“Since she knows about Yun’er’s background, didn’t you ever think about…” A fierce glint flashed in Prince Rong’s eyes.

Princess Qingping said, "I was thinking that since she stayed in the Yun residence to deal with that Su family, I would spare her life. She will surely be useful in the future."

A strange look appeared on her face. "I never imagined that by sheer chance, I would have driven his sweetheart out of the Jiang family. And by sheer chance, I caused Zhou's death at the right time, and now I've only made things better for them! How can I accept this?!"

She did something to Zhou Shi without anyone noticing, but unexpectedly, Zhou Shi died at just the right time, not making way for her, but instead letting Su Shi get a great advantage!

Princess Rong also sighed, "This Yun Yue is really capable; he managed to turn the situation around. You should get closer to this girl from the Shi family in the future."

Princess Qingping scoffed, "She's just the orphan of a traitor who sold out her country. What right does she have to ask me to be close to her? Humph!"

Prince Rong's heart stirred.

Yun Yue appears to be loyal to the emperor and loves his country, so it is highly unlikely that he would harbor the daughter of a traitor for the sake of his son's marriage. Could it be that he has the emperor's approval?

The Minister of War was Yun Yue's in-law and a man who hated evil.

He had never had the opportunity to place his people in the Ministry of War, so this was a good chance to sow discord between the two.

Last time, due to the overstepping of the bounds by the soldiers, he lost control of the Ministry of Justice. If he can take control of the Ministry of War this time, it might just be a blessing in disguise.

The Ministry of War was in charge of the supply of provisions and weapons, and had the closest relationship with the border generals.

Seeing that the troops in Tongzhou in the south were about to fall into his hands, and Jiang Mingli in Dingzhou in the west was originally his man, if the Xuan King really died this time, he could also find a way to get military power in Taizhou in the west.

In this way, only Yun Yue in Liaozhou is not under his control, but if he controls the Ministry of War's provisions and military supplies, Yun Yue's 200,000 troops are not a threat.

Great things can be accomplished.

Even if the attempt to sow discord fails, it's still worthwhile to test the Emperor's intentions.

Kill two birds with one stone.

...

The following day at court, the Imperial Censor first impeached Yun Yue for harboring the family members of a traitor, causing a stir in the court.

As expected, Minister of War Guo Cheng was shocked and heartbroken, and immediately questioned the Duke of Yun.

Duke Yun replied calmly that the girl had saved his son's life many years ago, and they had verbally agreed to marry each other to repay the life-saving grace. It could not be considered as harboring someone.

Emperor Shunqing was naturally aware of this matter, and simply dismissed it with the excuse that since it was an engagement made many years ago, there was no need to pursue it further.

Prince Rong then had a clear understanding of the relationship between the Emperor and Yun Yue.

However, after the court session, Guo Cheng was not willing to let it go easily. When he got home, he summoned the third wife of the Duke of Yun's mansion, his own daughter Guo, for questioning.

Guo was not entirely clear about Shi Wenxia's situation, but the only thing she was certain of was that Yun Tianbai had never been engaged until the Yun family was raided.

Guo Cheng was very disappointed. His parents and relatives had been massacred by the Western barbarians when Yan Yun City fell more than ten years ago, so he especially hated the traitors who betrayed the Great Zhou.

Therefore, he has been clashing with Yun Yue in the court for days, completely disregarding their more than ten years of in-law relationship.

Under such pressure, Yun Yue requested to return to Liaozhou to guard the border less than a month later, but that's another story.

Xiao Youran only learned a few days later that His Highness the Crown Prince had also gone to the Southern Territory to rescue the Xuan King.

Recalling his strange behavior during that brief encounter, she assumed he was anxious to save his uncle and had gone to the Southern Territory with his senior brother, so she didn't take it to heart.

Her attention was drawn away by something urgent.

Su Wangqi, the eldest cousin of the Su family, has arrived.

He was escorted to the Duke's mansion by his maternal uncle Su Ze and maternal aunt Zhang, and was carried off the carriage by two guards.

Upon seeing Xiao Youran, Zhang hugged her and cried bitterly, "My little girl, please save your older cousin!"

Xiao Youran struggled and said, "I'll go and ask my divine physician father!"

To everyone's surprise, Zhang hugged her even tighter, saying, "You don't need to be modest in front of family. We all know, we all know! You definitely have a way!"

Xiao You Ran: ……

When did I reveal my true identity in front of my aunt, whom I hadn't seen for two years? How come she didn't know?

Just as she was thinking this, Zhang placed her in front of the door and urged, "Quickly, quickly perform a magic trick on your older cousin to make him get better soon!"

Xiao You Ran: ……

His lips twitched violently.

How did my aunt know about the magic trick so quickly?

Su Ze scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting?! Hurry up and go inside!"

Zhang then composed herself, but still pleaded, "Little Youran, you must save your older cousin!"

Xiao Youran sighed helplessly and instructed Song San, "Go and invite my master over."

The group entered the flower hall, where Madam Su and Old Madam Yun were already waiting. After exchanging greetings, they sat down and chatted.

Doctor Gu soon arrived with Yan Jin, carrying a medicine box.

The Su family had already arranged for them to stay in the guest courtyard, and Su Wangqi had been carried into the room and settled in.

After examining Su Wangqi's foot injury, Xiao Youran finally understood why her cousin Wangqi had been limping his whole life in her previous life.

His lateral malleolus suffered a very severe comminuted fracture, which cannot be fully recovered by self-healing alone.

In this ancient era, there was naturally no alternative treatment, so he could only become lame.

So, hiding in the secluded gauze-covered wardrobe, Xiao Youran and her master whispered for a quarter of an hour before finally deciding on a treatment plan. Then, she rummaged in her sleeve and pulled out an artificial ankle bone.

Doctor Gu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

But he didn't ask any more questions; he just listened attentively to Xiao Youran's explanation of the bone replacement surgery.

Three days later, after making thorough preparations, Su Wangqi was taken to the sterile room of the clinic for surgery.

Under Xiao Youran's guidance, Doctor Gu managed to control his trembling hands and successfully completed his first artificial bone replacement surgery.

So... it's possible to replace bones in a person's body?!

If your hands or feet are broken, can they be reattached?

Xiao You Ran took the opportunity to toss him a medical book about surgery, which he treasured like a precious gem.

Yan Jin and Yue Yue were learning and assisting throughout the process, and they were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.

However, they were both girls after all...

Looking at the three girls in front of him, Doctor Gu felt melancholy.

Forget about Xiao Youran; she's unlikely to inherit his medical skills anyway.

But how have I managed to get by? I'm already so old, and I've only managed to take on a few teenage girls as apprentices?

Practicing medicine in this world is not easy, let alone for female doctors.

His clinic was becoming increasingly skilled in treating young women, and the two girls were perfect for assisting him.

But in the future, to whom will this surgical skill be passed on?

Xiao Youran had no idea that this old man Gu had only just begun learning surgery, yet he was already thinking about passing on his skills. He left behind some anti-rejection drugs and post-operative recovery prescriptions before leaving the clinic.

Before leaving, Yun Yue did something.