The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Watching the carriage go away, the worry in Jiang's eyes lingered for a long time.

But her daughter-in-law is now the county lady, and she has things she needs to do and responsibilities, just like her sons have their own ideas. As a mother, it is not easy for her to step forward to stop them.

Wang Yan rode in front to lead the way, and Xia Ning followed him in the carriage.

There were no pedestrians or carriages on the road on rainy days, but the road was difficult to walk on. It had rained for seven or eight days in a row, and the mud on the road had been washed loose. Occasionally, when they encountered a muddy road, the wheels of the carriage were embedded in the mud and could not move. Wang Yan had to get off the horse and help Xia Ning push the carriage. Along the way, their shoes and socks were already stuck with mud.

Lord Gu is now being accommodated in an inn in the provincial capital.

Normally, it would take less than an hour to get from Cile Town to the provincial capital, but because of the heavy rain today, it took a full hour and a half.

After getting off the carriage, Song Yuntang didn't bother to change his shoes and socks. He took his medicine box and went straight to Gu Lansheng's room under the guidance of Yun Yi.

The room smells strongly of medicine.

Gu Lansheng was lying on the bed with a white cloth wrapped around his head. Blood stains could be vaguely seen on his forehead. He lay there motionless. If it weren't for his breathing and heartbeat, he would have looked no different from being dead.

Song Yuntang didn't say anything, but walked forward and removed the cloth on his head to check his injuries.

Then he took his pulse and checked it again.

"Which doctor treated Lord Gu before?" she asked while examining him.

Yun Yi clasped his fists and said, "My Lady, it was Prince Heng who heard that Lord Gu was injured and asked Eunuch Tian to bring the doctor."

He looked at his master on the bed with suspicion.

"We then secretly consulted other doctors, and they all said there was nothing wrong with the injury. Could it be that the doctor's treatment method was incorrect?"

Song Yuntang shook his head and said, "The wound is fine. It's already slowly scabbing over."

Logically speaking, although Gu Lansheng's head injury was serious, it did not damage the skull or the meridians in the head. After being in a coma for a night, he should have slowly woken up.

She picked up the white cloth that had just been removed from Gu Lansheng's head and smelled it.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the powder on Gu Lansheng's wound did not contain any drugs.

She looked at Yun Yi.

"Do you still have the medicine that Lord Gu used for his wounds? If so, please bring it to me."

Yun Yi said yes, and took out a small box of medicine powder from the drawer beside the bed and handed it to her, "This is the medicine for your injuries, please take a look, County Lady."

Song Yuntang took it, opened the lid and picked out some and put them on the handkerchief. After the medicine powder was ground into powder and mixed, it was not easy to identify.

After careful identification, she finally held the powder and handkerchief a little further away from herself.

"The wound medicine contains a very small amount of Yabululu medicinal properties."

Yun Yi frowned.

"County Lady, what is a Yabulu?"

Song Yuntang said, "Yabulu is native to the Western Regions and is toxic. It's commonly used for hypnosis and anesthesia. Ordinary doctors rarely see it. They didn't directly mix the powder with Yabulu, but rather soaked the medicine in a concoction. It's normal that they didn't notice the trick. Lord Gu was already weak from his injuries, and the continuous intake of Yabulu's medicinal properties should be the main reason for his coma."

"Luckily, it was discovered early. If it had continued to be ingested, the consequences would have been disastrous."

Yun Yi was puzzled.

"The doctor was brought here by Prince Heng's men. Why would he want to harm Lord Gu?"

Song Yuntang glanced at the closed door and lowered his voice.

"Maybe it's because Lord Gu is blocking the interests of certain people."

After hearing this, Yun Yi broke out in a cold sweat.

"County Lady, what should we do now? Can the Master wake up in the near future?"

Song Yuntang nodded. "Go to the pharmacy and get some medicine yourself. Make a bowl of thick licorice juice. The thick licorice juice can detoxify the yabulu."

"Yes."

Yun Yi clasped his fists, picked up his umbrella and went out to the pharmacy.

When he came back, the wound on Lord Gu's head had been re-bandaged and applied with medicine. Wang Yan, who had changed into clean clothes, was guarding the door, while Xia Ning was guarding the door of the next room.

The two men had expressionless faces and looked like two door gods.

Seeing that there was someone guarding this place, Yun Yi was not worried and went straight to the backyard to boil medicine.

Song Yuntang took off his wet shoes and socks and warmed them on the charcoal brazier for a while before his frozen feet finally regained some feeling.

"Master, the thick licorice juice is ready."

"Just come."

Hearing Xia Ning's voice, Song Yuntang changed into clean shoes and socks, got up and left the house.

She took out a small funnel for feeding medicine from the medicine box and put it in Gu Lansheng's mouth, and asked Yun Yi to feed him the medicine in small sips with a spoon.

After taking the pulse again, Song Yuntang returned to his room.

As soon as he sat down, he heard a shrill voice coming, "County Lady, our master wants to see you."

Hearing the sound, Song Yuntang, who originally wanted to lie down and rest, put on his shoes again, got up and left the house.

She followed Eunuch Tian to the lobby of the inn.

"Greetings, Master Li."

Li Chixiao glanced in her direction.

"The county lady came to the inn to treat Lord Gu's injuries?" He took a sip from the teacup in front of him, his expression unreadable. "It seems that the people around Lord Gu don't trust me."

This was the first time in their two meetings that Li Chixiao called himself the King in front of her.

In this case, there is no need for Song Yuntang to pretend to be confused anymore.

She nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. Lord Gu has not woken up for three days since he hit his head. The people around him are worried, so they called me here."

"Really?" Li Chixiao clearly didn't believe it. "Did the county lady diagnose anything?"

Song Yuntang smiled faintly and shook his head. "The doctor the prince had called in earlier had already taken good care of the injury. I think without me, Lord Gu's injury should have healed quickly."

Li Chixiao looked at her.

"I heard that the county lady got married?"

Song Yuntang looked fearful.

"Yes."

Li Chixiao's smile didn't reach his eyes, and his whole body exuded a cold and stern aura.

"After getting married, most women stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. Why would the county lady's in-laws be willing to let her show up in public? Does that mean the family really has to rely on her for their livelihood?"

"That's not the case," Song Yuntang said. "Everyone has their own ideas and pursuits. Fortunately, my parents-in-law and husband are both sensible and don't object to my practicing medicine."

"From what the county lady said, it seems that she gets along well with her family." The man's voice was light, but there was a threat in his words.

Song Yuntang's heart tightened and he pretended to be calm.

"Your Highness is absolutely right. Before I came here, my mother-in-law told me to go back early after finishing my work here. I'm afraid I'll go back to Anyang County when the rain subsides. I won't go out of my way to say goodbye to Your Highness then. I hope Your Highness won't blame me."

"So good."

After he finished speaking, he drank the tea in the cup, stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, Eunuch Tian hurriedly opened his umbrella and followed him.

Watching the man leave, Song Yuntang let out a long sigh. She glanced at Wang Yan who was guarding the door of Gu Lansheng's room, and went upstairs holding up her skirt.

"Brother Wang Yan, please come in with me."