The Thirteenth Young Master is the lifeblood of the General's Mansion, and also the younger brother whom the Twelfth Young Master later risked his life to save, and moreover...
She had a premonition that the method in that medical book could save her.
Jiang Jiaojiao immediately became the center of attention.
Mocking and sarcastic remarks immediately followed, "Who do you take the Thirteenth Young Master for, someone you can just let try?"
"That's right, Miss Jiang Xue is well-read and talented, and there's still hope for her. You—oh right! Whose family are you?"
"Her? Pfft—"
A woman with a harsh face smiled and revealed Jiang Jiaojiao's identity, "Isn't she the famous eldest daughter of the Jiang family? You saved her... by using your shamelessness?"
Jiang Jiaojiao looked up and exclaimed, "Oh my, it's someone I know!"
One of Jiang Xue's close friends, the third young lady of the family of the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and Jiang Xue's biggest lackey in her previous life, biting wherever she was told. After the Fifth Prince ascended the throne, his whole family rose to prominence, and this Miss Zhao was even granted the title of County Princess.
In my previous life, my second brother was falsely accused of plagiarism and expelled from the academy, partly due to the influence of the Zhao family.
Upon hearing Jiang Jiaojiao's voice, Jiang Xue suddenly looked up, incredulous.
Has Jiang Jiaojiao gone mad? She can barely write a few poems, how would she know anything about medicine?
If Jiang Jiaojiao had tried to save him but failed...
Jiang Xue was moved and immediately wiped away her tears, saying with deep sisterly affection, "Why don't...why don't you let me try? It was my lack of knowledge that prevented me from saving the Thirteenth Young Master in time. Perhaps you really have some supernatural abilities, and you certainly didn't mean to humiliate him."
Jiang Jiaojiao smelled a strong aroma of tea and laughed, "Second sister, what you're saying makes no sense. How can it be that you're incompetent just because you couldn't save me, but I was deliberately humiliated because I couldn't save you?"
"Are you deliberately trying to scare me into not saving the person?"
"Oh dear, I'm so scared! Maybe I shouldn't save him!"
Jiang Jiaojiao directly tore away the facade of "sisterly affection" between Jiang Xue and Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue's face turned deathly pale instantly. "Sister, I didn't..."
Hearing Jiang Jiaojiao blatantly bullying Jiang Xue, Miss Zhao immediately retorted, "If you can save her, I'll call you grandma!"
"good!"
Jiang Jiaojiao smiled maliciously, "If I save this person, you'll slap yourself and call me 'Grandma, I was wrong' every time you see me in the future."
Miss Zhao's expression instantly turned ferocious. "If you can't save her, then kneel down and kowtow to Miss Jiang and me to admit your mistake! You'll kowtow every time you see us!"
She didn't believe that this idiot had any secret method to save people; he was probably just trying to steal the limelight from Miss Jiang.
Beside her, a glimmer of hope ignited in the Twelfth Miss's eyes, "As long as you save my brother, you will be a great benefactor to my General's Mansion!"
Doctor He shook his head, "Little child...don't go to sea."
Without further hesitation, Jiang Jiaojiao rolled up her sleeves.
He placed his hands together on the thirteenth young master's chest and pressed down hard! He pressed down dozens of times, then reached out to feel his neck, took out a handkerchief, and cleaned the filth from his nose and mouth. He then ordered the page beside him, "Give him breathing! Cover his nose so that no air leaks out!"
The pageboy, soaked to the bone, quickly knelt down, covered the thirteenth young master's nose, and blew a strong breath.
The Thirteenth Prince's chest suddenly heaved.
A hush fell over the surroundings as everyone held their breath and watched Jiao Jiao and the pageboy.
Every few dozen times Jiao Jiao pressed down, the pageboy would obey her command and give the Thirteenth Young Master two breaths!
After several rounds...
Jiaojiao was drenched in sweat and her arms ached, but she still tried her best to recall what the medical book said and continued to press hard...
Sudden--
"Cough cough cough—"
The thirteenth young master suddenly coughed up a mouthful of water.
Physician He quickly grasped the Thirteenth Young Master's pulse, and could not believe it—he was actually alive!
All around was silent.
They all stared at Jiang Jiaojiao as if they'd seen a ghost.
Miss Zhao, in particular, was so frightened that she fell to the ground, pointing at Jiang Jiaojiao with utter horror, "Demon...demon magic!"
Jiang Jiaojiao was panting heavily.
He grinned at Miss Zhao, panting, "Grand-nephew, that's not what you said just now."
Miss Zhao was so frightened that she hid behind people.
Jiang Xue was equally shocked. She only snapped out of her daze when everyone looked over, her body swaying precariously.
How...how could this be?
She had previously "accidentally" revealed that she was well-versed in medical books, but she failed to save the person. Instead, it was the usually clumsy Jiang Jiaojiao who saved the person.
