"Isn't Princess Shuhua's husband from the Chengchuan Earl's Mansion? I didn't expect that he is good at medicine." After Pei Xuanqing told Shen Yu that Princess Shuhua and her husband were Wan Qingling's biological parents, Shen Yu learned something after sending people to inquire.
"After I sent people to investigate, I learned that the mother of Princess Shuhua's husband was from the Northern Hu and had saved the old Earl of Chengchuan." Although this alone is not enough to prove that the mother of Princess Shuhua's husband is good at medicine, since Princess Shuhua's husband has cured the poison of the silkworm, it shows that this is very possible.
"If he can cure the poison of the pulling thread, can he use it to subjugate a large number of Dark Forest Guards, as well as others who are controlled by the pulling thread like me?"
"I think so."
"Then could it be that many of the things that happened before are related to him?"
"That's hard to say. But if it really was him, and the Crown Prince became his son-in-law, then the Emperor's plan to establish the Third Prince will probably be dashed."
"In fact, the more chaotic the world is, the more opportunities we have." As for what opportunities they were, Shen Yu didn't specify.
"I hope so." Pei Xuanqing understood.
"Oh, right," Shen Yu continued, "Xueying said those children might be poisoned people, and maybe it's related to the pulling of silk threads. You still need to have someone thoroughly investigate the affairs of those women."
"I understand." Before leaving, Pei Xuanqing did not forget to solemnly instruct Shen Yu, "Please go back and tell your wife that I'll entrust the matter of Qiansi's detoxification to her."
Right now, nothing was more important than detoxifying Qiansi. Otherwise, who knows how many Dark Forest Guards would betray him. He couldn't even guarantee the loyalty of his own men, let alone the Emperor.
"I will definitely tell you when I get back. But the herbs..." In the past, the herbs were definitely enough to detoxify only the two of them. If we want to detoxify more Dark Forest Guards, the herbs needed will not be a small number.
"Don't worry, I'll get them together as soon as possible."
"That's good."
After they separated, they each looked for their own wives.
Xue Lingyue naturally asked about her arrest, and inevitably mentioned Ji Rongshan. Although she had been mentally prepared, she was still somewhat disappointed when Pei Xuanqing asked her to be patient.
"Lingyue," Pei Xuanqing took her hand and continued to comfort her, seeing her like this. "A little impatience can ruin a great plan. Trust me, I will remember this grudge for you, and one day I will avenge it for you."
"I understand, thank you, husband. But understanding is one thing, and I still feel bad. When I think about the fact that she will soon become your equal wife, and I don't know how many means she will use to harm me, I feel particularly scared." This was what Wan Xueying taught her to tell Pei Xuanqing what was in her heart at the right time.
"Don't worry, after this incident, I will have a good talk with Ji Yun and will never let Ji Rongshan hurt you again."
"I believe in my husband."
After Shen Yu returned, he discussed the matter with Wan Xueying about the cure for Qiansi's poison. Wan Xueying knew her medical skills were limited, and that it would be difficult for her to accomplish the task alone. So, she thought of Imperial Physician Lu. The next day, Shen Yu sent for Lu to come over.
When Doctor Lu took the children's pulses, he gasped and angrily asked, "Who is so cruel as to use children as medicine?"
Wan Xueying shook her head, "We don't know that either." Then she asked, "Can these children still be saved?"
Doctor Lu sighed heavily, "There's no cure at all. We can only leave it to fate!"
"Then Uncle Lu, please help me take a look at a few more women." Then Wan Xueying asked someone to bring a few women over.
After a careful examination, Imperial Physician Lu said, "They were all poisoned."
"Is it the poison of the pulling thread?"
"That should be the case. However, compared to the patients I've treated before, the poison in these women isn't very severe."
"Uncle Lu really knows about the poison of the silk thread." Wan Xueying understood.
"When I was the imperial physician, many people privately sought my help in curing the poison of the silkworm."
"Then I wonder how much Uncle Lu knows about this poison? Has he found an antidote?"
"I have studied this poison thoroughly, but it's too complicated. If I'm not careful, not only will I fail to help the person detoxify, but I might even kill the person doing the detoxification."
"I did research the antidote, but I don't know what went wrong and it didn't work."
"You've developed an antidote?" Imperial Physician Lu's eyes widened. "Can you show it to me?" He didn't doubt Wan Xueying's abilities; without her skills, she wouldn't have been able to develop so many effective medicines. However, the antidote for Qiansi had been secretly developed by other Imperial Physicians, not just him, but also the other Imperial Physicians, but they hadn't been able to find one after years of research.
"Please wait a moment. I'll bring it to you."
When Wan Xueying gave the antidote she developed to Doctor Lu, Doctor Lu looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He could only ask Wan Xueying what was in it.
Wan Xueying first told Doctor Lu what the poisons contained in the silk were, and then told him the antidote she had for each poison.
"How do you know what the various poisons in the silk are?" Doctor Lu was even more surprised after hearing this.
"Uh... I can only say that I am more sensitive to medicinal herbs and the like." Wan Xueying gave a vague answer.
"Then how do you know the dosage of each poison?" Doctor Lu was not being aggressive, he wanted to help Wan Xueying analyze which part of the antidote went wrong.
"I have a special way of doing this, too."
"Then how can you guarantee that the antidote you prepare is suitable for everyone?"
"Can't I prepare an antidote based on Qiansi's poison that is suitable for everyone?" Doctor Lu's question this time was something Wan Xueying had never thought of before.
"But each person has been taking the drowsiness pills for different years, and they've also been taking the temporary antidote for different years. The reason they rarely live past forty is because the toxicity of the drowsiness pills and the temporary antidote has changed, so there's no way to control it."
"I understand what you're saying." She had completely ignored individuality before. Then another question occurred to her. So she asked Doctor Lu, "Do you think those children becoming medicine men are related to the detoxification technique?"
"If I'm not mistaken, they use the blood of children who can withstand the strains and various medicines to detoxify."
"Could it be that the children we rescued this time were the ones who couldn't withstand the various poisons?" When she said this, Wan Xueying's mood became depressed.
"Yes, there are many more children like this who are probably already dead."
"Could it be that so many of the decent women who were abducted earlier were the children of those infected with the Pulling Silk Poison? That way, those children would be born with the Pulling Silk Poison, and by giving them various drugs, they would eventually become drugged people."
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