Butler Zhao rubbed the corners of his eyes with tears of gratitude, and replied happily: "I am very grateful that Mrs. Chu can go. If you are really unable to save your life, it is because Taigong has exhausted his life, and you can't blame others."
"Then don't delay and go quickly."
With the benevolent attitude of a doctor, Chu Nanzhi pulled Sang Qi into the carriage and hurried to the Zhao Mansion with Butler Zhao.
He opened the curtain and looked up at the sky. There was still some time before dark, so it probably wouldn't take too long. It wouldn't delay the agreement with Lin Jinxiao.
In order not to cause trouble, she decided not to tell the pretty boy what happened with Zhao Taigong for the time being, so as to save him from being suspicious and worrying about her all day long.
Entering the Zhao Mansion again, everything seemed so familiar.
This luxurious and deep house gives people a strong sense of oppression from the moment they step in. There are high walls and ancient trees standing in the sky. It's no wonder that the little guy Si Bao feels eerie and scary.
When I arrived at the main hall, I saw a group of people gathered together, anxious and confused.
After a while, a familiar figure came out of the inner room. Chu Nanzhi glanced and recognized Qian Hongwen. The two looked at each other. Qian Hongwen immediately came up to him and called out with half joy and half worry: "Master
, your old man is here."
"How's it going? Have you found out the cause?"
Chu Nanzhi also asked eagerly.
Qian Hongwen shook his head in confusion: "Tai Gong Zhao has been unconscious all this time. I really can't find out why?"
"Unconscious?"
Chu Nanzhi frowned: "How long has it been?"
"It's been almost an hour."
Qian Hongwen said in detail: "My disciple asked the people in the house and said that Grandpa was fine more than an hour ago. He also ate some fruits and drank some tea. After that, he developed nausea and vomiting and became manic and restless.
, and in the end I couldn’t even speak clearly.”
Hearing that these symptoms appeared after eating something, Chu Nanzhi immediately became a little alarmed. He pulled Qian Hongwen aside and asked in a low voice, "Is it possible that he ate something unclean and caused food poisoning?"
"Food poisoning?"
Qian Hongwen thought and shook his head: "I don't think so. I asked the servants in the mansion. The cook in charge of Taigong Zhao's food is an old man who has been with him for many years in the mansion. Every meal is very particular. Moreover, if it is a question of food,
, the time from noon to onset of illness is not so long.”
"Have you checked the tea and fruits?"
Chu Nanzhi asked again.
"There's nothing wrong with the tea. I checked it just now."
Qian Hongwen's thick eyebrows trembled, and he replied thoughtfully: "As for the fruit that Taigong Zhao eats, there will be no problem. It is a tribute from overseas and is very precious."
"What fruit?"
"I heard it's a fruit called Wulianzi."
Qian Hongwen was a little unsure: "I have never seen this thing before. This is the first time I have seen it."
"Wulianzi?"
Chu Nanzhi searched carefully in her mind. It was not that she had never seen many things in this era, but the too elegant names made her feel a little strange.
Just like the salmon that we are familiar with, the fishermen in Haikang County call it Damaha.
Then will Wulianzi have another weird name?
She quickly told Qian Hongwen: "Is there any remaining Wu Lian Zi? Bring it over and let me see?"
Qian Hongwen greeted the servants in the mansion, and soon he saw a female envoy coming over carrying a small plate of fruit.
Chu Nanzhi took a closer look and was dumbfounded.
"puff."
Isn't this just star fruit? It has such a formal name.
But she has indeed never seen this kind of fruit on the market.
Star fruits are quite rich in nutrients among fruits. How can you get poisoned if you eat them?
She didn't want to make a conclusion first, so she followed Qian Hongwen and Butler Zhao into the inner room to take a look at Taigong Zhao's symptoms.
After careful inspection, there seemed to be nothing unusual about the whole person. However, from time to time, the old lady could be heard twitching and hiccupping. Butler Zhao was anxiously calling to the side but could not wake him up.
Combining the symptoms before and after, Chu Nanzhi finally concluded that the old lady had food poisoning.
And she suddenly thought of something.
She had always suspected that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang was not the old lady's heir, and that this was what the old lady wanted.
I'm just afraid that the old lady really has kidney disease.
Ordinary people will not have any serious problems if they eat star fruit, but this fruit is a nemesis for people with kidney disease, and it is very easy to suffer from toxic shock and death.
Thinking of this, her eyebrows trembled slightly, she looked at the housekeeper, and immediately ordered: "Butler Zhao, please send someone to prepare a bowl of warm water with salt, and bring over some chopsticks."
Butler Zhao followed the instructions one by one.
Waiting for the salt water to be delivered, Chu Nanzhi ordered the female envoys to feed the warm water to Taigong Zhao, and then asked Qian Hongwen to put his chopsticks into Taigong's mouth and press the base of his tongue.
Qian Hongwen immediately understood and guessed that she was going to induce vomiting. Suddenly his eyes were full of doubts and he asked hesitantly: "Master really thinks that the old lady has food poisoning?"
Chu Nanzhi narrowed her narrow eyes tightly, and could not tell such unspeakable things in front of everyone, so she could only keep her mouth shut and ordered: "You should try the method of inducing vomiting first. This salt water will induce vomiting."
It is not as irritating as bad substances such as ginger water and honey locust, and it will not damage the internal organs."
Qian Hongwen felt that he was right, so he carefully dug his chopsticks down the throat of Taigong Zhao. After a while, the old man finally reacted.
Qian Hongwen quickly took out his chopsticks, and Taigong Zhao coughed violently and began to lie on the edge of the bed and vomit.
Chu Nanzhi then ordered Qian Hongwen to help the old lady press the lower part of his stomach, and then Zhao Taigong vomited even more violently.
After struggling like this for more than half an hour, Taigong Zhao finally came to his senses. He raised his eyes and looked at the room full of people. He accidentally spotted the figure of Chu Nanzhi. A smile immediately appeared on his weak and pale old face: "It was Mrs. Chu who saved me."
Too old?"
"My lord is finally fine."
Butler Zhao watched his master wake up, his face trembled, and he said incoherently with excitement: "It's really Madam Chu, Madam Chu really has a wonderful way to rejuvenate. Even old doctor Qian was at a loss, but Madam Chu used some little tricks to save the Lord."
.”
"Butler Zhao was so complimentary. In fact, it's not a big deal. Grandpa just ate something he shouldn't have eaten."
Chu Nanzhi reminded in a subtle way: "My grandpa is getting older after all. This Yang, oh, that grandpa of Wu Lian Zi, it is better not to eat."
"Oh? You are too old to even eat this kind of fruit?"
Taigong Zhao looked confused.
Only the dignitaries of Jinling City have the opportunity to enjoy this thing. Is it possible that I, the richest businessman in the empire, am not lucky enough to enjoy this thing?
Butler Zhao was also shocked when he heard this. When he went out today, the old master rewarded him with two. Isn't that a pity?
Fortunately, I didn't want to eat it.
He sighed with regret: "I didn't expect such a precious thing to be poisonous. We don't even have it in the Dahe Empire."
"It's not that everyone can't eat it."
Chu Nanzhi didn't know how to explain it to everyone. Finally, she raised her chin and said decisively: "In short, Mr. Zhao, just don't touch this thing. Try to eat as light a meal as possible and don't eat pickled food.
"
Zhao Taigong was startled when he heard this. The tone of her words was really like his first wife back then.