It was completely dark outside. Summer downpours always come suddenly. A clap of thunder was heard, and then the rain poured down outside.
Shen Wei entered the room and said in a low voice, "I have already sent the steward to fetch the imperial physician! The imperial physicians in the palace are highly skilled, he will surely have a way to save Granny Liu!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan simply said, "Thank you."
He did not turn around to look at Shen Wei.
Shen Wei thought for a moment and then said, "Jin'er is indeed too ignorant, actually messing around with your mother! But... but she is still the Crown Princess. Your men injured so many guards of the Crown Prince's residence. This can be considered an offense against the Crown Princess. How are you going to explain this to the Crown Prince's residence?"
Explain?
She's already being very lenient by not tying up Jiang Shi and Shen Yunjin and making them kneel here. What more do you want from her?
The mother and daughter killed her closest relatives!
Can we just pack up and leave without paying any price?
How can there be such a principle in this world?
Shen Yuan turned to look at Shen Wei, her scarlet eyes calmly meeting his gaze, and said, word by word, "Even if I have to be an enemy of the entire General's Mansion, or even the Crown Prince's Mansion, I will not let anyone who hurt my grandmother go!"
Shen Wei coughed violently, "Yuan Yuan, you..."
"You've completely lost your mind!" Old Madam Shen, supported by her maids and servants, entered the room. She slammed her cane on the ground and scolded, "You've actually abandoned your own father and your own family for an old woman! You're going to kill us all!"
Shen Yuan's eyes were red, yet she stubbornly refused to shed tears.
“Grandma is like a grandmother to me! She picked me up from the bottom of a cliff, gave me food, taught me medicine, and raised me to adulthood!”
"Now that I have found my father and know where I came from, I thought I had a home and someone to rely on! But I never expected that there would still be no one in this huge general's mansion who I could rely on, including my father!"
Shen Yuan's words struck Shen Wei's heart like a heavy hammer, making him feel ashamed and unable to look up at her.
Just then, Bai Zhi walked in with a renowned doctor she had invited from outside the mansion.
Everyone quickly made way for the renowned doctor to come forward and examine the patient.
However, after several renowned doctors examined Granny Liu's body, they all shook their heads.
"The injury on her back is minor; there are no broken bones or tendons, just superficial wounds. But the injury on her forehead has caused a blockage in her brain, which is why she hasn't woken up yet. There's no known way to clear this blockage, and even if she were lucky enough to be cured, I'm afraid the old woman would be bedridden forever, practically a living dead..."
Living Dead...
Upon hearing those three words, Shen Yuan's face turned deathly pale.
Seeing this, Shen Wei quickly comforted her, "Yuan Yuan, don't worry. These folk doctors are no match for the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital. We can make a diagnosis once the imperial physicians arrive."
Shen Wei spoke for a long time, but Steward Cheng still hadn't summoned the imperial physician.
Logically speaking, the General's Mansion is not far from the Imperial Palace, and judging by the time it takes, they should have arrived by now.
But the imperial physician never arrived.
Shen Yuan, kneeling by the bed, suddenly remembered someone. She quickly stood up, handed her dagger to Xiao Jinmeng, and said, "Tian Tian, don't let anyone near Grandma. I'll be right back!"
She glanced at Bai Zhi again: "Protect Tian Tian."
Shen Wei asked, "Yuan Yuan, it's raining so hard outside, where are you going?"
Shen Yuan did not answer, but said only, "I hope that before I return, no one will harm my grandmother, and that Jiang Shi and Shen Yunjin will still be in this General's Mansion! General Shen, can you promise me that?"
"I..." Shen Wei hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Alright, Father promises you!"
Seeing Shen Wei nod, Shen Yuan went out.
Passing by Wude Academy, she said to Xiao Ling, "I want to go to Qingyun Mountain to see your master."
Xiao Ling's master was skilled in making medicine, but not in treating diseases.
But seeing the hope in Shen Yuan's eyes, he couldn't bear to let her last glimmer of hope be shattered, so he ultimately didn't say those words.
He said, "I'll go with you."
Shen Yuan: "You can't go. These people still need you to keep them in check."
"Do you possess any token that leads directly to Qingyun Mountain so I can see Master Fuyun?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling pulled a bamboo dart from his robes and handed it to Shen Yuan, saying, "When your fellow disciples in the mountains see this bamboo dart, they will take you to find our master!"
Shen Yuan accepted the bamboo dart, thanked him, and turned to leave the general's mansion.
She rode a horse, her heart filled with anxiety, hurrying towards the edge of the city.
The rain pelted her face, stinging slightly.
But Shen Yuan dared not delay for a moment, as it was already completely dark.
She had to get out of the city before the gates were locked.
But by the time Shen Yuan rode her horse to the city gate, the heavy gate had already closed just before she arrived.
"Wait a minute!"
Shen Yuan jumped off her horse and ran towards the city gate.
However, they were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city gate.
"Please! Please! Let me out, please!"
Shen Yuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, trying to beg the soldiers to release her, but without the palace's token, the soldiers remained unmoved.
Just as Shen Yuan was feeling utterly hopeless, a carriage that had just entered the city stopped beside her, and Doctor Jiang leaned out of the carriage.
"Yuanyuan? It's Yuanyuan? It really is Yuanyuan!"
Hearing someone calling her, Shen Yuan suddenly raised her head and looked at Doctor Jiang.
Doctor Jiang looked on in surprise: "Yuanyuan, what are you doing here? And why have you gotten yourself into this state?"
At this moment, Shen Yuan was soaked to the bone, her face was covered in tears, her hair was disheveled, and her hairpins were stuck haphazardly on the back of her head, making her look quite pathetic.
But she didn't care at all.
She stepped forward, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed several times to Doctor Jiang: "Master, my grandmother is seriously ill, please save my grandmother!"
"Why are you talking about asking for favors between master and disciple? Take me there quickly!" Doctor Jiang said succinctly.
Shen Yuan, accompanied by Physician Jiang, hurriedly returned to the General's Mansion.
The imperial physician still hadn't arrived.
Besides the servants, only Shen Wei and Madam Shen were in the room. They were talking when they saw Shen Yuan return and tacitly shut their mouths.
The rest of the doctors had been dismissed by Shen Wei.
Since we can't cure Granny Liu's illness, there's no point in keeping her here.
When Shen Yuan brought back Doctor Jiang, Shen Wei's pupils widened in shock. He had met Doctor Jiang ten years ago and knew that her medical skills were unparalleled. However, she was unpredictable and treated patients at will, making her a rare and sought-after doctor among the nobles of the capital.
Why would Shen Yuan invite her over?
Shen Wei was filled with doubt, but he didn't show it on his face. He simply nodded to Doctor Jiang and said, "Doctor Jiang!"
Doctor Jiang responded calmly, walked to the bedside, and examined Granny Liu's injuries.
Doctor Jiang dislikes being disturbed when treating patients.
The rest of the people were all moved to the outer room.
Shen Wei looked at Shen Yuan, wanting to say something, but seeing her frowning, he knew this was not the time to talk about it, so he said nothing.
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