People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1469: Poisoned and falling off the cliff, the witch reappears

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow that had fallen for two consecutive days finally stopped, but the sky was still gloomy.

Looking at the sky, it seems like there will be snow falling in the afternoon.

In Zheng's manor, Ms. Cui, Mrs. An's wife, wearing a deep purple skirt, sat beside Zheng Qiniang's bed.

Mrs. Cui stretched out a hand and pressed it on Zheng Qiniang's forehead, which was still hot.

Zheng Qiniang, who was originally pretty, now has white and dry lips, looking extremely weak.

Ms. Cui frowned, turned to look at Dr. Zhou beside her, and asked in a cold voice: "Mr. Zhou, Qiniang, what is going on? Why does the fever still not go away after one night?"

Dr. Zhou is not an outside doctor. He is a family doctor hired by the Zheng family and is responsible for treating Zheng family members.

The Zheng family is one of the seven families with five surnames. How could the level of doctors hired by his family be so bad?

Doctor Zhou ignored Mrs. Cui and still pressed his hand on Zheng Qiniang's pulse, listening carefully.

After a long time, Dr. Zhou finally raised his head, looked at Mrs. Cui with a serious face, and said, "Madam, I will write another prescription today. If the disease is not relieved at night, it means that Zhou's medical skills are not good." If you are not kind, how about Zhou being willing to leave the Zheng family on his own and never step into the Zheng family again?"

Mrs. Cui suddenly froze, frowned and looked at Dr. Zhou, and said in confusion: "Why is this?"

Doctor Zhou bowed slightly and said solemnly: "Madam, please be prepared. If that doesn't work, go to Luoyang City immediately and ask a famous doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. If the fever does not go away for three consecutive days, it will kill people."

Mrs. Cui looked at Dr. Zhou, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded: "Okay!"

"Thank you so much, Mrs. Zhou." Doctor Zhou let out a long sigh of relief, then cupped his hands and said, "Zhou will go and prepare the medicine for the lady now."

"Excuse me, Doctor Zhou." Ms. Cui nodded, then watched Doctor Zhou turn around and walk towards the door.

Mrs. Cui turned around, looked at Zheng Qiniang on the bed, and said softly: "Originally, I wanted to take Qiniang back to Xingyang early, but now it seems that I really want to stay in Luoyang for a while."

At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded, and the housekeeper walked in quickly from outside.

Mrs. Cui subconsciously raised her head and saw the housekeeper standing in front of her. Then she held her hands respectfully and said, "Madam, someone from the palace is here. They say they want to prepare in advance for the prince's wedding on the 19th. Look. …”

"Let's go, it's a family matter after all." Mrs. Cui stood up, glanced at Qiniang, and said softly: "It seems that I have to attend this wedding banquet."

The Cui family is the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang. She is the wife of the late Tongan Xianggong Zheng Rentai and the mother of the current Tongan County Duke Zheng Xuanguo. She is the highest-status person in the entire Xingyang Zheng family.

Originally, she had decided to leave Luoyang because of the Prime Minister's affairs, but because Zheng Qiniang was ill, she had to stay.

It's somewhat of a fate that plays tricks on people.

……

Cui was busy all day long, even though it was still snowing heavily outside, people still came and went.

After taking some time, Ms. Cui paid a few visits to Zheng Qiniang, only to see Dr. Zhou personally administering medicine and acupuncture to Zheng Qiniang, who seemed to be doing his best.

Ms. Cui finally felt relieved.

At dusk, Mrs. Cui finally went to visit Zheng Qiniang again after a busy day.

Entering the bedroom, heat hit her face. Ms. Cui walked steadily into the bedroom, but the bedroom was quiet.

Doctor Zhou, who had been staying here, has disappeared.

Mrs. Cui frowned and did not ask. Instead, she walked to the bed and put a hand on Zheng Qiniang's forehead. Immediately, a hot temperature rushed directly into the back of her hand. Ms. Cui couldn't bear it. He kept shouting: "It's so hot."

wrong.

