Poisoning
"Ouch, my stomach hurts a little?"
At this point, Jiang Yan still didn't realize that the problem was with the pastries Wu Lanyu had given her; she still thought that Jiang Yan was about to get her period.
"Master, could there be something wrong with the pastries?" Huang Ying asked with some concern.
Jiang Yan frowned, enduring the dull pain, and forced a smile.
"It's nothing, it's just... your period is coming."
Clutching her abdomen, she bent over and slowly walked toward the bed.
Huang Ying ran over and helped her up.
"Huang Ying, could you make me some ginger and brown sugar water? Make sure to add plenty of ginger! I usually experience more pain when I have my period."
"My lady, my young mistress also suffers from pain every time she comes. I make rose and brown sugar water for her. Would you like to try some?"
Jiang Yan's stomach had started to cramp, feeling like it was churning, and she also felt a little nauseous. She didn't have time to think and just blurted out.
"Whatever will do, as long as it stops your stomach pain."
Huang Ying helped Jiang Yan lie down on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then went to boil water.
Jiang Yan's stomach was in excruciating pain this time, as if someone was hacking at her stomach with a large knife, or as if someone was randomly stabbing her stomach with sharp thorns. The pain caused her to break out in a cold sweat that instantly soaked through her clothes.
Why does it hurt so much?
She had never been in so much pain before.
Is it because she hasn't had her period since coming to Zhouguo, so this time when it suddenly came, it hurts so much?
Is it because Liu Ruyi's health is not good that she is in so much pain this time?
Jiang Yan had been lost in thought for a short while when she fainted from the pain.
Before she fainted, she vaguely felt as if a hot current, like a rushing river, flowed out of her body.
...
Perhaps because Shangguan Zeyu had ordered the snobbish people in the kitchen to be punished, when Huang Ying went to the kitchen to cook soup this time, they were all particularly attentive. Not only did they not make things difficult for her, but they also helped her cook the soup quickly.
Huang Ying was very happy, thinking that she would no longer have to put up with their attitudes, and that her life would definitely get better and better from now on.
She returned to Pear Blossom Residence, and as soon as she entered the room, she couldn't help but say...
"My lady, I've finished making the rose and brown sugar water. You have no idea how attentive the kitchen staff were today..."
Huang Ying was immersed in joy, but when she walked to the bedside and saw what was happening, her face turned pale instantly, and she exclaimed in shock.
"Master? Master, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yan looked as if she were asleep, but there wasn't a trace of blood on her face!
Moreover, her face was bluish-gray, like the bluish-gray of a dying person.
Huang Ying immediately felt a buzzing sound on the back of her head. She was so frightened that she was stunned. It took her a while to wake up, put down the soup bowl in her hand, and check Jiang Yan's breathing.
With trembling right hand, she placed her index finger under her nose, paused for a moment, and then revealed a hint of joy.
"It's alright, it's alright."
But in an instant, his brows furrowed, and he looked anxious and worried.
If it were just menstruation, one shouldn't be this pale!
As he was pondering, suddenly, a strong smell of blood filled his nostrils. The concentration was so strong that it didn't seem like menstrual blood, but rather like a large wound on his body, from which blood was flowing continuously.
Huang Ying frowned even more deeply. Without hesitation, she yanked off the peach-colored brocade quilt covering Jiang Yan.
My God, how can there be so much blood?
Jiang Yan looked as if she were lying in a pool of blood, the off-white sheet beneath her stained red!
"No! It can't be like this..." Huang Ying couldn't help but tremble all over.
She was absolutely certain that Jiang Yan was not menstruating!
Without the slightest hesitation, she rushed out to find a doctor.
It must be said that Jiang Yan was destined to survive, as she ran into Steward Cui on the way, as well as Imperial Physician Wang, who had treated her several times before.
"Butler Cui, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!!"
Jiang Yan called out to Butler Cui from ten meters away.
Upon hearing this, Steward Cui's expression immediately turned serious. He exchanged a glance with Imperial Physician Wang and strode towards her.
"What's wrong?"
"Master, Master...she's bleeding heavily!"
"Major bleeding?" Butler Cui was stunned.
The imperial physician asked, "Is it because of menstruation?"
Huang Ying blushed, but looked anxious and worried: "It doesn't seem like it to me."
Both Imperial Physician Wang and Steward Cui exchanged a glance, their expressions turning grave, and then, as if on cue, hurriedly ran towards Pear Blossom Residence.
Despite her best efforts, Huang Ying couldn't keep up with them and cried out in frustration.
"Will my mistress be alright?"
As soon as Physician Wang rushed to Jiang Yan's side, he began to feel Jiang Yan's pulse, look at Jiang Yan's eyes, and check Jiang Yan's breathing.
Butler Cui was so frightened that he was completely out of his mind, pacing around like an ant on a hot pan.
"How is it? Is it really true...?"
"No! Consort Liu has not yet consummated her marriage with the Prince."
