Jinyi Spring

Chapter 95 Rescuing the Fifth Prince

Ming Shanyue said, "Father is absolutely right. Doctor Feng is indeed unfathomable. Miss Feng's miraculous suturing skills and her acupuncture techniques that can bring the dead back to life are unheard of by others."

"My mother told me that Miss Feng's hands are much colder than most people's, all because of the miraculous acupuncture. It's truly miraculous!"

Thinking of this, a smile flickered across his lips. Miss Feng possessed another skill unknown to others: she could render Quan Yang's legs weak and cause him to momentarily lose his focus.

That girl is so mysterious; who knows what other hidden skills she might possess?

Ming Guogong said, "Draw a portrait of Wang Tu and send someone to Xiangxi to investigate secretly. Make sure to find out if Jiang Huaichao is the same person as Wang Tu from back then. Once we find him, everything will be solved."

Ming Shanyue nodded and said, "Father, it's time to tell Lord Xiao about this. Just tell us what Wen Qian said before he died, and leave aside the matter of Wang Tu and Jiang Huaizhao for now."

Duke Mingguo shared the same sentiment: "Xiao Henian is steady and wise, wholeheartedly protecting the Crown Prince and the Xiao family. Although the Xiao family's power is not what it used to be, they must still know some old stories. It would be best to obtain some clues from the Xiao family..."

Ming Shanyue's eyes lit up with gossip again, "If the Ming and Xiao families join forces, will the Emperor and Empress Dowager Xue be displeased when the truth comes out?"

He was always trying to get some information out of me.

The Duke of Ming sighed inwardly, thinking of the two men from his younger days. He frowned and glanced at his son, "Enough with the nonsense, official business is the priority."

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On October 20th, Feng Chuchen took Banxia to the Ming Mansion.

Today marks the end of the third course of treatment, after which I will need to rest for five days.

At times like these, Feng Chuchen always feels exceptionally relaxed.

Everyone in the main courtyard greeted us with a smile.

"Dr. Feng is here."

"Oh, Dr. Feng's clothes are really beautiful today."

"Which shop's balm did Dr. Feng use? His face is so smooth and the fragrance is wonderful."

……

In the side room, Madam Ming and Ming Shanfeng were sitting on the daybed, talking in hushed tones.

"Your older brother went to the yamen again today, even though it's a day off?"

“I had already rested when he came back yesterday, and I only woke up when he left this morning. I haven’t seen him for quite a few days.”

Madam Ming sighed, "Why did Shan Yue go to that place? He was demoted from a third-rank official to a fourth-rank official, and he's so busy that he's never home. He's also doing things that offend people."

"The Emperor ordered my elder brother to do it, how could my elder brother refuse?"

Seeing Feng Chuchen walk in, Ming Shanfeng clasped his hands and smiled, "My mother looks much better, thank you, young master."

"Young Master Ming, you're too kind."

Ming Shanfeng got up and went to the main hall.

Feng Chuchen glanced at Madam Ming, whose makeup was exquisite, whose eyes had gained a sparkle, and whose wrinkles seemed to have diminished, making her even more beautiful.

Everyone says the Shangguan family produces beauties...

Feng Chuchen said sincerely, "Madam is feeling better."

Madam Ming was even more delighted. "Good child, thank you."

Just as Feng Chuchen inserted the needle into Madam Ming's hair, Duke Ming arrived at the main courtyard with a eunuch holding a whisk.

The eunuch stood in the main hall, while the Duke of Ming, with a serious expression, strode into the side room.

He glanced at his wife and whispered to Feng Chuchen, "Consort Sun is having a difficult childbirth, so I'm sending you to the palace."

When Madam Ming heard about this, she quickly said, "Miss Feng, go ahead and don't worry about me."

Feng Chuchen said with difficulty, "If we need to use the magic acupuncture, Banxia will have to come with me."

This means that today's treatment must be terminated.

Madam Ming said, "Then let's go together."

