Chu Tianxing tapped the corner of the paper with his chopsticks.
"This isn't the 'Heart Point' (心俞), it's the 'Diaphragm Point' (膈俞)."
Mid-morning (5-7 PM).
A Ling disguised herself and rushed to Prince Yi's Residence.
Just as the gatekeeper was about to stop her, she took out the small wooden plaque that Shen Ling'er had given her from her bosom.
"A message from the Green Vine Courtyard, urgent."
The gatekeeper immediately let them through.
She jogged all the way to Green Vine Courtyard.
Cui'er was drying medicine under the eaves when she saw her like this, so she quickly put down the bamboo sieve.
" A Ling, what happened to you?"
A Ling was panting.
Is Miss Shen here?
Shen Ling'er's voice came from inside the room.
"Come in."
A Ling entered the room, placed the medicine basket on the table, and first took out the ten-tael silver ingot.
Shen Ling'er looked at the silver and raised her eyebrows slightly.
" Chu Tianxing give it to you?"
A Ling shook her head.
"It was given to him by the Chief Secretary of the Crown Prince's Residence's Palace; he asked me to keep it for him."
Shen Ling'er used a handkerchief to cushion her hand and fiddled with the silver.
Did he recognize that it was the Crown Prince's Residence?
I don't know.
A Ling handed over the pulse diagnosis report.
But he could tell that the boy had taken Life-Sustaining Pill.
Before taking the paper, Shen Ling'er asked a question.
"Was he saved?"
He was halfway through his life when he was taken away.
Shen Ling'er then unfolded the paper.
The handwriting on the paper was hasty, and there were a few ink smudges, but the entries were clear.
Yellow lines on the eyelids, unnatural red lips with a dark complexion, a strong medicinal smell in the throat, chest pain upon pressing, and heat on the side of the neck.
The first needle was placed beside the Tanzhong point, the second on the inner side of the left arm, and the third on the sole of the foot. Later, the Xinshu point was changed to the Geshu point.
Shen Ling'er grew quieter the more she looked.
The Life-Sustaining Pill contains deer antler, cinnabar, aconite root, and purple ginseng.
She pointed to the three characters for "Aconitum carmichaelii" with her finger.
"He could even smell the aconite?"
A Ling nodded.
"The smell of blood, then the smell of the collar."
Shen Ling'er looked up.
What did he say?
A Ling mimicked Chu Tianxing's tone.
He said that the Life-Sustaining Pill had already aggravated the condition, and using more hot medicine was as if they wanted him to die even faster.
Cui'er couldn't help but laugh.
"That doctor has a really sharp tongue."
Shen Ling'er, however, did not laugh.
She recalled the life-saving remedy her grandfather had told her.
Deer antler invigorates yang, purple ginseng protects the heart, cinnabar calms the mind, and aconite promotes qi.
If a patient is already weak and feeble, forcing themselves to sit up might sustain them for half a day, but it could also damage their internal organs.
Chu Tianxing first used acupuncture on the chest to relieve stagnation, then used acupuncture on the hands and feet to guide the Qi downwards, and finally fed water to suppress the effects of the medicine.
wild.
That's accurate too.
Shen Ling'er picked up another piece of paper and quickly wrote down her deduction.
A Ling stood in front of the table, her fingers fidgeting with the hem of her clothes.
Shen Ling'er stopped writing and looked at her.
"Nervous?"
A Ling nodded, then shook her head.
"When that boy coughed up blood, I thought he was going to die."
Shen Ling'er pushed the ten taels of silver back to Cui'er.
"You'll still go starting tomorrow."
A Ling was stunned.
"Go again?"
Are you scared?
"A bit. He has a sharp tongue and even complained that I insulted him."
Shen Ling'er handed the medical record back.
"If you're afraid but still dare to remember, then you can learn."
A Ling gripped the paper.
"Girl, can I really learn?"
Shen Ling'er smiled.
You think I wasn't scolded a lot when I was a kid?
A Ling's eyes slowly brightened.
"Yes."
Footsteps could be heard outside the door.
When Gu Moran came in, she was still holding half a piece of cake that she hadn't finished eating.
"I had just arrived at the door when I heard someone wanting to become my apprentice."
Shen Ling'er pushed the medical record table in front of him.
"My husband, you've come at the perfect time."
Gu Moran looked down at the paper.
The diagnostic module provided by the system lit up in my mind, and I compared it with the pulse diagnosis entries.
The words "acute drug poisoning, excessive burden on the heart and lungs, and the risk of shock temporarily suppressed" immediately come to mind.
He didn't speak immediately.
Shen Ling'er observed the change in his expression.
"What did you see?"
Gu Moran took a bite of the cake.
"I can tell Chu Tianxing is very valuable."
Shen Ling'er glared at him.
"Seriously."
Gu Moran put down the cake and pointed to the three words "blood-red darkness".
"The dark blood indicates that it's not as simple as just a recent injury to the lung vessels."
