Chapter 175: Chapter 156: Li Jing’s Shock
Li Jing, Prince Jing’s Mansion.
Five days ago, Prince Jing’s grandson was bitten by a small Pekingese he kept. At that time, the wound was treated and bandaged, so they thought there was no issue.
Who knew that five days later, Prince Jing’s grandson suddenly developed a high fever that would not go away. Neither the doctors in the mansion nor the ones invited from the Imperial Pharmacy managed to find an effective treatment.
Finally, it was diagnosed as "rabies illness."
With that, it seemed the sky had fallen on Prince Jing’s Mansion. Royal offspring were rare, and in this line of Prince Jing, there was nearly only one male born each generation.
The elderly Prince Jing, in his anger, immediately grabbed his grandson’s beloved Pekingese and smashed it to death in front of everyone.
There’s only one male in each generation, if the grandson were to die, the line of Prince Jing could possibly be severed.
Once severed, they would either have to adopt someone from the descendants of other royal family members or simply declare that the line of Prince Jing ends with this generation.
Of course, the heir to Prince Jing is still young, and he could potentially have more children, but whether he can is unknown.
This grandson, who was raised with such difficulty, is about to be lost, and the elderly Prince Jing is almost losing his mind, as it concerns the continuation of his bloodline.
Even if, as a last resort, another child were to be adopted, could it truly be the same?
The Imperial Pharmacy and the Imperial Hospital (institutions specifically for treating royalty, nobility, and ministers) have been implored to the fullest extent, yet none have been effective.
No one dares to make a promise.
Some well-known doctors even avoided Prince Jing altogether because there was no treatment for this illness, and there was nothing they could do about it.
A notice offering a reward was also posted, but upon hearing it was "rabies illness," not a single person dared to go to Prince Jing’s Mansion.
Taking a chance requires skill; if unsuccessful, and Prince Jing’s grandson dies at your hands, could there be a good outcome?
No one is foolish—if this matter falls onto oneself, it would be a disaster threatening one’s life.
The Imperial Pharmacy is there and unavoidable, but it’s been driven almost insane by this elderly Prince Jing, who in his younger days was unruly and wild. Now in his old age, people thought his temper had changed, but with this issue of his grandson, his unruly temper has returned.
This elderly Prince Jing has a very high rank, being the uncle of the current emperor, meaning his grandson is of the same generation as him.
Prince Jing’s title was bestowed by the founding emperor, who was the founding emperor’s brother, and it was an irreplaceable hereditary title. As long as the Da Li Dynasty exists, as long as Prince Jing does not rebel or commit crimes deserving the death penalty, this title can be passed down indefinitely.
The elderly Prince Jing, having no other options, simply set up his prince’s carriage at the Imperial Pharmacy, declaring that if the Imperial Pharmacy couldn’t save his grandson, he would tear it down.
These people constantly boast about their unparalleled medical skills. If they can’t even save his grandson, what use are they?
Confronted with such an unreasonable prince, everyone at the Imperial Pharmacy was in distress, and even the Qihuang Research Institute was so frightened that it was shut down.
Even the national healer, Fu Qingzhu, came out to explain, but the elderly Prince Jing would not listen and insisted the Imperial Pharmacy save his grandson, threatening to destroy it if they could not.
The emperor had a severe headache over this; he couldn’t say anything unless the elderly Prince Jing really destroyed the Imperial Pharmacy, at which point he could intervene.
The prince just blocked the door without doing anything else; it’s not like it impeded passage, so punishing him was not straightforward.
Fortunately, Prince Jing’s grandson didn’t die immediately and could hang on with medicine for the time being, but this wouldn’t last more than a few days.
"Elder prince, I have a prescription here. Why not take it back and let the grandson try it? If it works, it means he is lucky; if not, then we at the Imperial Pharmacy have done our best, and even if you demolish us, it won’t save the grandson!" Chief Jiang Xian, being forced, remembered a report sent from Dongshan Prefecture by Mr. Jia and others the previous year.
