Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 647: Dugu Wu’s Extraordinary Encounter (Part 1)

Chapter 647: Chapter 647: Dugu Wu’s Extraordinary Encounter (Part 1)

"Princess Consort, you’re finally back. The Princess received a letter during her meal."

Chun Liu’s voice choked as she recounted the events.

The letter from Nanshe, and the mysterious man.

That letter is still in the dining hall, Dugu Xiaojin has forbidden anyone to touch it after Dongfang Lianhua fell unconscious.

"Queen Mother, it’s all my fault. I should have realized at the time that there was something off about that man."

Dugu Xiaojin was full of self-reproach.

Without any other male members in the Princess’ Mansion, he, as the only male, should have protected the Princess’ nanny.

Feng Bailing took out a pair of gloves from the emergency box and picked up the letter.

The letter appeared to be ordinary paper, but there was a scale-like grey powder on the edges of the paper, which looked like some type of butterfly powder.

There were also words written on the paper; indeed, the letter was from Li Mubei.

The letter stated that Li Mubei was not yet married, that he had escaped from his marriage.

He constantly thought about Dongfang Lianhua, and after fleeing from Nanshe, he would hurry to the Princess’ Mansion to see Dongfang Lianhua in person.

The letter was from Li Mubei, but why had it fallen into someone else’s hands, who then used the letter to frame Dongfang Lianhua?

For a moment, Feng Bailing was clueless.

"Your Majesty, there’s a similar scent."

It was then that Feng Xiaoli suddenly spoke up.

Ever since Dongfang Lianhua had fallen unconscious, Feng Xiaoli sat silently beside her.

Her big eyes were red, and only when she saw Feng Bailing did she speak up in a soft voice.

"Xiao Li, what scent are you talking about?"

Feng Bailing asked in surprise.

"It’s the same scent as that woman in the palace; that person has the same scent."

Feng Xiaoli’s nose twitched.

She felt very sad inside, she should not have let her nanny touch that letter, but by the time she realized, it was already too late.

It must be her, definitely her!

Feng Bailing’s anger soared, Xiao Li’s intuition was incredibly accurate; the person’s scent was the same as Noble Consort Dugu’s, clearly indicating some connection between the two.

Feng Bailing, unable to contain her rage, wanted to confront Noble Consort Dugu in the palace.

Why would she frame Dongfang Lianhua when there was no enmity between them?

"Calm down."

Dugu Wu stopped Feng Bailing; he, too, knew that Dongfang Lianhua was Feng Bailing’s weak spot, and to hurt Dongfang Lianhua was to touch Feng Bailing’s limit.

"We have no evidence."

Dugu Wu’s words reminded Feng Bailing that they lacked evidence at the moment.

If she rashly stormed into the palace, she would fall right into Noble Consort Dugu’s trap. But why would someone target Dongfang Lianhua?

Feng Bailing checked Dongfang Lianhua’s physical condition again, and to her slight relief, though Dongfang Lianhua was unconscious, there were no abnormalities in her body.

Her body did not display the strange parasites found within Manager Qiu; she just lay in a coma, the cause unknown.

This was a matter of concern for both Lu Yin and Feng Bailing. If they could find the reason, they would be able to awaken Dongfang Lianhua. But at present, not even the illness’s cause could be identified, leaving them powerless to revive Dongfang Lianhua, despite their unparalleled medical skills.

"Queen Mother, that man told you to summon the Medical Buddha, saying that only the Medical Buddha can save the Princess’ nanny," said Dugu Xiaojin, suddenly remembering the words left by the stranger.

Feng Bailing frowned involuntarily, realizing the other party’s intentions; they wanted to lure the Medical Buddha into action.

"It’s very likely that they’re after the Ancient Array Map. According to the description provided by Chun Liu and the others, the other party shouldn’t be from the Great Chu," Dugu Wu speculated in deep contemplation.

"Do you know something?"

Feng Bailing suddenly turned toward Dugu Wu.

"What time is it now for you to be all hesitant? If you have something to say, just say it quickly."

Even Lu Yin was excessively anxious, not to mention Feng Bailing.

Although Dugu Wu was not versed in Medical Skill, he had sustained numerous injuries; long-term illness had given him some understanding of medicine. On top of that, his extensive years of campaigns and battles gave him a breadth of knowledge unknown to Feng Bailing and Lu Yin.

Dugu Wu glanced at Feng Xiaoli and Dugu Xiaojin, the two little ones loyally by Dongfang Lianhua’s bedside.

He gestured for Lu Yin and Feng Bailing to step outside.

As the evening darkened, Feng Bailing and the other two stepped beneath the wisteria trellis in the courtyard.

The wisteria flowers of early spring had not yet blossomed on the trellis, only a few buds beginning to sprout with a faint scent of soil lingering in the air. "I think the Princess’ illness does not look like sickness or poisoning but more like she has been cursed," Dugu Wu speculated.

"Cursed?"

Lu Yin and Feng Bailing exchanged puzzled looks, especially Feng Bailing, who had traveled from the 22nd century.

In the 22nd century, her faith lay only in science.

She was not familiar with some ancient existences, but she was not a conservative person. If she could travel from the 22nd century back to this era, she knew that some things in this world were inexplicable by human capability.

"When I first went to the battlefield, I encountered a peculiar incident with Prince Shun. It was quite strange; we faced a gang of bandits, no more than a hundred, while we had thousands of soldiers. But when we went to suppress the bandits, our forces were unable to take them down despite prolonged engagement."

This was an event from more than a decade ago for Dugu Wu, ancient history by now. If not for what happened to Dongfang Lianhua, Dugu Wu would have forgotten about it.

Back then, Dugu Wu was still young, but the incident left a profound impression on him.

That group of bandits was entrenched on a mountain, terrorizing and plundering nearby villagers who were suffering greatly before reporting to the court.

It was Prince Shun who received the order to eradicate them. Usually, a mere few hundred bandits would be easily swept away by a seasoned general like Prince Shun. But that time, Prince Shun encountered significant trouble; those mountain bandits were not difficult to deal with initially, and they lost nearly half their numbers in the first siege.

However, in the second attack, the bandits became like gods, completely transformed.

They suddenly grew strong and vigorous, displaying astonishing strength, and feared neither blades nor spears, one able to match several men.

Worse yet, upon encountering these bandits, the court’s soldiers suddenly grew weak and dizzy, with the severe cases falling into an unconscious state.

Out of thousands of soldiers, nearly seventy percent suddenly lost their ability to fight.

Even Prince Shun himself narrowly avoided harm.

"Did those soldiers also suddenly fall unconscious, like my mother?" Feng Bailing caught onto something.

Dugu Wu nodded.

"Yes, indeed, their situation is very similar to the Princess. They fell unconscious upon directly engaging with the bandits. After that, the bandits were unstoppable, and our army was almost annihilated. Later, I captured one of them, and under severe interrogation, we found out they drank a special cursed water. Their Great Wizard, who was also their leader, gave them a kind of water, which after drinking made them immune to blades and spears, strong as bulls. Merely by spraying that heavy water on our warriors would incapacitate them, causing numbness and weakness in milder cases, and in severe cases, unconsciousness or death."