Inside the Lin residence, the atmosphere was as tense as a taut bowstring, and several doctors were soon summoned.
However, after taking Lin Xihe's pulse, every doctor frowned, looked troubled, and seemed helpless.
Lin Xihe's pulse was erratic and irregular, like a leaf falling in a storm, swaying uncertainly.
In addition, her pregnancy made the doctors even more hesitant to administer acupuncture, as they dared not do so rashly.
Ling Xue and Ling Shuang stood aside, anxious, but they also understood that they could not let the doctor take any risks when the situation was unclear.
"Ling Shuang, waiting like this isn't a solution. You must go find Doctor Tao immediately." Ling Xue said anxiously, her gaze firm, knowing deep down that they couldn't just sit and wait for their doom.
Ling Shuang looked worried and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If I go to find him, Lord Ji will surely find out about the situation." Her eyes were full of concern, worried that this move would cause her young lady to get entangled with Ji Zhuo again.
"There's no time to worry about that now. Just go, he should come." Ling Xue's tone was urgent and left no room for argument.
Ling Shuang gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement, "Yes, there really is no other way right now. Take good care of the girl and don't leave her side for even a moment."
After saying that, she turned and ran out, her movements as swift as an arrow released from a bow.
Immediately afterwards, she leaped onto her horse and galloped away, the sound of hooves thundering and leaving billowing dust in the streets.
Soon, Ling Shuang arrived at the Tao residence.
Before her horse had even come to a complete stop, she urgently called out to the servant of the Tao family, "Please inform him that Ling Shuang requests an audience!" Her voice was full of anxiety and urgency.
Upon seeing this, one of the gatekeepers immediately turned and ran into the mansion to report.
Ling Shuang hurriedly dismounted and paced back and forth in front of the gatehouse. Her steps were hurried and flustered, her hands unconsciously clenched, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Before long, Tao Musheng was seen carrying a medicine box and walking briskly towards them.
"Ling Shuang, what happened?"
The voice could be heard even before the person arrived.
When Tao Musheng heard the gatekeeper say that Ling Shuang was in such a hurry, he knew that something was wrong. Otherwise, why would she have come to him, a doctor who only knew medicine?
Ling Shuang rushed towards the mansion, grabbed Tao Musheng's arm, and pulled him hard, trying to make him walk faster. She said, "My young lady has suddenly fainted. We have already called several doctors, but none of them can do anything about it."
Tao Musheng didn't stop walking. Upon hearing that other doctors had already been consulted, he couldn't help but say in a reproachful tone, "Then why didn't you come to me immediately?"
The two talked as they quickly walked to the horse.
"I didn't know it was like this at the time, so please don't say any more."
As Ling Shuang spoke, she nimbly mounted her horse first, then reached out and pulled Tao Musheng onto the horse's back. Then she spurred the horse and galloped towards the Lin residence.
Seeing this, Tao Musheng's servant also rode his horse in a hurry in another direction the moment the two figures disappeared.
Along the way, Ling Shuang gave Tao Musheng a detailed account of the situation.
The two raced against time and rushed to Lin Xihe's bedroom as quickly as possible.
Tao Musheng stepped forward and took Lin Xihe's pulse. His brows furrowed instantly, as if they could trap a fly.
"What did Miss Lin eat today? What did she touch?" he asked with a solemn expression and a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"What I used today was no different from usual, except that we had guests today who brought some precious medicinal herbs, and someone just threw a cat with its head cut off into the yard." Ling Xue quickly replied, trying hard to recall every detail.
“I’ll check later. Ling Shuang, take my waist token and go to the medicine shop in my mansion. There’s a hidden compartment in the third drawer of the cabinet. Take the pills from there.” With that, Tao Musheng stood up, took the waist token from his waist, and handed it to Ling Shuang.
After Ling Shuang left, Tao Musheng immediately picked up the silver needles and carefully inserted them into Lin Xihe's head and arms.
"Miss Lingxue, go and have someone fetch some hot water," he said as he administered the acupuncture.
"Hot water... hot water?"
Ling Xue was startled, and a bad thought flashed through her mind. Although she knew something was wrong, she could only think of things related to children, such as the need for hot water when a child is lost or during childbirth.
"Okay, go quickly," Tao Musheng urged.
"Young lady, can we... save this child...?" Ling Xue asked anxiously, her voice trembling.
Tao Musheng then realized that Ling Xue had misunderstood and immediately explained, "No, after this needle is inserted, the young lady will sweat a lot to expel toxins. She needs to wipe away the sweat in time to avoid catching a cold."
At this moment, Tao Musheng's tone carried a hint of heaviness, making people feel vaguely uneasy.
Ling Xue quickly ordered someone to fetch water.
Before Ling Shuang could return, Ji Zhuo, who hadn't set foot in the Lin residence for a long time, rushed over in a hurry.
Ji Zhuo's face was very pale, and he looked tired and dejected, as if he had experienced countless vicissitudes, but the concern he couldn't suppress was clearly revealed on his face.
Tao Musheng saw that the person who came was Ji Zhuo. He just glanced at him, nodded slightly, and continued to focus on the needle insertion in his hands.
"What happened to Xi'er?" Ji Zhuo asked with a worried expression, his voice trembling slightly, clearly very nervous.
Tao Musheng spoke, his tone full of helplessness: "I've fallen for the Western Regions' Dream of No Worries."
"Meng Wuyou?" Ji Zhuo tensed up immediately upon hearing this. He had heard of this poison before; it was a secret medicine developed by the royal family of the Western Regions. How could it appear in the Central Plains?
"What is Meng Wuyou?" Ling Xue couldn't help but ask, seeing the solemn expressions on their faces.
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