Mu Xiyao raised her eyes, pupils dilating. So Tan Dong knew.
"Jin Tianjing is just outside; I invited him over," Tan Dong helped the kneeling Mu Xiyao up from the cushion.
"Have him take another look at you later. By the way, did you know our daughter-in-law, Zhan Lan, has given birth?"
Mu Xiyao grasped Tan Dong’s hand, "Given birth!"
Tan Dong smiled and said, "A granddaughter was born."
Mu Xiyao’s mood instantly improved, "A granddaughter is good. Mu Yan has a cold deanor; he will definitely like having a soft and gentle daughter. If it were a son, I doubt Mu Yan would treat him kindly."
Tan Dong had not seen such a smile on Mu Xiyao’s face in years.
At this mont, her smile was genuine and uncontrollable.
He could sense that Mu Xiyao was eager to et her little granddaughter.
Tan Dong smiled and said, "Our daughter-in-law also gave birth to a son."
Mu Xiyao’s eyes imdiately lit up, "One son and one daughter!"
Tan Dong’s eyes were brimming with joy as he nodded with a smile.
Mu Xiyao, excitedly, fired off several questions, "What are the children’s nas? Is Zhan Lan doing well? Should we visit Dayu?"
She suddenly felt embarrassed to et them and said, "I’ll choose so gifts to send to Zhan Lan and the children. I’ll choose, I’ll choose..."
Tan Dong watched her, both excited and nervous, and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Xiyao, take it slow."
Mu Xiyao’s emotions were cald, and she forgot that Jin Tianjing told her that she mustn’t experience extre joy or sorrow, or she might not live to sixty.
"Let Jin Tianjing take another look at you!" Tan Dong, respecting Mu Xiyao, allowed her to et Jin Tianjing alone.
After Jin Tianjing took Mu Xiyao’s pulse, he respectfully looked at her, "Princess, your health is improving well."
Jin Tianjing is the grandson of Jin Canghai, the Imperial Physician of Zhongzhou, and the Jin family has always been loyal to her. After Jin Canghai’s death, thanks to Jin Tianjing continuing her treatnt, she did not beco utterly insane.
"Alright, prescribe the dicine, and I’ll take whatever you prescribe, as long as it can cure my illness quickly," Mu Xiyao suddenly felt hope for her life.
She wanted to live well and make up for her mistakes.
"It’s good that the Princess thinks this way; it will help you recover faster."
Mu Xiyao asked nervously, "Has Mu Yan’s cold syndro improved over these three years?"
Jin Tianjing chuckled lightly, "The Princess had deliberately get close to the master to treat him and Zhan Lan, so why not ask them personally?"
Back then, he pretended to be reserved outside of Yuzhou and Shuiyu City, but it was all to treat Mu Yan and Zhan Lan.
Mu Xiyao sighed, "I have no face to see them."
Jin Tianjing shook his head with a smile, "Princess, your illness forbids heavy burdens on your heart. If you need to do anything, just say it, even if it involves... telling lies."
As a doctor, he often found himself telling kind lies every day.
Heh, he’s gotten used to it!
Seeing Mu Xiyao’s worried expression, Jin Tianjing’s deanor beca serious, "The master’s cold syndro has improved. To completely cure it, we still need a dicinal parasite. I’ve been searching for it, but haven’t found it yet. Plus, the parasite needs to be fed with a blood relative’s blood for forty-nine days before it can be used as dicine."
"I can do it!" Mu Xiyao’s eyes lit up again, "I am Mu Yan’s mother, his blood relative. I can feed the dicinal parasite!"
Jin Tianjing said with so difficulty, "Such a parasite is found on Lingshan Mountain and is hard to catch. It requires luring with blood before capturing and nurturing it, so..."
Mu Xiyao said without hesitation, "Take there, and don’t tell His Majesty. Just say it’s to find dicine to cure my illness. I’m confident I can persuade him to let leave the palace."
Jin Tianjing nodded, but after a mont, he reminded her with so concern, "The parasite bites very painfully. It might take a chunk of flesh with the skin. Are you sure...?"
Mu Xiyao smiled and shook her head, "No problem. It’s my fault for harming Yan. Even if it costs my life, I’m willing to do anything as long as his health improves."
Jin Tianjing saw the Princess’s determination and nodded, "Alright, I will take the Princess to find it."
...
A month later, Zhan Lan t Jin Tianjing. She pushed a brocade box of silver notes over, "Thank you, Divine Doctor Jin."
Aside from the dical Saint’s contribution, her ability to have children was primarily due to Divine Doctor Jin’s improvent of the prescription.
Divine Doctor Jin did not stand on ceremony, taking a satisfied glance at the lavish reward from the Empress before instructing the attendant to accept the brocade box.
Zhan Lan then asked, "The Emperor’s cold syndro has been controlled. What dicinal ingredients do you need now? I can help find them."
Divine Doctor Jin’s expression was slightly complicated but he then smiled lightly, "The Empress need not worry. The final dicinal parasite is almost found, on Lingshan Mountain."
Learning that Mu Yan’s cold syndro could finally be cured, Zhan Lan’s heart brimd with joy, "Good, I await your success!"
After Jin Tianjing left, Zhan Lan’s eyes dimd because she keenly sensed that Jin Tianjing seed to be hiding sothing.
After all, last ti, Jin Tianjing conspired with Mu Yan to deceive her about Mu Yan’s infertility.
Could it be that this ti sothing else has occurred?
Jin Tianjing did not notice Zhan Lan following him out of the palace.
At the mountainside of Lingshan, Zhan Lan saw Jin Tianjing and a veiled woman together, heading with their entourage towards the cliff.
Snow covered Lingshan, making steps difficult. The woman’s cautious steps worried people that she might fall from the mountain.
Jin Tianjing and the Princess had been coming to this place for seven days, hoping to find the shell of the dicinal parasite, signifying its presence.
Jin Tianjing, concerned for the Princess’s safety, kindly reminded her, "Princess, the parasite hasn’t shown any signs again today. It might be hibernating; perhaps we should return in spring!"
Mu Xiyao looked at her blood-dropping fingers and suddenly raised the dagger, slicing open her palm.
Instantly, her palm was bloodied, with blood rushing out in large droplets onto the snow.
"Princess!" Jin Tianjing hadn’t expected Mu Xiyao to be so reckless, willing to risk her life using her blood to lure out the parasite.
Zhan Lan’s heart wrenched; this was Mu Yan’s mother, using her blood to draw out the parasite to cure Mu Yan’s cold syndro.
She was about to step forward when she heard a rustling sound in the snow.
Sothing broke through the earth, erging from the snow, probing its head out.
Reviews
All reviews (0)