Chapter 1435: 254, Rescue (51)
Everyone’s eyes widened as they looked ahead and discovered that the wailing ca from a young woman dressed as a Palace Concubine. She looked incredibly delicate, appearing only a few years older than Tian Hui.
In her arms, she was vigorously shaking a little girl who clutched tightly at her own neck with her mouth wide open, her face contorted with pain, yet unable to make a sound.
The Emperor and Empress had also been alard by the woman’s cries. The Emperor’s face showed both shock and anger, but above all, urgency.
“What’s happening? What’s wrong with Cui Ping?”
Having raised two children herself, the Empress imdiately understood the situation upon seeing Cui Ping like this and urgently called to the Sisters by her side to fetch the Imperial Physician, “Hurry, find the Imperial Physician! Cui Ping is choking! Hurry, go!”
“By the ti the Imperial Physician arrives, she’ll have suffocated to death!”
The palace maids scurried out in a panic, but a youthful voice preempted the Empress. Accompanying this clear and immature voice, everyone saw a little girl about seven or eight rushing to Princess Cuiping’s side and pushed away the Concubine who was shaking her, “Shaking her like this will only make her suffer more!”
The young Concubine, inexperienced in motherhood, didn’t know any better.
Hearing Xiao Linshuang’s words, she promptly moved aside but couldn’t help worrying about her daughter, crying her eyes out, “Can you save her? Please, save her!”
Xiao Linshuang’s attention was fully on Princess Cuiping, and she had no ti to waste words with the Concubine. Princess Cuiping, at most two years old, was petite and adorable, almost the sa age as Xiao Yongyan.
Despite Xiao Linshuang’s young age, she efficiently handled such children. Without asking for help, she placed the little princess in front of her, back facing her, and then Xiao Linshuang’s small hands reached under the girl’s ribs and fiercely thumped against her chest cavity; the force and barbarity of the act seed almost “savage.”
Everyone watched intently as Xiao Linshuang and Princess Cuiping interacted, when suddenly soone loudly accused, “Who is this little girl? Princess Cuiping is a noble and delicate flower, how dare soone of your status insult her? Let go of her imdiately!”
As this voice erupted, many others quickly joined in agreent. Tian Hui watched Xiao Linshuang worriedly—although through their days together she knew the girl had so dical knowledge, she wasn’t sure how extensive her skills were. If Xiao Linshuang managed to save Princess Cuiping today, then good, but if not, the sin would fall upon her.
The Emperor and Empress had expressions that flickered unpredictably, and Consort Shu was also anxious, hurriedly pleading, “Your Majesty, though this girl is young, she knows so dical arts; please, let her try.”
Consort Shu wasn’t aware of Xiao Linshuang’s dical expertise, but judging by the situation, she seed to know what she was doing.
Consort Liu suddenly let out a cold laugh, “Consort Shu dear sister, you speak so lightly. But we’re talking about Cui Ping! The Emperor’s most beloved princess; one is Cui Wei, and the other is Cui Ping. If this girl’s thod is correct, then fine, but if it’s wrong, wouldn’t she harm Cui Ping? Guards, seize this person and keep her under strict watch. If anything happens to Princess Cuiping, this woman shall be buried with her!”
Consort Liu was indeed a ruthless person; with just a few words, she decided Xiao Linshuang’s fate.
Lin Yuan was greatly alard and hurriedly stepped forward.
However, before she could speak, she was fiercely pushed back by Princess Anle.
Even before Princess Anle could speak, from across in the n’s guest area, Xia Yuan had already thrown his chopsticks with a whoosh, perfectly landing at the feet of two guards who had run into the hall, startling them into a wobble and quite embarrassingly falling backwards onto the ground.
“My daughter! Who dares to touch her!”
Xia Yuan’s somber voice rose in the hall, startling everyone with his imposing manner and dignity.
That was the War God’s authority, so decisive in battle!
Everyone held their breath and firmly shut their mouths; even the Second Prince, who had been about to speak, involuntarily closed his lips.
Consort Liu, after all, was just a woman and was also frightened by Xia Yuan. But with so many eyes watching her, she still forced herself to remain calm and asked with a dry laugh, “General Xia, since when did you have a daughter? How co I’m unaware? Princess Anle, do you know?”
Lin Yuan sneered coldly. Consort Liu was indeed cunning, bringing Princess Anle into the conversation; was she implying that Xiao Linshuang was General Xia’s illegitimate daughter?
Princess Anle naturally saw through Consort Liu’s malice, scoffed, and without even glancing in her direction, she said, “Shuanger is my husband’s and my adopted daughter, of course I know.”
None of what was happening affected Xiao Linshuang; she continued rhythmically pounding Princess Cuiping’s chest, and the young girl’s complexion seed to be getting better, as if the object that was stuck was about to co out.
Lin Yuan knew that it wasn’t just stuck in the throat, but was probably pushed further down due to the Palace Concubine’s shaking. Otherwise, Xiao Linshuang wouldn’t have had such a struggle.
Although she knew of this thod for ergency chest pounding, her knowledge was limited and not as comprehensive as Xiao Linshuang’s. Even if she wanted to help, she felt powerless and feared that carelessness might make things worse.
Princess Anle then turned to the Emperor and said, “Your Majesty, my adopted daughter may be young, but she’s far from ignorant. Just as Consort Shu ntioned, she is proficient in dical skills, perhaps even more so than the doctors in the palace.”
Consort Liu showed a tily look of disdain.
Princess Anle continued, “Because her master is Zhen Xiuming.”
The ntion of Zhen Xiuming made everyone’s face change and the way they looked at Xiao Linshuang carried a different aning.
Perhaps to prove Princess Anle’s words, Princess Cuiping suddenly spat out sothing the size of a date pit from her mouth. It was sticky and nobody cared to identify it any further.
Cough, cough, wuwu, wuwu, cough, cough.
Having ejected the object that was stuck in her throat, Princess Cuiping ca back to life, crying with soft sobs.
The Palace Concubine also cried out in ecstatic relief; her daughter had been lost and was now found. She no longer cared about the proprieties of court etiquette; in that mont, she was simply a mother deeply in love with her daughter.
This harrowing scene brought tears to the eyes of many onlookers; several tender-hearted won took out handkerchiefs to dab at their eyes.
Even Princess Cuiwei’s nose tingled slightly and her eyes flickered, though it was unclear what she was thinking.
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