A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1403 - 1401: Deep Coma

His eyes were hazy with drunkenness, his mind and tongue both sluggish; he only knew that the woman in his arms was the one he liked.

"You..."

"You’re so beautiful!"

He had to say the same sentence three times before he finally got it out in one piece!

Tan Biluo found it a little unbelievable.

’Doesn’t Cousin have a decent tolerance for alcohol? How come he’s this drunk after just one pot of wine?’

’Or is it... that I put a bit too much He Xiang Powder in today?’

He Xiang Powder was a colorless, tasteless drug that, once ingested, stirred a person’s desires.

It wasn’t very toxic and wasn’t expensive; you could buy it right in the pharmacy, and common folks usually bought it for use in the bridal chamber.

But before selling it, that physician had specially warned that this drug could not be used together with alcohol, or its effects would be magnified a hundredfold.

In serious cases it could even cause hallucinations, and in more serious cases, coma, or even danger to life.

So this drug was generally put into tea.

But now...

She glanced at Cousin’s thoroughly flushed face, his slightly limp body, his words already incoherent,

and suddenly felt a little guilty.

’Could it really be the drug causing trouble?’

’No, that’s not right, Cousin actually didn’t drink that much wine!’

’Could it be that pharmacy owner didn’t lie to her? That this drug really can’t be used together with alcohol?’

While she was racking her brains to no avail—

Nan Yunze first felt terribly dizzy, then some hallucinations appeared in front of his eyes, and then he felt weak all over.

And then...

His vision went black, and he knew nothing more.

"Cousin! Cousin!"

Tan Biluo completely panicked.

"Cousin, wake up!"

Her voice turned a bit shrill and much louder; all those twists and turns in her heart were instantly thrown to the back of her mind, and she began to feel nothing but fear.

"Someone!"

"Someone!"

Her personal Maid ran in from the gate outside.

"Miss, what’s wrong with you?"

Tan Biluo didn’t like the address of concubine, so she still had her call her Miss.

Right now she couldn’t care about that at all, and hurriedly said,

"Go!"

"Go call someone! Invite a physician, just say... Master... just say I’m not feeling well!"

The Maid glanced doubtfully at the Princely Heir "sleeping" to the side.

Then looked at Miss, who aside from having a slightly flushed face, showed no particular symptoms.

She was even more puzzled.

"Miss, is it Master who’s unwell, or you who are unwell? It’s our wedding night today, it’s not really appropriate to call a physician at this hour!"

"Stop talking nonsense—when I tell you to go, you go!"

Tan Biluo rarely lost her temper.

The Maid was so frightened she shivered, and hurriedly ran out.

...

Leaving the courtyard gate, she rushed out and bumped straight into someone.

"Ow, do you not have eyes?!"

The two of them both fell, and the other girl even cursed at her.

She had no time to curse back, scrambled up, ignored the slight, and rushed away in a hurry.

Only that Maid from the main courtyard was left, looking at her with a face full of disdain.

"What are you rushing for, in such a hurry to reincarnate?"

Seeing her figure disappear into the night, that Maid lost interest as well and turned back to the main courtyard.

However...

Servants were always chatting about all sorts of gossip.

Once that Maid went back inside, she told the story at once.

With everyone adding a word here and there, the matter successfully reached Yilan’s ears.

At that time Yilan had already washed up and was just about to lie down.

Hearing her personal Maid tell it, she immediately frowned.

"In such a rush?"

"Did you all see clearly, it was a Maid from Blue Moon Pavilion?"

The Maid at her side nodded.

"That’s right, I saw clearly! Xiao Hui said that Maid was even wearing the clothes from the Tan Mansion earlier today!"

Yilan’s brows furrowed even tighter.

"Since she’s a Maid from Blue Moon Pavilion!"

"Why did she rush out like that? Did something happen at Blue Moon Pavilion?"

Her personal Maid Li Hua shook her head.

"No idea!"

"But County Princess, you’d best not get involved; who knows what it could be about!"

"It has nothing to do with us anyway!"

Yilan nodded thoughtfully.

"Then we won’t bother with it!"

"But keep an eye on things!"

"I may be too lazy to fight over anything, but that woman is no easy character; let’s not get ourselves splashed with filth!"

"Yes!"

Li Hua nodded in agreement.

...

Yilan really hit the nail on the head.

Something had indeed happened at Blue Moon Pavilion, and it was no small matter.

By the time the physician arrived under cover of night, Blue Moon Pavilion was already in complete chaos.

Nan Yunze was burning up with a high fever and lay unconscious, while Tan Biluo sat there with tears streaming down her face, sobbing and wailing.

"Physician, Physician, you must save him!"

She had no desire to be widowed at such a young age!

The physician was startled, but still forcibly steadied himself to comfort her.

"Madam, you need not panic just yet; everything must wait until I have taken his pulse."

With that, he picked up his medicine chest and stepped forward.

He set up a small pillow for the wrist and went to take Nan Yunze’s pulse.

After who knew how long, the physician’s expression grew grave.

"Did he take He Xiang Powder and also drink wine?"

Tan Biluo’s face flushed with embarrassment, but she still nodded.

"Yes, Physician, this foolish woman was ignorant; I beg you to be magnanimous and save my husband!"

The physician let out a sigh.

"This..."

He ran his hand hard through the few goat-beard whiskers left on his chin, then shook his head with a deeply troubled look.

"This... He Xiang Powder mixed with alcohol becomes a deadly poison. This Master has already fallen into deep coma, his fever is unrelenting; his condition is very serious!"

"Forgive this old man’s incompetence; Madam, you had best seek someone more skilled!"

With that, he picked up his medicine chest and was about to leave.

How could Tan Biluo accept that? She rushed forward and dropped to her knees in front of the physician with a thud.

"Physician, please think of a way to save my husband!"

"I only dared to marry in today; if he dies, I’ll have no way to live either!"

"Physician, please save him, save me!"

She was so panicked that her face had turned pale, so panicked that she was completely at a loss, even casting aside the noble bearing she had long worked to maintain.

She just knelt on the ground, desperately begging a physician invited in from an outside pharmacy.

The key thing was—

The physician paid her no heed, turned around, and left.

What a joke, the Pingan Marquis Mansion was a great household, and he knew exactly how much his own medical skills were worth.

For such a critical illness, if he treated the man to death, his whole family wouldn’t have to live.

So it was best for him to slip away as quickly as possible.

Only, he still had some conscience left.

Before sneaking off, he pointed out a bright path for Tan Biluo.

"Stop crying; hurry and find a way to invite an Imperial Physician from the palace, that’s the proper course. Otherwise, if you delay, there really will be no saving him!"

After saying this, he mercilessly took his medicine chest and left completely.

...

Tan Biluo was utterly stunned.

Go invite an Imperial Physician from the palace?

She was only a little concubine in a Hou Mansion! What ability did she have to invite an Imperial Physician, who served the Emperor, to come out of the palace in the middle of the night?

This was simply harder than taking her life!

She turned her head to look at Cousin, whose whole body was flushed from the fever.

Her fear grew even stronger.

If Cousin really had some accident, she felt that even dying ten thousand times would not be enough to atone!

What to do, what to do?

The Maid at her side came up with an idea for her.

"Miss, isn’t the person living next door... the County Princess? She’s always been on good terms with Princess Yi Zhao. If County Princess Yilan is willing to step forward..."