He then pointed out that the lips were not the correct shade of red.
"This seems to be a case of fever caused by the medicine."
Shen Ling'er narrowed her eyes.
When did you learn this?
Gu Moran sat down immediately.
"I've recently been suffering from kidney deficiency, and through long illness, I've become quite the healer."
Cui'er lowered her head, suppressing a laugh.
Shen Ling'er handed him the pen.
"You write about that ailing prince."
Gu Moran looked at the pen, then at Shen Ling'er.
The modules in your mind can provide direction, but writing too much can easily expose your ignorance.
He took the pen and weighed his options.
Four characters were written on the paper.
First, ensure breathing.
Shen Ling'er stared at those four words.
"Breathe?"
"He can't breathe, let's help him catch his breath first."
Shen Ling'er gently tapped the table.
" Chu Tianxing's first needle did indeed press on his chest."
Gu Moran wrote again.
Reduce the heat of the medicine.
Shen Ling'er looked at the second line, her eyelashes fluttering.
He did indeed draw his breath downwards.
Gu Moran returned the pen to her.
"I don't know the rest."
Shen Ling'er did not take the pen.
"What you know is strange enough."
The room fell silent for a moment.
A Ling held the medicine basket tightly, not daring to lift her head.
Gu Moran picked up the tea, smelled the medicinal fragrance, and looked at Shen Ling'er first.
"You don't have Coptis chinensis, do you?"
Shen Ling'er took the pen.
If you keep changing the subject, I'll cook you a pot of soup tonight.
Gu Moran put down his tea.
"My beloved concubine, spare my life!"
Shen Ling'er lowered her head and continued to examine the medical record.
" Chu Tianxing's acupuncture techniques don't follow the Imperial Medical Bureau's methods."
Gu Moran asked, "Good thing or bad thing?"
"Good thing."
Shen Ling'er circled three places on the paper.
" The Imperial Medical Bureau treats such patients by first diagnosing their condition, then prescribing a medicine, and finally waiting for the medicine to be decocted."
She looked up.
"By the time the medicine is ready, the person will have cooled down."
Gu Moran asked, "Where is Chu Tianxing?"
"He pulled the person back from the brink of death first, then he talked about the rest."
Shen Ling'er pressed her fingertips against the characters "Ge Yu".
"His approach is dangerous, but he knows where the danger lies."
Gu Moran looked at her.
Want to learn?
Shen Ling'er did not answer immediately.
The wind rustled the sieves of herbs outside the window, and the scent of dried angelica dahurica wafted into the room.
She looked down at her hands.
The Imperial Medical Bureau taught her to be steady, to be accurate, and to avoid taking risks.
But today's medical record told her that some people can't wait for stability.
"Think."
She looked up.
But I will listen to my husband and not go to see him.
Gu Moran a sigh of relief.
Shen Ling'er glanced at him.
Don't loosen your grip too early.
Gu Moran immediately sat up straight.
"I didn't loosen it."
" A Ling, go see it and tell me when you get back."
Shen Ling'er picked up the medical record and made a new copy.
"I removed his needles remotely."
Gu Moran smiled.
Is this considered stealing someone else's technique?
Shen Ling'er pressed the copy dry.
"What do you mean by 'stealing techniques'?"
He insulted A Ling's handwriting, saying it was ugly, and even told her to locate her acupoints.
She folded the paper neatly.
"He's willing to let people see it."
Gu Moran watched as she put the medicine case into the wooden box.
" Ling'er."
"Um?"
"The south of the city might become even more chaotic in the future."
Shen Ling'er paused for a moment.
" The Crown Prince's Residence has already tested this today; the Second Prince's Residence won't sit down."
Gu Moran nodded.
Even the Chancellor's Residence hears the whispers.
Shen Ling'er locked the wooden box.
"Then someone definitely needs to be in the shed watching over the medicine."
She turned to look at A Ling.
"Bring two things with you tomorrow."
A Ling immediately responded.
"Please speak, young lady."
First, a simple remedy for aconite.
"And the second one?"
Shen Ling'er took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve.
"Coptis chinensis."
Gu Moran coughed.
Shen Ling'er looked at him.
"For Chu Tianxing."
Gu Moran said, "Does he still need to eat bitter herbs?"
Shen Ling'er put the bottle into A Ling's medicine basket.
"He's a smart aleck, good for cooling down."
A Ling couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Gu Moran smiled too.
Halfway through the laughter, Uncle Fu entered from outside, holding a small note from the palace.
"Your Highness, Hanzhang Hall."
Gu Moran accepted it.
There were only two lines of text on the note.
"Your Majesty will stay overnight at the Hanzhang Hall tonight."
I've recently become obsessed with elixirs.
[Remember to wake up in the next chapter! Also: the author just thought it was fun to call him "Banban," it's not a real dynasty. Remember, this is a fictional world! A hodgepodge!]
Because many readers have started asking questions frequently, I've revised the outline and moved the male lead's backstory earlier.