Chapter 79 The Crown Prince is Poisoned and Dying
"What?!"
The queen felt dizzy and was supported by the imperial concubine beside her.
"Don't panic, sister. Let's go over and take a look!"
"Yes, yes, I have to go and check it out..."
Pushing away the Imperial Noble Consort's supporting hand, the Queen ignored the dignity and composure that a queen mother should have, and ran out with the help of her confidant, her steps unsteady.
The Imperial Concubine winked at Jiang Wan and gave instructions in a low voice.
"Go back to Fengming Palace first and tell your mother to stay in my palace and don't move around until I pass on the news to you."
"yes."
The two immediately parted ways.
Jiang Wan hurried back to inform her mother. The Imperial Noble Concubine quickly caught up with the Empress and arrived at Chengqian Palace. The Imperial Hospital's doctors were already there, and Qiao Yunyue shook his head at the Imperial Noble Concubine in a subtle way.
"Yuan Xiu, what's wrong with you? My child, open your eyes and look at your mother. Mother is here, son..."
The queen staggered to the bed and looked at the prince lying there, as thin as a piece of gold paper and barely breathing. She was trembling all over.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
She turned around and grabbed the sleeve of the imperial physician who was kneeling in the front, shouting at the top of her lungs, without a trace of her usual elegance.
"What are you all still standing there for? Hurry up and save the prince! Hurry up and save the prince!"
All the imperial doctors prostrated themselves and kowtowed.
The imperial physician, an old man with a big beard, was standing at the front.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been poisoned by a highly toxic Gelsemium elegans. Fortunately, the poison is not severe, and we have already induced vomiting. However..."
"But what? Say it!"
The emperor's voice was filled with the threat of impending storms as he hurried in from outside. Just now in the main hall, he heard someone report that the prince had been poisoned. The emperor was so anxious that he immediately abandoned all the civil and military officials in the court and hurried to the East Palace.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Xiu has been poisoned. What should we do if our son is poisoned..."
The queen's eyes were filled with tears and she looked in a state of embarrassment. She clutched her husband's sleeve tightly like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood. Looking at her son, whose life or death was unknown, she looked a little dazed.
"Don't be afraid, Queen, I'm coming!"
The emperor held the crumbling queen in his right hand and felt the prince's weak breath with his left hand. His face was full of suppressed rage and gloom.
"Stop kneeling, everyone. Tell us how to save the prince. Qiao Yunyue, tell us!"
Compared with the old imperial doctors inherited from the previous dynasty in the palace, the emperor obviously trusted the military doctors who followed him all the way to the capital more.
The imperial concubine silently looked at the emperor who was hugging the queen, then quietly took a step back and lowered her eyes expressionlessly.
Qiao Yunyue, who was named, spoke up quickly.
"Your Majesty, the poison in the Crown Prince is not serious. As Doctor Sun just said, we have already used emetics to induce vomiting. We will wait until the Crown Prince regains consciousness before we begin recuperating."
"When will the prince wake up?"
The emperor's question hit the nail on the head, and all the imperial doctors dared not speak or make any assertions.
"Speak frankly, and I will forgive you!"
He is not the kind of brainless person who would chop or kill anyone if he disagrees with something.
Doctor Sun then kowtowed tremblingly in reply.
"If they are strong and healthy, they will wake up within an hour. But if they are weak and frail, it's hard to say."
It's hard to say for sure. After all, the Crown Prince had already suffered a severe blow to his vitality and lifespan. Now, he's been poisoned with such a strong poison that has damaged his heart. Even if he's lucky enough to wake up, I'm afraid the outcome won't be good.
None of the imperial doctors dared to speak out loud, but the emperor, empress, and imperial concubine were all intelligent people. Just from the expressions of these imperial doctors, one could tell what they didn't say.
"Yuanxiu!"
The Queen cried out in such a way that it was unbearable to hear. She was so heartbroken that she couldn't even breathe and fainted.
"Queen, Yu'e!"
"Sister!"
The entire Qianyuan Hall was in chaos.
The imperial doctors were divided into two groups, one group continued to take care of the prince, while the other group treated the unconscious queen.
It was almost noon when the queen slowly woke up.
His eyes flickered in a daze before he caught sight of the imperial concubine who was guarding the bed.
"Yun Niang, is Yuan Xiu awake?"
"Sister, don't be anxious..."
The Queen knew the answer simply from the other person's hesitant and awkward tone. The faint light in her eyes faded quietly into despair.
"It's hopeless. My son is hopeless, right?"
The Imperial Concubine's eyes also turned red along with hers, but she was a born stubborn woman after all, and she tried hard to hide her tears.
"No! The imperial doctors have already come up with a solution. Doctor Sun used a secret technique passed down from his ancestors to keep the prince alive. He said that fortunately the poisoning was not serious, so he could try to refine the Seven Star Detoxification Pills. This might be a feasible method!"
"Really?! Yunniang, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"I'm not lying to you! The imperial doctors are all busy over there. They say they're still missing one herbal remedy. The emperor has already ordered everyone to go find it."
"I'm glad you didn't lie to me, I'm glad you can save me..."
The queen got up from the bed, her face full of tears, crying and laughing. At this time, she didn't even bother to ask why her son was poisoned, and who was responsible for the poison?
She hurriedly knelt on the ground and prayed to God and the ancestors of the Li family to save her son's life. After kowtowed several times, the imperial concubine forcefully helped the man up.
"Sister, you have to cheer up and take good care of the prince!"
"Yes, yes, you are right! I have to cheer up and protect Yuan Xiu."
The queen raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her face, and walked towards her son with unsteady steps.
"Did Doctor Sun tell me which herbal remedy is missing? I'll ask my brother to go find it right away."
"Tianshan Snow Lotus."
"What?!"
The queen froze in place, and the imperial concubine hurried over to support her.
"I've already given instructions, asking the Qiao family to hurry up and look for it. Don't worry, sister. Our Dayu Dynasty is so big, we're sure to find this medicinal herb!"
The queen looked pale.
Qiao Yunshu was not from a noble family, so she had never seen the so-called Tianshan Snow Lotus. It was even more impossible for her to know that the legendary flower that was said to have the power to bring the dead back to life was actually just an ordinary plant and did not possess any special powerful abilities.
But she has seen it!
“…Sister?”
"Yun Niang, I can't live anymore..."
After receiving the exit token from the Imperial Concubine, Jiang Wan, escorted by Li Chengxiu, quickly left the palace with her mother and sister. After rushing all the way to the Duke of Ling's residence, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wanjie'er, do you know what happened?"
"You know?"
"I know a little. My brother won't let me tell anyone else, so I'll tell you anyway. You're not someone else anyway."
The chatterbox Li Chengxiu tried hard not to say anything nonsense all the way until he followed his sweetheart into Qiuya Garden, then he leaned close to her and whispered in her ear in a mysterious manner.
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