The imperial physician responsible for helping the eldest prince and concubine Ji Ying to take care of her health was named Gao Xiang. This man had superb medical skills and was an upright person. He never fawned over others, and he never had any trouble in his eyes.
It is precisely because of this character that Gao Xiang offended many colleagues, especially Dr. Hu Jingyao and Dr. Hu.
Gao Xiang and Hu Jingyao entered the Tai Hospital at the same time. They have always been dedicated and diligent in their work, and their medical skills are well-known among the royal family. Over the past ten years, their official positions in the Tai Hospital have been rising steadily, and now they have become
He is a strong contender for the next imperial hospital order.
Taiyuan Ling, the highest position of Taiyuan Hospital, is now vacant. The previous Lingren of Taiyuan died of a sudden illness six months ago. Now it is necessary to elect a new Lingnan Taiyuan.
Early in the morning, after Gao Xiang went to the Imperial Hospital, he went to the eldest prince's house.
The eldest prince Kalugala left the house very early because he had to preside over and supervise the construction of the giant statue of the Moon God.
After Gao Xiang arrived at the Grand Prince's Mansion with the medicine box on his back, he sat in the main hall for almost a stick of incense before waiting for Ji Ying to come out.
"Gao Xiang has met the eldest prince and concubine." Gao Xiang stood up in a hurry, saluted and said hello.
Ji Ying greeted people with a smile and said: "It's not necessary for Dr. Gao to perform the ceremony. Please sit down, please sit down..."
Gao Xiang waited for the eldest prince and concubine to sit down before he sat down again, and then asked: "First prince and concubine, have you felt any discomfort in the past two days?"
Ji Ying immediately said: "Yes, I have dizziness, chest tightness, restless sleep at night, and feeling anxious... Dr. Gao, do you think I am seriously ill?"
Gao Xiang was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion, but instead held up his hands and said, "My eldest princess, would you allow Gao to take your pulse first?"
"That's what I meant! Please trouble Dr. Gao..." Ji Ying agreed happily.
Then, Ji Ying asked the maid to fetch a pink and white silk handkerchief. Then Ji Ying placed her green-white wrist squarely on the table, and then the maid covered her wrist with the silk handkerchief.
Gao Xiang rolled up his sleeves slightly, walked to the table, stood still, and said, "My eldest princess, Gao has been offended."
After saying that, Gao Xiang gently placed three fingers on Ji Ying's wrist, frowned slightly, and began to diagnose the pulse seriously.
At this moment, the main hall was very quiet, no one made a sound, everyone was patiently waiting for the results of Gao Xiang's pulse diagnosis.
After a while, Gao Xiang slowly moved his fingers away and said, "How is the eldest princess's diet recently?"
Ji Ying shook her head sadly and said, "No, I don't eat much, and everything tastes tasteless... Dr. Gao, what's wrong with me? Am I seriously ill?"
Gao Xiang shook his head and said: "The eldest princess is worried too much. You are in good health, your pulse is smooth and strong, and you are not sick at all."
"Then why have I been so honest recently?" Ji Ying asked worriedly.
Gao Xiang said: "Maybe it's because the eldest princess thinks too much and worries too much, but it's okay. Gao will fry some soothing medicine for the eldest princess. Drink it twice and you'll be fine."
"Yes, then there is Dr. Laogao." Ji Ying thanked him.
"The eldest princess is welcome, this is Gao's responsibility." Gao Xiang said with cupped hands.
Ji Ying raised her voice and called out: "Come here, send Dr. Gao to the medicine room to serve you with tea and snacks."
"Yes, the eldest princess." The maid responded.
Gao Xiang thanked him, then picked up the medicine box and followed the maid.
The Medicine Room is an independent medicinal material warehouse set up in the Grand Prince's Palace. It contains a variety of rare medicinal materials, many of which are difficult to find on the market.
Not only is the variety of medicinal materials complete, but the cooking utensils and utensils in the medicine room are also all available. Some places are even better than the decoction pharmacy in Taiyuan Hospital.
After Gao Xiang went to the medicine room, Ji Ying also got up and left the main hall.
However, Ji Ying did not go back to the house, but went around to a remote corridor outside the main hall.
