Crossing the Mountains

Chapter 125 Imperial Physician Consultation
Wax pellets flew into the window?

Everyone present was stunned for a moment. Not to mention what the message was, they had just said that this house was guarded with layers of guards. Who could break in and throw wax balls into the window so openly?
"No one came in. He was shot in from the big tree outside the yard with a slingshot." Aisha came late, holding a slingshot made of branches in his hand.

He and Badan lived next door to Fufeng. When the wax pellet flew through the window screen that morning, Badan thought it was an assassination and reacted immediately. Aisha did not act rashly. He realized that Fufeng next door had not suffered any accident and the thing that flew in was not dangerous, so he went out to help Badan find the attacker.

Unfortunately, when they chased after him, the man had already escaped.

The guards outside were also alarmed and confirmed that the foreign object was thrown from the big tree, but the man was obviously well prepared. After a successful attack, he quickly rode away on horseback and it was obvious that he could not be caught up.

"A slingshot? Is this such a joke?" Zhou Wencong mused. "This is the first time I've seen someone use this method to pass on a message. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was just some mischievous kid playing around."

"It can be seen that the man has no ill intentions towards us, but it is inconvenient for him to show up." Xu Guanbai said.

"It seems sloppy and silly, but it works. I don't know why it happened to hit Doctor Fufeng. Was it intentional, or was it just poor aim?" Aisha gave Fufeng a meaningful look. "Okay, I'm curious too. What exactly did the wax pill say? Can you tell who gave it to me?"

Fu Feng unfolded the silk cloth. "What a coincidence! I've recently learned some Da Xuan characters from medical books, otherwise I wouldn't be able to understand what's written on it. It's probably a reminder that someone is coming to check on the princess to see if she's really been poisoned. How can I not be anxious now? I'm not ready yet."

Zhou Wencong took the silk and glanced at it. "That's exactly what I mean. There's no signature, and the handwriting doesn't reveal who wrote it." He thought carefully and said, "That person must know you're the princess's doctor. The wax pill was probably a warning specifically for you. He's also well aware of our plans... Could it be someone from the Empress Dowager's side?"

Seeing him looking at him, Xu Guanbai shook his head and said, "If that's what the Queen wants, she could have just sent the message to me directly. Why didn't Your Highness guess that it was the Crown Prince's men?"

Zhou Wencong said, "It's not the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince has already sent someone to tell me that he will arrange for a consultation with the imperial physician for Princess Mo He, who is ill, tomorrow. There is no need to do this."

Xu Guanbai nodded: "The information from the Eastern Palace is more accurate."

Zhou Wencong said, "The court can't just sit back and watch the princess' illness. I've always known this was a flaw, but I didn't expect them to investigate so soon. Doctor Fufeng, it's not so easy to deceive an imperial physician consultation. Is there any way to make it look more real?"

Fu Feng said in embarrassment: "Give me another four or five days and I can probably get away with it. I have to come tomorrow and the deadline is too tight."

Seeing they couldn't come up with a good solution, Tan Huaike said, "In that case, why not let me get poisoned for real? Didn't you keep those pancakes from last time that were dried? I'll just eat some."

Fu Feng said helplessly, "My dear princess, those unturned cakes were saved for me to make an antidote. Now I don't even know what kind of poison is in them, and I can't make an antidote. How dare I really poison you? Do you want to die?"

"I'll just eat less. If you understand the symptoms of poisoning, wouldn't it be easier to fake the poison entering my internal organs? Maybe you can even infer the toxins involved."

"No, it's too risky!" Zhou Wencong frowned. "It would cause too much damage to your body. You... you don't have to go to this extent. We can think of other ways."

"I think we can give it a try," Aisha said. "We can't let our efforts fail here."

"You, the Mohe royal family, are truly heartless. Do you truly not care about her life or death?" Zhou Wencong asked, implying that Tan Huaike wasn't his biological sister and was being used at will. "Then what should I do?" Aisha retorted. "Just say she's suddenly recovered from her illness and becomes your princess without any problems. Don't investigate the assassination, don't punish the rebels within the Daxuan court, and don't avenge me?"

"I……"

"Okay, stop arguing." Tan Huaike stood up, ending the argument. "Fufeng, take me to eat the unturned pancake. I'll take you as much or as little as you want. I believe you can cure me. There's no rush for the antidote. We can develop it slowly. Let's deal with tomorrow's inspection first. Then we can take the opportunity to consult the imperial physician. Kill two birds with one stone."
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The next day, three imperial doctors came to the villa and took turns treating Princess Mohe.

Tan Huaike looked haggard and frail. After a consultation with the imperial physicians, they reached a unanimous conclusion - the princess had spleen and stomach disorders due to unfamiliarity with the local climate and water, and poison had entered her internal organs. She must be carefully cared for and given gentle detoxification to prolong her life and escape danger. Otherwise, she would die of exhaustion, and even the immortals would not be able to save her.

Fu Feng, knowing little about the poisons in Daxuan, humbly sought advice from the imperial physicians on how to detoxify. The three doctors listed over a dozen possible solutions, but still couldn't determine the most appropriate one. They preferred a cautious approach, hesitant to take any risks. They suggested trying each method, but cautioned against using overly strong ingredients, as this would create a dangerous situation by adding new poisons before the remaining poisons were eliminated.

It's useless to say anything!

Fu Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes. He had thought there were some miraculous doctors in the Daxuan Palace, but it turned out they were all cautious, submissive idiots! He really just came to check on the princess's condition, not to cure her, right?

After hearing his complaints, Zhou Wencong sighed, "These imperial doctors are cunning. They don't know who poisoned him, nor do they understand their superiors' intentions. Right now, they just want to delay the situation as long as possible, preferably keeping him half-dead. Anyway, it's not their fault, so they just do their best to save face."

Tan Huaike couldn't sit still any longer. He asked Pei'er to help him stand up. He staggered every three steps and said with a weak breath, "Fu-Fufeng, didn't you say you would help me weaken the poison? Then you didn't turn the pancake over... I didn't even eat it directly. You poured two layers of soup over it before I drank it. Why do I feel... so uncomfortable?"

In just one day and one night, she vomited and had abdominal pain, felt hot and cold at times, and felt uncomfortable all over. She wished she could just die so that she could suffer less.

Fu Feng said, "How can you not feel uncomfortable? The toxicity has indeed been weakened. I used other herbs to stimulate the internal organs. But that pancake has been left out for so many days, it must have gone bad long ago. Even if it has been boiled twice, it's enough to give you severe abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea."

Everyone: "..."

Seeing Tan Huaike's half-dead state today really scared everyone, thinking it was some kind of rare poison that would kill her with just a touch. After all this commotion, was it actually the Bufan itself that caused the trouble?

Fu Feng was still cursing, "I told you it was too risky, but you refused to listen. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have nearly eaten half the cake in one gulp! Fortunately, this isn't difficult to treat. I've prescribed some medicine for you. You should be fine in two days."

Tan Huaike breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, it turns out you had an upset stomach..."

Everyone was worried and amused, except Fu Feng who was scratching his head in annoyance.

Although the imperial physician had narrowed down the poison for him, he still needed the most accurate formula to make an antidote.

He didn't expect that while he was dozing off, someone would come to bring him a pillow.

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