Butler Cui finally breathed a sigh of relief, laughing as he said, "Thank goodness, that scared me to death!!!"
Imperial Physician Wang removed the medicine box from his right shoulder, took out a silver needle, and inserted it into Jiang Yan's right wrist.
Butler Cui asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"
The royal physician removed the silver needles.
The small section of the silver needle that was inserted into Jiang Yan's arm turned black.
"Poisoning?" Butler Cui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but then he remembered the result of his last treatment of Jiang Yan, "Has the residual poison in Consort Liu's body not been completely cleared yet?"
"The old toxins haven't been completely eliminated, and now we've been poisoned by new ones!"
"Poisoned again?" Butler Cui was incredulous and found it strange.
Huang Ying came running in, panting heavily and covered in sweat.
"It's...it's a snack!"
"What kind of snacks?" Butler Cui asked with a serious expression, his brows furrowed.
"Yes, it was Mrs. Wu... who sent the pastries. There's something wrong with them!"
"...Let me see it!!"
Jiang Yan took a deep breath, trying to calm his disordered breathing, and said.
"Madam Wu let the master eat a few pieces, and took the rest back with him."
The imperial physician had already diagnosed Jiang Yan's illness and even fed her a brownish-red bean-sized pill.
"I cannot determine what kind of poison Consort Liu has recently been poisoned with for the time being. As for the bleeding, I have already given Consort Liu a hemostatic pill, which should stop the bleeding in about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
Jiang Yan stood to the side, anxiously clutching the front of her clothes. Upon hearing what he said, she hurriedly asked him for details.
"Imperial Physician Wang, what medicine can cure my mistress's poisoning?"
The Imperial Physician Wang glanced at Steward Cui, who was also looking at him with the same question: "This poison won't kill Consort Liu, it will only make her weak all over, as if she has no bones. I will find an antidote as soon as possible. However..." He then glanced at Steward Cui again.
"But what?" Butler Cui had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"However, Consort Liu suffered severe bleeding and damaged her internal organs, so in the future... I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid what will happen?" Jiang Yan asked worriedly, her eyes reddening with anxiety.
Imperial Physician Wang sighed, then looked at Steward Cui, and then at Jiang Yan.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to have children!"
Jiang Yan immediately burst into tears.
Butler Cui looked as if he were about to be beheaded, filled with fear and unease.
Imperial Physician Wang took his medicine box and said to Steward Cui, "I still need to return to the palace to treat the other concubines. I will write the prescriptions for Steward Cui."
Steward Cui was terrified and lost his composure. He left with Imperial Physician Wang.
Huang Ying sat on the edge of the bed, looking sadly at the unconscious Jiang Yan. An overwhelming sense of bitterness and pity welled up within her, and she burst into tears again.
The news of what happened to Jiang Yan spread throughout the Prince's mansion with lightning speed.
Just after the Imperial Physician Wang treated his leg ailment, Shangguan Zeyu had to leave the mansion with Zhang Qin, so the right to interrogate this strange matter fell to Princess Xiao Yiqing.
Upon hearing about Jiang Yan's situation, Xiao Yiqing was so frightened that he paced around Peach Blossom Village in circles.
Chunhua was also terrified. She knew that this was something her mistress, Princess Xiao Yiqing, had ordered Wu Lanyu to do.
Xiao Yiqing didn't know how long she had been walking when a sudden inspiration struck her, and she stopped.
Chunhua asked urgently, "Your Highness, do you have a solution?"
Xiao Yiqing snorted coldly and said proudly, "What's so difficult about that? This has nothing to do with me!" She gracefully walked to the rocking chair and sat down.
Chunhua thought differently: "Your Highness, Madam Wu is not like the other ladies. Her father is the Vice Minister of Revenue and is now also the Vice Minister of Rites. He is a favorite of the Emperor. The Prince is still his colleague, so he will not let this matter end as easily as he did with Madam Shen."
Xiao Yiqing gave a disdainful snort.
"So what? My father is the Prime Minister! As long as I stick to my guns, let's see what tricks Wu Lanyu can pull!"
Chunhua then asked, "Your Highness, I heard from you that Master is close to Prince Su and doesn't get along with the Prince. Is this really not going to have any impact?"
"You're overthinking it, Chunhua!! If something really happened, why didn't the Prince blame me for the other wives I had previously dealt with? The Prince wouldn't blame me for someone inferior to me!"
Chunhua didn't say anything more.
Shangguan Zeyu asked Steward Cui to find a kind and reliable maid and servant for Pear Blossom Residence, but Steward Cui has not yet found suitable people.
Now that Jiang Yan has encountered this situation again, he has no choice but to ask Xiao Yiqing to return Fuqu, the maid who previously worked at Lihua Residence, and the two servants to Lihua Residence.
The imperial physician had already written the prescription and prepared the medicinal herbs. Huang Ying asked Fu Qu to take care of the unconscious Jiang Yan while she brewed the medicine for Jiang Yan in the courtyard.
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