Is one's own son or grandson more important than the emperor's children and grandchildren?
Feng Chuchen quickly removed the silver needles and, together with Banxia, ​​followed the eunuch to the outer courtyard.

They boarded a palace carriage in the outer courtyard.

On the carriage, the eunuch explained the precautions for entering the palace.

"After entering the palace, you are not allowed to speak loudly, look around aimlessly, or look directly at the Noble Lady... The one who gave birth is Consort Sun. She lives in Lingxiu Palace with Consort Deng and Consort Li. If she sees the Noble Lady, she must kneel and kowtow..."

"You are to save the dragon prince and princess and the noble person; there can be no mistakes..."

The young eunuch looked at them with a rather authoritative air.

Banxia was so frightened that her body trembled slightly.

Feng Chuchen wasn't nervous. It was just a concubine giving birth; not only would the Emperor and Empress Dowager not be there, but even the Imperial Concubine wouldn't be present. At most, Consort Deng and Consort Li, who lived with her, would be there to keep watch...

The magistrate's residence is not far from the palace; it takes only a little over three-quarters of an hour to get there.

I got off the carriage in front of a palace gate and jogged along with the eunuch.

This place is located in a remote area. Although it also has golden tiles and red walls, the buildings are not as grand and it is relatively quiet.

A little over fifteen minutes later, we arrived at Lingxiu Palace.

Consort Sun gave birth in the postpartum room in the rear palace. Several imperial physicians and female doctors, including the Imperial Physician Fang, stood in the corridor.

It was lunchtime, and neither Consort Deng nor Lady Li were present.

Fortunately.

Even now, Feng Chuchen is not used to kneeling and kowtowing at the drop of a hat.

A woman's scream came from the small window.

The court physician Fang came over and said, "Dr. Feng, Consort Sun is having a difficult labor. Go and wait in the delivery room."

Feng Chuchen and Banxia entered the delivery room, where there were four female doctors and two middle-aged female officials. Doctor Zhou was in charge of delivering the babies, assisted by Doctor Wei and another female doctor. Doctor Fan was also there, helping out with the others.

Even if it's just doing odd jobs, it's still giving her a chance to shine.

Sun Meiren was giving birth to her first child standing up, with her entire body hanging from a dangling wooden stick.

Her long hair hung down, covering half her face, and although her face was covered in sweat, she still looked only seventeen or eighteen years old.

He's still a high school student.

The old emperor is harming minors.

When other women are giving birth, the midwives or doctors can sit and chat if they have nothing else to do. But here, everyone is standing, with serious expressions.

This includes the judgment made by the court outside.

When Dr. Fan saw that Feng Chuchen had been invited again, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

When she went out to pour out the blood, she would detour around Feng Chuchen and deliberately spill the blood on her.

Feng Chuchen really wanted to knock over her basin with his elbow, but he didn't want to cause trouble here, so he had to stand away from the door.

When Dr. Fan was getting something, she would walk around to Feng Chuchen's side and "accidentally" bump into her.

Feng Chuchen was furious. Was she being bullied?

There was only one reason why she offended Physician Fan: her medical skills were too good. She received courtesy and praise from Princess Yanghe's residence and Minister Tang's residence, while Physician Fan could only stand aside and assist the imperial physicians and experienced female physicians, which aroused Physician Fan's jealousy.

When Dr. Fan tried to stage another accident, Feng Chuchen dodged with her upper body, but stretched out her right foot, causing Dr. Fan to stumble and scream...

The sound drew everyone's attention.

The female doctor glared at her angrily.

A female official came over and scolded, "Female Physician Fan, it would be a sin to frighten Consort Sun and the young prince."

Dr. Fan was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and apologized, "It was my mistake, I won't do it again."

She didn't dare provoke Feng Chuchen again, but her gaze towards him grew even colder. Feng Chuchen stood until her legs ached, and by midnight she had only eaten two steamed buns and drunk a bowl of water.
Around the end of the Chou hour (1-3 AM), the fetus finally descended into the pelvis, but Sun Meiren was too young to give birth and was in so much pain that her voice became hoarse.

