Heaven is not on Shen Yunjiao's side; she will not be able to return to the Shen residence today.
If your mother-in-law is sick and you go back to your parents' home, that would give outsiders something to talk about.
Ugh, this is so annoying.
"Brother, I'll go take a look first. You go home and wait for my news." Shen Yunjiao could only bid a reluctant farewell to Shen Qinghuai.
Shen Qinghuai nodded and said loudly, "Your brother is waiting for you at home. I don't think anyone can stop you!"
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Shen Yunjiao followed Pei Zhixuan toward Ci'an Hall.
She secretly glanced at Pei Zhixuan and noticed a rare look of worry on his usually icy face.
Comforting the patients' families was something Shen Yunjiao often did in her previous life.
Without a second thought, she reassured him, "It's alright, don't worry, the doctor should be on his way."
Pei Zhixuan nodded slightly, but quickened his pace.
When they arrived at Xu's room, they saw the second wife's family and Xu's personal maidservants gathered around Xu's bed.
Some were crying, some were shouting, and there was a lot of noise.
Pei Zhixuan walked quickly to Xu Shi, squatted down, and took Xu Shi's hand.
Shen Yunjiao, who entered the room shortly after Pei Zhixuan, couldn't help but frown upon seeing this scene.
She quickly pushed through the crowd to Xu's bedside and said to everyone, "Everyone, please leave!"
The voice wasn't loud, but it was firm and didn't allow for refusal.
Madam Pei Er became furious upon seeing Shen Yunjiao, "My sister-in-law has fainted, can't we even take care of her here? What kind of daughter-in-law are you!"
Shen Yunjiao said coldly, "Mother is currently unconscious. You are all huddled together. Firstly, it's not good for ventilation, and secondly, it's affecting the doctor's treatment. What kind of care is this?"
Madam Pei pointed at Shen Yunjiao, her voice trembling with anger: "How dare you criticize your elders?!"
Seeing that his wife was about to argue with Shen Yunjiao, Second Master Pei quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Madam, let's go see if the doctor has arrived yet."
"Second Aunt, go out!" Pei Zhixuan's face flashed with impatience, but his gaze remained fixed on Xu's pale face.
Master Pei quickly brought his wife out, and the servants surrounding them consciously took several steps back.
At this moment, Fu Xia ran in breathlessly, holding a small wooden box containing silver needles that Shen Yun Jiao had recently purchased.
She sat down on the bed and ordered Fu Xia to take out the roll of silk cloth, which was then spread out on the bed like a scroll. The silk cloth was adorned with gleaming silver needles.
Pei Zhixuan's eyes narrowed sharply. He grabbed Shen Yunjiao's wrist and asked sternly, "Shen Yunjiao, what do you want to do?"
Shen Yunjiao frowned: "Let go!"
Perhaps because he had never seen Shen Yunjiao with such a serious expression, Pei Zhixuan was stunned for a moment before Shen Yunjiao broke free from him.
"I'll first take my mother's pulse to see why she fainted. Then I'll give her acupuncture to bring her back to consciousness. Understand?"
Shen Yunjiao gave a brief explanation, then lifted Xu's eyelids and checked her pulse.
A sparrow-pecking pulse?!
The pulse is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, like a sparrow pecking at food, and the pulse may suddenly stop after a few beats.
This is what modern medicine calls paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Shen Yunjiao frowned, just as she was about to administer the acupuncture, when she heard a panicked female voice: "Wait!"
Fang Ziyu led Doctor Li from the Fourth Clinic into the room, where they saw Shen Yunjiao holding silver needles, about to stick them into Xu Shi's body.
"Your Highness, acupuncture is no child's play. Do not let the Princess Consort act recklessly!" Fang Ziyu knelt down, looking as if she was about to cry.
"I'm late! Princess Consort, please step aside so I can see how Madam is."
“It’s you.”
Upon seeing that the doctor was an old acquaintance, Shen Yunjiao voluntarily gave up her seat.
Pei Zhixuan belatedly realized that he had almost been intimidated by Shen Yunjiao. He said in an unfriendly tone, "Shen Yunjiao, I'll settle the score with you later!"
“You are Doctor Li from the Fourth Clinic.” Pei Zhixuan had seen the old man at the pharmacy a few days ago. He stood up and his tone softened considerably. “Please, Doctor.”
The old man did not refuse, but took out a handkerchief and placed it on the Duchess's wrist, holding his breath and concentrating on feeling her pulse.
Shen Yunjiao did not put away her silver needles, but stood quietly to the side.
After a while, Doctor Li withdrew his hand and bowed to Pei Zhixuan: "Your Highness, the lady is fine, but her pulse is disordered, which should be due to exhaustion of her menstrual blood and visceral agitation."
Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly known as menopause in modern times.
"Doctor Li means that Madam fainted because of her visceral agitation, weak pulse, and qi deficiency?" Shen Yunjiao raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone carrying a hint of disbelief.
Dr. Li pondered for a moment: "That seems to be the case at present."
Fang Ziyu also stepped forward to take Xu's pulse.
"Your Highness, the illness diagnosed by Ziyu is consistent with that diagnosed by Doctor Li. The lady is fine, please rest assured."
Shen Yunjiao's expression was solemn. After a moment, she asked again, "Are you all sure it's hysteria?"
"What does the Crown Princess mean? Does she not trust my and Doctor Li's medical skills?" Fang Ziyu's words were tinged with dissatisfaction.
This Shen Yunjiao, relying on being the Crown Prince's wife, can ask questions in such an arrogant and condescending manner. How polite!
Pei Zhixuan's eyes darkened, and he slowly said, "Shen Yunjiao, this is not a place for you to act recklessly."
Shen Yunjiao originally didn't want to get involved in this mess of rotten people and messy affairs.
But as a doctor, saving lives is her professional ethic.
So annoying.
"Doctor Li, Miss Ziyu, the pulse I feel is a sparrow-pecking pulse," Shen Yunjiao said slowly.
"Is the Crown Princess really telling the truth?" Doctor Li was startled by Shen Yunjiao's words and couldn't help but ask.
Although Fang Ziyu called herself a female doctor, she was actually a self-taught barefoot doctor, so how could she know what Shen Yunjiao meant by "sparrow-pecking pulse"?
She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Princess Consort, please don't talk nonsense and delay the Madam's treatment."
Pei Zhixuan's patience had its limits. He pointed to the door with one finger and said to Shen Yunjiao in a low voice, "Get out when you've had enough!"
"You scoundrel, do you think I'd want to stay here if it weren't for saving people?!"
After cursing Pei Zhixuan in her heart, Shen Yunjiao calmly looked at the white-bearded Doctor Li and asked, "Doctor Li, would you be willing to try again?"
Li Wei hesitated at this moment. According to his diagnosis, Xu should have shown signs of waking up, but her eyes were still closed and her lips were pale.
Li Wei didn't even bother to ask for permission before kneeling down again, forgetting to cover himself with a handkerchief, and immediately started feeling the pulse once more.
"The sparrow-pecking pulse. The pulse is between the muscles, rapid and continuous, stopping after three or five strokes, then starting again, like a sparrow pecking at food." Shen Yunjiao slowly described it to Li Wei as he felt his pulse.
Pei Zhixuan's face showed an expression of disbelief. How could Shen Yunjiao know these things?
Doctor Li's expression suddenly changed.
The pulse he felt this time was exactly the same as the pulse Shen Yunjiao had described.
Doctor Li withdrew his hand, quietly turned around, and then knelt down straight down: "Please forgive me, Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort, I... I did indeed misdiagnose you!"
"What the Crown Princess said is true; the Duchess must have been poisoned!"
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