Denghuaxiao

The fried brown decoction was placed in a white porcelain bowl and soaked in cold water, only slightly emitting heat.

Pei Yunshu sat on the bedside and looked at her bulging belly for a long time. She finally made up her mind to reach out and pick up the medicine bowl on the silver plate.

Qiong Ying couldn't help but stop her, "Princess, why don't you think about it again?"

"Why don't we get a few more medical officers to take a look, just in case there is a way to avoid inducing labor." Fangzi comforted her in a low voice.

Lu Tong sat calmly at the table, as if she didn't hear the conversation in the room.

Pei Yunshu was a wealthy person with a noble status and the blood of a county king in her belly. However, she was just a doctor in an ordinary medical clinic. Before this, she and Pei Yunshu had never even met. She wanted Pei Yunshu to kill her and her flesh and blood. Putting your life in the hands of a stranger whom you have never met before is really too much.

Lu Tong lowered his eyes and thought like this, but heard Pei Yunshu say in a warm voice: "I believe in Doctor Lu."

The tone was extremely determined.

Lu Tong was startled, and subconsciously looked up, and saw the woman leaning on the cushions behind her, looking at her with a smile.

"I believe Dr. Lu." Pei Yunshu repeated again, "In the past, many medical officers from the Medical Officer's Hospital came, but none of them found anything wrong. They couldn't even find any signs of my poisoning, so how could they expect them to do so? Can it detoxify it?”

"But," Fangzi choked, "it's too risky for you..."

It's okay if he succeeds, but if he fails, Pei Yunshu will only take all the blame on himself. The price of making decisions alone is that she has to bear the unforeseen consequences alone.

Pei Yunshu said in a calm tone, "I am taking a risk, but so is Dr. Lu? Do you think that since Dr. Lu is willing to induce labor for me, there will be no embarrassment?"

Fangzi and Qiongying were speechless.

This is true. Lu Tong induced Pei Yunshu's labor. If anything happens, he will naturally be involved. Even if she succeeds and detoxifies the young master, Prince Wen, who knows the truth, may not thank her. Prince Wenjun was a person who did not know right from wrong, was selfish and cruel, and might even accuse Lu Tong of trying to murder the heirs of the prince's family.

Inducing Pei Yunshu's labor was not a good deal for Lu Tong.

Thinking of this, the two maids looked at Lu Tong less defensively.

Pei Yunshu said no more, raised her hand to pick up the medicine bowl on the silver plate, and drank it in one breath.

Finally, he put the empty bowl on the plate and looked at Lu Tong with a smile: "From now on, I will all look up to Dr. Lu."

Lu Tong stood up, walked to the chair in front of the couch and sat down. Yin Zheng handed over the medical kit and went out to prepare hot water. It would take a while for the oxytocin to kick in after taking the oxytocin, and the room was quiet. Perhaps to break the embarrassment, or to relieve the tension in her heart, Pei Yunshu took the initiative to talk to Lu Tong.

She asked Lu Tong: "Doctor Lu's medical skills are far superior to those of the medical officers at the Medical Officer's Hospital. I wonder who he studied under?"

Lu Tong took out the golden needle on the flannel and wiped it carefully, while replying: "It's just an unknown mountain doctor."

Pei Yunshu nodded, hearing that Lu Tong didn't want to say this, so she changed her words: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Doctor Lu is inducing labor for me, which may delay my reunion with my family. Do you want me to have someone send a message to my family on behalf of Doctor Lu, to save the trouble?" Is your family worried?"

Lu Tong paused while wiping the golden needle.

She said: "No need. My family is no longer here."

Pei Yunshu was stunned for a moment, then looked at her apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I..."

"It's nothing." Lu Tong looked calm, "That happened before, Princess, don't take it to heart."

The room became quiet again.

After a while, Pei Yunshu lowered her head, looked at her bulging abdomen and asked softly: "Doctor Lu, if I induce labor, can the child be saved?"

Pei Yunshu had already taken the oxytocin, and only now did she think of asking this question. Lu Tong didn't know whether to say whether the princess was naive or big-hearted. She didn't want to deceive Pei Yunshu, so she said quietly: "The purpose of inducing labor is to remove all the poison from the fetus before it is fully implanted. If it continues to stay in the princess's belly, the poison will become deeper and deeper."