Feng Chuchen thought to himself, if a cut had been made, Sun Meiren wouldn't have suffered so much, and the child would have been born earlier.

Both the Imperial Medical Academy and Physician Zhou knew the best approach was to avoid having anyone operate on her.

At the beginning of the Yin hour, Consort Sun's cervix was torn open, and she finally gave birth to a prince.

The female physician, Zhou, first exclaimed excitedly, "Congratulations, it's a little prince!" Then she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no, he's not breathing! Doctor Feng, come quickly and see if the young prince can be treated with the Yin Spirit Needle?"

Feng Chuchen had already determined that the child was suitable for the Yin Shen acupuncture, but it was still necessary to first light the Ci Sheng Xiang (a type of incense).

As a small flame ignited at the tip of the incense and wisps of smoke rose, several surprised exclamations rang out from inside the room.

Female Doctor Fan glanced at the small flame from the side, feeling an urge to extinguish it...

The female physician placed the infant on Feng Chuchen's arm, and Feng Chuchen inserted silver needles into several acupoints in turn, rotating them.

Silently recite in your heart: All things are impermanent; they are subject to arising and ceasing. When arising and ceasing cease, there is bliss in Nirvana…

Before long, the little prince began to breathe and cried out loud.

Sun Meiren, who had been staring wide-eyed at her son, finally felt relieved and closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

Everyone offered their congratulations.

Having given birth to the Emperor's fifth son, Consort Sun is about to be promoted in rank.

The Emperor had few children, so the birth of another prince was a great joy.

A eunuch guarding the door laughed and said, "This servant will go and report to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Imperial Concubine that Consort Sun has given birth to a prince."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already run out of the courtyard gate.

After leaving the delivery room, Feng Chuchen was so exhausted that she could barely walk and was supported tightly by Banxia.

Since she learned to use the Taiyin Divine Needle, Feng Chuchen no longer felt as tired when using the Yin Divine Needle. But this time, she stood for most of the day and then stood all night, leaving her severely exhausted.

The howling night wind brought Feng Chuchen a sliver of clarity.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and Fang Yuanpan, along with a dozen or so imperial physicians, female doctors, eunuchs, and palace maids, were still standing outside.

Banxia asked a junior eunuch, "My young lady is exhausted from performing the acupuncture; can she take a rest?"

The eunuch shrieked, "There's no place for her to sit here."

"But my daughter can't walk..."

The eunuch's voice was even shriller, "No manners! Does she want to leave the palace in a sedan chair?"

Doctor Fan came out, and said with a half-smile, "Miss Feng is too delicate. She really wants to ride in a sedan chair."

The eunuch flicked his whisk and glanced at Feng Chuchen with disdain. "Even a first-rank imperial consort has to walk on her own in the palace without the Emperor's and Empress Dowager's approval."

Judge Fang walked over and said, "Eunuch He, the Yin Shen Needle treatment has exhausted his strength, and he cannot walk on his own. Perhaps we could ask two strong palace maids to help Doctor Feng out of the palace?"

The female doctor, Zhou, came out and made a signature on a piece of paper. Those who delivered babies for princes, princesses, and male members of the imperial family had to sign and make a signature.

She also said, "When Dr. Feng performed the acupuncture, he was helped out of the palace by palace maids."

Seeing that both the Imperial Physician Fang and the female physician Zhou were pleading on his behalf, and seeing that Doctor Feng was indeed unable to walk, the eunuch summoned two burly, older palace maids and handed over a silver note and two bolts of silk to Banxia.

Feng Chuchen, whose body was limp, was half-supported and half-carried towards the palace gate.

Feng Chuchen felt a sense of humiliation and powerlessness, but there was nothing she could do.

Watching that disheveled figure recede into the distance, a hint of disdain flickered across Doctor Fan's lips. A mere folk healer, did she really think the world couldn't accommodate her?
The cold stars twinkled in the sky, and several manure carts were parked in front of the palace gate. Eunuchs lined up with chamber pots to pour their excrement into the carts.

