Chapter 22: The medicinal herbs will soon die
Zhou Tinglan's mood instantly dropped, but she still had a hint of anticipation.
What if, what if the herb in Su Mingzhuo's hand is the one that Xie Zechuan urgently needs right now!
"Where is Mr. Su now?" Zhou Tinglan turned her head and glanced at Xie Zechuan lying on the bed with a worried look. She walked quickly to Qin Sinian.
Qin Sinian soothed her, "Young Master Su is at the entrance to the barracks right now. Miss Zhou, don't worry too much. Zechuan is blessed with a long life, so he will be fine."
When he mentioned Xie Zechuan, his eyes passed through Zhou Tinglan and looked at the unconscious Xie Zechuan.
How could he not be worried? Zechuan was his long-time friend. If...
Qin Sinian thought of this and looked away in embarrassment.
Footsteps were heard outside the tent, and Su Mingzhuo walked in: "Deputy General Qin, Miss Zhou."
Behind him was Su Mingyan, who looked worried. She rushed to Xie Zechuan's bedside and said, "General Xie..."
"Su Mingyan!" Su Mingzhuo called out by name, then turned to apologize, "Sorry, Miss Zhou, these are medicinal herbs. Could you please take a look?"
He took out a small wooden box from his clothes and handed it to Zhou Tinglan.
Yesterday, the soldiers found so many similar medicinal herbs. Zhou Tinglan felt that the herbs in the wooden box looked familiar at first glance.
She closed the wooden box and said, "I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell what's right and what's wrong. The herbs in the box are indeed very similar, but I'll have to wait for a doctor to examine them before I can confirm."
"Then why don't you go find a doctor!" Su Mingyan interrupted, but was warned by Su Mingzhuo's eyes.
Upon hearing the news, Doctor Li hurried to the tent. After confirming the herbs were genuine, he took the herbs from the wooden box and ran straight to the kitchen next door to boil them. Zhou Tinglan saw this and hurriedly followed him: "Doctor Li, let me help you."
"Okay."
The aroma of medicine immediately filled the kitchen. Doctor Li muttered in confusion, "This herb is indeed genuine, but why do I smell such a strange fragrance? Perhaps it's just my age and I'm just mistaking it for something."
Zhou Tinglan frowned slightly when she heard Doctor Li's muttering. She didn't know medicine, but she knew that if what Doctor Li said was true, the consequences would be terrible.
She looked towards the kitchen door and saw Su Mingzhuo and his sister and Qin Sinian standing outside talking. Zhou Tinglan thought that the medicine was sent by Su Mingzhuo.
Walking out of the kitchen door, Qin Sinian saw Zhou Tinglan coming and asked, "Is there any trouble with the medicinal materials?"
That shouldn't be the case. If it's about medicinal materials, you should go to Doctor Li. Why would you go to them?
Zhou Tinglan shook his head and looked at Su Mingzhuo: "Mr. Su, I want to ask where you get your herbs from."
"I'm also very puzzled by this matter. The herbs were found by a servant at our doorstep this morning," Su Mingzhuo explained. He seemed to sense that there was something wrong with Zhou Tinglan's question and hurriedly asked, "Miss Zhou, is there something wrong with the herbs?"
Thinking of what Doctor Li said, an idea flashed through Miss Zhou's mind. In ancient times, silver needles were often used to test poison.
Yes, silver needles!
"You'll know if there is any problem after trying it." Zhou Tinglan turned and walked into the kitchen.
The three people behind her were puzzled and followed her into the kitchen.
"Doctor Li, we can use silver needles to test whether there is any problem with the medicine." Zhou Tinglan suggested.
"Yes, you can." Doctor Li took out a silver needle from his medicine box. The silver needle turned black instantly after being injected with medicine.
"poisonous!"
Doctor Li exclaimed in surprise. Why didn’t he realize that the medicinal herbs were poisonous before? Could it be that his eyesight was really blurry?
Zhou Tinglan was also astonished. Was everything in the TV show true? Could a silver needle really detect poison?
"Mr. Su, what is this medicinal ingredient?" Zhou Tinglan looked sharply at Su Mingzhuo at the kitchen door.
Everyone in the kitchen looked at Su Mingzhuo, hoping he could give an explanation.
