☆, Chapter 152: The same shamelessness!
The Empress Dowager's mind was filled with memories of the years she had spent with Princess Jinling, and tears welled up in her eyes again. She waved her hand and said, "Try! Try all you want! If you can't save Jinling, you will be buried with her!"
The two female doctors with the best acupuncture skills immediately entered, and all bystanders were cleared out. Aunt Luo opened her mouth: "Empress Dowager—"
"Get out." Zhou Mujiao interrupted her. "Aunt Luo, I never doubt your loyalty to the princess, but concern can cloud judgment. Besides, when you are unable to solve your current predicament, you need to learn to trust others."
"But--"
"Could things get any worse than they are now?"
Aunt Luo with red eyes retreated. Zhou Mujiao looked at the Empress Dowager, who immediately said, "You just need to treat her."
After explaining a few acupuncture points and the required pressure to the two female doctors, Zhou Mujiao inserted the first needle herself: "Is this pressure okay?"
The two female doctors nodded and then shook their heads. One of them said, "Needling requires not only skill but also mental strength. If we were to perform the acupuncture according to your requirements, our abilities would be limited to a maximum of two needles each."
The Empress Dowager's forehead twitched, and then she heard Zhou Mujiao say, "I'll take care of the rest."
"But the key to needlework is to apply even pressure. We've worked together for a long time, so we naturally know each other's strength. You... we've never met before and don't know each other. How can you guess our strength?"
The other hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Miss, since you know which acupoints it is and have already given the first acupuncture, you should do the next few acupuncture yourself. If you get too tired later, the two of us can help you together."
Zhou Mujiao paused, and the Empress Dowager spoke up: "They are right, you should perform the acupuncture yourself."
Zhou Mujiao didn't say anything more. She picked up the needle and started inserting it. Her movements were quick, accurate, and ruthless. Her sharp eyes and the way she did it made the two female doctors tremble with fear. They wondered if this girl was saving a person, or assassinating an enemy? Or was she treating the princess as if she were already dead?
Soon, all thirteen silver needles were inserted. Zhou Mujiao stretched her wrists and let out a long breath: "Next is observation. Thank you both, ladies."
The two were secretly astonished, wondering which great physician this unknown girl had studied under, as her acupuncture skills were so excellent! They wondered if she took on apprentices, and whether they were worthy of her attention.
Before transmigrating, Zhou Mujiao's medical knowledge was limited to a set of massage techniques. Her learning of acupuncture was quite interesting. Two years ago, the guy who went to Jiang Wuyu's house with the intention of committing suicide and volunteered to take the blame for Zhao Yunjing's 'murder' was not actually a desperate criminal, but a reclusive doctor.
After Zhou Mujiao brought Jiang Wuyu and Old Lady Li to Peach Blossom Village, the man who refused to reveal his name also shamelessly moved in. Originally, he wanted Xiao Wu to be his apprentice, but Xiao Wu refused to comply. The man was so angry that he wanted to kill himself on the spot. Then he saw Zhou Mujiao pull up a chair and sit in front of him, and she reviewed all the knowledge he had taught Xiao Wu during that time.
Zhou Mujiao said, "Old man, I'll learn medicine from you, can you please let my brother go? My brother is going to be a great general."
Zhou Mujiao then followed that person to learn medicine. She was naturally intelligent and had metaphysics, so she learned everything very quickly, which made that person feel very unfulfilled. However, Zhou Mujiao did not want to become his apprentice, so that person would follow her around and nag her endlessly. Zhou Mujiao found him annoying and had him sent away three times, but he wouldn't leave. Later, she didn't know what happened, but he left on his own.
So even now, Zhou Mujiao doesn't know her 'master's' name, and she even suspects that his face is fake.
She initially studied medicine only to help Xiao Wu out of his predicament, but unexpectedly, she now has a use for it.
Outside, the emperor was anxiously waiting, pacing back and forth. The sixteenth prince wanted to comfort him but dared not approach rashly, so he pulled Zhao Yunjing aside and asked Zhou Mujiao why she knew medicine.
"There's no reason why, it's just that Gillian is smart and knows a little about everything."
"Knows a little about everything?" The Sixteenth Prince looked at him strangely. "Birds of a feather flock together, all shameless like this."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
The Sixteenth Prince immediately launched into a string of profanities.
Crown Prince Li Chang'an said with dissatisfaction, "Sixteenth Brother, you should consider the occasion and timing before you act tough. Jinling's life is hanging in the balance, and everyone is worried about her. You usually have a good relationship with her, so how can you still be in the mood to argue with someone? Is Jinling's safety less important than arguing with a country bumpkin?"
This is quite a huge accusation! The Sixteenth Prince quickly explained, "Jinling is also my sister, and we're the closest. How could I not care about her safety? My brother misunderstands. I just wanted to know if Miss Zhou had the ability to heal Jinling. If not, it would be better to kill her as soon as possible to comfort Jinling's soul in heaven!"
The Sixteenth Prince's full name is Li Liyuan. He was not particularly outstanding before. However, because his mother, Consort Yi, and Princess Jinling's mother, Consort Liang, were both selected as imperial concubines at the same time, he benefited from Consort Liang's influence and received more attention from the Emperor. He never sought the limelight before, was quite sensible, and had already obtained his title and moved out of the palace early, losing his eligibility to compete for that position. Therefore, the Crown Prince never regarded him as a rival.
Unexpectedly, the emperor entrusted Li Liyuan with the case of the attack on the students a few months ago. Although he did not handle it very well, he did not make any mistakes and received verbal praise from the emperor. Later, during the imperial examination, Li Liyuan was put in charge of Yuzhou Prefecture.
A cheating scandal broke out during the imperial examinations. The Crown Prince thought that Li Liyuan would at least face consequences, if not execution. Unexpectedly, after Li Liyuan wrote a letter, the Emperor personally went to Yuzhou Prefecture to handle the matter and refused his accompaniment.
The idea was to have him stay and oversee the country.
When the emperor is away, it is only natural for the crown prince to oversee the country. This is also a sign that the emperor and the people trust the crown prince. However, compared to overseeing the country, being remembered by the emperor and always by his side is something that people would envy even more.
After all, the crown prince can be established and replaced at any time, and the emperor's attitude towards Li Liyuan on the way back to the capital clearly showed that he wanted to personally cultivate Li Liyuan.
Li Chang'an immediately became anxious and restless. He was worried that he had no chance to strike at Li Liyuan, but Li Liyuan handed him the handle himself. Since Li Liyuan handed it over himself, how could he waste it?
Li Chang'an sneered: "To comfort Jinling's spirit in heaven? Didn't Miss Zhou just say that Jinling could still be saved? Are you saying that she has no chance of survival? Jinling kept calling him Sixteenth Brother, and you actually wish she would die sooner!"
Li Liyuan was startled: "Your Majesty, you have truly wronged me! I merely—"
"I've wronged you? I wasn't the only one who heard 'the spirit in heaven'! Zhao Yunjing, tell me, did you hear it?"
When gods clash, innocent people are harmed. Right now, Zhao Yunjing is that innocent person. One is the crown prince, the future emperor, and the other is a prince who has recently gained the emperor's favor. He can't say he heard it, and he can't say he didn't hear it.
Zhao Yunjing pursed his lips, about to open his mouth, when suddenly a scream came from the inner room!
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