Mrs. Cui calmly raised her head, looked at the housekeeper beside her, gritted her teeth and asked, "Where is Doctor Zhou?"

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, immediately handed over his hand, and then turned around to look for it.

After a while, the housekeeper returned quickly and handed a piece of paper to Cui with an ugly expression.

Mrs. Cui grabbed it and saw a few words written on it: "Please call the imperial doctor quickly."

"Damn it." Mrs. Cui crumpled the paper into a ball and gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You bastard, you just told me that you can't save people, and you ran away alone... What are you doing, go find someone? No, go to Luoyang City and ask for a doctor."

"Here!" The housekeeper immediately woke up and turned around quickly.

It was already dusk at this time, and it wasn't long before the city gate closed.

If you run slower, you won't be able to come back in time.

Mrs. Cui didn't understand this. She kept pacing back and forth in the room, cursing Dr. Zhou and wanting to skin him and remove his bones.

It was in vain that the Zheng family had supported him, a useless quack doctor, for so many years.

After so many years, even a dog has become mature, but at this time, he left quietly.

This bastard, doesn't he know that even if he escapes, with the power of the Xingyang Zheng family, they can find him... all over the world...

Ms. Cui was suddenly stunned. She was so angry that she lost her mind.

Looking back now, Dr. Zhou's medical skills are actually not low, otherwise, Mrs. Zheng would not have kept him for so many years.

Moreover, over the years, Dr. Zhou has cured diseases even more serious than this cold.

Logically speaking, one should not leave suddenly just because the cold cannot be cured.

Wind chill?

Ms. Cui suddenly turned around and looked at Zheng Qiniang on the bed. She walked quickly to Qiniang and touched her forehead again. It was still terribly hot.

Cui's brows furrowed.

Qiniang was ill for two days and one night, and Dr. Zhou also treated her for two days and one night. With his skill, he should not be able to cure such a cold.

Moreover, for two days and one night, the fever did not go down at all. This was wrong.

Call for a doctor quickly!

The four words left by Dr. Zhou suddenly appeared in Cui's mind.

Although Qiniang's illness is not serious, it is not serious enough to call for an imperial doctor. Moreover, there are many doctors in Luoyang City who are more skilled than the imperial doctor. Why must she seek an imperial doctor? Can't she just appoint a famous doctor?
A rush of footsteps interrupted Cui's thoughts. However, she saw the housekeeper, who was covered in wind and snow, with a crossbow inserted in his left shoulder, and covered in blood, with a pale face and stumbled into the house.

The housekeeper knelt down directly at Mrs. Cui's feet, lowered his head, and said through gritted teeth: "Madam, something happened. Someone intercepted and killed us on the official road..."

Ms. Cui was immediately stunned. She couldn't even hear what the housekeeper was saying for a while, and looked at Qiniang on the bed with disbelief.

The imperial doctor... left without saying goodbye... Dr. Zhou... for two days and one night... the fever persisted.

This is not a disease at all, this is someone poisoning me.

Qiniang was poisoned. Who could be so cruel to poison a fourteen-year-old girl?

"That temptress!" Mrs. Cui suddenly cursed loudly: "It's her, that temptress. She wants to destroy everything. She wants to kill Qiniang. If Qiniang dies, the shame of King Xiang will no longer be felt. I saw that witch, damn witch!”

"Madam!" the housekeeper shouted, interrupting Ms. Cui directly, raised his head, looked at her, and begged sincerely: "Madam, miss, miss!"

"Yes, Qiniang." Mrs. Cui reacted immediately, looked at the housekeeper and said, "Go to my room immediately and get the medicine box. There are several detoxification pills in it."

"Yes!" The housekeeper immediately turned around, holding the arrow, and walked quickly towards the depths of the backyard.

Ms. Cui quickly came to Qiniang, touched her forehead, and said softly: "Qiniang, it's all grandma's fault for making you sick. Don't worry, your illness will soon be over." OK."

After whispering a few words, Cui quickly calmed down.

