Chapter 309 Song Jingning went to Linzhou City

Logically speaking, Song Jingning should have arrived in Tianshan County earlier than Ye Chutang.

After all, Ye Chutang not only wasted a lot of time due to various emergencies, but he also took a long detour along the exile route.

But Song Jingning only needs to teach for one day in each county, and Tacheng and Tianshan counties are vast and sparsely populated, with only a dozen counties in total. He should have arrived in Tianshan County half a month ago.

Qi Yanzhou has been keeping an eye on Song Jingning's movements.

But after the heavy snow blocked the road, he never received any news about Song Jingning due to the inconvenience of transportation.

"Atang, I only know that half a month ago, Song Jingning was in Yilan County, Tianshan County, and was probably left there by a snowstorm."

Yilan County is not far from Tianshan County. It can be reached in two or three days by horse carriage.

Ye Chutang had thought about this possibility before.

But she quickly overturned it.

Because not all parts of the Northwest were hit by a blizzard at the same time.

The snow started falling in Linzhou on the border, and as it moved south, the snow became heavier and the wind became stronger.

Yilan County had moderate snowfall, and it came about five days earlier than Wuchuan County.

At that time, if Qi Yanzhou could receive the news, it meant that the snow was not heavy and Song Jingning could leave for Tianshan County.

"Azhou, send someone to Yilan County. I'm worried that something might have happened to my brother."

Qi Yanzhou knew how important Song Jingning was to Ye Chutang, and nodded quickly.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

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Song Jingning, whom Ye Chutang was thinking about, was not in Yilan County.

But in Linzhou City.

He left Yilan County half a month ago and went to Tianshan County.

As a result, just one day after I set out, I received a letter.

The letter was written to him by Chen Kui, the general stationed on the border.

His daughter Chen Ruoyun was seriously injured in a raid by a neighboring country not long ago and is dying.

Although she was a military general, she was also a talented writer. She admired Master Haoyue very much and could recite his poems and articles by heart.

Therefore, Chen Kui wanted his daughter to meet Master Haoyue with her own eyes and discuss poetry and learning with him before she died.

However, this matter was not good for the woman's reputation, so Chen Kui asked Song Jingning not to make it public and promised to reward her handsomely later.

So Song Jingning cancelled his plan to go directly to Tianshan County and continued to travel north to study and teach.

But when he changed his plan, he wrote a letter and asked Qi Yanzhou's subordinates to deliver it to Ye Chutang.

As a result, this subordinate was stopped by Blizzard halfway, resulting in an information gap.

Song Jingning doesn't know about this yet.

He hurried and arrived at Linzhou City yesterday.

In order not to attract attention, he booked a teahouse today as planned to teach and answer questions.

During the lunch break, he left the teahouse through the back door, got on Chen Kui's carriage, and went to the general's mansion.

The general's mansion is not far from the teahouse, just separated by an alley.

The ordinary carriage was not conspicuous. After entering through the side door of the general's mansion, it went for a while before stopping.

Chen Kui is a big and strong man with a beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looks very fierce.

He was the first to open the heavy curtain and jump out of the carriage.

"Mr. Song, please get out of the car."

After Song Jingning got off the carriage, he found himself in the back garden covered with snow.

The fragrance of wintersweet fills my nose.

Chen Kui strode towards the back house.

"Mr. Song, please follow me."

Song Jingning immediately followed and went to Hanmeiyuan where Chen Ruoyun was.

She was the one who named this courtyard, saying that she wanted to be a woman who was as proud and unyielding as the winter plum.

Bloom freely in the worst environment!

Now, she is seriously injured, lying on the bed with a pale face, chapped lips and extremely thin.

After Chen Kui sent the maid away, he came to the kang and called Chen Ruoyun softly.

"Yun'er, the Master Haoyue you always wanted to meet is here."

These words seemed to inject vitality into Chen Ruoyun's body. Not only did it wake her up quickly, but her originally cloudy eyes also became clear.

Song Jingning immediately walked to the kang and looked at Chen Ruoyun gently, "Miss Chen, I am Song Jingning."

Chen Ruoyun looked over in the direction of the pleasant voice.

When she saw the handsome and gentle Song Jingning, her cracked lips curled up slightly.

"Mr. Song is just as I thought, handsome and elegant, with a noble bearing."

"Miss Chen is just as I thought, heroic and radiant as spring flowers."

Chen Ruoyun smiled and did not take it seriously. She just thought that Song Jingning was comforting her because he felt sorry for her and was about to die.

She was bedridden for more than a month due to her injuries, and had long since become a withered plum blossom, without any heroic spirit or splendor of spring.

"Master Haoyue, I am in poor health and cannot stand up to greet you. I am really sorry."

Although she is a warrior, she is knowledgeable and sensible.

If it weren't for physical reasons, she would have followed the literati etiquette to perfection.

Song Jingning bowed deeply and performed a gentlemanly salute to Chen Ruoyun.

