"I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong." Zuo Shi saw deep suspicion in her second daughter's eyes and sneered, "You're not a judge, so don't be so careless as to doubt others."
Xu Yixing didn't expect her to be so straightforward, so he just said it directly: "Then mother, can you tell me what happened last night?"
"Your father came home drunk last night and fell asleep straight away. I was woken up by his voice at around five in the morning and found him vomiting all over. He was even worse by daybreak, so I called the court doctor and gave him medicine, but it was of no use. So I asked Xu Qian to invite you."
Madam Zuo spoke without hesitation, and added, "If my father is in trouble and I don't ask you to be his children, you will inevitably have trouble in the future."
Xu Yixing pretended not to hear the sarcasm in her tone and just thought seriously. If it was really as she said, then when was the poison administered, and who could have done it?
Xu Yixing touched his purse, where he still had one of the two Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Pills Lu Anyuan had given him to save Yi Yan. He hadn't used it all then, and he wondered if using another one now would have any effect.
Forget it! Since Dad has already eaten one, I don’t think it can be solved by eating another one. And if this one is used, how can I explain its origin?
As everyone knows, Lu Anyuan only has one magic medicine, which he presented to the emperor at that time, so he was given the title of "filial piety". If he takes it out now, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of him and the emperor? No way.
Seeing that her second daughter hadn't spoken for a long time, Zuo Shi felt that it was boring and sat back down.
Little did she know that she was also feeling a trace of inexplicable resentment in her heart. She always felt that her husband was poisoned at this time. Isn't it obvious that it was because Prince Xiaoyi was going to visit the troops? The person who poisoned her husband obviously couldn't get into the prince's palace, so he harmed her husband!
And now this second daughter actually dares to doubt herself? How unfaithful and unfilial!
The maid in the room kept quiet. Everyone could sense that there was something wrong with the conversation between the lady and the second young lady. What would she do if a quarrel broke out?
Fortunately, Xu Qian was quick enough to prevent the awkwardness and suspicion between the two from escalating. The moment he brought Mr. Yao in from outside, Xu Yixing saw Zuo Shi and secretly opened his eyes. As expected, no one could resist the temptation of a male vixen.
I should have let Ying Si come earlier. Otherwise, if Zuo falls in love with someone else, how would I explain to my father?
Of course, all of the above are impossible. It would be a real joke if a child were to pretend to be a miracle doctor.
"This is Mr. Yao, the palace physician. He is very skilled in medicine. Please ask him to come and see old man. He will be fine." Xu Yixing briefly introduced him. Mr. Yao was quite polite in front of outsiders. He nodded slightly to show respect and then went to check old man Xu's pulse.
He took my pulse, flipped my eyelids, and examined my tongue. He was completely dignified. After a while, he said, "It's definitely poisoned, but it's not too serious and there's still hope."
Xu Qian clasped his fists and bowed, then kindly reminded him, "Mr. Yao, the master took the Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill this morning and still hasn't woken up. This poison...is it very strong?"
"Oh?" Mr. Yao had a serious expression. Outsiders might be scared when seeing it, but Xu Yixing knew that this expression was mocking you, an idiot.
"The Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill cannot cure all poisons. If the medicine is not suitable for the disease, you will have wasted one pill." After saying this, he even showed a regretful expression, which made Xu Qian feel panicked. If this pill was really wasted, wouldn't the general be angry when he woke up?
Xu Yixing pursed his lips in disdain and said, "You are really good at pretending!"
Zuo stood up gracefully and said respectfully, "Then please prescribe medicine to detoxify my husband."
"Okay, all of you, get out. This is a unique skill of our Yao family, and I won't pass it on to anyone else." Zuo and Xu Qian had different expressions, but they obeyed him and left. However, Xu Yi didn't move. Xu Qian winked at her, but she didn't see it at all. There was nothing he could do. Xu Qian felt that he might be worrying too much. Mr. Yao must have treated the princess before, so he must have seen this unique skill.
"Unique skills? You really should learn from Ying Si. Although he is arrogant, he never brags about himself."
Mr. Yao rolled his eyes, still checking Old Man Xu's pulse with his hand, looking unhappy.
"Why, it's hard to cure?"
"This poison isn't difficult to treat. It's all standard poisons." Mr. Yao put his hand down, frowning. "It's a mixture of several poisons in a delicate ratio. If you really want to cure it, it'll take a long time. But why is the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill ineffective..."
Xu Yixing listened to him and thought it was just a bother at first, but then he heard him talk about the Resurrection Pill and felt strange again: "You mean this pill should be useful?"
"It's certainly not as effective as a single poison, but it's not completely ineffective either. I don't understand. Is your medicine fake?"
"Hmph!" Xu Yixing moved a chair and sat down: "The medicine in my house was given by Lu Anyuan. If it's useless, then it's your fault!"
"How do you know I..." Mr. Yao stopped talking halfway, thinking that it must be His Highness who told him that he could make that medicine. They really have a deep love for each other.
"If it's my medicine, it will definitely not be useless." This is the final conclusion, it is both self-confidence and self-statement. There is no way there can be any problem with his medicine.
"Okay, okay, Master Divine Doctor, why don't you prescribe medicine to detoxify my father first, and we can take care of the rest later?"
Mr. Yao nodded, picked up the pen and ink from the medicine box, wrote out a prescription and handed it to Xu Yixing. He still sat in front of the bed, carefully observing General Xu's condition.
Xu Yixing went out and handed the prescription to Xu Qian. He told Zuo about the situation and went to his own armory.
It wasn't that she didn't care about the progress of the poisoning, but it was already being done before, so there was no point in her intervening. Furthermore, what Mr. Yao had just said was spot on, and it gave her a lot of insights: he hadn't said the poison was untreatable, just complicated. Complexity meant time-consuming, and time-consuming also meant it wasn't fatal.
This logic was very strange, and she had to think it over in her mind for a while before she figured it out - the person who poisoned her father did not intend to kill him.
It was common knowledge that the Xu family had a Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill bestowed by the emperor himself, so the person who poisoned the father had already calculated that the father would not die. He might just not want the father to be rescued so quickly, so he used a mixture of poisons.
So what good would it do that person if Dad were temporarily in a coma?
Xu Yixing's thoughts stopped there; she couldn't think of any further information. Even if Lu Anyuan was going to entertain the troops, what was the point if he didn't want to poison his father? Poisoning the emperor was almost the same!
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