Xiao Qingyin first performed a bee venom allergy test on Ning Shi. Seeing that she did not have a strong reaction, she then selected acupoints and began to sting the acupoints on the feet.
The initial treatment used only two bees.
“A course of treatment takes ten days,” she told Wei Yan. “The number of bees will increase gradually, and on the tenth day, we may need twenty-four bees.”
Wei Yan looked horrified: "So much bee venom, can my mother withstand it?"
"She's already terminally ill, so we have to use drastic measures."
Xiao Qingyin replied.
The acupuncture points swelled up quickly, and Ning said weakly, "I feel itchy and painful, and I feel nauseous."
"I have some ointment here. Applying it will stop the itching. Fatigue and nausea are normal reactions."
Xiao Qingyin took out her homemade anti-inflammatory ointment from her medical kit and applied it to Ning Shi. The swelling and itching subsided quickly.
Ning fell into a peaceful sleep.
The villa was outside the city, and it was too much trouble to travel back and forth, so Xiao Qingyin simply decided to stay there.
She had Wei Yan send someone back to the mansion to retrieve the clothes and inform the three Han women. As for the man, Xiao Qingyin believed he would receive the news.
On the first day, Xiao Qingyin instructed Wei Yan: "Bee therapy must be continuous. If it is interrupted, it will have to be started again, and there may not be enough time for treatment then."
"Just in case, it's best not to let outsiders into the villa for the next ten days, so as not to interfere with the treatment."
"good!"
Wei Yan seemed to have matured overnight, and his brows now exuded a more composed air.
For the next ten days, he guarded the gate of the villa firmly, refusing entry to anyone who came, whether it was his grandmother, father, elder brother, or Aunt Chang.
"No one is allowed into the villa unless they step over my dead body."
The old lady of the Duke of Anguo was so angry that she cursed, "You've really lost your mind! You didn't even leave your mother a complete corpse!"
Wei Zhenghong almost considered rushing in regardless of the consequences.
If it weren't for Wei Yan's resolute gaze that made his heart tremble.
Left with no other choice, he could only ask the guards at the villa to relay Ning's treatment progress, which terrified him every day.
"Madam was stung by eight bees today, and her arm is swollen as thick as her leg."
"Madam had twelve acupuncture points needled today, and her whole body is swollen."
"Madam has developed several lumps on her neck today; it's quite alarming."
"..."
By the tenth day, the news spread, and not only the Duke of Anguo's mansion, but everyone else in the capital knew that the Duchess of Anguo had been stung by bees and was so disfigured that she was unrecognizable as a human.
"That wretched child!"
Xiao Shengyuan slammed his hand heavily on the desk, causing the water in the brush washer to spill out.
"Is she tired of living? Does she want our entire Xiao family to be buried with Wei Ningshi?"
"Father, please don't get so angry. Your health is the most important thing."
Xiao Qingrong comforted her from the side.
My heart was filled with joy.
Once the Duchess of Anguo dies, the entire capital will know of Xiao Qingyin's infamy. Even if the Duke of Anguo's mansion doesn't kill her, she will have nowhere to stand.
Daring to steal her thunder?
This is what happens!
She began to think about how to fool Wei Yan, that sickly man, when she went to the Duke of Anguo's mansion to attend the funeral.
...
After the ten-day treatment, Ms. Ning felt more relaxed than ever before.
My bones no longer hurt, my muscles are no longer weak, my lungs are no longer congested, my throat is no longer itchy, and my nose is no longer stuffy...
All the pain disappeared.
When Wei Yan helped her take a walk in the villa, she was so excited that she almost ran.
"Yan'er, I'm so happy. I never dreamed I could get better."
"Thanks to Sister Xiao's medical skills."
Wei Yan was extremely grateful.
"Yes, it's all thanks to Qingyin," Ning said with emotion. "We really need to thank her properly."
The mother and son discussed it for a while and made a list of all the thank-you gifts they planned to give to Xiao Qingyin.
"Take this list first," Ning said, handing it to Xiao Qingyin. "When we get back to the manor, I'll have someone send the items over, and you can check them against the list."
Xiao Qingyin was both amused and exasperated.
The items on this list are comparable to the dowry of a legitimate daughter of a prominent family.
"Do you intend to empty the Duke's mansion's treasury?"
"Anyway, keeping it will only benefit someone else."
Ning said bitterly.
The thought of almost dying at someone else's hands made her want to rush back to the Duke's mansion and turn the place upside down.
Xiao Qingyin put down the list and smiled, "Aunt Ning, let's talk about the thank-you gift later. Let's talk about Xiao Yan's health first."
Ning's smile vanished instantly.
Wei Yan's frail health had always been a source of worry for her.
She has blamed herself countless times for being so greedy during her pregnancy and eating so many iced dishes.
This can cause children to develop health problems even in the womb, leading to a lifetime of suffering.
"It's all my fault..."
"How can you blame yourself?" Xiao Qingyin asked in surprise. "You didn't eat the Rakshasa on purpose, did you?"
Ning was stunned.
"What Rakshasa?"
“It’s a poison,” Xiao Qingyin replied. “If a pregnant woman takes it, the fetus will be weak and the woman will have difficulty conceiving again.”
Ning's head exploded with a loud bang.
My whole body was trembling.
"You...you mean the reason Yan'er is so weak is because I ate the Rakshasa?"
Xiao Qingyin nodded.
Ning collapsed onto the armchair, covered her face with her hands, and burst into tears.
Wei Yan was also stunned.
He always believed that his frailty was caused by eating too many iced foods during his pregnancy, as his mother had said.
Only now do we realize that we were poisoned?
"Who on earth is doing this...?"
He paused. Did he even need to ask that question?
He grew up in comparison. His older brother was healthy and could follow their father to learn calligraphy and martial arts and go to the battlefield, while he was out of breath even when walking and could only stay at home reading books.
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