mtlumby2d Chapter 240 Poisoning
Chapter 240 Poisoning
Everyone in the room looked at Shen Tang.
Shen Tang's skin was as white as cream, and the red rash on it became more and more clear. Shen Tang couldn't help scratching his neck and arms. The itching was so unbearable that tears came out.
The ladies looked at each other, wondering why so many rashes suddenly appeared.
The old lady said, "Quickly call for the imperial physician!"
Ginkgo said, "The doctor is with the princess, and may not have left yet. Please come and see the princess first..."
The maid hurriedly went to deliver the message.
The Third Madam asked Ginkgo, "Has your master ever had a rash like this before?"
Ginkgo shook her head, "I've never had a rash before."
The old lady saw Shen Tang scratching his arm repeatedly, which made her feel itchy all over. Her eyes swept over the teacup, and her expression changed. She said, "Send the Crown Prince's Consort back first."
But no one answered her. Shen Tang just scratched her neck and arms and didn't get up.
Shen Tang had an accident with the old lady. The maid had already gone to call a doctor. Shen Tang had to see the doctor in Wutong Courtyard, and the old lady couldn't say anything.
The old lady glanced at the maid, and the maid went over to take away the tea that Shen Tang was drinking.
When she reached out her hand, Ginkgo grabbed her hand in time and scolded, "What are you going to do?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on the maid.
The maid's face turned pale. "I, I want to change a cup of tea for the Crown Princess..."
Ginkgo said, "My princess is so itchy, why is she still drinking tea? You are not allowed to touch anything that the princess has eaten!"
She almost said it out loud, but she suspected that the food had been poisoned.
Everyone had this suspicion in the first place. Shen Tang was itching so much that she was dying, but this maid wanted to take away the tea that the Crown Prince's wife was drinking. It was obvious that there was something wrong with the tea.
The Crown Prince's wife was poisoned just a few days after she entered the palace, and she developed a rash all over her body. If this were to get out, the reputation of the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion would be in bad shape.
Shen Tang was busy scratching her neck, not listening to anyone else. Seeing that her neck was red from scratching, the second girl Xie Wei came over and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't scratch your face, it will disfigure you."
She grabbed Shen Tang's hand, saying that she didn't want Shen Tang to scratch her face, but in fact she was grabbing Shen Tang's hand to use Shen Tang's struggle to knock over the teacup.
But Shen Tang didn't struggle at all. He said, "Don't touch me. What if I get infected..."
Before she could finish her words, Xie Wei quickly let go of her hand as if she had held a hot potato.
Generally, rashes are not contagious. They are either caused by poisoning or allergies, but they may also be caused by some serious illness. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Xie Wei didn't dare to touch Shen Tang anymore and wanted to stay away from him. But when she turned around to leave, she was suddenly bumped from behind by someone and pounced towards the small table next to Shen Tang.
Clang.
There was a sound of something smashing.
Xie Wei angrily asked, "Who hit me?"
Xie Shu said timidly, "It's me... I didn't know you turned around so suddenly, second sister..."
Shen Tang sat there and watched them pretend.
Xie Wei climbed up from the small table and saw Ginkgo looking at her with a teacup in his hand.
That cup of tea was exactly the one Shen Tang had drunk from.
Xie Wei looked at the ground and saw that it was just a plate of pastries that had fallen there.
Xie Wei's face turned green.
At this time, the maid's voice came, "The prince is here..."
How did it come so fast? !
Everyone looked towards the screen and saw Xie Guimo striding in. Seeing him come in, Shen Tang couldn't hold back the tears that had been shed for a long time. Xie Guimo asked distressedly, "What's going on? Why are there so many rashes all of a sudden?"
Shen Tang shook his head, "I don't know either, it's so itchy..."
She reached out to scratch it, but Xie Guimo grabbed her hand and said, "Don't scratch it, the doctor will be here soon."
Ginkgo held the teacup in her hand and looked at Shen Tang and said, "Princess, what should we do with this teacup?"
Shen Tang immediately said to Xie Guimo, "You should take this teacup. When I got the rash, the maid first wanted to take it away. Just now, the second lady bumped into me. If Ginkgo hadn't been on guard, the teacup would have fallen."
Being so eager to ruin the tea clearly shows that there is something wrong.
Xie Guimo's eyes were cold. "Just put it on the table. Let's see who dares to move it."
Ginkgo put down the teacup.
The old lady sat on the Arhat couch and instantly clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand.
After waiting for a while, there was another burst of hurried footsteps outside. This time it was the princess who came in, followed by a doctor.
The princess walked in and saw that Shen Tang's neck and face were covered with red rashes. She felt very distressed and asked, "Hurry up and let the doctor see what's going on."
The doctor put down the medicine box and sat down to take Shen Tang's pulse. Shen Tang wanted to scratch her neck, but her hand was grabbed by Xie Guimo, and she couldn't sit still because of the itch.
The doctor took the patient's pulse for a long time. When he let go, the princess asked, "Why did all these rashes suddenly appear?"
The doctor said, "The Crown Prince's wife has been poisoned."
"Poisoned?!"
in unison.
Because so many people said it, I don’t know who said it and who didn’t.
The old lady asked, "How could the Crown Prince's wife be poisoned?"
Ginkgo said, "Doctor, check if the tea has been poisoned."
Gingko handed the teacup to the doctor, who took it and held it to his nose to smell it. The old lady said, "Doctor, please check carefully to see if there is anything wrong with the tea."
There was a hint of coldness in the voice, and the doctor felt a chill down his spine.
The doctor subconsciously glanced at Xie Guimo.
Shen Tang didn't expect that the old lady would dare to threaten the doctor in front of them. The doctor was able to learn medical skills, so he was naturally not a stupid person. This was Wutong Courtyard, the old lady's territory. If there was a problem with the tea, it must be related to the old lady.
The doctor wanted to speak but stopped.
The princess also noticed something was wrong and said, "Doctor, please tell me what you want to say. If the examination can't find the cause, I will find another imperial physician to check."
If the doctor can't even find out if there's something wrong with the tea, or is too afraid of the old lady to speak, then there's no point in staying in Kyoto.
The doctor said, "The Crown Princess's rash is indeed related to this tea..."
Xie Guimo asked, "What's the relationship?"
The doctor asked, "Has the Crown Princess taken any pregnancy-maintaining medicine recently?"
Shen Tang said, "I just took some tonics, not pregnancy-maintaining medicine..."
She looked at Ginkgo.
Ginkgo shook her head. "I don't know. The old lady gave me the medicine and asked me to persuade the Crown Princess to take it after they had sex..."
If you take it after having sex, it must be a pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
Shen Tang's face flushed. After all, she had just married Xie Guimo and was in no rush to get pregnant. Why would she take pregnancy-maintaining medicine? She said, "Yes, was it the pregnancy-maintaining medicine that caused the rash?"
The doctor said, "It's just that the abortion medicine won't be a problem, but this tea contains a sterilizing drug. The drugs will clash for several days before the rash breaks out..."
"Infertility...infertility medicine..."
Shen Tang's face was completely pale and he could barely stand.
The princess was not in a better situation. If the maid had not supported her in time, she would have fallen down. She suddenly looked at the old lady, her voice trembling, "How could there be a sterilizing drug in the tea of the prince's wife?!"
The princess had a gentle personality and rarely raised her voice. Her voice was so sharp that the old lady could barely hold the Buddhist beads in her hand. She glanced at the maid, "The princess is asking you a question. How could there be a sterilizing drug in the Crown Prince's wife's tea?!"