Rebirth of the Second Young Master of the Ren Family

When stepping into the Qianruo Palace, it was no surprise to see that all the palace servants who served here had a dead look on their faces, which was a look of despair.They all knew that if Concubine Qian could break through this hurdle, they would be able to survive.But at the same time, they themselves will be infected with smallpox at any time, so how can anyone care about the life and death of these servants?Concubine Qian also had an imperial physician to treat them, but if they got sick, they would have to be quarantined and wait to die.

So, for them, it was really a narrow escape.

Ren Ren was followed by two guards sent by Xiao Tianhong.These two people have high martial arts skills, with them, it would be very difficult for this palace to plot against Ren Ren.Originally, according to the rules of the palace, guards were not allowed to enter the concubine's bedroom, but now Xiao Tianhong made a special case, so although the two did not enter the inner room, they were still guarding the door and waiting for orders.

Ren Ren was not too worried.After all, he still trusts in his own martial arts, if he wants to assassinate him, Ren Ren thinks he can resist for a while.

Not affected by the gloomy atmosphere in the bedroom, Ren Ren walked leisurely with a relaxed look, which finally rekindled hope and confidence on the dead faces of the servants in the palace.They had already heard yesterday that a doctor from the Sacred Valley of Medicine came to the palace for diagnosis and treatment, and now they saw Ren Ren, they also had hope in their hearts, as if a drowning man had seen the last straw that could be grasped.

The only one who came to welcome Ren Ren was the big palace maid next to Concubine Qian, who frowned slightly at the guard's move into the palace, but didn't say much, and only led Ren Ren to Concubine Qian's bedside.At this moment, this magnificent bedroom has almost no popularity at all.All the serving servants had already retreated, and no one dared to approach except this maid.

Through the bed curtain, the shallow breathing of the person on the bed was barely audible.

Ren Ren didn't cover his mouth and nose like others, with a fearless look.Firstly, he really didn't have to worry about contracting smallpox. After all, he had already taken the medicine, and it was absolutely impossible to contract smallpox; secondly, he was deliberately showing the strength of the Sacred Valley of Medicine to the people in the palace, so as to stabilize people's hearts.

Guided by the maid, Ren Ren cleaned his hands and sat down on the low stool beside the couch.

He had seen the diagnosis and prescriptions given by the imperial physicians before, and he had also seen two sick court ladies. From various symptoms, it was undoubtedly smallpox.But the strange thing is that if it is really smallpox, there is no reason why it can be delayed for so long.According to the recorded historical cases, the time from the onset of smallpox to death basically did not exceed seven days.But Concubine Qian was the first to be found to have contracted the disease, and it has lasted for half a month so far, while many palace maids and eunuchs who became ill after her have died.

Ren Ren was puzzled, even if there are good medicinal materials to watch, it is absolutely impossible for a pampered concubine to be as healthy as a servant who is used to serving people and doing rough work all day long.But why, she can last until now?Therefore, Ren Ren decided to take a look at this abnormal Zheng Wan'er first.

"Concubine Qian, please check your pulse." Across the gauze curtain, Ren Ren whispered.

There was no sound in the tent, the same dead silence as in this bedroom.

"Doctor, Your Majesty is weak and still asleep." The maid at the side lowered her head and said softly.

"Then I will trouble you..."

"It's fine for the doctor to call the maidservant Lan Ning." The court lady Lan Ning saluted respectfully, stretched out her hand and gently opened a gap in the gauze curtain, and placed Zheng Wan'er's arm on the edge of the bed.Then she gently rolled up her cuffs, took out a red cloth to cover her wrists, and did not reveal a single bit of skin except the palms from the beginning to the end.

However, Ren Ren has already noticed that there are red spots on the back of Zheng Wan'er's hand.

Frowning, a little startled in my heart, has it reached this point?

The initial symptoms of smallpox are only fever and cough, which are very similar to common wind and cold.But only two days later, a red rash will start to appear on the body, spreading to the whole body little by little, and the itching is unbearable; after that, the rash gradually turns blood red, the itching disappears, and the heat poison is transferred from the outside to the inside, causing the internal organs to heat up and fester .

——Thus, the cause of death of patients infected with smallpox is that the internal organs festered and died of pain, but on the outside, there is nothing else but red spots all over the body.At this time, Zheng Wan'er's situation has obviously reached the middle and late stages.

Fingers lightly placed on Zheng Wan'er's wrist, through the red cloth, her pulse could hardly be checked.Ren Ren frowned, her body was already too weak, and he was not used to taking pulse through the cloth, so he could only raise his eyes and ask Lan Ning next to him.

"This..." Lan Ning hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The red handkerchief was taken off, and the slender wrist was exposed in front of him through the gauze.Unsurprisingly, there are spots with light eyes on it, the size of fingernails, protruding from the white wrist, looking hideous and terrifying.

Tapping his fingers lightly, feeling the pulsation with his fingertips, Ren Ren's brows gradually frowned.

Weird, really weird.Zheng Wan'er has been sick for more than ten days. Although her body is already very weak and her pulse condition is completely consistent with smallpox, judging from this symptom, it is clearly in the middle and late stage, and there is no cure for the serious illness.But the anger in the pulse is not exhausted, it seems that he has not reached a desperate situation.

