The Prime Minister's Mansion.
As time ticked by, Xu Yutang grew increasingly restless.
Shen Baozhu took her hand reassuringly. "Don't be afraid, Sister Yutang. Fourth Prince and I will stay with you."
Qiuqiu and Xu Yutang were cousins. Mrs. Chen was afraid that Mrs. Xu would think Xu Yutang was being over - involved, so she didn't let Qiuqiu come.
Lord Yan and Prime Minister Sima had been colleagues for years and had a private friendship. Yan Mingli also knew Mrs. Xu. He swaggered over, carrying a wooden box in his arms.
Right in front of Prime Minister Sima, Yan Mingli handed the wooden box to Xu Yutang. "The gift you asked me to buy. I finally found it. Take a look."
On the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yan Mingli had warned Xu Yutang that Mrs. Xu's only son was in poor health. If she gave medicinal herbs for tonics, it would anger Mrs. Xu, as she was most averse to others mentioning this.
So Yan Mingli prepared a set of chess pieces as a gift for Xu Yutang, which was in the wooden box.
The young master of the Xu family was fond of playing chess. Yan Mingli catered to his preference. The chessboard was made of red sandalwood, and the chess pieces were white jade and obsidian respectively. The craftsmanship was exquisite, and it was a rare find.
The set in the wooden box was obtained by Yan Mingli at a high price. He bought the red sandalwood and the chess pieces separately and then customized the wooden box. He rushed to finish the whole set just this morning.
Xu Yutang quickly took the wooden box. "Okay."
Prime Minister Sima watched from the side and sighed that he was smarter than Shen Qingshan. He had seen the potential in Xu Yutang and adopted her in time. How wise he was!
Unlike Shen Qingshan, who seemed to have lost his mind. He inexplicably tried to ally with the Xu family, which brought trouble to the Shen family and led to Shen Yunlin's dismissal from office.
Seeing Shen Baozhu and the Fourth Prince cheering for Xu Yutang, Yan Mingli helping to buy the gift, and Shen Haiyan accompanying Xu Yutang without saying a word, Prime Minister Sima felt even more certain of his wisdom.
After another quarter of an hour, two carriages stopped in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Mrs. Xu lifted the curtain and hurriedly got out. She didn't care about her dignity and ran straight into the mansion.
The servant who was waiting at the door to report the news was even slower than her.
Prime Minister Sima saw his daughter running over in a hurry, with her hairpins in a mess. He couldn't help scolding her. "Even when traveling, you should dress neatly. Look at yourself..."
"Father, quickly help me find the disciple of the divine doctor. His surname is Liu. Only he can save Yunmiao." Mrs. Xu grabbed Prime Minister Sima's sleeve and quickly said this. Then she seemed to lose all her energy.
She muttered blankly. "If it's any later, there's no hope. There's no hope... Just now on the road, Yunmiao suddenly vomited blood and then fainted. I couldn't wake him up no matter what. Father, if Yunmiao is gone, how can I live?"
"Bang!"
Master Xu in the corner still maintained the posture of drinking tea. The teacup in his hand had already fallen to the ground, but he seemed not to notice and continued to raise his hand to drink tea.
The first one to react was Shen Haiyan. He asked Xu Yutang to help Mrs. Xu sit down and said, "Madam, calm down first. Where is the disciple of the divine doctor? We'll go find him now. We're sure to find him."
Reminded by someone, Mrs. Xu quickly calmed down and recalled what the divine doctor had said. "The divine doctor said that Yunmiao's illness was congenital and needed acupuncture treatment. But he was too old to have enough strength for acupuncture. He told me to bring Yunmiao to the capital to find his disciple."
"The disciple was expelled from the master's school fifteen years ago. His surname is Liu. As long as we find him, Yunmiao will be saved."
The Dragon King: [Immortal, can your pills work?]
Immortal Qingyun: [They may not work. The pills are mainly for treating injuries.]
The Dragon King: [What about Lin Yu? Your robot cured Shen Haiyan.]
Lin Yu: [The sphere only helped to bandage Third Brother Baozhu. It was still the immortal's pills that cured him.]
