kvmb Chapter 849 Mother
Chapter 849 Mother
Now it was Ying Xun's turn to be surprised. "The divine physician from Medicine God Valley? Really? That's wonderful!"
Lu Yangyang laughed and said, "Of course it's true. Would I lie to you? If you had told me earlier, I would have brought her here today. Her name is Wen Qingqing. She is my master's niece and is very knowledgeable about poisons. I will tell her about this when we get back today."
Ying Xun was surprised by this unexpected gift and quickly stood up to express his gratitude: "Then I'll have to trouble you, young lady!"
"Lord Ying is also working for the people, there's no need for thanks. If you need anything like this in the future, please just ask. I may not be able to help with other things, but I do know a little about this!" Lu Yangyang quickly waved her hand, telling him not to be so polite.
“Young lady, you are very righteous! Time is of the essence, and I am afraid that man will not be able to hold out for long. Tomorrow morning I will go to the Princess’s residence to fetch you to come to Dali Temple together!” Ying Xun said.
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, "Going to the Princess's residence and then to the Dali Temple isn't exactly on the same route. I'll come to the Dali Temple first thing tomorrow morning!"
Ying Xun didn't insist any further: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss!"
After leaving the Dali Temple and returning to her residence, Lu Yangyang told Wen Qingqing about the matter. Wen Qingqing had been spending the last few days with Rong Xin researching new medicines and was having a wonderful time. Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's words, she blurted out without thinking, "Ying Shaoqing? You mean that widowed Prince Ying Shaoqing?"
Lu Yangyang burst out laughing, and even Rong Xin, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but chuckle.
Lu Yangyang laughed and said, "If you keep calling Ying Shaoqing that tomorrow, the entire Dali Temple will probably know about Ying Shaoqing's nickname!"
Wen Qingqing coughed awkwardly, "I was daydreaming, I was daydreaming. You have to remind me tomorrow, or I'll embarrass myself!"
Wen Qingqing is extremely focused when she does things, but she inevitably has moments when she doesn't think things through. She's really afraid that she might accidentally call someone by their nickname, which would be incredibly embarrassing!
Lu Yangyang nodded: "Alright, alright, if I'm not busy tomorrow morning, I'll go with you. But from what my second brother said, His Highness and the others are probably about to start their operation, probably within the next few days. And my second brother, he disappeared before I even finished speaking, I'm completely unprepared!"
Rong Xin spoke up, saying, "You've done enough. Leave the rest to them!"
Lu Yangyang understood Rong Xin's concerns and didn't want her to get involved any further. The case of the Duke of Rong was full of doubts from the beginning, and if it were so easy to overturn the case after so many years, it would have been overturned long ago.
Therefore, until the very last moment, no one can predict the outcome of right or wrong, success or failure.
As the group was chatting, Granny Shen suddenly came in to report, "Miss, come out quickly! Something has happened! The Fourth Princess has arrived with the Ninth Princess. The Ninth Princess seems to have fallen seriously ill, and we've already brought her here!"
"What?" Lu Yangyang was startled and, without thinking of anything else, hurriedly ran out.
Wen Qingqing followed, but after a few steps, she heard a noise and subconsciously turned her head to look. She saw that Rong Xin had taken a mask to cover her face and followed.
Lu Yangyang rushed to her usual consultation room. The palace maid had already brought the Ninth Princess in. When the Fourth Princess saw Lu Yangyang, she was overjoyed, as if she had seen a savior: "Yangyang, please take a look at Xiao Jiu. She suddenly has abdominal pain. The imperial physician said it was an intestinal abscess and prescribed medicine, but it hasn't helped for a while. She looks like she can't hold on any longer. I thought it would be better to bring her here for you to take a look. Maybe you can give her acupuncture or something to make her feel better?"
Before Lu Yangyang could speak, a voice rang out from behind, "I'll do it."
Lu Yangyang then noticed that Rong Xin had followed them without her noticing.
She immediately made way for Rong Xin and turned to the Fourth Princess, saying, "This is the divine physician from Medicine God Valley, Qingqing's senior uncle. He is more skilled than both Qingqing and me. Let him examine the Ninth Princess. We'll go outside and wait."
Lu Yangyang pulled the Fourth Princess out and said to Wen Qingqing, "Qingqing, you stay and help."
Lu Yangyang roughly knew what her aunt was going to do. Judging from the Ninth Princess's appearance, she must have acute intestinal abscess. The methods to relieve the symptoms only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. The best way to cure it completely was to surgically remove the inflamed area. Lu Yangyang had not yet tested this surgery on a human, so having her aunt perform it was the best choice.
