Travels of a Female Physician in the Ming Dynasty

Ever since the last poisoning incident at the Zhu Mansion, I had a vague feeling that things were becoming increasingly wrong.

It was as if the gears of fate were slowly turning, and I was caught up in a huge conspiracy. But, I really just wanted to be a doctor!

When I woke up in the morning, before I had time to wash up, Xiao Li rushed in hurriedly, holding a letter in his hand, and said breathlessly: "Miss, please take a look, this is from the Li Mansion!"

"Li Mansion?" I frowned, feeling uneasy.

What's going on? Is there something wrong with Li Wan'er's condition again?

I opened the letter and took a quick look. It was brief, but it startled me.

"Doctor Yang, Miss Li has suddenly fallen unconscious. Please come and treat her as soon as possible."

In a coma? He was fine yesterday, how could he suddenly be in a coma?

There is a problem, absolutely there is a problem.

"Hurry, prepare the medicine box, let's go to Li's house!" I muttered as I hurriedly put on my coat, with a bad feeling in my heart.

When they arrived at the Li Mansion, Mrs. Li was already waiting at the door, her face full of anxiety.

"Imperial Physician Yang, you're finally here! Wan'er...she suddenly fainted, and no matter how much we called, she wouldn't wake up!"

I nodded and immediately followed her into Li Wan'er's room.

As soon as I entered the room, I felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Besides Li Wan'er, there was also the old nanny in the room.

She stood in the corner as usual, looking at me coldly, as if observing my every move.

I swallowed and became secretly alert.

There must be something wrong with this old lady!

I walked over to Li Wan'er and checked her pulse first.

The pulse was extremely weak and the breathing was shallow.

Looking at her face again, it was so pale that there was almost no trace of blood.

"Ms. Li, have you eaten anything special before?" I asked while checking.

Madam Li shook her head: "No, I just followed the instructions of Imperial Physician Yang and drank the medicinal food."

This makes me even more confused.

If it was food poisoning, there should be obvious toxic reactions, but her symptoms were more like someone deliberately gave her some kind of drug!

I stole a glance at the old lady standing nearby.

There was no expression on her face, as if she was already accustomed to this kind of scene.

She really has a problem.

But now is not the time for confrontation, I must wake up Li Wan'er first.

"Mrs. Li, Miss Li's condition is very dangerous. I have to give her acupuncture immediately to eliminate the toxins in her body." I said in a deep voice.

Madam Li nodded repeatedly: "Imperial Physician Yang, you must save Wan'er!"

I took out silver needles from the medicine box and began to acupuncture several acupuncture points on Li Wan'er.

This time the acupuncture method was more complicated than before because I needed to stimulate her nervous system through specific meridians to wake her up as soon as possible.

The old lady was still standing by, staring at me coldly.

I felt a little uneasy. This woman's presence was too strong, as if her every move was hinting at something.

After a period of intense acupuncture, Li Wan'er's breathing finally gradually stabilized and her face regained some color.

I breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from my forehead.

"Imperial Physician Yang, Wan'er..." Madam Li asked nervously.

"Miss Li is out of danger for the time being, but she is still very weak and needs rest." Although I appeared calm on the surface, I already had some guesses in my mind.

This is not an ordinary disease, but someone has deliberately tampered with it in secret.

After leaving Li's house, I still felt a little uneasy.

Li Wan'er's situation is definitely not simple. What exactly does the old nanny want to do?

I was walking down the street when I heard hurried footsteps behind me.

When I turned around, it was Zhou Yuan.

"Miss Yang, wait a minute!" He walked quickly to me with a serious expression.

"Why you again?" I said with a wry smile, "Is there a new case?"

"It's true." Zhou Yuan's expression was so serious that it made me a little panicked.

"Did you know that Miss Li was in a coma?" I asked tentatively.

Zhou Yuan nodded: "I just received news that the prince suspects this incident is related to the disappearance of the Crown Princess."

My eyes widened. Why is the Crown Princess being brought up again?

"You mean, the matter of the Li Mansion is related to the Crown Princess?" I felt like I was a little confused.

"That's right." Zhou Yuan lowered his voice and said, "According to our intelligence, someone in the Li Mansion may have been involved in some transaction on the night the Crown Princess disappeared, and this old nanny is likely the key figure."

My heart sank. It seemed that my previous suspicion was correct. There was indeed something wrong with the old lady.

"So, you want me to continue to pay attention to the Li Mansion, especially the movements of the old nanny?" I sighed, having already guessed their plan.

Zhou Yuan nodded: "Your Majesty believes that you can help us find out the truth."

I knew it……

When I got back to the clinic, I collapsed in the chair.

Wasn’t life in ancient times too difficult?

I'm just a doctor, why do you always ask me to investigate cases?

Saving people is tiring enough, and now I have to be involved in court struggles from time to time. I feel like I am an "ancient Sherlock Holmes" who is forced to work part-time.

Just as I was thinking about how to get out of this conspiracy, Xiao Li suddenly ran in, looking panicked: "Miss, there is a young man at the door, he wants to see you!"

My heart tightened. Could it be another trouble?

"Who is it?" I asked helplessly.

"He said he was the second son of the Zhu family, Zhu Yuan." Xiao Li explained quickly.

The Zhu Mansion? No way! The poisoning incident at the Zhu Mansion had just passed, could something else have happened?

I quickly got up and went out, and sure enough, I saw Zhu Yuan standing at the door with an anxious look on his face.

"Imperial Physician Yang, my father's condition has worsened again. Can you go and see him again?" Zhu Yuan said earnestly.

My heart sank. Could it be? Has it gotten worse again?

Could it be that the poison from last time has not been completely removed?

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Without having time to think about it, I grabbed the medicine box and followed Zhu Yuan out the door.

When I arrived at the Zhu Mansion, I felt the atmosphere was very depressing as soon as I entered the door.

Mr. Zhu was lying on the bed, his face was even paler than last time, and his breathing became more rapid.

"This...what's going on?" I asked with a frown.

Zhu Yuan sighed, "Since you saved my father last time, his condition has indeed improved, but it has suddenly started to worsen again in the past two days. We have invited many doctors, but they are all helpless."

I quickly took Mr. Zhu's pulse. His pulse was disordered and his breathing was sluggish, which were obvious symptoms of poisoning again.

"This is not an ordinary illness. The toxins in Mr. Zhu's body have not been completely eliminated." I said in a deep voice.

"What should we do?" Zhu Yuan was so anxious that he almost cried.

I thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "I need to give Master Zhu another acupuncture treatment and increase the dosage of the medicine to completely eliminate the toxins in his body."

Zhu Yuan nodded repeatedly: "I will follow the instructions of Imperial Physician Yang."

I gave Mr. Zhu acupuncture as quickly as possible. The silver needles trembled gently on several of his acupuncture points. As time went by, Mr. Zhu's breathing gradually stabilized.

"It should be fine this time." I breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yuan was so grateful that he almost kowtowed to me: "Imperial Physician Yang, you are truly our family's savior!"

I waved my hand and said, "You're welcome. Mr. Zhu still needs to rest and recuperate. Remember not to touch any suspicious food."

Zhu Yuan nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of gratitude.

When I left the Zhu Mansion, Mr. Zhu's symptoms were still in my mind.

This poisoning incident is too strange. Two poisonings within just a few days. There must be something wrong behind it.

Coupled with the abnormalities in the Li family, I increasingly feel that these two families may be involved in the same conspiracy.

But no matter what, I really don’t want to investigate the case!