Mrs. Wu naturally agreed readily. Caesarean section is already dangerous, and if someone tampered with it, my cousin would be in great danger.
Yu Jiao followed Madam Wu into the house. Wang Min was still sitting on the chair calmly. Ever since he was scolded by Chen Wan, he never criticized Yu Jiao again.
"Madam, I'm going to perform a cesarean section on Third Madam, and I don't want any outsiders to be present." Yu Jiao looked at Wang Min and spoke bluntly.
Regardless of whether Wang Min wanted to steal someone's skills or had other ideas, since Yu Jiao already knew that she had to be on guard against this person, she did not intend to put herself in a passive position.
"This... Doctor Wang cannot be considered an outsider. With him here, if anything unexpected happens, you two doctors can discuss it." Madam Wu was worried that something might go wrong when Yu Jiao performed a cesarean section. With Doctor Wang here, they could respond in time.
Wang Min was somewhat pleased with himself, and said in a pretentious manner, "Madam's words make sense. Although I am not very talented, I am a little older than Doctor Yu, and I am also very knowledgeable. If anything happens, I can help you."
Yu Jiao said coldly, "Every doctor has different prescriptions and methods of treatment. Some are bold in using medicine, while others are careful. The way I use medicine, even if Doctor Wang is much older, he can't help me much."
"Besides, every doctor has his own secret skills. I am not afraid that Doctor Wang will steal my skills, but my school has ordered that my medical skills cannot be passed on to others."
Wang Min's face turned pale. Yu Jiao didn't wait for Wang Min to speak, and flattered him, "Of course, with Wang Taiyi's reputation, he is not the kind of villain who would steal other people's secrets. But in order to avoid any rifts, I ask Wang Taiyi to avoid suspicion."
Yu Jiao looked at Madam Wu and said, "Madam, if you feel that you can only feel at ease with Doctor Wang here, you might as well ask Doctor Wang to sit outside the courtyard. If something unexpected happens, you can immediately ask someone to invite Doctor Wang over."
Madam Wu heard that Yu Jiao had no room for maneuver, so she could only say, "That's fine. Then I'll ask Doctor Wang to sit outside the courtyard for a while."
Wang Min barely maintained his composure, stood up with a grim look on his face, and said stiffly, "It's okay." Then he walked out of the yard.
Madam Wu hurriedly asked the maid to bring in stools, tea, and snacks.
Sitting in the house waiting for Li Jing to come back with the medicine, Madam Wu made small talk, "Doctor Yu, are you from Qingzhou? It's a coincidence that you are in the capital, otherwise I would have to go to Qingzhou to invite you over."
Yu Jiao nodded, "I happened to come to the capital for something a while ago."
"I heard that Qingzhou suffered a flood a few months ago. Did Doctor Yu's family suffer any losses? Is they okay?" Madam Wu asked with concern.
Yu Jiao replied, "The disaster in our village was not too serious, and my family is fine."
"Speaking of which, my master also went to Qingzhou some time ago." Madam Wu took a sip of tea and glanced at Yu Jiao's face covered by the veil. "Qingzhou is a good place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. The girls are all very beautiful."
A while ago, Wu Yi went to Qingzhou and brought back a young and beautiful girl. The girl was gentle and graceful, and she was good at playing the pipa. Wu Yi bought a courtyard and settled the girl there.
When Madam Wu first found out about this, she suspected that the woman was Wu Yi's mistress. Later, she found out that the woman had some relationship with Prime Minister Shen, and that Wu Yi was just looking after her for Prime Minister Shen. Only then did she gradually feel relieved.
But she was still a little concerned. After all, the woman was much younger than her. Although Wu Yi was not interested in women, matters between men and women were not so absolute. She wanted to place a spy around the woman, but she simply couldn't find the opportunity.
Madam Wu looked at Yu Jiao and asked thoughtfully, "How long will Doctor Yu stay in the capital this time?"
"My family is in Beijing on business and will have to stay until after the New Year." Yu Jiao made up an excuse.
Mrs. Wu nodded, and when she saw Li Jing coming back with the medicine bag, she didn't say anything more.
"Miss, I got the medicine back." Li Jing handed the herbs to Yu Jiao and asked curiously, "Why is Doctor Wang sitting outside the yard?"
Yu Fuling winked at him and said, "You know that my sister doesn't like outsiders to be present when she's practicing medicine."
Yu Jiao took out licorice and pepper from the medicine bag, handed them to Jianjia, and asked her to boil a pot of licorice water and pepper salt water, and carefully explained to Jianjia the ratio of licorice, pepper salt and water. The other two medicine bags were given to Yu Fuling, who asked her to boil the medicine.
Madam Wu called a maid and took Jianjia and Yu Fuling to the small kitchen. Yu Jiao went into the side room and put a bag of herbs with bactericidal effects made with magnolia, grass and other herbs into the incense burner in the house to burn.
She was very careful and used a silver needle to test the wine that Madam Wu had the servants prepare. After confirming that it was non-toxic, she used the wine to disinfect the instruments.
Madam Wu also followed into the room. She watched Yu Jiao fiddling with those strange-looking instruments while speaking to comfort the Third Madam on the bed.
Yu Jiao heated the scalpel over the candle flame and said, "Madam, please go to the outer room and wait. If you are not careful during a cesarean section, it will be infected. There are a lot of dirt on the human body that cannot be seen by the naked eye."
Madam Wu hesitated for a moment, patted the back of Madam San's hand, and said gently, "I'll wait outside."
The third lady nodded. Seeing that Mrs. Wu was about to leave, she couldn't help but grab Mrs. Wu's hand and said, "Cousin, I'm scared."
Mrs. Wu looked at her haggard face, which no longer had the innocence and carefreeness she had as a girl at home, and her nose couldn't help but feel sore.
The cousin loved to stick to her since she was young. She was timid, not good at needlework and piano learning, and was afraid of being punished by her aunt, so she often hid behind her, quietly holding her hand and saying, "Cousin, I'm scared."
These words had never been said in front of her since her cousin married into the Wu family. Hearing them now really made Mrs. Wu feel uncomfortable.
It's a pity that she can never go back to her youth, when she could stand in front of her cousin, shield her from the wind and rain, and as an elder sister, she would do her best to protect her younger sister.
Holding back the tears in her eyes, Madam Wu held Madam San's hand and said, "Don't be afraid. With my sister here, you will be fine."
"Sister, if I can survive, I would like to leave the house and live in Lianxi Temple for some time." Mrs. Wu San said pleadingly.
Madam Wu knew better than anyone that her cousin had never been happy since she married into the Wu family. On the wedding day, Mr. Wu stayed overnight at the concubine's place. No wife would want to be humiliated like this on her wedding night, but her cousin had endured it for so many years.
Thinking of this, Madam Wu felt distressed and guilty. She replied, "When you recover, I will send you to Lianxi Temple. You can stay there for a year or two."
Jianjia brought in licorice water and pepper salt water. Mrs. Wu went to the outer room, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.
Not long after, Yu Fuling brought a decoction with anesthetic effects into the side room and asked Jianjia to look after another decoction on the stove while she stayed in the side room to help Yu Jiao.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
