"Thank you, Empress, any reward is a blessing for this humble girl!"
It also had another meaning, which was that she would accept whatever she was given!
The Empress smiled lightly.
She was somewhat astonished by Yun Jinnian’s indifference.
Upon their arrival at the Yangxin Hall, Eunuch Hai greeted them, "This servant has seen the Empress and greets Miss Yun Four!"
The Empress nodded her head, "How is the Emperor now?"
The Empress had not seen the Emperor since he fell ill, hence her question.
"To reply to the Empress, His Majesty is much better now!" said Eunuch Hai, before he turned to Yun Jinnian, "Miss Four, please follow this servant inside, Divine Doctor Han is also there!"
Yun Jinnian nodded, took her medicine chest, and followed Eunuch Hai inside, while the Empress and the others were stopped outside Yangxin Hall.
Inside the great hall, there was a whiff of an ambiguous aura.
Yun Jinnian frowned slightly.
Once inside the inner chamber, Han Xuzi stood up and looked towards Yun Jinnian.
Yun Jinnian lifted her eyes to see a middle-aged man in yellow robes leaning on the bed, her grandfather encouragingly smiling at her.
"This humble girl of the Yun Family, Jinnian, pays respects to the Emperor!" Yun Jinnian bowed slightly.
The Emperor waved his hand, "Dispense with the formalities!"
After standing up, Yun Jinnian bowed to Han Xuzi, "Grandfather!"
Han Xuzi nodded his head, "Come and take a look at the Emperor!"
"Yes!" Yun Jinnian answered, and then said to Eunuch Hai, "Please have someone fetch a basin of hot water for me, and prepare a bowl for cleaning the scalpel."
Eunuch Hai nodded and immediately signaled a young eunuch to prepare everything.
The Emperor was sizing up Yun Jinnian.
Despite her young age, she was remarkably composed, but thinking of the reasons behind Yun Jinnian’s calm nature made the Emperor feel somewhat awkward.
It seemed inconceivable that, as of today, he actually needed a child to save him.
And he knew all too well how difficult and bitter the years had been for this child.
Yun Jinnian did not look much at the Emperor, and once the hot water was brought, she first washed her hands, dried them, and then said, "Open all the windows, please!"
Eunuch Hai looked at the Emperor, who nodded his head.
Eunuch Hai promptly took the lead in opening the windows, and a breeze blew into the great hall, diluting its murky atmosphere.
Yun Jinnian sat on a soft stool to take the Emperor’s pulse.
Han Xuzi stood by Yun Jinnian’s side.
With just one pulse, Yun Jinnian knew why the Emperor had been poisoned; she had handed the poison to Chu Yu, who then used it on the Emperor.
Despite her great shock, Yun Jinnian maintained an unchanged expression.
However, she dared not immediately detoxify the Emperor.
After a while, Yun Jinnian relaxed her hand.
"How is it?" Han Xuzi asked.
"The poison affecting His Majesty should come from Nanjiang, as for the exact nature, it cannot be determined at this moment," Yun Jinnian said indifferently.
Bowing her head slightly, her eyes flickered.
She wasn’t very good at lying, afraid of being caught out.
The Emperor’s eyes darkened as he watched Yun Jinnian, intuitively feeling that the child knew something she wasn’t saying.
"Is there a way to determine it?" the Emperor asked.
"What way?" the Emperor pressed, staring intently at Yun Jinnian.
"We need the blood of His Majesty!"
To need blood meant there must be a wound.
The Emperor, the dignitary of the highest order, to speak of wounding as if it were a casual affair.
A hushed anger suddenly fell over the great hall.
Even Han Xuzi looked at Yun Jinnian somewhat astonished.
This child certainly dared to speak her mind!
"From where do you need the blood, and how much?"
"From the major artery at the wrist, about a bowl’s worth," Yun Jinnian replied calmly.
She had to remain calm, otherwise, she might reveal something inadvertently.
This was the Emperor, not just an ordinary person.
The Emperor was silent for a moment, then said, "I consent!"
A healthy body and a bowl of blood, the Emperor knew well how to make his choice!