Chapter 721: Forced Pills

Seeing Yu Chongting, the maids all saluted in unison: "Third Young Master."

Yu Chongting nodded and took Sun Qiyi into the yard.

The maid quickly went inside to tell everyone that the Third Young Master had arrived.

Jiao came out alone and saw Yu Chongting smile at first, and then she saw Sun Qiyi there too.

Jiao's face instantly fell.

Yu Chongting was still thinking about how to tell Jiao about Xingxing.

But at this moment, he clearly saw the change in his mother's expression, and Yu Chongting's expression also faded.

Yu Chongting got straight to the point: "Mom, Grandfather asked Zhuzhu to go to Shuntianfu. Did you know that?"

Jiao was immediately dissatisfied, and also felt a little guilty: "Your sister is not feeling well, your grandfather will not blame you..."

"Mother!" Yu Chongting frowned and raised his voice slightly, "Grandfather has always been strict in his actions. If there was nothing urgent, why would he send someone to tell Zhuzhu to go to Shuntian Mansion?"

Jiao was stunned, and felt that it made sense.

And I felt a little confused in my heart.

She had always known her father-in-law's temper, so why did he suddenly change his mind?

...Oh, she remembered. It was Zhuzhu who ran out of the house crying, hugging her, her body trembling, and crying about the terrible dream she had. It was really pitiful.

How could she, a mother, bear it?

At that time, she really didn't care about anything else and just wanted her Zhuzhu to have a good rest.

Coming back to her senses now, Jiao thought about her father-in-law's usual behavior and felt a little regretful, fearing that she had delayed her father-in-law's important work.

Jiao said hesitantly: "...Well, your sister's health is not very good..."

Yu Chongting smiled without any emotion: "It's okay, mother, Qiyi is quite knowledgeable in medicine, and she is a girl. Grandfather is also worried that Zhuzhu might suddenly feel unwell, so he specially asked Qiyi to come here."

Jiao always felt that there was something strange about what her third son said.

It took me a moment to react.

What the old Duke Xin meant was that he had already anticipated that Zhuzhu would feel "uncomfortable"?

Doesn't this mean that Zhuzhu is just pretending to be unwell?

Jiao was a little unhappy.

But she didn't dare to be unhappy with the old Duke Xin, so her unhappiness fell on Sun Qiyi in front of her:

"No need. Your sister's health has always been checked by the palace physician. I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible for someone else to treat her well."

Jiao's words were not very polite.

Yu Chongting was even more blunt: "Grandfather trusts Qi Yi's medical skills. Mother, do you think that grandfather is wrong?"

Jiao was so angry that she couldn't speak!

This brat has been studying abroad for a few years, so he must have grown up a lot, right?

He even dared to use the old Duke of Xin to pressure her!

Jiao glared at her third son angrily, but after all, he was her own son who had just returned from a long journey, and she couldn't bear to be angry with him. Jiao gritted her teeth and turned back into the house.

This means that Sun Qiyi is allowed to treat Yu Mingzhu.

After Jiao, Yu Chongting, and Sun Qiyi entered the room, Yu Mingzhu sat on the bed with a pale face, and was about to get out of bed: "Mother, Third Brother..."

Jiao hurriedly stopped him with some concern: "You are still not feeling well."

Yu Mingzhu smiled "stubbornly": "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare, I just need to rest for a while."

Only then did Sun Qiyi look at Yu Mingzhu again.

Although she had guessed before she came here that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Xin was probably pretending to be sick, but after hearing what Yu Mingzhu said, she understood. Wasn't this just laying the groundwork for the pulse problem that would occur later?

——It wasn’t that she was pretending to be sick, but she just had a nightmare before, and she would be fine after resting for a while, and her pulse would naturally get better too.

Yu Chongting said: "Qiyi is good at medicine, let her take your pulse."

Yu Mingzhu did not refuse. She said "OK" and stretched out her wrist weakly.

As soon as Sun Qi put his hand on it, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

The pulse is thin, long and slow, which is indeed a symptom of deficiency of both Qi and blood.

This pulse condition actually means that I am really sick?

No, that's not right.

Sun Qi frowned slightly.

This feeling of Miss Yu giving her is not right...

Sun Qiyi said politely: "Excuse me, Miss, please change your hand."

Yu Mingzhu changed her hand as instructed.

Sun Qiyi took the pulse.

She couldn't help but look up at Yu Mingzhu.

Yu Mingzhu's tone was full of worry: "Why are you looking at me, Miss Sun? But what's wrong with my pulse?"

As soon as she said this, Jiao's face changed, and her eyes, with a bit of knife-like look, suddenly turned towards Sun Qiyi.

"It's hard to say right now," Sun Qiyi remained calm and said to Yu Mingzhu, "Please change your other hand, Miss."

