Chapter 463 Rash
After hearing the palace maid's report, Concubine Yi's face suddenly changed.
She hurriedly put on her clothes and went to the side hall. The Third Imperial Consort just happened to come out of the hall. Seeing Consort Yi, she called out, "Mother."
"You heard about it, too?"
The Third Imperial Concubine nodded solemnly: "Yes, is the Imperial Physician Tai?"
The maid replied: "Not yet..."
As soon as the two words fell, he heard the voice of the eunuch behind him urging: "Doctor Miao, hurry up, please go faster."
Doctor Miao was running out of breath and almost rolled his eyes when he heard this. As soon as he exhaled, mist came out from the corners of his mouth.
"You...please let me rest for a while."
The young eunuch looked at the palace gate that was so close at hand and frowned anxiously: "Doctor Miao, we have come so far. Please be patient. I am sorry for offending you."
Having said that, he forcibly dragged Doctor Miao into Yongfu Palace.
Doctor Miao really wanted to pick up the young eunuch and give him a beating.
But when they were working in the palace, the concubines in the palace were their masters, and the young eunuchs were servants of the Yongfu Palace. Even though Doctor Miao held a higher official position than him, he really didn't dare to turn against them.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty and the Third Imperial Concubine." As soon as the young eunuch walked through the garden, he saw Concubine Yi and the Third Imperial Concubine standing at the door of the side hall and about to go in, so he bowed.
Doctor Miao put the medicine box on his back and bowed, "Your humble servant greets the Empress Yi and the Third Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Yi nodded gently: "Please forgive me, Imperial Doctor Miao. This happened suddenly and I was a little anxious."
As one of the four concubines, Concubine Yi naturally has a trustworthy imperial physician in the palace. However, she had heard from her son a long time ago that Imperial Physician Miao was Chu Jinyan's man, so it was just a coincidence that Imperial Physician Miao was on duty today.
When Doctor Miao heard what Concubine Yi said, he hurriedly said he dared not, straightened his clothes and went into the side hall.
Chen Ruijin was so itchy that Chu Qingyun was afraid that she would hurt herself by scratching herself, so he held her in his arms all the time so that she had no chance to scratch herself.
So when everyone entered the hall, they saw two people hugging each other.
To be honest, they didn’t know whether Chu Qingyun and Chen Ruijin were embarrassed or not, but Concubine Yi and the others were quite embarrassed.
"Hey, Qingyun, Doctor Miao is here, let him take a look at Jin'er."
The implication is that you can let the person go and not hold them so tightly.
Really, what's wrong with this kid? No matter how much they like each other, they don't have to be so inseparable.
Oh, she is so old and yet she has to endure this kind of stimulation.
The Third Imperial Concubine stood behind Concubine Yi. Because the light was shining from behind her, she lowered her head slightly, so her expression could not be seen clearly.
Only she herself knew that the jealousy in her heart was growing like wild weeds. She wished that Chen Ruijin would scratch her face and disfigure her to see if His Highness would still like her so much.
Chu Qingyun didn't understand what Concubine Yi meant, and said to Doctor Miao, "Doctor Miao, just feel her pulse like this. I'm afraid that if you let go, she will not be able to resist scratching her face again."
Only then did Concubine Yi take a serious look at Chen Ruijin's face. It was all red with faint nail marks, obviously she had just scratched it. The dense rash looked very creepy and extended all the way to her neck.
No need to look, his body is definitely covered with rashes.
Concubine Yi frowned, looking puzzled.
It was fine just now, why did it become like this suddenly?
Doctor Miao was not pretentious. He put down the medicine box, took out the pulse pillow and placed it on the table: "Please, Concubine, stretch out your hand."
Chen Rujin's face was full of grievance and fear. She moved her hand that was tightly held by Chu Qingyun, but he glared at her gently: "Don't move."
"I...I'll take the imperial physician's pulse."
So pitiful.
It’s so itchy. I want to scratch it.
Chu Qingyun's expression softened immediately after hearing this. He grabbed Chen Rujin's arm with his large hand and placed it on the table, but he showed no intention of letting go: "Doctor Miao, please."
Doctor Miao looked at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose, tried hard to ignore the patient's small movements, and took the patient's pulse seriously.
Chu Qingyun had a cold expression and a low pressure aura emanated from his body.
Concubine Yi sat down aside and looked at Imperial Physician Mu with a slightly gloomy expression.
After a while, Doctor Miao stopped and said, "The concubine has been slightly poisoned. It's not fatal, but it will cause rashes and make people itch all over. People can't stand the itch and will scratch. If you can't control it, you will scratch it, but the more you scratch, the more itchy it becomes."
Fortunately, the Third Prince reacted in time and did not let Concubine Chen scratch her no matter how itchy she was. Otherwise, it would not take long for her to be scratched beyond recognition.
Doctor Miao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Although it was not life-threatening, it was still very torturous.
Who would resort to such despicable means if there wasn't some deep hatred?
The third imperial concubine stood beside Concubine Yi, her eyes flickering slightly.
The powder had been hidden under her fingernails, and only a little was sprinkled on the top piece of the pastry, so even if the pastry was left behind, the reason could not be found.
The Third Prince has always hated eating these pastries and sweets, so the Third Princess was not worried that Chu Qingyun would eat them.
She took the initiative to show her goodwill, and did it in front of Concubine Yi. No matter how arrogant Chen Ruijin was, she would not dare to embarrass her at this time. Moreover, the pastry was also brought back by Concubine Yi from Jingren Palace. No one would have thought that there would be any problem with the pastry.
The Third Princess thought about it and found that what she did did not leave any clues, so she watched the show quietly from the side.
When Chu Qingyun and Concubine Yi heard what Imperial Physician Mu said, they both showed expressions of disbelief.
"Poisoned?" Concubine Yi cried out in shock, "Can you tell how long the poisoning lasted?"
Chen Ruijin had been in her Yongfu Palace, and it was impossible for her to poison her. The lunch was prepared by Wei Ruijin and her men. Without her instructions, the palace maids and eunuchs would not have the courage to poison Chen Ruijin.
Could it be that it was a trick that happened in the Cining Palace?
"No more than half an hour." Doctor Miao thought for a moment and said affirmatively.
Chu Qingyun's handsome face was filled with a cold and gloomy expression, as if a storm was about to come.
"Are you sure it's poisoning?"
It took no more than half an hour to get the poison in Yongfu Palace.
Concubine Yi's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously looked at her son. A bad thought occurred to her. Could it be that someone in her palace had been bribed to poison Chen Rujin in order to destroy their mother-son relationship?
"Looking at Concubine Chen's condition, it seems more like she has an allergic reaction due to something she shouldn't have eaten. Doctor Miao, could this be the case?" The Third Imperial Concubine's soft voice sounded with a hint of concern.
Some people are allergic to certain foods, some are allergic to pollen, and in severe cases, it can even be life-threatening.
Aren’t these things like poison to them?
Doctor Miao glanced at the Third Imperial Concubine. Before she could speak, Chen Ruijin said, "I have never been allergic to food. What is the Third Imperial Concubine trying to hide by saying this?"
She felt uncomfortable and upset because of the itchiness and didn't think about the reason.
After hearing Cao Bingbing's words, his confused mind suddenly became clear.
Chen Ruijin's eyes were cold, and at the moment her face was covered with red rashes, which made her look even more ferocious. She just stared at Cao Bingbing, which made Cao Bingbing's heart suddenly startled.
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