The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

Chapter 352: Poisoning Discovered

A weak and feeble voice floated out from behind the half-closed curtain.

"Is... is it Sister Pingning?"

Luo Xiyao's heart skipped a beat, and she quickened her pace and pulled open the curtains.

The once handsome and lively teenager was now lying sickly on the bed, his face pale, dark circles under his eyes, and his body extremely thin, as if he would fall down if the wind blew.

Compared to before, he is even sicker now. Before, he still had some flesh on his face, but now...

When the Fifth Prince saw that it was really Luo Xiyao, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed across his originally tired and weak eyes, and his limp body seemed to have regained some strength.

His dry and pale lips moved slightly. He was about to say something, but he couldn't help covering his mouth with his hand and lowered his head to cough.

Seeing this, Luo Xiyao hurriedly bent down and gently patted the Fifth Prince's back, trying to make him feel better.

But it's useless after all.

The Fifth Prince's coughs became louder and louder. His face turned red in the blink of an eye, and his whole body curled up, as if he had used up all his strength to cough out his heart, liver, and lungs.

Suddenly, Luo Xiyao caught a glimpse of bright red flowing out from between the fifth prince's fair fingers.

She exclaimed, "Blood...blood!"

Eunuch Fu immediately took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to the Fifth Prince very skillfully and quickly.

It was the first time that Luo Xiyao saw the fifth prince coughing up blood, and she was completely panicked.

In a panic, he caught a glimpse of Pei Liangchuan, who was sitting on a chair with shaking legs. He immediately ran towards Pei Liangchuan, grabbed Pei Liangchuan's sleeve and dragged him to the front of the Fifth Prince.

"Doctor Pei, please...quickly take a look at Xie Xiaowu and see how his condition is."

"Oh, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, nothing will happen for a while, don't pull or tug." Pei Liangchuan said, and waited until Luo Xiyao let him go before he looked at the fifth prince.

"Please hold out your hand."

The Fifth Prince had recovered by now. He handed the bloody handkerchief to Eunuch Fu to deal with, and then his eyes fell on Pei Liangchuan.

With a puzzled and puzzled look on his face, he said, "Who is this..."

Luo Xiyao quickly explained: "This is Dr. Pei. I brought him to the palace to treat you. Hurry up and stretch out your hand so he can take a look at you."

Although the Fifth Prince had lost hope, he still followed Luo Xiyao's instructions and extended his hand.

Pei Liangchuan calmly sat down on the edge of the bed and put his hand on it.

Seeing Luo Xiyao's nervous expression, the Fifth Prince couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Sister Pingning, don't waste your time. My illness is so severe and strange that even the imperial doctors can't find a cure."

"I, ahem... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for Third Brother to come back."

Luo Xiyao was already extremely nervous, and when she heard what the fifth prince said, she immediately tapped the fifth prince's forehead with her finger in annoyance.

"Nonsense! Stop saying such discouraging things, and you'll be fine!"

"If you are gone, your third brother will scold me to death when he comes back! Are you trying to harm me on purpose?" Luo Xiyao said angrily.

"But..." The Fifth Prince wanted to say something, but when he saw Luo Xiyao's sharp eyes, he swallowed it back immediately, with only the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Eunuch Fu stood aside, feeling quite emotional.

His Highness has been ill for so many days and has been depressed all day long. Only the two visits of Princess Pingning can make His Highness smile.

Although the Emperor visits Your Highness almost every day, the Emperor has accumulated power for a long time, and Your Highness is always a little restrained in front of the Emperor. He is not as relaxed as when he is with Princess Pingning. The two of them are like siblings.

The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone's eyes fell on Pei Liangchuan.

Seeing Pei Liangchuan frowning, Luo Xiyao felt nervous and asked in a low voice, "Doctor Pei, is there something wrong?"

Could it be that even he couldn't cure Xie Xiaowu?

Pei Liangchuan did not answer Luo Xiyao's words, but asked the fifth prince to stretch out his other hand.

The fifth prince did as he was told.

Pei Liangchuan put his hand on it and took the pulse for a while. His brows furrowed even more tightly, and he withdrew his hand after a long time.