Yu Mingzhu paused, then looked at Sun Qiyi tentatively: "Miss Sun, please be honest. If there is really something wrong with my body, it doesn't matter. Just take good care of it."

Sun Qiyi smiled slightly, but emphasized again: "Miss Yu, please change your hand."

A faint light flashed in Yu Mingzhu's eyes, and she changed her hand as she was told.

Sun Qiyi placed his fingers again.

really.

Sun Qiyi smiled slightly.

Jiao was impatient: "You claim to be an expert in medicine, but that's all? What's wrong with my daughter's body?"

"Mom!" Yu Chongting spoke coldly, stopping his mother from continuing to speak ill of him.

Yu Chongting apologized to Sun Qiyi again, "Qiyi, my mother is just too worried about my sister's health, she didn't mean anything else."

Sun Qi smiled and shook his head slightly, indicating that it was okay.

Sun Qiyi added: "My eldest lady's pulse is very weak and long, and the pulse is slow. It is indeed a symptom of deficiency of both Qi and blood."

Jiao immediately became anxious: "Is this true? What should I do?" She even looked at Sun Qiyi with some doubt, "Is your medical skill really good?... Zhuzhu was fine, how come she became weak in both Qi and blood?"

Yu Chongting frowned and wanted to say something.

But Sun Qiyi smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. My medical skills are fine. Besides, Madam, you should worry about another problem."

"That is..." Sun Qiyi looked at Yu Mingzhu and asked seriously, "Why did Miss Yu take medicine that caused her pulse to become disordered?"

After hearing these words, Yu Mingzhu almost lost her composure:

"You, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Jiao was stunned, and her first reaction was to think that this man surnamed Sun was talking nonsense.

"Mom, I really didn't..." Yu Mingzhu was complaining, but Sun Qiyi suddenly moved as fast as the wind, holding a pill in both hands and stuffed it directly into Yu Mingzhu's mouth.

No one expected Sun Qiyi to do such a thing suddenly, and everyone was shocked.

Yu Mingzhu's face turned yellow and she bent over and coughed madly.

Jiao became anxious and went forward to pick Yu Mingzhu's throat, trying to make her spit out the medicine.

However, the medicine dissolved in the throat and Jiao tried to get it out for a long time but failed, which made Yu Mingzhu feel even worse.

Yu Mingzhu coughed so hard that her cheeks turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

Jiao looked like she was ready to fight Sun Qiyi to the death, with anger in her eyes: "You vicious woman! What did you give Zhuzhu to eat!"

Yu Chongting stood in front of Sun Qiyi.

Jiao was even more angry, and looked at Yu Chongting with red eyes: "She wants to poison your sister, and you are still siding with her?!"

Yu Chongting said, "Mother, Qiyi is not that kind of person. She has her own reasons for doing what she does."

Jiao was so angry that she almost died. She didn't care what her son said and shouted, "Someone, send this vicious woman to the authorities!"

Sun Qiyi said slowly, "It's fine to send him to the official. It's just right. Let's take Miss Yu, the victim, with us. Let's go to Shuntian Prefecture."

Yu Mingzhu's eyelids twitched when he heard the words "Shuntian Prefecture Governor".

She could only quickly comfort Jiao: "Mother... I'm fine, maybe Miss Sun was just playing a joke on me..."

But Jiao felt even more distressed for Yu Mingzhu: "Zhuzhu, you are just too kind... How could it be like this! I actually forced you to take a pill without even knowing what it was!"

Jiao was so nervous that she was about to cry. She quickly asked her maid to take the badge of the Duke of Xin's Mansion and go and invite the imperial physician.

Yu Mingzhu's heart trembled. Although she felt that everything was safe, it was hard to understand why Sun Qiyi suddenly stuffed a pill into her mouth. She had a bad feeling: "I'm fine... Mom, I'm really fine."

But Jiao refused to listen and repeatedly urged people to call for the imperial physician.

Yu Chongting spoke up at this time: "By the way, let Doctor Yu go directly to Shuntian Prefecture."

Jiao glared at Yu Chongting: "You!"

Yu Chongting said, "Mother, grandparents are both in Shuntian Prefecture to listen to the case. They are old. If they get angry while listening to the case... wouldn't that be bad? It's just right. Let Doctor Yu go directly to Shuntian Prefecture. I will have someone prepare a sedan chair and carry Zhuzhu to Shuntian Prefecture. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Sun Qiyi added, "If Doctor Yu finds out that I really poisoned Miss Yu, they can just turn me in at Shuntian Prefecture."

This was obviously a joke, but Yu Chongting still looked at Sun Qiyi helplessly.

But Jiao really listened to it, and she immediately said, "Okay, let's do as you say!"

Jiao gritted her teeth. She had to expose how despicable Sun Qiyi was in front of her parents-in-law!

