Chu Changyuan arrived very quickly. He was very handsome, the kind of appearance that was commonly seen and liked in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, regular features, and a face full of righteousness. When he arrived, he did not care about other people for the time being. He knelt on the ground and reached out to touch the horse's belly. Then he frowned and checked it out. He immediately turned back to look at the eunuch: "Go prepare a lot of warm water and soybean oil! Hurry!"
This is the horse gifted by the Mongolian king. If something happens to it before it is given to the owner, the people who are feeding it will also be in trouble. The eunuch was more anxious than him. As soon as he heard what he said, he rode away without stopping, for fear that he would run too slowly.
Chu Changyuan squatted beside the horse, massaging and patting the horse's belly repeatedly. No one knew what he was doing.
Princess Eleven was extremely anxious. Seeing that the horse showed no improvement and even stopped wagging its tail, she could not help asking, "Is he okay?"
Princess Dona looked at Su Yao meaningfully, and lowered her voice to Princess Duoya beside her and said, "See, God will not be happy if you take things that do not belong to you. This horse was fine when it was on our grassland, but it got into trouble when it was given to her."
Princess Duoya coughed, and was much calmer than her. She glared at her to signal her to stop talking.
Su Yao had been squatting, and seeing Chu Changyuan frowning, he couldn't help but ask him, "Sir, its belly keeps getting bigger, what's the reason?"
"There are many reasons, but we can't be sure yet." Chu Changyuan said briefly. He took the time to look at Su Yao and knew that this person was the new owner of the horse. After thinking for a while, he said, "Wait a moment."
At this point, all we can do is wait, Su Yao nodded.
The eunuch finally found something, and rushed over with his men, and hurriedly said to Chu Changyuan: "Master Chu, we have brought warm water and soybean oil, but there is not much soybean oil here... All that can be found is already here. If it is not enough, there is nothing we can do..."
Chu Changyuan didn't bother to say anything more to him, and directly ordered his two followers: "Fill it with water and soybean oil!"
They were busy with their own business, completely ignoring the discussions and onlookers around them, and began to desperately feed the horses with water and soybean oil. The horses seemed to know what they were doing and were very cooperative, swallowing large amounts of water and soybean oil in a short while.
Chu Changyuan began to press hard on the horse's belly again.
Princess Eleven held Su Yao's hand, feeling a little sad but still trying to persuade Su Yao: "There's nothing we can do about it, Yaoyao, don't be too sad."
Su Yao glanced at her, knowing her good intentions, and curled the corners of his mouth slightly, but his attention was still all on the horse.
After a while, the horse suddenly began to twitch violently, and soon began to vomit, and soon the vomit was all over the ground.
All those present were delicate noble ladies who had never seen such a scene before. They were immediately deterred by the indescribable stench and retreated as far as they could. Even the Princess of Xianning County changed her expression and took several steps back.
The Eleventh Princess also jumped up with a cry and pulled Su Yao away.
Su Yao did not move. She gently pushed the Eleventh Princess and turned around to continue watching the horse's condition. Seeing Chu Changyuan breathe a sigh of relief, her tense spirit finally relaxed for a moment and asked him softly, "Master Chu, are you okay now?"
"Wait a little longer." Chu Changyuan picked out the things in the horse's mouth without any disdain for the dirt, and took the time to answer Su Yao's words: "See if all the air can be expelled."
Su Yao pursed his lips and hummed. As expected, he said no more and just waited quietly. After a while, a eunuch beside him suddenly shouted in surprise: "The horse's stomach is no longer bloated!"
Sure enough, everyone followed his instructions and looked, and indeed, they saw that the horse's stomach did not continue to swell.
Chu Changyuan's hand was still moving on the horse's belly. After a while, the horse suddenly started to defecate, making several noises in succession.
The noble ladies could no longer endure it and could not bear to watch such a scene, so they all urged Princess Eleven to leave first.
No matter how precious this horse is, it is just an object. The scene just now really made them too shocked.
The Eleventh Princess was also in a dilemma. She liked Su Yao and wanted to save the horse, but the horse was vomiting and defecating, and the smell was unbearable for her. She had tried hard to hold it back, but was still choked to the point of tears, and she couldn't help but dry-heaving a few times.
Su Yao reacted immediately and hurriedly advised the Eleventh Princess: "Your Highness, I will watch here first, you should go back first."
The Eleventh Princess held back her tears and nodded. She really couldn't hold on any longer.
After all the noble ladies had left, Su Yao stared silently at Chu Changyuan as he continued to treat the horse. After a while, the horse was no longer bloated and panting like before. Its breathing became much steadier and it cried mournfully while lying on the ground.
Chu Changyuan was completely dirty, with almost no visible part of his body, but his expression softened and he smiled at Su Yao: "Okay, it's okay for now."
As he spoke, he became serious again: "Lady Changning asked me before why the horse suddenly became like this. Now I can answer you. This situation is generally because the feed has been suddenly changed, or it has eaten moist, semi-wet grass, such as a large amount of fresh alfalfa, sweet clover, astragalus, pea vine, etc...."
As he spoke, he frowned in confusion: "But why would someone find these things to feed the horses?"
The eunuchs usually feed Marco with hay or beans. For a Ferghana horse like this, they would ask about its usual diet and habits. After all, Marco has not yet been handed over to Su Yao. After the Mongolian king sent him over, he has been taken care of by the people of the Great Zhou.
Chu Changyuan turned to look at the eunuch Wen who had been running around: "What did you feed the horses?"
Eunuch Wen was startled. Thinking of what Chu Changyuan had just said, his face turned pale with fear: "I... I just followed what the Mongolians said before and fed them some beans and hay!"
Before Chu Changyuan could say anything, Su Yao had already shaken his head: "No! Look!"
Chu Changyuan looked as she said and saw that among the things the horse vomited out, there was fresh green sweet clover that had not been fully digested.
His expression changed immediately: "Eunuch Wen, what's going on?!"
Eunuch Wen was sweating on his forehead, and he was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down: "This, this I don't know... I clearly didn't feed those things!"
Su Yao patted the dust off his knees and stood up: "Then let's check it out."