Madam Su immediately understood. Yesterday, Jiang Mingli must have told the Jiang family that he had received the title of Yiren. The Princess was revealing her identity to support her and her daughter, right? Was she afraid that the Jiang family and Princess Qingping would make things difficult for them?
As expected, the eldest princess also took out a gold medal and handed it to her, saying, "I'll lend this to you first."
Madam Su respectfully accepted it, and upon seeing the words "Immunity Token" on it, her hand trembled so much she almost dropped it. She exclaimed in surprise, "This humble woman is terrified, how could I possibly accept such a precious item from the Princess?"
The eldest princess shook her head and said, "As I said, it's only a temporary loan. You can return it to me when you are fully capable."
Su: ...
Can this get-out-of-jail-free card be lent out so easily?
Although she was far away in Dingzhou, she knew that there were only two death-exemption tokens in the world, one in the hands of the Eldest Princess and the other in the hands of the Prince Xuan.
Madam Su hurriedly replied, "I am ashamed to accept such a gift!"
The eldest princess sighed, "As you all know, this pardon I hold was a reward my husband received years ago for taking an arrow for the Emperor. Now that he's gone, seeing it inevitably brings back painful memories. Please keep it for me for a while. Besides..."
She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and slowly said, "I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me. Last time you were humiliated by the county magistrate in Wufeng County, I hesitated and didn't intervene, which earned me a lot of reprimands from Yuan Bai. This time in the capital, although Yuan Bai didn't say anything explicitly, I know that I should protect the people he wants to protect."
Madam Su immediately understood. So the pardon wasn't for her, but for her daughter. What was there to refuse?
He neatly tucked it into his sleeve. "Thank you for your great kindness, Princess. How about we have a simple meal at your residence?"
The princess did not refuse and nodded, saying, "It's still early. I wonder if Physician Gu is in the manor? I would like him to take my pulse."
Aunt Jinxiu immediately chimed in, "Madam Su, Miss Youran, the Princess is expected to give birth in about ten to fifteen days, but she has become increasingly lethargic and has no appetite these days. She ate a few more bites of the food that the Little Princess sent over yesterday. Since we're here today, we thought we might as well ask Physician Gu to examine her."
Madam Su hurriedly asked Zhao Mama to invite Doctor Gu.
Doctor Gu came running over excitedly, but his face was a bit pale and his hair was a mess.
Everyone was taken aback, especially Xiao Youran, who asked, "Master, what did you do to get yourself like this?"
Doctor Gu pointed to the two bloody cuts on his wrist. "Isn't it all because of that 'Poison Classic' you gave me? To cure the poison of the bamboo viper, I found a bamboo viper and bit myself. I had just drunk the antidote from the 'Poison Classic' when you called me over."
Everyone: ...
Xiao Youran wanted to twist his ear, but she was too short, so she could only stand with her hands on her hips and scold, "How old are you? You still dare to test medicine on yourself? How childish! What if the antidote isn't prepared properly? Do you want to die sooner? If you have such thoughts, give me back that 'Poison Classic'! I was just thinking that medicine and poison are inseparable, and I was going to give you something new to learn. If you don't take yourself seriously, you might as well just take a ready-made poison and kill yourself!"
The Eldest Princess and Lady Su: ...
Doctor Gu raised his still trembling hands to his ears and begged for mercy, "My little ancestor, I will never dare to do it again! Please don't take back that 'Poison Classic'!"
The eldest princess and Lady Su again: ...
Dr. Gu, who is your master and who is her master?
Yueyue's eyes widened, and she clapped her hands in approval, "You Ran, you're awesome!"
Xiao Youran chuckled and said, "Sister Yueyue, you're the only one who knows how to support me!"
The renowned physician Gu, his beard bristling and eyes wide, stretched out his trembling hands and said to the princess, "Your Highness, these hands of mine are no longer fit to take a pulse! Let my worthy disciple examine you instead!"
Xiao Youran glared at him angrily. This old rascal, after being scolded by her earlier, is now trying to get back at her? Knowing full well that she's not good at taking pulses, he still insisted that she do it?
It's not good to be so bad at pulse diagnosis. Maybe I should ask my little notebook if there are any pulse diagnosis skills that can be directly memorized?
She smiled and said, "Alright, if the Princess doesn't mind, You Ran, go wash your hands."
The eldest princess nodded in agreement.
Xiao Youran then went to the side room to wash her hands.
While washing her hands, she took out her notebook and asked, "Could I ask for a pulse diagnosis skill?"
The little notebook seemed to have just woken up, and hummed, "You only remember me when there's an emergency? Do you think I'm so easy to use?"
Xiao Youran said anxiously, "You all know it's an emergency, so why aren't you hurrying up? You can name your terms later!"
The notebook flashed twice in satisfaction, then searched for a bit and said, "Entering the skill into the brain only takes one second, but the Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis skill consumes two hundred points of luck! Are you sure you want it?"
Looking at the more than 900 luck points she had accumulated over the past few days, Xiao Youran felt a pang of regret and asked, "Why is it so expensive? Don't you only look at the quantity when exchanging things, not the unit?"
The little notebook said proudly, "Skill-type items are precious intangible cultural heritage of mankind, so they naturally consume more luck points! This pulse diagnosis is just an essential skill for beginners in traditional Chinese medicine, and it's relatively cheap!"
Xiao You Ran: ……
This is supposed to be a precious intangible cultural heritage?!
Xiao Youran had no choice but to reluctantly spend 200 luck points, which arrived in her account in a second.
In an instant, she felt as if all the techniques and methods of pulse diagnosis had appeared in her mind.
So she dried her hands and returned to the main hall with full confidence.
The eldest princess was already sitting upright, placing her wrist on the pulse pillow.
Xiao Youran sat down opposite her and placed her fingers on her pulse.
A moment later she reported the pulse: "The Shaoyin pulse is strong and clear, and the pulse at the cun position is smooth and flowing. Congratulations, Princess, it should be a little prince!"
The eldest princess was clearly aware of this matter beforehand and remained quite calm.
Yueyue clapped her hands again and said, "You Ran is amazing! She can even tell whether it's a boy or a girl!"
Doctor Gu found it amazing. Usually, this little apprentice was the worst at pulse diagnosis and was lazy to learn. How could he now distinguish between the Shaoyin pulse and the Chi pulse?
Xiao Youran then described several pulse characteristics in late pregnancy, and Doctor Gu nodded repeatedly.
However, Xiao Youran suddenly frowned.
She hesitated and looked at Doctor Gu, "Master, if... there seems to be a leak in the Cun pulse and Heart Meridian, could it be a sign of poisoning?"
Aunt Jinxiu was startled. "What? Poisoned?!"
Doctor Gu no longer bothered to pretend his hands were trembling. He shook his hands vigorously, went to the side room to wash his hands, and then came over to take the pulse of the princess. He then took the pulse of the other hand with his other hand, and said with a solemn expression, "Princess, you have recently had a poor appetite and sometimes have difficulty breathing at night."
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