CHAPTER 74: CHAPTER 74: HE DIDN’T MIND AT ALL, JUST HELD ON

Xiao Chengyu watched her suffering so much, her whole body trembling as she vomited.

His heart clenched into a knot, wishing that all of Fu Shinian’s pain could be transferred onto him at this moment.

After a long time, when there was really nothing left to vomit, the medicine she had just drunk was all thrown up.

Xiao Chengyu took the handkerchief from the maid and wiped Fu Shinian’s mouth.

When Fu Shinian looked up, she saw that the person who had been sitting by the bed taking care of her was actually Xiao Chengyu.

"Marquis?" Fu Shinian glanced at the handkerchief in Xiao Chengyu’s hand.

He was still holding it.

The handkerchief was stained with the vomit she had just expelled.

He didn’t mind holding it like that.

"Why did you come here?" Fu Shinian was surprised and turned to look at Jing Lai.

"Don’t look at him." Xiao Chengyu stared at Fu Shinian intently, his eyes reddened.

He threw away the handkerchief, grabbed Fu Shinian’s shoulders with both hands, but dared not exert any force.

She looked so frail and weak at this moment.

Xiao Chengyu had countless words, but at this moment he could only keep them inside.

How could his life be worth her suffering to this extent!

Xiao Chengyu took a deep breath and turned to ask Doctor Liu and Doctor Xu, "When did she drink the medicine? Just now I saw in her vomit there seemed to be the medicine she drank."

"Yes," Doctor Liu said, "She drank it just half an hour ago, unexpectedly it was all thrown up."

"Was it because of that ingredient in the medicine?" Xiao Chengyu immediately asked.

"It should be," Doctor Liu nodded, "The dosage was slightly too large, but not by much, hence Miss Fu only vomited it out without harming anything else."

"Cough, cough!" Xiao Chengyu covered his lips and coughed a few times, his originally pale face now showing a slight flush, Jing Lai hurriedly fed him a sip of water.

Xiao Chengyu said to Doctor Liu, "Is the adjusted prescription ready to be cooked?"

"Yes."

"Give it to me," Xiao Chengyu reached out, "I’ll try it myself."

There’s no need for Fu Shinian to take this risk.

"This..." Doctor Liu said, "Marquis, your condition is different from Miss Fu’s; now the prescription is adjusted according to Miss Fu’s condition."

If Fu Shinian took it and it was effective, the physicians would know how to adjust it for Xiao Chengyu’s condition.

Xiao Chengyu said seriously, "Observe my reaction after drinking it, then you’ll know how to adjust it further. Later, adjust into an appropriate prescription for Shinian based on her condition and give it to her."

Xiao Chengyu intended to take Fu Shinian’s place as the test subject.

Xiao Chengyu saw the medicine held by the medicine woman and took it directly, drinking it in one gulp.

Fu Shinian helplessly said, "Marquis, you drank it all, now I have no medicine to drink."

Xiao Chengyu patted Fu Shinian on the top of her head, "Once you recover, I’ll settle accounts with you."

How can one not cherish oneself for his sake?

"Rest well." Xiao Chengyu stood up and instructed everyone, "Keep me informed about Miss Fu’s condition."

After speaking, Xiao Chengyu returned to his own room.

Since he also took the new medicine, the physicians naturally could not be at ease, so they sent three people to watch over Xiao Chengyu.

Doctor Liu asked, "Miss Fu, how are you now? Do you want to switch back to ordinary medicine?"

Fu Shinian shook her head, "Since I’ve already drunk it, I won’t give up halfway. The bowl I drank just now had a slight overdose which only made me vomit. Going forward, we reduce instead of increase the dose, so there shouldn’t be much harm."

"Indeed," Doctor Liu nodded, then had the medicine woman brew another bowl for Fu Shinian to drink.

Unexpectedly, this time it really worked well; not only did Fu Shinian show signs of improvement, but even Xiao Chengyu next door also improved significantly.

Doctor Liu and others breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Now that both the Marquis Changping and Miss Fu are safe, they can report back to the capital with peace of mind.

They hurriedly arranged for people to go to the tribute courtyard to record the patients’ illness and physical conditions, then adjusted the prescription based on the results tested by Xiao Chengyu and Fu Shinian, sending it to the tribute courtyard for the patients.

More and more patients in the tribute courtyard were recovering.

Xiao Chengyu and Fu Shinian were completely cured.

Moreover, Xiao Chengyu, due to the added luck value, was in better health than before he fell ill.

The recovered Xiao Chengyu stepped out of the room, feeling refreshed, his body light and strong.

He found it a bit strange himself, but thought it might be because he was ill for so long; once recovered, he felt much lighter compared to when he was sick.

The first thing Xiao Chengyu did after stepping out was to visit Fu Shinian next door.

According to Mai Dong, Fu Shinian had also recovered.

Therefore, Xiao Chengyu was not in a hurry and remembered to knock on the door.

Upon knowing it was Xiao Chengyu, Fu Shinian quickly shouted through the door, "Marquis, please wait, let me dress first."

"Cough," Xiao Chengyu awkwardly blushed and quickly stepped back, "No rush, I came a bit early."

He had been thinking of Fu Shinian; finally able to come out, he had been a bit impatient, indeed arriving somewhat early.

After a while, the door finally opened, and Fu Shinian was standing inside, looking lovely.

Due to the days of illness and poor appetite, hardly anything could be eaten, so she lost quite some weight.

Her chin was even sharper; initially, there was a bit of flesh on her cheeks, now also gone.

Her cheeks slightly hollowed in, giving her a somewhat cool appearance.

Xiao Chengyu walked up to Fu Shinian and said quietly, "You’ve lost weight."

"Marquis has lost weight too." Xiao Chengyu had finally put on some weight but lost it all through this sickness.

"I realized upon arriving that I came a bit early and disturbed your rest," Xiao Chengyu said again.

Fu Shinian shook her head, "These days I’ve been lying in bed, drowsy all day, except for getting up to eat, the rest of the time was spent sleeping; I slept too much, so I woke up early today."

"Actually, I was just getting ready when the marquis came," Fu Shinian said.

Good thing she wasn’t disturbed in her rest.

"Has the marquis had breakfast yet?" Fu Shinian asked again.

Xiao Chengyu nodded; he came to see Fu Shinian immediately after tidying up.

"Mai Dong went to the kitchen to get breakfast. Does the marquis want to eat together?" Fu Shinian asked.

"Sure," Xiao Chengyu instructed Jing Lai to go to the kitchen and bring breakfast together.

"Now that the epidemic in the city is gradually under control, with a suitable prescription, there’s no need to worry anymore," Xiao Chengyu said, "In the coming days, I will continue to investigate the source of the epidemic. Once the city is completely healed, we’ll return to the capital."

With no more concern of infection, Xiao Chengyu could freely investigate, and unexpectedly, he found something.

This almost devastating outbreak in Ganning City was caused by the spies from Jin Country who infiltrated Ganning.

The people of Jin Country discovered a herb, which after the Great Witch’s refining, produced a poison that could infect people and be nearly resistant to medication.