Chapter 168: Everyone’s Condition Worsens
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Song Cang’s body stiffened slightly when he saw her gaze. He quickly regained his composure and continued to ask, “County Princess, is your finger okay?”
“I’m fine,” Yu Yunxi said, pulling her hand away and continuing to perform acupuncture for the child. At the same time, the seed of doubt began to sprout in her heart.
The people in the kitchen worked quickly. Before an hour passed, they carried twenty pots over.
Doctor Qin wiped off the sweat on his forehead as he said, “County Princess, everything is ready.”
“Okay,” Yu Yunxi said with a nod. She walked over, intending to test the medicine.
Doctor Qin and the others naturally understood her intention. They were all very anxious.
“County Princess, we’ll test the medicine! You’re noble, you can’t take this risk!”
“You can’t. You’re not infected. It’ll be useless for you to test the medicine,” Yu Yunxi said, shaking her head. Although she was dizzy and her tongue was numb from testing the medicine earlier, she knew she had to do this. She picked up a bowl and prepared to fill it with the medicine from the first pot.
Just as she was about to drink it, Song Cang walked over from behind and snatched the bowl from her.
“What are you doing?” Yu Yunxi asked anxiously.
Most medicine was a little poisonous. Moreover, the medicine she came up with could be highly toxic to ordinary people. It would attack the poison in one’s body if it was the right prescription. If not, it could cause internal injuries.
“County Princess, don’t worry. I’m suitable to test this medicine. Let me do it,” Song Cang said.
Only then did Yu Yunxi notice that something was wrong with Song Cang. She quickly touched his forehead with the back of her hand.
‘It’s so hot! He’s infected as well!’
Song Cang’s temperature was even higher than hers, but she did not notice it until now. Her expression was solemn as she looked at him.
“You…”
However, Song Cang picked up the second bowl of medicine without hesitation.
“County Princess, this is what I should do. Don’t worry.”
Song Cang did not give Yu Yunxi a chance to stop him at all.
At this time, the infected soldiers standing behind Song Cang struggled to their feet before they volunteered themselves.
“I’ll help test the medicine as well!”
One by one, they picked up the bowls of medicine and drank them.
Seeing that she could not stop them, she stood at the side and observed them carefully. Alas, after trying 19 bowls of medicine, it was all useless. There was only one left now. She clenched her hands tightly, feeling as though her heart was hanging high in the air.
‘That’s our last hope…’
At this time, Doctor Zheng, who was also infected, walked over, coughing as he said, “L-let me try it…”
Yu Yunxi nodded. “Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Zheng.’
This was their last hope so they had to be more careful. Doctor Zheng had been a doctor for many years and was experienced. He was the most suitable candidate.
Yu Yunxi checked Doctor Zheng’s pulse first before he drank the medicine.
Everyone held their breath after Doctor Zheng finished drinking the medicine. Initially, Doctor Zheng was panting heavily, looking unwell. However, after drinking the medicine. his breathing gradually calmed down. and his face finally regained some colors.
Doctor Qin quickly checked his pulse before he said excitedly, “County
Princess, Doctor Zheng’s pulse has improved!”
The other doctors rushed over and checked Doctor Zheng’s pulse as well. In the end, they concluded that the medicine was indeed effective.
Yu Yunxi wanted to check Doctor Zheng’s pulse as well. However, her head was buzzing, and she felt extremely unwell at this moment. She could not even muster up the energy to check the latter’s pulse now.
Doctor Qin said solemnly, “County Princess, the patients can’t wait any longer.”
“Okay, brew the medicine according to the prescription so there’s enough for everyone, ” Yu Yunxi instructed.
Doctor Qin led a group of people away and went to work immediately.
Due to his experience, the speed was much faster than before. It did not take long before he returned with the medicine.
“County Princess, the medicine is here.”
“Give it to the commoners and the soldiers first,” Yu Yunxi said when she saw Doctor Qin bringing the medicine over, leaning against the wall to rest.
‘As expected, the County Princess puts the people before herself,’ Doctor Qin thought to himself with a sigh. However, he still obeyed her orders.
The pot of medicine was quickly emptied.
“County Princess, we don’t have enough medicine. We need to brew it again,” Doctor Qin said guiltily with a frown on his face.
“It’s okay, we can still endure it. It’s just the three of us now…” Yu Yunxi said, shaking her head.
The three who had yet to take the medicine were Yu Yunxi, Song Cang, and Guan Ying.
‘I wonder how Guan Ying’s doing… Why is there no news after that maidservant left?’
Yu Yunxi’s eyes glinted coldly. She did not like Guan Ying, but the other party was her godmother’s niece after all. Back then, her godmother promised the Guan family to take good care of Guan Ying. If anything happened to Guan Ying, her godmother would feel guilty.
