HBWnovel Chapter 229 The Prince of Jin is probably not going to make it.
Chapter 229 The Prince of Jin is probably not going to make it.
In an instant, chaos erupted inside the main hall of Nuanyuxuan.
Empress Chen held Xiao Yunfei, her face streaked with tears, crying, "Yunfei, wake up, wake up! Don't frighten your mother!"
Xiao Yuncheng stood blankly to the side, staring at Xiao Yunfei, a hint of doubt flashing across his brow.
"How could this be? Sixth...Sixth Brother, what happened to you?"
"His Highness Prince Jin has been poisoned!"
Shen Yuan squeezed into the crowd, her tone very firm.
Even without her saying it, anyone with eyes could see that Xiao Yunfei was showing signs of poisoning, because his lips were purple and his face was bluish, clearly indicating that he had been poisoned.
How could there be poison at this palace banquet?
"Who poisoned my son?" Empress Chen touched Xiao Yunfei's face, which was gradually turning cold, and her sharp phoenix eyes swept over everyone.
Instantly, everyone took two steps back, not daring to step forward for fear of getting into trouble.
But one fearless individual dared to approach Empress Chen.
"Your Majesty, I have some medical knowledge and know that sealing a few acupoints can slow the spread of the poison, buying Prince Jin more time for the imperial physician to arrive. Would Your Majesty be willing to allow me to try?"
Upon hearing this, Empress Chen looked up at Shen Yuan, her eyes revealing obvious suspicion and inquiry.
Seeing Shen Yuan kneeling before her, her eyes filled with worry and urgency, Empress Chen felt that she was overthinking things.
Nuanyuxuan is indeed quite far from the Imperial Hospital. It would take the imperial physician at least the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to get here.
The time it takes to drink a cup of tea isn't long.
But Fei'er can't wait any longer!
So Empress Chen hesitated for only a moment before turning her gaze to the Emperor.
The emperor frowned and asked Shen Yuan, "How confident are you?"
Shen Yuan: "Ninety percent!"
Empress Chen looked at Shen Yuan and finally threatened, "If you dare to harm my son, I will never forgive you!"
Hearing Empress Chen's words, the Emperor's expression softened, and he said to Shen Yuan, "If you give up now, I will not blame you! But if you fail to control the poison in Yunfei's body, or even activate it, then you will have to pay the price for your actions! I will not spare you just because you are the daughter of the General of the North!"
Shen Yuan ignored the emperor's words and hurriedly said, "His Highness Prince Jin is probably impatient!"
"Quickly lay His Highness Prince Jin flat on the ground!"
"Loosen your belt and take off your shirt!"
Perhaps because Shen Yuan was so eager to cure the sick and save lives, no one questioned her decision for a moment. They all followed her instructions, placed Xiao Yunfei on the ground, and then took off his shirt to completely expose his chest so that acupuncture could be administered.
Shen Yuan took out her needle pouch from her bosom.
Fortunately, the needles used for acupuncture were not confiscated during the palace gate inspection and were brought into the palace by her.
Shen Yuan took out a thin needle and quickly inserted it into the acupoint between Xiao Yunfei's lungs.
Shen Yunjin turned pale with fright when she saw Shen Yuan's actions.
If Xiao Yunfei cannot be cured, it would be a capital offense punishable by the extermination of his entire family. Shen Yuan is simply a madwoman! A madwoman who doesn't care about the fate of the General's Mansion at all!
Even if Shen Yunjin wanted to push Shen Yuan away at this moment, she didn't dare to actually reach out and push her.
After all, the Emperor and Empress were looking at Shen Yuan with hopeful eyes.
They all pinned their hopes on Shen Yuan.
After Xiao Yunfei's chest was exposed, everyone could see that his skin was covered with fine, dark purple lines, like countless earthworms crawling all over his body.
Except for the acupuncture points where Shen Yuan was needled.
With each needle she inserted, Shen Yuan forced the deep purple poisonous blood back a little. After several needles, she actually protected Xiao Yunfei's heart meridian.