Not long after Ji Ying walked onto the corridor, an attendant walked in front of her.
The attendant came closer and bowed, but did not say hello.
Ji Ying said coldly: "I've already gone to the medicine room, so you should act accordingly."
"Yes." The attendant's voice was short.
"Remember not to mess up, otherwise... you will understand even if I don't tell you." Ji Ying reminded.
The attendant lowered his head and bowed again and handed over his hands: "I understand, little one."
Then, the attendant left quickly. Ji Ying watched the attendant walk away, then breathed out and muttered in a low voice: "I'm really sorry, Doctor Gao."
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An hour later, Gao Xiang left the medicine-serving room with the medicine he had fried.
Gao Xiang was attentive to the whole process of decoction, including giving it to the eldest princess to take, and he would not do it by fake hands.
When Gao Xiang came outside the main hall with a medicine box and soup, Ji Ying and her maid had just arrived.
Seeing Gao Xiang holding the medicine, Ji Ying asked: "Mr. Gao, is this medicine bitter?"
Gao Xiang said: "Back to the eldest prince and concubine, it is a little bitter, but it will not be difficult to swallow."
"That's good." Ji Ying said and sat down at the table.
Gao Xiang carefully placed the decoction in front of Ji Ying and said, "First Princess, please be careful not to burn it."
Ji Ying nodded, then picked up the medicine bowl and blew the medicine to cool it in a leisurely manner.
After a while, Ji Ying drank the decoction in a big gulp and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.
Gao Xiang said: "My eldest princess, this medicine can soothe the mind and help you sleep. If you drink it in the evening, your sleep will be much better tonight."
Ji Ying nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you so much, Doctor Gao."
Gao Xiang shook his head and smiled, then said goodbye and prepared to leave.
But the moment Gao Xiang walked out of the main hall, a painful voice suddenly came from behind: "Mr. Gao stayed here, I... my stomach suddenly hurts..."
Gao Xiang turned around and saw the eldest princess holding her stomach and looking very uncomfortable.
"First Princess, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" The maid suddenly became frightened.
Gao Xiang was shocked and quickly ran back into the hall to help check on the condition of the eldest prince and concubine.
During the examination, Ji Ying's abdominal pain did not go away, but tended to become more severe, which made Gao Xiang feel nervous and anxious.
"Gao...Mr. Gao, I...what's wrong with me? Why..."
Ji Ying's originally rosy face was now white, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and her lips were still slightly darkened.
Gao Xiang checked his pulse repeatedly, and after looking at the coating on his tongue and the whites of his eyes, he suddenly said in horror: "This...how is this possible?"
The maid was puzzled and asked urgently: "Mr. Gao, what are you talking about? What happened to the eldest prince and concubine?"
"It's poisoning..." Gao Xiang said a few words with a horrified look on his face.
"Ah! Poisoned?" The maid was frightened. She couldn't help but cover her mouth with both hands in surprise.
"How could it be possible? How could it be possible?" Gao Xiang couldn't figure out why the eldest prince and concubine, who was so good, would be poisoned.
Just when Gao Xiang was thinking in a daze, the maid's voice rang out: "Someone come quickly! The eldest princess has been poisoned!"
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More than half an hour later, the main hall of the Grand Prince's Mansion.
The eldest prince Kalugala sat on the main seat with an angry face. He glared angrily at Gao Xiang who was tied up in the hall.
"Mr. Gao, who ordered you to poison my wife?" Kalugala said in a deep voice.
Gao Xiang looked aggrieved and shook his head vigorously: "No, eldest prince, the poisoning of the eldest prince and concubine has nothing to do with me. I was wrongly accused!"
"Oh, wrongly accused?"
Karukala raised his hand and pointed to the medicine box at his feet, and said loudly: "This is your medicine box. How do you explain the waterweed found in it?"
The poison that Ji Ying was poisoned just now was this kind of poison called Shuimicao. This poison will not kill people, but the abdominal pain caused by it is comparable to that of a knife, which is very torturous.
"No, eldest prince, that water grass is not mine." Gao Xiang defended loudly and anxiously.
Kalugala said angrily: "You said it's not yours, then why does it appear in your medicine box? As we all know, your medicine box is always with you, and others have no chance to touch it. It's not yours."