Physician Sikong carefully wrapped up the nine portions of herbs and then took out a packet of needles of varying lengths and thicknesses.
"Today I will give you your first acupuncture treatment to improve blood circulation and relax your muscles. I will come back in three days for your second acupuncture treatment. I will prepare a new prescription, which will be used both externally and internally. After ten rounds, you can begin the second course of treatment," said Physician Sikong. "Because your leg is still in a necrotic state, the first acupuncture treatment will not be painful, but the subsequent treatments will not be so easy."
Yang Ji nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I've been on the battlefield before, this little pain is nothing!"
Shen Jiahao: ?
Lili: Oh wow!
Yang family: What are you saying!
Yang Ji: ...Oh no, I got too excited and said something I shouldn't have...
Grandpa Yang and Grandma Yang remained calm and pretended not to hear.
Guo glanced nervously at Shen Jiahao and Lili, and seeing that they both looked bewildered, she chuckled and said, "What your grandfather means is that when he was young, he wanted to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy, but he was held back by this leg. Now, he's finally saved!"
Shen Jiahao scratched his head: "Oh! So that's what it means! Grandpa Yang really has lofty ambitions!"
Lili also had a look of sudden realization: "Oh! I see, Grandpa is really amazing!"
Guo and Yang Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandpa Yang glanced at Lili again, deep in thought.
The divine physician Sikong performed acupuncture on Yang Ji. The long needles were inserted, and even Lili found it creepy to watch.
Grandpa Yang suddenly stood up: "Lili, come with me."
"Um?"
Lili obediently followed them out.
Grandpa Yang led her to the backyard and brought out the two little rabbits: "Look, your maternal grandfather has been raising them for you and your brother, and they've grown so big."
"Wow." Counting the days, this rabbit is the same age as her Fufu.
Lili hugged the little rabbit and gently stroked its white fur.
"Lili, don't you find this strange?"
Lili was startled. When she looked up, she found that Grandpa Yang was gazing into the distance, his thoughts wandering somewhere, his eyes filled with deep contemplation.
Lili suddenly had a strong feeling that she needed to know something.
Lili didn't speak, quietly waiting for Grandpa Yang to speak.
“At first, when Wan Niang adopted you, we just thought it was fate. But later events made me feel that perhaps... it was some special arrangement by God.”
Master Yang served two emperors, so naturally he had many disciples.
Living in seclusion in this village in Nanlin County does not mean he is completely ignorant of the outside world.
These incidents, along with Lili's extraordinary intelligence, aroused suspicion in Old Master Yang.
These are things that a child simply cannot do.
Could it be, as Wan Niang said, that Li Li is a lucky star who descended to earth to undergo tribulation?
But none of that matters. Since Lili is already Wan Niang's child, she is Yang Sizong's great-grandson.
What Yang Sizong truly valued was the conflict between the eldest prince and the crown prince.
Twenty-five years ago, Yang Sizong served as Grand Tutor, assisting two emperors. His position in the court was as imposing as Mount Tai, unshakeable.
The Yang family was at the height of their power, wielding immense influence in the court.
Since Yang Sizong became an official, he has been loyal to the emperor and served the country, and he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the cause.
Yang Sizong served as an official with the hope of assisting an enlightened ruler and preserving the prosperous Southern Jin Dynasty.
Yet this man, who had served the Southern Jin Dynasty for half his life, fell from power in a single day because the emperor feared him.
How ridiculous! When the late emperor was still a prince, it was he who personally taught him, imparted to him the way of being a ruler, and guided him in governing the country.
The late emperor once said, "A teacher for one day is a father for life."
The late emperor said that Yang Taifu was both his teacher and his father.
In the end, it was he who listened to slander and dealt a heavy blow to the Yang family.
Yang Sizong had no doubt that if he hadn't truly been by the emperor's side since childhood, and if their more than twenty years of friendship hadn't been genuine, the emperor would never have shown mercy.
His son was also affected by this incident.
In order to protect himself and his family, he had no choice but to retire and return to his hometown, where he lived in seclusion.
Now, more than 20 years later, the family lives a relatively peaceful life in Nanlin County.
But now the conflict between the eldest prince and the crown prince has dragged this tiny little dumpling into it.
He was truly terrified. The imperial family was ruthless. What if it involved Lili, or even more distant families like the Shen and Yang families?
The Yang family is no longer what it used to be; its disciples have scattered, and its power has vanished.
He had long since become a rustic villager, only able to preserve those aspirations in his heart by repeatedly reading those books and occasionally listening to the whispers of the wind.
He dared not get involved in those power struggles anymore.
He's scared!
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to protect Lili!
"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Old Master Yang said gravely. "Your great-grandfather knows you're intelligent, and you must understand what your great-grandfather means, right?"
Lili's eyes widened: (。_。)
What kind of palace intrigue and power struggles are these?
Lili felt like she was listening to an audiobook.
It turns out that everything in the book was true.
Her great-grandfather was actually the former Grand Tutor!
If I remember correctly, the Grand Tutor is... a first-rank official!
And as Old Master Yang just mentioned, the late emperor's teacher—that's an even more prestigious position than some imperial relatives.
The emperor was so foolish later on; how could he have listened to slander?
Lili remembers that the current emperor ascended the throne 20 years ago. If we calculate the time, then the previous emperor passed away 5 years after Old Master Yang retired to his hometown.
Perhaps because Lili's expression was too adorable, Grandpa Yang smiled and pinched her little cheek: "What's wrong? Did you hear too much at once and can't process it?"
Lili shook her head. She had read about this kind of plot many times in novels, but she was a little surprised to encounter it in real life for the first time.
"Great-grandfather, is our family very rich?"
Grandpa Yang was a little surprised that her first question was this. He nodded and said, "Yes, I left the capital in a hurry. Although I didn't take much with me, it was enough for ten generations to live comfortably."
"Ah, no wonder." Lili took out the earrings that Old Madam Yang had given her before. "These look very valuable!"
Grandpa Yang chuckled, realizing that this little dumpling was quite a money-grubber.
Joking aside, Lili felt that Grandpa Yang's concerns were not without merit.
The struggles between princes can be big or small, and it doesn't really matter who becomes emperor in the future.
Lili has the ability to ensure her family lives a peaceful life.
Lili put away her earrings and said seriously, "Great-grandfather, you are right. The struggle between princes is too dangerous."
Old Master Yang nodded with satisfaction: "The gains and losses of one person are related to the rise and fall of the family; the promulgation of an imperial decree can stir up the winds and clouds of the world. The slightest carelessness can lead to complete defeat, disgrace and ruin, and even bring ruin to one's relatives."
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