The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 433 Mylabris ([-])

The spider trouble in the Changchun Palace was spread to the ears of the concubines in the palaces as gossip about Mao Jing's greetings to the Sixth Palace.

At that time when Rong Yue heard about this matter, she just told her to ignore other things, saying that she was doing a lot of evil, and heaven forbids it.

Shen Ye informed Liang Jiugong of this matter, and ordered him to sue the emperor, but the emperor was often accompanied by two or three new concubines, so how could Liang Jiugong be allowed to reply?
After coming and going, this matter stopped when it reached Rong Yue, except for the emperor, even the queen dowagers of the two palaces were kept in the dark.

On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th, everyone except Que Wanyu entered the Qianqing Palace for the banquet.

Most of the palace people who stayed in the palace also stayed in the palace to be lazy.

And the maid in Chengqian Palace who had boils on her hands was pouring cold water to soak her hands in it to soothe the pain.

When the guards were inspecting, they entered the palace and saw her like this, so they stepped forward and asked, "Why are you sneaking around here?"

The palace maid staggered in fright at the sound, knocked over a basin full of cold water, exposed her ten fingers covered with scars, knelt down and said in a solemn voice: "Slave...Slave is."

The guard glanced at her finger and said, "Is this a boil? Did you find the imperial doctor?"

The palace maid shook her head sadly, tears were about to fall: "The servant girl is the last servant waiting in Chengqian Palace, how can she still go to see the imperial physician? Such an injury is only in the way of myself."

"If the boils are not cured and turn into boils, do you still want these hands?"

How did the palace lady know that this disease is so severe, and she was trembling with fright, and hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency is familiar with this disease, do you know how to treat it?"

The guard sighed calmly, took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and threw it on the ground full of pity: "I'm not an imperial physician, how do I know so much? You take the silver and go to the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine for you."

The maid kowtowed to thank her again and again, but when she raised her head again, the guard was nowhere to be seen.

She picked up the ingot of broken silver with gratitude, and walked towards the imperial hospital with small steps before the night banquet in the Qianqing palace was over.

Turning around the long street, it was the guard who joked to Shen Ye: "You boy, but you have taken a fancy to that maid? I see that the person looks ordinary, how can he match you?"

Shen Ye lightly punched the guard on the shoulder, and smiled brightly: "You are the best at scolding people, but she is pitiful. Come on, I have to go to Changchun Palace to be on duty. Keep wine and meat at night, so don't be greedy alone." Eat up!"

Shen Ye sent the guards away, and did not go straight back to Changchun Palace to be on duty, but saw the palace maid asking for medicine and joyfully came out, waited outside the imperial hospital for a long time before seeing Bai Changqing sneaking out, and whispered to him in the corner : "I found out that it was Doctor Wang, who had boils on her hands, and indeed prescribed cantharidin ①, and asked her to grind powder and apply it to the wound." (ps, cantharidin is very effective in treating furuncles when applied externally)
After listening to this, Shen Ye finally told Wanyan about the matter with peace of mind.

When Wannai got the news, it was already Haishi.

She was just taking the small brocade box and putting it on the warm seat table, the brocade box illuminated by the bright and warm palace lanterns was buried in the shadows.

Yunchan finished cleaning up the chores in the main hall, and when she and Shuang Ruo entered the hall together, she saw Wanyu staring at the brocade box in a daze, so she took it casually: "Ah, what a delicate box." Wan Lai dissuaded him from opening it, but saw several oblong beetle carcasses with emerald green elytra placed inside. He was startled and threw the box on the ground: "Ma'am, this is"

Seeing her embarrassment, Wanyu couldn't help laughing and shook her head, then took the silk to pad her fingertips, picked up the bugs one by one and put them back into the brocade box.

Yun Chan smelled that the bug still had a foul smell, and she became more and more puzzled, "Where did you find these bugs?"