"When a woman gives birth, half her foot enters the gate of hell. I can't guarantee that I can remove the poison from the fetus, or even guarantee that the princess is safe. I can only work hard to fight for a chance of life for the fetus in the princess's belly."

She raised her head: "Princess, do you understand?"

This was said very bluntly, without any comfort. When Pei Yunshu heard this, his face became paler.

Qiong Ying couldn't help but frown: "How could Doctor Lu say that?"

In order to make the patients feel happy and get rid of worries, those medical officers always said some comforting words in different ways, lest Pei Yunshu was frightened and had fetal motility, but the doctor in front of him seemed to think that the princess was not nervous enough. Heart.

"I am a doctor who treats the princess, not an actor who makes the princess happy."

Lu Tong answered indifferently, "Besides, I think letting the princess know the true situation will help with the subsequent production."

Qiong Ying: "You..."

Pei Yunshu stopped Qiong Ying's next words and forced a smile: "Doctor Lu is right. Even if there is no poisoning, no one can guarantee that there will be any accidents during the birth." She quietly grabbed the quilt under her body and tried her best to pretend to be relaxed, " I, Pei Yunshu, have never done a bad thing in my life, I believe God will not be mean to me, and today will go smoothly."

These were Pei Yunshu's words to comfort him, but they were a bit harsh in Lu Tong's ears.

If you have never done a bad thing in your life, will God not be mean to others?

She belongs to the Lu family, her parents are loyal and upright, her sister is kind, and her brother is righteous. In the end, she did not end up with the whole family destroyed.

However, those who committed many evil deeds were so proud of themselves in this imperial city that they rose to great heights and became respected and revered masters.

Good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. This is nothing more than a vain self-comfort given by losers to their unfair fate. It is a fallacy. It is better to place all your hopes on the illusory "God" and "retribution" than to rely on yourself.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became stagnant. In this silence, the clothes that Pei Yunshu had just changed were gradually soaked with sweat. She frowned, tried her best to endure it and touched her abdomen uneasily: "Doctor Lu, I, I seem a little uncomfortable. Comfortable."

Lu Tong's expression changed.

The oxytocin took effect.

She stood up and went to get the hot water that Yin Zheng had prepared. Fangzi and Qiongying trembled, looking at her at a loss.

But when Pei Yunshu saw this, he smiled calmly: "Doctor Lu, just go ahead and do it. Even if...even if something goes wrong, I will protect you and prove that this matter has nothing to do with you and is my own idea."

At this time, the princess was still thinking about the safety of others. Lu Tong saw her sweaty hands, the quilt under her body was crumpled, and the panic and helplessness she tried to hide in her beautiful eyes. help.

Pei Yunshu was scared. No matter how calm and calm she acted, she was still scared in her heart.

The quilt under her body was wet in large areas. Perhaps it was because of the "child's worry" that the labor-inducing drug took effect faster than usual. The blood on Pei Yunshu's face faded, and she gradually let out a low moan of pain. The fragrance of freshly picked cinnamon in the house can no longer cover up other sticky fishy smells.

In the late autumn afternoon, there is no refreshing wind in the closed door, like a quagmire that cannot flow, trapping everyone together.

"Don't be afraid." After hesitating, Lu Tong held the woman's hand on the couch.

Pei Yunshu was stunned.

After a pause, she leaned towards Pei Yunshu's ear, her tone still calm.

"I know Pei Yunying."

For a moment, Pei Yunshu was stunned.

Hot tears suddenly welled up in Pei Yunshu's eyes. She didn't know where the strength came from. She grabbed Lu Tong's hand and asked eagerly: "A Ying? Are you A Ying's person?"

Fangzi and Qiongying also looked at Lu Tong in shock. After all, in their memories, Pei Yunying did not mention having arranged for such a medical woman.

However, Pei Yunshu seemed to have suddenly found a solid support in the end of the road and the endless uncertainty of her fate. With a glance, she tolerated her panic and became trusting and relieved. She took a breath, sweat streaked her cheeks, but she still looked at Lu Tong and smiled.

"Doctor Lu, it turns out you are A Ying's person. That's great," she suppressed the pain with tears in her eyes, "I believe you, really."

It was obvious that she was trembling with fear just now, but as soon as she heard Pei Yunying's name, she was immediately infused with boundless power.

