Su Wan cupped his hands in greeting to Zhao Xian and said, "This humble one greets the General."
Zhao Xian leaned against the bed, his shrewd eyes scanning Su Wan up and down. He noticed that she was young, with an androgynous appearance, and even more delicate than a woman.
He hadn't expected that the person Wei Jingzhuo brought would be such a young boy.
Then he exclaimed, "I never expected Dr. Su to be so young. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"
Su Wan smiled modestly, "I only know a little bit. It just so happens that I can cure the poison in your body, young master. I am not worthy of the praise of a hero from the general."
"Haha, you're quite an interesting lad," he laughed heartily. "You're so young yet so mature and composed, you deserve Jinzhi's praise!"
In the letter, it was the first time he had seen Jinzhi praising someone.
He was also an exceptionally handsome young man.
Su Wan raised her eyebrows and glanced at Wei Jingzhuo. She saw that he stood up straight, with one hand behind his back, and his dark eyes were as deep as the ocean.
To be honest, she didn't really believe that Wei Jingzhuo would praise her.
This is simply because the person is too cold and speaks very little.
She withdrew her gaze and said to Zhao Xian, "General, since I have come to examine you, please extend your hand so I can take a look."
Zhao Xian did not question her medical skills and obediently extended his hand to take her pulse.
Su Wan placed her hand on his wrist and quietly listened to his pulse.
The pulse is weak and unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which is a clear sign of long-term physical depletion and decline. In addition, the body's resistance is low, making it easy to get sick from a little wind and cold. This illness is caused by a cold due to the change in weather, as well as some symptoms of pneumonia.
She stood up, bowed, and said, "General, your body has been affected by a cold. I will prescribe some medicine for you later, and you will recover in three days."
Three days was her conservative estimate; antibiotics would be effective in a day, but now that the general has pneumonia, medication alone won't be enough.
“I need to give the general an IV drip later,” she said to Wei Jingzhuo. “I would appreciate it if you could stay and help me for a while.”
Su Wan didn't ask Wei Jingzhuo for anything, but Wei Jingzhuo understood.
Infusions were something he was very familiar with, but his maternal grandfather was unaware of it. Su Wan asked him to explain it to the general.
Wei Jingzhuo nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Su Wan turned around to get the medicine from the medicine box, but actually took it from the pharmacy.
Zhao Xian looked at the things in her hands with surprise and asked, "What are these?"
Su Wan put the medicine bag aside, then rolled up the sleeve of his right arm. "This is a special medicine that I made myself."
She had no choice but to say that, otherwise she couldn't very well say that she took it from the pharmacy.
However, this incident gave her another idea: she should go back and refine the saline solution.
We can't keep getting medicine from the pharmacy forever; they'll eventually run out.
After attaching an IV bag to Zhao Xian, she instructed, "General, you should eat more supplements to boost your immunity so that your body can gradually recover."
There weren't many tonics available in ancient times, but a great general would likely have had access to some mild tonics.
Before Zhao Xian could speak, a servant sighed and said, "Doctor Su, you don't know how poor our general's mansion is. We can only make sure everyone has enough to eat and won't go hungry. As for those expensive tonics, our general can't afford them."
The general usually gave all his military pay to the young lady, so she was the only one in the entire mansion who never had to worry about food or drink.
Su Wan was somewhat surprised after hearing this. In her mind, the general was considered to be from a high-ranking family in ancient times. How could he possibly have such difficulty even eating?
Furthermore, the General is fighting for the country on the front lines; doesn't the court even have that little bit of concern for him?
The servant said with a bitter face, "The imperial court has not issued military rations for a year, and the general has taken the military pay out of his own pocket."
Zhao Xian raised his hand to stop him: "I can't come up with that much silver. Aren't the military salaries all paid by Jinzhi?"
If it weren't for Jinzhi holding on, the Northwest Army would have been finished long ago.
The northwest region was destined to be conquered by the Western Rong much sooner rather than later.
Su Wan looked up at Wei Jingzhuo and realized that when she saw him before, he was so thin because he really didn't have much money on him.
It's really not easy for him to carry such a large military camp all by himself.
Wei Jingzhuo seemed to notice her gaze, then looked at her with a slight smile.
Zhao Xian didn't notice their expressions. He asked Wei Jingzhuo, "By the way, Jinzhi, you're not leaving again after this trip, are you?"
Now is the perfect time to hand over the Northwest Army to Wei Jingzhuo, whose health is deteriorating and who is increasingly unable to control the army.
With Jinzhi around, he could rest assured.
Wei Jingzhuo understood Zhao Xian's words perfectly. He took a sip of his tea and said, "This matter is not urgent. I came here to stabilize the Northwest Army, but I will not stay long. Linyuan Village is the closest to the Western Rong. If it is breached, Suiyang will be in danger."
Suiyang is right next to the Northwest Camp. They should push their battle lines forward instead of passively waiting for the Western Rong to attack.
The last time Youzhou was almost captured, it was because the Western Rong people secretly infiltrated Suiyang and attacked them from the side.
This time he's going to plug this loophole.
He had already guessed that his maternal grandfather was unwell, which was why he rushed over.
The hope is that Su Wan can stabilize her maternal grandfather's health.
Zhao Xian originally wanted to discuss the affairs of the court and the army with Wei Jingzhuo in detail, but seeing Su Wan was there, he did not continue.
As Su Wan was about to leave, Wei Jingzhuo stopped her and said earnestly to Zhao Xian, "Grandfather, she is not an outsider."
After hearing this, Zhao Xian looked at Su Wan more carefully. If it was the first time he saw Su Wan, he only thought that this boy was fair-skinned and tender, and even more outstanding than the girl. Now, seeing Jinzhi holding this boy's hand, he immediately sat up straight.
He rebuked her in an unusually stern voice: "Jinzhi, how can you be so intimate with a man? What kind of behavior is this?"
Su Wan tried to pull her hand away from his, but Wei Jingzhuo gripped it even tighter.
His voice was clear and his expression was serious. "Grandfather, this Doctor Su is my wife, named Su Wan. She is the daughter of Prefect Su. It was Wan who saved me from the poison."
Zhao Xian had wanted to ask him what kind of wife he had married, but Wei Jingzhuo had unexpectedly blurted it out.
He had originally planned that even if the other party was a scoundrel, he would still find him a good marriage in the Northwest.
At the very least, they should be wealthy and influential families who can provide assistance to Jinzhi.
Unexpectedly, Wei Jingzhuo took the initiative to tell him that the tomboy in front of him was the woman he was going to marry.
Moreover, she is the daughter of Prefect Su.
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