Su Ruojin nodded slightly to the Imperial Terrace as a sign of respect, and then walked with Yanluo to the man's bedside and knelt down.
Only then did Su Ruojin get a clear look at the man's appearance. He was in his forties, with a samurai-style haircut, and his face was unusually pale. He was unconscious.
Because it was covered with a white blanket, no other abnormalities could be seen at first glance.
Su Ruojin examined the man's eyelids, then lifted the blanket to check his limbs.
The man's limbs were covered with many spots, and pus was oozing from the patches.
The stench she smelled when she entered the house came from this pus.
Besides the black spots and pus, there were many pitted holes, as if someone had used a very thick needle to poke many unhealable holes in the man's body.
Or perhaps it's like the wounds caused by worms crawling out of a man's body.
Just as Su Ruojin was about to unbutton the man's clothes to check the black spots on his body, a woman in her thirties beside her hurriedly spoke up, "No."
Su Ruojin turned to look at the woman. "Why not?"
"Doctor, you are a woman, and the general is a man..."
The woman stopped speaking at this point.
However, her meaning was quite clear.
Su Ruojin looked at Izumi Masako beside her, "Director Odai, I am a physician."
Masako Izumi glanced at the woman indifferently, "Nami, don't interfere with the doctor's consultation."
Tsukimi Nami glanced at Su Ruojin, wanting to say something, but ultimately kept quiet.
Her small hands were tightly clutching the handkerchief, revealing her nervousness.
Tsukimi Nami knew that the general loved beautiful women, and one of the reasons she was able to become the general's concubine was precisely because of her beauty.
The foreign woman before her was so beautiful even without makeup that she felt threatened; if she wore makeup, she would surely be even more stunning.
What if the general wakes up and sees this woman...?
Su Ruojin didn't care what Tsukimi Nami was thinking; she only cared about unbuttoning Tokuyoshi Yasuhito's clothes.
Then it was seen that Deyi Kangren's abdomen was also covered with black spots.
Su Ruojin signaled Yan Luo to join her in turning Deyi Kangren over.
Sure enough, his back also had black spots and many holes.
"How long has he been like this?" Su Ruojin asked the attending physician while taking his pulse after the examination.
The doctor didn't answer, but instead looked at Izumi Masako.
Before Izumi Masako could speak, Matsushima Kaoru quickly replied, "It's been almost a year."
Su Ruojin glanced at Izumi Masako, but the other woman seemed to take it all in stride and remained silent.
In just one year, things have developed to this point; it seems the disease hasn't spread too quickly.
"What medications did you use?" Su Ruojin asked again.
This time, Matsushima Kaoru couldn't answer. The physician replied, "I've used some prescriptions, soaked in hot springs, and tried moxibustion."
"Let me see the prescription."
The physician took out a prescription and handed it to Su Ruojin, his eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity and disdain.
Su Ruojin glanced at the prescriptions; they were just some medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying, and the mugwort used was just ordinary mugwort for promoting qi circulation, clearing the meridians, and dispelling cold.
This prescription is indeed effective in detoxifying ordinary sleeping pills or mild poisons, but its effect is too weak for Deyi Kangren's illness.
As for soaking in hot springs, that's pretty useless.
Seeing Su Ruojin withdraw her hand, Matsushima Kaoru anxiously asked, "How is the general?"
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