The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The day after the palace banquet, Li Muxia and Li Anran arrived at the Shangguan residence. They had promised Madam Shangguan that they would visit Shangguan Wenya, and they were also genuinely worried about Shangguan Wenya's health.

When the two arrived at the Shangguan residence, they were unsurprisingly warmly welcomed. They first paid their respects to the old lady and then went directly to Shangguan Wenya's courtyard.

When Li Muxia saw Shangguan Wenya's weak appearance, she could hardly reconcile the person in front of her with the vibrant woman from a year ago.

Upon seeing Li Muxia and Li Anran arrive, Shangguan Wenya struggled to sit up and managed a smile.

Li Muxia and Li Anran quickly stepped forward to help Shangguan Wenya.

Li Muxia: "Wenya, don't move."

Li Muxia placed his hand on Shangguan Wenya's arm and carefully took her pulse. Seeing this, Shangguan Wenya stopped moving and quietly waited for Li Muxia to finish taking her pulse.

At this moment, Madam Hua was also looking at Li Muxia with a nervous expression. They had already consulted several doctors, and even the imperial physicians from the palace had come to see her. In the end, they all said that Shangguan Wenya was malnourished and deficient in both qi and blood. They said that as long as she was given nutrition, it would be enough. However, they made all kinds of nutritious food for Shangguan Wenya every day, but it did not work. Instead, Shangguan Wenya became weaker and weaker.

I wrote a letter to Shangguan Jingye a few days ago, and I estimate he should be back in a few days.

Watching Li Muxia carefully take Shangguan Wenya's pulse, she recounted Shangguan Wenya's previous diagnosis and the medicine she had been taking over the past few days.

Li Muxia took Shangguan Wenya's pulse for a long time this time, but the pulse did indeed indicate malnutrition and deficiency of both qi and blood.

Li Muxia looked at the prescription the doctor had given her before, and it was all correct. Taking three to five doses of this prescription should cure her completely. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be getting worse.

Moreover, it has only been three days since Shangguan Wenya fell ill, and she already feels like she is being drained dry. Yes, it's as if something is sucking away her life force.

Thinking of this, Li Muxia seemed to realize something, her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at Shangguan Wenya in disbelief.

Everyone looked at Li Muxia with confusion.

Hua Shi, almost in tears, asked, "Mu Xia, is Wen Ya...?"

Before she could finish speaking, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Li Muxia realized that her reaction was too strong. As a doctor, she had long since developed the habit of not showing her emotions in front of patients. However, her guess was so realistic that it shocked her, which is why she couldn't control herself.

She quickly comforted her, saying, "Auntie, my cousin is indeed malnourished and has a deficiency of both blood and qi. However, she also has some other symptoms. Let me examine her more carefully. You can go out first. Cui'er and Xiahe can stay and help me."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and obediently left to wait outside.

The reason Li Muxia drove everyone out was that if his guess was true, the matter could be serious or minor, and it might even have to be reported to the imperial court.

That's right, Li Muxia just guessed that Shangguan Wenya might have been poisoned by a Gu.

In her previous life, Li Muxia had learned some knowledge about Gu poison. According to the records at that time, Gu poison was not as magical and mysterious as rumored. At first, Gu poison was just something that people researched and used to treat diseases. Therefore, she did not study it in depth later.

After arriving here, while learning poison techniques from her second master, Xiaoyaozi, Xiaoyaozi also taught her some knowledge about Gu poison. The leech king that Xiaoyaozi gave her was actually a type of Gu worm, just the simplest one.

At that time, she was very interested in the Gu poison of this era, so she asked more questions. At the same time, she also asked her second master for his only book about Gu insects. However, when her master returned to the capital, the book went to Jishi Manor with him. Fortunately, she had read all the contents of the book.

She remembered that there seemed to be a type of Gu worm that was used to suck people's essence and blood, and the symptoms of a person afflicted by Gu were just like those of Shangguan Wenya now.

Eager to confirm her suspicions, she said to Shangguan Wenya, "Cousin, I need to do some tests now, so you might need to take off your clothes. Please cooperate with me."

Shangguan Wenya nodded with difficulty. Li Muxia instructed, "Cui'er, Xiahe, take off your cousin's clothes."

Without hesitation, the two women, who were all women present, felt no embarrassment. They quickly removed Shangguan Wenya's clothes, leaving her only in a bodice and underpants.

Li Muxia carefully examined every inch of Shangguan Wenya's skin, and finally removed her bodice and underpants.

Being stared at like that, even though everyone present was a woman, Shangguan Wenya still felt a little embarrassed, though a faint pink tinge appeared on her pale skin, adding a touch of life to her appearance.

After reading the previous part, Li Muxia had the two men turn Shangguan Wenya over and make her lie face down on the bed.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Muxia saw a pinprick-sized wound on the back of Shangguan Wenya's neck. The wound was so small that it could be mistaken for a black mole if you didn't look closely.

Li Muxia is already 80% certain that Shangguan Wenya has been poisoned by a curse, but she still needs to confirm it further.

She carefully recalled what she had read about this Gu worm.

The Seven-Day Life-Severing Gu, as the name suggests, only gives the afflicted person seven days to live. It is made from a small blood-sucking worm, which is only the size of an ant before entering the human body. It enters through the blood vessels and travels to the area around the heart, primarily shortening human lifespan by sucking blood and essence.

There are two methods to remove the Gu poison: one is to use the blood of the person who created the Gu to lure out the Gu worms, and the other is to find food that is more attractive to the Gu worms to lure them out. Neither method is simple. If there were a Gu King, it would be much easier to solve, but where can one find a Gu King?

Thinking of this, Li Muxia carefully examined Shangguan Wenya's chest again, staring at it for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Finally, she saw the skin on the left side of her chest, near her heart, twitch slightly. It was something you wouldn't notice unless you looked closely.

This discovery confirmed Li Muxia's suspicion that Shangguan Wenya had indeed been bewitched.

After having Cui'er and Xia He pack up Shangguan Wenya's clothes, Li Muxia silently looked at Shangguan Wenya, unsure how to tell her about it.

Shangguan Wenya felt a little flustered under Li Muxia's gaze and cautiously asked, "Muxia, am I—" She paused here, not continuing, but Li Muxia knew what she meant.

She said, "Cousin, don't overthink it. Let Auntie in, and I'll tell you the test results."