Jiang Jiaojiao was also taken aback when she saw Jiang Xue's expression.
Could it be that the favor Jiang Xue received from General Weiyuan's mansion in her past life was saving the Thirteenth Young Master? Did she accidentally steal Jiang Xue's life-saving grace?
Tsk tsk tsk...
This is not my fault; it's just that she malfunctioned this time.
Upon detecting a pulse, Physician He immediately administered acupuncture. The Thirteenth Prince coughed up several mouthfuls of lake water and slowly opened his eyes.
The twelfth young lady burst into tears of joy, "She's awake—"
My son—
The general's wife cried out and rushed over.
Physician He shook his head, "A miracle! A miracle!"
Everyone's gaze towards Jiang Jiaojiao changed. They never expected that this infamous eldest daughter of the Jiang family would actually save someone's life.
Seeing Jiang Jiaojiao become the center of attention, Jiang Xue immediately clenched her handkerchief. "Sister, you have such a miraculous way of saving people. I have never seen it before. I wonder where you learned it?"
Physician He stroked his beard and said, "I have never seen such a way of saving a life before."
"It's just from reading a few medical books."
Jiang Jiaojiao smiled meaningfully at Jiang Xue, "So it turns out Second Sister wasn't being modest, she really is lacking in knowledge and learning. She's only read medical books. Obviously, I'm a little bit more knowledgeable than you, which might... be talent."
Jiang Xue's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Suddenly, more scrutinizing glances appeared from the crowd.
This Miss Jiang... doesn't seem to have the medical skills that anyone boasts about?
The ladies who had originally planned to ask Jiang Xue to treat their illness immediately gave up on the idea.
But this Miss Jiang...
He's not as stupid and brainless as the legends say. As for his medical skills, we'll see.
Seeing that the several wealthy ladies who had originally wanted her to introduce Jiang Xue to them were backing out, Miss Zhao the Third jumped out angrily, "Who do you think you are? You just got lucky, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. Miss Jiang the Second is so talented..."
Jiang Jiaojiao didn't even look at it before slapping it across the face.
"Smack—"
Miss Zhao's voice stopped abruptly, then she screamed, "You dare hit me—"
"How dare you curse the Thirteenth Young Master as a dead rat?"
Jiang Jiaojiao slapped her own hand, hurting it. "You're so shameless, you even hurt my hand with that!" she said. "A bet's a bet. Since you're reluctant to use your own hands, I'll have to do it for you."
The Thirteenth Young Master had just been rescued, and the Twelfth Miss and the General's wife couldn't stand the word "death."
Especially the general's wife, "Miss Zhao has such a sharp tongue. I can't stand these filthy words. Our general's mansion, Miss Zhao... no, the Zhao family, should never come to our door again!"
Miss Zhao's face instantly turned terrified.
Her father repeatedly warned her to maintain a good relationship with the young lady of General Weiyuan's mansion, saying that if he found out she had offended the general's wife, he would beat her to death.
He quickly admitted his mistake, "Madam—I didn't! I absolutely didn't mean to curse the Thirteenth Young Master, I was cursing Jiang Jiaojiao, that bitch..."
"Shut up!"
The twelfth young lady slapped the third young lady on the other side of her face, and her cheek swelled up instantly.
Great! It's symmetrical now!
The twelfth young lady angrily retorted, "Third Miss Zhao, watch your words! Eldest Miss Jiang is the savior of my General's Mansion. To insult her is to insult the General's Mansion! You still owe Jiaojiao an apology, so say it now!"
Miss Zhao felt as if the sky had fallen, and rushed to see Jiang Xue, hoping she could plead for her.
But Jiang Xue only wiped away her tears and didn't even lift her head.
Miss Zhao felt a chill in her heart; she had stood up for Jiang Xue!
At this moment, Miss Zhao also began to hate Jiang Xue.
No one spoke up for her, lest she offend the General's Mansion. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Miss Zhao covered her swollen face and whispered in a barely audible voice, "I...I was wrong."
Jiang Jiaojiao! You bitch! Go to hell!
Jiang Jiaojiao picked at her ear. "I didn't hear anything."
If looks could kill, Jiang Jiaojiao would have been torn to pieces by now, Miss Zhao gritted her teeth and shouted. "I...I was wrong,"
"Who are you calling?"
Jiang Jiaojiao feigned surprise.
Miss Zhao trembled with rage, her swollen face turning purple and then blue. Under the watchful eyes of the General's wife and the Twelfth Miss, she screamed, "Grandma, I was wrong—"
Then, she covered her face and burst into tears!
The general's wife snorted coldly. She was just the daughter of a minor official in the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, yet she dared to bully her family's savior.
General Weiyuan and his group of young masters, who had rushed over, were completely bewildered.
The most surprised were the two brothers, Jiang Jingtian and Jiang Lingtian.
Jiang Xue's hand ached from pinching herself, tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault for not being skilled enough..."
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