Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 704 - 657 Reminder to Second Madam Baili (1)

Chapter 704: Chapter 657 Reminder to Second Madam Baili (1)

Speaking, Old Madam Baili blamed the maid again, "Stop trying to avoid the issue here, the previous prescriptions didn’t work, which is why we invited another doctor."

The maid, scolded, dared not say more, "Yes, Old Madam."

Li Yuzhu started writing the prescription, it was nothing but some common medicine for treating colds.

The names of the medicines were all peculiar and exotic, these medicines in her space couldn’t be bought by outsiders.

After finishing the prescription, Li Yuzhu took out dozens of packets of various medicines from her backpack.

There were ready-to-use proprietary Chinese medicines in porcelain bottles, there were Western medicine tablets and Chinese medicine pills, none required boiling herbs.

The maid looked at the small bottles and jars on the table, her expression puzzled, without a hint of belief in Li Yuzhu’s intentions.

Li Yuzhu called the maid to bring a small bowl, personally served Second Madam Baili with some proprietary Chinese medicine soup, then fed her a few Western medicine tablets, followed by injecting medicine.

The maid watched the whole process, her expression scornful.

When the injection was finished, Li Yuzhu packed the needle and soft tube into her backpack.

She took the pulse of Second Madam Baili, "How do you feel?"

The skill of a doctor, for better or worse, is most felt by the patient.

Second Madam Baili pressed her hand on her chest, "It’s not so stuffy and painful here anymore, my head doesn’t hurt either, but my whole body is still weak."

Li Yuzhu smiled, "Madam has been ill intermittently for half a year, eating very little daily, the body is weak, naturally there’s no strength yet. After taking these medicines, I’ll prescribe some nutritional meals for you, and you will soon recover fully."

The improvement in health was obvious, boosting Second Madam Baili’s mood. She called the maid to reward Li Yuzhu with the consultation fee.

Old Madam Baili held her hand, "You just focus on recovering, the consultation fees will be handled by me and your father, you don’t need to worry."

Her mother-in-law understanding and caring touched Second Madam Baili even more, "Yes, Mother."

As it was getting late, Second Madam Baili urged Old Madam Baili to go back to her room to rest.

Old Madam Baili was indeed tired, instructed the maids to properly take care of Second Madam Baili, and advised Li Yuzhu to rest early in the guest room.

Li Yuzhu escorted her to the courtyard door, saying she wanted to check on Second Madam Baili’s condition again before returning to the guest room.

"Alright, thank you very much, Li San Niang." Old Madam Baili was very grateful.

After watching Old Madam Baili leave, Li Yuzhu returned to Second Madam Baili’s bedroom.

Seeing her return, Second Madam Baili’s eyes flashed with surprise, "Li San Niang, why don’t you go rest?"

"Our family all likes Xiao Rui, especially my niece, to keep him from worrying, I must make sure Madam recovers quickly." Li Yuzhu sat back on the stool by the bed.

"It’s the second watch already, and you’re staying up late to treat me." Second Madam Baili was very grateful, not knowing how to express it.

Li Yuzhu glanced back at the two maids in the room, shook Second Madam Baili’s hand, and wrote a few words in her palm.

Then she looked at Second Madam Baili, blinking her eyes.

No matter how confused Second Madam Baili was, she understood Li Yuzhu had something to say to her.

She said to the two maids, "Qiao Lan, go to the kitchen and bring some tasty midnight snacks, Li San Niang is staying up late to treat me. Xiang Lan, it’s a bit cold in this room, go set up a stove beside Li San Niang."

The two maids glared at Li Yuzhu with resentment, agreed, and left.

As the footsteps of the two drifted away, Second Madam Baili quickly grabbed Li Yuzhu’s hand, "Li San Niang, do you have something to tell me."

"Yes, and it’s very important!" she said in a low voice, "Madam’s illness is not a mere cold, but poisoning from Yellow Azalea. This medicine, in large doses, can be lethal, generally used externally, some folk remedies include small amounts, but it’s not suitable for long-term consumption."

"..."

"Long-term consumption causes nausea, vomiting, whole-body weakness, unconsciousness, palpitations, sore throat, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, very much like a cold."

"..."

"And the real medicine for a cold is Red Rhododendron. I don’t know why the doctor in the mansion misdiagnosed, so I went along with calling your illness a cold, but the medicines I prescribed weren’t for curing colds, but Detoxification Pills."

Second Madam Baili was stunned with wide-open eyes.

