Beijing Railway Station.
Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhixing were on the platform. One kept checking her watch, while the other paced back and forth anxiously, glancing ahead to see if any trains were arriving.
Finally, I heard it over the loudspeaker: "In five minutes, the express train from Jingzhou, the capital of Hubei Province, to Beijing will be arriving at the station. Please prepare to receive the train."
Jiang Yuan and her son Jiang Zhixing were greatly encouraged.
Those five minutes felt incredibly long; it took the mother and son quite a while before they finally saw the express train slowly pulling into the station.
The Beijing Railway Station is crowded with people; as soon as the train came to a complete stop, countless people poured out of the train.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuan knew that Jiang Zhiyuan had booked a soft sleeper carriage, so she pulled Jiang Zhiyuan to the vicinity of the soft sleeper carriage.
Sure enough, after a short while, a few people came out from inside, and then Jiang Zhiyuan's figure was seen.
He led the way, with people carrying a stretcher closely behind him.
After the group got out of the car, Jiang Yuan went to the stretcher to check on Xu Ningyan.
Xu Ningyan's complexion was even worse, and she was covered with a thin blanket, her breath weak.
But when she left the capital last time, she was full of energy and spirits. I smiled and made a promise with her that next time I came to the capital, we would go shopping and eat delicious food together.
The words were still ringing in my ears, but the person was so weak that he was barely clinging to life.
Even though Jiang Yuan was a doctor who had seen many life and death, she couldn't help but tear up when she saw Xu Ningyan like this, and turned her head away.
Jiang Zhixing's throat tightened, and he clenched his fists.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuan's instincts as a doctor allowed her to quickly compose herself: "The car is waiting outside. We'll use the special lane and get in directly. Old Yu is already waiting at the hospital!"
Jiang Zhiyuan nodded, slightly relieved.
Upon arrival at the First Hospital of the Beijing Military Region, they were taken to a ward that had been prepared in advance.
Master Yu was already waiting inside, and he hadn't been idle for a while, testing his disciples.
Upon seeing that someone had brought it over, Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhiyuan stepped forward to greet Old Yu and were about to express their gratitude.
Old Yu waved his hand, saying, "Let's see how the patient is doing first!"
Everyone who was not involved left the ward, leaving only Old Yu, his disciples Jiang Zhiyuan and Jiang Yuan, and the old Chinese medicine doctor who had come to the capital with him.
Old Master Yu closed his eyes and took her pulse. After a while, he groaned and opened his eyes: "Did someone seal her heart meridian? It sounds like the Mei family's Thirteen Needles technique? I didn't expect the Mei family to have descendants—"
The old Chinese medicine doctor standing on the outermost edge changed his expression and subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhiyuan.
Jiang Zhiyuan's expression remained unchanged: "Elder Yu, will that have any effect on her health?"
Old Master Yu, still holding her pulse, said calmly, "She's alright! If the Mei family hadn't sealed your fiancée's heart meridian to prevent the poison from entering her heart, she probably wouldn't have made it this far!"
He withdrew his hand, saying, "Where's the poison?"
Jiang Zhiyuan respectfully handed the things he was carrying to Old Master Yu.
It is the brown sugar water and snacks that have been preserved.
Logically speaking, in this kind of weather, the brown sugar water would have spoiled and rotted long ago, even after four or five days.
The brown sugar water didn't have any sour or rancid smell at all.
The pastries were the same, except that two of them were slightly blackened.
Old Yu took it, brought it close to his nose and smelled it. Then he took the blackened pastry in his hand, crushed it, and smelled it again. He didn't say anything for a long time.
Jiang Zhiyuan thought for a moment, then handed the two pieces of paper that Sun Zhou had given him before he left—the ones found in Aunt Xie's belongings—to Old Yu: "These were found among the poisoner's belongings. Please take a look, sir—"
Old Yu opened his eyes, took the two pieces of paper, glanced at them, and then sat up straight, his expression becoming serious.
He quickly glanced at the two pieces of paper, his thin fingers tapping incessantly on his knees, his brow furrowed, his eyes closed, as if something was troubling him.
Seeing Old Yu's appearance, everyone held their breath and waited quietly by his side.
After a long while, we finally heard Old Yu slap his thigh and exclaim, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"
Jiang Zhiyuan and the others kept their eyes on Old Master Yu. Hearing him say this, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but step forward: "Old Master Yu, what about Xiao Yan's health?"
Old Master Yu smiled slightly: "Although it's a bit troublesome, it's alright! It's fortunate that you found this, otherwise even if I had cured your daughter-in-law of the poison, I'm afraid that if the poison had stayed in her body for a long time, it would have left some hidden dangers and would have been detrimental to her offspring in the future."
He then waved the two pieces of paper in his hand.
Upon hearing what Elder Yu said, Jiang Zhiyuan and Jiang Yuan both breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Yuan said gratefully, "Thank you, Professor Yu! We really owe you a lot this time, otherwise—"
Old Master Yu waved his hand: "No need to thank me yet! It's not too late to thank me after I've cured this little girl of the poison!"
After saying that, he turned to his disciple and ordered him to recite a long list of medicines, some for decoction and others for bathing.
The disciple next to him quickly jotted down notes, then tore them off and went out to make arrangements.
Jiang Yuan hurriedly followed her out, since she was familiar with the hospital and could handle certain matters more quickly if she took action herself.
Old Yu, who remained behind, took out a wrapped needle case from the medicine box next to him, opened it, and found neatly arranged gold needles inside.
Jiang Zhiyuan didn't understand medicine, so naturally he didn't, but the old Chinese medicine doctor standing by the door couldn't help but have his eyes light up. He took two steps forward, then came to his senses and hesitated, wanting to step back.
Old Master Yu seemed oblivious, calmly disinfecting the gold needles in his hand, and then signaling Jiang Zhiyuan to roll up Xu Ningyan's clothes, exposing her arms, legs, and abdomen.
Then, calmly and steadily, his withered hands quickly and accurately inserted the gold needles into the acupoints.
Soon, Xu Ningyan was covered in needles, and even Old Yu's seemingly calm face was covered in a layer of sweat, but his hand remained steady as he inserted the last needle into the Baihui acupoint on the top of Xu Ningyan's head.
This needle took a long time to insert, the needle was inserted slowly, and the gold needle was shaken from time to time, with a solemn expression.
Jiang Zhiyuan supported Xu Ningyan, barely daring to breathe, for fear of disturbing Elder Yu and causing problems with his technique.
Fortunately, Master Yu lived up to his reputation as a national expert. After all the acupuncture needles were inserted, he finally let out a long breath, his face was a little pale, and he took two steps back and sat down in the chair.
"I will remove the needles an hour later. After removing the needles, take a dose of medicine first, and then soak in the medicinal bath for an hour. The detoxification process will be somewhat painful. The patient will unconsciously try to break free from the medicinal bath. Someone must watch over them. If the water temperature is not high enough, the medicine must be heated immediately. If the person gets up, they must be pushed back down!"
Jiang Zhiyuan listened attentively and repeated it again.
Old Master Yu nodded, and after recovering somewhat, he looked at the old Chinese medicine doctor by the door: "You saw my acupuncture technique just now. How does it compare to your Mei family's thirteen acupuncture techniques?"
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