Before long, the moth flew back. Xiao Jinghan swatted it away with his sword scabbard. It flew in a parabola and landed in a flowerpot outside. He didn't pay it any mind.
The two of them waited for a while, but no one came back. Yi Qing had no choice but to have someone carry Xi'er's small bed back.
The child was sleeping soundly. They moved very gently, and she didn't cry until they reached the General's Mansion. But when they got there, Xiao Ran was crying, and Xi'er was woken up and started crying too.
"What's wrong with Xiao Ran?" Yi Qing asked Ruo Hong to comfort Xi'er while she went to check on Xiao Ran.
"She was bitten by a moth," Xue Miao'er said apologetically.
Yi Qing saw that the bitten area on Xiao Ran had swollen into a bump. "What kind of moth can bite such a big bump?" she asked in a hurry as she checked on Xiao Ran's condition.
It was a good thing she checked. Yi Qing was shocked to find that Xiao Ran had a fever. No wonder she was crying so loudly.
"Don't cry, don't cry," Yi Qing said. She used needles to seal the area around the bump, then cut it open. Some white, pus - filled blood flowed out. Yi Qing gasped in pain and pity.
She squeezed out all the pus and blood repeatedly. Xiao Ran slowly calmed down, but still had a fever.
"I really didn't mean it. Xiao Ran was playing there when a moth flew over and bit her. I quickly chased the moth away," Xue Miao'er said apologetically.
"That might not be a moth," Yi Qing said with a solemn expression.
When she went to send Xi'er today, she also encountered such a moth. The moth had also tried to bite Xi'er. If they hadn't been watching closely, Xi'er might have been bitten.
"What is it then?" Xue Miao'er asked curiously.
At this moment, Lu Tianxun was led in by the gatekeeper.
He bowed and said, "I'm here to pick up Min'er."
These days, Lu Tianxun hadn't come to see Wu Min. On the one hand, he was really busy. The Yunyang Academy was going to be reformed to admit free talented students from poor families. Although it sounded simple, there were actually quite a few obstacles.
On the other hand, he had thought about how the Lu family should get along with Wu Min. Originally, they had only said that as long as the two of them were together, it would be fine. But when things actually happened, it was not as simple as they thought.
Yi Qing was a little surprised to hear Lu Tianxun say this. Wu Min had already gone back this morning. Maybe she had gone out to play?
"She went back this morning," Yi Qing said, looking at Lu Tianxun.
"But she still hasn't come home. I'm worried she might be angry and go back to the Southern Border," Lu Tianxun said nervously.
"If she were angry with you, she wouldn't have gone back. She has no other place to go in the capital, and she wouldn't even bother to lie to me," Yi Qing said, thinking this was the key point.
Lu Tianxun thought it made sense. "Maybe she saw something new. I'll go look for her."
"Okay," Yi Qing said. She was worried about Xiao Ran at the moment and didn't think too much about it.
Wu Min was an adult, and she was good at using Gu worms. Anyone who met her would be in trouble.
"Excuse me," Lu Tianxun bowed and left.
"Gu worms?" Yi Qing suddenly had an idea.
Although she hadn't seen clearly what the moth - like thing was, only Gu worms could be made into such strange things.
"General, tell the night - patrolling soldiers to watch out for bats the size of moths," Yi Qing said, turning to look at Xiao Jinghan.
Xiao Jinghan nodded.
Just as she finished speaking, there was a commotion outside. When Yi Qing got to the front, she saw the Queen running in with the Crown Prince in her arms.
"Yi Qing, please save the Crown Prince quickly," the Queen said, tears streaming down her face nervously. If anything happened to the Crown Prince at this moment, she would lose everything.
"What's wrong?" Yi Qing quickly took the Crown Prince from the Queen and laid him on the table in the main hall.
"He was bitten by something at dusk. The imperial physician said it was nothing, but then he started to have a fever. Now his mouth and nose are purple. The imperial physician is at a loss," the Queen said. She didn't dare to waste time on the road and carried the child to Yi Qing herself.
Looking at the Crown Prince's condition, Yi Qing didn't have time to use needles. She directly found the bitten bump and cut it open. The Crown Prince's condition was much more serious than Xiao Ran's. Yi Qing directly sucked the pus and blood from the wound with her mouth.
Xiao Jinghan was startled by Yi Qing's action. "Let me do it."
"You're not a doctor," Yi Qing said as she spat out the white pus and blood. "Get some alcohol."
Ruo Hong quickly ran to the pharmacy to get the alcohol.
It wasn't until the color of the blood she sucked out returned to normal that Yi Qing started to use needles on the Crown Prince. For such a young child, any mistake could cost his life. Yi Qing's forehead was sweating.
Seeing Yi Qing so focused, Xiao Jinghan suddenly understood what Yi Qing meant when she said she had something she wanted to do. Such a Yi Qing was shining in his eyes.
"Everyone step back. Get a few more candelabras," Xiao Jinghan ordered.
The people who came with the Queen stepped back, leaving only the Queen on one side. Several more candelabras were added to light up the main hall.
Outside, the Emperor also came. He didn't dare to disturb Yi Qing. The Xie family had just had an accident. If the Crown Prince died, God knew how many people would be eyeing his harem.
Yi Qing spent an hour rescuing the Crown Prince. Only then did the Crown Prince's condition stabilize.
"Get the medicine," Yi Qing said as she quickly wrote a prescription.
Ruo Hong looked at the prescription with a headache. The Madam's handwriting was really hard to read.
"I'll go," Xiao Jinghan said as he took the prescription.
"Prepare a stove. Go get some ice cubes," Yi Qing ordered.
While others went to prepare these things, Yi Qing let out a sigh of relief. She almost collapsed on the ground and slowly sat down on the chair, holding the armrests.
"How is Xiao Ran?" Yi Qing asked worriedly as soon as she relaxed.
"The fever is almost gone. She took the medicine and fell asleep," Jushuang whispered. "We've covered the small bed with a light veil as the Madam ordered."
"What's wrong with Xiao Ran?" the Queen asked nervously.
"Similar to your son," Yi Qing said. She felt a little uncomfortable and took a detoxification pill she had prepared.
Sucking the poison with her mouth seemed noble, but it was also very dangerous. Fortunately, this kind of poison seemed to target the blood, and the dosage was small. As an adult, the harm to her was not great.
The Queen was a little embarrassed. Yi Qing had left her own son to save hers.
Yi Qing boiled the medicine herself. For such a young child, the dosage was also a problem. Only she could control it based on her experience.
After feeding the Crown Prince the medicine, Yi Qing checked him again and finally felt completely relieved.
"Something's wrong," Yi Qing said to herself as she leaned back in the chair.
While treating the Crown Prince, Yi Qing suddenly thought that the recent cases of child deaths in the capital might be related to these bat - like moths. But then she thought it couldn't be right.
"If the reaction is so strong after being bitten, why didn't those children have obvious wounds?" Yi Qing analyzed.
"What are you talking about?" the Queen asked, hearing Yi Qing muttering.
"Recently, there have been quite a few children under two years old dying in the capital. Their death looks like they were drained of blood, with no obvious wounds. I thought it might be related to those bat - like moths just now," Yi Qing explained weakly. "But it should not be."
Xiao Jinghan asked the kitchen to prepare fish soup for Yi Qing and brought it to her himself. "Eat something first."
Yi Qing took the soup bowl. She was really hungry. Suddenly, she looked up and saw many bat - like moths in the yard.