Because she saw the old man walk straight to the incense burner in the corner of the room and picked it up.
He grabbed the incense burner with a look of disgust.
"This is the root of the problem."
As the old man spoke, he placed the incense burner on the round table in the middle.
But when everyone saw the incense burner, they were all confused.
Only Princess Yuchang's expression changed for a moment, but then quickly subsided.
She frowned and asked, "Divine Doctor, what do you mean?"
"Could it be that you're trying to say that this incense burner caused the relapse of Mother's old illness?"
"What's the matter with closing the incense burner?"
The old man glanced at Princess Yu and said with a hint of meaning, "What really aggravated the Empress Dowager's illness was the thing burning day and night in this incense burner."
What?
Nanny Su was the first to react and hurried forward to extinguish the four strands of sandalwood burning inside.
But the old man stopped her: "What's the rush?"
"You've been burning this stuff for a long time. It's too late to put it out now. The Queen Mother has already been deeply poisoned by it. If she doesn't continue to smell it, she will probably panic again."
Poisoning?
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Nanny Su, but even Empress Dowager Bai's expression changed slightly.
Others don’t know.
But she knew that she was indeed feeling anxious.
Because it wasn't particularly severe, and the smell of sandalwood helped her calm down quickly, she didn't even tell Nanny Su about it.
She sat on the bed and looked at the old man: "Divine Doctor, are you saying that someone poisoned me?"
When the old man heard this, he glanced at Princess Yu.
This action caught the attention of Queen Mother Bai, and she subconsciously looked at Princess Yuchang. However, Princess Yuchang had already managed her emotions. Her gentle brows were slightly furrowed, and she appropriately revealed a look of anxiety and worry.
"Divine Doctor, what's going on? What kind of poison is this? Will my mother be okay? Can you detoxify her?"
The old man did not answer her, but kept staring at her.
That look made Princess Yuchang feel uneasy. She had a strange feeling that he saw through her. This made Princess Yuchang feel inexplicably irritated, but she had to maintain her emotions on the surface.
"Why are you staring at me like this, Doctor? Shouldn't you be trying to find a way to cure my mother's poison?"
"Detoxification is not difficult, but the hard part is not getting rid of the root of the disease."
The old man continued to stare at Princess Yuchang as he spoke. Everyone present could see clearly his unusual behavior.
Empress Dowager Bai frowned slightly.
She asked, "Divine Doctor, why are you looking at the Princess like this?"
The old man then turned his gaze back to Queen Mother Bai. He smiled and said, "I just discovered something interesting."
"Interesting thing?" Queen Mother Bai asked in confusion.
The old man nodded and turned his gaze to Princess Yuchang.
Princess Yuchang's heart skipped a beat.
The old man said, "Actually, I've noticed since a while ago that the scent of the eldest princess is...something very different and special."
Princess Yuchang's expression froze slightly.
But soon she smiled and said, "I was once seriously injured. Although I was treated, I was left with the aftereffects of taking medicine for the rest of my life. I guess it's because the medicine on my body smells a bit strange."
"oh?"
The old man raised an eyebrow. "The medicine the princess is taking is indeed quite special. Even from such a long distance away, I can smell a strong smell of blood. It seems that the medicine the princess is taking contains blood as a guide. I just don't know what kind of blood it is? It smells a bit like... human blood!"
Princess Yuchang's eyes suddenly narrowed.
For a moment, his expression almost couldn't hold back.
Fortunately, she was mentally strong enough, and her expression only appeared for a moment, and no flaws could be seen anymore.
Princess Yu smiled helplessly and said, "The Divine Doctor's nose is indeed very sensitive. However, I'm afraid he must have misunderstood. The medicine I took didn't contain any blood. The bloody smell came from... me."
Nanny Hua, who was beside Princess Yu, said unhappily, "Divine Doctor, my Highness is a woman, and there are always a few days every month when she smells of blood. You are making all these nonsense and saying all sorts of things. Could it be that you don't know the root of the Empress Dowager's illness and are deliberately dragging my Highness into this to confuse people?"
"And what you just said about the Queen Mother being poisoned is sheer nonsense."
"Every two weeks, everyone knows that the Imperial Hospital sends a doctor to check the Empress Dowager's pulse. The Empress Dowager burns this sandalwood incense every day. If it were really poisonous, how could the doctor not detect it? And the maids and servants serving in the house would have been poisoned long ago."
This does make sense.
After all, the sandalwood was lit every day. If it was really poisonous, the servants in the house would not be able to escape.
The old man raised his eyelids and said casually, "This is what I said before. It's difficult to deal with, because this is not an ordinary poison, but... Forget it, everything will wait until the emperor comes, and I will explain it together."
After saying this, the old man bowed to Queen Mother Bai and said, "Queen Mother, if you believe me, don't light this kind of sandalwood again. If you want to find out who poisoned you, just check who made this sandalwood."
"But don't worry, the poison in your body won't stop for a while. After all, the other party isn't trying to kill you immediately. She wants to gradually wear down your energy and spirit, so that it will eventually look like a relapse of an old illness. That's why the imperial physician couldn't detect it."
"As for the fact that the servants were not poisoned, it is because this poison has specific properties. I will explain the specifics in detail later."
As he said this, the old man yawned.
"Your Highness, I've been treating Madam Yang at the Zhenbei Marquis's residence for several days and haven't slept a wink. I'm so tired. Could you please allow me to take a short nap?"
Queen Mother Bai agreed.
A palace maid took the old man out.
"Madam Su, please take everyone out. Ayu, you stay." Empress Dowager Bai sat on the bed and gave the order without any obvious emotion on her face.
Nanny Su took away all the palace maids in the house, including Nanny Hua who was by Princess Yuchang's side.
When there were only two people left in the room.
Queen Mother Bai then looked at Princess Yuchang, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Finally, she said, "Ayu, don't you have anything you want to say to your mother?"
Princess Yuchang secretly clenched her sleeves.
But that's all.
"Does the Queen Mother suspect me?"
Princess Yu Chang met Empress Dowager Shangbai's eyes with a look of calmness and helplessness. "If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to investigate. Of course, you can also tell my younger brother and have him investigate it himself."
Empress Dowager Bai glanced at her.
Finally, he sighed and said, "I doubt anyone but my own daughter. I will have someone investigate this matter privately. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
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