The Marchioness spoke, and Yun Jinnian looked at her, somewhat surprised.
She also silently lamented her own haste.
Yet, given another chance, with a human life at stake, she would still intervene.
Yunnian nodded her head, examined the elderly mistress, then went aside to prepare a prescription. The ingredients in the medicine that Yun Jinnian prescribed were rather peculiar. The Marchioness was familiar with them, but they had never been administered to the elderly mistress before.
"This?" the Marchioness inquired, puzzled.
"The elderly mistress suffered a stroke due to extreme grief and rage, coupled with years of poisoning in her body. Is that correct, Marchioness?" Yun Jinnian spoke as she returned to the bedside and pulled out the silver needles, the tips of which were all blackened.
"The poison has penetrated her internal organs; without detoxification and treatment, the elderly mistress will not survive past two months!"
Yun Jinnian’s voice was calm, yet it stunned the Marchioness into silence.
Dai Hanmi stepped forward and took Yun Jinnian’s hand, "Sister Jinnian, I believe in you. Please save our grandmother. She has a kind heart. If you save her, she will surely treasure you, treasure you very dearly as if you were her own grandchild!"
Yun Jinnian looked at Dai Hanmi, took a deep breath, and said, "I will do my best!"
And indeed, that was all she could do.
The Marchioness immediately had someone fetch the medicine and prepare the decoction, and she also ordered that no one was to gossip about the matter. After all, Yun Jinnian was young, and even her involvement in this was quite a risk.
As for the matter with Ruan Wanrong, Dai Hanmi personally pleaded with tears and snot, begging the three of them to keep the secret, not to let a word leak out.
But the fact that Yun Jinnian practiced medicine still became known to the three of them.
After drinking the medicine, the elderly mistress slowly awoke.
"Miaoniao (my darling)!"
"I feel so much better; my chest is no longer stuffy and I can breathe!" The elderly mistress finished speaking, then, utterly exhausted, she drifted back to sleep.
The Marquess, the Princely Heir, the second and third sons, rushed back upon receiving the news, and after a brief description from the Marchioness, there was a moment of silence before the Marquess spoke, "Can this child truly practice medicine?"
"The Marquess didn’t see it, but when she acted, she was both ruthless and accurate. With one insertion of the needle, mother stopped convulsing, and the blood that came out was pitch black!" The Marchioness recounted, her resolve apparent.
She intended to take this person into their home.
The Marquess didn’t speak, nor did the Princely Heir or second son, but the third son, Dai Hanbo, became even more certain of an idea.
"Regardless, she is still a child. It’s fine for news of her medical skills to come from anywhere, just not from our Marquis Residence!"
The Marquess intended to seal the lips.
"Rest assured, my lord, I have already given the orders. With the children, Mimi has also made a plea, and they all have agreed!"
"That is good. You’ve always been reliable in your duties!"
The Marquess’s praise brought joy to the Marchioness’s heart.
Together as husband and wife, they had journeyed through life, raising three sons and two daughters, with no concubines or maidservants upsetting her, and her mother-in-law treating her as dearly as her own daughter.
She had always been wholeheartedly genuine towards her mother-in-law.
"Sister Jinnian, how come you know medical skills?" Ruan Wanrong asked curiously.
"As a child, I memorized Medical Books with my grandfather, and when I had the opportunity to learn to read, I focused on studying Medical Books. During that year at Yingci’an, what I read most were Medical Books!"
"Yet your literary talent is also so impressive!"
"I have a decent memory!"
"Can you read ten lines at a glance?"
Yun Jinnian shook her head slightly, "I cannot read ten lines at a glance, but I remember everything after I read it!"
"When can you come to my house and examine my father? He is troubled by many ailments..." Ruan Wanrong paused then added, "Never mind, my father is a man after all!"
To a doctor, there are only patients, no distinction of gender. If it is within my power, I will certainly do my best!"
Hearing these words, Ruan Wanrong felt an immense sense of comfort.