freenovelworld Chapter 64 Killing invisible
Chapter 64 Killing invisible
Lu Yangyang didn't know much about the inner workings of these large families, but she had heard the old doctor who taught her pulse diagnosis talk about some of the ways of the world. There were too many things that could be done from the time the prescription was written until the medicine was drunk.
Sometimes it's not that the medicine is wrong, it's that someone doesn't want you to have the right medicine.
Thinking of this, she quickly ran towards her yard, then ran to the wall. Just as she was about to find a place to climb over the wall, a head popped out from the top.
Yan Yue, perched on the wall, peered at her and asked, "You're back?"
Lu Yangyang realized what was happening and asked, "You were waiting for me?"
Yan Yue nodded: "Eunuch Cao said you would definitely come looking for me later, and told me to wait for you. He was right."
Lu Yangyang was going to ask Eunuch Cao some questions.
Last night, she specifically asked Eunuch Cao to tell her any problems after the doctor finished his consultations.
Now that the head of the academy has left the Duke's mansion, it's likely that Eunuch Cao has already received the news. Even if he hasn't, he'll probably go and inquire for her.
"Wait for me." Lu Yangyang found a suitable spot, quickly climbed up the wall, and then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she quickly flipped over.
Yan Yue climbed down the ladder and clicked his tongue in amazement, "You're so good at climbing walls, you must have climbed them a lot before, right?"
Lu Yangyang shook her head and corrected her righteously, "I used to only climb trees."
She did want to climb the wall, but in the countryside, very few families had courtyard walls. It was good enough if they could build a fence or a low wall with adobe bricks. Who would bother to spend the money to build a courtyard wall?
Looking at the ladder leaning against the wall, Lu Yangyang suddenly thought of something: "Do you know kung fu?"
She was a little curious whether someone with Sheng Junyi's amazing lightness skill could jump directly over the wall.
Yan Yue nodded: "Yes, it's not hard to learn lightness skill, but you have to practice internal energy first before you can learn lightness skill."
Seeing Lu Yangyang's gaze fall on the ladder, he realized something and quickly tried to cover it up: "My leg isn't fully healed yet. Didn't you say I shouldn't jump around like that?"
"Oh," Lu Yangyang replied, turning and walking towards the Crown Prince's courtyard.
"Hey, what's with that reaction? You don't believe me?" Yan Yue hurriedly chased after him.
Upon arriving at the Crown Prince's courtyard, Yan Yue immediately quieted down. Eunuch Cao was not there; Pei Ji was the one guarding the courtyard.
Upon seeing the two, Pei Ji said, "Eunuch Cao said that Miss Lu has arrived and should go see His Highness first. Young Master Yan is waiting in the hall now."
Yan Yue looked at Lu Yangyang in disbelief, then pointed to himself. Was he being treated differently?
Lu Yangyang didn't think much of it and hurriedly ran inside.
Upon entering the inner room, she found the Crown Prince already awake, leaning against the couch reading a book. Seeing her come in, he waved to her. Lu Yangyang quickly went over, and before he could speak, she placed her hand on his forehead and asked, "You haven't had a fever again today, have you?"
"No," the prince replied gently.
"That's good, let me see." Lu Yangyang said, reaching out to lift the thin blanket and pull his trouser leg, but the Crown Prince subconsciously grabbed her wrist.
"Hmm?" Lu Yangyang turned her head with a puzzled look.
"It's nothing." The crown prince opened his mouth, but a hint of unease flickered at the back of his ears.
Lu Yangyang didn't think too much about it. She directly opened his wound, carefully examined it, confirmed that there was nothing wrong, and then took his pulse by holding his wrist before nodding in satisfaction.
"Great, keep it up."
The crown prince chuckled softly, "Thank you."
"No need, I should be thanking you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to do something so difficult..." Lu Yangyang almost blurted out what she was saying, but realizing it was inappropriate, she quickly stopped herself.
Just then, Yan Yue called out from outside, "Eunuch Cao!"
Remembering that she still had business to attend to with Eunuch Cao, Lu Yangyang told the Crown Prince and then rushed out in a hurry.
The crown prince looked at her vibrant back and unconsciously curled the corners of his lips.
Lu Yangyang ran to the outer hall, and Eunuch Cao said to her, "The matter that Miss asked this old servant to inquire about yesterday has yielded some results."
"Go ahead and say it," Lu Yangyang said urgently.
Eunuch Cao glanced at Yan Yue.
Yan Yue immediately said tactfully, "I'll go out for a bit."
After Yan Yue left, Eunuch Cao said to Lu Yangyang, "This old servant just went to see the head of the academy and dared not hide it from you, young lady, but Madam Lan's condition is not very optimistic."
"Please tell me the truth, Father-in-law," Lu Yangyang said.
"When the chief physician went there, he examined Madam Lan's medical records. A month ago, although Madam Lan's body was weak, it was not serious. It was just a weakness left over from her old ailments. With proper daily care, even if it affected her lifespan, it would be limited. She could easily live another 10 or 20 years without any problem."
"The problem lies with the recent medication. The tonics prescribed by the doctor earlier were all fine, but they depleted Madam's body in a short period of time. It must be that someone tampered with the medication, causing Madam's body to deteriorate rapidly and completely damage her foundation."
"However, if this kind of physical weakness is caused by fright, which depletes one's energy, it may lead to rapid physical decline. Therefore, it is difficult to say for sure that it is definitely a problem with the medicine unless there is evidence."
"Therefore, whether there is a problem with the medicine is just speculation and cannot be determined."
Since Eunuch Cao had promised to help Lu Yangyang find out the truth yesterday, he naturally wouldn't hide anything from her.
Lu Yangyang understood after hearing what the academy director had said that day.
Lan's condition was indeed due to physical weakness, a chronic ailment. The doctor's prescription was also sound. Theoretically, Lan's body shouldn't have deteriorated to the point of exhaustion so quickly, unless there was a problem with the medication. However, this isn't absolute. People with weak constitutions should avoid stimulation and mental strain; any of these could lead to rapid physical decline.
Therefore, if someone really did tamper with her medicine, they must have been very familiar with Lan's physical condition and everything around her to be able to do so.
Furthermore, the Lan family has recently been exhausted by Lu Yangyang's return, so even if the Lan family's health is rapidly deteriorating, it can be logically attributed to Lu Yangyang.
This move is truly killing two birds with one stone, eliminating enemies without them even realizing it.
Since it was uncertain whether the problem was with the medicine, even if the hospital director discovered the problem, he could not say it outright. That's why there were two hints about paying attention to the heat, implying that the previous medicine might have been problematic.
A chill ran through Lu Yangyang's eyes.
This was the first time she had faced such a private matter directly; before this, she had never imagined such methods used within the inner quarters.
So silently, it can destroy a person.
“Miss,” Eunuch Cao said softly, looking at her with a gentle expression, “This old servant has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has heard many interesting stories. Now that our prince is recuperating in the villa, if you have some free time and don’t mind this old servant’s rambling, you might as well come and talk to this old servant.”