As a doctor, Yun Jinnian naturally wanted to go and have a look.
Mrs. Han stood at the doorway, smiling, "Bai Que, why don’t you accompany Jinnian to see if there is any way you can help!"
This was the best inn in Huaixi County, and to be able to stay in a courtyard meant that one’s family was certainly not simple.
Mrs. Han hoped Yun Jinnian would form good connections, so that even if these people did not help when troubles arose, as long as they did not kick others when they were down, that would be enough.
Yun Jinnian nodded and set off with Bai Que.
Already a crowd had gathered at the entrance to the small courtyard. Outside stood guards, and inside, a woman’s voice cried out in anguish, "Grandmother, please wake up, don’t scare Ming’er!"
Yun Jinnian looked around; the doctor had not yet arrived.
After hesitating for a moment, Yun Jinnian stepped forward, "Excuse me, sir, I have some knowledge of medical skills. Could I go in and take a look at the old lady?"
The guard looked at Yun Jinnian, considering her young age, "Little girl, don’t cause trouble!"
Inside was the Princess, the Emperor’s very own aunt, and the only remaining elder statesperson among the late Emperor’s brothers and sisters.
There couldn’t be the slightest mistake.
"Sir, I am not making trouble. My maternal grandfather is Divine Doctor Han Xuzi. I have studied medicine under my grandfather for a long time. Please let me..."
Before Yun Jinnian could finish speaking, a voice came from inside, "Did you say you are the granddaughter of Divine Doctor Han Xuzi?"
Even though it was dark and her features indistinct, her commanding presence was still enough to unnerve people.
If Yun Jinnian had not lived through two lifetimes, she might indeed have been intimidated.
"Yes!" answered Yun Jinnian, neither overbearing nor servile.
Yun Jinnian turned her head and said to Bai Que, "Sister Bai Que, please go and fetch my medicine box!"
Now that she could enter the courtyard, she would do her utmost.
Upon entering the room, she saw it was brightly lit by the glow of a huge night pearl by the bedside.
When Yun Jinnian clearly saw the girl weeping and calling out by the bed, she was shocked.
It was none other than Princess Xiaguang, Yuwen Ming.
And the person being called grandmother by her and lying in the bed must be the Commandery Princess of the state, the biological sister of the late Emperor and the actual aunt of the current Emperor.
However, in a past life, the Commandery Princess died on her way back to the Capital City. She passed away just before the Dragon Boat Festival in the seventeenth year of Yuanhe, which caused Tianchu Country to not celebrate the festival that year, a fact Yun Jinnian remembered clearly.
Yun Jinnian bit her lip. Being at the point of no return, she could only do her best and take the plunge.
"I have medical skills. Let me examine the old lady!" Yun Jinnian spoke out.
Yuwen Ming turned her head to look at Yun Jinnian, her eyes blurry with tears, like she had grasped at a lifeline, "Can you really practice medicine?"
"Yes!" Yun Jinnian nodded.
"Then please examine my grandmother!" Yuwen Ming stepped aside.
Yun Jinnian immediately stepped forward to take the Commandery Princess’s pulse, her heart pounding.
The demise of the Commandery Princess in her previous life was not without reason.
By the time they called for the doctor, she would have already stopped breathing, how then could she be saved?
"The old lady has heatstroke that’s triggered an old chronic illness, resulting in vomiting of blood and fainting, and there are also signs of a stroke! Do you have silver needles? Or even sewing needles will do!"
"Why do you need a needle?" Yuwen Ming asked urgently.
By then, someone had already brought over a silver needle.
"First, I need to bleed the old lady!"
Yuwen Ming was stunned.
"Yes, we need to bleed the old lady. Quickly take off the old lady’s shoes and socks, I’ll start with bleeding from her fingers!" Yun Jinnian urged firmly.
As she was preparing to begin, Yuwen Ming grabbed Yun Jinnian’s wrist.
"But, but..." Yuwen Ming stuttered, unsure of what to say.
"No buts. If we hesitate any longer, once the opportunity is missed, not even the Great Luo Immortal could save her!" Yun Jinnian urged, sweating profusely.
But the old nanny who let Yun Jinnian in spoke calmly, "Let her try!"