There was still a lot of preparation work to be done before the surgery. Lu Yangyang took the Fourth Princess out and explained to her that the Ninth Princess needed to stay for observation for a few days. She then had someone send her away first and immediately went back to prepare the room for the surgery.
Lu Yangyang was personally trained by Rong Xin. Even though the two hadn't been together for a long time, they had a tacit understanding when doing things. Without Rong Xin's instructions, Lu Yangyang would prepare everything she needed. Rong Xin had someone carry the Ninth Princess to a special room, examined her, gave her anesthesia, and then began the surgery.
Lu Yangyang and Wen Qingqing helped from the side.
The surgery wasn't complicated. Lu Yangyang had heard Rong Xin explain it to her many times before, so when Rong Xin performed the procedure, Lu Yangyang almost mentally went through it herself. She was confident that when she performed the procedure herself, there wouldn't be any accidents.
However, the conditions for the surgery were limited, and careful care was needed after the surgery. Lu Yangyang personally went to get the medicine and accompanied Rong Xin to take care of the Ninth Princess that night. The next day, there was no time to go to Dali Temple with Wen Qingqing, so she asked Xiao Liu to take Wen Qingqing there.
The Ninth Princess woke up the next morning. Rong Xin had been exhausted all night and had fallen asleep by the bedside at some point. The Ninth Princess stared blankly at the unfamiliar woman in front of her.
When Lu Yangyang came in, she happened to see this scene. She hesitated for a moment, then left.
Rong Xin didn't sleep for long before waking up. As soon as she looked up, she met the eyes of the Ninth Princess.
Rong Xin instinctively flinched, reaching for her mask but finding nothing. She quickly turned away, as if afraid of startling the Ninth Princess, and asked softly, "Sorry, did I scare you?"
She had burn scars on her face, and even with Wen Yu's meticulous care, most of the scars had been removed, but some traces were still left.
Rong Xin felt a little uncomfortable in this situation and subconsciously wanted to leave, saying, "I'll go call Yangyang over."
As she spoke, she got up to leave, but the long hours of work made her legs weak. She leaned against the edge of the bed for support, and just as she was about to get up, she heard a voice, "Mother."
Rong Xin froze, remaining motionless.
The Ninth Princess called out tentatively again, "Mother, is that you?"
She couldn't get her hands wet yet; her voice was a little hoarse, but it held a hint of aggrieved expectation, hoping for a response.
Rong Xin's eyes stung, but she didn't have the courage to turn around.
She paused for a moment, then got up, went to the bedside to get a cup, carefully dipped a special cotton swab in water, and gently touched the Ninth Princess's lips, saying softly, "You can't drink water yet, don't talk."
The Ninth Princess blinked obediently, without saying a word, just looking at her quietly and expectantly, as if she were dreaming, in which her mother had really returned and was really by her side.
She knew what her mother looked like; even though her mother looked very different now, she still recognized her at a glance.
When she was young, while her mother was still alive, she secretly ran to ask her if her other siblings had a mother, and if so, did she? Why did everyone say that her mother had been burned to death in a fire? Did burning to death mean she was gone? Did she not even have a picture left? How could she find out what her mother looked like?
So her mother began to teach her to draw and drew a portrait of her mother, telling her that this was her mother. But as people grow older, their appearance will change. It will change a little after a few years, and a little after a few more years. If Xiao Jiu wants to know what her mother looks like, she should study hard. Once she has learned, she will not forget her mother's appearance, because she can draw her mother's appearance based on her own observations and imagination.
In this way, no matter how much time passes, no matter what her mother looks like in the future, she will always remember what her mother looks like.
At that time, she was still young and naive, but she remembered her mother's words. In the long and lonely days that followed, she hid in a corner where no one paid attention to her, quietly observing the changes in people's age and appearance. She imagined her mother's appearance little by little. Five years passed, eight years passed, ten years passed. What would her mother look like? Would she be a little fatter or a little thinner? Her mother said that her mother was a very busy person, so she should be a little thinner, right? If she had experienced a lot of hardships, there should be some fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and calluses on her fingers. If she had worked too hard, she should have grown a lot of white hair.
Perhaps her mother was doing well; even in her old age, her eyes were still bright and lively, just as her mother had once told her: no matter how a person's appearance changes, their spirit will not change.
She imagined her mother's appearance in countless ways, secretly hiding one painting after another under the bed in her room. The people in the palace ignored her, which gave her a little secret joy. If they didn't notice her, then no one would discover her little secret.
Now, she has finally seen her mother.