Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C170

It was already a month after Gao Lang returned to the capital.

The old crown prince had already been buried, and an imperial edict had just been issued.

The Emperor appointed the Twelfth Prince Zhao Yu as his Crown Prince, bestowed him with a general amnesty.

In the capital city in June, the weather had turned hot, but the heat was not enough.

Just as Gao Lang arrived at the Rainbow Garden door riding on his horse, the horse below him whinnied, its front hooves kneeled down, and it died on the spot.

Gao Lang did not care about the horses, and went straight into the Bi Wu Hall.

Lv Yun was guarding the door of the Bi Wu Hall, but when she saw Gao Lang return, she was so happy that even the Lin’er in her arms let go of her hands, but when she saw that Gao Lang was the only one in, her heart dropped and she frowned.

Before he could even speak, he heard Gao Lang ask: “Is Lou okay?”

Lv Yun nodded, then shook her head: “Imperial Physician Fu has always been taking care of them, it is quite safe to feed them with soup. But the imperial physician has also said that if the needle is not taken out in a few more days, it will definitely hurt the heart. I’m afraid even the immortals of the Great Luo will find it hard to save him. ”

After he finished speaking, he raised his eyes and stared at Gao Lang: “Seventh Prince, what’s wrong with the Medicine King? Why did he not come back with you?”

Lv Yun had been hoping everyday for the Seventh Prince to bring the Medicine King back to save her shopkeeper’s life.

When Gao Lang heard that Jin Xiaolou was safe and sound, he relaxed. He did not have time to explain to Lv Yun as he quickly pushed open the door and entered the house.

The parasol trees outside were already in the shade, and the house was still filled with hot stoves. It was even hotter inside than on a summer day when there was only three volts.

Just as Gao Lang stepped into the house, his back was drenched in sweat.

But when he walked to Jin Xiaolou’s side and covered her forehead, his palm was as cold as ice.

Gao Lang’s heart hurt, and he once again reached into his blanket to shake Jin Xiaolou’s hand. Those slender and frail hands, were like a block of ice that had not melted for a long time in the spring.

“Seventh Prince, Lady Xiaolou’s vital energy and blood is seriously lacking, if I don’t take out this needle now, I’ll never be able to recover!” Imperial Physician Fu stayed in the house all day long, wearing only a thin layer of clothes, his entire body was reeking of medicine.

Only then did Gao Lang take out a Cyan Jade Pot from his sleeve and opened the wooden stopper. After tilting it slightly, he took out a cherry sized, pure white pill.

“Where did the Medicine King, Zou Miaomiao, get this?” Gao Lang passed the pill to Imperial Physician Fu, “He said that as long as you consume this pill, you will be able to keep your life safe, and take out the long needle.”

“This… “This …” Imperial Physician Fu’s hands were trembling as he used the sunlight to look at the white jade pill repeatedly. However, even after looking at it for a long time, he was still unable to see what kind of pill it was.

Imperial Physician Fu naturally knew that the Pill King would not step forward to practice medicine. Back then, he had made a death wager with someone, if he were to practice medicine and save someone again, he would end up dying. It was already extremely difficult for Seventh Prince to obtain a pill.

Although he could not see the effects of the pill, but since the Pill King had already said it, it was definitely not wrong.

Without further ado, Imperial Physician Fu ordered Lv Yun to bring some hot water and after cleaning his hands, he carefully crushed the white jade pill and fed it to Jin Xiaolou. Then, he prepared a small silver pincer and a cloth that had been soaked in alcohol, and sat by the side of the bed.

Before they started to take out the needles, Imperial Physician Fu ordered people to close all the windows tightly, not allowing even the slightest bit of wind to leak in.

Then, he used a cloth to wipe Jin Xiaolou’s chest clean. Because there was a separation between males and females, Jin Xiaolou’s clothes in front of her chest only cut off a small piece, revealing the piece above his heart.

Imperial Physician Fu sat on the side of the bed and took out a pair of pincers. He aimed at the end of the needle and in the blink of an eye, he had taken it out.

The long needle was easy to remove, but the difficult part was that the heart could be restored to its original state after being removed. Blood could not obstruct the chaotic flow. This Imperial Physician Fu did not have confidence and could only place his hopes on the Pill King’s pill.

Gao Lang held onto Jin Xiaolou’s hand tightly, afraid that if she relaxed, the person in front of him would melt like snow in the spring.

Imperial Physician Fu took a deep breath and started to take out the silver needles around his heart.

Success or failure would depend on the effect of the silver needles. Imperial Physician Fu held his breath and twisted his fingers one by one to remove the needles.

The moment the last silver needle left Jin Xiaolou’s chest, Imperial Physician Fu placed his hand on Jin Xiaolou’s vein. After a long time, he finally heaved a sigh of relief and laughed: “The Medicine King’s medicine truly deserves its reputation.

Only now did Gao Lang feel that he had lived with Jin Xiaolou.

When Imperial Physician Fu finished packing the medicine box and walked out of the room, Gao Lang bent down and embraced Jin Xiaolou. With his lips next to Jin Xiaolou’s ear, he whispered, “My wife, you saved me three times, and I’ll have to repay it back in my entire life. I only hope for you to wake up quickly.

As she finished speaking, a teardrop dropped down Jin Xiaolou’s tightly shut eyes.

Gao Lang was overjoyed, and immediately opened his mouth: “My wife, you can hear me!”

Thus, Gao Lang took off his shoes and socks, and laid down next to Jin Xiaolou on the bed with his head on the bed: “Lying alone must be very boring. My wife, I’ll accompany you.

