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The Duanwu Festival arrived, and a grand banquet was held in the imperial palace, attended by officials and their wives. During the feast, Guo Guo Consort suddenly collapsed, foaming at the mouth. The personnel from the Imperial Medical Office were immediately summoned.
Lin Xiaxia took the lead once again. As she approached the patient, she detected a bitter almond smell in the vomit. When she pried open the consort's lips, Li Cheng'en held a silver needle to her throat, saying, "It's aconite poisoning; we cannot induce vomiting."
However, she used a bamboo stick to pry open the consort's clenched jaws. "We need to use mung bean soup to wash out her stomach." She ordered someone to bring activated charcoal powder. "This is burnt locust tree ash; it can absorb toxins." Li Cheng'en restrained the struggling consort, stating, "The Qian Jin Fang says that aconite poison should be countered with soybean juice."
"That's for alkaloid poisoning!" Lin Xiaxia insisted as she administered the activated charcoal suspension. "We must use physical adsorption..." Before she could finish her sentence, the consort suddenly convulsed. Without hesitation, she began performing CPR, her rhythm of chest compressions leaving the eunuchs in shock.
Three days later, Guo Guo Consort sent a jade bracelet as thanks. In the imperial garden, Lin Xiaxia found Li Cheng'en sitting alone under the moonlight, his right hand wrapped in bandages—injured from testing the medicine with aconite.
After spending so much time together, Lin Xiaxia and Li Cheng'en had grown closer. They often discussed medical techniques together, and their feelings gradually deepened. However, just as they were basking in their sweet moments, an unexpected epidemic shattered their peace. A massive outbreak of dysentery struck Chang'an City, claiming dozens of lives each day. Lin Xiaxia volunteered to lead a medical team into the epidemic area.
"Xiaoxia, it's too dangerous; you should stay back," Li Cheng'en said worriedly.
Lin Xiaxia shook her head. "I'm a doctor; it's my duty to save lives. Besides, I have knowledge of modern medicine; perhaps I can find a treatment."
Unable to convince her otherwise, Li Cheng'en reluctantly accompanied her into the epidemic zone. Lin Xiaxia discovered that the spread of dysentery was linked to contaminated drinking water. She organized personnel to clean water sources and promoted boiling water for drinking while developing a decoction made from Huang Lian and Huang Bai.
Thanks to their efforts, the epidemic was gradually brought under control. However, Lin Xiaxia fell ill from exhaustion. Li Cheng'en stayed by her side day and night, and in that life-and-death moment, they finally expressed their true feelings for each other.
"Xiaoxia, once you recover from your illness, let's get married," Li Cheng'en said as he held her hand.
Lin Xiaxia blushed and nodded shyly. "Okay."
Just then, Lin Xiaxia suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the hospital's duty room. It turned out that everything had been a dream!
Feeling lost and wistful, Lin Xiaxia looked down at her hands as if she could still feel Li Cheng'en's warmth. At that moment, the door to the duty room swung open.
"Xiaoxia, what's wrong?" a familiar voice called out.
Lin Xiaxia looked up in disbelief—it was Li Cheng'en!
"Cheng'en?" she asked incredulously.
Li Cheng'en smiled and said, "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Lin Xiaxia rushed into his arms. "I thought I would never see you again."
Li Cheng'en gently stroked her hair. "Silly girl, I've always been here."
Lin Xiaxia lifted her head and gazed at his familiar face. She finally understood that this journey through time had merely been a dream. Yet the emotions felt within it were so real that they made her cherish her current happiness even more.
From that moment on, Lin Xiaxia dedicated herself even more to studying medicine, while Li Cheng'en remained by her side. They faced many challenges together, always supporting each other. In the end, they achieved remarkable success in the field of medicine and found their own love.
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