Lady of the Lord From the East - Chapter 169

Her body was unwillingly weak, but she couldn’t find any reason. Wei Wei, who had watched a lot of palace fighting dramas and house fighting dramas, immediately thought of poisoning.

It’s so common, isn’t it? Which harem drama doesn’t have a palace secret medicine? That kind of colorless, odorless, chronic poison that even the imperial doctor can’t diagnose after using it is really a stalk on the street. .

But it is still possible to appear in reality, especially in Europe, where medical skills are not as developed as later generations, and Western medicine is not good at detecting diseases without using instruments. If the poison in the king is the kind that is not easy to be found Yes, and apart from medicines that do not cause other symptoms of weakness, it is normal to find no cause.

But whether it is true or not, we will have to wait until we see people to be sure.

But after Felix heard that the king might have been poisoned, his face became very ugly. He immediately suspected Duke Romanov. After all, if the king had an accident at this time, he would be the most suspicious.

Of course, poisoning the king is also one of the common assassination methods in Europe, so besides him, there are many other suspects.

It took about a week to get to the Royal Seaport of the Royal Capital by boat, because the king’s personal attendant had been urging the paddlers to speed up, and the ship was not loaded with cargo, which reduced the weight, and they arrived two days earlier than this time. Port Royal.

The carriage had already been arranged to wait for them in the harbor, and when they got off the boat, they were picked up in the carriage and headed for the palace.

Wei Wei originally wanted to hand over her son to Penny, and let them take little Anthony back to the Earl’s House first, but the psychological shadow left by Anthony because he had not seen his mother for a long time has not completely dissipated. It was a carriage and a boat driving all the way. Anthony’s spirit was not very good. Wei Wei was worried that if he kept crying and crying at this time, he would probably fall ill, and if she entered the palace this time, if things were as she thought. , I’m afraid he won’t be able to come out for a while, thinking about it, in the end, he brought the child with him.

In addition to her son, Wei Wei also brought Penny, Karma, and Mona along with two other little maids.

The attendant did not allow her to bring so many maids. Although there were some noble ladies staying with maids in the palace, generally everyone brought at most one or two, but she brought five, which was a bit beyond the standard. There is no palace. The general manager agrees, he can’t be the master.

But before getting on the carriage, Wei Wei pointed to the medicine box held by the maids and told him: “These are all medicinal materials that may be used, and they are my assistants. If I need to treat Your Majesty, there is no suitable medicine around me. If it is an assistant, it is likely to affect the treatment.”

The maids cooperated to open the medicine box, and the attendants looked at them and saw that they were all kinds of herbs.

So he thought about it, and still agreed with Wei Wei to bring five maids to the palace.

They entered in a low-key manner. The carriage was not the main entrance of the palace, but the hidden side entrance. Before entering this time, a search was also carried out. Of course, as a nobleman and born as a knight, Felix was allowed to enter with a weapon. Yes, so the search was just to make sure they didn’t have anything dangerous in their stuff.

It was the palace chief who sent the carriage to pick them up. The chief did not react after seeing that the number of people in their party was too large. He just glanced at the child in Wei Wei’s arms and turned to take them to see the king.

The atmosphere in the palace is very bad. In addition to the king’s family, there will also be other members of the royal family and the wives of nobles who are highly valued by the king. These people will hold some jobs in the palace, so they can always be seen on weekdays. They came and went in the palace.

But now, they walked all the way and saw no one except the soldiers guarding the road.

“When the king became seriously ill, he drove those people out of the palace.” As if he knew their doubts, the general manager who led the way explained without looking back.

After the king’s body became ill, he couldn’t find the reason, so he naturally became suspicious of the people around him, so the palace that used to be full of people had a big eviction. All the nobles were expelled, even his mistress. There are no exceptions, so there are only the king, queen and two princes left in the palace today. The rest are all servants who work here, and the surrounding area of ​​the palace has long been protected by the Royal Knights. Without permission, no one is allowed. In and out of the palace.

And where the king lives now, not even the queen can enter or leave. The only people who can approach him on a daily basis are the doctors and the servants who take care of him. There are only two princes.

When they got to the place, the manager kept everyone out and only allowed Wei Wei to enter alone.

He said apologetically to Felix and Wei Wei: “Your Majesty gave an order before, and no one was seen, so I can only ask Madam to enter alone.”

Wei Wei thought this was a bit strange, but thinking about the current situation, she didn’t ask any more questions, and handed the little Anthony who had been hugging all the way to Felix.

“Take care of him.”

Fortunately, Anthony was asleep at this time, otherwise he would be even more reluctant to leave his mother in a strange place.

Felix nodded, reminding her to be careful with his eyes.

The door was guarded by guards, and the chief opened the closed door a crack, and did not let others see what was inside. After only letting Wei Wei in, he walked in and closed the door.

