The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 879 Can't Do It

The imperial physician carefully bandaged Meng Shisan's right hand and took his pulse. Before his furrowed brows could even relax, he noticed that Meng Shisan was burning up with fever.

Meng Shisan developed a high fever.

At this moment, Ji Kuan's unease grew stronger.

The high fever came on fiercely. After writing a prescription to reduce the fever and instructing the physician to prepare the medicine immediately, he was at a loss as to what to do with Meng Shisan, who was drenched in sweat from the fever: "Miss Meng's high fever is caused by poison. Logically speaking, the toxins have already been cleared out by Miss Huang's magic, so the fever shouldn't be this high..."

He hesitated to say what followed.

He had long heard of Meng Tianguan's granddaughter; she had been frail and sickly since childhood. Although she had improved considerably this year thanks to the care of Yu Taiyi's son, she was still too weak to be truly healthy.

At the slightest disturbance, the eldest daughter of the Meng family, with her frail and sickly body, would be unable to withstand it.

Ultimately, even if one takes good care of oneself regularly, catching a cold occasionally is still quite a drain on Miss Meng.

Today, she actually shielded His Highness the Crown Prince from a poisoned arrow. The poison entered her body through a wound in her palm, but she did not die on the spot. Fortunately, the true master Huang Jing happened to be present and used his magic to save Miss Meng's life. It is truly a blessing from heaven.

From his perspective as a doctor, the fact that the patient was currently experiencing such a high fever was quite unusual.

There must be parts of this that he has not yet diagnosed.

Li Shou sensed the ambiguity in Imperial Physician Gao's last words, so he asked Huang Jing, "What does Miss Huang think?"

After Imperial Physician Gao got up from the bed, Huang Jing stepped forward to take Meng Shisan's pulse. When she heard Li Shou ask her, she turned around and said, "The poison has been cleared very cleanly, without any residue. As Imperial Physician Gao said, Yaoyao's high fever was caused by poisoning. And as Imperial Physician Gao said, the poison has been cleared. Even if a high fever were to occur again, it would not cause Yaoyao to burn so high."

"That……"

"Your Highness, I need some time."

Huang Jing was able to say that it would take time, which showed that he was not as clueless as Imperial Physician Gao, who was completely helpless. Li Shou nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He then led everyone out of the bedchamber, giving Huang Jing space and time so that Huang Jing could concentrate on finding the main cause of Meng Shisan's sudden and abnormal high fever.

Sitting in the main seat of the Taiyong Hall, Li Shou had a serious expression, his brows seemingly weighed down by an iceberg, so cold that even though Ji Kuan and Chang Qing had something to say, they didn't move an inch.

Imperial Physician Gao was the least attentive of the three subordinates to Li Shou's expression, but that didn't mean he wasn't paying attention. He was attentive and naturally noticed Li Shou's less-than-ideal condition.

No, it's a terrible situation.

Therefore, after much deliberation, he quietly moved his feet toward Ji Kuan, who was standing to the right of the main seat.

Chang Qing, who was standing to the left of the main seat, glanced at it, then looked away and didn't look again. Imperial Physician Gao moved to Ji Kuan's side and simply talked about Miss Meng's illness.

Imperial Physician Gao moved closer to Ji Kuan, standing side by side with him. Indeed, it was about Meng Shisan's condition. He lowered his voice and asked, "Commander Ji, you were there when His Highness was assassinated today, and you witnessed the whole process, right?"

“Yes.” Ji Kuan had no objection to this and quickly admitted it, also in a low voice.

The Imperial Physician Gao continued, "The reason Miss Meng was poisoned is because that arrow was coated with poison, even the shaft, is that right?" "Yes," Ji Kuan answered without hesitation, glancing sideways at the Imperial Physician Gao, "What exactly is the Imperial Physician Gao trying to say?"

"I want to ask, how did Miss Meng manage to block this cold arrow that came from the shadows?" Imperial Physician Gao came to Taiyong Palace after leaving Chongyu Palace. Besides thinking about Meng Shisan's high fever, he was also pondering this thing that even ordinary maids could not do.

Ji Kuan raised his right hand and laid his palm out in front of Imperial Physician Gao: "A cold arrow flew by, and Miss Meng got up and rushed to His Highness, trying to grab the arrow with her bare hands. The arrow was too fast, and Miss Meng was even carried by the arrow towards His Highness... by a full two steps."

Although his hands were not as fast as Meng Shisan's, his eyes were quick. He saw every single moment of Meng Shisan catching the arrow with his bare hands.

"She was pulled towards His Highness for a full two steps..." Imperial Physician Gao murmured, his mind racing, "Catching an arrow with bare hands... Miss Meng is truly a heroine!"

After praising him, he asked with a hint of curiosity, "Can Commander Ji also catch arrows with his bare hands?"

Ji Kuan withdrew his right hand and said honestly, "I can't. I can rush forward and use my body to shield Your Highness from the arrow, but I can't rush forward and catch the arrow with my bare hands."

Catching an arrow with bare hands involves the person's eyesight, hand strength, and courage. He had courage, but his eyesight and hand strength were insufficient to allow him to successfully catch the arrow flying through the air and intercept the fatal blow aimed at His Highness in such a sudden situation.

He lacked that confidence.

But Meng Shisan is different.

In that instant, she had the eyesight, the strength, the courage, and even more so, the confidence, and she succeeded on her first try.

"You couldn't do it, but you thought of it..." Imperial Physician Gao said, glancing at the main seat, then turning back to lower his voice even further, "Does Your Highness know?"

“His Highness hasn’t mentioned it yet. I wouldn’t have brought it up at this time if you hadn’t asked. But I think His Highness is aware of it.” Based on Ji Kuan’s understanding of Li Shou, that’s his opinion.

Imperial Physician Gao moved over and asked and explained repeatedly. Having obtained the answer he wanted, he nodded with satisfaction: "Since Your Highness is aware of this, the reason Your Highness has not mentioned it is not because you are too concerned to think of it, but because Miss Meng's safety is uncertain, and Your Highness does not wish to discuss this matter in detail."

Ji Kuan agreed with Physician Gao's point of view and gave a soft "hmm".

"This eldest granddaughter of Meng Tianguan used to be quiet, but now she is making a name for herself everywhere she goes." As a senior physician in the Imperial Medical Academy, Gao Taiyi did not have a close relationship with Meng Tianguan. However, because he was on the side of the Crown Prince and the Meng family was the Crown Prince's maternal family, he was always very amiable when he met with Meng Tianguan.

Ji Kuan glanced at Imperial Physician Gao: "I heard that you have been in the Empress's palace these past two days, treating her illness. How come you were able to come today when His Highness summoned you?"

"Alas, it just so happens that I just returned to the Imperial Hospital for my shift and had some free time." When Imperial Physician Gao mentioned that he and Imperial Physician Xiang had recently treated Empress Lu's headache, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Then what about the Empress's illness..."

"It's an old problem."

The question-and-answer format is simple and clear.

To put it bluntly, knowing that Li Shou had been having Imperial Physician Gao treat Shi Ju at his private residence outside the palace, he came up with this scheme at a critical moment to prevent Shi Ju from receiving further treatment from Imperial Physician Gao, who was well-versed in his condition, and to keep the evidence hidden from Shi Ju.

(End of this chapter)