Chapter 1106: Chapter 1097: Detoxification
Su Jin had slept enough, but it was still early in the hour, and even if she wanted to see her son, it was not appropriate to call for him.
Ever since she knew she was pregnant, every day’s feelings were different.
When he was in her belly, she anticipated his birth, and now that he was born, just thinking about him filled her heart completely.
Unable to sleep, Su Jin nestled in Xie Jingchen’s arms, knowing he was worried about the Little Princess, she comforted him.
Xie Jingchen was indeed very concerned about the sister he had yet to meet, but even if he worried, there was nothing he could do, he could only wait.
Fortunately, the wait was not long.
Yesterday, upon learning the Little Princess was poisoned, the Prince hurriedly went to meet her.
By dusk, at the post house, the Prince saw the Little Princess.
This was the first time the Prince had seen his daughter, and in the situation of knowing she was poisoned, joy and sorrow intertwined.
The Little Princess was a bit shy, coupled with the hurried journey, she kept crying.
Chief Steward Li held the Little Princess, pointed to the Prince, and said, "This is your father."
Father—
These two words were all too familiar to the Little Princess.
The Princess Consort had often taught her to call Father.
Throughout the journey, Chief Steward Li often entertained the Little Princess and taught her to speak.
Pointing at the Prince, Chief Steward Li said he was the Father, the Little Princess gazed at the Prince with eyes very much like the Princess Consort’s.
It seemed... somewhat familiar?
The Little Princess had never seen the Prince, but she had seen his portrait many times.
The Princess Consort personally drew the Prince’s portrait, teaching the Little Princess to call him Father.
The Little Princess stretched out her arms to be held by the Prince, whose heart melted into a puddle.
Fearing he might hold the Little Princess too roughly, the Prince was particularly careful, holding her as he sat down on a stool, touching her little arms and hands, and all anger vanished.
However, this experience of holding the Little Princess was not very pleasant, as she spat up soon after being held.
Throughout this journey, when did the Little Princess not spit up several times a day?
Even if wrapped warmly, wind could still sneak in, causing her to catch cold and spit up.
On this journey, Doctor Zhao endured significant hardship.
Although proficient in medical skill, Doctor Zhao couldn’t withstand the fast pace with the Hidden Guards, and the horseback ride left him with layers of skin peeled off, and the rushing wind took off several layers from his face.
Doctor Zhao never experienced such suffering, unable to cure the Little Princess, he was almost left with only a breath.
Seeing the Prince now, Doctor Zhao felt a bit relieved, indicating the border was near.
At the border, once Heir’s wife treated the Little Princess, he could finally sleep soundly.
On this journey, thanks to Doctor Zhao’s arrangement of departure times, the Little Princess avoided quite some suffering, and the Prince was immensely grateful to Doctor Zhao.
The Prince expressed gratitude, and Doctor Zhao felt unworthy.
Resting at the post house overnight, the next day, at first light, just able to see the road, with the Little Princess still sound asleep, the Prince hurried to the border with her.
With a journey through the starry night, the result was that Su Jin hadn’t seen her son by morning, yet the Little Princess was brought before her.
Throughout the journey, the Little Princess had grown significantly thinner.
Chief Steward Li and the Hidden Guards watched the Little Princess grow thinner, but the Prince and the others didn’t know her appearance when departing the Capital, and seeing her now truly pained them.
As so many Imperial Physicians couldn’t cure her, now seeing Heir’s wife at last.
Chief Steward Li and the others felt both joy and fear.
Su Jin was the Little Princess’s only hope for salvation, and if Su Jin was helpless, then there would truly be no hope.
Holding the Little Princess in her arms, the Little Princess cried upon seeing another unfamiliar face.
However, Su Jin softly soothed her, and kissed her cheek like the Princess Consort, causing the Little Princess to stop crying.
The elongated eyelashes hung with tears, truly heartbreaking to see.
Su Jin had just delivered a son, the pain of which left her fearful, deciding she never wanted another child.
But upon seeing the Little Princess, the thought was cast far away.
She wanted a daughter too.
After soothing the Little Princess, Su Jin checked her pulse and asked, "Did the Little Princess take Antidote Pills?"
Doctor Zhao nodded repeatedly, "I fed it to her."
"Did she eat an entire pill?" Su Jin frowned.
Doctor Zhao shook his head, "Only a little less than half."
They intended to feed an entire pill.
But the Little Princess was still so young, and more than half of the medicine spilled out, claiming she ate less than half was an exaggeration.
Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she didn’t consume much.
The Antidote Pills were prepared based on an adult’s dosage, at least someone as old as Young Master Su could handle a whole pill.
The Little Princess was so young, consuming an entire pill would overpower her with the drug’s effect.
Xie Jingchen eagerly asked, "Can the poison be cured?"
Su Jin nodded slightly.
Without saying a word, just that slight nod let everyone’s heart, which had been in their throats, fall back in place.
"Although the Little Princess has been poisoned, fortunately it was poisoned through the wet nurse, most of the toxins remain in the wet nurse’s body, and the Little Princess’s poisoning is comparatively lighter," said Su Jin.
"Directly detoxifying her is possible, but she is too young, and the rushed journey has taken a toll. I’m afraid her body won’t bear it, so better to have the wet nurse take the antidote, detoxifying gradually."
"Though slightly slower, it will only take seven days."
If Su Jin hadn’t just given birth, she could personally prepare Antidote Pills for the Little Princess, sparing the trouble for the wet nurse.
But currently, she was unfit to get up, unable to handle such exhaustion.
The method of preparing the pills was unique, and Su Jin didn’t trust others, fearing any mistake would be disastrous, hence this roundabout method.
Otherwise, directly drinking medicine would cause the Little Princess, who even spat up milk, not to ingest it, finally troubling the wet nurse, Su Jin couldn’t bear to let her endure more hardship.
Su Jin’s assurance eased the Prince’s mind, his greater concern now was the Princess Consort.
Had it not been from sheer physical inability, the Princess Consort would never have let Chief Steward Li bring their daughter to the border.
This journey, and the suffering it entailed, was unknown.
The Prince instructed Chief Steward Li, "Send word to the Princess Consort saying Heir’s wife can cure the Little Princess’s poison, so there’s no rush to come to the border, take it slow on the way."
Chief Steward Li nodded repeatedly, "I’ll arrange it right away."
In the military camp, there were two wet nurses, one was sent by Mrs. Tang and the Princess Consort, the other by the Emperor.
Su Jin had the wet nurse sent by the Princess Consort take the medicine, and from then on she would care for the Little Princess.
The wet nurse gladly agreed.
Knowing her place, though she was sent by Mrs. Tang and the Princess Consort, the other wet nurse was granted by the Emperor to Heir’s wife.
They were all loyal to Heir’s wife, and ultimately she would be dismissed.
After all, the Emperor’s honor was unyielding.
Being the caretaker for the Little Princess, she would then be the Little Princess’s wet nurse, not fearing being dismissed.
Though taking medicine was bitter, one must look to the future, being the Little Princess’s wet nurse was no less significant than nursing the Young Prince.