For the next three days, Gao Lang stayed by Jin Xiaolou’s side and personally fed her soup and scrubbed her body.

Imperial Physician Fu also came once a day to check his pulse, but the more he checked, the more hesitant he became.

That afternoon, Gao Lang fed Jin Xiaolou her soup and held Lin’er to play by her side. Imperial Physician Fu took the medicine box and checked her pulse as usual.

However, as soon as he placed his hand on it, he couldn’t stop himself from saying, “Strange.”

Gao Lang frowned: “Is there something wrong with that?”

“Good, very good. Lady Xiaolou’s pulse is stable and strong, it’s no different from a normal person’s.” Imperial Physician Fu returned.

Gao Lang continued to ask, “Then what is the Imperial Physician curious about?”

“It’s precisely because my pulse is just like a normal person’s that it’s strange! According to this pulse, Lady Xiaolou should have woken up a long time ago. How come sshe still hasn’t woken up at all? ” Imperial Physician Fu could not come to a conclusion, he shook his head, “Could it be because of the Medicine King’s medicine?”

“I won’t.” Gao Lang said, “Zou Miaomiao said he took medicine, so he just need to find a doctor to retrieve the needles. As long as his meridians stabilize, he will wake up in a few days.”

“This is really strange!”

Just as she was thinking, the door opened. Wen Mei walked over with her head lowered, to get the soup bowl that Seventh Prince had just fed to his wife.

When the soup bowl was served to him, Imperial Physician Fu’s face immediately changed: “Wait!”

Imperial Physician Fu suddenly shouted and stopped, causing Wen Mei to almost fall off her seat.

“This… “What’s in this soup bowl?” Imperial Physician Fu brought the bowl up to his nose and carefully sniffed it.

“It’s minced meat mixed with white peony root. Madam has been eating this lately.” Wen Mei replied honestly.

“Who cooked this soup?” Imperial Physician Fu put down his bowl and raised his head to ask Wen Mei.

“Because I am not at ease handing it over to others, the soup that Madam drinks is being cooked everyday by Sister Nan Yang herself.” Seeing the Imperial Physician’s expression, Wen Mei felt that the situation wasn’t good.

The Imperial Physician Fu’s expression froze, and he shouted towards Gao Lang: “Seventh Prince, there’s a Shi Xiang San inside the soup.”

“Shi Xiang San?” Gao Lang raised his eyebrows, he knew that Shi Xiang San was a type of aphrodisiac. When he could not sleep well in the past, the servant girls below would occasionally burn Shi Xiang San in the smoker.

“That’s right.” The Imperial Physician Fu nodded his head, “This Stone Fragrance has a special smell, I could easily tell that it could be used as a fumes. However, if it was taken orally, it would cost a person’s life!”

The Imperial Physician Fu continued to speak: “I just carefully smelled the Lady Xiaolou’s soup. The quantity used to administer the medicine was very small, not enough to kill one person, but if I were to consume it all day long, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to wake up. Lady Xiaolou’s pulse is stable, but she has yet to wake up because of this Stone Fragrance Powder. ”

Gao Lang frowned, the cold light in his eyes made all the hairs on his body stand up.

Wen Mei continued to shout out, “It’s definitely not big sister Nan Yang. She has long ago decided to serve Madam for her …”

But before he could finish speaking, Gao Lang had already opened his mouth: “Men, bring Nan Yang to the study room.”

Then she turned her head and asked the imperial physician, “Is there any hope for Little Lou?”

Gao Lang’s heart trembled at the mere six words.

“Of course.” Imperial Physician Fu took out a pen and paper from the medicine box, raised his hand and wrote down a prescription. “Fortunately, I found it in time.

The prescription was handed over to Lv Yun, who took Lin’er and quickly went to get the medicine.

In the study, Gao Lang sat on the seat of honor, while Nan Yang who was kneeling below had a perplexed look.

Gao Lang raised his hand and threw the bowl in front of Nan Yang. Seeing that Nan Yang was still confused, he could not help but open his mouth: “Nan Yang, you have been following me since you were young.

Nan Yang hurriedly nodded her head, “Seventh Elder, I was not good to my wife in the past, but ever since my wife risked her life to save you, I have already promised myself that even if I have to lose my life, I will protect my wife thoroughly.”

“Is that so?” Gao Lang looked straight into Nan Yang’s eyes, “Then who was the one who planted the Stone Fragrance Powder in this bowl?”

“Shi Xiang San?” Nan Yang was shocked, “I don’t know, I was the one who cooked the Madam’s soup all day, how could she have been drugged?”

Nan Yang did not lie, the soup that Jin Xiaolou ate everyday was personally made by her guarding in the kitchen, even when she brought it into the Bi Wu Hall, she would only give it to the most trustworthy Wen Mei, afraid that there would be any problems with the food.

He hadn’t thought that he would be drugged after being watched so closely.

Nan Yang’s breath hastened, her face flushed red: How is that possible, not to mention that I cooked the soup, even the ingredients were all taken a look at by me, seeing how it was handled, who will have the chance to?

Gao Lang gazed unblinkingly at Nan Yang, and seeing that she did not have any intention to speak, her lips tightened even tighter.

After a long while, she retracted her gaze and said lightly: “It’s a good thing that this matter still hasn’t been revealed yet. Nan Yang, cook the soup as usual.

“Yes.” Nan Yang replied. Looking at Seventh Prince’s gloomy expression, his heart clenched into a knot, and he wished that he could lie there for his wife. Even if he had to lie down, he would feel sick.

As long as Seventh Prince had true happiness, she was willing to do anything.