Hearing the commotion in the backyard, everyone stopped what they were doing and rushed over to check what was happening.
The fire in the stove was still burning, and a braised pork knuckle was stewing in the big pot. Cui Sheng called his wife's name from the side, but Zhou Mama did not respond at all.
This greatly worried Steward Cui, who kept shaking Granny Zhou's body, trying to get some response from her.
"Butler Cui, please don't touch her anymore. Let me take a look."
In fact, Cui Yulu already had the answer in her heart, but she just wanted to confirm it again.
She crouched down to check Granny Zhou's pulse, and sure enough, it was the same as Granny Chen Yuan's illness.
So she took a black pill out of her bag and handed it to Butler Cui.
"Dissolve it with warm water, it will work faster and faster. Also, don't crowd around here. The patient needs fresh air. First, you won't be of much help here, and second, too many people will just make things more complicated."
Seeing that a little girl could speak with such maturity, everyone consciously returned to their own courtyards to do their work.
Soon, Butler Cui brought over the medicine. Cui Yulu took the medicine and gestured for him to lift Granny Zhou up a little so he could feed her the medicine.
This is the Niuhuang Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) she developed, specifically for this kind of delirium and coma.
However, the efficacy of the medicine still needs to be verified. This is the first time she has used this medicine. However, this medicine can be taken regularly to strengthen the body.
After quickly feeding her the medicine, Cui Yulu began to perform acupuncture on her.
"Can this young girl really save my husband's life?"
Butler Cui looked at the young girl with a face full of doubt. It wasn't that he didn't trust her, but the girl looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. Even if she had been studying medicine since she was a child, it would only be a few years. Could she really cure him? He had some doubts.
"Butler Cui, you can rest assured. I can vouch for her; her medical skills are absolutely superb."
Fu Xiaoyu actually stood behind her and spoke up for her, which made Cui Tianqi a little curious: did Fu Xiaoyu really like this girl?
However, given how mismatched their backgrounds are, it's unlikely they'll end up together.
Even if Fu Xiaoyu tries her best, she can only become a concubine in the end. Judging from the girl's temperament, it's probably impossible for her to become one.
However, all his previous questions were now answered. No wonder Ji Xiaotang wanted to become her apprentice; it turned out that the little girl's medical skills were really amazing. No wonder Fu Xiaoyu would exchange such a good shop for the opportunity for her to come to the capital; this little girl was worth it.
"Since Your Highness has said so, I am relieved."
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Granny Zhou finally woke up.
"I can't remember what happened to me just now."
"You fainted, and this little girl saved you. We should thank her properly."
Butler Cui said with tears streaming down his face, "I lost my son years ago, but luckily I still have my wife by my side, so life isn't too hard. If something were to happen to my wife, I really don't know how I would live."
Cui Yulu looked at the braised pork knuckle in the pot. If she didn't take it out quickly, it would fall apart in the pot, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Steward Cui, please help the old lady back to her room to rest. I'll cook here."
Seeing her anxious look, Fu Xiaoyu could only wave her hand and say, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's not bother a foodie now."
Steward Cui led Granny Zhou back to the house, leaving the kitchen empty.
"You should all go back and rest first. We'll be fine here in a little while."
They wouldn't be of any help staying here; instead, they'd just get covered in the smell of cooking oil.
Cui Yulu quickly took the braised pork knuckle out of the pot. Seeing that there was still fresh tofu and winter bamboo shoots in the kitchen, she made a winter bamboo shoot and tofu soup. There was cured meat and water celery by the stove, so she made a stir-fried cured meat and water celery.
The fire in the stove wasn't enough, so she bent down to add more.
Suddenly, a pair of hands added firewood into the stove before she could.
Their hands touched. Cui Yulu looked up and saw Fu Xiaoyu's smiling face. At that moment, the scene that came to her mind was when she was at the Han family's house, when she and Han Yu'an were making a fire together.
She quickly withdrew her hand and asked somewhat stammeringly, "Didn't I tell Your Highness to go and rest? Why did you come here again? This is not a place for Your Highness. Hurry up and leave, lest you get covered in the smell of cooking oil."
Cui Yulu spoke faster and faster, and finally even got up and tried to push him out.
"I'm just sitting here doing nothing anyway, so I might as well help you out and we can eat faster, right?"
"If you're in a hurry, you can ask the other servants in the manor to help. Why did Your Highness have to come here personally? Go back quickly. A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen. This is not a place for you."
Fu Xiaoyu felt somewhat displeased seeing her embarrassed expression.
He then asked, "Why are you trying to get rid of me? Are you afraid of me, or do you simply not want anything to do with me?"
"What nonsense is Your Highness talking about? I don't understand. I'm just worried that the smell here might choke you. Why are you getting angry?"
As she spoke, Cui Yulu felt somewhat wronged. She had clearly meant well for him, yet he questioned her like this. It was like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart.
Seeing her eyes redden, Fu Xiaoyu quickly softened his tone: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have raised my voice. Didn't I tell you that I used to live and eat with the soldiers on the battlefield? I can do these things. I'm not a pampered prince. I'm Fu Xiaoyu, someone who cares about you."
Faced with his blatant words, Cui Yulu panicked even more.
She lost her mother at a young age, and her aunt never treated her like a daughter. After being sold to the Han family, she longed for a better life, but in the end, Han Yu'an rejected her on the grounds that she had no betrothal or marriage proposal.
Now that the high and mighty prince was actually showing concern for her, she was momentarily flustered and didn't even realize she had cut her finger with the kitchen knife in her hand.
Until Fu Xiaoyu took her hand in his and said, "What are you thinking about? Don't you want your fingers? Let me do it."
Cui Yulu then noticed that her finger was cut and still bleeding. She also saw that Fu Xiaoyu was holding the medicine in her hand. She tried to pull her hand away, but he held it tightly in his large hand.
"It's best not to get distracted when chopping vegetables. Look, you cut your hand. Luckily, I have some excellent wound medicine here, otherwise it would have been a real problem."
"Has Your Highness forgotten that this wound medicine was given to you by me?"
Cui Yulu looked at the familiar medicine bottle in his hand and smiled as she spoke to him.
"Alright, don't get it wet for the next couple of days to avoid infection. Leave the rest to me."
With that, Fu Xiaoyu pushed her out of the kitchen, leaving him alone to busy himself inside.
The servants outside, seeing the scene before them, were too embarrassed to approach, since Cui Tianqi had just instructed them not to disturb the kitchen unless absolutely necessary.
The tall figure was busy in the kitchen, and soon a table of dishes with a good mix of meat and vegetables was prepared.
Cui Yulu looked at his figure and couldn't help but laugh, but she seemed to feel that a pair of eyes were watching her.
She looked up and saw none other than Han Yu'an.
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