As soon as the imperial physician finished speaking, the palace attendant who had come forward to check on the suddenly fainted Nanny exclaimed, "Nanny Lin, Nanny Lin is dead!"
For a moment, there was a sound of gasps all around. Ning Yuxi couldn't help but step forward to check the nanny's pulse. Sure enough, it had stopped beating.
Her lips were black, and the bite wound on her wrist was dark purple and swollen, indicating that she was severely poisoned.
The maid was carried away. At this moment, the guards outside the door came in and reported: "Your Majesty, those poisonous snakes have been killed by me and others. There were three in total. Their bodies are now outside the palace."
Gu Qilan's face was grim as he ordered, "Let the imperial physician go and see what kind of snake it is. The venom is so strong."
The old woman had been bitten for less than fifteen minutes and she was already dead. This shows how powerful the poison was.
Thinking of this, Gu Qilan turned his head and looked at Concubine Xin who was being treated by the imperial physician in the room.
The imperial physician's face was solemn, and he kept inserting silver needles into many acupuncture points on Concubine Xin's body. By the time the last silver needle was inserted, the imperial physician was already sweating profusely.
He didn't bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He turned to Gu Qilan and said, "Your Majesty, I have already controlled the poison in Concubine Xin. I will extract the snake venom and prepare an antidote for Concubine Xin to take. The poison should be cured."
He only said it was a possibility, not a certainty. He only said it could be detoxified, not that it could cure the disease, because he had never seen this snake venom before, but he had the snake's corpse.
Moreover, detoxification requires the use of snake venom as a medicine, so the possibility of detoxification is greatly increased. As for whether it can be restored to its original state in the end, he cannot guarantee it.
Gu Qilan obviously understood the meaning of the imperial physician's words. He suppressed his anger and asked the imperial physician to prepare an antidote. Then he said in a cold tone, "Investigate for me why there are poisonous snakes in Qinghe Garden!"
Not to mention that there are people cleaning and inspecting Qinghe Garden every day, and there have never been any problems every year since I came here, but so many problems occurred this year.
If the insect corpse in Shuiyue Pavilion before could be said to be a coincidence, then the poisonous snake now could no longer be a coincidence. He did not believe that there would be such a coincidence. There must be someone behind it!
Ning Yuxi was now certain that someone had done this on purpose. In summer, all kinds of insects and snakes appeared, and snakes liked to stay in cool places.
It is not surprising that there are snakes in Qinghe Garden, but they are all non-venomous and common small snakes, so there is no need for her to say much. People who clean Qinghe Garden also know to put some sachets to repel snakes and ants.
Moreover, snakes tend to avoid people and try to stay in places with few people. How could this rare venomous snake suddenly crawl into the house? It can only be that someone did it on purpose.
Thinking of this, Ning Yuxi walked around the house calmly, pretending to be anxious and worried.
She took this opportunity to check every corner of the house to see if anyone had tampered with it. However, before she could check a few places, she suddenly heard the voice of a palace servant outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is here."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Rong came over slowly, holding the hand of a palace maid.
She had a slight panic on her face. When she saw Gu Qilan, she seemed to have found her backbone. She stepped forward and saluted with grievance, saying: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty, I am so scared..."
Gu Qilan frowned and looked at her, his tone unsure whether he was happy or angry: "What are you doing here?"
Rong Fei's eyes suddenly turned red as she said, "Your Majesty, two poisonous snakes suddenly appeared in my Yue Jin Xuan and bit two of my palace maids. Your Majesty, I am so scared~"
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's expression became serious: "Are there poisonous snakes in your place too?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, but fortunately it was killed in time. Only two palace maids were injured. I have medicine that can cure the snake venom. I have given it to the two palace maids. They are now healed."
Gu Qilan was slightly surprised: "Is the poison cured?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, when I came to Dajin, my father gave me a bottle of antidote pills, which can just cure this snake venom. I came here because I heard that Concubine Xin was bitten by a poisonous snake, so I came to offer this pill."
As she spoke, she pulled out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve and presented it to the emperor: "This is exactly the medicine."
She summoned the two palace maids who had been bitten, pulled up their sleeves, exposed the wounds on their wrists and arms, and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please look."
Sure enough, there were two small holes on the arms and wrists of the two men. The wounds had lost their purple and black color, and the swelling had subsided a little. The two men's faces were only slightly pale, and they seemed to be in good spirits.
Gu Qilan felt a little relieved and quickly asked someone to take the medicine to the imperial physician for examination.
The imperial physician took the medicine and studied it carefully for a while. After confirming that it was effective, he gave it to Concubine Xin.
Not long after, the imperial physician came to report that Concubine Xin's poison had been cured, but because the toxin had spread some previously and caused some damage to her body, Concubine Xin would need to rest in bed for a period of time if she wanted to recover.
Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the poison was resolved, everything would be fine.
It was almost midnight, and Concubine Xin's condition had stabilized, so Gu Qilan told everyone to go back and rest.
At this time, Rong Fei, who came to offer medicine, walked past Ning Yuxi and walked to Gu Qilan, saying with concern:
"Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself. Concubine Xin's condition has stabilized. Your Majesty, please rest early."
Before Ning Yuxi had time to look at Concubine Rong's eyes, she faintly smelled a faint fragrance, but it disappeared in an instant.
Ning Yuxi frowned slightly. The fragrance was very faint, and she wouldn't have been able to smell it if it weren't for her sensitive sense of smell.
It is normal for women to use spices, especially for Concubine Rong, who comes from Xi Chu, a place rich in spices. She usually uses different spices on her body. Ning Yuxi noticed this fragrance because she felt that it was a little different from ordinary spices.
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