She held Li San Niang’s hand tightly, exclaiming, "Li San Niang, you’re right, I’m indeed not ill! But whom can I tell? When I say I’m not sick, everyone doesn’t believe me, even my husband says I have a cold."

Thinking of her husband who hasn’t come to see her for ages, Second Madam Baili felt saddened and upset.

Does her husband dislike her now?

"There’s also another strange thing." Li Yuzhu glanced out the window and lowered her voice, "Your husband is sick too, poisoned! His illness is more severe than Madam’s, he has been intermittently unconscious for a month."

"What?" Learning that her husband didn’t neglect her and actually fell ill himself, Second Madam Baili felt a weight lifted from her heart, but upon hearing her husband’s condition was worse, she immediately worried again, "What... is he poisoned with?"

"A large dose of raw Bianxia, and his stomach and intestines are severely ulcerated, he’s experiencing fever and unconsciousness," Li Yuzhu said, "I suspect it’s from misuse of prescriptions for treating stomach discomfort, using strong medicines in large doses."

"How is he now?" Second Madam Baili gasped, "Is his life in danger?"

"Don’t worry, Madam, our family all likes Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui always calls me Aunt with my niece, considering he calls me Aunt, I’ll do my utmost to cure his father’s illness. The envoy has already broken his fever; he woke for a while during our dinner, still in good spirits, and asked about Madam’s illness as soon as he woke. The medicines he takes, I personally examine each one."

Her husband inquired about her as soon as he woke, her husband never changed his heart; she wondered if she hadn’t been told all this news by him or if someone was hiding it for him?

With these thoughts, Second Madam Baili’s heart was overwhelmed with emotions.

Li Yuzhu continued, "Madam, please don’t be too agitated, I told you it’s due to poisoning that both you and your husband fell ill, because this matter is very peculiar. Ordinarily, both the envoy and Madam falling ill together would be no small matter; why hasn’t anyone noticed you both were poisoned? Is it because the city’s doctors aren’t skilled, or..."

If only knowing the two were sick, without knowing they were poisoned, nobody would suspect anything.

But if they were poisoned together, and very obviously, yet nobody detected it, the truth behind this becomes intriguing.

Second Madam Baili’s gaze turned cold with her reminder, "Thank you for the warning, Li San Niang, I know what to do."

She must recover quickly and investigate this matter thoroughly.

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Li Yuzhu had a bit of midnight snack at Second Madam Baili’s place, then returned to the guest room with Zhou Zhaodi.

In the small courtyard of the guest room, only Li Yuzhu, Mu Yuanxiu, and their people lived there, without anyone from Baili Mansion, Zhou Zhaodi spoke without reservation.

She closed the courtyard gate, and said, "Second Madam Baili’s maids are inattentive to her; are these servants just taking money and not working?"

While Li Yuzhu was treating Second Madam Baili, Zhou Zhaodi was resting in the outer room awaiting her.

The matter with the maids, Li Yuzhu didn’t see.

"Oh? How so?" Li Yuzhu also noticed the maids of Second Madam Baili were very arrogant.

But she didn’t know the specifics.

Zhou Zhaodi shook her head, "The outer multi-treasure shelves are full of dust, the mistress fell ill, and the servants are all lazy, when my mother fell ill, we three sisters dared not slack, my mother said, no matter if adults check or not, do what should be done, perhaps their mothers didn’t teach them these things?"

Zhou Zhaodi seldom talks much, but today she spoke so much, shows the maids of Second Madam Baili really acted imprudently.

Li Yuzhu said, "Madam is not a confused person, when she recovers, she will discipline the servants, we just watch and don’t say more. Lord Baili is a third-rank official in the court, with many people and affairs, Baili Mansion’s matters are not for us to involve in."

The story behind the two household heads of Baili Mansion falling ill together must be complex, Li Yuzhu didn’t want to get involved in this family’s disputes.

She just took the initiative to talk to Second Madam Baili about the poisoning because of Guoguo and Baili Rui.

Baili Rui faced his parents falling ill together at a young age, he became less talkative, while Guoguo cared for Baili Rui.

She didn’t want the two children to be sad, so she reached out to help.

Zhou Zhaodi quickly nodded at her reminder, "Understood, San Niang."

The two entered the main house together.

Inside, Mu Yuanxiu was adding charcoal to the stove, Guoguo was curled up on a small chair covered with tiger skin, chin in palms, staring at the fire in a daze.

Seeing her enter, Guoguo immediately jumped off the chair and ran towards her, "Aunt, is Xiao Rui’s mother better?"