Patriarch Nie was puzzled.
"Why are you leaving already? Our little one hasn't even been officially recognized as a member of the family yet! Why are you leaving already!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo could only make up a story.
“Every child in our tribe has to go out and gain experience. The tribe will give us any support we need, but we also have to search for lost treasures for the tribe. It’s a training experience, but it’s also for our own growth!”
The head of the Nie family was filled with curiosity about her family, but dared not delve into it.
After all, a family capable of creating miraculous medicines and raising children so well must be a large, established family with a history spanning tens of thousands of years.
"Okay, Uncle promises you, after you finish your travels, I will definitely visit Elder Yuan every few days!"
Qin Luo pulled Wu Hua along and bowed to him again.
"Thank you, Uncle Nie!"
"Get up quickly, family members, don't stand on ceremony anymore!"
"That's right!"
Madam Nie helped the two of them up.
"From now on, I will definitely treat Elder Yuan as my own father and be filial to him. You can rest assured!"
"Thank you very much, Auntie. Come, let me take your pulse too!"
After agreeing, Madam Nie extended her hand.
The moment Qin Luo touched her pulse, he sensed something was wrong.
"Why is Aunt so preoccupied? And you seem to be severely deficient in both qi and blood, which shouldn't be the case! Hasn't the family physician checked your pulse?"
Madam Nie was also incredulous upon hearing this.
“I have my pulse checked every day, but they only say that I am in good health. As for my worries, it is because I am childless. Every time my mother-in-law comes back from the Buddhist temple, she mentions it and scolds me. Over time, it has become a worry for me!”
Qin Luo sensed her weariness and disgust towards her mother-in-law, and offered words of comfort.
“Auntie, please don’t worry. I see you have a very easygoing and generous temperament. Don’t let other people’s gossip make things difficult for you. There must be several physicians in your household, how come none of them noticed the toxins in your body? It’s truly a disgrace to our medical profession…”
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Nie broke out in a cold sweat.
"Toxins? What toxins? Has the lady been poisoned?"
Qin Luo nodded firmly.
"Yes, and the poisoning has been going on for quite some time; judging by the amount accumulated, it's probably been going on for several years!"
After hearing Qin Luo's words, Madam Nie gave a bitter, cold laugh.
"I thought my mother-in-law just disliked me, but I never imagined she wanted me dead! I've lost count of how many concubines she's brought into your room over the years, and yet you still haven't had a child. Why does she hate me so much?"
"No, I didn't..."
The head of the Nie family seemed about to explain something, but seeing Qin Luo and Wu Hua present, he didn't continue.
Seeing that Madam Nie was emotional, Qin Luo quickly tried to divert her attention.
"Auntie, don't get angry, relax! I'll use a secret method to expel the poison from you!"
After she finished speaking, the head of the Nie family suddenly spoke.
"Nephew, wait a moment!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo, Wu Hua, and Madam Nie were all stunned.
Madam Nie's eyes were filled with disappointment. Wu Hua ran up to the head of the Nie family and stepped on his foot.
"Are you trying to bully your aunt?"
The head of the Nie family was in so much pain that he was hopping around while clutching the leg that had been stepped on, but he still didn't forget to explain.
"No, no, you've misunderstood! I wanted to call all the physicians from the prefecture so they could witness the death firsthand and understand why! I also wanted my mother's spies to keep watch and send her a message. If she knew what happened today, she would calm down. I will also stay in the temple and cultivate myself properly from now on, and not come back to interfere again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the steward immediately ordered the guards to bring the royal physician over.
The other three reacted differently upon hearing this, and the disappointment in Madam Nie's eyes disappeared.
Instead, I felt gratified and grateful to Wu Hua.
Qin Luo was no longer stunned. He thought that since someone was to come and see, there must be some evidence to be produced!
She took out a sterilization tray and a scalpel from the cloth bag for later use.
Wu Hua looked at the Nie family head with an apologetic expression, took out a pill, climbed onto the chair, and tried to feed it to him.
"Uncle, I'm sorry, I thought you didn't want Auntie, that's why I stepped on you! Please take this pill, it will stop hurting!"
Upon hearing this, the head of the Nie family stopped his bouncing steps and limped to the chair.
"These pills are the kind you get at auctions, right? Keep them safe, your uncle's foot will be better soon!"
Wu Hua grabbed his collar and pulled him down.
"Uncle, please open your mouth, I'll feed you!"
The head of the Nie family tried to dissuade her again, but was stopped by Madam Nie's rebuke.
"Just eat what the child tells you to eat! Can't you see your arm is getting sore from holding it up?"
Only then did Patriarch Nie open his mouth and eat it. After a few breaths, he could no longer feel the pain.
He picked up Wu Hua and tickled her.
"Little one, why don't you be my son? Okay?"
Wu Hua shook her little head.
"Hahaha, no, no, I'm leaving. I'm already an unfilial grandson, I can't be an unfilial son too!"
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Nie stopped what he was doing and affectionately patted its little head.
"My son is the most filial grandson! He's the best child in the world!"
After he finished speaking, Wu Hua became even more arrogant.
"Haha, Uncle, you have great taste!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in laughter.
When the guards brought the imperial physician over, they were all completely dumbfounded.
Weren't you supposed to be questioning someone? Why are you laughing so happily?
Could it be that I misheard the order? No way.
The guards were suspicious, but they still took the physician inside.
The three physicians of the family knelt in a row in the hall. When the head of the Nie family saw them, he became furious and started yelling at them.
"You audacious bastards, how dare you poison the madam! I think you all have a death wish!"
To his surprise, after he finished scolding them, these physicians seemed somewhat emboldened.
They all said it had nothing to do with them, that the lady wasn't poisoned at all, and that someone was just making things up.
Patriarch Nie didn't want to waste time with them.
"All of you, lift your heads and shut your mouths! Read this before you speak!"
Once the physicians looked up, Qin Luo began her procedure, first pressing on Madam Nie's pulse.
He channeled healing energy into her body, and with his other hand holding a scalpel, he made a small incision on Madam Nie's fingertip.
Then she turned her hand over, letting the contaminated blood flow into the sterilization tray.
The pitch-black blood emitted a foul stench that sent chills down the spines of the imperial physicians.
Some of the more timid ones have already started confessing.
"Master, please spare us! It was all the old lady's orders! We were just doing what she said! Please, Master, have mercy on us!"
The head of the Nie family glared at the speaker and snapped, "Didn't you hear me tell you to shut your mouth?"
The physician, seeing his fierce gaze, was so frightened that he dared not utter another sound!
After Qin Luo expelled all the poisonous blood from Madam Nie's body, he began to repair her internal deficiencies.
After a moment, Wu Hua stopped, took out her small water pouch, and poured her a cup of water from the spatial stream.
"Auntie, drink this medicine!"
Madam Nie, without suspecting anything, took the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Afterwards, he felt that his body had recovered greatly, even better than before he entered the Nie family mansion!
After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Qin Luo also received Wu Hua's small water pouch.
"Luo Luo, drink it quickly!"
Qin Luo was overjoyed! He picked up the water pouch and started drinking…
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