Back in the ward, Meng Zhelan immediately began to carefully examine the collected insects with all the imperial physicians and doctors from the medical clinic.
“Miss Meng, this little insect is really strange. I have never seen it in all my years of medical practice. I am truly at a loss.” It was Physician Liu who spoke.
He arrived earlier and, although he had some understanding of the patient's condition, he had no way to deal with the insects.
Although the other imperial physicians and doctors were highly skilled, they also said they had never seen such an insect before.
However, they could prescribe some heat-clearing and detoxifying herbal decoctions to relieve the patient's pain. Everyone took the small bottles containing the insects and returned to their posts.
Meng Zhelan is currently clueless and has temporarily agreed to their suggestion.
The patient's condition improved after drinking the newly prescribed heat-clearing and detoxifying decoction, but it could not be completely cured.
Late at night, she was busy reading medical books and preparing medicinal herbs.
She didn't fall asleep until dawn.
However, he only managed to doze off for a short while before it was already broad daylight.
"Miss Meng, you didn't sleep a wink last night, you should get some rest," Physician Wen said with concern.
Meng Zhelan rubbed her temples and sighed softly, "No, I'm fine. I'd better go check on the patient first."
After saying that, she got up and walked towards the ward.
Upon arriving at the ward, one could see that although the patients had improved somewhat, their faces were still pale and their illness was obvious.
Meng Zhelan frowned. If a solution wasn't found, these patients might not recover.
"Miss Meng, this is her condition today." Physician Liu handed over a record sheet.
Meng Zhelan put down the record sheet and fell into deep thought.
Meng Zhelan stood up and said to everyone, "It seems that this worm is related to the patient's fever and sweating. Everyone, please continue to give the patient the medicine as usual. I will go and find the source of this worm."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Meng Zhelan returned to her room and found the notebook among a pile of medical books. It was a thick book, and she could always find something surprising when she flipped through it. She carefully savored the warmth that Tian Tian handed her and began to carefully read through the notebook.
"Slightly toxic..." she murmured to herself. The book recorded thousands of herbs in great detail.
She compared the characteristics of the insects one by one in the book, trying to find the matching herbs.
Time passed slowly, and the sky outside the window gradually darkened.
Prince An walked up to her medical table and stared at her for a while, but the woman didn't seem to notice him.
"Found it!" Meng Zhelan's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise.
The characteristics of the herbs and insects in the book matched perfectly.
"Oh? Doctor Meng, have you found a way to detoxify?" Prince An's eyes lit up.
Meng Zhelan then noticed that Prince An was standing in front of the table, watching her.
"Exactly!" She lowered her head, unable to suppress a smile.
"Excellent! That's wonderful!" Prince An clapped his hands and then asked, "Do you need my help?"
She was anxious to find the imperial physician to discuss the prescription, so she grabbed Prince An's hand and walked out.
"Your Highness, I'm going to discuss with the other physicians how to prescribe medicine. You may come along; perhaps your assistance will be needed."
Prince An looked at the hand tugging at his sleeve, a smile flashing in his eyes.
“Okay!” He nodded and followed her outside.
Meng Zhelan gathered all the imperial physicians and doctors, and after listening to her recount her findings, they began to discuss them.
Prince An sat at the head of the table, listening to their discussion and nodding occasionally.
"This herb is called 'Yin Yang Grass,' and it is a poisonous herb that can cure all poisons, but it is also very toxic and is not commonly used in prescriptions."
Upon learning about this herb, everyone immediately got up and headed to the medicine storeroom.
The warehouse was brightly lit, and the medicine cabinets were neatly arranged. Someone found the location of the Yin-Yang Grass and immediately took some out.
"Doctor Meng, is this how it is?" Physician Zhong called out as he walked, carrying herbs.
Everyone came running at the sound of the voice...
After an hour of discussion, Meng Zhelan wrote a prescription.
"This prescription is excellent," Physician Wen said to everyone.
"In that case, let's prepare the medicine according to Doctor Meng's prescription," Prince An said, waving his hand.
"Yes," the crowd replied.
Fortunately, this 'Yin-Yang Grass' is not a rare herb. Although it is quite expensive, it is worth it to save a life.
With the preparation of the antidote arranged, everyone dispersed.
"I'll see you off," Prince An said to Meng Zhelan after everyone had left.
"Thank you for your trouble, Prince An." Meng Zhelan nodded.
The night was as dark as ink, dotted with countless stars. Prince An and Meng Zhelan walked one after the other on the stone-paved road.
The physicians, including the Imperial Physician Wen, were highly skilled medical officers, and the subsequent preparation and processing of medicines were handled by designated personnel.
His Majesty takes this epidemic very seriously and has sent many imperial physicians with medicine to address the problem.
So Meng Zhelan was relieved. Now that the antidote was available, she would have some dinner and then come back to see how effective it was.
"Doctor Meng, you must not have had dinner yet. Let's go back to the inn first," he said.
Prince An walked ahead of Meng Zhelan, slowing down from time to time to wait for her to catch up.
Although she was an ordinary citizen, she understood the importance of hierarchy and knew that it was absolutely impossible for her to walk side by side with Prince An.
So when Prince An slowed down, she slowed down as well.
However, Prince An did not notice and simply thought she was tired.
After a few whispered words from their attendants, the two arrived at the entrance of the ward, where a carriage stopped in front of them.
"Please, Doctor Meng." Prince An took the lead and reached out his hand to ask her to help him into the carriage.
"Okay," Meng Zhelan followed.
Upon arriving at the post station, Prince An specially ordered that Meng Zhelan's favorite dishes be prepared. He even inquired about the dishes from her maidservant.
"Please go first, Doctor Meng."
"Let Prince An use it first."
The two exchanged a smile, and Prince An did not insist, taking the food first.
After finishing her dinner, Meng Zhelan said, "Your Highness, judging by the time, they should have already given the antidote to several people with serious illnesses. I plan to go and check on them."
Prince An wanted to accompany her, but his subordinates had urgent matters to attend to. After a moment's thought, he said:
"Lu Yi, take a few people and follow Doctor Meng."
Since someone was protecting her safety, Meng Zhelan let Tiantian rest at the post station.
It was more than an hour later when I returned to the ward.
The first round of medication has already been administered to severely ill patients.
Physician Wen was delighted to see Meng Zhelan arrive and pointed to several commoners lying on the bed.
"Their condition is the most serious. They have just taken the antidote and their complexion has improved considerably."
"That's wonderful, thank you for your hard work." Meng Zhelan was genuinely happy.
The patients were very excited to see that the complexion of the seriously ill patients had improved after taking the medicine, and they all asked when it would be their turn to take the medicine.
"Everyone, don't worry, His Highness Prince An has made all the arrangements. There are plenty of herbs available, so please wait patiently." Imperial Physician Wen stood in front of a man, anxiously trying to pull Meng Zhelan aside to ask questions.
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