Chapter 138 Detoxification (Part 1)
The group soon arrived at the courtyard where Madam Zheng lived.
Upon entering the room and seeing the gaunt old lady lying lifeless on the bed, Madam Min Qiao's heart tightened immediately. She quickly stepped forward, bent down, and looked at Madam Zheng, saying, "Elder sister, I'm back."
One sentence made Madam Zheng, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling, suddenly turn her head.
"You, you're back?" She looked at Min Qiaoshi in disbelief. "I thought I wouldn't be able to see you one last time before I died."
After saying that, she turned her head away and silently shed tears.
Madam Min Qiao felt distressed. She sat down on the edge of the bed, took Madam Zheng's hand, and comforted her, "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't it better for him to be alive? What's with all this talk about death? Bah! Stop it right now! As long as I'm here, I would never let you die!"
Madam Zheng forced back her tears, looking at Madam Min with a pained and sorrowful expression, "What's the point of living now that I've become like this?"
As if remembering something, she quickly pulled her hand back from Min Qiao's grasp, and said agitatedly, "Go away! Leave immediately! I don't want to see you. Go away, go away!"
Min Qiao felt distressed after being chased away by Madam Zheng, but instead of leaving, she held Madam Zheng's hand even more firmly. "I know that your poisoning is inextricably linked to the fools in the Xuanping Marquis's mansion. It's understandable that you are angry with me, hate me, and don't want to see me. I don't blame you."
"But, could you let the person I brought take a look at you? Once the poison is cured and you've recovered, you can break off all ties with me or take revenge on the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, I won't stop you."
He then asked Mu Jin to come forward and treat Madam Zheng.
However, before Mu Jin could step forward, Madam Zheng shook her head and refused, saying, "No need. It's useless. Even the imperial physicians in the palace are helpless, so what can anyone else do?"
She paused for a moment, then sighed, "I don't hate you, and I don't hold a grudge against you. I'm so glad you came back to see me one last time. But... but... I don't want to lose control of my bladder in front of you, to let you see my most pathetic side. Please go quickly, leave your old sister with the last shred of dignity. I'm begging you!"
At this point, Madam Zheng finally broke down in tears and wailed.
Tears streamed down Min Qiao's face as well, her heart pounding with pain. Even when she overheard Qiao Qingping talking about Min Ji's scheming against her and the Qiao family back at the Qiao family home, she had never felt this distressed.
Her tragic death in her past life and her renewed understanding of Min Ji in this life gradually eroded her love for the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion and for Min Ji.
Therefore, when she heard the truth about the Qiao family's decline, she felt only anger and resentment, but not sadness.
But in both her lives, she only had one true friend: Madam Zheng!
Seeing her weeping bitterly, Madam Min was also overwhelmed with grief.
Seeing the two old women weeping, Bai Shi, who was standing nearby, also began to cry. The maids serving in the room also started wiping away tears.
For a moment, the room was filled with the sound of weeping.
Just as everyone was crying uncontrollably, Mu Jin spoke up at an inopportune moment: "Excuse me, could you please let me take the patient's pulse first?"
It wasn't that she was cold-hearted; she was just anxious to go back and see her son!
Her son had never left her side since he was eight years old. Now that they had come to a new place and were going to live in an unfamiliar place, she was really worried about him.
I just want to finish treating my friend, the old lady, as soon as possible so I can go back to see my son.
Upon hearing this, Madam Min Qiao finally came to her senses, quickly wiped away her tears, let go of Madam Zheng, and stood up to give up her seat.
"Yes, yes, look at my terrible memory. Doctor Mu, come quickly and take a look at Madam Zheng."
Mu Jin nodded and stepped forward, placing her hand on Madam Zheng's wrist.
After a long while, she frowned, checked Madam Zheng's tongue and eyes again, and then reached into the quilt to press on Madam Zheng's abdomen and limbs.
He then said with certainty, "Based on my diagnosis, the old lady should not be incontinent."
Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng said in disbelief, "But I clearly couldn't control myself that day..."
Mu Jin said with certainty, "That day, the Grand Madam was drugged."
"How is this possible?" Madam Zheng's eyes widened.
Madam Bai also said with a shocked expression, "Since the incident, I have personally supervised the cook to prepare my mother's meals every day and then personally served them to her. I have also personally watched over the decoction of her daily medicine. It's impossible for anyone to have tampered with it!"
Bai became increasingly anxious as she spoke, but her tone remained remarkably certain.
Madam Zheng gave Bai a reassuring look, "Don't worry, no one here will suspect you."
Bai wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes and nodded obediently.
Mu Jin explained, "There are all sorts of ways to poison someone, and it doesn't necessarily have to be done in food. Perhaps the person who came that day was carrying it with them."
"Some poisons only need to emit a slight odor to cause poisoning. Other poisons can cause poisoning silently with just an accidental touch."
Hearing this, Madam Zheng's eyes widened suddenly. "That old slut, Madam Sun! It was her! When she came to see me, she saw that it was inconvenient for me to talk while lying down, so she came over and helped me sit up herself. I told her that a maid would be fine, but she insisted on helping me herself. I smelled a fragrance on her then, but I didn't pay much attention at the time. I never expected that old slut would plot against me!"
Madam Zheng was furious.
Upon hearing this, Madam Bai suddenly realized something and quickly nodded, saying, "Since Mother was poisoned, although she has been weak and unable to get out of bed, she has never been incontinent. It was only when Old Madam Sun came that this accident happened! Old Madam Sun must have done something to Mother. That must be it!"
Min Qiao silently made a mental note of Sun's actions, determined to repay her in kind when the opportunity arose!
However, she was more concerned about Madam Zheng's health and immediately asked worriedly, "Is that poison serious? Does it conflict with the poison Madam Zheng suffered from before? Can you still cure the poison in Madam Zheng's body?"
Mu Jin smiled smugly, "That poison is only temporary. It takes effect in a quarter of an hour and the effects wear off in half an hour. I imagine your family had someone examine the Grand Madam afterward, right? If I'm not mistaken, they probably couldn't diagnose anything, could they?"
Madam Bai nodded hurriedly, "The imperial physician said that apart from the poison that was previously suppressed, there was nothing else wrong with the Grand Madam's body. As for why that situation occurred, the imperial physician couldn't explain it either. When asked if this situation would occur again in the future, the imperial physician couldn't say for sure, only saying that anything is possible."
Hearing this, Madam Min felt speechless. This imperial physician was also an incompetent doctor. If it weren't for his ambiguous words, Madam Zheng probably wouldn't have been so desperate to die, and she wouldn't have rushed to send her away just now for fear of making a fool of herself.
Mu Jin had no idea what Min Qiao was thinking. Hearing Bai's words, she smiled smugly, "That's right. That kind of poison is a one-time use. It will only make people lose face, but it won't cause any real harm to the human body. Naturally, nothing will be found afterward."
This strange poison was probably something the imperial physicians at the Imperial Hospital had never even heard of; it would be a miracle if they could even diagnose it.
Yeah, don't ask her why she knows so much.
Because she accidentally created that poison while researching and developing other poisons.
As the original creator, it would be strange if she didn't know.
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