The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 3: Demonstrating Medical Skills

After working hard for several days, Yunxi became increasingly weak and looked listless.

But even so, the backyard cleaning work was not finished yet, so she dared not be lazy or slack at all.

It was an afternoon when the sun was scorching. Yunxi bent over and laboriously swept the fallen leaves on the ground one by one. Sweat kept running down her cheeks.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic noise coming from the distance.

"Oh no, oh no, the second young lady has fainted!" A maid screamed in panic at the top of her voice, the sound so sharp that it could cut people's ears.

When Yunxi heard this, her heart suddenly tightened, her hands loosened, and the broom fell to the ground with a "bang". She didn't even bother to pick it up, and followed the crowd to run to the second young lady's yard.

When we arrived at the Second Young Lady's boudoir, we were stunned to find it packed with people inside and out. The Marquis's wife sat by the bed, her brow furrowed in anxiety, her eyes almost murderous.

A few people who looked like doctors stood aside, looking at each other, shaking their heads and sighing.

"What can we do? The Second Young Lady's illness came on strangely, and we are really powerless to help."

A doctor said with a bitter face, rubbing his hands.

Upon hearing this, the wife of the Marquis stood up in an instant, pointed at the doctors' noses, and cursed loudly, "A bunch of useless people who can't even cure an illness!

What's the point of me raising you!"

Yunxi watched from the side, thinking secretly in his heart.

She bit her lip tightly, looked at the wife of the Marquis with a determined gaze, and unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes with her hands. She mustered up the courage to say, "Madam, how about letting me try?"

The sound was neither loud nor soft, but it instantly quieted the noisy room, and everyone's eyes were instantly focused on her like sharp arrows.

The Marquis's wife's brows knitted into a big knot, her eyes widened, "You? A concubine's daughter, what ability can you have?"

That look was full of questioning and disdain.

Yunxi took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and straightened her back. "Madam, Yunxi studied medicine in modern times, so maybe she can find a way."

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense here. If anything happens to the Second Young Lady, can you afford to take responsibility?"

The wife of the Marquis shouted angrily, her chest heaving up and down with anger, and the flesh on her face trembling.

At this moment, Xiangling, who had been standing nearby, stepped forward quickly and said respectfully, "Madam, let the young lady give it a try. Perhaps she can really save the Second Young Lady.

Xiangling is willing to guarantee the young lady's life. If she can't save her, Xiangling is willing to share in the punishment. "After saying this, Xiangling secretly gave Yunxi a look that showed encouragement and trust.

The Marquis's wife hesitated for a moment, her eyes scanning Yunxi and Xiangling several times before waving her hand impatiently. "Forget it, let's try our best. If you can't save me, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

After hearing this, Yunxi hurried to the bedside. Her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but she didn't bother to wipe them off.

She leaned forward slightly, carefully observing the symptoms of the second young lady. The second young lady's face was as pale as paper, and her lips were completely bloodless, as if they were coated with a layer of white wax.

His breathing was so weak that it seemed as if it would be cut off by the wind. His forehead was covered in cold sweat and his hair was soaked, sticking to his face in strands.

Yunxi stretched out his right hand and gently placed it on the second young lady's pulse, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression focused and serious.

After a moment, her brows relaxed a little and she had some idea in her mind.

"Go, prepare a bowl of hot ginger water and get some silver needles for acupuncture." Yunxi gave instructions in an orderly manner, his voice crisp and powerful.

The maids looked at each other with doubt on their faces. One of them muttered quietly, "Can she do it?

Don't mess around."

Yunxi turned her head abruptly and glanced at the maid with a sharp gaze, "Hurry up! Who among you will be held responsible if we delay the time?"

The maids were frightened by her glare and quickly turned around to prepare things.

Soon, everything was ready. Yunxi took the silver needle handed to her by the maid, picked up a clean cloth, and wiped it carefully to disinfect it.

Her fingers fiddled with the silver needle nimbly, her eyes focused as if she was treating a rare treasure.

Yunxi took a deep breath, identified the acupuncture point, and inserted the needle accurately into the second young lady's acupuncture point.

The movement was clean and neat, without a trace of drag.

Everyone in the room held their breath, staring at the second young lady on the bed without blinking.

After a while, the second young lady's face gradually turned red.

Then, Yunxi asked the maid to feed the second young lady some hot ginger water.

The maid hurriedly picked up the bowl, brought it to the second young lady's mouth, and carefully fed her one spoonful at a time.

Yunxi stood aside, staring at the second young lady, her palms sweating.

About half an hour later, the second young lady slowly opened her eyes. At first, they were a little hazy, as if covered by a layer of fog.

Yunxi hurried forward, her face full of concern.

"She's awake, she's awake! The second young lady is awake!" everyone shouted in surprise. This shout instantly ignited the atmosphere in the room.

There was an old woman with her mouth wide open, her eyes narrowed into slits, and she kept muttering, "God bless me, God bless me!"

