Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 701 - 654 Poisoned (2)

This young man and the young woman who stopped Old Madam Baili earlier look quite alike.

Baili Rui saw him and waved with a smile, "Big brother!"

Old Madam Baili’s face lit up with a smile, "Hui’er? Are you back from the training ground?"

The chubby young man, Baili Hui, looked at himself, wearing armor, "Yes, I heard my little brother is back, so I came to see him."

Old Madam Baili has two sons.

Her eldest son has average talents, and his greatest joy in life is eating.

He married a wife who shares the same interest, and their two sons only followed their parents in physique, not in talent.

Their eldest son, Baili Hui, at fifteen, is as strong as an ox but smart and meticulous. After Baili Rui’s father fell ill, the young Baili Hui took on the responsibility of managing the affairs of Liangzhou City.

Baili Hui also has a younger brother, Baili Xun, who is ten years old and also resembles a small round ball, as clever as his brother Baili Hui.

The brothers get along very well with the second family’s son, Baili Rui, as if they were born of the same mother.

"Where’s second brother, where is he now?" Baili Rui looked behind Baili Hui, finding no one and asked disappointedly.

Baili Hui patted his head, smiling, "Your second brother was mischievous; he broke the stirrup of his study companion and even hit him, so his master is punishing him by making him squat in horse stance."

Baili Rui clapped and laughed, "Second brother got punished again."

The two brothers started talking about topics often discussed among boys.

The more they talked, the more excited they became.

Baili Rui said to Old Madam Baili, "Grandmother, I want to go play with big brother."

The brothers share a good relationship, which made Old Madam Baili very pleased, "Go, go, but let your big brother bring you back for dinner later."

"Mm, understood." The two boys joyfully ran away hand in hand.

Still not entirely at ease, Old Madam Baili dispatched a capable maid to follow the two of them.

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In the hall, Old Master Baili and Mu Yuanxiu were chatting leisurely, talking about hunting and good herbs found in the mountains.

During times of marching and war, there were often military doctors in the troops.

During battles, the doctors were always ready to treat the soldiers.

When there were no battles, these doctors would take time to gather herbs near the camps.

Old Master Baili, with many years of campaigning experience, was not a doctor but familiar with the habits of military doctors.

He and Mu Yuanxiu chatted happily about the commonly used medicinal herbs in the army for treating injuries.

"Young Mu, you sure know a lot," Old Master Baili laughed heartily.

Mu Yuanxiu humbly replied, "Not at all, not at all, what I know is all thanks to my wife." He motioned towards Li Yuzhu, "She taught me; I only know a little, while she is a doctor."

Old Master Baili was taken aback, "Miss Li is a doctor as well?" So young!

Li Yuzhu nodded with a gentle smile, "I learned some medicine from my master since childhood, enough to understand a bit about complex ailments."

Mu Yuanxiu smiled, "You are too modest, you don’t just know a bit, you are very knowledgeable."

"Husband, there’s always someone better, no need to put me on a pedestal, what if a more skilled doctor shows up one day? That would be embarrassing for me," Li Yuzhu waved her hand with a smile, "Husband, stop praising me."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "You cured Lady Qingyang’s stomachache, delivered several babies in complicated births, and healed Old Mrs. Zhao’s senility in Qingyang County—these are clearly remarkable medical skills."

The couple, one boastful and the other modest.

Old Master Baili couldn’t help but think to himself, listening to their conversation, does this Lady Li San Niang indeed possess some impressive medical skills?

He cupped his hands toward Li Yuzhu, "Lady Li San Niang, to be frank, my youngest son and daughter-in-law have both fallen ill. We’ve invited several doctors, yet none have managed to cure them. My daughter-in-law fell ill from grief over losing her son, but my son’s illness is even stranger. Not a single one of the ten doctors could determine the illness. Lady Li San Niang, with your medical skills, could you take a look at my son and daughter-in-law? If cured, we would richly reward you."

"Including for saving Xiao Rui, the reward will be doubled," Old Madam Baili came over, having heard that Li Yuzhu also practiced medicine, and said happily.

Li Yuzhu did not immediately agree.

Whether the illness could be cured depended on the specific situation.

She had the space to aid her, but after all, she wasn’t an immortal, she couldn’t extend life for someone with late-stage cancer, her space couldn’t kill all cancer cells.

She also couldn’t make a severed limb grow a new one.

The medical skills she possessed were common in modern times.

"I’ll go have a look first," Li Yuzhu said.

Old Madam Baili, concerned for her youngest son, said, "Lady Li San Niang, please follow me."

Mu Yuanxiu did not go along; he stayed in the hall, chatting with Old Master Baili with Guoguo for company.

He instructed Zhou Zhaodi to follow Li Yuzhu, just in case.

Old Madam Baili took Li Yuzhu to Baili Rui’s father, Baili Huang’s study first.

Though Second Madam Baili was also ill, she could at least still speak and eat, whereas Baili Huang had been unconscious for quite a few days.

The two long-standing servants guarding the study stood up immediately to pay their respects when they saw Old Madam Baili arriving.

Old Madam Baili pointed to Li Yuzhu, "This is Lady Li San Niang, she knows medicine, I’ve brought her to examine Erlang."

The two servant guards both appraised Li Yuzhu.

Their eyes were filled with disdain.

But since she was brought by the old madam, they dared not say anything, only standing scornfully by as Li Yuzhu checked the illness.

Li Yuzhu sat by the bed, first checking Baili Huang’s pulse, then flipping his eyelids. She then used the space instrument to draw some blood from Baili Rui’s father for testing.

It didn’t take long for her to find the results.

Baili Rui’s father had been poisoned.

And it was a type of poison very difficult to detect.

"Before the Envoy fell into a coma, did he have any other illnesses? What medicines did he usually take?" Li Yuzhu asked the two servants after retracting her hand.

"The second master occasionally had stomach pains and took medicine prescribed by a doctor before he fell into a coma. However, he’s been taking this medication for years without any issues, and the doctor was also an acquaintance," both servants said.

"May I see the prescriptions?" Li Yuzhu asked.

"Quickly bring them for Lady Li San Niang’s review," Old Madam Baili ordered seriously.

"Yes, Old Madam." The older servant walked to a cabinet in the room, retrieved some prescriptions from a box on top, and handed them to Li Yuzhu.

Li Yuzhu noticed that each prescription was numbered one, two, three.

Seeing her confusion, the older servant quickly explained, "The one marked ’one’ was the prescription from the first doctor, and so on. Each new doctor advised not to take the previous medicines and follow their prescription instead."

Li Yuzhu counted eleven prescriptions, indicating that the Baili family had consulted eleven doctors.

Yet not a single one detected that Envoy Baili Huang had been poisoned!