Lu Tong was silent. People can only rely on themselves in a desperate situation, but besides relying on themselves, the thoughts of their loved ones can always make the process less painful.

The effects of the medicine became more and more violent, and Pei Yunshu gradually couldn't suppress her painful moans and her breathing became rapid. While talking to her, Lu Tong asked Fangzi to feed her some sweet soup.

If the time goes on too long, Pei Yunshu will lose strength.

Just when the atmosphere in the house was tense, there was suddenly a violent knock on the door, accompanied by the mother-in-law's loud scolding: "Princess, princess, open the door, there are thieves in the palace, and someone is poisoning the heirs of the palace!"

Lu Tong's expression suddenly changed.

Fangzi and Qiongying also raised their heads suddenly.

The next moment, the knocking on the door sped up again, and Meng Xiyan's voice rang from outside the door: "Why has the princess kept silent? Could something have happened?"

Pei Yunshu opened her sweaty eyes from the pain, gritted her teeth and said, "Oh no. Meng Xiyan may have become suspicious."

Outside the door, Meng Xiyan stood behind her mother-in-law, her face so gloomy that it could drip water.

Pei Yunshu drove away the medical officer who came to examine the disease, leaving the medical girl alone in the house, which always made her feel uneasy, so she asked her servants to go to the pharmacy where the maid next to the medical girl was picking up medicine, and asked the shopkeepers What exactly did you buy?

When the shopkeeper heard that the other party was from the county prince's palace, he was startled. Without waiting for anyone to ask, he carefully recalled the maid's recipe for the medicine.

"Angelica sinensis, Citrus aurantium, Sichuan Qiong, Motherwort, Huangqi..." The shopkeeper's expression changed with horror, "This is the recipe for Futai Drink, it's an inducing labor medicine!"

Labor-inducing drugs!

Meng Xiyan's Dankou-coated nails almost dug into her palms.

No one would take inducing labor drugs for no reason, especially since Pei Yunshu still had more than a month to give birth. But now they secretly take oxytocin, so there is only one possibility.

The medical woman named Lu Tong discovered the fact that Pei Yunshu was poisoned.

Meng Xiyan's body tensed up, and she couldn't hide her cold eyes as she looked at the door.

Her cousin’s words echoed in her ears again——

"The fetus in the belly of a person who is poisoned is stable. After ten months, a stillborn fetus is born, but the mother is safe." 'Children's Worry' is to have an effect silently in the mother's abdomen until October 1. Full, the baby in the belly is no longer alive. But my cousin is not sure whether a baby born before October will survive. After all, this forbidden drug has been apparently lost for many years, and no one who has used it in recent years has ever been discovered.

If it were just this one thing, what's more important is that Lu Tong has discovered the truth about 'Xiao'erchou'. Once the truth of this matter is revealed, once the crime of poisoning the heirs of the prince's family is placed on her, the consequences will be disastrous.

Meng Xiyan bit her lip, a flash of fear flashing through her heart.

Today, Prince Wen is in Minglin Garden, and it is already night after the emperor's banquet. Even if he rushes back after the news reaches the house, he still has to wait for a while. We must rush to put all the blame on the medical woman before King Wen comes back.

Prince Wen had always been very obedient to her, but as long as all the evidence was removed, between Pei Yunshu and her, Meng Xiyan, Prince Wen would always favor him for no reason.

Just remove all the witnesses. That medical woman deserved what she deserved. Who told her to discover a secret that she shouldn't have discovered, and she was so focused on helping Pei Yunshu? It was because she couldn't discern the situation and was looking for death!

Meng Xiyan raised her head expressionlessly and waved to her mother-in-law and servant behind her.

"The princess is being held hostage by the gangsters, break the door open for me!"

The housemaids received the order and rushed forward. There was a "bang" sound, and the carved yellow wooden door was suddenly knocked open from the outside, and a group of ladies rushed in.

In the room, Lu Tong frowned.

There was indeed no peace in the Prince's Mansion. If it was just suspicion before, then Meng Xiyan's lack of money at this moment almost convinced Lu Tong that Pei Yunshu's 'child's sorrow' was inseparable from the concubine in the Prince's Mansion.

Fang Zi and Qiong Ying stopped in front of Pei Yunshu. Pei Yunshu was bleeding badly at this moment and was in great pain. She only raised her head slightly with difficulty and said angrily: "Meng Xiyan, what do you want to do!"