Although Xiao Yunfei was unconscious, his breathing was noticeably more stable.
This proves that Shen Yuan's acupuncture technique is indeed effective.
Empress Chen breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down beside Xiao Yunfei, and silently shed tears.
Shen Yuan inserted the last needle, then stepped aside and kowtowed to the Emperor and Empress: "This humble woman's medical skills are not proficient. I only know how to temporarily slow the spread of poison, but I cannot tell what kind of poison Prince Jin has been poisoned by, nor do I know how to detoxify him. I can only temporarily control the poison in Prince Jin's body. The rest needs to be treated by the imperial physicians."
Empress Chen nodded faintly. Xiao Yunfei had not yet woken up, so she could not say anything to reward Shen Yuan. She could only sit on the ground and wait for the imperial physician.
Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived shortly after.
Upon seeing the needles inserted into Xiao Yunfei's body, the imperial physician looked up in astonishment, "Who inserted these needles?"
Shen Yuan answered in response, "Me."
The imperial physician glanced at Shen Yuan a few more times, clearly wanting to strike up a conversation with her, but he also knew that this was a critical moment, and if he said another word, he would lose his head right there.
So he didn't dare say another word and hurriedly knelt down beside Xiao Yunfei to take his pulse.
After taking the pulse, the imperial physician's face turned pale instantly.
He released Xiao Yunfei's hand, turned around and knelt down before the emperor and empress, his head hitting the golden bricks in the hall with a crisp sound.
"Your Majesty, I am terrified. The poison Your Highness has been afflicted with is far too insidious. My medical skills are insufficient, and I fear I have no way to find an antidote!"
"What? You're saying you can't cure Fei'er?" Empress Chen angrily kicked away the imperial physician kneeling before her. "If you can't, then get out of here! Let someone else save my son!"
The first person to take Xiao Yunfei's pulse was the most skilled head of the Imperial Medical Academy, but he was powerless to save him. Others came forward one after another to take Xiao Yunfei's pulse, but none of them were confident they could save him.
Some of them gave Xiao Yunfei an antidote pill that had been painstakingly developed by the entire Imperial Medical Academy, but it not only had no effect, it also activated the poison in Xiao Yunfei's body.
It seemed that the more antidote medicine one took, the more severe the poisoning became.
The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, it seems that His Highness Prince Jin is suffering from more than one type of poison. Now these poisons are clashing within him, and... I'm afraid there's no cure..."
"What do you mean by that? Are you saying my Fei'er is going to die?"
Empress Chen stared coldly and resentfully at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground.
The imperial physicians buried their heads lower than the next, all pressed tightly against the ground, not daring to lift them.
"Your Majesty, it seems that His Highness Prince Jin is... beyond saving!"
"Useless, useless, all of you useless! If you can't cure my son, I'll make your entire Imperial Hospital pay with your lives!"
Empress Chen was so angry that she trembled all over. She didn't care that there were officials and their families in Nuanyu Pavilion at the moment. With a ferocious expression, she drew a knife from the waist of the guard behind her and plunged it into the body of the nearest junior imperial physician.
The young imperial physician immediately collapsed and died, his blood flowing all over the ground.
Everyone was astonished.
When the head of the Imperial Medical Academy saw the young physician lying on the ground, a few tears welled up in his eyes. This young physician was only twenty years old, unmarried, and had only joined the Imperial Medical Academy at the beginning of this year…
In less than three months, he went from a vibrant life to a corpse.
The young imperial physician's body was quickly dragged away.
The emperor did not expect Empress Chen to do this. After all, in his impression, his empress was gentle and kind, and she would not even dare to step on an insect.
But now she killed someone right in front of him, her movements so practiced it was as if it weren't her first time.
The emperor stood frozen in shock, taking a long time to recover. Once he did, he quickly snatched the knife from Empress Chen's hand: "Empress! I order you to calm down!"