HLnovel Chapter 787 Take Them With Me
Chapter 787 Take Them With Me
Lu Yangyang looked at Xue Wanyue's face, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
But it quickly subsided.
Lu Yangyang is not a very soft-hearted person.
She won't save someone she really dislikes.
But she couldn't be said to dislike Xue Wanyue.
When they were classmates, they got along quite well, and even developed a rare friendship, since they lived in the same dormitory for more than a year.
At that time, she was busy absorbing all kinds of new knowledge every day, and also busy learning medicine from Wen Yu. Wen Yu seemed carefree but was extremely strict. Lu Yangyang read and absorbed all the medical records he had collected over the past ten years of his travels in just one or two years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was working day and night. Therefore, she rarely had any extra time to get to know or spend time with her classmates at the academy, except for Xue Wanyue. The two lived under the same roof and saw each other all the time. Xue Wanyue often brought her food and even thoughtfully embroidered handkerchiefs, purses, hair ties, silk flowers, and other small trinkets that young girls often used. In return, she took Xue Wanyue's pulse many times and even taught Xue Wanyue some basic knowledge about herbs.
Putting aside their positions, the two can be considered friends.
However, Xue Wanyue is Xue Wanning's younger sister. Xue Wanning colluded with the Third Prince and also allied with the First Prince, almost causing the death of her elder brother. Even if none of this can be attributed to Xue Wanyue, she was still a tool used by Xue Wanning and the Third Prince in their alliance. In other words, Xue Wanyue might be working for the Third Prince.
Later, Xue Wanyue entered the palace using her face, which resembled the late empress, and became the emperor's concubine. This made it even more difficult for her to determine Xue Wanyue's true intentions.
This also meant that the two were destined to be unable to become friends.
Therefore, when Lu Yangyang suddenly encountered Xue Wanyue on her way back to the capital, she couldn't help but feel a bit complicated.
Despite the complicated situation, she didn't have any deep-seated hatred for Xue Wanyue at this time. Since they had already met, she wasn't unwilling to treat her.
Lu Yangyang wiped her hands and said to the old woman beside her, "Let me take her pulse."
The old woman nodded, helped lift Xue Wanyue's hand, and told Lu Yangyang about Xue Wanyue's condition: "Our mistress caught a chill a few nights ago and developed a cold. We consulted the monks at the temple, and she took medicine, but her condition didn't improve. Today, she developed a high fever, and seeing that the situation was dangerous, we had no choice but to come to the city to seek medical help. We just heard that you are a doctor, Miss, which is quite a coincidence. We hope you can take a look at our mistress."
Normally, she would never agree to call a country doctor to treat the Empress. But today was really unfortunate. The Empress had a dangerously high fever, and then a heavy rain blocked the way. Even if they rushed to the city, it would take at least two or three hours to get back to the palace. The longer the Empress was delayed, the more dangerous it would be.
So when she learned that the person who helped was a doctor, and a young woman at that, she had no choice but to desperately seek any help and ask the woman to examine the Empress. If anything happened to the Empress, they would all be executed along with her.
Lu Yangyang took Xue Wanyue's pulse, then blinked slightly.
Originally, Xue Wanyue's high fever was thought to be caused by a common cold, but judging from her pulse, it seemed that someone wanted to kill her.
Xue Wanyue not only caught a cold, but she was also poisoned.
The poison was administered cleverly, only exacerbating her cold and causing her high fever to persist. As long as the poison dissipates, no matter how skilled the doctor is, it will be difficult to detect the problem. However, the high fever could kill her. Even if she survives by chance, it will weaken her body and completely ruin her.
The methods used in the palace have always been to kill without shedding blood.
Lu Yangyang looked up at Xue Wanyue and thought to herself that it was indeed a coincidence.
Lu Yangyang turned to Hongyu and asked her to bring in the medicine box. She took out silver needles from the box and said to the nanny, "Your mistress has a persistent high fever. If it drags on, it could be dangerous. To bring the fever down as soon as possible, I need to bleed her ten fingers. Can you make that decision?"
When a high fever persists, bleeding from the ten fingers is a common practice among doctors. After hearing this, the nanny and the two maids did not notice anything amiss, and the nanny nodded, "Then we'll trouble you, Miss."
With her consent, Lu Yangyang grabbed Xue Wanyue's finger and swiftly inserted a silver needle into her fingertip. Then, she took a handkerchief and dripped the black blood onto it.
After bleeding all ten fingers, Lu Yangyang gave Xue Wanyue two more acupuncture needles. Not long after, Xue Wanyue opened her eyes in a daze. She seemed a little confused and stared blankly at Lu Yangyang in front of her.
Lu Yangyang removed the silver needles and placed the back of her hand on her forehead: "The fever will gradually subside, but it may recur in the evening. I have some pills here, would you like to take them?"
"Thank you, young lady. We won't need the pills. We'll head back to the city now." The old woman refused, then took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Lu Yangyang: "This is for your medical fee, young lady. Please accept it."
Knowing Xue Wanyue's identity, Lu Yangyang naturally guessed that the other party wouldn't take her medicine, so she didn't force her. However, she pushed the purse back, saying, "No need for the consultation fee. I would like to ask you for a favor. My sister and I are on our way to visit relatives in the capital, but we encountered heavy rain that ruined our travel permits. It's not far from the capital. If it's convenient, could you give us a ride? If not, then forget it, just give me ten taels of silver for the consultation fee."
The old woman frowned slightly, unable to make a decision for a moment.
This girl was a great help to them. Their carriage was stuck in the mud, and if they had been delayed, the horses might have been startled, which would have been dangerous, especially since the Empress was still running a high fever. If the horses had run away, the Empress would have been in even greater danger. This girl not only helped them control the horses but also pushed the carriage for them and even took the Empress's pulse and performed bloodletting to temporarily stabilize her condition.
Let alone ten taels of silver for a consultation fee, even a hundred taels would be acceptable.
The purse she handed over contained a bag of gold leaves, worth at least two or three hundred taels of silver.
But taking them into the city wasn't a big deal. However, they were two young girls, and it was raining outside. The other party had helped them so much, so it was only right to take them into the city.
However, given the Empress's special status, it was indeed somewhat inappropriate for her to bring two strangers with her.
Just as the old woman was struggling with her decision, Xue Wanyue, still in a daze, weakly raised her hand, her voice hoarse but undeniable: "Take them with you."
The old woman looked at Xue Wanyue in surprise, but Xue Wanyue was too weak to explain.
The old woman quickly gave the maid a meaningful look, and the maid understood. She then instructed the coachman to set off, taking the young lady from outside with them.
The carriage started moving, and Xue Wanyue reached out her hand to Lu Yangyang, "Give me the medicine."
Lu Yangyang blinked lightly; she recognized her.