This Sun Qiyi, don’t even think about entering their Duke Xin’s Mansion!

Jiao was furious, but Yu Mingzhu's face turned pale.

She looked at Yu Chongting with hidden hatred.

How could her third brother always side with outsiders!

Yu Mingzhu gritted her teeth and said, "Mom, it's okay, I..."

But Jiao was going to be furious! In her eyes, her Zhuzhu was just too nice and was making excuses for her third brother's people!

She had no choice but to accept Yu Mingzhu's refusal. She held Yu Mingzhu's hand tightly and refused to argue: "Zhuzhu, don't worry, mother is here!"

Yu Mingzhu has no words to express her pain!

People are going to collapse!

Jiao took a carriage and personally sent Yu Mingzhu to Shuntian Prefecture.

Sun Qiyi rode in the same carriage with them. Jiao looked at her with great hatred and had a cold face throughout the whole journey.

When they arrived at Shuntian Prefecture, Jiao grabbed Yu Mingzhu's hand and half-forcefully brought her into Shuntian Prefecture.

However, as soon as Jiao entered Shuntian Prefecture, she was stunned.

In the inner hall of Shuntian Mansion, although the hall was under repair, the old Duke Xin and his wife were both sitting on chairs drinking tea and taking a break.

There was a chair next to it, but Xing Xing was sitting on it!

Jiao hadn't seen Xingxing for some time, and when she suddenly saw her, she felt a little dazed.

But this trance was quickly cut short.

Yu Mingzhu seemed to have not stood firmly, and she missed a step and fell forward.

Jiao immediately supported Yu Mingzhu, feeling extremely heartbroken!

Zhuzhu was indeed poisoned by that vicious woman!

Jiao bowed to the Duke Xin and his wife, "Dad, Mom, I've brought Zhuzhu here. I wonder if your problem is urgent? Can you let the imperial physician take Zhuzhu's pulse first?"

The old lady of Duke Xin raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, let the imperial physician take a look at Mingzhu first."

Zou Wanshi and other people in the hall had been temporarily cleared out, and there was no one else in the hall.

Yu Mingzhu's tense mood eased a little. She tried hard to calm herself down and not look at Xingxing. After paying her respects to Duke Xin and his wife in a standard manner, she asked the imperial physician to take her pulse.

The imperial physician examined the patient left and right, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.

Yu Mingzhu felt relieved, as it seemed that the medicine that Qihuang had given her was still effective.

But the doctor opened his mouth and said, "... Duke, Madam, the young lady is a little nervous and her pulse is a little faster. She just needs to calm down. Other than that, the young lady's pulse is strong, her qi and blood are sufficient, she is healthier than most people, and she has no other discomfort."

After hearing these words, Jiao began to doubt her own ears.

Yu Mingzhu was struck by lightning.

How could that be!

The medicine she took would clearly make her pulse become similar to a case of both Qi and blood deficiency!

Sun Qiyi looked at Yu Mingzhu's expression and raised his eyebrows slightly.

She had sensed something was a little off when she took his pulse earlier.

This pulse sign of deficiency of both Qi and blood is too standard.

In addition, there seems to be something else hidden besides the pulse.

After changing hands several times, Sun Qiyi confirmed his judgment from the subtle differences - this Miss Yu must have taken some drugs that affected her pulse.

In addition, this medicine is somewhat similar to the Dongyu Pills in the palace of the previous dynasty.

Sun Qiyi took a gamble and directly stuffed the detoxification pill that had the effect of removing the false and retaining the true into Yu Mingzhu's mouth.

Anyway, her detoxification pills can also nourish the body, so even if she guessed wrong, it would not have any effect on Mingzhu's body.

It seems that she made the right bet!

Jiao still couldn't believe it: "But...but..."

She thought of something and immediately pointed at Sun Qiyi, "She just said that Zhuzhu's pulse is a symptom of Qi and blood deficiency! Then she forced a pill into Zhuzhu's mouth. Is it because of that pill?!"

When Doctor Yu heard this, he took Yu Mingzhu's pulse again to be cautious.

Yu Mingzhu's face turned extremely pale. She was so confused that she couldn't speak. She was almost unconscious. She asked Doctor Yu to feel her pulse.

Doctor Yu held her hands back and forth again, and finally carefully withdrew his hands, bowed to the old couple of Duke Xin and Jiao, and said tactfully: "There is nothing wrong with the young lady's health, just relax and calm down."

Jiao was struck by lightning!

At this moment, Sun Qiyi had already presented a pill to Doctor Yu: "Doctor, this is the pill I gave to Miss Yu just now."

The doctor took a closer look and even scraped off a little bit of the powder and tasted it.

Now, Doctor Yu was shaking all over, holding the pills in both hands, "This is... This is the Snow Elimination Pill?!... Who is Senior Sun Zhuyou to you?!"