Meng Xiyan stood at the door. The door was knocked open, and a sliver of light came from behind her, but it plunged the woman into deeper gloom, and her delicate facial features also appeared a bit gloomy.

But her voice was soft, with an extraordinarily unusual concern.

"Princess, the shopkeeper of the medicine shop on the street just now came to tell me that the maid next to Dr. Lu went to the medicine shop to grab a drink to induce labor. The shopkeeper was worried that something had gone wrong, so he sent someone to inform him. My sister learned that Regarding this matter, I rushed over immediately.”

She looked at Lu Tong and said coldly: "You are so brave, you dare to murder the heir of the county prince!"

"I did not plot to kill the heirs of your family," Lu Tong did not intend to bear Meng Xiyan's anger alone, "the oxytocin was the princess's own idea."

Pei Yunshu's face was covered with sweat. She held her belly and glared at Meng Xiyan with Fangzi's support. "It was my idea. Meng Xiyan, the fetus in my belly is unstable and there are signs of poisoning, so I asked Dr. Lu to induce labor for me to save the baby." , you get out—"

Meng Xiyan's eyes flashed sinisterly, and then she opened her eyes wide in surprise: "The princess is really good at joking. The medical officers from the Medical Officer's Hospital come to the door every now and then and never find out that the princess is poisoned. How come a medical woman from a small hospital still diagnoses the princess?" Are fetuses poisonous?”

She raised her eyes to look at Lu Tong and said in a serious tone, "I think it's this woman who is deceiving everyone with her seductive words!"

Accusations without evidence and clear accusations. If the concubine was not so arrogant and stupid, there was only one possibility: she planned to kill someone and silence her.

Of course, there is no need to leave any room for a dead person.

There was a moan in his ears, Lu Tong lowered his eyes, and the wetness under Pei Yunshu's body was getting bigger and bigger. Just now, Meng Xiyan led someone to break in through the door, making Pei Yunshu even more nervous. He was already bleeding, and the situation would only become more critical.

She does pick the time.

Meng Xiyan also saw the pain in Pei Yunshu's expression, and couldn't help but feel happy.

A woman has a narrow chance of death during childbirth, and Lu Tong is certain to die today. But if Pei Yunshu suffers from a difficult delivery due to fear and worry, and kills two people, wouldn't it be just what she wants? As for this crime...

She turned her eyes to the two maids who were protecting Pei Yunshu in front of the bed. She didn't know where Pei Yunshu found these two maids. They were extremely loyal to her. Meng Xiyan couldn't bribe her over and over again. In this case... let these two Being the scapegoat is good, and the relationship between the three of them as master and servant has been fulfilled.

Meng Xiyan pointed at Lu Tong: "Catch this woman!"

Pei Yunshu was inexplicably horrified: "Meng Xiyan, you are brave!"

Meng Xiyan frowned: "The princess was bewitched by this woman and is unconscious at the moment, and these two people -" She looked at Fangzi and Qiong Ying with a strange smile on her lips, "As the princess's personal maid, she colluded with outsiders inside and outside. To murder the princess, arrest them together and wait for the king to come back to make a decision!"

The servants behind her were waiting for her words. After hearing this, they rushed in and wanted to catch Lu Tong.

Seeing this, Qiong Ying and Fangzi kicked a woman in front of them away, pulled out the daggers from their waists, and stood in front of Pei Yunshu's couch.

He actually has martial arts?

Lu Tong's expression changed.

It seems that Princess Wenjun is not completely helpless.

Meng Xiyan's face darkened when she saw this at the door. No wonder these two maids always stay close to Pei Yunshu, it turns out they have someone to rely on. These ordinary servant ladies are unreliable. Meng Xiyan shouted: "Lu Han——"

Following her loud shout, footsteps suddenly sounded in the courtyard, and a group of guards with swords rushed to the door. They were the guards of the palace.

Meng Xiyan took a step back, pointed at a few people in the room and shouted sternly: "Get them!"

"Yes!"

The guards in green clothes were like a pack of wolves, fiercely pounced on the prey sheep, Meng Xiyan smiled coldly.

Prince Wenjun loved her so much that he put the palace guards at her disposal. These guards are all people with real abilities. No matter how good Pei Yunshu's two maids are, they will still be unable to defeat four hands with two fists, not to mention... there is a dragster in the room who has no power to restrain a chicken.