"Help up the empress, I want to take a look." Ren Ren ordered.

Lan Ning also knew that this was an extraordinary period, so she cooperatively lifted the gauze curtain, revealing Zheng Wan'er's sleeping body.Using her body as a pillow, and leaning Zheng Wan'er's back in her arms, Lan Ning carefully helped her sit up.

Ren Ren stretched out his hand and lightly touched the red rash that had spread to the side of Zheng Wan'er's neck. It was hard, like a scab from a wound.With her fingers across her nose, the air she exhaled was warm and weak, as if... Ren Ren was even more puzzled, and his brows were knotted.

"Doctor... can my mother be saved?" Seeing his frowning expression, Lan Ning couldn't help asking.

Ren Ren didn't answer, just took the silver needle from the bag, lightly pricked Zheng Wan'er's fingertips, squeezed out some blood, dripped into the porcelain bottle, sealed it tightly, got up and left.

The smallpox this time was slightly different from what was recorded in the book, and Ren Ren was somewhat unsure whether the prescription from the Sacred Valley of Medicine could cure this new smallpox.

That night.

Ren Ren was lying in an isolated side hall, worried and incomprehensible.

This time the smallpox was not quite right, although the symptoms and pulse were consistent, but too much did not make sense.Firstly, given Zheng Wan'er's physical condition, it is unreasonable for her to hold on until now; secondly, if the raised rash had already started to harden, then the internal organs should have started to fester a long time ago, and the heat poison in the body would affect people's breathing. The exhaled air should be warm; three times the pain of visceral festering is not something a human can bear, but although Zheng Wan'er is unconscious, her breathing is steady, and she doesn't seem to be in much pain... He doesn't think a pampered young lady can bear it Got that torture.

The candle on the table crackled, the flame jumped, and his shadow on the ground was stretched and deformed for a moment.

Sighing, Ren Ren rubbed his drowsy forehead, ready to turn off the lights and rest.

The moment he picked up the lampshade and approached the candle, Ren Ren's movements froze.

In the line of sight, on the back of his hand, patches of light red spots loomed.

With a sinking heart, Ren Ren hurriedly brought the candlestick closer and observed it carefully.The cuffs are rolled up, and there are only one or two places on the arm, and the other arm and the palm have not yet appeared.Then I tore off the underclothes, but there was nothing on the chest.His thoughts were a little chaotic for a while, Ren Ren took a deep breath and calmly analyzed.

It shouldn't be like this, the initial symptoms of smallpox are fever and cough, but now he feels no discomfort at all.The rash on the skin is just a little itchy, but it is easy to ignore if you don't pay attention.Moreover, according to the records in the book, the rash should spread from the body to the limbs, but why did he develop the rash from the limbs?

Besides, he obviously took smallpox preventive medicine.Could it be that the prescription recorded in the book of the Sacred Valley of Medicine is useless?No, Ren Ren immediately denied this idea.The attitude of the people in the Sacred Valley of Medicine is rigorous. If it has not been verified by use, it will definitely not be recorded in the book.

However, the current situation is really different from smallpox...

etc!Ren Renhuo stood up, this might not be smallpox at all!

Thinking back to the various suspicious points before, and the arm that had the disease... This is the hand that checked Zheng Wan'er's pulse today, touched her body, and breathed her breath.

So, is this actually poison?

Ren Ren was surprised by his guess.If this is poison, then deliberately pretending to be a symptom of smallpox is to mislead him and the imperial physician.Diagnosis and treatment according to the method of smallpox will naturally not have any effect.Then, in this way, the people who died one after another in the palace were all poisoned?

People who can do so many hands and feet in the harem...except for the queen mother who doesn't want to do anything.

The palms were gradually clenched, and Ren Ren knew that it was his own negligence.Bewitched by preconceived notions, he was actually sent to the door and poisoned!The expected conspiracy and assassination did not appear, but such an open conspiracy!

——Who would have thought that he would dare to use poison to deal with the descendants of the Sacred Valley of Medicine.

Ren Ren looked at the red rash that became more and more clear in a short period of time, and smiled.

Sure enough, the drug's effect is very fast... Since it is to get rid of him, it must be an acute poison, otherwise, if you give him time to research the antidote, wouldn't it be troublesome?

They clapped their hands heavily, and someone immediately responded at the door: "Second Young Master Ren?"

Ren Ren knew that these people must be Xiao Tianhong's confidantes, so he didn't hide it, he just said calmly: "Send the letter to His Majesty, I have come to a conclusion: this is poison, not smallpox."

The person guarding the door was silent for a while, obviously a little surprised, so he responded, turned and left.

Ren Ren preliminarily believed that the poison was infected through contact with Zheng Wan'er's skin, after all, the symptoms first appeared on that hand.Then, the people in the Qianruo Palace may not be able to get away with it.

Although he knew that it might be too late, he still ordered the guards who stayed behind to control the maid named Lan Ning in Qianruo Palace, and at the same time brought several imperial physicians in charge of the epidemic here.

Sitting at the table, Ren Ren's expression flickered under the candlelight.