The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Heart Disease

Ling Ye left as instructed. Fenghuang saw that Xiao Jinyu had a scroll painting in her hand and curiously asked, “Brother Qing, what is this?”

Xiao Jinyu gave the scroll painting to him. Fenghuang opened it and saw a man with a handsome and elegant appearance. He looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but his face was unfamiliar. He had never seen him before.

“Who is he?” Fenghuang asked curiously. “Why did Brother Qing draw him?”

“It’s me!” Xiao Jinyu suddenly replied. Seeing Fenghuang’s confusion, she smiled and said, “Fenghuang, the envoy from the Zhou State will also arrive in Jiankang in two days, right? And the Pure Conversation Gathering on March 3rd will be held in five days. I want to attend Minister Xu’s Pure Conversation Gathering as the person in this portrait to gain fame!

Remember, my other name is Xie Zhen!”

“Xie Zhen?” Fenghuang murmured and repeated it, then smiled. “Okay, I remember!”

Xiao Jinyu smiled.

“Fenghuang, you’re tired too. Get a good night’s sleep tonight!”

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“How is it? Has she finished preparing the medicine?” Seeing the maid who came back remain silent, Princess Yunyin asked anxiously and angrily.

“Madam, that Young Lady wouldn’t let us stay outside, saying that it disturbed her peace and would affect her medicine preparation. If it affected her medicine preparation, the effect of the medicine wouldn’t be so good.” One of the maids said tremblingly.

“This wretched slave…” Princess Yunyin was so angry that she couldn’t help but curse again.

“What medicinal herbs did she ask for? She gave us the prescription first, why is she saying she wants to prepare the medicine herself now?” Liu Lü hurriedly interjected and asked.

Princess Yunyin signaled to Nurse Wei, and Nurse Wei took a handwritten list of medicinal herbs and read, “Sanqi, peach kernel, safflower, Chuanxiong, Danshen, Radix Clematidis, Sappanwood, Semen Strychni, as well as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus, Polygonum multiflorum, dragon bone, and rhinoceros horn…”

Liu Lü was a little confused when he heard this, so he took the list of medicinal herbs from Nurse Wei to look at it. The more he looked, the more puzzled he became.

“The first few medicinal herbs are indeed good medicine for treating injuries and removing blood stasis, but the latter medicinal herbs are all extremely precious. If it weren’t for the Xiao family, Madam wouldn’t be able to find so many precious medicinal herbs for a while, right?”

“Indeed, but the most important thing now is Yunlang’s illness. As for how precious the medicinal herbs are, as long as they can cure him, it’s not a problem.”

“I’m afraid that while the external injuries can be treated, the heart injury is difficult to heal!” Liu Lü sighed with some emotion.

“What do you mean by that?”

Princess Yunyin’s eyes were tinged with vigilance, and Liu Lü dared not say more.

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed, and it was already dawn. After a night of sleeping, Xiao Yun finally woke up, and the first thing he said when he woke up was to call for his mother.

Princess Yunyin, who had been dozing off due to exhaustion, suddenly woke up upon hearing the sound, and the sharp-eared maids immediately knelt down in front of Xiao Yun’s bed.

“Young Master, what are your orders?”

“I want to drink water!”

“Yes, this slave will go pour water for Young Master right away.”

Princess Yunyin walked in and asked, “Yunlang, how are you feeling now?”

Xiao Yun looked puzzled, with a look of fear and confusion on his face, and only said, “It doesn’t hurt anymore!”

“That’s good! That Lu Sheng, along with Kong Ke, Zhu Qian, and the others are also very hateful. Don’t associate with that bunch of dandies anymore!”

Xiao Yun nodded repeatedly.

“Then…” She wanted to ask something, but felt it was inconvenient, so she just said, “You rest well first, Mother will go out for a while, if you want anything, just tell Mother!”

“Yes, thank you, Mother!”

After going out, Princess Yunyin asked Liu Lü, “Is he already healed?”

“He is healed, but whether he is fully recovered or not is yet to be known!” Liu Lü replied.

Princess Yunyin immediately turned her gaze to Nurse Jiang.

“Go quickly, call that wretched slave here!” she ordered.

“Yes!”

Nurse Jiang led a group of maids and servants to Xiangzhu Courtyard, but not long after, she returned dejectedly and in a hurry.

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“What? You can’t call her?” Princess Yunyin asked.

“She… she said she was still sleeping. That boy named Fenghuang said Young Lady is not feeling well, and after arguing with Your Highness for a long time, being coerced, lured, and threatened by Your Highness, her spirit is in a state of extreme exhaustion, which has injured her vitality. She needs to rest now, and when she recovers, she will naturally come over!”

“What? Does this wretched slave really think this is her home? We haven’t been able to sleep or eat all night, and she can sleep soundly? And rest? How long does she want to rest?”

Isn’t it true that she can sleep soundly?

Being able to avenge herself and make her enemies unable to fight back or seek revenge, anyone would be happy and proud for several days, so naturally she can sleep soundly!

Nurse Jiang thought to herself.

Princess Yunyin was both angry and anxious. She slammed the table, and a jade ornament fell to the ground with a bang. Xiao Yun, who was extremely sensitive, was so frightened that he hugged his head and screamed.

