After Yun Shengsheng entered the house, she began to examine Old Man Yun's body.

The old lady then realized that Mr. Li hadn't come.

Her face immediately fell.

Upon hearing that Yun Shengsheng was the one going to treat the old man, she immediately objected: "Isn't this ridiculous? How old is Shengsheng? How can she be treating people?"

"What if he dies while being treated...?"

She thought, what kind of illness could a baby who is still losing his baby teeth have?

Isn't this playing with her old man's life?!

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Huaikang and the others each retorted with a single sentence.

Yun Huaikang said, "Mother, Shengsheng's medical skills were personally taught by Elder Li. His skills are better than those of the doctors in the county clinic, so don't worry!"

Gan Yuwan said, "That's right. Our family even opened a large medical clinic in the capital. Even princesses and princesses ask us to treat their illnesses."

Yun Pianpian added, "Besides, Old Master Li is a legendary doctor. It's already a blessing that he comes even once. Do you expect him to come every day?"

"Even royalty wouldn't dare!"

Their tone was calm, but their attitude was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

The old lady was heartbroken and depressed. Her son didn't side with her, her daughter-in-law dared to talk back to her, and now even a little girl could step on her head.

She took a deep breath, about to assert her authority as an elder and say a few more words, when the female guard holding the sword spoke coldly. Her voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed to be chilled by ice: "Old lady, please be quiet. Don't disturb our county princess's medical treatment."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind asking you to leave..."

The old woman felt a pang of panic when she saw the look in her eyes.

Seeing the other person's fingers casually resting on the sword hilt, she swallowed back the long speech that was about to come out, shrank her neck, and obediently stepped aside.

Yun Shengsheng ignored him the whole time. She took the old man's pulse, checked his pupils by flipping open his eyelids, and gently pressed her finger on the lump on the back of his head.

After Dr. Li performed acupuncture yesterday, the swelling did indeed subside considerably, and the pulse was much more stable than before.

She gently placed the old man's withered wrist back under the covers and said to her parents, "Father, Mother, you two go out first! I need to give Grandpa acupuncture!"

"Lucky Star can stay and help out!"

Yun Huaikang and the others nodded and rushed out. Yun Pianpian even dragged the old lady out with her.

Yun Shengsheng then said to Fuxing, "Bring me a basin of water."

Fuxing quickly pointed to the side: "Miss, the water is ready."

Yun Shengsheng washed her hands and carefully disinfected them with alcohol before picking up the silver needles and starting to insert them into the old man's head.

Yesterday, her master taught her the steps while giving her acupuncture, so there couldn't be any mistakes.

About half an hour later, Yun Shengsheng finally came out of the room.

She clapped her hands, turned to the old lady and said, "Grandpa should be alright now, but the fall was quite serious and it must have been very damaging. He'll probably be unconscious for another three to five days."

"Once I wake up, I won't be able to get out of bed!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady burst into tears. This time, she wasn't faking it; she genuinely cared for her husband and herself.

If the old man is bedridden and can't get up, she will have to take care of him day and night, cleaning up his excrement and urine. How can she live like that?

Wiping away her tears, she became increasingly convinced that Yun Shengsheng's medical skills were inadequate. She pouted and, as usual, began to nitpick: "Shengsheng, is it that your medical skills are inadequate?"

"Why don't you ask your miracle doctor to come and take a look? It's so pitiful to leave your grandfather lying in bed like this, he..."

Before he could finish speaking, a commotion came from outside the courtyard gate.

When Yun Huaikang and the others looked out, they saw that there were many people outside the door, with six people standing at the front.

Four adults and two children. The adults had their heads down and dared not look up, and the two children also had their heads drooping. One of them still had snot bubbles on his face that he hadn't wiped off.

Before Gan Yuwan could figure out what was going on, the old lady's face darkened.

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to show your face!"

"If it weren't for you, my old man wouldn't be so badly injured; he's still unconscious!"

"Let me tell you, my son, who is an official, and my granddaughter, the county magistrate, are back. They'll skin you alive."

Yun Huaikang and the others immediately understood that these people were the two families that the old man had pointed at and cursed at the village entrance two months ago.

When the four adults heard the old lady's words and saw Yun Huaikang and his group coming out dressed in fine clothes, with a large retinue of servants behind them, their legs began to tremble.

Upon seeing several guards carrying knives and swords, the two children couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, hiding in their family members' arms, too afraid to show their faces.

The four adults also knelt down with a thud, tightly hugging the child in their arms, and said in trembling voices, "We're sorry, adults! We were wrong! We really didn't mean to!"

"Yes, yes, we didn't mean to! We really didn't expect to make the old man sick!"

"We...we really know we were wrong..."

"..."

Yun Huaikang learned the whole story from his little girl yesterday.

His father started by scolding the other child, and the other parents retorted in anger. In the end, the old man himself got too agitated and fell to the ground. Ultimately, it was his own fault.

But he couldn't say this outright. After all, given his current status, if he didn't show any concern for his father who had fallen ill from anger, people would think he was a coward and unfilial.

He frowned, then walked up to the six people and remained silent for a long time.

The six people kneeling there didn't dare to breathe, and the cries of the two children gradually subsided into suppressed sobs.

The surrounding villagers craned their necks, waiting to see how the second son of the Yun family would unleash his power.

This is a sixth-rank official, higher than a county magistrate. Crushing a few ordinary people is as easy as crushing ants for him.

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Yun Huaikang spoke up. His voice was cold, but his words surprised everyone.

"I've already found out the details of this matter. My father's words were indeed harsh, and your response was also excessive. So, both sides are at fault in this matter."

Everyone was stunned, especially the four adults kneeling on the ground.

They couldn't believe their ears.

Someone couldn't help but mutter under their breath, "Have you forgotten? The second son of the Yun family was originally a good-natured person, and he was honest and kind."

"Yes, he used to be bullied by the eldest brother's family, and was eventually forced to leave the village."

"That's true. Even though he's an official now, he still doesn't abuse his power."

Yun Huaikang continued, "Although both sides are at fault, my father is old, and his injuries were severe; he almost lost his life, and he may never be able to work again..."

Upon hearing this, the four adults kneeling on the ground immediately realized something was wrong. Were they being asked to pay compensation?

But they were so poor that they couldn't even scrape together a single tael of silver.

The other villagers also fell silent, all believing that Yun Huaikang was going to offer compensation...

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