Quick Wear: This Cannon Fodder is Delicate and Expensive

Chapter 319: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (46)

A few days later, thanks to Shi Qi's care and Liao Zhi's magical power transfer, Xiang Ling's injuries were mostly healed, but his skills were still not as good as before.

Xiang Ling returned home to recuperate, and Liao Zhi usually kept her company to entertain her, while Shi Qi was also secretly treating and detoxifying the empress dowager.

On this day, Shi Qi came to the palace to give acupuncture to the empress dowager as usual, and happened to meet Xuanyuan Wuhen and Su Xiaoxiao at the door.

Shi Qi was carrying a medical bag and was slightly stunned: "Why are you here?"

Xuanyuan Wuhen raised his eyebrows: "What? I can't come? The Queen can't come? Lord Shi, are you... a little too presumptuous to me?"

Shi Qi's mouth was slightly stiff, and he was about to leave: "How about... Your Majesty, can you send an imperial physician?"

"Oh, no, no, the imperial physician is not as skilled as you. I came to visit my mother. The National Day will be held in half a month. As you said, I have already sent people to search, and by then... if nothing unexpected happens, their evil deeds will be exposed." Xuanyuan Wuhen looked around and saw that there was no one, so he went into the Empress Dowager's Palace of Tranquil Longevity with Shi Qi.

Su Xiaoxiao walked between the two of them, deliberately separating Shi Qi from Xuanyuan Wuhen: "Master Shi, I noticed that the Queen Mother has looked much better these past few days, is it... nothing serious?"

Shi Qi did not answer in a hurry. He walked lightly to the bed and carefully observed the Queen Mother's expression on the bed.

She had been doing medicinal baths and acupuncture for seven days. With the antidote, the empress dowager's face was no longer the purple-black color she had when she was poisoned. It was now slightly rosy. Logically, she should have woken up, but she still had no reaction or sign of waking up.

Could it be that there is something wrong with the nerve center in the brain?

"Your Majesty, I am not in a position to judge right now. I need to give acupuncture to the Empress Dowager." Shi Qi bowed politely, took out a needle bag, and began to select various needles.

When Su Xiaoxiao saw the long and thin needle, her scalp went numb and she took a step back: "Then...then you should try your best to cure mother."

Xuanyuan Wuhen hugged Su Xiaoxiao to comfort her.

Shi Qi took a thin needle and inserted it into the acupuncture points on the empress dowager's brain. There was a place where the needle went in, and it was blocked with a noticeable "click".

Shi Qi took back the needle, examined the empress dowager's body again, and frowned slightly.

She was a little panicked, as if she had hydrocephalus.

Help... I finally got rid of the poison, but now I have hydrocephalus. This disease requires a craniotomy...

Ancient craniotomy... I'm not kidding her.

Tutu: "Yes, Master. It is hydrocephalus. It happened suddenly and the situation is very serious. There is nothing unusual now, but if you don't get treatment in time, you won't survive for more than three days."

Shi Qi: “…” Why is she so unlucky to encounter sudden hydrocephalus?

Xuanyuan Wuhen saw Shi Qi's expression change and asked, "What's wrong? Has the poison not been cured yet? We don't have much time. If the Queen Mother doesn't wake up, Su Yi will definitely take advantage of the sacrifice to force her to abdicate..."

Shi Qi opened his mouth, but didn't know how to start: "This matter cannot be rushed. The Queen Mother has a brain disease. This is a big project. I dare not make a decision lightly."

"Since it's a big project, start early. I give you my permission." Xuanyuan Wuhen said, not yet realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Shi Qi put down the needle bag in his hand, raised his eyes, and sighed softly: "Your Majesty, what I mean is to... open the skull, otherwise, the queen will probably die."

Xuanyuan Wuhen was stunned, his whole body froze, and he was a little angry: "How dare you say such a thing? Open the skull? What a joke! I think I'm giving you face by letting you fool me here!"

Su Xiaoxiao grabbed Xuanyuan Wuhen's clothes and whispered, "Your Majesty, calm down and listen to what Master Shi has to say first."

