Liu Qiaoer thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up straight, and then accurately pulled out nine silver needles from the acupuncture points of Zhennan Hou's body.
After reading it, the Marquis’ wife was stunned: “When did this happen? The Marquis was with me that night.”
There were two people sleeping in the same bed, and the room was surrounded by guards. But the Marquis was given so many injections, and she didn't even know it.
Liu Qiaoer glanced around. She was very clear about the abilities of the guards around the Marquis. Each of them had first-class martial arts skills.
Therefore, the person who could insert the needle into the body of Marquis Zhennan must be a top-notch master.
"He only used twelve of the thirteen soul-chasing needles. If the last needle had been used, the Marquis would have died."
Madam Hou was shocked. "Ah? I've heard of this acupuncture method before. When I was young, the late emperor was seriously ill and the imperial doctors couldn't cure him. Someone used the Thirteen Soul-Chasing Needles to cure the late emperor."
"But later I heard that this person refused to stay in the Imperial Palace Hospital and left. But if he were alive now, he would probably be eighty if not seventy. How could he be as light as a swallow and enter the Marquis' Mansion without anyone noticing?"
The prince said: "He must be the descendant of that miracle doctor."
Liu Qiaoer sighed: "No one can be sure about something without evidence. Let's talk about it later. The Marquis should be waking up soon. Let's ask him later."
The silver needles were pulled out, and Liu Qiaoer checked him again and asked someone to make ginseng soup for the Marquis to nourish him.
Sure enough, an hour later, Marquis Zhennan really woke up.
I was still scared when I learned that I had been in a coma for five days.
"In a dignified mansion, people are allowed to come and go as they please. I am so ashamed of myself."
Marquis Zhennan was both angry and anxious, and he started coughing after just waking up.
Madam Hou quickly ordered: "Prepare the meal."
Now that people are awake, they must eat.
Seeing Liu Qiaoer coming back, Marquis Zhennan asked about Bianjiang City, Lancheng, and some things about Marquis Zhenbei. Liu Qiaoer did not hide anything and told her in detail what happened after the disaster relief funds were robbed.
The Marquis of Zhennan was very pleased: "The Marquis of Zhenbei and I were colleagues in the past. If we were not guarding the south and the north respectively, we would have become close friends."
Liu Qiaoer also nodded: "Zhenbei Hou also has such feelings, but Zhenbei Hou's son was killed by King Xiang because he found out that King Xiang was planning a rebellion. Zhenbei Hou has no children, which is really pitiful. He only wants to guard the border and is unwilling to return to the capital."
Marquis Zhennan took a look at his not very ambitious prince and gave up the idea. Forget it, whether he was ambitious or not, the good thing was that he was still alive.
"Qiao'er, when do you plan to enter the palace? The emperor is also ill."
Liu Qiaoer glanced at the Marquis’ wife, who immediately said, “Tomorrow morning, I will take Qiaoer to see the Queen. Qiaoer said that the prince’s smallpox can be cured.”
Zhennan Hou looked at Liu Qiaoer in surprise: "Really?"
Liu Qiaoer nodded: "Smallpox is not a terminal disease. It can be treated with cowpox. When I was in Lancheng, I saw them treating smallpox, so I am very confident."
The Marquis of Zhennan and his wife smiled at each other and said, "Then I'll leave the Crown Prince in my care, young lady."
The Marquis's wife suddenly suggested, "My Lord, Miss Qiao'er is deeply trusted by the Queen, and she saved your life. Now she can no longer be just a slave..."
Zhennan Hou smiled and said, "So what are your plans?"
The Marquis's wife took Liu Qiao'er's hand and patted it, "I only have two sons. Although I have a daughter, I don't see her every day. I want to adopt her as my adopted daughter. What do you think, Marquis?"
The Marquis of Zhennan nodded happily: "If she hadn't entered the palace to accompany the queen earlier, this marquis would have had this intention a long time ago."
The Marquis’s wife continued, “I have handed in a sign and will go to the palace tomorrow to tell the Queen about this matter.”
Liu Qiaoer had never expected that after a trip to Lancheng, she would actually become the adopted daughter of the Marquis. Cui Boxiao was the adopted son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and she became the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Zhennan. It was truly a perfect match.
The news that Marquis Zhennan had regained consciousness did not spread. He remained in the mansion, secretly investigating who had harmed him.
Early the next morning, the marquis's wife brought Liu Qiaoer into the palace.
Their carriages had gone far away. Liu Qiaoer lifted the curtain and took a look: "Madam, someone is watching the Marquis's Mansion. Some people followed us, and some are still staying in the Marquis' Mansion. I wonder who they are?"
The Marquis's wife actually knew about this a long time ago, and she smiled coldly, "It's just Prince Xin and Li Qian, two villains. The Marquis wants to attack the Heyi Group, but they plan to join forces with the Heyi Group, saying they want to fight the foreigners. They have never seen what the foreigners look like, so how can they attack them?"
"It's the Queen Mother who is still determined to do evil. She has contacted them again and is working against the Emperor and us."
It turned out to be the Queen Mother. The Queen was just soft-hearted. She had clearly disguised the Queen Mother, so why did she let her go free
Liu Qiao'er didn't say anything along the way. The Marquis's wife also told her a lot about the harem. In a word, it's either the east wind or the west wind, or the west wind or the east wind.
Although the Queen Mother wanted to turn the tables, she did not dominate the harem as she did before. Concubine Yue, who was promoted by the Queen, also helped to manage the concubines in the six palaces.
She was just a concubine and she didn't dare to do anything to the empress dowager.
The Marquis's wife was anxious. If she hadn't sympathized with Liu Qiao'er for the long journey she had gone through, she would have brought her here yesterday.
Arriving at Kunning Palace, the Queen was delighted to hear that Liu Qiaoer had returned.
"Quick, come and see if the prince can be saved?"
When the prince contracted smallpox, the palace maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace kept a distance of more than one meter from him, and the servants serving in the palace were all loyal servants of the queen.
Liu Qiaoer took a quick look and covered her nose with a handkerchief: "It's okay, it's just smallpox, it can be cured."
It was just that smallpox was contagious, so the Queen asked the Marquis and others to wait outside.
Liu Qiaoer entered the palace. The prince was lying on the sickbed at a young age. Some of his wounds had begun to rot and he had a high fever.
The smallpox virus has become extinct in modern times, but in ancient times, very old medical books recorded cases of treating smallpox. When modern people studied smallpox, they have concluded that the virus can heal itself by relying on its own immunity.
It’s just that when smallpox breaks out, the symptoms are scary, and people with poor immunity may die.
Liu Qiaoer carefully observed the prince's symptoms. The smallpox virus had already appeared, and the fever meant that his own immunity was fighting against the smallpox virus.
According to legend, cowpox from cows can suppress the smallpox virus, so she wrote down a prescription for clearing heat and detoxifying and asked the Imperial Hospital to prepare it.
Then, the prince was given acupuncture to stimulate his immune system. After the acupuncture, the prince's fever subsided a little.
Then start using medicine to disinfect and wipe the wound to prevent the smallpox virus from spreading to other places and infecting everywhere.
Finally, the medicine arrived. Before Liu Qiaoer fed the medicine, the prince was inoculated with cowpox. So, by noon, the prince's fever had completely subsided, and the prince woke up faintly, saying that he was hungry.
The queen really wanted to kneel down to Liu Qiao'er at this moment, tears in her eyes, and she tightly grasped Liu Qiao'er's hand: "Qiao'er, if my son becomes the king of a country one day, you will be the princess of the Dayuan Dynasty."