, sobbing, her whole body trembling: "I initially invited the renowned physician Qihuang only to treat you."
“I do not know medicine, but I have never said that I do. It is you, my husband, who have a preconceived notion that I do know medicine. I was afraid that you would feel inferior because of your illness and refuse to take the medicine, so I had no choice but to admit it.”
Upon hearing the affirmative answer, He Yunze froze, his heart utterly dead.
Looking at Song Ruoan's tearful face, he felt that her little face was becoming more and more unfamiliar, completely different from the gentle and considerate appearance of her previous life.
He Yunze shook his head repeatedly, muttering to himself, "You don't know medicine? You don't know medicine at all?"
In her previous life, Ruo'an did indeed learn medicine from a young age. After marrying into the Marquis's mansion, she used her medical skills to befriend influential people and pave the way for him. During the epidemic, she also developed a prescription, which made everyone look at the Marquis's mansion in a different light.
Those whom Ruo'an had treated in her previous life had their illnesses completely cured.
Even Song Xizhi, out of jealousy of Ruo'an's medical skills, lied and claimed to know medicine, hoping to win a little of his affection.
Therefore, everything before was a repetition of the path of his previous life, and even Song Xizhi's reaction in this life was the same, so he had no doubts whatsoever.
But if Song Ruoan doesn't know any medical skills at all, then what exactly happened in her previous life?
"What is the truth? Why is this happening?"
No one answered He Yunze's question; everyone was staring at Physician Li's movements, their palms sweating.
After all, Lin Miaoxin's fate today is their fate tomorrow. If Lin Miaoxin cannot be cured, all of them who have been poisoned will die.
Based on the ingredients of the medicinal powder, Physician Li prescribed an antidote, and is now brewing the decoction to feed Lin Miaoxin.
Prime Minister Lin was holding Lin Miaoxin tightly in his arms. He, who was usually calm and composed, was now trembling as he fed her the medicine.
"Miaoxin, open your eyes, open your eyes and look at your father."
"Miaoxin, wake up after taking your medicine. You'll be alright..."
After the bowl of medicine was finished, Physician Li began to administer acupuncture to Lin Miaoxin again.
As the last needle was inserted, Lin Miaoxin slowly opened her eyes. She moved her dry lips and slowly raised her hand, wanting to touch Prime Minister Lin's cheek.
"father……"
Everyone held their breath.
Prime Minister Lin trembled and tears streamed down his face. He hurriedly pressed his cheek against Lin Miaoxin's hand, saying, "Miaoxin... Father Miaoxin is here!"
Are you feeling better? Are you feeling any better?
Before Lin Miaoxin could answer, her hand, which hadn't even touched Prime Minister Lin's cheek, suddenly fell down, and she even closed her eyes.
Lifeless.
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
Physician Li hurriedly stepped forward to take his pulse. His face was grave, and although it was autumn, large beads of sweat streamed down his face like water.
"The powder contains lead, which can numb a person's nerves. Even if the antidote is taken, the poisoning is too severe to reverse the damage."
Prime Minister Lin's mind went blank for a moment, and his lips turned deathly pale: "Then... what will happen?"
Physician Li swallowed hard, speaking each word with difficulty:
"She may not die, but she won't be in good health. I am not skilled enough, and I'm afraid she will remain in a coma for the rest of her life."
Upon hearing this, everyone's heart sank. Madam Sun clutched her chest, her reaction particularly intense:
"You're an imperial physician! You're an imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital, and you still can't cure this?"
Physician Li nodded and shifted his gaze to Physician Qihuang's face: "You were the one who administered this poison. Do you have a way to cure it?"
The renowned physician Qihuang pursed his lips and shook his head: "Actually, this is not poison at all, so what antidote is there?"
"The principle behind this medicine is to deplete a person's vital energy, achieving a temporary resurgence before death..."
The words of the renowned physician were tantamount to a death sentence for all the ladies who had been treated. The ladies staggered and nearly fainted.
Madam Sun lifted her skirt and rushed to Physician Li in a few quick steps: "I didn't take as much poison as Lin Miaoxin, and I didn't experience any poisoning at all, so is it alright?"
"Is there any chance I can survive?"
Physician Li sighed. In all his years of medical practice, this was the first time he had ever seen such a situation: "Madam, you are not that bad, but... you are not much better."
Upon hearing this, the light in Madam Sun's eyes went out in an instant, and she even felt a sudden discomfort in her body.
She rushed to He Yunze and Song Ruoan's side and tore at their hair with all her might:
"He Yunze, are you unaware of the situation, or are you trying to distance yourself? Who are you trying to impress with this half-dead act?"
"Are you in a worse situation than me? All I want is a way to survive! Why is it so hard? Why is it so hard?!"
He Yunze let Madam Sun tear at him, slumped on the spot, powerless, with no intention of resisting.
"If it weren't for you all ruining me for your own selfish reasons, I would only have joint pain... I wouldn't be dead at all!"
As Madam Sun spoke, she suddenly stood in front of Song Ruoan and slapped her hard across the face.
Song Ruoan lowered her head, looking lifeless.
Madam Sun's shrill scream brought the officials and their wives back to their senses, and their anger towards the Marquis's mansion intensified.
"The Marquis's mansion must give us justice for what happened today!"
"A life for a life! I will never let the Marquis of Anding's mansion go unpunished!"
If these ladies die because of Song Ruo'an, the Marquis of Anding's mansion will likely suffer the same fate and be overthrown by them!
Hearing the indignant words in her ear, Old Madam He was so angry that she almost collapsed.
Song Xizhi stood beside Madam He, quickly supporting her and pinching her thumb and forefinger to bring her back to consciousness.
Madam Xin, who had been silent all along, watched Song Xizhi's skillful technique, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke:
"Xi Zhi, your medical skills are superb, in no way inferior to those of the Imperial Hospital. Can you... treat Ruozhu?"
"She was a good friend of mine, and she was actually a pitiful person, but she was tormented by the disease too much."
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