Qingchuan History

Chapter 31
This is Ruan Xueyin's first time entering the Lantern Palace.The plane trees in the courtyard were taller than those in other places in the palace, and the leaves were also bigger. She was a little puzzled, and while walking in with Ji Wanling, she still looked at those tall trees from time to time.

It turned out not to be a sycamore.Those in the Wanlan Temple are plane trees.

It really looks like it.

It was noon, and there were guards everywhere in the courtyard. They walked through the main hall at the front, went all the way in, and passed through the courtyard before entering the inner hall.

One, two, three, each rolled up wide jade white gauze curtain is a step.It is said that the steps are actually very short, no more than an inch, and they do not have the effect of lifting at all. It is more like a design for the aesthetics of the space.About two feet away is the next level, and it was not until the seventh gauze curtain was pulled up that the huge ebony dragon couch with the jade-white dragon-patterned brocade hanging half down.

On the open space on the first step in front of the dragon couch, Wu Yangyang knelt down with four or five people.The leader was the oldest, with a beard of half a century, and his brows were furrowed. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he quickly brought everyone to salute:

"Have seen two ladies."

Ji Wanling walked to the side of the bed, and saw Gu Xinglang's eyes were tightly closed, his cheeks were flushed, as if he had a severe fever.

Di Yan whispered nearby: "I can't see anything under the quilt. The rash is all over my body, on my arms, chest, and back."

Ji Wanling took a deep breath and turned to look at the people on the ground:
"The fever and rash are not serious illnesses. You are all the best doctors in Qingchuan, are you helpless?"

"Madam Yu, forgive me. Your high fever and rash are strange. This is not the season for rashes, and you are not prone to allergies. I checked the medical records carefully last night. You have not had any symptoms since you were a child." According to the rash record, various foods and daily use will not be the trigger."

Imperial Physician Ling Zhang Xuanji is an old man of Dingzong's first dynasty. He has excellent medical skills and excellent moral conduct. He has been in charge of the Imperial Medical Bureau for nearly 20 years.

"The so-called symptom can only be prescribed the medicine. Unable to find the cause, I had no choice but to use the conventional method of treating fever and rash. Even if it can't be cured, the symptoms can be alleviated. But from yesterday evening to this time, nine hours have passed. Your Majesty's symptoms seem to be," he paused, his voice trembling slightly, "it's getting worse."

Ji Wanling took a deep breath, looked at Diyan and said, "Your Majesty's food, where did you go yesterday, what did you touch, have you checked all of these carefully?"

"I've checked everything. They're all dishes that I would eat on weekdays. I've checked them again, and there's nothing wrong with them. I went to those places. I went to Mingluan Palace in the morning, and then I went back to Wanlan Palace. In the evening, I went to the Royal Garden as usual. I stayed there for a while, I had a lot of business recently, and I didn't go to the wives. Who would have thought that soon after I came back in the evening, I started to have a fever."

He thought for a while and replied: "I met His Highness Chunfeng in the Imperial Garden in the evening, and we walked together for a while."

Of course Chunfeng will have no problem.

Ji Wanling knew that it was not the time to ask these questions, so she pressed the words she hadn’t finished asking, and turned to Henry Zhang:

"Everyone has been busy all night, and it's been hard work. For the time being, go back to the Imperial Hospital and continue to think about it. Your Majesty will take all the medicines that should be used here. Mrs. Pei and I will stay in the Turning Lan Palace to serve the sick. If there is any situation, please call again." Pass it on to everyone."

"Jun Shanglong's body is uneasy, and the ministers dare not talk about hard work. I will definitely come up with a new plan as soon as possible."

Seeing that everyone retreated tremblingly, Ji Wanling turned to Di Yan and said, "You also take people outside the hall to wait."

Diyan stood still.

Ji Wanling took a deep look at him:
"Just a little while. I'm here, don't worry."

Di Yan hesitated again and again, and finally retreated out with a few inner palace servants.

Ji Wanling went back to the bed, took off the cold handkerchief on Gu Xinglang's forehead, put it in the cold water basin filled with crushed ice, wrung it again, and put it on for him again.Then she turned to Ruan Xueyin with a cold expression:

"Madam Pei, can you recognize Your Majesty's symptoms?"

Ever since she came to the dragon couch, saw Gu Xinglang, and began to question the imperial doctors, she had been observing Ruan Xueyin silently.

When the words fever and rash first appeared, her eyebrows seemed to twitch.

Ruan Xueyin also looked back at her, hesitated for a while, then walked to the side of the couch,

"Madam Yu, can you rest assured?"

Ji Wanling stared at her and acquiesced.

Ruan Xueyin reached out and gently pulled Gu Xinglang's front down an inch.

Those rashes were normal in appearance.It's just very red, thicker than blood.

Ruan Xueyin's eyebrows jumped twice.

"You really do recognize it."

Ruan Xueyin didn't speak, stretched out her left hand to gently pick up Gu Xinglang's outer hand, and placed her right hand on his wrist.

After a while she looked up:
"Can you rest assured that I will treat it?"

"Do you know how to cure it?"

Ji Wanling stared at her with some force, as if she wanted to confirm the credibility from her face.

"Since you invited me to the Turning the Waves Palace, and you said what you said just now, you presumably bet on me."

"What are you going to do?"

"The medicine I'm taking now, and all the treatment methods provided by the Imperial Medical Bureau, stop. I will go back to the Snow Palace to get some things."

"You're not going to explain anything."

"If I need an explanation, I won't treat him."

Ji Wanling is still hesitating.

Ruan Xueyin glanced at Gu Xinglang on the bed:
"The rash keeps increasing with each passing moment of the fever. I'm not sure how serious it is, but it can be fatal."

Ji Wanling's clasped hands were already wet with sweat.

"As you said. I will give orders to the Imperial Medical Bureau."

After Ruan Xueyin listened, she turned around and walked out, only to hear Ji Wanling say again behind her:

"Ruan Xueyin."

This was the first time she had called her by her first name unceremoniously.

Ruan Xueyin turned her head.

"I remember you said that you just came to borrow things."

Ruan Xueyin nodded:
"good."

When she reappeared in the Turning Waves Palace in a lake-colored dress, she had a small box in her hand.

According to Ruan Xueyin's intention, the imperial doctor and all the palace personnel were absent, only Ji Wanling and Diyan were in the palace.

She opened the small box, took out a red porcelain bottle and said:

"Warm water."

Before turning back to the Snow Palace, she had given instructions on what to prepare.Di Yan handed over a small white porcelain bowl.

Ruan Xueyin opened the red porcelain bottle and began to pour it into the bowl. What came out was some brown powder, once, twice, three times.The porcelain bottle was shaken three times in her hands, and the powder that came out each time was exactly the same amount to the naked eye.

Di Yan and Ji Wanling looked at each other.

"Let him take this."

Ruan Xueyin stirred it a little with a small spoon, and the brown powder was completely dissolved in the water.Diyan stepped forward and carefully helped Gu Xinglang halfway up, and then glanced at Ji Wanling, who nodded slightly.

"Stand up a little, he's very drowsy, I'm afraid he won't be able to drink."

Di Yan adjusted according to the instructions, and Ruan Xueyin fed the brown decoction spoonful spoonful.

"Wait for half a stick of incense."

(End of this chapter)