The wife of two taels of silver

The bathtub contained a dark and bitter medicinal soup. Lin Haitang reached in to test the water temperature. Feeling that it was just right, she asked the servants to carry Xia Ziqiu in.

Xia Ziqiu is the lucky person chosen by Lin Haitang to test the medicine. He is the only son of Marquis Dingwu.

The young eunuchs carefully put the naked Xia Ziqiu into the bathtub, fearing that they would bump into the little ancestor.

When taking a medicinal bath, you must be completely naked, and there cannot be a single piece of cloth on your body except for the hairband on your head.

Gu An was very dissatisfied. With a cold face and holding Lin Haitang tightly, he said, "It's fine for him to soak in there by himself. Why do you have to go in?"

Lin Haitang didn't know what Gu An was thinking about. She said, "Of course I have to go in. I still need to observe his condition, see his reaction, and take his pulse from time to time."

Gu An's face darkened as he said, "But he's completely naked."

Lin Haitang now understood what he was feeling awkward about. She nodded in sudden realization and said with a smile, "The medicinal soup was so dark that I couldn't see anything clearly. I could only see above his shoulders. Besides, you have to go in with me."

Gu An still had a cold expression on his face, staring at Lin Haitang steadily.

Seeing that no one around them was paying attention to them, Lin Haitang stood on tiptoe and quickly kissed Gu An on the face: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, stay with me, okay?"

Lin Haitang softened her tone and coaxed him.

Gu An's expression finally eased and he nodded.

Seeing that the man was coaxed into submission, Lin Haitang thought to herself that it was a good thing that this old feudal idiot was not in the 21st century, otherwise he would be furious to death if he knew that both men and women needed to prepare their skin and be completely naked before going on the operating table.

Xia Ziqiu took this medicinal bath for an hour, and his skin became wrinkled.

During this hour, Lin Haitang took Xia Ziqiu's pulse every quarter of an hour to observe his various conditions.

Fortunately, Xia Ziqiu did not feel any discomfort, and his pulse was even slightly stronger.

However, after Xia Ziqiu got out of the bathtub, the pulse strength slowly returned to its original weak state.

With Xia Ziqiu's experiment in mind, Lin Haitang decided to have each poisoned person soak in the water for an hour every day.

Any effect is better than no effect.

Now, Lin Haitang was back to scratching his head and thinking hard. Late at night, Lin Haitang felt as if he had returned to the time when he was looking for a cure for febrile diseases in Zhanglin County.

I lost a lot of hair back then. Although I don’t lose as much now, it’s almost the same.

Lin Haitang's hair had turned into a mess again. She stared at the flickering candle flame, her eyes lifeless and her face full of despair.

Gu An looked at Lin Haitang like this, fanned her with a silk fan, and said, "Go to sleep first. Maybe you can come up with a solution after you have a good rest."

Lin Haitang closed her eyes, nodded, and stretched out her hands towards Gu An.

Gu An understood, bent down, picked up the person horizontally, and put him on the bed.

"Good night." Gu An combed the fine hair on Lin Haitang's temples.

Lin Haitang held Gu An's hand and slowly fell asleep.

Maybe Lin Haitang was too engrossed in her thoughts, which led to her having a dream.

In the dream, there was a snake, its whole body was fiery red. It was coiled on a tree branch and spitting its tongue at Lin Haitang.

This is a fire snake, named because of its color and even more because of its toxicity.

Fire snakes are poisonous. Once bitten, the person will explode and die within twelve hours.

In the early morning, the sparrows standing on the roof chirped and the sunlight shone into the room through the window.

Lin Haitang suddenly sat up, her hair disheveled and her eyes wide open, without any of the drowsiness she usually felt when she woke up early.

Gu An also sat up, put his arm around Lin Haitang's waist, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Haitang's eyes were shining. She looked at Gu An with great energy, clutching the quilt with both hands, and said, "Gu An, I have an idea. I know how to save them!"

Lin Haitang got out of bed, put on her clothes and went outside to wash up.

"What method?" Gu An was also not vague, and his movements were faster than Lin Haitang. He held Lin Haitang's hand and went to get hot water for her to wash.

"Combine poison with poison," Lin Haitang said briefly, "Use the fire snake's poison to attack the evening flower's poison. Maybe there's hope."

After a simple cleanup, Lin Haitang went to meet Mr. Yang Zhiwen.

After listening to Lin Haitang's idea, Yang Zhiwen's brows never relaxed. He said, "This method is too risky."

Lin Haitang said directly, "Master, if we don't take this risk, they will die, and so will we. Tell me, is this method feasible?"

After a long pause, Yang Zhiwen nodded with a tense expression and said, "This method is feasible."

Lin Haitang clasped her hands together, staring at Yang Zhiwen, and said, "Master, since it's feasible, I'll give it a try. I'll immediately ask the Emperor to send someone out to catch a fire snake."

In the Eastern Palace, the Queen squatted beside the bed, holding the Prince's hand tightly, crying loudly. The Emperor also had a gloomy face and a tightly furrowed brow.

"Your Majesty, Princess Anle is here." The eunuch stood beside the emperor and delivered the message with his head lowered.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Announce."

Lin Haitang lowered her head and glanced at the people in the room, then knelt down and saluted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand years and a thousand years of life for the empress."

The emperor sat on the chair, lowered his eyes to look at Lin Haitang, and said, "My dear minister, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Haitang stood up, still with her head bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, I have come up with a new idea that requires your approval."

The emperor frowned and said, "I don't know much about practicing medicine. Princess Anle can make the decision herself."

"Your Majesty, this method is rather dangerous. It's a method of fighting poison with poison." Lin Haitang raised her head and said, "Using the poison of the fire snake to treat the poison of the evening flower might give us a glimmer of hope."

The emperor fell silent, and the queen stopped crying. She looked at Lin Haitang intently.

Suddenly, the Queen said, "How sure are you?"

After a two-second pause, Lin Haitang said, "Less than 20%."

"Your Majesty, I can cure the poison of the fire snake 100%, but the effect of the fire snake's poison on the evening flower poison is unknown. Theoretically, there is a 20% chance." Lin Haitang added.

The air around them began to become stagnant. The palace maids and eunuchs didn't even dare to breathe. They all hung their heads. You could hear a pin drop in the whole room.

Tears welled up in the Queen's eyes. She spoke with difficulty, "Is there no other way?"

Lin Haitang shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, this is the only solution I can think of."

After a long moment, the Queen gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with heartache and despair. "Alright, I'll do as you say, Princess Anle. If anything happens to my son, I'll kill you!"

Lin Haitang knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I obey your command."

When Lin Haitang turned to leave, the emperor, who had been silent the whole time, spoke: "Anle, remember what you said."

Lin Haitang straightened her back. She turned her head slightly, facing the emperor sideways, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes."