The Evil King's First-Class Concubine

Chapter 188: Defeat 2
After breakfast, Xie Xinyue couldn't wait to go to the east wing of the medical office.She first asked the imperial physician in the palace, then the local doctors, and even some elderly ordinary people, and found that none of them knew what Artemisia annua or Artemisia annua was.Although she spent a lot of time describing it, there were so many weeds in this shape, and for a while, no one knew what she was talking about.

Xie Xinyue suddenly felt frustrated. After all, times are different, dialects are different in different places, and many names of medicinal herbs are also very different.But she doesn't know how to draw, so she can't draw the appearance of Qinghao in her memory vividly.Maybe it was because she didn't go to see a doctor but ran around asking about a kind of grass, which made the imperial doctors feel that she didn't do anything and were a little dissatisfied with her.

"Miss Xie, what do you ask this herb to do? If you really want to find this herb, you can actually go out to the mountains to look for it."

"That's right. We just experienced a flood here. It's probably not found on the edge of ordinary fields. But the higher mountains won't be flooded. Maybe you can find them!"

The female doctors have been with her for a long time, but they don't think she is difficult to get close to, and they all give her advice.Although they really couldn't figure out why Xie Xinyue insisted on obsessing over the herb called Artemisia annua, could it be that it could cure the plague?
Xie Xinyue didn't talk about the effect of this medicinal material, because she didn't know whether the Artemisia annua here was what she was looking for, and whether it had any effect, she had to wait for the experiment to confirm.If the effect of the medicinal herb has not been confirmed, she will let people look for it with great fanfare, which is nothing but a waste of manpower and material resources.

"Nothing, thank you."

Xie Xinyue smiled slightly, but she made up her mind to find Artemisia annua herself. Now that the prevention and care of patients are gradually on track, if there is no cure for malaria, she will not be of much use if she stays here.

"Miss Xie, I seem to have some impression of the Artemisia annua you mentioned. My grandfather's family has practiced medicine for generations. I have been fascinated by it since I was a child, and I seem to remember seeing the plant you mentioned in some medical book. It's just that my grandfather's family is in decline, and there are many ancestral medical books. They are all lost, and I only vaguely remember that the appearance of the plant is somewhat similar to what you described, but I have forgotten the name."

Du Juan on the side spoke with some embarrassment, and she probably knew that what she said was not the same as what she didn't say, so she shut her mouth embarrassingly.

"It doesn't matter. If you have the impression, it means that I am not lying. There must be such a herb. I plan to go to the nearby mountains to find this kind of herb. I will take care of the patients in the next few days. Here you go!"

Xie Xinyue planned to leave, this matter must not be hidden, and she did not intend to act secretly.Fortunately, these imperial physicians didn't take her seriously, and with the name of the future Princess Jin in the way, they didn't want to say much.

"Master, let's wait until His Highness has been informed before making any plans. After all, the mountains outside are somewhat dangerous. What if something happens?"

"Prince Jin must be very busy recently. There is no need to bother him with such trivial matters. I know what you are worried about, but I plan to let you go with me, and take Kang Shiwei and his team. There are so many people here, What else could happen?"

Xie Xinyue shook her head. Even if she told Yun Shen, she would just send some more people to follow her. She has already taken away many people here, so there is no need to do anything more.It's impossible for Yun Shen to follow her to put down those official duties and go out to find some medicinal herbs, right?

When they heard that Xie Xinyue planned to bring Kang Shiwei with him, Jin Yan and Xi Que felt at ease. They were afraid that the mistress would be worried about these patients, so they deliberately kept Kang Shiwei and the others.

The night was hazy, a shadow seemed to emerge from the darkness, and it quickly disappeared. In the remote alley, a clearly visible figure gradually appeared.

"What are you looking for us for?"

"Naturally, I have important news to tell you. The people around Princess Jin are very alarmed. She is not very close to us medical girls, let alone trust her. Her basic necessities are taken care of by maids. There is no chance to play tricks on her. Now she barely looks at me, but it is not enough. Fortunately, things have turned around today."

He deliberately lowered his voice, but he could still hear it coming from a woman.

"Princess Jin seems to have found a medicinal herb that can treat malaria, and she plans to find it nearby. Once she leaves the medical office, you will have a chance to assassinate her, right? The medicinal herb grows on the mountains, and it can easily happen Accidents, you have enough chances to be unnoticed. If an accident happened to Princess Jin, King Jin would be in great grief, seriously ill and infected with the plague, wouldn't it be logical?"

"If so, that's the best, we will arrange people to follow."

Xie Xinyue asked her to pack her bags, and when she was fully prepared, she planned to leave.However, before leaving, a little accident happened.

"You want to come with me?"

"Yes, Ms. Xie, let us go with you. It's too dangerous for you to be alone. After all, we are medical women, and we can help you share the burden after we go."

The two who stopped her were Du Juan and Tang Jiaojiao among the medical girls. Xie Xinyue still had some impressions of Du Juan.But this Tang Jiaojiao, she only remembered that this woman was silent, so it was easy to be ignored.

"Miss Xie, I come from the middle of Shu. My family ancestor made his fortune as a bell doctor. My uncle entered the imperial hospital. Through this relationship, I entered the palace and became a medical girl. The Qinghao you mentioned is very similar to our Shu The grass in this mountain grows everywhere in the wild land, it is a very inconspicuous weed, if Officer Xie is looking for grass, we may be able to help."