Wanyou smiled and said nothing, but Shuangruo looked at the beetle carefully and said: "My servant remembers that there is a record in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that says 'spots say its color, and stings say its poison is like a spear. As a beetle, it is commonly called a beetle.' I think this is the thing in the brocade box held by the empress."

Wanyu looked at Shuangruo in surprise, and praised, "I don't want you to know about such things."

Shuang Ruo shook her head with a smile: "My servant used to work in the imperial pharmacy. When I have nothing to do, I like to read some medical works. And this servant still remembers that this insect is a highly poisonous insect."

"Extremely poisonous?" Hearing Shuang Ruo's words, Yun Chan hurriedly wanted to snatch the brocade box from Wan Yu's hand, but she heard Wan Yu ask: "What are you doing?"

Yun Chan asked anxiously: "Didn't the lady hear that Aunt Shuangruo said that this thing is poisonous? The maidservant quickly took it away and threw it away. What if I hurt my lady like that poisonous spider?"

Shuangruo saw that Wannai was protecting the brocade box, she smiled without saying a word, so she speculated arbitrarily: "Isn't it possible that the empress wants it? What's the matter? Mylabris is cold in nature, pungent in taste, and very poisonous. The book also records that "pregnant people Do not take it, because it can crush human flesh. The medicine for treating drenching is multi-purpose, and it is especially suitable for people who are extremely bitter. "Your Majesty"

Wanyu smiled indifferently, casually took the silver hairpin from her forehead, poked it on the cantharidin and smashed it: "It's dangerous, but I know the dosage, and it can't hurt your life. Too much cantharidin will cause people to die." Heart palpitations and death, but if it is a small amount, it is nothing more than diarrhea and vomiting."

Yunchan held down Wanyu's hand that was smashing the weeds, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it, you"

"Bengong is just thinking about it, that's why it's like this." Wan Yu helped her hand, and said in a steady voice: "This thing can't save my life, but it can put the noble concubine in an embarrassing situation."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean, you want to mix this thing into your food, and then make the Emperor think that someone is going to poison your Majesty?"

Wan Lai smiled without saying a word, Yun Chan and Shuang Ruo glanced at each other, and immediately understood what she was thinking.

On the second day, after the meal was delivered from the imperial dining room, Wanyu added a small amount of minced mylabris to the dishes.

After everything was ready, he took a piece of mushroom with chopsticks and wanted to put it in his mouth, but before he could eat it, Yun Chan slapped it to the ground.

Seeing that Yun Chan's eyes were red, as if she was about to shed tears, Wan Yu comforted her with a smile, "What's wrong with you? Don't worry, I will be fine."

Yun Chan pouted and shook her head and said, "How can a maidservant like your mother rest assured? The left and right ladies are going to lead the matter to the noble concubine. It's the same for anyone in our palace who eats this poisonous dish. Why don't you be a slaveservant instead of you? "

After saying that, she snatched the chopsticks from Wanyu's hand and wanted to eat, but she was grabbed by Shuang Ruo, and said in a deep voice: "Confused. You will suffer for nothing if you eat it. The empress is the emperor's favorite person, so she can touch you." The emperor's sore spot. We ate for the empress, and made a commotion to make the imperial hospital come to see it, but instead startled the snake."

Yun Chan heard the words, and then slowly put down the chopsticks in her hand.

Wan Lai patted her on the arm, and without thinking about it, she just ate it like an ordinary lunch.

　Remarks ①: Lytta vesicatoria (Spanish fly or Lytta vesicatoria): alias spotted oyster, piebald hair, tabby cat, coriander, flower beetle, Zhangwa, soybean worm, etc., commonly known as Spanish fly.The oblong, emerald green Coleoptera crustaceans have a distinctive odor.

　　Cantharidin has strong nephrotoxicity, is a highly toxic substance, and can secrete a liquid called cantharidin to defend against predators.

　　In addition, mylabris has a miraculous effect for external use in the treatment of boils.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)