Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 548 Madman

The second wife's legs went weak and she sat down. Fortunately there was a chair behind her so she didn't fall.

Her face turned pale. "Quick! Quick! Go back!"

Having said that, she didn't stand up several times.

Two young ladies who were in a better condition supported her, and one of them said, "Second aunt, please hold on. The mansion may still be waiting for your decision!"

Perhaps it was the effect of these words, or perhaps it was because she had just relaxed for a while, but with the help of the two men, the Second Wife finally stood up, "Doctor Lin, Song Ying."

Before she could finish, Song Ying had already helped Doctor Lin out.

There was a carriage parked outside, and the driver was trying to calm the horse that had been running wildly all the way. Seeing this, Song Ying felt a little relieved. It seemed that someone in the mansion had come out to take charge and even knew to drive a carriage to pick them up.

Otherwise, if she let them run over, it would be fine, but not for the master.

At this time, the second wife had calmed down a lot and said, "The carriage can't accommodate so many people. Dalang's wife, you guys take your time. Wang Gui, you get in too."

Wang Gui was the servant who brought them the news.

After getting on the carriage, the driver drove the horses into a gallop without waiting for him to sit down.

Song Ying held onto the window frame with one hand and supported her master with the other. After she had also grasped the window frame and steady herself, she asked Wang Gui, "What's going on in the mansion? Tell us first so we can be prepared."

Doctor Lin reminded: "Talk about the most important things."

Wang Gui gasped for breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice, "Madam Lian put arsenic in the food. The old master and the others were all knocked out by the poison, rolling around in the room. The old lady couldn't bear it and fainted. We wanted to call a doctor, but Madam Lian held a knife and refused to allow us to come. It was only when the eldest wife had someone restrain her that we were able to get out."

"Arsenic!" The second wife gasped, her face filled with panic. Her children were all at the table!

"Crazy! Really crazy! This crazy woman, her family keeps giving her the cold shoulder, what else does she want?"

After shouting a few words angrily, she glanced outside anxiously. Seeing that they still had some distance to go, she became even more panicked: "Hui Ge'er, how is Hui Ge'er? And Ting Jie'er? How are they?"

Wang Gui's teeth were chattering. "Except for the eldest and third wives, and the old lady who served the soup and rice, the rest were poisoned. Aunt Lian poisoned almost all the dishes with arsenic. Because of the previous incident, the old lady was furious and couldn't eat. Madam Zhu was worried about her health and brought her some medicinal food."

This was a common occurrence at previous family dinners. Princess Shunan was already in poor health, and when she got angry she couldn't eat anything. If it weren't for the fact that the whole family was counting on her, she wouldn't even want to eat the medicinal food.

Song Ying suddenly thought of the family dinner on New Year's Eve that year. For the first time, Aunt Lian used the rule that daughters-in-law should serve soup and rice to their parents-in-law to prevent several wives and young mistresses from joining the table.

Had she been planning all this since that time?

She took a breath, forcing herself not to think about it for the time being, but to think about how to detoxify the arsenic poison.

Although arsenic is highly poisonous, it does not necessarily kill those who are poisoned. As long as they are rescued in time, there is still hope.

"How long has it been since we discovered they were poisoned?" Doctor Lin asked again, his voice very calm.

Song Ying took another deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He thought to himself that his cultivation was not yet up to par and he still needed to learn more from his master.

As a doctor, you must not panic in such situations.

She also had a sullen face and looked up at Wang Gui, waiting for his answer, while also silently calculating the time in her heart.

The Shen Mansion and Tianxiang Tower were both on East Street, not very far apart. And since they were driving a horse-drawn carriage, it would take more than a quarter of an hour to go back and forth, including the time for reporting the news and waiting for them to get on the carriage.

It's just that there's a family dinner today, so no one in the mansion wants to go out. It takes time to get the carriage, and there's also Concubine Lian blocking the way. From the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard...

The more she thought about it, the more she frowned. Judging from the fragmented information, the possibility of it lasting more than three quarters of an hour was still very high, especially since she didn't know how long Aunt Lian had stopped her.

If the poisoning occurs within three quarters of an hour and the Golden Crow has not fallen, if rescue can be provided at this time, the poisoned person can be made to vomit out the poisonous food in time, and then given detoxifying medicine, the possibility of recovery is more than 50%.

If it takes more than three quarters of an hour, I'm afraid there will only be 20% to 30% chance of success.

And although it is already past noon, the time when the Heart Meridian is in charge, the sun is high in the sky and the Yang energy is at its peak, which will accelerate the circulation of toxins in the body.

While Song Ying's mind was filled with various thoughts, the carriage finally arrived at Shen's Mansion, drove straight in, and stopped outside the flower hall where the birthday banquet was held.

Before the carriage stopped, Song Ying was the first to jump out and said, "Master, please wait until the carriage stops before getting out. I'll go first."

As she spoke, she quickly glanced around the hall. Bowls and dishes were scattered all over the floor. Shen Zhuangyuan was curled up on a soft couch, and more people were rolling on the ground. Their exquisite clothes were stained with food dirt, no longer as shiny as before.

Aunt Lian had her hands and feet tied behind her back, her body covered in blood, and she was laughing crazily, with blood coming from the corners of her mouth and tears streaming down her face.

Without thinking too much, Song Ying pulled out the silver hairpin from her head, stepped to the person closest to her, pinched her mouth open, and inserted the silver hairpin inside.

Shen Wanyun was rolling around in pain when suddenly someone lifted her head and pried open her mouth. Before she could see clearly, something was put into her mouth. She felt a strong urge to feel nauseous and vomited uncontrollably.

Seeing this, the bewildered maids and servants nearby hurriedly followed suit, pulling out their silver hairpins, picking up chopsticks, and either choosing their own master or the person closest to them, preparing to imitate Song Ying in inducing vomiting.

"Don't use wooden chopsticks." As soon as he said that, Song Ying realized he had been worrying too much. Silver chopsticks were used at the birthday banquet today. He quickly added, "A gold hairpin is best, silver is second best, and those with patterns are even better. Be careful not to poke your throat."

Fortunately, silver chopsticks were used today. Even the maids and servants who did not wear silver hairpins could quickly find a pair of silver chopsticks from the ground. Some people also took the gold hairpins from the heads of the aunts and other masters.

For a while, the sound of vomiting could be heard one after another in the flower hall.

When Aunt Lian saw this, she was furious and yelled, "Song Ying! I was kind enough to let you and your disciple go, but you are so ungrateful and ruin my good deeds!"

Song Ying ignored her and after helping Shen Wanyun induce vomiting, he was about to help the next person, but he caught a glimpse of something in the vomit out of the corner of his eye.

Her eyes fixed on the dish and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is there eel in the dish today?"

A maidservant nearby didn't understand what was going on, but she still replied, "There's a custom called 'Panlong' for celebrating birthdays. It involves taking a whole yellow eel, removing its bones, and then forming it into a dragon shape. The eel's head then holds a white jade peach carved into it."

Song Ying took a breath and looked at Aunt Lian. Was this a coincidence, or did she do it on purpose?

Aunt Lian heard her words and laughed again, "So what if he vomited it out? I've already checked it out. Eel blood leads to arsenic in the heart, and he'll definitely die!"