lcionline Chapter 624 The Belated Emperor
Chapter 624 The Belated Emperor
After all the imperial physicians had finished taking the pulses, they gathered together for a while to discuss the matter, and finally decided to remove the silver needles that had sealed the acupoints.
"Your Majesty, the toxins in the Second Prince's body have been brought under control and are no longer spreading."
To prevent limb necrosis caused by poor circulation, we have always believed that the silver needles used to block acupoints should be removed.
The Empress nodded. Of course she knew that her son's poison was under control, after all, it was an antidote pill from the great scholar Ouyang.
When Ouyang was young, he was not known for his scholarship; what he first showed to the world was his superb medical skills.
After His Majesty was poisoned, he even wanted to find the great scholar Ouyang to come to the capital, but after several inquiries, he could not find any trace of him.
Now it's all thanks to my son's good fortune. Ouyang Daru is Lord Jiang's teacher, and Lord Jiang is in charge of teaching Chang'er. So, by all accounts, Chang'er is Ouyang Daru's grand-disciple.
Now that the master's antidote has saved his grand-disciple, it can be considered a matter of fate.
"We will follow your advice, gentlemen. We hope you will all do your utmost in the subsequent treatment."
"This is our duty, and we will do everything in our power to help His Highness the Second Prince wake up as soon as possible."
The Empress nodded, dismissed the servants, and instructed her trusted confidants to prepare the medicine.
Although she had taken the antidote pills, she still had to take the medicine prescribed by the imperial physicians, or at least have it decocted.
After everyone had left, the Empress asked in a low voice, "Lord Jiang, do the medicines prescribed by the imperial physicians conflict with those prescribed by your master?"
If there's a conflict, just quietly pour the medicine into the flowerpot once it's brewed.
Jiang Xiaoqi had just taken a look at the prescription written by the imperial physician. How should I put it? It was a prescription that wouldn't cause any problems, but it wouldn't have any miraculous effects either.
These imperial physicians, as expected, still sought to play it safe and dared not overstep the bounds.
However, such a prescription could not possibly bring the Second Prince back from the brink of death.
Delay, just delay, delay until one's energy is exhausted, until one's physical strength is completely drained, that will be the day the Second Prince passes away.
Sigh~ I really don't know whether to say these people are smart or stupid.
"That's not a conflict, but you can take the herbal medicine or not."
Upon hearing Jiang Xiaoqi's words, the Empress instantly understood what he meant.
These imperial physicians, after all these years, remain incorrigible, always choosing to protect themselves.
Haha, they value their own lives more than their masters' lives; they have no compassion whatsoever as doctors.
Even Lord Jiang, who knows nothing about medicine, was able to bring the precious elixirs given to him by his master into the palace.
After all, those pills were precious, and it was impossible for him to carry them with him every day. It was obvious that he had specially gone home to get them for Chang'er after returning to the capital. Sigh, he really put his heart into it.
The Empress handed the porcelain vase to Jiang Xiaoqi, but Jiang Xiaoqi did not reach out to take it.
"Lord Jiang?"
"Your Highness wouldn't mistake this for a magic pill, would you? Just one antidote pill won't fully cure the Second Prince, and it's even uncertain whether the remaining nine pills will be enough."
Your Majesty, please put it away quickly. From now on, please personally feed the Second Prince one antidote pill every day and observe the extent of his improvement.
If he still shows no signs of waking up after taking the last antidote pill, I will truly have to leave the capital to find my master.
The Empress was somewhat surprised that she was going to take all the antidote pills, and that she might not even fully recover.
She promptly withdrew her outstretched hand; she had underestimated the situation.
This is similar, but not like the peerless elixir that Princess Xuan Nan used one after another. This was given to her student by the great scholar Ouyang for self-defense, and one pill is naturally not enough to neutralize all the toxins.
"Then thank you very much, Lord Jiang. I will remember your kindness in giving me this elixir."
As for Mr. Ouyang, some people have tried to find him, but to no avail. We don't know where he went.
Jiang Xiaoqi understood; "someone" had gone to look for him, and this "someone" must have been someone sent by His Majesty.
“Our master’s whereabouts are indeed unpredictable, but my senior brother and I know that he has several old friends. We can just go and search for him one by one!”
However, even if His Majesty had found his master back then, it probably wouldn't have been of any use, since he was only using his master's name today.
Moreover, only he and his senior brother knew that their master was not good at detoxification, but rather good at poisoning. He could not even concoct an antidote for many of the poisons he had researched.
Unless Your Majesty wants to try Master's "fighting poison with poison," there's no way to directly obtain the so-called antidote.
Even if we did find the person, would Your Majesty dare to try Master's unconventional detoxification method?
Speak of the devil and he appears; no, it's more like thinking of the devil and he appears.
"Your Majesty has arrived~"
The eunuch's shrill voice broke the silence of the palace, and the empress also came to her senses.
After adjusting his expression to be impeccable, he led the palace servants out to greet them.
Jiang Xiaoqi naturally couldn't just stand there idly, and he wasn't afraid at all whether the emperor would question why he was there.
As the Second Prince's teacher, it's only natural for a teacher to care about his student.
If it were truly to avoid suspicion by not visiting the palace, that would be suspicious and fuel further speculation.
My actions and reactions are just right; they are exactly what a subject and a teacher should do.
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, pay my respects! Long live the Emperor!"
"Rise, all of you! How is Chang'er now?"
It has been a day since the Second Prince was poisoned and the poison took effect. Jiang Xiaoqi, who is far away in Tianjin Port, has been there for a while.
The Emperor only came to visit now; truly, what a belated arrival!