Ling Qingwan originally planned to stay in the general's mansion for a few days. Xiaobao had just recovered from a serious illness and was still weak, so she wanted to spend more time with Xiaobao. Unexpectedly, a piece of news suddenly came, interrupting Ling Qingwan's plan.
At that time, Ling Qingwan was swinging on the swing in the yard with Xiaobao in her arms.
Xiao Bao recovered quickly and gradually regained her former spirit. She sat in Ling Qingwan's arms, her two lotus-like arms hanging around Ling Qingwan's neck.
"Is Xiaobao happy?" Ling Qingwan asked Xiaobao with a smile.
"Happy!" Xiaobao giggled.
Ling Qingwan raised the corners of her mouth and hugged Xiaobao tighter.
People who have smallpox will eventually have scars or acne marks, and Xiaobao is no exception. Aunt Fang and Ling Qingwan watched over him day and night, but in the end they still failed to prevent it, and Xiaobao scratched a few acne on his face.
When he recovered from his illness, the two acne marks remained on his face forever.
But luckily Xiaobao is not a girl. Otherwise, the two acne marks on her face would be really ugly. Xiaobao is a boy, so it's not a big deal.
"Miss."
The green ivy entered the yard.
Ling Qingwan rushed to the General's Mansion in a hurry, and only brought Hongshang, who knew medical skills, with her. Nanny Pu and Qiao'er arrived later. As for Luluo, she stayed in the Ling Mansion to prevent Ling Chuchu from causing any trouble.
Since Luoluo appeared in the General's Mansion today, it proves that something happened in the Ling Mansion.
Ling Qingwan handed Xiaobao to Nanny Pu and asked her to hold him.
"The eldest lady suddenly fell ill a few days ago and has been bedridden ever since. She has consulted seven or eight doctors but none of them could find the cause. She is really at a loss and wants to ask Hong Chang to go back and help diagnose something."
Luoluo told Ling Qingwan the purpose of her visit.
"Ling Chuchu is sick?"
Ling Qingwan didn't expect this.
And it is a strange disease that even professional doctors cannot diagnose.
"Miss, how about I push it for you?" Luluo carefully asked Ling Qingwan for her opinion.
Ling Qingwan and Ling Chuchu have never gotten along, and this is no secret. If it weren't for the people from Meiyuan who invited her several times, and Luluo couldn't bear to refuse, she wouldn't have come to the general's mansion to tell Ling Qingwan.
After all, in Ling Qingwan's view, even if Ling Chuchu died, it had nothing to do with her.
"What are the characteristics of her strange disease?" Ling Qingwan asked further.
"She was weak, her limbs were powerless, and she had no energy. I saw her this morning, and she looked exhausted. So I was sure that she was not pretending to be sick." Luoluo described.
Ling Chuchu is good at calculating, and no one around Ling Qingwan dares to believe what she says easily.
Therefore, before coming to the General's Mansion, Luluo had personally verified that Ling Chuchu did have a strange disease and it was not fake.
"Hongchang should be in the East Courtyard now. Go and tell her, and we'll pack up and go back." Ling Qingwan instructed Luoluo.
Ever since Xiaobao fell ill, Liu Yutang met Hongshang by chance and admired her very much, so he took her as his apprentice and taught her more powerful medical skills.
In the past two days, Hong Chang went to the East Courtyard warehouse to study medicine whenever she had nothing to do. I guess she is here now.
Soon, several people set off and returned to Ling Mansion.
Ling Chuchu no longer had the arrogance of the past. At this moment, she was lying on the bed, her face was pale and extremely tired.
Ling Qingwan came in and asked everyone to leave, leaving only Hong Shang.
At Ling Qingwan's signal, Hong Chang first took Ling Chuchu's pulse, and then checked several acupuncture points on her chest and waist.
"I found out."
Finally, Hong Chang reported to Ling Qingwan.
"The young lady is not ill, but poisoned."
"Poisoned? You mean I was poisoned? Who poisoned me?" Ling Chuchu became very excited when she heard that someone had poisoned her.
She struggled to sit up and asked Hong Chang hurriedly.
"What kind of poison is it?" Ling Qingwan ignored Ling Chuchu and talked to Hong Shang.
"It's the evening butterfly grass." Hong Shang said.
"Despite its nice name, it is not actually a medicinal herb for curing diseases. The biggest symptom of people who take evening twilight herb is weakness in their limbs, numbness in their bones, and soreness. If the poison is not detoxified in time, they will not even have the strength to walk in the end, and will be dragged to death."
Hong Chang spoke bluntly, and she said it right next to Ling Chuchu. Ling Chuchu was frightened after hearing it, and her whole body was shivering.
She didn't want to go to that point where she could just lie in bed and wait to die.
"Can you detoxify the poison of the Evening Butterfly Grass?" Ling Qingwan asked.
"Yes." Hong Chang answered without hesitation.
On the bed, Ling Chuchu breathed a sigh of relief.
"My dear sister, this is a matter of my life, you must help me."
"Do you know that I'm your sister now?" Ling Qingwan found it funny.
I have to say that Ling Chuchu is quite flexible. At least if it were her, she wouldn't be able to find her mortal enemy to save her life.
Before Ling Chuchu could say anything else, Ling Qingwan had already left the room.
"Write the detoxification recipe on a piece of paper and give it to Zhiqin. Zhiqin will do the rest."
Ling Qingwan looked indifferent, and it was hard to tell what her mood was at the moment.
"Do you really want to save her?" Hong Shang's eyes widened in shock.
Ling Qingwan hates Ling Chuchu so much. Logically, she should wish Ling Chuchu dead.
"Yes, save him." Ling Qingwan still looked calm.
Hong Chang was speechless.
She could save Ling Chuchu, but she couldn't swallow this humiliation in her heart.
Ling Chuchu had plotted against Ling Qingwan so many times, but Ling Qingwan still wanted to save her life. Hong Chang thought she couldn't be as open-minded as Ling Qingwan.
"You just said that this poison won't kill people, but it will make them lose all their strength and have to lie in bed. Think about it, grandma loves her granddaughter so much, how could she bear to let Ling Chuchu die? From now on, the task of taking care of Ling Chuchu will fall on the servants in the mansion."
"Besides, she has a strange disease, and the expenses will increase. This will cause me trouble."
After listening to Ling Qingwan's explanation, Hong Chang thought about it and felt that it made sense.
"By the way, why didn't I see Nanny Sun just now?" Ling Qingwan suddenly thought of something.
"I heard from Luluo that since the eldest daughter fell ill, Nanny Sun has returned to the palace. Anyway, she is in this condition now, so there is no way for her to learn any rules and etiquette."
Ling Qingwan fell into deep thought.
She was wondering who poisoned Ling Chuchu.
But she was not in the mansion during this period, and she didn't know who Ling Chuchu had met or offended. Thinking of this, she immediately called Hongshang to call Luluo over.
From Luluo, she learned that Ling Chuchu fell ill five nights ago. After Ling Chuchu had dinner, she was called back to the courtyard by Nanny Sun to learn the rules.
It was at that moment that Ling Chuchu suddenly collapsed and fainted.
Hong Chang just mentioned that the effect of the evening butterfly grass is very fast, and it only takes half an hour from the time it enters the mouth to the onset of the toxic effect.
After various screenings, there was only one possibility left: the person who poisoned must have put the poison in the dinner that day.