Chapter 756 Aning
After Song Jinxiu got the medicine and brought people back home, he did not go to Princess Chuyun's mansion immediately. He just waited quietly in the mansion.
The noise in the city died down, and soon started again, and the door outside was pushed open.
"My lord, the Princess's residence has been in turmoil for a while. Several doctors have just been arrested. I watched from outside for a while and heard the chaotic commotion inside. I'm afraid Prince Consort Ji's headache has been suppressed."
The person who answered was called Aji, a death row prisoner whom Song Jinxiu asked Zhang Bin to buy back. Compared with other servants sent by the Imperial Master's Mansion, Aji was more loyal to Song Jinxiu.
The middle-aged doctor sitting in the room looked up and said, "Sir Song, when should I go to the princess's mansion?"
"Don't be impatient, Doctor Wu. Wait a little longer."
The so-called life-saving miracle drug naturally only showed its power at the critical moment, and only then could it control Ji Rongqing and the others. Song Jinxiu said: "If Doctor Wu is tired, go and rest first. I will have someone call you later."
Doctor Wu shook his head: "The master ordered that tonight's matter be of the utmost importance, and asked me to help Master Song."
Song Jinxiu's expression softened. "Aji, go prepare some food for Doctor Wu."
The two of them sat in the room. The night outside was as dark as ink. It was past five o'clock in the morning and the yard was covered with a thick layer of snow. Aji came back from outside again in the cold and said that Princess Chuyun was furious and killed several medicine slaves. The whole princess's mansion was shrouded in dark clouds and everyone was in panic.
Song Jinxiu raised his head and said, "Doctor Wu, thank you for your help."
Aji drove someone to the princess's mansion. Wu Ya, who was furious because no one could cure Ji Rongqing, heard that someone came to offer medicine, and her eyes were filled with clouds.
"Didn't you say that all the doctors in this city are already in the mansion? Where did this doctor come from?"
"Princess, he said he was a servant in Lord Song's house."
Wu Ya's brows sank.
Lord Song?
In the entire royal court, there is only one person named Song who can be called "Sir". Song Jinxiu, and he actually sent someone to offer medicine?
"Bring the person in."
When Doctor Wu was brought in, he bowed immediately when he saw Wu Ya.
Wu Ya looked at him coldly and asked, "Why did Song Jinxiu ask you to come here?"
Doctor Wu said, "Princess, my master heard that Prince Consort Ji had a headache, and the princess was very worried, so she sent me to bring medicine."
As he knelt on the ground, he held a palm-sized brocade box in his hand. After opening it, there were only three small pills inside. The rest had already been put away by Song Jinxiu.
"This medicine was found by my master by chance. It is very effective for all kinds of pain and can cure Prince Consort Ji's headache."
Wu Ya looked down at the pill and sneered, "This princess has searched all over the world for famous doctors, but none have been able to cure the prince consort's headache. Where could that traitor Song Jinxiu have gotten such a miraculous medicine? Besides, he's been harassing the prince consort so many times, how could he be so kind as to allow someone to offer him medicine?"
Doctor Wu remained calm. "My master may have mistaken the Prince Consort for an old friend, which is why he acted so offensively. However, he has absolutely no intention of harming the Prince Consort. The princess has searched the city for doctors tonight. I think the Prince Consort has had a severe headache. If they are unable to make him well, why not try this medicine?"
Wu Ya looked at him with a gloomy face and was about to speak when someone hurried in from outside, walked quickly to Wu Ya's side and whispered a few words to her.
Wu Ya's expression changed and she stood up suddenly: "Didn't you suppress it just now?"
"It was suppressed for a while, but the pain came back after a while. The person inside couldn't hold the prince consort down, and he hurt himself..."
"waste!"
Wu Ya cursed harshly and walked out. After only two steps, she turned back, snatched the brocade box from Doctor Wu's hand, and said to him coldly:
"If this medicine is effective and can make the prince consort safe, that would be fine. But if you dare to play tricks on me, I will make you and Song Jinxiu regret coming into this world."
After saying this, he turned to the side and said:
"Keep him under guard and don't let anyone get close!"
Doctor Wu was under guard, and those people were staring at him with eager eyes. However, Wu Ya took the medicine and went straight to Ji Rongqing. After entering the room and walking around the black sandalwood screen that was specially found for Ji Rongqing, she saw Ji Rongqing inside, who had a broken forehead and was being pressed on the bed, convulsing in pain.
"Princess!"
The servants in the princess's mansion were all frightened when they saw her come in: "The prince consort..."
Wu Ya waved her hand to stop the maid from speaking, and walked straight to the group of Hu doctors kneeling on the ground. Those people were extremely frightened when they saw her coming.
Princess Chuyun is extremely cruel and has a violent temper, but she values Prince Consort Ji very much. Ji Rongqing has suffered from headaches for a long time. Many people who came to the palace to treat him in the past were beaten to death by the princess because of their poor medical skills. And Prince Consort Ji's headache is a stubborn one.
Seeing Wu Ya approach, some of the timid ones turned pale with fear. "Princess, spare me! Prince Consort Ji's illness isn't incompetent on our part. We simply can't find the cause. Although he's a little weak, he's not fundamentally injured. His brain is healthy and there's no sign of any external injuries. His pulse is also normal."
"Although we are doctors, we can only treat symptoms. We have never heard of a case like your husband's."
"We have tried our best to suppress the pain, but none of the methods we learned in the past are effective against Prince Consort Ji. We...we have tried our best...Please spare my life, Princess..."
This wasn't the first time Wu Ya had heard these words. She said in a deep voice, "Alright, shut up!"
She had someone take the brocade box and pass it to everyone on the ground.
"Look at this medicine, it's harmful to the prince consort."
The doctors looked at each other in confusion when they heard this. After a while, a doctor named Hu reached out to take the medicine. He lowered his head to sniff it, then passed the medicine to someone else.
After everyone else had read it and sent it back, Doctor Hu looked at the three exquisitely crafted pills and whispered, "Princess, could you let me try this medicine?"
After getting permission, he took some and put it in his mouth. After carefully sensing it for a moment, he spoke: "This medicine is very exquisite. Some of the herbs used are ones I have never seen before, but they are all nourishing. They are also made into pills using special techniques and are harmless to the body."
Upon hearing this, Wu Ya looked at the others and saw that they all agreed. Then she took the pills and walked to the bedside.
Ji Rongqing was in so much pain that he was completely bewildered. His mind was filled with fragmented images. In every image, there was a woman, either tenderly calling him Brother Lu, or blushing as she tugged at his sleeve. But in the end, she turned into a ghost-like figure, trapped in a pitch-black room, asking him over and over in a shrill voice why he had done this to her...
Ji Rongqing's body convulsed and he curled up completely.
Wu Ya reached out to help the man up and wanted to feed him medicine, but Ji Rongqing clenched his teeth tightly.
She could only put the medicine in her mouth, stretched out her hand to grab his jaw, and then pried open his teeth and passed the medicine to him. When she stepped back, Ji Rongqing was in a daze, and between his blood-stained lips, he whispered, "Aning..."
Wu Ya was stunned for a moment: "Rong Qing, what did you say?"
Ji Rongqing lay on the bed without saying another word.
Wu Ya turned her head and asked, "What did the Prince Consort just say?"
The maidservant beside her lowered her head and said, "I didn't hear clearly. Perhaps the Prince Consort was in great pain and muttered casually."
Wu Ya's face was gloomy. Ji Rongqing's voice was too soft and she didn't hear clearly what he said, but it sounded like a person's name.
That name is not her.
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