Just then, a "thump-thump" sound came from the stairs, and someone hurried upstairs.
Before anyone could react, Li Guang pushed open the door and came in. Everyone was overjoyed; it seemed they had finally found the divine physician, Xue.
"Sister, how are you?" Li Guang rushed to the bedside and was terrified when he saw Li Xue in such a state.
"Li Guang, has Physician Xue arrived?" Zhao Xian asked anxiously.
"He's here, he's in the back, he'll be here soon." After saying that, Li Guang squatted down in front of Li Xue's bed.
"Sister, don't scare me." Tears began to well up in Li Guang's eyes.
"General Li, don't worry, Physician Xue is here, the princess will be fine soon," Prefect Shen said, stepping forward to comfort her.
As they were talking, three or four tall yamen runners entered the inn. One of them was carrying an old man on his back, while the others carried medicine chests. Needless to say, the old man was Doctor Xue.
The constable gently put Doctor Xue down and helped him sit down, while another constable brought him a cup of water.
Doctor Xue took the cup, drank a few sips of water, and then recovered.
At this moment, Li Guang came over, first introducing Doctor Xue to everyone, and then urging Doctor Xue to quickly administer the medicine to Li Xue.
Doctor Xue's hair and beard were all white, so he must be quite old, at least over seventy. He had come all the way from Huizhou Prefecture, so he was probably half dead by now.
Doctor Xue nodded, struggled to stand up from the chair, and came to Li Xue's bedside. When he saw Li Xue's condition, he immediately became anxious.
"If you continue treating the princess like this, even if she is cured, she will become an idiot. Quickly bring me my silver needles."
The constable immediately took out a pair of silver needles from his medicine box and handed them over. Doctor Xue took the silver needles and gently slid his fingers across Li Xue's forehead, inserting several silver needles into acupoints on Li Xue's head.
Doctor Xue inserted the needles so quickly that before anyone could even see it clearly, he had already finished.
Next, Doctor Xue wrote a prescription and then began to prepare and decoct the medicine. He did all of this himself and did not let anyone else do it for him.
Just as Doctor Xue was diligently brewing the medicine, Li Xue's breathing gradually became steady, and her face stopped flushing.
Seeing the changes in Li Xue, everyone knew that her condition was beginning to improve, but they didn't know the specifics, so they didn't dare to say anything and just quietly watched Li Xue.
Doctor Xue was still focused on brewing the medicine and didn't go to see Li Xue, as if everything was under control.
"When the princess wakes up, you must not make any noise or let her move around. She still has silver needles in her head."
After saying this, Doctor Xue stopped talking and continued to brew the medicine.
Not long after, Li Xue slowly opened her eyes, looked around, and then closed them again.
Everyone was overjoyed. Doctor Xue had given instructions earlier, so no one made a sound. Li Xue was recovering and should be fine now.
Li Xue quickly opened her eyes again and said:
"Why are you all here? What happened to me?"
At this moment, a guard spoke softly: "Princess, you have been unconscious for a day and a night and have a high fever. Li Guang has invited the divine physician Xue from Huizhou Prefecture to treat you."
"Dr. Xue just gave you acupuncture, and you woke up. Now Dr. Xue is brewing medicine for you, so you mustn't move around."
After listening, Li Xue closed her eyes again, as if she was thinking about something.
By this time, Doctor Xue had already prepared the medicine and was letting it cool naturally.
After doing all this, Doctor Xue came over, sat down by Li Xue's bedside, and began to take her pulse.
Unexpectedly, Doctor Xue's expression suddenly changed drastically. Seeing this, everyone knew that something was wrong and that Li Xue's condition might not be as simple as they had imagined.
After examining Li Xue for a long time, Doctor Xue finally sat down at the table next to her, picked up a pen and wrote another prescription, then stared blankly at it.
After pondering for a long time, Doctor Xue tore up the prescription and, after careful consideration, wrote a new prescription.
Then, Doctor Xue came to Li Xue's bedside, observed her for a while, and then removed the silver needles from several of Li Xue's acupoints.
At this moment, the temperature of the medicine prepared by Doctor Xue had dropped, and it was ready to be taken. The guards then fed Li Xue the medicine. Since Li Xue was conscious at this time, the medicine was quickly administered.
After drinking the herbal medicine, Li Xue began to sweat.
Doctor Xue nodded and said, "Once the princess sweats, her high fever will subside and her body temperature will return to normal."
"I will brew another dose of herbal medicine for the princess to dispel the cold that is attacking her heart."
Doctor Xue prepared the medicine according to the prescription he had just given, and then began to decoct the medicine.
It took Doctor Xue more than an hour to brew the medicine. After the medicine cooled down, he had Li Xue take it.
After taking the medicine, Li Xue felt extremely tired. Coupled with the sweat she had just produced, she felt a bit exhausted, so she lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
By this time, it was very late at night, and Doctor Xue was completely exhausted after doing all of this.
So far, none of them had eaten. The inn had already arranged dinner, so Zhao Xian led everyone there to eat.
During the meal, Zhao Xian inquired about Li Xue's condition and asked when she would recover.
Doctor Xue sighed and said:
"To be honest, the acupuncture and herbal medicine we just received have removed most of the coldness from the princess's body. If no other complications arise, with careful recuperation, the princess will recover in a short time."
However, when I took the princess's pulse just now, I found that her heart rate was abnormal. It is highly likely that she has been attacked by cold. If that is the case, then we will be in big trouble.
I just wrote another prescription for the princess. This prescription is mainly to drive away the cold that is attacking her heart. Whether or not this cold can be removed depends on the princess's fate.
If this prescription cannot completely eliminate the coldness affecting the princess's heart, her illness will recur. Even a deity would be unable to withstand such torment, let alone a woman.
"I hope the princess won't have a fever by tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be very dangerous."
Upon hearing this, everyone became worried. Doctor Xue had made himself very clear; whether a miracle would occur depended on tomorrow morning.
After a long silence, Prefect Shen spoke:
"Dr. Xue, if the princess is truly suffering from a cold attacking her heart, is there any other way to treat her? What precious medicinal herbs are needed? I will definitely find a way to get them for her."
Doctor Xue sighed again, becoming increasingly worried.
"Having typhoid fever is not terrible. As long as you get timely treatment, you can usually get better."
The princess contracted typhoid fever this time, and although the treatment was timely, it wasn't very effective, which is probably related to the method of decocting the medicine.
When I arrived, I smelled a strong aroma of Chinese medicine in the guest room, which made me realize that the prescription itself was correct; the problem lay in the method of decocting the medicine.
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