readytorunbook Chapter 518 Heart-Eating Gu
Chapter 518 Heart-Eating Gu
After that beast killed my father, he was too arrogant and never learned the medical skills left by my father. As a result, his medical skills made no progress in the later period. This is why he was surpassed by Doctor Lin, and this is why the Queen had the opportunity to see Doctor Lin.
Otherwise, it would not be so easy to bring him down.
When Su Tang saw Zhou take out a black object, he couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"
Zhou patiently explained, "This is made from human blood and seven kinds of precious medicinal herbs. It can draw out the poisonous insects in the Crown Prince's body. Once the poisonous insects are inside the body, they won't come out easily. We can only find a way to use something to draw them out."
"You just need to light this thing and place it on the bedside of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In an incense stick's time, the poisonous insect will come out of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's body." Knowing that the other party was worried about whether this thing was harmful, Zhou directly handed the thing to the old doctor and asked the old doctor to help check it.
Doctor Lin at the side helped explain, "Don't worry, Your Highness. We are all in the room. If there is really a problem with this thing, we will also be in trouble. Especially since the Queen is pregnant. If it is poisonous, if we try to detoxify you, it will also affect the fetus in the Queen's body."
Su Tang is a man who understands the big picture and can figure out many things quickly. Doctor Lin's words were mainly spoken to Prime Minister Zhu who was standing beside him. After all, Prime Minister Zhu had the most obvious reaction from beginning to end.
Everyone knows how much the emperor cherishes the queen and the child in the queen's belly. The emperor will never let the queen take any risks. Doctor Lin's words instantly reassured the people of Yelan Kingdom.
Su Tang nodded directly and said, "Then order it. Thank you for troubling Doctor Zhou."
As Su Tang finished speaking, the old doctor took the things and put them in the incense burner, then brought them to the bedside of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Lin Wen followed closely and handed over a fire starter.
The old doctor nervously stepped forward and lit the black, stone-like object.
In an instant, thick smoke came out of the incense burner, carrying with it a strong smell of blood.
The blood mixed in it has been refined, so the bloody smell is even stronger. Fortunately, there are Chinese herbal medicines to neutralize it, otherwise it would be even more unpleasant.
In an instant, most people in the room couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses. Even Gu Jianchu couldn't help but pull out the handkerchief hanging around his waist and cover his mouth and nose.
After noticing Gu Jianchu's expression, Xie Ci'an moved closer to Gu Jianchu and said in a low voice, "Achu, can't you stand the smell of blood? Do you want me to accompany you outside for a while?"
If she had just gotten pregnant, she would have vomited if she had smelled such a bad smell.
Now that I am in the second trimester, I don’t think there is anything wrong with the smell.
Gu Jianchu shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
If they left, Prime Minister Zhu might start to doubt or even shout that there was something wrong with their stuff.
What a troublesome man.
But before they could even leave, Prime Minister Zhu had already started shouting, "Why does this stuff smell so bad? Could it be that it's not an antidote at all, but is trying to harm all of us?"
"If Prime Minister can't stand the smell, you can leave. No one is forcing you to stay in the room. Besides, Doctor Zhou has just explained that this medicine is made with human blood. Its main purpose is to lure out the poisonous insects with the smell of blood, so it is naturally a bit unpleasant." Doctor Lin made a rare strong rebuttal.
This was the first time that Gu Jianchu saw Doctor Lin being so strong. He was not like this even when he was wrongly accused.
This is what it's like to like someone.
You can be weak, but you must remain strong when your loved one is bullied.
Unlike Prime Minister Zhu, who is like a bitch. He only protects the princess out of self-touching in his heart, but does not take any actual action. He even condones the Second Prince to use the Crown Princess. Such a person should just stay away.
Su Tang looked at Prime Minister Zhu behind him with a barely perceptible coldness in his eyes. Tonight, Su Tang felt more and more that there was something wrong with Prime Minister Zhu. It would have been fine if he didn't advocate saving the prince, but now he was really making excuses. "If Prime Minister Zhu can't stand this unpleasant smell, he could have gone out to guard the place, or investigated how the prince was infected with the poison, instead of just saying nonsense here."
Prime Minister Zhu immediately lowered his head and said, "I dare not."
The prince had not woken up yet, and Su Tang was too lazy to argue with Prime Minister Zhu, so he didn't say much.
On the other hand, the Crown Princess stood aside with her head down, not daring to speak, trying her best to reduce her presence.
Everyone looked quietly at the prince on the bed.
But within the time it took to stick up an incense stick, a long, thin red worm slowly emerged from the prince's nose, looking extremely disgusting.
After the first worm crawled out, the second, third, and fourth worms followed, until all ten worms in the body crawled out.
Su Tang, Lin Wen and others came forward to take a look. When they saw dozens of several-inch-long bloodworms wriggling and crawling, they were so scared that they took a step back.
The old doctor took two steps forward and looked at the red worm that he hadn't diagnosed. "This is the Gu worm, it's all out."
"That's right, these are the poisonous insects that caused the prince to be unconscious and convulsing. If nothing unexpected happens, they should all have come out." Doctor Zhou answered the old doctor's question truthfully.
The Crown Princess, who was standing by and watching, turned pale and ugly immediately when she saw the worm crawling out. She backed away little by little until she could no longer recognize it and vomited. She kept vomiting when she saw the worm.
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Zhu wanted to move forward worriedly, but when he saw Su Tang beside him, he stopped abruptly and watched the pale-faced Crown Princess fall to the ground.
Su Tang glanced at Lin Wen, who immediately stepped forward to help the Crown Princess up, not forgetting to hand her a handkerchief, "Crown Princess, are you okay?"
The Crown Princess hadn't recovered from the shock yet and instinctively shook her head, "I'm fine."
"Then I'll help you sit aside for a while." Lin Wen helped the Crown Princess to sit on the armchair beside him.
Before, Su Tang might have been skeptical about the poisonous insects, but after seeing the bloodworms crawling out of the prince's body, Su Tang completely believed it. She clenched her fingers under her sleeves into fists. Who was so vicious to put such vicious insects in the prince's body?
According to Doctor Zhou, the prince's poisoning didn't last long, and the only people who could have tampered with the prince's diet were a few of their own people.
Since arriving in Jin State, they have not trusted anyone. Even in Sifang Pavilion, their own chef is responsible for their meals. They claim to others that they are not used to the food in Jin State.