The Marquis's wife's expression also relaxed a lot, and the wrinkles on her face smoothed out a little. "I didn't expect that a girl like you could do this."

After saying that, he looked Yunxi up and down, with a little more approval in his eyes.

Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed quickly, and said, "Madam, the Second Miss just caught a cold, and coupled with the depression in her heart, that's why she fainted. She will be fine after a few days of recuperation."

After this incident, Yunxi's medical skills gradually spread in the Marquis' Mansion.

One day, a concubine in the Marquis's mansion suddenly suffered from severe abdominal pain. Yunxi heard about it, dropped the clothes she was mending, and ran over.

The concubine lay on the bed, rolling around in pain, groaning, her hair a mess like a bird's nest, and the powder on her face was washed away by sweat.

Yunxi came up to her and quickly held her down, asking gently, "Auntie, please don't move. Tell me why this pain is happening."

My aunt gasped and said incoherently, "Ouch, it hurts, it hurts so much, it feels like a knife is twisting my stomach."

Yunxi carefully inquired about the symptoms, then touched her abdomen, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Auntie, you have an upset stomach. I'll prescribe a prescription and you'll be fine after taking a few doses."

After saying this, Yunxi sat down at the table, picked up a pen, and quickly wrote down the prescription. He handed it to the servant waiting beside him and urged, "Hurry and get the medicine. Don't delay."

After a few days, the aunt recovered from her illness. She personally brought some snacks to Yunxi's courtyard to express her gratitude.

As soon as he entered the room, he took Yunxi's hand and said tearfully, "Miss Yunxi, thanks to you, I can recover so quickly."

Yunxi smiled and replied, "You're too polite, Auntie. This is what I should do."

Yunxi's reputation became more and more famous in the Marquis' Mansion. Even some servants would come to her when they had a headache or a fever.

This aroused the jealousy of some people in the mansion. Several maids gathered in a corner, whispering to each other.

One said, "Huh, she's just a concubine's daughter, why is she so popular?" Another replied, "Well, she just knows some medical skills, what's so great about that?"

That day, Yunxi was drying herbs in the yard when Liumei walked in with a few maids.

Liu Mei said sarcastically, "Oh, this concubine really thinks she is a doctor."

Yunxi bowed and said, "Hello, sister."

Liu Mei snorted coldly, "Don't think that you can show off in the Marquis' Mansion just because you know some medical skills." Liu Mei crossed her arms in front of her chest, her brows twisted into a knot, and her eyes pierced Yunxi like a knife.

Yunxi lowered her head and said, "Sister, you misunderstood. Yunxi just wanted to help." Her voice was as low as a mosquito's hum, and her hands unconsciously tugged at the corners of her clothes.

Liu Mei glared at her and said, "Stop pretending like that. Aren't you just trying to attract everyone's attention so you can climb up the social ladder?"

Liu Mei's nail-painted finger almost poked Yunxi's nose, and her face was full of disgust and aversion.

After saying this, Liu Mei flicked her sleeves, twisted her waist, and left with the maid. Yunxi sighed helplessly and continued to dry the herbs.

At night, just as Yunxi was about to rest, Xiangling rushed in and said, "Miss, something bad has happened. The old lady of the Marquis' Mansion has suddenly fallen ill."

Xiangling was running breathlessly, with beads of sweat on her forehead and anxiety written all over her face.

Yunxi quickly got up and followed Xiangling to the old lady's yard.

At this time, everyone in the mansion gathered around the old lady's bed, each of them looking anxious. The eldest lady's eyes were red and she kept wiping them with a handkerchief.

The master paced back and forth in the room, muttering to himself, "What should I do? What should I do?"

Yunxi went forward to check on the old lady's condition and thought to herself that something was wrong.

"How is it? Can it be cured?" asked the old man of the Marquisate. The old man stared at Yunxi closely, his eyes full of expectation and worry.

Yunxi bit her lip and said, "Master, the old lady's illness is quite serious and will take some time." Yunxi frowned and looked solemn.

The master of the Marquisate frowned and said, "You try your best. If you can't cure it, you can forget about staying in the Marquisate."

The master's voice rose a few notches, carrying with it an unquestionable majesty.

Yunxi nodded and began to examine the old lady. She turned over her eyelids, felt her pulse, and beads of sweat kept rolling down her forehead, but she didn't bother to wipe them away.

She was busy running around and hadn't slept all night. Sometimes she ordered Xiangling to boil medicine, and sometimes she personally massaged the old lady's acupuncture points.

When boiling the medicine, Yunxi didn't dare to blink, for fear that the heat would be too high and affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Finally, thanks to Yunxi's efforts, the old lady's condition gradually stabilized. The eldest lady held Yunxi's hand and kept expressing her gratitude: "Yunxi, this time it is all thanks to you. You are a great benefactor to our mansion."

The master also nodded slightly, with a hint of a smile on his face: "Yunxi, you did a good job."

The people in the Marquis' Mansion also had a slightly changed attitude towards Yunxi.