Chapter 171 Green Water
Fortunately, Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan were both in front of her. They reached out at the same time and managed to catch her, preventing her from falling directly to the ground.
The two of them worked together to get Dongqing onto the bed. Meng Lingge was horrified to find that there was also glaring bright red blood on Dongqing's skirt. The wound on Dongqing's leg had long since healed, and the blood seemed to be flowing from her genitals.
Such heavy bleeding doesn't seem like menstruation.
Meng Lingge's expression changed slightly, and she calmly gave the instructions.
"Qiu Lan, quickly go and summon the imperial physician."
Qiu Lan knew the situation was serious, so she agreed and ran out.
Although it was night, when the Du family physician heard that it was Miss Meng's personal maid who was unwell, he immediately got up and sent his female apprentice to see her.
The female doctor was dressed simply and had a pretty face. Upon hearing the doctor's instructions, she picked up her medicine box without saying a word and followed behind Qiu Lan.
The Du family had many women, so it wasn't surprising that there was a female doctor. However, this female doctor was too young, looking no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.
Meng Lingge was initially worried that the female doctor lacked the necessary expertise to diagnose the problem, but after a brief examination, she confirmed, "This young lady has been poisoned. What did she eat today?"
Qiu Lan recalled, "She ate congee and steamed buns for breakfast, but didn't eat lunch or dinner. In the evening, she only drank a bowl of soup she had made herself. It was this abalone and white fungus soup."
After hearing this, the female doctor walked to the pot of stew, scooped some out with a spoon, smelled it, and carefully examined the ingredients inside. After a while, she put it down and said...
"This soup contains a large amount of achyranthes bidentata and blister beetle powder, which are generally used for abortion. This young woman was not pregnant, but she mistakenly ingested these things, which caused her to have metrorrhagia and lose too much blood, which led to her falling into a coma."
"Abortion?" Qiu Lan's eyes widened, and she bit her lower lip, asking, "Are you sure?"
She didn't doubt the female doctor's medical skills, but she simply couldn't believe that Dongqing would give her mistress an abortion.
They all knew how much the young lady cared about this child, and besides, even unmarried maids like them knew about abortion pills, which were very harmful to the body.
The female doctor nodded and said, "I'm sure. If you don't believe me, you can have my master check it again. There are a lot of Achyranthes bidentata and blister beetle powder in this. If a pregnant woman takes it, she will miscarry after a few sips. Even if she doesn't take it, it will cause great harm to her body."
Looking at the pot of soup on the table, Meng Lingge felt a deep sense of fear.
She was so close to drinking it; she was so close to losing her child.
However, the female doctor's words dispelled her suspicions about Dongqing. If Dongqing had really put the abortion powder in, she wouldn't have taken it herself first.
Even if it meant risking her life to avoid suspicion, she wouldn't have drunk the medicine so far in advance, poisoning herself before the plan even succeeded.
It was obvious that Dongqing had been used; she was unaware that abortifacient powder had been added to the soup.
Meng Lingge looked at the female doctor and said gently, "Young lady, you are so young, yet your medical skills are remarkable. May I ask your name?"
The female doctor nodded and smiled slightly, "I only have some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, which is the most basic common sense for a doctor. It's nothing special, Miss Meng, you flatter me. My name is Lushui, you can just call me by my name."
Meng Lingge said, "Green Water. This is the first time I've heard of this surname."
Green Water looked somewhat sad and lowered her head, saying, "Green Water is my name. I was sold when I was young and suffered some hardships afterward. I don't remember some things, and I've long forgotten my surname. In my memory, I have an older brother who always called me Green Water, so I only remembered my name."
Meng Lingge did not expect that her unintentional remark would touch a raw nerve with Green Water Girl.
Sold as a child and suffered a lot, there must be many unbearable past events behind those few simple words, which is why so many things have been forgotten.
Meng Lingge said apologetically, "I was presumptuous. You just mentioned that even if you're not pregnant, taking this will cause great harm to your body. I wonder how my girl is doing now?"
Green Water looked at Holly and said, "She lost a lot of blood and damaged her uterus. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for her to conceive in the future. But that's not absolute. She is still young. If she recovers well, she may be able to have a child."
Upon hearing this, Meng Lingge felt both hatred and pity for Dong Qing.
He remained calm and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Green Water. Please prescribe some medicine for her to recuperate properly."
He turned and instructed Qiu Lan, "Give Miss Lu Shui some silver to get her medicine."
Qiu Lan responded, but Lu Shui stopped her, saying, "The Du family gives me a monthly stipend, and I can get these medicines directly from the Du family's pharmacy. There's no need for you to spend money, Miss."
Meng Lingge knew, of course, that the Du family's physician received a monthly salary, but the money Meng Lingge was giving at this moment could be considered a reward, which the physician would generally not refuse.
This girl by the green water is quite special.
Seeing that she was dressed in plain silk and had no hair ornaments, Meng Lingge said, "I have some jewelry on my dressing table. If you like any of it, you can choose it."
Green Water smiled and said, "I deal with medicine all day long and don't have the time or energy to use these. I appreciate your kindness, young lady. If there's nothing else, I'll go get the medicine now."
Meng Lingge instructed, "I hope Miss Lushui will keep today's events a secret and not tell anyone else."
Green Water nodded and glanced at Meng Lingge's abdomen. "Even if you don't tell me, I won't say a word."
She was not a troublemaker, and she understood the hardships women faced in life.
Qiu Lan followed Lu Shui to get the medicine, and when she returned, she angrily threw the medicine on the table.
"Miss, why are you still saving Dongqing, this heartless man?" Qiu Lan was even angrier when she saw Dongqing still lying unconscious on Meng Lingge's bed.
"We should have had Doctor Green Water examine her brain again. Ever since that Zheng guy saved her twice, Dongqing's brain seems to have gone haywire. Now she's even plotting against Miss. If she hadn't fainted any later, Miss and I would have both drunk the stew."
“If she really wanted to harm me, how could she faint right before I was about to drink the soup?” Meng Lingge said, “This girl is stupid but not bad. She probably doesn’t know there’s something wrong with the soup. She’s just being used.”
"Who is using you?" Qiu Lan asked, puzzled.
Meng Lingge smiled but did not answer.
Only Dongqing and Qiulan knew she was pregnant. Now that someone wanted to force her to have an abortion, at least one of them must have leaked the news.
Qiu Lan didn't have anyone she was particularly close to in the Du family, but Dong Qing had a beloved Brother Zheng.
Meng Lingge's eyes were cold and deep. She guessed that Dong Qing had revealed this information to Zheng Qingshan, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Whether Zheng Qingshan was driven by resentment for being rejected or simply didn't want her to be pregnant with someone else's child, he used Dong Qing to carry out this abortion plot.
Dong Qing was wrong, but Zheng Qingshan was guilty.
“Miss…” Dongqing slowly woke up and saw her lying on Meng Lingge’s bed, while the young lady and Qiulan looked at her with very unfamiliar eyes.
"Don't call me 'Miss' again! You almost killed her!" Qiu Lan glared at her and said, "Tell me honestly, did you make this soup? Did anyone tell you to put anything in it?"
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