Chapter 19 How could she possibly know acupuncture!
Seeing that she was awake, Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly went to her side: "Yanluo, don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you! I'll go and fetch the imperial physician for you right away!"
He was about to leave when Chu Yanluo grabbed him and said, "No, no need to invite me. Let's leave it at that. There's nothing in this world that I'm reluctant to leave behind. It's just that I owe the young master too much, and I feel very guilty. I can only repay the young master's kindness in the next life."
Xiao Qingyuan was heartbroken: "Don't talk nonsense, you'll be alright!"
A tear slid down Chu Yanluo's cheek: "I know that the young master has already married. Congratulations, young master. In the end, Yanluo is not good enough for you. Send me away. I am not legitimate here and will only be a burden to you."
"You're not unworthy of me, and I'm not married!"
Xiao Qingyuan wished he could tear his heart out and show it to her: "That was the person my mother chose, not me! My heart only belongs to you, Yanluo. Don't go. Stay at the Prince's Mansion. It's convenient for me to take care of you here. Jixin Nunnery is too austere and not suitable for you to recuperate. Don't worry, once you get better, I will definitely marry you!"
Chu Yanluo's eyes lit up slightly: "Is what you said true, Your Highness? But the Princess Consort won't agree to you marrying me. I don't want to put you in a difficult position."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm just afraid you won't want to marry me!"
"It's not that I don't want to marry the prince, it's just that... I'm ashamed to marry you..."
Xiao Qingyuan had been pursuing her for a long time, and this was the first time he had heard her say "it's not that I don't want to marry you," meaning she was willing to marry him?
Xiao Qingyuan was overjoyed. He tightly grasped Chu Yanluo's hand: "As long as you are willing to marry me, I will take you into my family! I always thought you didn't have feelings for me, but it turns out you do! You wait, I'll go and fetch the imperial physician for you right now!"
After he finished speaking, he hurriedly left.
In Shaoguang Courtyard.
The princess lay on the bed, her face ashen, her breathing weak, and she remained unconscious.
Prince Ning stood by his side, noticing his wife's breathing growing shallower and shallower. He was filled with panic and kept urging her, "Where is the imperial physician? Has he been sent to fetch him? Why hasn't he arrived yet!"
Granny Quan's expression was tense: "The prince has already gone to invite him, and he will be here soon."
But the imperial physician couldn't arrive so quickly; it would take at least a quarter of an hour for him to get to the Prince's residence.
Just then, Shen Wantang came in.
When she heard that her mother-in-law had fainted, she rushed over to see her.
After paying her respects to Prince Ning, she asked Granny Quan in a low voice, "Did Mother faint after being enraged?"
Granny Quan nodded: "Yes, Your Highness."
Have you had similar symptoms before?
"It happened once, when I fainted after getting angry."
Shen Wantang understood. She stepped forward, checked the princess's complexion, and then turned to Prince Ning, saying, "Father, I have studied acupuncture. If you trust me, I can give Mother a couple of acupuncture needles to help her recover quickly."
Prince Ning was taken aback: "You know acupuncture?"
"Yes, my daughter-in-law's maternal grandparents used to run a pharmacy."
Her maternal grandfather did indeed run a pharmacy, but Shen Wantang's acupuncture skills were not learned from him. Instead, she learned them from a master she hired in her previous life to investigate and solve cases. Acupuncture was only part of the course; the rest consisted of pharmacology and autopsy.
"Father, Mother's condition is not optimistic. The longer she remains unconscious, the harder it will be to wake her up. Even if she is awakened, she will suffer long-term effects that will seriously damage her health. Please allow me to administer acupuncture to Mother!"
Shen Wantang had a lifetime of experience. Prince Ning didn't know what serious aftereffects the princess would suffer, but Shen Wantang did.
Although she didn't know why the princess had fallen ill two years earlier, based on her experience in her previous life, the princess had almost lost half her life because of the lack of timely treatment. Although she was later saved, she was left with hemiplegia.
Prince Ning looked at his wife, whose face had turned from white to pale, and clenched his fist: "Do you really know acupuncture? Can you really save the Princess?"
“Father, I can.”
Prince Ning had no better options and could only try anything, gritting his teeth and saying, "Alright, let's administer the acupuncture!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Qingyuan rushed in: "Father, you mustn't! How could she possibly know acupuncture? You can't entrust Mother's life to her! The imperial physician will be here soon, wait a little longer!"
When Prince Ning saw him, his expression darkened: "How dare you speak like that? Who angered your mother to this extent?! Get out of here, and get as far away as possible!"
"Father! It was my fault for making Mother angry, and I'll accept whatever punishment you want! But you can't risk Mother's life. Does she really know acupuncture just because she says she does? How old is she? How could she possibly know how to treat and save lives? Why can't you wait for the imperial physician?"
"It will be too late by the time the imperial physician arrives! Can't you see your mother is almost not breathing anymore?!"
Prince Ning roared, then said, "Princess Consort, don't listen to him. Use acupuncture to save your mother!"
He had been hesitant at first, but now he had no doubts at all.
If my son says he wants to do something, I should just oppose it. If he opposes something, I should just do it. He hasn't done anything right in the past few years! As long as I do the opposite of what he says, the result will definitely be good!
Shen Wantang naturally listened to Prince Ning, so she didn't pay attention to Xiao Qingyuan and directly beckoned to Du Juan, who immediately came over with a set of needles.
This was specially made for her after her rebirth, but she hadn't had a chance to use it yet. She never expected that the first patient she would encounter would be her mother-in-law.
After hearing that the princess had fainted from anger, she called Du Juan to bring needles and rush over. Fortunately, she made it in time.
Shen Wantang felt the princess's pulse, and then inserted silver needles one by one into the acupoints on her head.
Baihui (GV20), Touwei (ST8), Tianzhu (BL10), Fengchi (GB20)...
As the number of silver needles increased, the princess's complexion visibly improved, and her breathing soon returned to normal.
After the last needle was inserted, the princess suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Then, she slowly opened her eyes.
Prince Ning was overjoyed and called out to her with red eyes, "Yingzhen, you're awake!"
Granny Quan and Granny Chai, who were standing to the side, were both surprised and delighted. They never expected that the newly married princess would be knowledgeable in medicine and acupuncture!
All their doubts about her vanished instantly.
Du Juan lowered her head slightly, her shock no less than theirs.
She had been with Shen Wantang since she was a child. How could she not know if her young mistress knew acupuncture?
Miss, you clearly haven't learned these things, so why are you so proficient?
Unable to figure it out, Dujuan stopped thinking about it. Whatever secrets her mistress might have, she would pretend not to know and would always keep them for her.
The most shocked person was Xiao Qingyuan.
He looked at Shen Wantang in disbelief, his expression changing repeatedly.
He couldn't understand how she, who seemed so humble and insignificant, could possess such extraordinary medical skills!
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