"It's not me, I didn't! I..." Su Mingzhuo's face turned pale and he explained weakly to Zhou Tinglan.
He really doesn't know why there is poison in the medicinal herbs!
"Su Mingzhuo, why are you explaining so much to her? We sent medicine to General Xie out of kindness, but now that the medicine has problems, it's our fault. Besides, if it weren't for her, how could General Xie have gotten into trouble?"
Zhou Tinglan was furious, and the frustration he'd been holding since Xie Zechuan fell unconscious instantly erupted: "Su Mingyan, I've already told you that forced happiness won't come. Xie Zechuan is now engaged to me, not you!"
How could Su Mingzhuo's sister be so tactless!
"You..." Su Mingyan was almost irritated to death by Zhou Tinglan's words. She pounced on him and tried to grab Zhou Tinglan.
Qin Sinian hurriedly tried to stop them upon seeing this, and during the tussle, the two of them touched the medicine bowl on the table.
With a bang, the medicine bowl fell off the table and landed between the two of them.
Everyone in the kitchen looked at the liquid medicine on the ground. Zhou Tinglan couldn't stand it anymore. She rushed forward and dragged Su Mingyan out of the kitchen.
"Zhou Tinglan, let me go!"
Su Mingyan shouted loudly, trying to grab Zhou Tinglan with both hands, but was thrown to the ground by her. Su Mingyan screamed and stood up from the ground, cursing, "You bitch, there is no way General Xie will fall in love with you!"
"Su Mingyan, you're courting death, and no one can stop you. Xie Zechuan and I are married by the Emperor's order. Do you want to go against His Majesty's will?"
Zhou Tinglan smiled as if she had thought of something. She then changed the subject and continued, "Who told you that Xie Zechuan doesn't like me? If he doesn't like me, does that mean he likes you? You're so shameless. Why don't you look in the mirror more often?"
"You...Zhou Tinglan, I'm going to kill you!" After saying that, Su Mingyan rushed towards Zhou Tinglan again, but was stopped by someone halfway.
Su Mingzhuo looked at his almost crazy sister and scolded her, "Su Mingyan, can you please stop messing around?"
"I was fooling around, and you actually said I was fooling around, Su Mingzhuo, I am your sister, not that bitch!" Su Mingyan gasped, pointing at Su Mingzhuo's nose and cursing.
Su Mingzhuo's face flushed with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Su Mingyan, you...you are really great!"
Seeing that Su Mingyan was still trying to cause trouble, Zhou Tinglan stepped forward and knocked her unconscious, then took a chair from the side and put her on it.
Zhou Tinglan calmed down her anger and thought of the remaining medicine in the kitchen. If she hadn't followed her to the kitchen, if she hadn't...
What would happen if Xie Zechuan drank the bowl of medicine directly?
Zhou Tinglan didn't dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it.
She breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Su Mingzhuo in front of her, and said, "Mr. Su, now we can talk about the medicinal herbs."
Su Mingzhuo looked at Zhou Tinglan and said, "As I said before, this medicinal herb was found by a servant at the door this morning. There was also a note delivered with the box."
After saying that, Su Mingzhuo took out a note from his clothes and handed it to Zhou Tinglan.
Zhou Tinglan received the note with crooked handwriting. She motioned Qin Sinian to come and take a look.
The paper used for the note was extremely ordinary, the rice paper used by the people in Northern Frontier City on a daily basis, but the words... the more Zhou Tinglan looked at them, the more familiar they felt.
Besides, who would put the medicinal herbs in front of the Su family’s door?
"I understand. It's not your problem. Thank you, Mr. Su, for sending the medicine." Zhou Tinglan said in a deep voice.
Zhou Tinglan picked up the note, his expression growing more serious. "Deputy General Qin, we've seen similar notes before."
"Have you read it?" Qin Sinian heard Zhou Tinglan's words, took the note and asked seriously.
He once again examined the handwriting on the note, anger welling up in his heart. Qin Sinian turned his head abruptly: "Is it them?"
"Yeah." Zhou Tinglan nodded, trying her best to calm her restless heart.
The medicinal herbs were placed directly at the doorstep of the Su family, and their only connection with the Su family was that they met the Su brothers and sisters at the sword-forging exhibition the day before. How could they know about it in such a short time?