Because the treatment direction was wrong before, it was impossible to cure Zheng Qiniang's disease.

Now even if the cause of Zheng Qiniang's illness is discovered, it is not that easy to cure it, otherwise Dr. Zhou would not run away.

Thinking of the injured housekeeper, Cui's face became increasingly ugly.

Tonight, the housekeeper went to Luoyang City to ask for the imperial doctor, but was intercepted and killed on the way. It was obvious that he did not want them to go into the city to find the imperial doctor.

Now it is completely dark and the city gate has been closed. It is almost impossible to enter the city again.

Therefore, even if it is tomorrow, after dawn, they can enter the city, find the imperial doctor, and invite them to their home, but will the imperial doctor dare to treat them?

Ms. Cui's breathing became heavy. Doctor Zhou decided to run away because he realized something was wrong.

Other imperial physicians might not have been able to discover this problem, but they would not be able to detoxify the poison when the time came, but instead wasted time.

What's even more frightening is that the imperial doctor may be a member of Empress Wu.

Can't enter the city.

Cui made a decision instantly, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

In this world, apart from Luoyang City, there may not be any imperial doctors.

Not to mention other places, Chang'an is also where famous doctors from all over the world gather.

"Come here, prepare your car." Mrs. Cui shouted, and someone answered immediately outside.

After a while, Ms. Cui had someone carry her to take the antidote pill, and Zheng Qiniang, who looked much better, entered the carriage.

It was still windy and snowy outside, but Ms. Cui couldn't control that much, so she asked the housekeeper, who had tidied up a little, to escort them out of the manor overnight with dozens of guards.

In the darkness, the entire convoy began to head west.

If they traveled overnight, they would definitely not reach Chang'an. They would reach Shaanzhou at most, but Cui desperately wanted to leave Luoyang.

Above the snow, someone could vaguely be seen chasing them.

……

The mountain road was steep. Cui held the pale Zheng Qiniang in her arms and said softly: "Good Qiniang, don't be afraid. Grandma will take you to Songshan for medical treatment soon."

Zheng Qiniang responded vaguely, and Ms. Cui felt a little relieved.

She looked outside the car. As soon as the car curtains flickered, she was almost reaching the mountainside, the mountainside of Songshan Mountain.

That's right, Cui didn't go to Chang'an, but came to Songshan quietly.

Because in Songshan, there is also a top famous doctor in the world.

Maoshan's direct descendant, Ti Xuan Zhenren, Pan Shizheng.

Especially for this kind of poisoning, Pan Shizheng is even better at it.

Ms. Cui believed that Pan Shizheng would never be affected by this kind of thing in the palace, and he would not even be informed about it.

Therefore, the poison in Qiniang tonight must be cured.

As for what happens next...

"Ah!" Ms. Cui suddenly cried out in pain, and her whole body hit the roof of the car.

Before she could react to what was going on, the entire car rolled rapidly and violently, and finally there was a "boom" and a huge impact...

On the mountainside, on the thick snow, the housekeeper and two guards looked with cold eyes at the car that fell to the bottom of the mountain and shattered to pieces.

In the deep ditch, it is difficult to find the driver.

One of the guards gently wiped it on his face, and the next moment, a familiar face appeared under the snowy night.

Ye Wanwan, who had a cold face and a slanted sword eyebrow, put her hand on the sword at her waist and looked at the carriage at the bottom of the mountain with disgust.

As soon as they turned around, the three of them had already spurred their horses down, and then headed towards the west. Soon, the housekeeper led another guard and chased the convoy to Chang'an Road.

And Ye Wanwan headed towards Zheng's manor. On the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, the prince married Zheng's daughter as his beloved wife.

Under the night, the snow was falling heavier and heavier.

The car driving underground in the Songshan Valley was covered up little by little, and in the end, it was completely buried.

It doesn't look any different at all.

……

The goshawk flew high and looked at everything with cold eyes.

Suddenly, the goshawk screamed loudly, and its cry was far-reaching, echoing continuously between heaven and earth.

Everything has just begun.

(End of this chapter)