"The Empress Dowager has severe hydrocephalus. I only know of one method, which is craniotomy, and I am 80% confident of doing it. If the Emperor does not believe me, you can also let the imperial physician treat her. But... time is limited." Shi Qi stood up and said, feeling a little hesitant.

She said she was 80% sure, but in fact she was only 60%. The medical equipment here could not be compared with modern ones. Of course, at least she had a system that was not very useful, so she had no problem completing the operation.

But the remaining four points depend on the Queen Mother's later recovery.

The reason I said that was just to make Xuanyuan Wuhen feel a little more at ease.

Xuanyuan Wuhen exhaled heavily, caught off guard by this sudden change and feeling extremely annoyed.

He originally thought it was just poisoning caused by a villain and it would be fine after the solution, but why... there is still hydrocephalus.

Opening the skull, what's the difference between this and beheading? Isn't this going to kill his mother?

Seeing Xuanyuan Wuhen's worried face, Shi Qi spoke again: "Your Majesty, please think twice about this matter and make a decision as soon as possible. The longer you delay, the more dangerous it will be for the Queen Mother. If Your Majesty has made a decision, I will prepare to treat him immediately."

Xuanyuan Wuhen waved his hand and held his forehead helplessly: "I know, please let me think about it for a few days."

Shi Qi nodded, gave some detoxifying medicine, and then left.

In the Yangxin Palace, Xuanyuan Wuhen rubbed his temple with a serious expression. Su Xiaoxiao comforted him. The atmosphere was eerily quiet.

……

After returning to the Shi Mansion, Shi Qi did not feel relieved.

She had not expected that the Queen Mother had not woken up yet. If the Queen Mother could not wake up before the sacrifice and could not expose Su Yi's crime, then she and Xiang Ling... might not be able to escape.

Xuanyuan Wuhen is a partner for now, but after all, one is the king and the other is the minister. If the people want to get rid of the monsters and change their ways, Xuanyuan Wuhen and Su Xiaoxiao will most likely use her and Xiang Ling as shields to protect the throne.

Shi Qi shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, thinking too much would only make her tired, so she might as well solve the problem early.

"Shi Qi...you're back~" A sticky and somewhat coquettish voice came, and Shi Qi felt warm all over.

Looking up, it was Xiang Ling.

At this time, the man was wearing a red robe, which contrasted with the white snow scene and was very eye-catching.

"I'm back. How is your wound today? Does it still hurt?" Shi Qi closed the door and walked quickly to Xiang Ling.

Xiang Ling saw Shi Qi holding her hand, and a smile appeared on her face: "Well, that's natural, everything is almost healed."

"Where is Liao Zhi?" Shi Qi looked at the empty yard and asked.

"I...he went back first because he had something to do, and he won't come again." Xiang Ling blinked and said guiltily.

In fact, he drove Liao Zhi away. He always felt that Shi Qi cared about him very much and even made delicious food for him to eat together.

He was very unhappy and felt like his love was being taken away from him.

"Ah? What about your injury..." Shi Qi didn't think much about it. He was just concerned about the fact that there was one less person to provide magic power to the child.

"Of course it would be nice if you could spend more time with me." Xiang Ling muttered.

Shi Qi: "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly..."

"Well, I just think it's good for you to be by my side. You have the jade to help me heal my wounds." Xiang Ling blushed slightly and explained, turning her head away.

"Well... I cooked pear wine and chicken soup. You can eat with me." When they reached the door of the house, Xiang Ling turned around, blocked Shi Qi, and said softly.

Shi Qi:?

"You're injured and still cooking? What if you tear the wound again? Do you know how serious it is? If something happens to you, I..." Shi Qi was really angry, angry that the child didn't take good care of himself.

But before he could finish his words, Xiang Ling pulled him close to his chest, blocking his words.

"Qiqi, I just want to say...thank you for your hard work when I'm not by your side. You've been...great."

"Now that I'm back, you can stay by my side... and have a good rest." The man's gentle voice was mixed with warmth, like a whisper, or perhaps caressing.

His arms were warm and his heart was beating strong.

That familiar smell is so close, as if it was yesterday.

Maybe it was because the weather was too cold, her nose felt sore and her eyes were a little dry...

For a long time, she coveted his embrace and just nodded obediently.

"Okay, let's eat together."