Chapter 64 The Strange Poisons of the Western Regions
"Not today's?"
Upon hearing this, Pearl, who was kneeling on the ground, narrowed her eyes and blurted out, "Doctor Hu, are you saying that my young lady was not poisoned today?"
Physician Hu was surprised by the maid's excitement. Seeing that she seemed to know something, he quickly nodded.
Upon hearing this, Pearl and Mingyu exchanged glances, both recalling the incident a few days ago when Gu Shuyan drank Gu Yingxue's ginseng soup.
"Imperial Physician Hu, what kind of poison has Yan'er been afflicted with? Do you have any way to cure it?"
The old lady didn't have time to ask how Gu Shuyan was poisoned; instead, she looked at Physician Hu with hopeful eyes.
Seeing that the old lady looked as if she had aged ten years in an instant, Physician Hu sighed and said, "The poison that Miss Gu has been afflicted with is called Ghost Chrysanthemum, a rare poison from the Western Regions."
"A rare poison from the Western Regions? How could Shu'er have been poisoned by this?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Ji's heart sank, and she staggered as if about to fall. Fortunately, Mama Wu reacted quickly and prevented her from collapsing.
The old lady simply couldn't understand how her granddaughter, who always stayed at home, could have been poisoned.
In fact, not only her, but even Physician Hu couldn't understand it. This kind of poison grows in the Western Regions, and almost no one in the Northern Zhou knew of its existence. They also didn't know who this Miss Gu had offended, that someone would give her such a strange poison.
"Doctor Hu, please, please save my daughter."
Ji came to her senses, took a few steps forward and grabbed Physician Hu, her eyes full of pleading.
Behind him, the old lady was also looking at him with the same expectant gaze.
Seeing this, Physician Hu slowly took out a bottle of pills from his bosom. "I had the honor of seeing this poison once a few years ago. These pills can temporarily suppress the poison in Miss Gu's body, but I cannot guarantee that they can cure Miss Gu's poison."
As he spoke, Physician Hu picked up the paper and pen that had been prepared beforehand and quickly wrote down the prescription on the paper.
After handing the prescription to the maid to get the medicine, Physician Hu said to the old lady, "Give this medicine to Miss Gu at a different time first. I will go back and look through the medical books today, and then come back tomorrow to examine Miss Gu."
"Thank you, Physician Hu."
The old lady sincerely thanked Physician Hu and was about to have someone see him off when Mingyu and Pearl rushed over.
"Doctor Hu, could you please help me check if there is anything wrong with this soup?"
Before anyone knew it, the two had gone back and brought over the soup that Gu Yingxue had brought.
Normally, the soup would have been thrown away, but today Gu Shuyan said she wasn't feeling well when she woke up and asked the two of them to accompany her out for a walk, so the soup was left on the table.
Recalling the expressions of the two people earlier, Physician Hu glanced at the old lady. Seeing that she did not object, he immediately brought the medicine bowl to her.
After examining him, Physician Hu frowned.
"But this soup isn't right?"
The old lady immediately guessed what was going on from his expression.
Seeing that Physician Hu hesitated to speak, the old lady immediately dismissed all the servants, leaving only the old lady, Madam Ji, and Pearl and Mingyu.
“Someone added aconite to this ginseng soup. If I remember correctly, Miss Gu was very weak after returning home. Ordinary people should not drink too much of this kind of soup laced with aconite. If a weak person drinks it, it will at least make them weaker, or at worst, they will be poisoned.”
Physician Hu felt somewhat shocked when he said those words.
Miss Gu has just returned to the Marquis's mansion, and so many people want to harm her. It seems that the Marquis's mansion is not as peaceful as it looks.
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