There was another horse-drawn carriage for carrying people, and the old woman helped Feng Chuchen onto it.

Feng Chuchen fell asleep as soon as she got in the car.

Upon arriving at the Feng residence, Shaoyao immediately carried her to the bed.

Feng Chuchen slept until the afternoon when the window paper was dyed red by the setting sun, and then he slowly woke up.

This was the most tiring time she had ever been in her past and present lives, and also the most exhausting time she had ever performed the divine acupuncture.

Thinking about how he was dragged and carried out of the palace, he angrily muttered a curse under his breath.

Before the royal family, everyone is a servant, devoid of dignity. Even saving them is considered an honor; one must kneel to enter and kneel to leave.

However, after saving the Fifth Prince, Doctor Feng's reputation only grew even stronger...

I had planned to go to the temple to pray for blessings tomorrow, but I'll have to wait until next time.

Mu Jin, who was sitting to the side doing needlework, smiled and said, "Miss is awake. I'll go get the food."

A quarter of an hour later, Mu Jin brought in a bowl of chicken and rice porridge and a bowl of ginseng steamed egg.

"Miss, you must be hungry. You've eaten. Sister Banxia went to the Ming residence at noon to catch up on yesterday's treatment..."

Peony then brought over the silver notes and two bolts of silk.

The silver note was eighty taels; it was for the money used for the acupuncture.

Silk was a gift from the imperial palace.

Peony smiled obsequiously, "Miss, if I ever do something good, could you reward me with a few feet of this silk? I'll take it home to make clothes for my mother. It's a royal gift, a great honor, and the whole village will envy me."

The two bolts of silk were of different colors, one pea-green and the other blue-gray. Silk was a lower-grade material among silk fabrics, used in the palace to make clothes for eunuchs, palace maids, and female physicians of low rank.

Feng Chuchen readily agreed, "Okay."

Thinking that since the ancients liked it, these materials should be given as a reward to outstanding employees, and a few more feet should be sent to the Yao family, the Zhao family, and the Feng family.

It was a royal decree, a great honor.

Feng Buji finished his studies and grinned broadly when he saw the fabric bestowed upon him by the imperial palace.

“My sister has brought glory to our family. This fabric will be used to make one set for each of us.”

Feng Chuchen shook her head, "My brother will do it, but I won't."

"Such a fine material, I must make it. Let's each make a set for winter and a set for spring."

Feng Chuchen refused, "I don't like that color..."

Fearing that her sister might say something disrespectful again, Feng Buji quickly interrupted her, "Okay, make me two sets, and have Sister-in-law Song make them."

Of all the servants, Sister Song's needlework is the best.

Suddenly, a familiar bird song rang out from outside the window, followed by the rough cry of Big Head.

A glint of light flashed in Feng Buji's eyes. "Ah Xuan hasn't come for quite some time."

"Miss, Little Feng Feng, pluck the hair..."

Mu Jin smiled and said, "Strange, why didn't Ah Xuan recite any poems today?"

Feng Buji went out, picked it up in his hands, and asked with a smile, "Whose hairs are you plucking?"

"Little Mingming".

Even without being told his full name, Feng Buji knew who "Xiao Mingming" was.

He was incredibly impressed. "Wow, you're amazing! You even dared to pluck his hair."

Peony laughed, "That big black guy is the most annoying. Ah Xuan should pluck more of his hair."

As winter approached and the weather turned bitterly cold, the expansion project behind the clinic was temporarily halted.

The house is half-built. If we work for another month or so next spring, it will be finished.

The Feng family had already paid to buy the house next door from the Sun family, and the Sun family had added more than ten taels of silver to buy a two-courtyard house in the outer city. They would wait until after the New Year to move out.

The reduction in public space along the river has upset some neighbors. They don't dare to cause a scene, but they always make veiled threats.

Feng Chuchen instructed the servants, "As long as it's not too excessive, pretend you didn't hear it. They'll get used to it over time."