On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2191, Patient 2

Yan Ruyu's gaze swept over the patient's body, from the throat to the chest cavity, and then to the abdomen. The more she looked, the heavier her heart became.

The patient's lungs were also deathly white, devoid of any color, even more severe than Madam Cao's condition, as if they had been eroded by some kind of toxin for a long time and had lost their normal physiological functions.

The heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and other organs were also covered with fine inflammatory spots, and the extent of the damage was visible to the naked eye, which was obviously caused by the same disease.

"How is it?" Huo Changhe walked to her side and asked in a low voice.

Yan Ruyu withdrew her gaze, her expression grave: "The situation is exactly the same as Madam Cao's, both suffering from severe lung damage and inflammation of multiple organs, so the cause should be the same."

"What?!" Huo Changxu exclaimed in shock. "How could this happen? My friend rarely gets sick, how could this be..."

Governor Cao was filled with fear, his voice trembling slightly: "Your Highness, what kind of strange illness is this? Is it contagious?"

His words immediately heightened the tension in the front hall.

The students who had carried the patient looked at each other, their faces showing fear. They instinctively took a step back, clearly worried about being infected.

Yan Ruyu quickly reassured everyone, "Don't panic, this illness doesn't seem to be caused by contagion. It's more like it's caused by long-term exposure to some harmful substance, which has accumulated to a certain level before suddenly erupting."

The military doctor, Cao, nodded in agreement: "What the princess said makes sense."

If it were an infectious disease, it wouldn't be so concentrated in two people, and although the symptoms were similar, there were no obvious signs of transmission.

However, what exactly this harmful substance is, and why both people were infected at the same time, remains a mystery.

Huo Changxu asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, is there any hope for my friend? You must think of something!"

"I will do my best." Yan Ruyu nodded, then turned to Huo Changhe and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid we'll have to find a courtyard specifically for his treatment."

“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements.” Huo Changhe nodded in agreement.

Yan Ruyu then looked at Doctor Cao and said, "Doctor Cao, could you please prescribe another medicinal bath formula, with a slight adjustment to the dosage? Also, please prepare a decoction to clear heat and detoxify. Feed it to him after he wakes up."

"Alright, I'll go write it right away." Doctor Cao didn't dare to delay and immediately had someone bring him a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. He then quickly began writing on the table in the front hall.

Huo Changxu stood aside, looking at his unconscious friend with great anxiety, but he couldn't do anything to help. He could only pace back and forth, his eyes fixed on Yan Ruyu's movements, full of expectation.

Before long, Yin Ding arrived with his men. Yan Ruyu instructed them to take the men to the courtyard, and the others withdrew.

She took out the IV drip kit from her spatial storage, prepared the anti-inflammatory medication, located the patient's vein, gently inserted the needle, and adjusted the drip rate.

The clear medicine slowly flowed into the patient's body through the IV tube, dripping softly, a sound that was particularly clear in the quiet foyer.

After doing all this, Yan Ruyu met Huo Changxu and the others in the courtyard.

"What does he usually do? What did he eat before he fell ill? Tell us if you know."

"He usually likes to travel around and make friends, and his diet is quite casual. Could it be that he ate something unclean?"

A student from the academy replied, "He said a while ago that he was feeling a bit unwell and was always sleepy."

Yan Ruyu asked, "Has he taken any medicinal diet recently, or frequently gone to any special places?"

The students exchanged glances, all indicating that they hadn't paid much attention.

Suddenly one of them said, "There should be, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Once, I saw a piece of paper in his book that said something about medicinal cuisine."

Although he was a student at the academy, he was a local. During his days off, he would return home and stroll around the city.

"What kind of medicinal cuisine?" Yan Ruyu's heart skipped a beat. "Yishengtang?"

"Yes, yes, that's the name."

A servant brought news that Doctor Cao had written the prescription and ordered someone to prepare the medicinal bath.

Huo Changhe walked to Yan Ruyu's side and whispered, "It seems that the forces behind Yishengtang are more troublesome than we imagined."

Yan Ruyu nodded in agreement: "I just don't know what methods they used or what they wanted to do."

Huo Changxu gritted his teeth: "These people are too vicious! If it weren't for my sister-in-law's excellent medical skills, my friend and Madam Cao would probably be in grave danger."

Once we find the mastermind behind this, we'll make them pay the price!

Governor Cao was filled with resentment. He clenched his fists as he recalled his wife's critical condition last night and the young master who was now unconscious.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, this matter must not be left unresolved!"

"Youcheng is our foundation; we cannot allow these people to act with impunity and create chaos among the people. I am willing to fully cooperate with you to uncover the truth and restore peace to Youcheng."

"We will certainly not let them succeed." Huo Changhe said calmly, "The secret guards are already investigating the clues of Yishengtang. Now that there is another case, we should be able to find a breakthrough soon."

Before that, our priority is to treat these two patients, stabilize the situation, and prevent panic from spreading.

Yan Ruyu watched the medicine slowly dripping from the IV tube and said softly, "The most important thing now is to get them out of danger as soon as possible."

If he can wake up, perhaps he can get more useful clues from them and find the source of the harmful substance.

Yan Ruyu asked Huo Changhe to inquire about their situation while she went back to the room to check on the patients.

A short while later, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and after a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze unfocused.

"Water..." His lips moved, uttering a faint sound.

Yan Ruyu fed him some warm water. The patient opened his mouth with difficulty, drank the spoonful of warm water, his throat moved, and he seemed to feel a little better. His eyes also became a little clearer.

"How are you feeling?" Yan Ruyu asked softly.

The patient slowly turned his gaze, his voice still weak: "Where...where am I? My head is spinning, and my chest feels tight..."

"You were at the Prince of Zhennan's residence, and it was Changxu who brought you here," Huo Changxu said hurriedly. "You suddenly fell ill and fainted."

A hint of surprise flashed in the patient's eyes. He struggled to sit up, but his body was too weak, so he could only lie back down, panting as he said, "Thank you... thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."

Yan Ruyu said, "Before you fell ill, did you come into contact with anything unusual or eat any unusual food? For example, did you take any medicinal food from Yishengtang or drink any special tea?"

The patient frowned, thinking carefully, his expression gradually becoming somewhat complicated, as if he had thought of something.

"What? Just tell me the truth."

The patient was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Yishengtang's medicinal cuisine..."