coobybook Chapter 157 Detoxification
Chapter 157 Detoxification
All the guards were sent out by Li Ce, and now, there were only two of them in the small kitchen.
"Your Highness! What do you want to do?"
Doctor Zeng spoke in an urgent tone.
"No matter what you plan to do, don't joke with your life! These red beans are extremely poisonous. Even the slightest mistake could lead to death!"
Li Ce smiled but was not convinced by Dr. Zeng's words.
"I believe that with Doctor Zeng here, I will not die here."
He walked step by step to the wine jar.
"If you don't tell me, I will just drink it."
Doctor Zeng's forehead was covered with sweat, his lips were moving, and he was already cursing in his heart.
He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and took out a pill from the medicine box he carried with him.
"This is a detoxifying pill. Your Highness, take it first, and then take a red bean."
Li Ce took the pill and swallowed it. Then, he picked up the red beans soaked in wine and swallowed them with his head tilted back.
Not long after he swallowed the red beans, his breathing suddenly became rapid and his face began to turn purple.
"Notify Father."
He covered his throat and shouted outside.
Eunuch Liang heard the noise and ran in. When he saw his master's appearance, his face changed drastically with fear.
It was only after Doctor Zeng repeated it that Eunuch Liang suddenly woke up. He called two guards and rushed to the main hall together.
Before reaching the main hall, Eunuch Liang couldn't help but scream.
"Oh no! Oh no! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been poisoned! Your Majesty..."
He stumbled into the main hall and fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face in pain, and he kowtowed repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
The emperor was originally leaning on the couch listening to the concubine singing, but was interrupted by the shout and almost jumped up from the couch.
"What? Something happened to Ce'er?"
He pushed the person in front of him away and ran out in a hurry.
"Someone! Call the imperial physician! Imperial physician!"
There was chaos in the main hall.
The emperor didn't even have time to wait for the guards and ran out of the palace first.
The chief eunuch hurriedly ordered his servants to chase after him, and they were so anxious that they didn't even have time to take the yellow silk umbrella and other things.
A group of people rushed to the prince's bedroom in a mighty manner, which naturally alarmed other people in the palace.
When the emperor rushed into the small kitchen and saw Li Ce with a purple face, he was stunned for a moment, as if he was frightened by Li Ce's hideous and painful expression.
But the next moment he came to his senses and trotted over.
"Cer? How are you, Ce?"
Doctor Zeng was no longer there, only a few guards were there. The emperor looked around and became furious.
"How did you serve the Crown Prince? How did he get poisoned? If anything happens to the Crown Prince, I will bury everyone in the East Palace with him!"
When the emperor gets angry, it is no exaggeration to say that blood will flow for thousands of miles.
The guards knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty in unison.
"Why don't you send the prince back to the inner palace?" The emperor glared at her, and even felt dissatisfied with the female members of the family. "Where is Jiang Liangdi? The prince is in this state, where is she?"
Eunuch Liang caught up breathlessly, and when he heard this, he hurriedly explained.
"In reply to the emperor, Liangdi is in the inner chamber, and she has also been poisoned."
The emperor gritted his teeth.
"Who on earth dared to poison the prince in the palace?!"
He was shocked and angry, but as he was the emperor after all, he quickly calmed down and asked the eunuchs who followed him to carry Li Ce back to the house.
At this time, several imperial doctors had just arrived.
When they saw the emperor, the leading envoy was about to salute, but was grabbed by the emperor and dragged directly inside.
"Why are you still being polite at this hour? Save the prince!"
The messenger tripped over the threshold and nearly fell, barely managing to keep his balance.
He called the two imperial doctors who came with him into the inner room. When they saw the prince unconscious on the couch, all three of them were shocked.
There was no time to bother with etiquette at this moment. The messenger was the first to rush forward, pried open the prince's mouth and took a smell.
At the same time, two men, one took the patient's pulse while the other opened the needle bag.
Soon, the imperial physician who took the patient's pulse came to a conclusion.
"It's the red bean poison."
The envoy looked solemn and extended his hand to the other person.
"Needle."
The imperial physician handed over the golden needle.
The eunuch tore open the prince's clothes and injected several needles into his heart, stomach and abdomen.
After protecting his heart meridian, the three of them worked together to turn the prince to the side.
The hospital official gave him another injection.
Li Ce suddenly opened his mouth and vomited violently.
In an instant, he vomited out everything in his stomach.
The bruises on his face also faded a lot.
The court official breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor had been watching from the side, and seeing this, he couldn't help but ask.
"How is the prince?"
The court attendant turned around and bowed.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is blessed by good fortune and will be fine."
The emperor let out a long breath and then sat down on the chair.
"You just said that the prince was poisoned by red beans?"
The envoy nodded and explained.
"A dozen of these red beans can kill a person. They are extremely toxic. Fortunately, the dose taken by His Royal Highness was not large, and it was discovered in time, so the toxin did not enter the intestinal blood."
The envoy raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face.
The emperor frowned and his eyes flickered.
Suddenly, he thought of what Eunuch Liang had said before, and spoke to the messenger again.
"Jiang Liangdi seems to have been poisoned as well. Go over and take a look."
The servant answered yes and was led by the palace maid to the inner room at the other end.
At this time, Jiang Wanyue already knew what was happening outside and guessed Li Ce's plan.
She was anxious, but she couldn't go out. What if she affected the emperor's judgment, Li Ce's self-torture would be in vain.
Upon hearing that the messenger from the Imperial Hospital was coming, Jiang Wanyue had the bed curtains lowered.
"I pay my respects to Jiang Liangdi."
"You don't have to be so polite, Envoy Jiang." Jiang Wanyue's voice was weak and hoarse. "How is His Highness?"
Envoy Jiang repeated what he had said to the emperor before.
"That's good... I'm relieved that Your Highness is fine. Thank you for your hard work, Envoy Jiang."
Jiang Wanyue let out a breath.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Dean Jiang changed the subject.
"The palace servants said that Liang Di Jiang was also poisoned, but from what Liang Di said, it didn't seem serious."
Jiang Wanyue sighed softly.
"You don't know, Envoy Jiang, the imperial cook in the small kitchen suddenly died. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent people to investigate. I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach, so I came back first. My personal maid knows a little about medicine, and she saw that something was wrong, so she gave me a pill to induce vomiting."
Envoy Jiang glanced at Xiuchun who was standing beside him, and suddenly realized.
"I see. However, even though you have induced vomiting, the poison is strong and there may still be some residue. Please stretch out your hand, Lady Liang, so that I can feel your pulse."
Jiang Wanyue stretched out her right hand out of the gauze curtain.
Dean Jiang stepped forward to take the patient's pulse, and after carefully feeling it for a moment, he withdrew his hand.
"Liang Di's poisoning is not serious. She will recover after a few days of recuperation. During this period, you must pay attention to your diet and must not eat mutton, shrimp or crab..."
After giving a few instructions, he suddenly laughed.
"I am sorry for saying too much. With this young lady here, I think she can take good care of Concubine Liang. I will take my leave now."
"Xiuchun, see Envoy Jiang off."
Jiang Wanyue pulled Xiuchun's hand and squeezed it quietly.
Xiuchun nodded imperceptibly and followed him out.
"Envoy Jiang, I will escort you."