Princess Yunyin immediately ran into the room and saw Xiao Yun trembling under the covers. She couldn’t help but ask with heartache, “Balang, what’s wrong?”

“Don’t come near me, I’m scared… scared…”

Xiao Yun just kept murmuring, and then shouted, “Water, I want to drink water…”

The maid hurriedly poured water and brought it over. Xiao Yun took it and drank it all in one gulp, then cowered and hid as if he was extremely frightened.

Princess Yunyin felt very distressed when she saw this, and couldn’t help but transfer her hatred to Xiao Jinyu again. She flicked her sleeves and was about to rush out of the courtyard, but at this moment, Xiao Jian was walking towards Yixiang Courtyard with a group of young masters in elegant clothes with wide sleeves.

Princess Yunyin saw that the four young masters in fine clothes who were following closely behind him were none other than the princes of her Chen imperial family: Crown Prince Chen Shubao, Second Prince Chen Shuling, Fourth Prince Chen Shujian, and her deceased elder brother Chen Qian’s son, Chen Bogu.

Her elder brother Chen Xu, in order to stabilize the dynasty, had decided on the Crown Prince not long after he ascended the throne. Chen Shubao was his eldest legitimate son, and his mother, Liu Jingyan, was the granddaughter of Liu Shilong, the Minister of State Affairs during the Southern Qi Dynasty, and also the granddaughter of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan. Her identity as a daughter of a prestigious family was naturally extremely noble. Therefore, as the heir apparent, Chen Shubao was naturally the best choice for the Crown Prince.

However, although Chen Xu had appointed Chen Shubao as the Crown Prince, he doted on his second son, Chen Shuling. Perhaps it was because Chen Shuling had been held hostage in the Zhou State with him when he was young, so he had deep affection and guilt for this son. Therefore, while appointing the Crown Prince, he also gave Chen Shuling the title of Prince of Shixing, and appointed him as the military governor of Jiang, Ying, and Jin prefectures.

However, Chen Shuling seemed dissatisfied with his status as a prince. Every time he took office in a prefecture, he would order the local officials to offer their sons and daughters for him to abuse and vent his frustrations. He even severely punished those who could not bear his abuse, casually accusing them of crimes and causing those who disobeyed him to die unjustly without any recourse. Local officials and people were terrified of him.

In addition, Chen Shuling had a strange hobby, which was robbing ancient tombs. He often excavated and emptied the stone tablets and ancient artifacts from the tombs of his ancestors, and took the bones of the dead and kept them in his treasury to play with, in order to show off.

There were censors who impeached him, but before the memorials reached her elder brother’s hands in Tai City, they had already been suppressed. Therefore, he was still able to live in peace until now.

If Lu Sheng, Kong Ke, and Zhu Qian were considered idle, lecherous, and alcoholic dandies, then this Prince of Shixing was even worse.

Thinking of this, an idea arose in Princess Yunyin’s mind, and a glimmer of light flashed in her tired eyes.

“I heard that Eighth Young Master Xiao had a serious illness and was bedridden. We have come to visit him under Father’s orders. Aunt, how is he now?”

Crown Prince Chen Shubao, who was at the front, had already walked up to her, his face showing a hint of worry.

“Yes! I also heard that it was the illegitimate daughter Xiao Jinyu who schemed and harmed him. Aunt, Yunlang won’t really…” At this time, it was Princess Ningyuan who jumped out to speak. The young girl’s brows were slightly furrowed, as if she had some guesses and anxieties.

Princess Yunyin intended to marry into the Chen imperial family and had repeatedly revealed her intentions to her elder brother. Chen Xu also had the intention of making Xiao Yun his son-in-law. She knew that this girl, Princess Ningyuan, had always had feelings for Xiao Yun, but these words, when asked, had a hint of inquiry and consideration.

“What are you talking about, Wan’er? How could anything happen to Yunlang? Even if he is sick or injured, I can invite a divine physician to cure him!”

Princess Ningyuan’s name was Chen Wan. After hearing this, she was skeptical and asked, “Where is the divine physician?”

Princess Yunyin’s face darkened. At this time, it was Chen Bogu who stepped forward and said with a chuckle, “Since she is a divine physician, how could she be seen everywhere? Otherwise, the words ‘divine physician’ wouldn’t be divine, wouldn’t it, Aunt?”

Although Chen Bogu was the illegitimate son of Chen Qian, he had a very casual and humorous personality, and was particularly good at sarcasm and jokes. He was deeply loved by Crown Prince Chen Shubao and his elder brother. Every time Chen Xu held a banquet for his ministers, he would invite him to join.

And Chen Bogu, in order not to offend anyone, was not only close to Crown Prince Chen Shubao, but also had a good relationship with all the other princes.

With one sentence, the awkward atmosphere was eased. Then Chen Bogu asked again, “Aunt, you don’t mind if we go in and see Cousin, do you?”

“Of course!” Princess Yunyin had some concerns, but she couldn’t refuse, so she agreed.

After everyone entered Yixiang Courtyard, Xiao Jian immediately asked, “Where is Ayu? Why hasn’t she come yet? It’s been a whole night, is Yunlang better?”