"Miss Chen is righteous and willing to sacrifice her life to protect the stability of the border. I admire her."

After saying that, he stood up, looked at Chen Kui, and asked bluntly: "Song, I dare to ask, how much time do you have left, Miss Chen?"

These words made Chen Kui's face change drastically. He was so angry that he grabbed Song Jingning by the collar.

"Mr. Song, stop talking nonsense!"

Although my daughter really doesn't have much time left, I can't say this in front of her!

Chen Ruoyun is very aware of her physical condition.

Although everyone told her that she would get better soon, she knew she would not.

"Dad, please let go of Master Song, cough cough..."

Seeing his daughter excited, Chen Kui quickly let go of Song Jingning.

"Yun'er, the doctor said you can't get excited, it will rupture the wound and make the injury worse. Calm down quickly."

Chen Ruoyun's body was already at the end of its strength, and once she started coughing it wouldn't stop.

The wounds on the waist and abdomen were broken, and the smell of blood spread out.

Chen Kui was so scared that he immediately pulled back the quilt.

Looking at his daughter's snow-white inner garment stained with blood, he shouted in panic: "Someone, come quickly, find a doctor!"

When the maid who was about to enter the house heard this, she quickly responded and went to find the palace doctor.

Blood was oozing from Chen Ruoyun's face, her complexion quickly turned pale, and her pupils dilated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Song Jingning had been in poor health since childhood and became a doctor due to his long-term illness.

As long as the disease is not difficult or complicated, he can cure it.

He saw that Chen Ruoyun was on the verge of life and death, and hurriedly said, "General Chen, given Miss Chen's current physical condition, I'm afraid she won't be able to wait for the palace doctor to come. Why don't you let me try, but I'll offend Miss Chen."

Although Chen Kui had no knowledge of medicine, he had experienced several times when his daughter was critically ill.

He knew very well how serious his daughter's vomiting of blood was.

In the face of life and death, reputation is a trivial matter, otherwise he would not have lifted the quilt in front of Song Jingming.

"Thank you, Mr. Song."

Song Jingning immediately used the acupuncture technique to protect Chen Ruoyun's heart meridian, and took out a heart-protecting pill given to him by Ye Chutang from his arms and fed it to her.

"General Chen, pour me a glass of warm water."

Chen Ruoyun was no longer able to swallow the pills on her own. Song Jingning pinched her cheeks, forced her to open her mouth, and lifted her chin.

Then press your thumb against her throat, bend the remaining four fingers, press them against the supraclavicular pit, and slowly move them down.

When his hand moved between her breasts, he swallowed the Heart Protecting Pill.

Saved her last breath.

"Okay, Miss Chen's life is not in danger for now, but her injuries are too severe and ordinary doctors can't save her."

Of course Chen Kui knew.

After his daughter was seriously injured, he looked for doctors everywhere and invited all the doctors he could.

The doctors all shook their heads and told him to prepare for his funeral.

He thought, if anyone could save his daughter, it must be the world-famous miracle doctor - Xue Dong.

But he didn't know where Xue Dong was.

To take a step back, even if he knew, he could ask Xue Dong for help, but as long as Xue Dong was not in the North, it would be too late to save his life.

Chen Kui's face was filled with regret, "This is Yun'er's fate."

He was worthy of heaven and earth, and of the people, but he was sorry for his daughter who had suffered so much.

Song Jingning said word by word: "Man can conquer nature, and fate can be changed."

These words made Song Kui's eyes light up.

"What do you mean, Mr. Song? Can you save my daughter?"

"Although I understand medicine, I can only treat common diseases. Miss Chen is too seriously injured, and I am helpless. But I know someone who may be able to save Miss Chen, but she needs to travel to Tianshan County."

In Song Jingning's opinion, Ye Chutang's medical skills are unmatched.

She might be able to give Chen Ruoyun a glimmer of hope.

But she is now several months pregnant and it is not convenient for her to come to Linzhou City, so Chen Ruoyun can only suffer.

When Chen Kui heard the words "Tianshan County", he knew who Song Jingning was talking about.

If it were anyone else, he would be willing to take his daughter on this trip.

But it happened to be Ye Chutang, the mistress of the Qi family!

"If the person Mr. Song is talking about is Madam Qi, then there is no need for that."

Song Jingning was puzzled, his brows slightly furrowed, "Why?"

"The Chen family motto is not to participate in any party disputes or infighting, but to protect the safety of the people in the border areas."

Chen Kui had previously admired and felt sorry for the Qi family.

I admire the Qi family for caring for the people and devoting themselves to the stability of the country.

It's a pity that the Qi family was deprived of power due to the emperor's suspicion and is now walking on thin ice.

Now, the Qi family wants to overthrow the imperial power, and they are no longer on the same side as him.

There was no way he would become a follower of the Qi family and gamble the entire Chen family just for his daughter's life.