The room was very dark, and there was a strong smell of herbal medicine. Even though it was daytime, the curtains were all drawn. In the dim room, you could only vaguely see that the curtains on the bed were also lowered and covered. all the paths that can be peeked into.

There was still a servant in the bedroom, and the other party was sitting in the corner beside the bed. If the other party didn’t get up when they came in, Wei Wei would have a hard time finding him.

Wei Wei saluted the position of the bed, bowed her head and said, “Good day, Your Majesty the King.”

But the king who was supposed to be on the bed didn’t say a word, but the head steward beside her whispered sadly: “Madam, His Majesty the King is currently in a coma.”

Wei Wei was shocked by the news: “How long has Your Majesty been in a coma?”

“It’s been two full days.”

This time, Wei Wei didn’t care about etiquette anymore, she immediately stood up straight, walked to the bed, and said to the main pipe: “Please open the window, I need your majesty to check.”

The general manager cooperated with the servant and went to open the curtains. The window was closed to prevent anyone from watching the king’s condition from outside, but the king was in a coma for two days, and the imperial doctor in charge of the treatment had been helpless. Said it was the only hope they could think of at the moment.

Of course, if a dead horse is a living horse doctor, don’t say it too clearly.

As soon as the window was opened, the whole bedroom was brightened. Wei Wei lifted the bed curtain from the side away from the window, and finally saw the unconscious king.

From the last time we met, the king lost a lot of weight, but not enough to lose his shape, but if he continues to be in such a coma, he will die sooner or later. This time is not modern, and it is difficult to maintain a comatose without the help of medical equipment. body of.

Wei Wei first checked his eyes and mouth, then took out the king’s hand from the quilt and began to diagnose the pulse.

This process was a bit long, and she also changed her hand in the middle. During the whole process, no one in the bedroom said a word, just stared at her actions.

After a while, Wei Wei replaced her hands, stood up, and said with a dignified expression, “Your Majesty’s situation is relatively stable at the moment, but it won’t be certain if you drag it on. I need to dispense medicine now, can you help me prepare? A room with a fireplace? Also, I need clean water and a pot.”

With the current situation of the palace, it is obvious that the kitchen is not suitable for decoction. If she goes there, there may be news that they have entered the palace soon. In order to keep it secret, Wei Wei chooses to use the fireplace.

The steward was smart, and immediately guessed that Wei Wei had a way to treat the king, and quickly replied: “Yes, there is a fireplace in the bedroom next door, you can go there! I will send someone to bring you the things you need immediately. .”

Then, he asked again, “Ma’am, I don’t know why Your Majesty fell into a coma?”

Wei Wei glanced at the two people present, and only replied vaguely: “He should have eaten something that should not be eaten.”

In fact, the king’s situation was just as she had guessed. It was a poison that could cause physical weakness, and it wasn’t a one-time injection.

She guessed that the other party continued to poison the king several times. The amount of poison injected each time was very small, and it would not cause an immediate reaction in the body, so the king didn’t find it at first, but when he found it, the poison was already there. After lurking for a long time, the king’s body became weaker and weaker, and eventually led to a coma. If the whole process was not suspicious for the king himself, it would seem like a normal illness and weakness, and eventually the poisoned person died.

The toxicity of this kind of chronic poison is actually not large. As long as the poison is detoxified, the king can wake up. The recovery in the later stage may be a little troublesome, and there may be some sequelae, but the cure can still be cured.

Of course, if Wei Wei uses needles for the king now, she can temporarily suppress the toxicity to wake him up, but acupuncture is a medical method that is not well known. The steward thought she was trying to love the king.

Therefore, conservative drug treatment is the safest, which can wake up the king without causing trouble for himself.

The manager has been in the palace for so many years, and he doesn’t know what Wei Wei means. Hearing this, his face changed, and he subconsciously looked at the servant who was taking care of the king.

When he saw the latter, his face turned pale, and he quickly shook his head in denial: “Sir, it’s not me! It’s really not me!”

The manager wants to say that the two of them are the ones who are responsible for taking care of the king recently, isn’t he still himself?

Hearing Wei Wei say: “His Majesty the King should have been recruited a long time ago. In terms of time, it should be a long time before his body started to weaken.”

As soon as this was said, the servant breathed a sigh of relief, and the steward stopped staring at him.

The king began to feel unwell two months ago, and if he was poisoned before, there would be too many opportunities to poison people.

This is to be investigated, but the most important thing now is to wake the king.

“Ma’am, please come with me.”

Like all nobles, the king’s bedroom is the master bedroom connected to the master bedroom, so the bedroom next door is the master bedroom, but because the king and queen do not live in the same palace, the master bedroom next door has always been It’s all empty, and now Wei Wei wants to use it, the manager will take her there as soon as possible.