Luo Xiyao couldn't wait to ask: "Doctor Pei, how is it, what's going on?"

Pei Liangchuan said in a deep voice: "Fifth Prince, this is not a cold, it's poisoning."

"Poisoned!"

"Poisoned!"

Luo Xiyao and Eunuch Fu exclaimed.

The fifth prince's eyes widened, and he was obviously shocked.

"Who dares to poison the prince openly in the palace?" Luo Xiyao subconsciously looked at Eunuch Fu.

When Eunuch Fu saw Luo Xiyao looking over, he thought Luo Xiyao suspected that he was the one who poisoned her. He quickly shook his head and explained, "Princess, this has nothing to do with me. How could I harm your Highness?"

Luo Xiyao: "This princess knows, why are you reacting so strongly?"

The Fifth Prince recovered from the news that he was poisoned. He looked at Pei Liangchuan blankly and said, "I was poisoned? But...but why didn't the imperial doctors find out?"

Pei Liangchuan seemed to have known that the Fifth Prince would ask this question, and he calmly said, "Fifth Prince, the poison you were poisoned with is called 'February Powder'. After being poisoned, the initial symptoms are just like catching a cold, with fever and cough."

"After three days, the fever subsided, the cough became worse, the body gradually became thinner, and the hands and feet began to feel weak."

"First, there's a cough that lasts for more than ten days. During this period, if the person is emotionally unstable, experiencing extreme joy or sorrow, they can easily suffer from palpitations or vomiting blood, leading to sudden death."

"If you survive this period, you will start coughing up blood until you die."

"Because those poisoned usually don't survive more than two months, it's called 'February Powder'."

"This poison is extremely vicious. It tortures the body and mind. You can only watch yourself coughing up blood and dying without being able to do anything."

"The early symptoms of this poison are very similar to those of a cold, and it's not from the Yue Kingdom. It's not surprising that the imperial doctors couldn't tell the difference. Even I saw it in the territory of the Chen Kingdom during my early travels."

As soon as Pei Liangchuan finished speaking, Luo Xiyao couldn't help but slapped the table.

"Who on earth is so vicious?"

Xie Xiaowu was just a teenager, yet he was so cruel to him!

Luo Xiyao had some guesses in her mind, but now was not the time to say these things. The most important thing was whether the poison could be cured.

The imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital couldn't even tell that Xie Xiaowu was poisoned, so there must be no cure. All hope now lies on Pei Liangchuan.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiyao couldn't wait to look at Pei Liangchuan, "Doctor Pei, do you have a way to cure this poison?"

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince looked at Pei Liangchuan with tears in his eyes, his eyes full of hope.

After all, he was just a grown-up child. It would have been fine if he died in ignorance, but now that he knew he was going to cough to death, how could he not be afraid?

Pei Liangchuan sighed deeply, his eyes seemed to be a little reluctant.

Seeing him like this, Luo Xiyao's heart sank.

If...if...then what should Xie Xiaowu do?

In such a short time, where can we find a doctor with more advanced medical skills than Pei Liangchuan, who can also cure the "February cough"?

Just when Luo Xiyao was about to burst into tears, Pei Liangchuan's expression suddenly changed. He smiled and said proudly, "Of course, this genius doctor can recognize this poison and naturally he can cure it."

His expression changed so drastically that the other three people in the room except him were terrified.

Luo Xiyao almost collapsed to the ground, but she couldn't complain.

Who can cure the "February cough"? We can't afford to offend him.

"Then...what are we waiting for, Doctor Pei, start the treatment immediately." Luo Xiyao said.

The sooner Xie Xiaowu receives treatment, the sooner he will be free from the pain of illness.

Eunuch Fu also hurriedly said, "Doctor Pei, please tell me what you need. If it is possible, I will definitely do it."

Seeing the two of them excited, Pei Liangchuan said, "Why rush? It won't take more than a day or two."

Luo Xiyao: “…”

Eunuch Fu: "..."

What do you mean?

Pei Liangchuan saw the two of them staring at him blankly, and said speechlessly, "Have you forgotten how you got in today?"