After Liu Xueyu carefully fed the King of Shu the medicine containing penicillin, the King of Shu soon fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Xueyu, Cao Zhaoyi, and her two brothers tiptoed out of the room and came to the center of the courtyard. Liu Xueyu turned around and stared at her two brothers seriously.
Liu Xueyu asked seriously, "Now, can you explain to me in detail how your legs were injured and how you became lame?"
Liu Shan and Liu Pei stood there with honest smiles on their faces, and didn't seem to care about their injuries.
After Liu Xueyu's questioning, the two finally confessed their foolish actions. It turned out that they were looking for an old Taoist priest who could heal their father, so they left the city gate and were ambushed by assassins, which ultimately led to their current situation.
After listening to her two brothers' stories, Liu Xueyu felt both amused and helpless. She knew that although her brothers acted impulsively, they were kind-hearted at heart.
And the reason they were injured was entirely for the sake of their father's health. Thinking of this, Liu Xueyu felt a warm current in her heart. Although her brothers' behavior made her laugh and cry, she was still proud of their filial piety.
Liu Xueyu said firmly, "This incident appears to be a carefully orchestrated scheme by Fourth Brother and the nobles behind him. Why don't you give it some careful consideration? If there really is an old Taoist priest with extraordinary powers, wouldn't the two guards who were discussing this behind the scenes report it to Father and receive their reward?"
Liu Shan and Liu Pei were completely ashamed by Liu Xueyu's words. Growing up, this third sister had always been more opinionated than them. Many senior officials in the court had said that if Liu Xueyu were a man, the position of Crown Prince of Shu would be a sure thing.
Looking at the two two-meter-tall men in front of her, trembling with fear as if afraid of being criticized, Liu Xueyu felt a deep sense of powerlessness. At the same time, she remembered Chu Fan's words: strong limbs but simple brains. This was exactly what she meant by people like her two brothers.
Liu Xueyu said, "Show me your legs so I can see your wounds."
When Liu Shan and Liu Pei exposed their legs, Liu Xueyu saw that many of the wounds on her two brothers' legs had begun to rot, and there was no trace of medicine on the wounds.
Liu Xueyu immediately thought of her two brothers who were sent to this palace and imprisoned by the guards controlled by the Fourth Prince Liu Buchu and Concubine Wang after they were injured, and no imperial physicians were found to treat her two brothers.
Liu Xueyu's hatred for her fourth brother and Concubine Wang grew ever deeper. She couldn't understand why they would harm her husband, father, and brother in their quest for power. To her, such unscrupulous pursuit of personal gain was a utter betrayal of humanity. She firmly believed that people like them didn't deserve to continue living in this world.
Looking at his two brothers who were still able to walk around in the yard, Liu Xueyu couldn't help but sigh that the reason his two brothers were still able to walk despite being so seriously injured was entirely because they were both big and strong with excellent physical fitness.
Liu Xueyu thought of the time when she was in the State of Wei. The royal doctors of the State of Wei discovered that penicillin also had a significant effect on treating wounds. It could effectively inhibit the inflammation of the wounds and thus accelerate the healing process of the wounds.
This treatment method was called anti-inflammatory treatment during their conversation. Chu Fan had explained to her in detail that as long as the wound was not inflamed, the healing speed of the wound would be greatly accelerated.
Liu Xueyu looked at her two brothers, who were still happy because their father was able to treat them, and her heart was filled with worry. She knew that if the wounds were not treated in time, it might cause more serious inflammation and even be life-threatening.
So she said, "You two, each go and bring over a bowl of hot water that mother just boiled."
Liu Shan and Liu Pei sprang into action upon hearing Liu Xueyu's instructions. They each quickly brought over a large bowl of warm water. Because the hot water Cao Zhaoyi had boiled had cooled down after sitting for so long, the water they both brought was perfectly drinkable.
Liu Xueyu took out an exquisite jade bottle from her arms and carefully poured a small amount of powder into two bowls.
She glanced at her two brothers and said softly, "Drink this potion. It will help your wounds."
Liu Shan and Liu Pei took up the bowl and drank the medicine without hesitation. They had full trust in Liu Xueyu and believed that everything she did was for their health.
Cao Zhaoyi watched all this with a puzzled look in her heart. She asked, "Third girl, can this medicine even heal knife wounds?" She was amazed at Liu Xueyu's abilities and curious about this miraculous medicine. She had never heard of a medicine that could treat so many different conditions, one for internal injuries and the other for external ones.
Liu Xueyu said affirmatively: "Yes, this is the miracle medicine invented by His Majesty Chu Fan, the Emperor of Wei. The imperial physician of Wei has verified this medicine many times under the guidance of Chu Fan.
This drug is called penicillin, and it has a remarkable effect on various inflammations in the human body. My father had inflammation in his lungs, and my two brothers had inflammation in their legs. This drug has been very effective in treating their conditions.
After hearing this, Cao Zhaoyi sighed deeply and said with emotion, "I have never heard that Wei State actually possessed such a miraculous medicine. Otherwise, the King of Shu would not have been so seriously ill."
Liu Xueyu immediately showed a hint of embarrassment when she heard Cao Zhaoyi's words. In fact, she had known about the existence of penicillin a long time ago.
However, deep down, she longed to stay in Wei for a while longer. Furthermore, penicillin, this miraculous drug, had always been controlled by the Wei Imperial Hospital, with no chance of spreading to the outside world. Even the patients being treated in Wei had no idea what medication the Imperial Hospital staff had given them.
Liu Xueyu herself had never expected that Shu Kingdom would undergo such tremendous changes in just a few months after she left.
"It's all my fault that I didn't return to Shu earlier. That's why my father, mother and two brothers have to endure so much pain." Liu Xueyu said with regret and tears.
Cao Zhaoyi hugged her daughter and said, "This is not your fault. If you hadn't obtained these miracle drugs in Wei, your father would have no hope of recovery, and your two brothers would have become completely crippled due to their leg wounds. All of this is not your fault, Third Girl."
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