Song Jingning didn't expect Chen Kui to directly reject his proposal.

"Even if the general knew that Madam Qi could save Miss Chen, would he still watch her die?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Chen Kui's heart hard and making him feel like dying.

He took a deep breath, "This is her life!"

Seeing Chen Kui's firm attitude, Song Jingning said, "I understand General Chen's concerns. You can write a letter first to ask Madam Qi about the conditions for saving her. If the general can afford Madam Qi's conditions, Miss Chen will have a chance to survive. How do you think?"

"The debt of human life is the hardest to repay, forget it."

"This is a matter of life and death for Miss Chen, shouldn't we let her choose for herself?"

Just as Song Jingning finished speaking, the court doctor pushed the door open with a medicine box on his shoulder.

He walked quickly forward and took Chen Ruoyun's pulse.

"General, fortunately the lady's heart meridian was protected, otherwise she would have..."

He didn't say the rest, but Chen Kui knew what it was.

"What's Yun'er's situation now?"

"General, the young lady's wound has been ruptured, she has bled too much, and is seriously infected. I'm afraid she will never wake up again."

When Chen Kui heard this, his body swayed.

"What do you mean? Yun'er... passed away?"

"General, you misunderstood. The young lady's life has been saved for now, but her injuries are getting worse and worse, and her body is extremely weak. I'm afraid she won't wake up before she passes away."

"How long does she have?"

"Miss, you have precious medicinal herbs to keep you alive. At the fastest, you can survive for three days, at the slowest, you can survive for half a month."

Song Jingning took the opportunity to say, "Half a month is enough time to send Miss Chen to Tianshan County."

The court doctor didn't understand where this came from and quickly objected.

"No, Miss is in such a bad condition that she cannot leave the house, let alone travel by boat."

"What if this is the only chance to save her? Is it worth a try?"

The court doctor had watched Chen Ruoyun grow up, so he answered without thinking, "Of course it's worth it!"

"Then please ask the doctor to wake Miss Song up and ask her opinion, should we treat her or not?"

"Of course I can cure it. Miss will never ask for death!"

Song Jingning looked at Chen Kui, "General Chen, what do you choose?"

Chen Kui’s choice was the same as before.

But before he could open his mouth, a graceful woman dressed in sandalwood entered the room.

"Heal! No matter what the cost, I will heal Yun'er."

Chen Kui was overwhelmed as he looked at his wife, who was sweating profusely from walking too fast.

"Ma'am, why are you here?"

"Humph, you want to kill my daughter, how can I not come?"

These words were so hurtful that Chen Kui turned pale.

"Madam...you should know that I hope Yun'er gets better more than anyone else."

In order to guard the border, he has lost two sons and one daughter, and now has one son and one daughter left.

If we lose another daughter, we will only have a weak young son left!

The woman snorted coldly, "Your hope is worthless in front of the choice. I want to save Yun'er, and no one can stop me!"

After saying that, she looked at Song Jingning.

"As long as there is a chance to save Yun'er, I am willing to give it a try. Mr. Song, please take my daughter and me to Tianshan County. I will negotiate with Madam Qi in person."

Regardless of whether the deal can be reached or not, she cannot miss the opportunity to save her daughter.

Song Jingning did not agree immediately and looked at Chen Kui.

"What did General Chen say?"

Chen Kui looked at his wife's resolute attitude and sighed.

"I'll go with Yun'er, too."

Mrs. Chen looked away with satisfaction. "Let's get ready and set off as soon as possible."

Chen Kui looked at the court doctor and ordered, "No matter what, Yun'er must be guaranteed to reach Tianshan County alive."

The court doctor looked embarrassed and said, "General, I... don't have the ability to do this."

Song Jingning recommended himself.

"I'll give it a try, but let me make it clear first. We can only give it a last-ditch effort. I'm not sure whether to let Miss Chen live a few more days or let her die immediately."

When Chen Kui hesitated, Madam Chen made the decision, "Please go ahead and do it, Mr. Song. Whether it succeeds or not, I will accept it and will not vent my anger on you. But before you treat Yun'er, I want to talk to her alone."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Kui, Song Jingning and the court doctor all left the room.

No one knows what Mrs. Chen and Chen Ruoyun said.

Song Jingning only knew that when he entered the room again, he found that her complexion seemed to be a little better.

This shows that she has a strong desire to survive.

The stronger the desire to survive, the greater the chance of surviving after taking strong medicine.

"Miss Song, you are a good girl. As long as Madam Qi can save you, she will definitely save you, and she will not take advantage of the situation and make harsh conditions to the Chen family army."

"So, you must get through this most difficult stage and reach Tianshan County alive."

After Song Jingning finished speaking, he stuffed a rejuvenation pill into Chen Ruoyun's mouth.

Although this elixir does not have the effect of bringing the dead back to life, it can stimulate people's vitality and prolong their lives.

But these are all strong drugs, and if taken by extremely weak people, they may become fatal poisons.