For the sake of her godmother, she took a few silver needles out and inserted them into her acupoints. Now that she sobered up a little, she walked toward Guan Ying’s room after giving a few instructions to the others.
While Yu Yunxi made her way there, she asked a servant, “Did anything happen with Miss Guan?”
“County Princess, Miss Guan has been kicking up a fuss, saying a lot of harsh words…” the servant said in a low voice.
“What harsh words?” Yu Yunxi asked.
This servant was recruited by the King of Xinan so she was naturally on Yu Yunxi’s side. She said in a low voice, “County Princess, Miss Guan has gone too far. She kept screaming in her room, saying that her fiance is Young General Ying. She said by locking her up, you’d make the general angry and unwilling to fight the war. She also said that the young general is the pillar of the army and that the army can’t do without him…”
Yu Yunxi pinched the bridge of her nose when she heard this. It seemed like the older Guan Ying was, the more unreasonable and muddle-headed she became.
Since the Ying family joined the army, they naturally had to fulfill their duty. Moreover, it was not that Xinan’s army could not do without anyone. She wondered if this was what Guan Ying meant when Guan Ying said she would come begging?
“Alright, I understand,” Yu Yunxi finally said as she continued her journey to Guan Ying’s room. When she turned around, she found that Song Cang was still following her.
‘He’s really… too loyal…’
When she met Murong Ze, she planned to ask him how he nurtured such a loyal and outstanding subordinate.
When she arrived, she saw two maidservants guarding the door. They were originally napping, but when they were awakened by Yu Yunxi, they seemed frightened and quickly stood up.
“C-county Princess!”
“Where’s your Young Miss?” Yu Yunxi asked frostily.
“S-she’s inside…”
“I’ll go in and have a look.”
When Yu Yunxi was about to push the door open, Guan Ying suddenly said from inside the room, sounding tired, “There’s no need to trouble you. I’m better now.”
‘Huh?’
“Didn’t you ask your maidservant to make a fuss earlier so that I’d treat you? You’re suddenly fine?” Yu Yunxi asked in a sharp voice.
Guan Ying replied, “That’s because I wasn’t feeling well earlier. Since I feel better, I naturally don’t want to see you.”
Guan Ying was as arrogant and unreasonable as ever.
“If you die here, you’ll only increase the burden on everyone. Open up the door and let me check your condition,” Yu Yunxi said sternly. If it were not for Jiang Ru, she would not have cared about Guan Ying at all.
Guan Ying said, annoyed, “Why are you like this? I don’t want to see you! If you’re really worried, just send someone to bring the medicine over.”
“You’ll have to wait for about an hour for the new batch of medicine,” Yu Yunxi said coldly.
“Then get someone to send it over at that time!” Guan Ying said arrogantly despite coughing a few times.
Yu Yunxi could not be bothered to waste time here. She glanced at the two maidservants before she left. However, as soon as she walked away, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, and an indecipherable expression appeared on
her face.
Yu Yunxi muttered under her breath, “Guan Ying prides herself on being noble. She won’t allow others to be better than her. She has to be a step ahead of others at all times. However, when I said there’s no more medicine and that she has to wait, she wasn’t angry at all…”
Her voice grew colder and colder as she spoke.
In the past, when Shen Hezhi obtained grains from Jiangnan and distributed them to his subordinates first before bringing them back to the King of Xinan’s Residence, Guan Ying had lost her temper behind his back.
‘Why doesn’t she care now that the commoners had the medicine first?’
“Something’s wrong! ”
The foreboding feeling in Yu Yunxi’s heart intensified as she turned around and looked at Guan Ying’s room.
In the next moment, heart-wrenching screams rang from the front yard.
In just a while, a servant rushed over and reported, “County Princess, everyone who took the medicine is vomiting. Their lives are hanging by a thread.”
‘What?’
Yu Yunxi disregarded her discomfort and rushed to the front yard. As soon as she arrived, she saw Luo Xiuran and a beautiful woman helping a patient.
Luo Xiuran was frightened when he saw Yu Yunxi. He stammered, “I, I, I snuck in… But let’s save the patients first before we talk about other things, okay?”
Even without Luo Xouran’s reminder, Yu Yunxi knew the patients were the top priority now. She quickly walked over and checked on a patient.
Suddenly, the beautiful woman walked over and extended her hand as she said,
“County Princess, do you have silver needles? Can you lend them to me?”
Yu Yunxi looked up and saw a charming face. She asked coldly, “Do you know medicine?”
“Of course, I studied medicine since I was young,” the woman said with a smile and a nod.
After receiving the needles, she walked away. However, she suddenly thought of something and looked back, saying meaningfully, “I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Yili’s junior sister..”
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