Tang Jiaojiao's words immediately caught Xie Xinyue's eyes. Many seemingly ordinary plants in nature may be magical medicinal materials.It's a pity that people in this era stick to the rules and dare not question the experience of their predecessors. Not everyone has the courage of Shennong to taste a hundred herbs.

Artemisia annua is indeed very inconspicuous, and it is precisely because it is so common that the world will regard it as a useless weed.However, both of them have an impression of Qinghao, if they go with her, it will indeed save a lot of time.Thinking of this, she immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you two pack up and go on the road with me in a while!"

Xie Xinyue wanted to go out to look for medicinal herbs, so naturally she wouldn't go casually. She asked Kang Shiwei to find a 40-year-old Orion who grew up in Yushan Town to help guide the way. The place to go was Yushan not far away. .

Yushan Town is named after Yushan Mountain, which is tall and big, and the villages near the foot of the mountain almost all extend from around Yushan Mountain.It is said that Yushan has a mountain god and a white tiger that protects the mountain god, so basically no one dares to enter the depths of the forest, and even the hunters only dare to circle outside the forest.

Fortunately, Xie Xinyue would not go deep in the woods, and Artemisia annua would not grow in such a dangerous place. Basically, it could be found in the valleys and fields, and it could be said to be the cheapest antimalarial plant.A group of people went up the mountain in light clothes. Because of the flood, when the people fled, they almost always ran to higher places. When they were hungry, they ate some wild grasses and vegetables in the mountains. This also made them almost bare along the way. , very depressed.

The more you go up, the more green plants grow. Xie Xinyue and the two medical girls are not idle, they are walking, while searching in the grass, Kang Shiwei and Jin Yanxique are closely behind her, Take a defensive stance.

"Miss Xie, look at this, is it what you're looking for?"

Tang Jiaojiao's voice sounded, and Xie Xinyue stepped forward to take a look, a little pleasantly surprised and a little disappointed at the same time: "Yes, it is this kind of medicinal herb, but it's a pity that these have already bloomed. It is the leaves of Qinghao that can cure malaria."

A small piece of Artemisia annua grows near this mountain, but it is a pity that they are in flowering stage. She took a closer look and found that these are plants Artemisia annua, not Artemisia annua, which has antimalarial effect. What a pity!
"It faces the sun here, because the direct sunlight makes the plants grow better. Maybe we can find some places that haven't bloomed yet if we look in the deep place!"

Xie Xinyue cheered up, and joy flashed across the faces of everyone beside her. This trip was finally not in vain.

"Miss Xie, can these Artemisia annua really cure the plague? Are the common people saved?"

"I'm not sure, but this Artemisia annua is indeed a medicinal material for blindly treating malaria." Xie Xinyue nodded, but she didn't say it very carefully. There is no definite date yet. The most important thing is to find the medicinal herbs first.

Du Juan's eyes flickered, and a sharpness quickly appeared in his eyes, and he recovered in an instant.

Because of Xie Xinyue's words, everyone looked for the place with the back of the sun this time. Maybe God couldn't bear to see so many people suffer. They were lucky, and they saw a large area of ​​Artemisia annua that hadn't bloomed yet.

"Great! Thank you, ma'am, these are Artemisia annua that haven't bloomed yet!"

"Pick some back first, and then continue to search to see if there are any more. The more these artemisias, the better!" Xie Xinyue was also very excited. She knelt down and checked carefully. If these are all things that can be extracted from artemisinin With Artemisia annua, this malaria can be cured soon.If such a plague reappears in the future, the common people will not have to wait to die!
Following Xie Xinyue's order, everyone immediately moved into action. However, right here, there was a burst of piercing sound in the air. Xie Xinyue's sharp senses detected the abnormality before everyone else, and she immediately shouted sternly.

"Dangerous! Get out of the way and squat down!"

"what."

"Protect Miss Xie!"

The sharp arrows shot towards the crowd, drawing a icy arc in the air. Jin Yan and Magpie, with their faces full of vigilance, protected Xie Xinyue from the left and the right, and quickly drew out the soft swords at their waists.

"You two, get behind me!"

Xie Xinyue hurriedly said to Du Juan and Tang Jiaojiao that they were implicated because of her, and if they lost their lives because of this, she would really feel unbearable.It's assassination again, there is no other way to think about it except the people sent by the prince!Xie Xinyue's heart sank, she already had assassins here, how could there be fewer on Yunshen's side?

With the sound of ping-pong-pong, the arrow was hit and fell to the ground, and a faint puff of smoke dispersed in the air. Xie Xinyue's expression changed, and she shouted loudly: "Hold your breath, there is a maze behind the arrow. Medicine! Don't inhale it!"

It's a pity that it was too late. Two guards inhaled the magic drug and fell to the ground with a plop.At the same time, a group of men in black rushed out from the forest, the swords in their hands gleaming coldly.

"This is the antidote, take it quickly!" Xie Xinyue quickly took out a few small porcelain bottles from her bosom, and threw them at Kang Shiwei and the others.Fortunately, she would always keep these things on her body just in case. Seeing the man in black approaching aggressively not far away, a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)