It mentioned a medical case concerning the cure of "rabies illness" and included a prescription. Everyone at the Imperial Pharmacy considered this a preposterous claim back then.
No one at the Imperial Pharmacy believed in this thing, not even Wan Bin, who was forced to stay in Li Jing, was mocked by his colleagues for several days.
They thought Wan Bin was foolish to stake his future on the word of such reckless individuals and that his career was likely ruined.
What kind of people did he recommend? The kind that are uneducated and merely seek popularity, those like Mr. Jia using poisons all day, brains seemingly addled by toxins, to even brazenly submit such a report.
As for Guan Biyun and Cui Wanquan also signing the report, it’s easy to explain—they couldn’t object to Mr. Jia’s insistence.
Guan Biyun, being under punishment, and Cui Wanquan, a minor physician, dared not rebel.
In fact, the reason Jiang Xian brought up this prescription was that Wan Bin reminded him. Although he didn’t quite comprehend Wan Bin’s persistence, his suggestion wasn’t without reason, especially since using this prescription could effectively silence the elderly Prince Jing.
Anyway, it was something ineffective, and if it led to incidents, it had nothing to do with him.
"If there was a prescription, why was it not presented earlier!" The elderly Prince Jing, infuriated, glared fiercely, looking as if he wanted to devour someone.
"Elder prince, it’s not that we didn’t want to present it; it’s just that we weren’t sure of its efficacy, and after discussion, we at the Imperial Pharmacy deemed the prescription useless..."
"Since it’s useless, why are you presenting it now to deceive this prince?" The elderly Prince Jing, upon hearing this, grew even angrier, thinking the people at the Imperial Pharmacy were nothing but great deceivers.
"This prescription was reported by Mr. Jia, who claimed to have witnessed it saving a boy bitten by a dog, who recovered after only three doses." Jiang Xian explained.
"Mr. Jia?"
The elderly Prince Jing let out a "hmm," as only a few knew the relationship between him and Mr. Jia, but the chief of the Imperial Pharmacy was one of them.
Jiang Xian also knew that while the elderly Prince Jing might not trust him, he would surely trust Mr. Jia.
This prescription was reported by Mr. Jia, and he vouched for it personally. If it didn’t work or caused issues, the Imperial Pharmacy wouldn’t be at fault.
If Prince Jing wanted to vent his anger, he could go after Mr. Jia for it was he who endangered his grandson.
Jiang Xian, having no other options, came up with this plan; after all, the fact that the child survived so long was already due to the Imperial Pharmacy’s considerable effort.
If this were an ordinary commoner’s child, they’d have long been dead.
"Is there anything strange about this prescription?"
"There’s nothing strange about it, except there’s one ingredient that’s hard to find. However, this shouldn’t be a big problem for you, Your Highness..." Jiang Xian chuckled softly.
"Alright, if the prescription is effective, I will remember this favor and owe you one!" With that, Prince Jing hurriedly returned to his mansion to get the medicine.
Earthworm extract, something that during this unsuitable season is extremely hard to come by for an ordinary family.
But for a household as prestigious as Prince Jing’s Mansion, even if it can’t be found dead, it can be brought to you alive, all to save his grandson.
Prince Jing utilized all his connections.
Get the bug!
Once the bug was acquired, they immediately administered the medicine to the prince’s grandson as prescribed, although there were those vehemently opposed to using this prescription, including the old princess, who didn’t agree to it.
After all, no one had ever used "earthworm extract" as medicine before, and what if it killed the prince’s grandson directly?
For now, he was still alive.
Prince Jing, being a man of decisive courage, went against the majority and administered the medicine to the prince’s grandson.
After the medicine was ingested, they waited for an entire incense stick’s worth of time, and finally, the prince’s grandson showed a reaction, sweating and excreting an incredibly foul-smelling feces.
It was effective!
Thus, after administering three doses in succession,
the prince’s grandson’s fever subsided, he awoke, and his mind cleared. He wanted to eat something.
Prince Jing was overjoyed.
When the news reached the palace, even the emperor was astonished that the "rabies
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