In the room, the guards rushed towards them fiercely. Fangzi and Qiongying had to protect Pei Yunshu on the couch while protecting Lu Tong. They also had to deal with these guards, which was a bit difficult for the moment.

A strong guard avoided Fangzi's dagger, grabbed Yinzheng's arm and dragged him out. Yinzheng had never seen such a battle before, and subconsciously screamed.

Lu Tong turned around and saw this scene. He grabbed the vase on the small table and swung it towards the guard's head.

"boom--"

The guard swayed and slowly fell down.

Yin Zheng looked at her in shock, and everyone else in the room couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this.

This seemingly soft and frail woman actually acted decisively without hesitation.

The fine white porcelain vase smashed to pieces on the ground, mixed with bright-colored blood. Lu Tong quickly stepped forward and brushed down the tent on the couch.

The moonlit clouds on the tent are like a pale crescent moon, and like cloud gauze, gently and softly falling from the top of the head, separating the outside of the tent and the inside of the tent into two worlds.

Also floating out was her calm voice.

"protect me."

Fangzi and Qiongying suddenly came to their senses. Now they have reached the critical moment of life and death. Their only mission is to protect Lu Tong and successfully deliver the princess.

A woman's low voice came from the tent, and Meng Xiyan's face became even more gloomy. The medical woman was more difficult than she expected. She suddenly narrowed her eyes and her voice suddenly became sharp.

"Take them down, life or death -"

In an instant, the guards in the room no longer had any scruples, and drew their swords and rushed towards the people in the room. Lu Tong was blocked by the cloud tent, his expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't hear the sound of fighting outside, and he calmly helped Pei Yunshu breathe.

"Pfft", a cold light pierced from the side, grazing Lu Tong's cheek. The next moment, he was blocked by Qiong Ying's dagger.

"Doctor Lu, you are injured..." Pei Yunshu looked at the blood stains on Lu Tong's face and spoke breathlessly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lu Tong held her down and spoke calmly.

The fighting outside became more and more intense. Fangzi and Qiongying were inevitably distracted because they had to take care of Pei Yunshu and the others behind them. Meng Xiyan's eyes flashed and she said loudly: "Who are you sent here? How dare you do it in broad daylight?" Murder the princess!"

"Lu Han, kill them—"

Hearing this, the leader of the guard suddenly dropped Fangzi in front of him, turned the long sword in his hand, and suddenly stabbed Lu Tong in the back. In a flash of lightning, the silver-white sword tip rushed towards Lu Tong's back!

"Bang——" sound.

There was a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

A ray of cold light shot through the air, passing through the crowd fiercely, piercing the guard's head fiercely.

Clusters of warm blood splashed on the moonlight gauze, sprinkling red and white in patches.

The arrow hit the ground, and the guard and the sword in his hand also fell to the ground.

The sound of fighting in the room stopped at some point. In the deathly silence, Lu Tong heard Meng Xiyan speak, her voice seemed to be trembling.

She said: "Pei, Pei Yunying... why are you here?"

Pei Yunying? Lu Tong was slightly startled.

Pei Yunshu also heard the movement outside and looked surprised: "A Ying is here?"

Lu Tong had no time to be distracted. He could only hear the sound of footsteps coming from outside. It seemed that someone had entered the house and walked to Pei Yunshu's bed.

The gauze divides the inside and outside into two parts, like the two worlds of day and night separated by the clear moonlight. However, just when Fangzi was fighting with the guards, the sword edge cut through the gauze curtain, and there was a gap in the moonlight.

Through the scratched gap, Lu Tong glanced out.

A crimson figure stood in front of the couch.

In the mess on the ground, his back was turned to Lu Tong, his expression could not be seen, only the silver knife at his waist was completely unsheathed.

Lu Tong had seen Pei Yunying draw the sword before, but it seemed that every time it was only half unsheathed and then retracted. This was the first time he saw the bright silver sword fully unsheathed. The blade was sharp and fierce, as if the person in front of him had lost his friendly mask. , revealing the surliness and ruthlessness beneath the mask.

No longer concealing Teng Teng’s murderous intent.

He tilted his head slightly, feeling cold all over his body, but his voice was gentle and soothing, and he said to Lu Tong.

"continue."