Zi'an's solemnity made the imperial doctors present nervous. They had just seen her perform acupuncture in one go. Although they did not believe that she was really Wen Yi's descendant, her acupuncture technique was better than any of them.
Murong Jie walked over, put his hand on her shoulder, and said, "Just do it. If anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility."
Zi'an's heart tightened slightly, she knew that the Regent's words were a sign of great trust and support for her.
If he hadn't been holding on today, I would have been driven out of the palace or thrown into the torture chamber long ago.
She took another deep breath, held the long needle, and gently selected the acupuncture points. In fact, she had the accuracy of the acupuncture points and was very skilled, but in order to be absolutely sure, she still selected it again.
"It will be a slight pain, Your Highness, please bear with it!" Zi'an leaned over and said softly.
Prince Liang was already barely breathing and had to exert great effort to inhale a breath. His eyes were somewhat staring straight ahead and if one looked closely, one could see that his pupils were slightly dilated.
Zian knew that the oxygen in the air was not enough for him. Without oxygen, his breathing symptoms would not change.
This place is relatively good, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.
Prince Liang was unable to utter a word and was gasping for air, but he didn't inhale much and his lung function had been damaged.
He looked at Zi'an and gave him an encouraging look.
The long needle fell, and Zi'an turned the soul-stealing ring, circling around the needle, continuously circling, and began to release energy. It was very gentle at first, but slowly, the feeling of electric shock became stronger, and even she could feel it.
The acupuncture point began to swell slowly. Zi'an asked Murong Jie to come and help, squeezing the area around the acupuncture point. Murong Jie pressed his fingers and felt numb. He glanced at Zi'an and said nothing.
Zi'an took a deep breath and said to Murong Jie, "Your Highness, I am going to remove the needle. While I am removing the needle, you should squeeze the surrounding area as hard as you can."
The Soul-Snatching Ring has accumulated the fluid in the lungs under the needle. As long as the needle is pulled out and squeezed hard, the fluid will splash out.
"Okay!" Murong Jie nodded, "Is internal force okay?"
Zi'an nodded, "Okay, it's best to use internal force."
"Let's start." Murong Jie said.
The prince watched from the side as if he was watching a farce, with a look of contempt.
The imperial physician also gathered nearby, and the court judge stood behind Zi'an, staring at him intently. He really had no idea what Xia Zi'an was up to.
Zi'an pinched the needle with two fingers and said, "Get up!"
The needle was quickly pulled out, and Murong Jie followed her instructions and squeezed it with his internal force. Two bubbles came out from the small needle hole.
Zi'an then quickly pushed the Soul-Snatching Ring around the needle hole, gathering bubbles. Bubbles continued to emerge, five or six in a row, and then there was no movement.
"Stop!" Zi'an pulled Murong Jie's hand, then quickly inserted another needle into the Tanzhong point, and then inserted eight needles along the pericardium meridian.
Slowly, King Liang's breathing became less rapid and began to show signs of easing.
The needle on the pericardium meridian was maintained for a long time, almost about a quarter of an hour, and then Zi'an removed the needle, and a trickle of blood slowly flowed from the corner of King Liang's mouth.
"Oh my God, His Highness is vomiting blood." An imperial physician screamed.
Zi'an put away the needle, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Murong Jie: "Your Highness, this has temporarily relieved the pain, but the drainage is not complete yet. We will continue tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"So he has passed the critical period?" Murong Jie asked.
Zi'an shook his head, "No, the pneumonia will only be considered over when it is completely under control."
The judge asked in confusion: "Miss Xia, I don't quite understand why you gave the needles twice before and after the pericardium meridian?"
Zi'an smiled and said, "Sir, the first acupuncture seal will seal most of the blood, so when I drain the blood, no blood will flow back out. The second acupuncture will release the blood that was previously sealed. After it is released, the blood will flow in to increase lung capacity and promote blood circulation to bring oxygen to the body. In this way, oxygen will enter the King of Liang's lungs through acupuncture, which is equivalent to breathing oxygen. He will feel better in the next twelve hours."
The judge couldn't believe it. "So, your highness is much better?"
Zi'an said, "The judge can come forward and feel the pulse."
The judge was silent for a moment, still not quite believing it. Although the condition of His Royal Highness Prince Liang seemed to have improved slightly, it was most likely a last gasp.
He stepped forward to feel the pulse of King Liang, and indeed found that the pulse of King Liang was beating much stronger than before, no longer heavy and weak.
“This is amazing,” he exclaimed, shaking his head.
When Zi'an heard this, he did not feel happy, he even felt a little sad. In fact, in modern times, this disease is really mild and can be cured in a few days of treatment. But here, even the imperial doctors are helpless.
How backward is medicine in this era
In the history she knew, Chinese medicine had experienced its heyday and produced many famous doctors. Of course, famous doctors were only a minority, and most of them had mediocre medical skills. There was a lack of communication and inheritance, and many of the essences were discarded in the process of being passed down.
Zi'an thought at this moment that if she could live and live well, she would teach all her medical skills to the people of this dynasty, hoping that they could carry forward Chinese medicine and not be complacent or talk about disputes among different schools, but truly fulfill the responsibilities that a doctor should do.
Then, she felt that it was unnecessary to think like this. She didn’t even know how long she could live, and she was thinking about the issue of the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine.
Zi'an was kept in the palace and temporarily lived in the Changsheng Palace.
When the Queen heard that Prince Liang's condition had improved, she hurried out. Prince Liang was very clear-headed, his breathing had eased a lot, and he could say a few words.
The Queen's tears fell, and her eyes turned a little softer when she looked at Zi'an. She knew that Zi'an would stay in the palace, so she personally instructed Yang Ma, "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and tell them that I like Zi'an and want her to stay in the palace temporarily. Also, pack some clothes for her to change into, and bring in people to serve her. After all, she is unfamiliar with the people in the palace, so she might not get used to it and be affected."
Nanny Yang smiled and said, "Yes, I will go right away."
She gave Zi'an a knowing look and then left.
Zi'an did feel a lot more relieved, but he still had to fight for the next three days.
When the prince saw that Prince Liang was getting better, he left as well. Before leaving, he gave Zi'an a threatening look.
Zi'an was finally able to sit down and rest after feeding King Liang the medicine.
After relaxing, I began to feel pain in the wounds on my body and I became groggy.
Seeing her pale face, Murong Jie said, "While the situation is stable now, go in and get some sleep first and come out later."
The queen knew that she was poisoned. After hearing Murong Jie's words, she hurriedly said, "Yes, you go in and get some sleep first. I will order the imperial physician to make you some snow lotus soup to detoxify you."
Zi'an said gratefully, "Thank you, Queen."
The Queen waved her hand, "Go ahead."
Led by the palace maid, she entered a palace garden in the Changsheng Palace, and the queen assigned two palace maids for her to serve.
(End of this chapter)