Chapter 385 Miss Lin was beaten until she vomited blood.
Imperial Physician Zhou was very displeased: "There are plenty of physicians in the Imperial Hospital who are skilled in orthopedics. Princess, just let them take a look. This old man doesn't treat this kind of thing!"
Princess Ning was afraid that he would leave in a fit of anger, so she quickly said, "Imperial Physician Zhou is highly skilled. Qingxi trusts you a lot, which is why she invited you here again. Since you're already here, please have Imperial Physician Zhou take a look at her wrist. She keeps complaining of pain. I hope she's not really injured and it might affect the baby in her womb."
Seeing that Princess Ning's tone was sincere, and that if Xiao Qingxi's wrist was truly injured, medicine would definitely be needed, which could indeed affect the child, it was within his scope of duty.
He made Xiao Qingxi extend both wrists. He felt the bones, pressed the skin and flesh, and took her pulse again. Then, he glared at her and said, "Princess, are you playing tricks on this old man? What's wrong with your wrists? They're perfectly fine."
Xiao Qingxi was stunned: "My wrist is fine? How is that possible! Doctor Zhou, you're not mistaken, are you?"
This time, the imperial physician was completely enraged: "Does the princess doubt my medical skills? In that case, the princess should find someone more skilled! I'm at an age where I should be enjoying my retirement, and I can't bear to be questioned by you every day!"
After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
His apprentice picked up his medicine box, jogged to catch up with him, and followed him.
Princess Ning sighed, "Qingxi, since your wrist is fine, stop making a fuss. Tang'er only held your wrist for a moment, and you're still holding on to it. Aren't you focusing on the wrong thing? Now is not the time to go against your sister-in-law. Huo Yunzhou and Lin Rouxin are the real focus!"
"But Mother, my wrist really hurts! In just a short while, the pain has become so bad that I can barely lift my arm! I suspect that Doctor Zhou doesn't know how to treat bone injuries at all!"
Princess Ning shook her head helplessly: "Then let's ask the imperial physician who specializes in orthopedics to take a look at you!"
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Wutong Garden.
Shen Wantang was sitting at her desk, looking through Gu Qianhan's calligraphy practice books.
She had actually looked at this calligraphy book many times, but no matter how many times she looked at it, she was always amazed by Gu Qianhan's calligraphy when she opened it again.
Unfortunately, she never quite grasped the essence of it and couldn't capture that feeling in her writing.
So she came up with a clumsy method—copying.
The maid, Shuxiang, came in: "Princess Consort, here is the thin paper you requested. I've bought it. Please take a look and see if it's usable."
When Shen Wantang took it over, the paper was as thin as a cicada's wing. When placed on the calligraphy copybook, the characters underneath were just visible through it.
She nodded in satisfaction: "It works."
While grinding the ink, Du Juan asked with a puzzled look, "Princess Consort, didn't you always say that copying calligraphy is a big taboo? You said that doing so would make you lose your own style and become a mediocre person who just imitates others?"
Shen Wantang smiled bitterly: "I did say that, but now I want to abandon my own style and learn a new one, but I haven't learned it yet, so I can only imitate it."
"But I think your handwriting is already very beautiful. Even the teacher praised your handwriting before!"
"Not enough."
As Shen Wantang spoke, he picked up his pen and began to copy the text.
Just as she finished writing on a piece of paper, Qin Xin rushed in: "Princess Consort, the Prince is fighting with General Huo!"
Shen Wantang didn't even look up. She picked up a second sheet of paper and continued copying: "I understand."
"Princess Consort, don't you want to know who benefits and who suffers?"
"That goes without saying. It's obvious that the young master suffered a loss. Huo Yunzhou has been to the battlefield, and his military achievements are the result of his hard work. The young master could not possibly be his match."
"You guessed right, the young master did indeed suffer a loss! But you would never guess that after the young master was hit by General Huo, Miss Lin suddenly appeared, stood in front of him, and took a punch from General Huo for him. Now Miss Lin has been beaten so badly that she is vomiting blood and has fainted!"
Shen Wantang was slightly taken aback: "Lin Rouxin was beaten by Huo Yunzhou?"
"Yes, that was a really hard hit! General Huo didn't control his strength, and by the time he saw Miss Lin blocking it, it was too late!"
Shen Wantang said in a calm tone: "Lin Rouxin is quite ruthless to herself. As a result, Huo Yunzhou will probably feel even more guilty towards her and want to take her away even more."
"Your Highness, are you saying that Miss Lin deliberately took that punch so that General Huo would take her away? But didn't she recognize the Prince as her sworn brother? Didn't she already decide against becoming General Huo's concubine?"
Shen Wantang nodded: "She really doesn't plan to be Huo Yunzhou's concubine anymore; she wants to be his legal wife."
"Huh? This...then what is she doing at our Prince's residence? Is it to deal with the Princess?"
"No, she doesn't need to deal with the princess herself. She only needs to win over Huo Yunzhou's heart, and Huo Yunzhou will take the initiative to solve the trouble on the princess's side."
"Tsk tsk, this Miss Lin is truly cunning!"
"Yes, she is indeed cunning. Without cunning, she wouldn't have driven the noble princess to madness. The princess wasted a good hand and was no match for Lin Rouxin at all."
Mentioning Xiao Qingxi, Qin Xin hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the Princess seems to be in pain in her wrist. Imperial Physician Zhou came to examine her, but she was not satisfied. So Your Highness sent someone to fetch an imperial physician specializing in orthopedics. Is there something wrong with the Princess's wrist?"
"No problems."
Shen Wantang replied calmly, "It was just that I squeezed it a little."
This time, she used a clever technique, pressing three acupoints at the same time: Yangchi, Shenmen, and Yuji.
Gently pressing these three acupoints can have many benefits for the body, relieving shoulder and neck pain, alleviating feelings of depression, and alleviating chest pain symptoms.
However, pressing too hard will not only fail to produce the desired positive effect, but will also cause the wrist and arm to become increasingly painful over time. The harder the press, the longer the pain will last.
With Shen Wantang's strength, Xiao Qingxi would be in pain for at least three to five days.
Give her a little "surprise," and she'll probably stay quiet for a few days, right?
If Xiao Qingxi insults her again, especially her birth mother, she won't just let Xiao Qingxi suffer for three to five days; she'll make her suffer for three to five years!
As for summoning the imperial physician—
The imperial physicians were not gods; they could not discover every lesion or cure every disease. If the treatment was improper, it would only worsen Xiao Qingxi's pain.
"There's nothing wrong with the princess, so there's no need to pay special attention to her. As for the matter of Jixin Nunnery that I asked you to inquire about, is there any news?"
“Your Highness, I went to Jixin Nunnery early this morning to inquire. The nuns all said they didn’t see any strange people. Not many people usually go to Jixin Nunnery. Recently, because Miss Lin went there, a few maids and nannies from the Huo family have gone there, but no one else.”
Shen Wantang pondered, "The Huo family? Could it be that Madam Huo sent someone to say something to Lin Rouxin?"
Qin Xin suddenly said, "Oh dear, there's something else. I didn't take it seriously before, but now that the Huo family is mentioned, I find it rather strange."
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