There was also the kidnapping of my mother and the ambush at the door of the Su's Inn...
hateful!
Everyone around noticed the change in Zhou Tinglan's aura and shuddered.
Soldiers hurried towards them: "Miss Zhou, Lieutenant General Qin, General Xie...he's dying!"
Zhou Tinglan's heart skipped a beat and he ran quickly towards Xie Zechuan's tent.
The gloomy sky, the atmosphere of irritability and depression enveloped the entire Beijiang City. The clouds rolled and crowded together tightly. As soon as Zhou Tinglan returned to the tent, she saw black blood flowing from the corner of Xie Zechuan's lips.
"Xie Zechuan!"
Zhou Tinglan rushed to the bed and tried to wipe it with a clean handkerchief, but found that she couldn't wipe it off no matter what she did.
As more and more black blood flowed, Zhou Tinglan turned to look at Qin Sinian behind her. She gradually choked up, "Deputy General Qin, you said Xie Zechuan...he..."
Zhou Tinglan looked at Doctor Li, tears falling: "Doctor Li, is there any way to save him?"
"Yes, I do."
Hearing Doctor Li's words, Zhou Tinglan tugged at his sleeve tightly and pleaded, "Doctor Li, please help me save him. I'll come to your pharmacy often in the future to help you grind medicine. Really!"
"Miss Zhou, there's no need to grind the medicine. I don't have the habit of using medicine boys."
"Doctor Li, I really beg you." Zhou Tinglan felt that she had really humbled herself for Xie Zechuan this time. When he woke up, she must compensate her well.
Seeing this, Doctor Li coughed helplessly and said, "Okay, Miss Zhou, although this herb can still be used, the poison on it is a big problem."
Zhou Tinglan calmed down and said, "I wonder if the poison on the herbs can be removed."
The impurities in forging materials can be removed, but what about medicinal materials?
When Zhou Tinglan thought of this, hope rekindled in her heart, and she looked at Doctor Li with hope.
Doctor Li shook his head: "I'm sorry, Miss Zhou, I can't guarantee that it will be completely removed."
"Then what else can we do?" Zhou Tinglan's eyes were bitter. She didn't know how she could save Xie Zechuan.
Doctor Li seemed unable to bear seeing Zhou Tinglan like this, and said in a deep voice: "Although I can't remove all the toxins from the herbs, I can try to add other herbs to try to reduce the toxins to a minimum."
"Thank you."
Zhou Tinglan handed over all the medicinal herbs he had collected recently to Doctor Li. Doctor Li did not dare to stop and began to mix them.
While Doctor Li was preparing the medicine, Zhou Tinglan ordered the soldiers to send the Su brothers and sisters back.
Zhou Tinglan looked at Xie Zechuan lying on the bed, feeling sad. Black blood couldn't stop flowing from the corner of his mouth, but she was powerless.
Qin Sinian couldn't bear to see Zhou Tinglan like this, so he consoled her, "Zechuan will be fine. Doctor Li has already gone to prepare the medicine."
Doctor Li walked quickly into the tent: "The medicine is ready."
Seeing Doctor Li take out a pill, Zhou Tinglan saw the pill and some bad memories suddenly emerged. She thought that after this incident, she must talk to Doctor Li about modern medicine and throw away his damn pills.
Besides, why is it liquid medicine in the kitchen, but when Doctor Li finishes making it, it becomes pills!
"Doctor Li, can this medicine completely remove the poison from Xie Zechuan?" Zhou Tinglan asked, not knowing how well Doctor Li had removed the toxin from the medicinal material.
"No, there's still a small amount of toxin left in the herbs. The specific effect will depend on General Xie taking the medicine."
"Then try it quickly."
The pill in Doctor Li's hand was Zhou Tinglan's last hope. She pulled Doctor Li to Xie Zechuan's bedside.
The pill dissolved in water, and Zhou Tinglan gave it to Xie Zechuan to take. Everyone waited for Doctor Li's diagnosis and treatment.
Doctor Li finished taking the patient's pulse and said solemnly, "The patient's condition has basically stabilized, but the toxins have not yet been cleared..."
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
"General Xie only has one year left to live."
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