Chapter 353: Afflicted by Chronic Poisoning

Chapter 353: Afflicted by Chronic Poisoning

Xingxing craned her neck.

But she was small and short, so she couldn't see a thing.

Her maid, however, had a better view and said, "Miss, it looks like an elderly lady has fainted..."

Xingxing nodded, but before she could say anything, she heard the maid's cries growing more frantic: "Madam!... Don't scare me, please wake up!"

The maid was crying so hard she could barely breathe, looking utterly distraught. Xingxing hesitated for a moment, then still approached with the bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts in her arms.

The crowd was mildly agitated, and someone was comforting the maid: "...Don't worry, there's a clinic nearby. I'll fetch a doctor for you."

The maid was in tears, kneeling on the ground, cradling an elderly lady dressed in fine brocade.

The elderly lady's face was pale, her eyes closed, and her lips tinged with blue. She lay unconscious in the maid's arms, clearly having fainted.

The maid was obviously terrified, her entire body trembling.

When Xingxing got there, the doctor hadn't come yet.

Xingxing handed the bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts to the maid and crouched beside the elderly lady.

Her small frame went unnoticed as she squatted there.

Xingxing placed her fingers on the elderly lady's wrist, which was hanging to one side.

As she felt the pulse, a look of surprise crossed her face.

The distraught maid noticed Xingxing taking the pulse and almost choked: "...Little girl, don't interfere."

Xingxing withdrew her hand and replied to the maid while searching through her small pouch for a pill: "...Your madam has been poisoned."

The maid quickly denied it: "Impossible, how could Madam..."

But the maid seemed to remember something, her expression shifted slightly, and she couldn't continue.

Xingxing quickly found a pill wrapped in oiled paper in her pouch. She unwrapped it, snapped off a large piece, and tried to put it into the elderly lady's mouth.

The maid instinctively moved to stop her: "No..."

But with both hands occupied holding the elderly lady, she couldn't prevent Xingxing.

In that instant, Xingxing had already placed the large piece of the pill into the elderly lady's mouth.

The pill dissolved instantly, quickly disappearing in the elderly lady's mouth.

The maid was distraught: "You!"

Xingxing reassured her: "Don't worry, sister. Look, I kept a small piece of the pill. If your madam has any adverse reaction, you can take this small piece to have it checked."

Xingxing spoke so seriously and meticulously that the maid, even in her panic, couldn't help but believe her a little.

But the maid was still uneasy, crying and saying, "Our madam has always had fragile health. How can you, a child, give her medicine so recklessly..."

Xingxing replied, "It's normal for your madam to be in poor health. Someone has been slowly poisoning her. How could she possibly be well?"

The maid gasped, even more incredulous: "...How could that be! Impossible... Little girl, don't speak nonsense!"

Xingxing's maid couldn't help but say, "Don't judge our young lady by her age. She's been apprenticed to a famous doctor for seven or eight years!"

Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed with sharp eyes that the elderly lady in the arms of the maid opposite seemed to be showing signs of waking up. She cried out excitedly, "Look! The elderly lady in your arms is about to wake up!"

Xingxing's maid beamed with joy, "I told you our young lady's medical skills are extraordinary!"

The maid opposite her looked down and saw the elderly lady's eyelashes fluttering slightly, indeed showing signs of waking up. She was extremely excited, "Elderly lady? Elderly lady!"

The elderly lady in her arms let out a groan and slowly opened her eyes.

The maid burst into tears, "Elderly lady, you're awake? How do you feel?"

Madam Zheng woke up with a splitting headache, and the sound of Nan Yan crying beside her, sometimes near and sometimes far, was unbearable.

"Stop wailing, I'm not dead yet," the elderly lady said weakly.

She gritted her teeth against the headache and slowly sat up from Nan Yan's arms.

Hearing her usual sharp tongue, Nan Yan was even more relieved.

It seemed their elderly lady was indeed fine!

She quickly helped her sit up, tears streaming down her face, "Elderly lady, how are you feeling now?"

Madam Zheng weakly pressed her temples and said slowly, "If you'd tone down the waterworks, I'd feel better. You're crying as if I'm about to marry you off."

Nan Yan cried and laughed, "I was so worried about you, Elderly lady. You're saying such things."

The crowd gasped in amazement, "This little girl's medicine is so effective!"

"She's a child prodigy in medicine!"

Madam Zheng instinctively looked up and saw Xingxing standing to the side.

For some reason, the first glance at Xingxing gave Madam Zheng an indescribable sense of familiarity.

She paused, caught her breath, and then slowly asked, "Was it you who saved me?"

Seeing Madam Zheng looking at her, Xingxing took the initiative to say, "You were poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. Today, the toxin accumulated to a certain level, causing you to faint. My antidote can only neutralize some of the poison. You'll still need a doctor's care to fully recover."

Madam Zheng couldn't help but look at Xingxing a few more times.

Poisoned? This child said she was poisoned with a slow-acting toxin?

Madam Zheng resisted the waves of dizziness and sat up straight.

This child spoke neither humbly nor boastfully, neither taking credit nor being overly modest, which suited her temperament.

"I must thank you," the elderly lady said, still pale, nodding in gratitude to Xingxing. "Which family do you belong to? When I return to my residence, I'll have my household send you a token of gratitude."

Xingxing shook her head, "No need, Elderly lady. We're just staying there temporarily and might move on any time."

After a pause, Xingxing added, "By the way, Elderly lady, the slow-acting poison you've been given has been building up over time and has already spread somewhat. My antidote can help protect your heart... but this level of poisoning indicates that someone has been slowly poisoning you in your daily life. You need to be careful."

Xingxing was blunt, hinting that the elderly lady should watch her back.

Nan Yan caught on and gasped in shock.

She was fiercely loyal to Madam Zheng and found it hard to believe that someone close to her would poison her.

But the young girl had just saved the old lady, so there was no need for her to lie about such a matter, right?!

Something must have gone wrong!

Nan Yan looked visibly upset.

However, Madam Zheng accepted it quite calmly and nodded, "You are a good child. Don't worry, I will keep an eye out."

After a pause, Madam Zheng took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and said, "Here, take this, dear."