About half an hour later, a carriage stopped outside the princess's mansion.
Hu Huanxi and a man in an eagle robe came in with an old man in a gray robe, and behind the old man was a fat boy with missing teeth.
The three of them went straight into the princess' bedroom. Zi'an looked up and felt that the man in the eagle robe was very familiar. She suddenly remembered that when she got married, she was taken out of the city by someone and fell into a quagmire. Someone kept poking her head with branches.
The man in black was the man in eagle robe in front of her. She recognized him, recognized his eyes.
Everyone stepped back, not because of the man in the eagle robe, but because of the old man.
With a pipe in his mouth, he walked directly to Xiao Xiao's side, took a look, then turned back to look at Zi'an, "Golden Needle Technique?"
Zian held his breath, "Yes!"
The old man took off his pipe and handed it to the fat boy, "Little Fatty, get my golden needle."
The fat boy took out a needle bag from his backpack and handed it to the old man.
Everyone was looking at him as he took out a golden needle from the needle bag. The needle was very long, longer than a finger, and its color was a bit strange, yellow with a hint of coldness. The needle was not straight, but had a small hook at the end.
No one knew why the needle was so strange, except Zi'an. She had read the Golden Needle Technique. On the last page of the Golden Needle Technique, it was written that there was a kind of acupuncture technique that used a hook needle. Those who could use a hook needle were those who were proficient in the Golden Needle Technique.
Zi'an's heart was beating very fast. Could he be the developer of the golden needle technique
No, Wen Yi is a woman, not a man.
She looked at Hu Huanxi and saw that Murong Jie asked Hu Huanxi to find the old man. Could it be that Hu Huanxi had some relationship with him
Who is this old man
The old man began to give acupuncture. Zi'an did not dare to blink and kept staring at the movements of his hands. Zi'an thought he was very skilled in acupuncture, but this old man was more skilled, almost to perfection. He did not even need to choose the acupoints, he just inserted the needles directly, and his movements were so fast that no one could see clearly.
After inserting the needle, the old man left it there and said to Murong Jie, "Arrange someone to send him away."
Murong Jie asked: "How is he?"
The old man said, "It's very serious. We don't know if he can be saved, but someone has sealed his pulse with needles. He was rescued in time. The preliminary estimate is that there is a 10% chance of being saved."
One percent
Everyone present gasped. What was the difference between this 10% chance and a death sentence
"Where to send him?" Zi'an asked. A 10% chance was actually very good, because in her opinion, there was no way to save him at all.
The old man looked at her for a long time, "Hanshan!"
Everyone gasped again. Wasn't Hanshan where the Grand Empress Dowager lived? What was his relationship with the Grand Empress Dowager
Zi'an shook his head and said, "It's a long journey to Hanshan. I'm afraid he can't stand the bumps on the road."
"If you stay here, you will die. If you go to Hanshan, there is still a glimmer of hope. You see." The old man seemed to have become accustomed to the separation of life and death in the world, so he spoke calmly.
No one present can make the decision on this matter. They have to ask the Marquis first.
Following Murong Jie's gaze, Xiao Tuo ran out immediately.
Before the Marquis arrived, Murong Jie asked the old man, "Please go and see the princess, she has been poisoned."
The old man didn't even bother to look at her. "No need to look. She's been poisoned. I can't cure it."
Zi'an's face was pale. If he couldn't save Zhuangzhuang, even if he saved Xiao Xiao, he would not live alone.
The old man looked at Zi'an's face, thought for a moment, sighed softly, turned around and told the fat boy, "A Shui, have you finished reading the Poison Sutra?"
The fat boy said, "I've already finished watching it. He's been practicing making poison today."
"Well, let him come tomorrow and let him and the princess work together to find a way to detoxify the princess."
Zian looked up at the old man, "Who is Ah Shui?"
"My new disciple has been studying the Poison Sutra for a month and should have made some progress," said the old man.
Zian couldn't help but feel disappointed. It's only been a month? What can one achieve in a month
I guess the old man was just trying to please her.
Before Lord Xiao came, Old Prince An Ran gave Xiao Xiao an injection and also gave him a pill, a red pill with a strange fragrance. After taking it, Xiao Xiao's body became as cold as ice.
Lord Xiao staggered in, along with Xiao Xiao's father and mother, Zhang. The rest of the Xiao family stood at the door and did not come in.
Lord Xiao looked at Xiao Xiao and Zhuang Zhuang, and murmured, "Oh my God, what a sin this old man has committed!"
Xiao Tuo supported him, and was so sad that he couldn't speak.
Zhang collapsed on the ground. She had cried so much on the way here that she was almost exhausted.
"My Lord, it's been a long time since we last met!" The old man suddenly walked over and said to Lord Xiao.
Lord Xiao turned his head suddenly, with an expression of disbelief and surprise in his eyes, then he took a step back and bowed, "Old Lord An Ran, it's great to see you."
Zi'an was very surprised. Lord Xiao knew this old man, and the old prince? He was from the Murong family
That shouldn’t be the case. If so, why didn’t Murong Jie address him respectfully
The old prince looked at him and said, "My Lord, Xiao Xiao's condition is quite serious. I want to take him back for treatment. What do you think?"
Lord Xiao asked in a trembling voice: "Is there any hope?"
"It's hard to say!" Old man An Ran shook his head slightly.
Lord Xiao's face darkened for a moment. "If the old prince is willing to help, it would be a blessing for him. I just don't know if Doctor Wen is now..."
The old prince looked at him calmly, "Doctor Wen has long since stopped caring about worldly affairs. If you trust me, let me take you away. If you don't, I will leave now."
Lord Xiao was a little disappointed, but he turned back to look at Xiao Xiao's father, "That's your son, what do you think?"
Xiao Xiao's father was the commander of the left and right wing vanguard camps, a second-rank official, even lower than Xiao Xiao, the general.
Commander Xiao looked at his son, and a variety of emotions flashed across his dark face. Finally, he sighed softly, "Everything is up to your father."
Since Commander Xiao said so, we naturally have to get busy.
When the man in the eagle robe walked past Hu Huanxi, Zi'an clearly heard him say to Hu Huanxi: "Boss, I owe you a favor."
Hu Huanxi had a blank expression on his face.
Xiao Xiao was sent away. Zhang kept crying from the moment she came in to the moment she left. The only moment she knelt in front of Zhuangzhuang's bed and kowtowed was when she was pushed away angrily by Qinzhi.
When everyone saw this situation, they all knew that Zhuangzhuang must have met Zhang before he committed suicide.
After Xiao Xiao left, everyone felt like a piece of their heart was missing. Looking at Zhuang Zhuang again, no one could muster up any energy.
Although old man An Ran said that he would ask that Ah Shui to come over tomorrow, everyone knew that what kind of help could a person who had only studied the Poison Sutra for a month bring
Zi'an was in a very low mood, feeling extremely heavy.
Prince An and Prince Li did not go back either. Princess A'man also came later. Everyone stayed outside and was unwilling to leave. This shows how well Zhuangzhuang connected the country is.
At noon, the Empress Dowager and the Queen took the concubines out of the palace.
Zhuangzhuang is the eldest princess, and is also the Princess Guardian of the Country conferred by the Emperor. She has a high position and seniority. When something happens to her, the concubines will naturally come to visit her.
The Queen Mother kept crying, saying, "You silly girl, you silly girl, how can I live?"
The Empress Dowager had no princess. When she married the late Emperor, Zhuangzhuang was not yet born. Her status was that of sister-in-law, but she had long regarded Zhuangzhuang as her own daughter.
(End of this chapter)