Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 273 Retribution
Shen Xiaojiu waved his hand, and someone braved the heavy rain and galloped out on horseback.

He is the Queen Mother's confidant, and of course he is one of the people most concerned about the antidote.

Fu Ye was fine, he was always calm and never easily embarrassed others, he just breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, he didn't look at Gu Han again, helped Su Tong sit down, and poured her a cup of hot tea to drink.

But the group of yamen servants in the yamen rushed forward and tied up Gu Han.

His body was scorching hot, and his mind was clear enough, but his hands and feet were weak, and he stood staggeringly. It didn't make much difference whether he was tied or not.

That Mr. Miao Yin's complexion was also extremely bad, as if he might fall down at any time and never get up again.

The yamen servants wanted to escort Gu Han away, and Mr. Miao Yin also stood up and followed.

Gu Han's face changed, and Miao Yin laughed: "You know you are afraid now, what did you do earlier? Everyone should be responsible for what they do."

Walking to the door, she stretched out her hand to catch a handful of autumn rain. Miaoyin's expression softened, and she said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it may be bitterly cold under the Nine Springs, but the two of us are always together, and I will play the piano for you again when the time comes. It's just that you have to change your extreme temperament, otherwise you won't be able to hear the best piano music."

Gu Han staggered, was pushed out the door, half of his body was wet, and he was in a terrible embarrassment.

Su Tong thought he was a good person, even if he was a prisoner, he wouldn't do it deliberately. It was raining heavily outside, and if he really wanted to go out and take a shower, I was afraid that both of them would die, so he smiled and said: "Everyone has worked hard. Although the courtyard is small, it also provides shelter from the wind and rain, so you might as well avoid it, and it won’t be too late to return to Beijing when the weather clears up.”

The yamen servants naturally want to give her face.

Detective Zou Kuai and her cousin Chen Zijie were also drenched in water. They were worried just now and couldn't feel the cold, but now they were standing next to the charcoal basin, and they also felt the chill.

No one likes to be exposed to the rain, and after a while, the densely packed heads of people outside disappeared, scattered to various rooms, halls, door openings and other places.

The horses they brought were also fed with high-quality fodder, and the pretty prostitutes in the yard were supposed to be detained, but Chen Zijie was a pity for women, and he sent them to the kitchen to cook some hot meals for everyone. Give it to Gu Han and Mr. Miao Yin, so you don't have to worry about them playing tricks.

The room gradually became quiet, only the sound of wind and rain remained.

The female prostitutes generously brought a big pot of steaming bone broth and a pot of sourdough bread, and filled a big bowl for Gu Han first with great insight.

All the half-fat but not lean meat is full of fragrance and shiny.

Chen Zijie laughed and shook his head. Normally, these two people's current physical condition really shouldn't eat such greasy food, but the ones who can make him sympathize with each other are beauties, and whether the two big men live or die is none of his business.

Su Tong ignored this, and walked over to tidy up all the messy surgical tools on the ground and put them in boxes.

These things are very crude, not at all comparable to the ones that Su Tong asked Chen Mo to help her build, but they are not useless at all, it would be a pity to waste them.

After packing up, she looked at the sky and frowned slightly: "Why are you so slow?"

As soon as the voice fell, a person rushed in from outside. Looking at the clothes, it was obviously Shen Xiaojiu's subordinate, and he didn't care about etiquette. As soon as he rushed in, he hurriedly said: "Mr. I went to grab the medicine, but I heard from the shopkeeper that the medicines that Gu Han mentioned were purchased in large quantities yesterday, and all the medicines were bought away. Now, the medicine store is out of stock, and the small one has already sent someone to another medicine store to look at it. .”

Shen Xiaojiu was stunned for a moment.

Su Tong was stunned, and her uneasiness spread - she had a feeling that this matter would never be good again.

Chen Zijie's expression became more and more serious, he stood up and spun around the room twice: "Don't worry, time is enough, Ah Si, take my token immediately, call the major trading companies nearby, and use the fastest speed to go along the road. He went to the pharmacies in various prefectures and counties to search for medicinal materials, collected a whole boat, and sent them to the capital first."

"Yes." A rather ordinary-looking servant beside him immediately stood up, took the token with both hands, and rode out the door.

Even so, the atmosphere in the room was still tense.

No one bothered to drink the hot soup and hot water in the pot. After a while, a layer of white oil condensed, which was disgusting to see.

There is still more than a day before the deadline. If the medicine is collected from other places, boiled and distributed to the poisoned people, the time is really tight, but it is not enough.

As for the Empress Dowager, there is no need to worry, there may be no medicinal materials in other places, but there will be no shortage of medicinal materials in the palace.

Sure enough, within half a cup of tea, someone spread the word that the Empress Dowager had taken the antidote, and now her condition has eased, and the fever subsided, and the imperial doctors also prescribed the medicine to soothe the nerves and calm the mind, but her body is still too weak to take it down for the time being. The officials are very worried about the bed, and they have not been to court for two days in front of the bed.

The bad news also came. As expected, several kinds of medicinal materials were out of stock in all the big pharmacies in Kaifeng.

"Back to gentlemen, they still have small batches of other common medicinal materials in stock, but there are a few of them, although they are not precious, they are not commonly used medicines. The stock in the pharmacy is very limited, and they were swept away yesterday. And Kong, now there is no one.”

Su Tong was dumbfounded.

Chen Zijie sighed: "Don't worry, no matter how many people they have, they can buy all the medicines in the capital, and they can't buy all the medicines in the surrounding counties and counties. My people have always moved very fast, at most until noon tomorrow. The medicine is in place."

Su Tong sighed, turned to look at Miao Yin and Gu Han.

Miaoyin's expression was still serene, Gu Han sat leaning against the bluestone platform, staring blankly at the rain curtain outside the window, as if he had become a piece of wood.

No matter how fast Chen Zijie's men were, they would not be able to save Miaoyin in time.

Su Tong lowered his head, but felt very lucky. If the news of the disappearance of the antidote had been revealed earlier, Gu Han's heart would be ashamed, and he wondered if he would want to drag everyone to be buried with him.

Miaoyin was not angry: "...Ahan, although you are called a miracle doctor, you have always believed in gods and Buddhas. Now that you think about it, it may be the retribution given by the gods and Buddhas. Since the retribution is imminent, let's not complain."

His toxic attack was many times faster than others. At this time, his face was already dead, and he lay down slowly on the ground with his hair loose. The picture was very bleak.

Gu Han seemed to be in despair at this moment, until he returned to his gentle and refined appearance, he took off the outer cloak, covered Miaoyin, and said with a smile on his face: "I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, but I have been a doctor for so many years, and the patients who died in my hands, There are always more patients than surviving patients, they call me a miracle doctor, but sometimes I hope that the real gods will take pity on me, give me a little more luck, and make my life less fragile."

Even though Fu Ye hated Gu Han so much because of Su Tong's matter, and even angered Miao Yin, he couldn't help but feel pity at this moment. He did so many evil things and ended up like this, it really is karma.

(End of this chapter)