As expected, their diagnosis was basically the same as that of the imperial physician, which was poisoning.
After asking again and again, she didn't find anything wrong, and Shen Yuerong became even more worried.
If there was nothing wrong, how could it cause widespread poisoning?
The more she thought about it, the more impossible it seemed.
The sky was still gray, and Shen Yuerong sat in the corner of the clinic, wondering what was going on.
A timid little girl came up to her and begged with tears in her eyes.
"Are you a doctor? Can you save my mother?"
Shen Yuerong glanced at the little girl, and it was obvious that she was feeling a bit uncomfortable, but she still wanted to help save her mother.
She immediately stood up and asked, "Where is your mother?"
When the little girl heard this, she was so happy.
"Come with me, my mother is outside."
Shen Yuerong was stunned for a moment, and followed the little girl to the outside of the clinic, only to find a young woman sitting in the alley in front of the clinic.
The woman was dying and barely had the strength to speak.
When she saw the little girl coming back, she couldn't wait to grab her hand.
"Xiaohua, where have you been? Mom has been looking for you. Don't run around. We have no money. We have to leave this money for your dad's education."
Hearing this, Shen Yuerong had already imagined in her mind the miserable story of a poor wife supporting her scholar husband to study.
Seeing her like this, Shen Yuerong still walked forward to ask.
"You live in the west of the city too?"
Xiaohua answered beside him: "We are not, we live in a small dilapidated temple outside the city. When we have no water at home, we go to the west of the city to get water."
Something seemed to flash through Shen Yuerong's mind, but she failed to capture it.
Xiaohua looked in the direction of Shen Yuerong and pleaded, "Please doctor, please save my mother."
Shen Yuerong looked at the little girl's appearance and suddenly felt distressed, so she spoke to the woman lying on the ground.
"No matter what your family's situation is, if a child loses the protection of her mother, she might be sold."
"If the situation is good, she will be sold to a rich family as a maid. If the situation is bad, she will be sold to a filthy place."
"As a mother, do you want to see your daughter become like this?"
After hearing this, the young woman suddenly became anxious, coughed continuously, and then answered anxiously.
"No, my daughter must not be sold to that kind of place."
Seeing her like this, Shen Yuerong said, “Since you don’t want your daughter to be sold to that kind of place, then cooperate with the treatment.”
"But don't worry, we don't charge for treatment."
The woman froze in place, looking at Shen Yuerong in disbelief.
"How could your clinic not charge money? We've been to other clinics and they all cost at least several hundred coins to save us."
Shen Yuerong looked at her and answered with a smile.
"Don't worry, our clinic won't charge you this time, but if you have money later, can you give it to me?"
Hearing Shen Yuerong's words, the woman burst into tears and grabbed Xiaohua's hand.
"Child, we have met a good person."
Shen Yuerong was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so she ordered someone to take her inside for treatment.
With the imperial physician present this time, Shen Yuerong was obviously much more relaxed.
Under the light of the orange candle, Shen Yuerong and Xiaohua stood together.
She looked at the little girl in front of her and couldn't help asking, "Can you tell me about your family's situation? You just said that you usually go to the west of the city to get water to drink?"
Xiaohua nodded and said, "Yes, because we live in a mud house next to the Xiaopo Temple outside the city, we have no water to drink and can only go into the city to fetch water."
Shen Yuerong then asked: "Then can you tell me what you did tonight?"
Xiaohua was very well behaved and told Shen Yuerong everything she did that night.
When I heard that Xiaohua didn't eat much at night and didn't even drink a sip of water, I felt heartbroken.
This woman is so lucky to have such a lovely child like Xiaohua.
So Shen Yuerong asked: "What about your father?"
"My father said he was going to the city to take an imperial examination two years ago and never came back. I haven't heard from him since, so my mother brought me to look for him, but we didn't find him."
"I have long advised my mother to go back, but she just doesn't want to. Some time ago, a swindler cheated us of all our money."
"He said he could find my father, but he took the money and disappeared."
Shen Yuerong was a little angry when she heard this.
"This is a ruthless liar who even cheated women and children out of their money."
Shen Yuerong looked at Xiaohua solemnly, "Don't worry, I will take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future. If you are willing, you can live with us in the palace."
At this moment, Shen Yuerong had already vaguely guessed the source of the poisoning.
After she settled Xiaohua down, she went to the backyard of the clinic, gathered everyone together, and made a solemn announcement.
"I'm afraid I have discovered the source of this poisoning."
Doctor Li asked anxiously, "What is it?"
Shen Yuerong's face darkened a little, "Someone poisoned the well and caused everyone to be poisoned."
Doctor Li immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God, who is it? How could they be so cruel as to poison the well? Aren't they afraid of retribution?"
Shen Yuerong looked serious and spoke again.
"Thanks to everyone's cooperation, the treatment was successfully completed this time. I will report the truth to His Majesty and let His Majesty reward him according to his merits."
Shen Yuerong's words made the eyes of the imperial doctors sparkle, and they responded with smiles one by one.
"This is all thanks to the princess. We are just helping out."
Shen Yuerong didn't pay attention to their humble words, but reminded them again.
"As long as we can get through today and wait until dawn, that will be all. Then we can all go to the palace together to claim our reward."
It must be said that Shen Yuerong's words were full of temptation. The attitudes of those imperial doctors became more enthusiastic, and they hurried out of the room to treat those patients.
Chi Mu sat aside calmly, raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yuerong to ask.
"Did you catch the man who poisoned me?"
Shen Yuerong's brows darkened a little, and she spoke coldly.
"He was not caught, but the other party must have had a purpose for poisoning me."
"As long as I heal these people, she will surely jump out eagerly, either to act again or to take the credit."
Chi Mu and Shen Yuerong looked at each other, and they both seemed to understand the meaning in each other's eyes. Chi Mu smiled and answered.
"Whatever you want to do, I will go with you and will always be your strongest support."
Two hours before dawn, many patients began to develop high fever.
Even though Shen Yuerong had already started treatment, she didn't know what the poison was, so there was nothing she could do but try her best to save her.
The lights on this side of the clinic were bright all night long, while the Lotus Clinic opposite seemed to be shrouded in darkness. There was no movement at all, and not even the lights were turned on the entire night.
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