Chapter 451 Threat
Watching the carriage go away, the worry in Jiang's eyes lingered for a long time.
But her daughter-in-law is now the county lady, and she has things she needs to do and responsibilities, just like her sons have their own ideas. As a mother, it is not easy for her to step forward and stop them.
Wang Yan rode in front on horseback to lead the way, while Xia Ning followed him in the carriage.
There were no pedestrians or carriages on the road on rainy days, but the road was difficult to walk on. It rained for seven or eight days in a row, and the mud on the road was loosened. Occasionally, when they encountered muddy roads, the wheels of the carriages were embedded in the mud and could not move. Wang Yan had to dismount and help Xia Ning push the carriage. Along the way, their shoes and socks were already stuck in the mud.
Lord Gu is now being accommodated in an inn in the provincial capital.
Normally, it would take less than an hour to get from Cile Town to the provincial capital, but because of the heavy rain today, it took a full hour and a half.
After getting off the carriage, Song Yuntang didn't even bother to change his shoes and socks. He took his medicine box and went straight to Gu Lansheng's room under the guidance of Yun Yi.
The room smells strongly of medicine.
Gu Lansheng was lying on the bed with a white cloth wrapped around his head. Blood could be vaguely seen on his forehead. He lay there motionless. If it weren't for the fact that he was still breathing and his heartbeat, he would have looked no different from being dead.
Song Yuntang didn't say anything, but walked forward and removed the cloth on his head to check his injuries.
Then I checked his pulse again.
"Which doctor treated Lord Gu before?" she asked while examining him.
Yun Yi clasped his fists and said, "My Lady, it was Prince Heng who heard that Lord Gu was injured and asked Eunuch Tian to bring the doctor."
He looked at his master on the bed with suspicion.
"We then secretly consulted other doctors, and they all said there was nothing wrong with the injury. Could it be that the doctor's treatment method was wrong?"
Song Yuntang shook his head and said, "The wound is fine, it's already slowly scabbing over."
Logically speaking, although Gu Lansheng's head injury was serious, it did not damage the skull or the meridians in the head. After being unconscious for a night, he should have slowly woken up.
She picked up the white cloth that had just been removed from Gu Lansheng's head and smelled it.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that the powder on Gu Lansheng’s wound did not contain any drugs.
She looked at Yun Yi.
"Do you still have the medicine that Lord Gu used? If so, bring it to me."
Yun Yi said yes, took out a small box of medicine powder from the drawer beside the bed and handed it to her, "This is the medicine for the wounds that the master uses, please take a look, county lady."
Song Yuntang took it, opened the lid and picked out some and put them on the handkerchief. After the medicine powder was ground into powder and mixed, it was not easy to identify.
After careful identification, she finally held the powder and handkerchief a little further away from herself.
"A very small amount of Yabululu medicinal properties were mixed into the wound medicine."
Yun Yi frowned.
"County Lady, what is a Yabulu?"
Song Yuntang said, "Yabulu is produced in the Western Regions and is poisonous. It is usually used for hypnosis and anesthesia. Ordinary doctors rarely see it. The powder of Yabulu was not directly mixed in, but the medicinal properties were mixed in through soaking in the juice. It is normal that no one found the trick. Lord Gu was already weak after the injury, and he took the medicinal properties of Yabulu continuously, which should be the main reason for his coma."
"Fortunately, it was discovered early. If it continued to be ingested, the consequences would be disastrous."
Yun Yi was puzzled.
"The doctor was brought here by King Heng's men. Why would he want to harm Lord Gu?"
Song Yuntang glanced at the tightly closed door and lowered his voice.
"Maybe it's because Lord Gu blocked the interests of some people."
After hearing this, Yun Yi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"County Lady, what should we do now? Can the Lord wake up in the short term?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "Go to the pharmacy and get some medicine yourself. Make a bowl of concentrated licorice juice. The concentrated licorice juice can neutralize the toxicity of the yabulu."
"yes."
Yun Yi clasped his fists, picked up his umbrella and went out to the pharmacy.
When he came back, the wound on Lord Gu's head had been re-bandaged and applied with medicine. Wang Yan, who had changed into clean clothes, was guarding the door, while Xia Ning was guarding the door of the next room.
The two men had expressionless faces and looked like two door gods.
Seeing that there were people guarding here, Yun Yi was not worried and went straight to the backyard to boil medicine.
Song Yuntang took off his wet shoes and socks, and warmed them on the charcoal brazier for a while. Finally, his frozen feet regained some feeling.
"Master, the thick licorice juice is ready."
"Coming soon."
Hearing Xia Ning's voice, Song Yuntang changed into clean shoes and socks, got up and left the house.
She took out a small funnel for feeding medicine from the medicine box and put it in Gu Lansheng's mouth, and asked Yun Yi to feed him the medicine in small sips with a spoon.
After taking the patient's pulse again, Song Yuntang returned to his room.
As soon as he sat down, he heard a shrill voice again, "County Lady, our master wants to see you."
Hearing the sound, Song Yuntang, who originally wanted to lie down and rest, put on his shoes again, got up and left the house.
She followed Eunuch Tian to the lobby of the inn.
"Meet Master Li."
Li Chixiao glanced in her direction.
"The county lady came to the inn to treat Lord Gu's injury?" He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, his expression was unpredictable, "It seems that the people around Lord Gu don't trust me."
This was the first time in their two meetings that Li Chixiao called himself the King in front of her.
In this case, there is no need for Song Yuntang to pretend to be confused anymore.
She nodded slightly.
"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. Lord Gu has not woken up for three days since he hit his head. The people around him are worried, so they called me here."
"Really?" Li Chixiao obviously didn't believe it. "What did the county lady diagnose?"
Song Yuntang smiled and shook his head, "The doctor the prince had called in earlier has already taken good care of the injury. I think if it weren't for me, Lord Gu's injury should be healed quickly."
Li Chixiao looked at her.
"I heard that the county lady got married?"
Song Yuntang looked fearful.
"yes."
Li Chixiao's smile did not reach his eyes, and his whole body exuded a cold and stern aura.
"After getting married, ordinary women stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. Why is the county lady's in-laws willing to let her show up in public? Does the family have to rely on the county lady for their livelihood?"
"That's not the case." Song Yuntang said, "Everyone has their own ideas and pursuits. Fortunately, my parents-in-law and husband are both reasonable and do not object to my practicing medicine outside."
"From what the county lady said, it seems that she gets along well with her family." The man's voice was light, but there was a threat in his words.
Song Yuntang's heart tightened and he pretended to be calm.
"Your Highness is right. Before I came here, my mother-in-law told me to go back early after finishing my work here. I'm afraid I'll go back to Anyang County when the rain stops. I won't go to say goodbye to Your Highness then. I hope Your Highness won't blame me."
"That's great."
After he finished speaking, he drank the tea in the cup, stood up and walked out.
Seeing this, Eunuch Tian hurriedly opened his umbrella and followed him.
Watching the man leave, Song Yuntang let out a long sigh. She glanced at Wang Yan who was guarding the door of Gu Lansheng's room, then went upstairs holding up her skirt.
"Brother Wang Yan, please come in with me."
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