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Chapter 646: Acute Illness (I)

Feng Changshi's heart was pounding and he subconsciously looked at Doctor Sun.

Imperial Doctor Sun gave Lu Xuan acupuncture with a serious expression, then wrote a prescription and asked the medicine boy to prepare the medicine.

After drinking two bowls of black medicine, Lu Xuan finally stopped twitching and his limbs slowly returned to normal.

Before Feng Changshi could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Doctor Sun say in a deep voice, "Prince Lu has an acute illness, and I have never seen such a disease before. The decoction can only temporarily relieve the symptoms, but it cannot cure the root cause."

Feng Changshi's brows were almost twisted into a knot: "Lu Junma was fine during the day, why did he get sick suddenly at night?"

Aunt Mei, who had been wiping away tears, replied softly with red eyes: "The master was very happy to hear the good news that the princess would soon ascend the throne as the empress, and drank a lot of wine in the evening. In the middle of the night, he suddenly started to twitch."

Of course, it is not uncommon for people to die from excessive drinking.

However, Doctor Sun was a great doctor of the time, and he knew from the moment he felt Prince Lu's pulse that his acute illness had nothing to do with alcohol or sex. It was more like...

Doctor Sun looked at Aunt Mei calmly, then turned to Feng Changshi and said, "Prince Lu suddenly fell ill and needs to take good care of himself. He will definitely not be able to go to the capital. Please ask Feng Changshi to write a letter to the capital to report this to the princess."

Isn't it? He was so sick, how could he set off to the capital to cause trouble for the princess?
From this point of view, Lu Xuan's acute illness came at the right time, saving the palace and the princess a lot of trouble.

Feng Changshi's heart moved, and he nodded and said, "I'll go write the letter."

"I will stay here tonight." Doctor Sun said, "Madam Mei, just go and rest. Come back to serve the prince in the daytime."

Aunt Mei refused to leave, choking with sobs, saying, "I will stay by the bed. Doctor Sun should go and rest first. If there is anything wrong with the county horse, I will immediately send someone to call Doctor Sun."

That’s okay!
Doctor Sun readily followed the advice, got up and went to the guest room to rest without saying anything more.

Feng Changshi stayed up all night to write a letter and had it sent to the capital by express horse. The next morning, just after dawn, he came to visit the patient.

Aunt Mei, who had been up all night, looked bleak. She finally went to rest under the persuasion of Doctor Sun. After Aunt Mei left, Doctor Sun coughed lightly and winked at Feng Changshi.

Feng Changshi's heart moved, and he followed Doctor Sun out of the house and found a secluded place to whisper.

Doctor Sun whispered a few words.

Feng Changshi took a deep breath, his expression changing again and again: "Are you telling the truth? County Master Lu didn't have an acute illness, but was poisoned?"

Doctor Sun stroked his sparse beard and whispered, "I have never seen such a rare and strange poison. But I am 80% sure."

"Why didn't you tell me last night?" Feng Changshi stared at Doctor Sun.

Doctor Sun and Feng Changshi looked at each other and said, "There are only a few people serving the county lord, and there are only a few people who can tamper with the food or tea before eating. Who do you think this person is?"

Feng Changshi: “…”

Several faces flashed through Feng Changshi's mind, and finally settled on a beautiful and weak female face. He was shocked and couldn't believe it: "You mean, the person who poisoned was Aunt Mei?"

"How is this possible?" Imperial Physician Sun sneered. "Of course it's impossible." Then, he said meaningfully, "Our Sun family has been practicing medicine for generations. Only those with outstanding medical skills and a tight tongue can enter the palace. The most important thing for an imperial physician is not how good your medical skills are, but that you must never say anything that shouldn't be said."

"Even if you are practicing medicine in a high-class family, you still need to observe more, listen more, and talk less."

"Aunt Mei served the princess for more than ten years and gave birth to a son and a daughter. But whether Aunt Mei's life was good or not, only Aunt Mei herself knew. No matter what the reason was for Aunt Mei to poison, in short, she solved a big problem for the princess."

It was unprecedented for the princess to ascend the throne as the empress. If Lu Xuan did not attend the coronation ceremony, he would be criticized. Once he went to the capital, it would definitely cause the princess a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Now that I have an "acute illness" and cannot move, I can't blame anyone.

From this point of view, Aunt Mei has made a great contribution.

Feng Changshi slowly recovered from his shock and began to understand the situation. "According to what you said, Aunt Mei is not only innocent, but has also made contributions. However, this matter is too shameful and must not be made public. Otherwise, it will damage the reputation of our palace and implicate the princess."

Doctor Sun coughed and said, "Before the princess went to the capital, she entrusted all the affairs of the palace to Feng Changshi. It will be up to Feng Changshi to decide how to deal with this matter."

Feng Changshi was quite responsible and did not shirk his responsibility. After thinking for a moment, he made a decision: "Don't make this public yet. You continue to treat the county horse. I will write a letter privately and have someone send it to Chen Changshi."

This matter was discussed directly with Chen Changshi, and the princess was not allowed to know the details. Even if the incident spread in the future, they, the officials of the palace, would cover it up, and the princess's reputation would not be damaged.

……

Aunt Mei, who had been worried all night, lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep at all.

She knew that what she did could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Imperial Doctor Sun.

Imperial Physician Sun was an expert in medical skills and a leader among imperial physicians. She put a very rare poison in Lu Xuan's tea, but as a physician, how could she not distinguish between poisoning and "acute illness"?
From the moment Imperial Doctor Sun came last night, she was prepared to be exposed or secretly executed.

She sacrificed her own life in exchange for Lu Xuan's life, and in exchange for the princess's peace of mind. Her two children will be taken care of by the princess in the future, and they will have a bright future...

Unexpectedly, Imperial Doctor Sun did not expose her, and even made up for it, making the matter of "Prince Lu's acute illness" true.

What will Doctor Sun do next?
What choice will Feng Changshi make?
The feeling of waiting for someone to decide one's fate was really unbearable. Aunt Mei tossed and turned on the bed for half a day, and in the afternoon, she got up and went to take care of Lu Xuan who was "seriously ill and unable to get up."

The medicine boy was feeding medicine to Lu Xuan. Aunt Mei didn't dare to look at Doctor Sun, she stepped forward to take the medicine bowl and carefully fed Lu Xuan to drink it.

Lu Xuan was still in a coma, his muscles were stiff, and he had to pry his mouth open to half-feed and half-pour the medicine into his mouth. About half of it was fed in, and a lot of the medicine spilled out from the corners of his mouth. The brown medicine dripped onto his clothes and bedding, just like the color of dried blood.

Doctor Sun was very polite: "Auntie, please stay here. I'll go and rest for a while. I'll come back in the evening."

Aunt Mei's hands trembled slightly. She wanted to look up at Doctor Sun's expression, but she held back and responded softly.

Only after Imperial Doctor Sun left did Aunt Mei let out a long sigh of relief.

Doctor Sun said nothing. She could at least live a few more days. One more day would be good. If she could wait until her two children returned to the palace, and reunite with them before "parting", she would die without regrets.