The Dragon King: [Is there no way at all?]
Lin Yu: [Yes. I'll place an order for the most advanced treatment robot now.]
Lin Yu: [It will take some time. This kind of robot needs to be pre - ordered.]
Shen Baozhu had an idea. "Brother Lin Yu, buy the robot first. Third Brother and I will go find the disciple of the divine doctor first."
The information provided by Mrs. Xu was too little. Shen Haiyan asked further. "Is there anything more specific? Like the age or any characteristics of the disciple of the divine doctor."
"Age... His age is about the same as mine. He came to the capital fifteen years ago and is still treating patients and saving lives." Mrs. Xu tried hard to recall and came up with another clue. "It is said that he was an orphan. He quarreled with the divine doctor for the sake of his sweetheart and was expelled from the master's school."
The more Yan Mingli listened, the more familiar it sounded. He always felt that he had heard a similar story, and it was recently.
Taking advantage of no one noticing him, he pulled Shen Baozhu outside the house. "Baozhu, don't you find it familiar?"
"He was an orphan, about the same age as Mrs. Xu, and came to the capital fifteen years ago... I don't know why, but I always think of dried apricots in my mind."
Reminded by Yan Mingli, Shen Baozhu remembered. "It's Uncle Liu, Doctor Liu!"
"We went to ask for dried apricots. Uncle Liu told us that he came to the capital fifteen years ago. He left his hometown for Aunt Liu, and the delicious dried apricots were made by Aunt Liu."
At that time, Yan Mingli had just moved to the Princess Mansion. He took Shen Baozhu running around all day, trying all the snacks in the streets and alleys. By chance, they bought a pack of unpalatable preserved fruits that were extremely bitter. Yan Mingli had to drink a lot of water to get rid of the bad taste.
Coincidentally, Doctor Liu was helping Shen Haiyan look at his wound and casually gave them some dried apricots.
Yan Mingli liked the dried apricots very much. Seeing that he liked them, Shen Baozhu left all the dried apricots for him and helped him ask Doctor Liu for more. At first, Doctor Liu was very generous, but when he found that almost all his dried apricots had been eaten by Yan Mingli, he started to avoid Yan Mingli. Even when they met, he pretended not to understand and pulled Yan Mingli and Shen Baozhu to chat about daily life.
This past event was mentioned during those chats.
Thinking of this, Yan Mingli couldn't help sighing. "I have to say, those dried apricots were really delicious."
Shen Baozhu looked at Yan Mingli, a bit confused. "Is that the point?"
The Dragon King: [Of course not! The point is that we've found the disciple of the divine doctor. Hurry up and save the patient.]
Yan Mingli coughed lightly. He pulled Shen Baozhu back into the room and told Shen Haiyan the clue. "The disciple of the divine doctor is Doctor Liu."
Since the emperor learned about the Fourth Prince's background, Doctor Liu had lived openly in the Princess Mansion. Even though the Fourth Prince had returned to the palace to live, Doctor Liu had not gone back to the Imperial Hospital.
Upon getting the news, Shen Haiyan immediately went to invite Doctor Liu.
Half an hour later.
Doctor Liu gasped for breath as he appeared in the Prime Minister's Mansion. "Where... where is the patient? Really... Did my master really tell you to find me?"
"Here, here." Mrs. Xu quickly stepped aside to let Doctor Liu see Xu Yunmiao.
To save time, Prime Minister Sima had people lay three quilts on the ground and then put Xu Yunmiao on them so that Doctor Liu could directly start the treatment as soon as he entered the door.
Doctor Liu squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while. He hesitated. "My master told you to find me? Said I could cure him? Madam, don't you think you've met a swindler?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu got anxious. She thought she had found the wrong person. She repeated what the divine doctor had said and decided to lead people to find the right one herself.
Hearing the word "acupuncture", Doctor Liu understood. He stopped Mrs. Xu. "Madam, don't be in a hurry. You haven't found the wrong person. I am indeed the disciple expelled by the divine doctor. But I'm good at pediatrics. Although I've inherited my master's acupuncture skills, there's someone else who can save your son."