Nanny Chu was shocked: "What did you say? My young lady has been poisoned?"
Although shocked, Nanny Chu, being an experienced handler of affairs, did not scream out loud. Instead, she asked quietly.
This ti, people from the Ran Family accompanied them; outside, Steward Ran was a clansman born in the Ran Family. He had served the family for generations and was thus granted the Ran family na.
But, this Steward Ran was not closely related to the Chu Family; rather, he was on better terms with the stepmother Ms. Shen. Nanny Chu suspected Ms. Shen behind the poisoning, so she was cautious around Steward Ran, who was close to her.
Upon hearing she had been poisoned, Miss Ran was also furious and deeply aggrieved, but she had been sched against by Ms. Shen since childhood and had learned to remain composed. After a mont of anger, she quickly cald down and scanned the room, noticing that aside from Gu Jinli, three doctors, and Nanny Chu, there was only one maid skilled in martial arts sent by the Chu Family. She then eased her mind and told Nanny Chu, "Nanny, let’s keep this quiet for now."
She then spoke to the three doctors, "Doctors, just focus on treating my leg; don’t worry about anything else. This matter concerns the Ran Family, and as a daughter of the Ran Family, I will handle it myself when I return."
Among the three doctors, Doctor Chu was from the Chu Family, and he took Miss Ran’s words as a command. Knowing how intelligent his own lady was, he was sure she had a plan and wouldn’t utter a word that might disrupt her affairs.
Doctor Fang’s dical hall was located in Linhe Prefecture, frequented by Lord Ran for dical visits and known for his excellent chess skills, making him a chess friend of Lord Ran. He too would not speak carelessly to outsiders.
Doctor Xiao, a good friend of Doctor Fang, considered confidentiality with patients obligatory as a physician. However, he voiced his concern, "Miss Ran, if sothing happens to you and results in any mishap, both Qingshan dical Hall and I would be scapegoats. I hope you find the real culprit and clear things up with ; otherwise, I dare not treat your leg injury."
The Ran Family was a prominent family in Linhe Prefecture, and the Chu Family was an established noble family for hundreds of years. If Miss Ran, bearing the blood of both families, were to die, everyone in Qingshan dical Hall would have no hope of survival.
Miss Ran replied, "Doctor Xiao, don’t worry. I will definitely clear this matter and ensure you won’t have to worry about risking your life in treating ."
Upon getting assurance from Miss Ran, Doctor Xiao then addressed Gu Jinli, "Girl, bring the blood for testing."
Gu Jinli handed over the tea cup full of poisoned blood to Doctor Xiao.
Doctor Xiao received it, and along with Doctor Fang and Doctor Chu, took out their dical instrunts and began testing the blood. However, after 30 minutes of testing, they found no poison in the blood.
"Gu Family’s daughter, there’s no poison in the blood," stated Doctor Xiao. "How did you confirm that Miss Ran has been poisoned?"
If she made a false claim, it could offend both the Ran Family and the Chu Family, and those were not families they could afford to offend.
Upon hearing this, Miss Ran also looked towards Gu Jinli, "Please explain, Miss."
Gu Jinli asked her, "After injuring your leg, have you been continuously applying dicine? Does any of the ingredients include Golden Leaf Vine?"
Miss Ran, always cautious and wary of her stepmother’s potential harm, was ticulous about checking and approving her dication and food. Hearing this, she nodded, "There indeed is Golden Leaf Vine among the ingredients, prescribed by the imperial physician from the Capital. It’s been quite effective."
Doctor Chu also spoke, "I’ve reviewed the recipe, and each ti the Miss uses her dication, I’ve tested every ingredient. There wasn’t a problem. How could the Miss have been poisoned?"
If the Miss were poisoned, as the doctor treating her injuries, he would be utterly incapable of shirking responsibility.
And the recipe was ordered by the Old Master who had always doted on this legitimate daughter, intending for her to have a bright future—how could he possibly harm her?
"That’s right," Gu Jinli continued to inquire Miss Ran, "Do you like using Wild Rose to perfu your clothes, or perhaps the cloth you use for your dicine was perfud with the scent of Wild Rose?"
Wild Rose is indeed the sa as wild roses, and this season is precisely when wild roses bloom late in the season.
Miss Ran said: "None. However, there is indeed a wall of Wild Rose in the courtyard where I live, planted by my deceased mother. They are in bloom now, and the maids cut a few branches every day to arrange in vases."
Gu Jinli said: "The cloth you used for applying dicine must have been stained with the juice of the Wild Rose. The juice of the Wild Rose mixed with Golden Leaf Vine and encountered with Dipsacus can turn into a poison. It can cause a wound to beco inflad, festering and feverish, and can kill a person in no more than three days."
She told Miss Ran: "Soone close to you has betrayed you, using this opportunity to harm you."
Looking towards Doctor Xiao, she said: "Dipsacus is an ingredient found in all antiseptic dicine. The person who poisoned knows pharmacology well, using a thod of mutual antagonism of dicines to create poison."
Doctor Xiao was shocked when hearing this and imdiately took out a packet of antiseptic dicine, putting it in the poisoned blood and began to wait patiently.
In just a quarter of an hour, the cup of poisoned blood turned very hot and even began emitting wisps of smoke.
The three doctors were all shocked: "Indeed, it’s poisonous! If we were to set Miss Ran’s broken bone, blood stasis would need to be dealt with, and antiseptic dicine would be used. That would surely have caused Miss Ran to develop a high fever."
The three doctors were imnsely relieved and said to Gu Jinli: "Young lady, thank you so much. You have saved all our lives."
Gu Jinli said: "It’s nothing, when I was buying dicine at Qingshan dical Hall, Doctor Xiao also gave a discount."
Hearing this, Doctor Xiao’s face turned red, and he quickly said: "From now on, whenever your family cos to Qingshan dical Hall to buy dicine, no matter what expensive dicines you purchase, the dical hall will only charge you half the price."
Gu Jinli was pleased: "Thank you, Doctor Xiao."
Miss Ran looked at the cup of poisoned blood, her gaze heavy. After adding antiseptic dicine, the poisoned blood turned scaldingly hot, confirming that her dicated cloth was truly contaminated with the juice of the Wild Rose.
She asked Nanny Chu to help her up, and she bowed to Gu Jinli: "Thank you, Miss Gu, for saving my life."
Had it not been for Miss Gu, what she thought was a path to recovery would have been her doom!
Gu Jinli said: "I just happened to see and reminded you, no need for so much gratitude."
Pointing at her still-bleeding wound, she said: "You shouldn’t set the bone today; this poisoned blood needs three days to cleanse. Set the bone after three days."
The Ran Family and the Chu Family both have a separate yard in He’an Prefecture. Since Miss Ran’s outing was approved by Old Madam Ran, returning within half a month is fine. Hearing this, she nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, Miss."
Gu Jinli didn’t stay long. After giving a few instructive words, she said: "I need to go back now."
Miss Ran did not ask her to stay longer and asked Nanny Chu to open the room door to send her out.
Qin San Lang had been waiting at the steps, and seeing Gu Jinli coming out, he relaxed: "Xiao Yu."
Knowing he was worried about her, Gu Jinli smiled at him: "I’m fine."
Saying this, she quickly descended the steps to join Qin San Lang.
Doctor Xiao also ca out and said to Qi Kangming: "Let check your hand injury."
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