Sun Miao reached out and took Yun Chunfeng’s pulse. He lifted his eyelids and took a look, then stroked his beard and thought for a long while.
Jiang Xingyan watched the frowning Imperial Physician Sun, feeling restless and uneasy inside.
“Imperial Physician Sun, is something wrong?”
“The State Preceptor’s pulse is steady, but also weak.
It seems he has suffered a serious illness. His vital energy has been badly damaged, and his central qi is insufficient. He will inevitably be weak from qi deficiency, easily tired, and prone to illness.”
Jiang Xingyan suddenly gripped Yun Chunfeng’s hand tightly and asked anxiously, “Is there a way to treat him?”
Only then did Imperial Physician Sun and his granddaughter notice that the two had been holding hands the whole time.
This was far too lovey-dovey.
Sun Yaxiang glanced at Jiang Xingyan with a teasing look. She had not expected her to be so clingy.
Jiang Xingyan had no time to feel shy. She could only blush and wait to hear Imperial Physician Sun’s treatment plan.
Imperial Physician Sun thought for a moment. “Do not use heavy tonics. First, give him ginseng soup every day. After ten days, this old man will come again to examine him and see whether the State Preceptor’s health has improved. Then we will make adjustments.”
Jiang Xingyan nodded repeatedly and kept it firmly in mind.
“As for the State Preceptor’s eyes, this old man truly cannot see what is wrong.
I fear it is heavenly punishment, not something a mortal physician can control.”
Although Jiang Xingyan had known this earlier, hearing it from Imperial Physician Sun still made her heart clench sharply.
Heavenly punishment?
Was it punishment for him helping her defy fate and be reborn once?
Yun Chunfeng suddenly spoke. “Thank you, Imperial Physician Sun. This humble one is fine.”
Imperial Physician Sun wrote several medicinal prescriptions for Jiang Xingyan, gave a few more instructions, and then took Sun Yaxiang to say goodbye.
If they did not leave soon, they would probably die of sweetness from watching the two of them.
Sun Yaxiang kept looking back. “Jiang Xingyan, once you are better, remember to come find me to play.”
Jiang Xingyan smiled.
Sun Yaxiang’s temperament was still so lovable.
“Naturally.
After all, my father is still in the Imperial Medical Office.”
Jiang Xingyan threw on a cloak, and she and Yun Chunfeng linked arms as they personally saw Imperial Physician Sun and his granddaughter to the door.
Wang Qi and Wang Fu had already followed them to the side residence and were now doing their utmost to serve Jiang Xingyan.
As soon as the door opened, before Wang Qi’s carriage had arrived, Jiang Xingyan saw a lonely figure standing not far away.
It was Xin Zhui.
Xin Zhui had gone to the Imperial Medical Office and invited several physicians for Huo Ci, but all of them said it was a complicated and incurable illness.
He had no choice but to return to A Xing’s side residence and wait foolishly at the door for Imperial Physician Sun.
He had not expected to actually see A Xing.
He saw her graceful, delicate figure wrapped in a snow-white cloak embroidered with golden threads and green lotus patterns, which made her small face look dazzlingly fair.
Xin Zhui was stunned.
Even when the General and A Xing’s souls had not yet been swapped back, he had often seen A Xing’s appearance, but only when her body and soul were joined together did she radiate the most breathtaking and unmatched aura.
This was the A Xing in his heart!
But with his second glance, he saw A Xing and Yun Chunfeng intimately holding hands and arms.
Although he had known long ago, seeing it with his own eyes still made his heart ache densely.
Even the General, who had been shut outside the door, had more right to feel pain than he did.
“Xin Zhui?”
Jiang Xingyan saw him too.
“What are you standing here for?”
Xin Zhui had not expected A Xing to speak to him.
He thought he would become like the General, a past A Xing least wanted to remember.
For a moment he was so excited that he walked over with same-hand-same-foot coordination.
This made Sun Yaxiang beside him double over with laughter.
Xin Zhui’s ears turned red. He scratched his head and said woodenly, “I-I was waiting for Imperial Physician Sun.”
Jiang Xingyan seemed to greet him just as she had before. “Why not come inside and wait?”
Xin Zhui widened his eyes in disbelief and pointed at himself. “I-I can?”
Jiang Xingyan burst out laughing. “Did you do something to wrong me?”
Xin Zhui shook his head like a rattle drum. “I swear, absolutely not! Otherwise, may I be struck by lightning!”
Jiang Xingyan’s mouth twitched.
“You sure swear quickly.
Don’t be so reserved. Go get Imperial Physician Sun.”
Xin Zhui lowered his head, his two hands clasped together, looking very uneasy. “A Xing, I—”
“You and the other soldiers are all brothers who fought side by side with me.
Although our bodies have been swapped back, everything we went through together still counts.
If you have any difficulties later, and I can help, just come find me.”
The more generous and unconcerned Jiang Xingyan was, the more ashamed Xin Zhui felt.
He solemnly gave Jiang Xingyan a military salute, then turned to take Imperial Physician Sun back to the military camp.
“Yun Ge’er!”
Suddenly hearing Jiang Xingyan’s soft cry, Xin Zhui hurriedly turned back to look.
He saw that Yun Chunfeng’s face had lost all color, and most of his body was leaning in Jiang Xingyan’s arms.
“What happened to Yun Ge’er? Quick, call Imperial Physician Sun back.”
He pressed the side of his face against Jiang Xingyan’s collarbone and said, “It’s nothing, Eldest Miss.
Yun Ge’er just stood outside too long, so his legs are a little weak. May I lean here for a while?”
Jiang Xingyan could no longer worry about being outside the door. She reached out and hugged Yun Chunfeng firmly.
“It’s my fault. I knew your body had not recovered yet, and I still brought you out.”
Yun Chunfeng gently shook his head. “No. Yun Ge’er said he wants to be inseparable from Eldest Miss.
Yun Ge’er is very happy.”
Xin Zhui was stunned speechless by Yun Chunfeng’s whole series of moves.
Equally shocked were Imperial Physician Sun and Sun Yaxiang in the carriage, who had lifted the curtain to observe the situation.
Grandfather and granddaughter narrowed their eyes in unison: ?
This person could really act!
Xin Zhui clenched his fists, his eyes slightly reddened, and turned to leave.
This scene—he could not stand to watch even one second of it!
Yun Chunfeng, hanging on Jiang Xingyan, quietly curved the corners of his mouth.
Then he suddenly heard the Eldest Miss’s voice whisper beside his ear, “Everyone’s gone. That’s about enough. Hurry inside.”
The smile at the corners of Yun Chunfeng’s mouth grew even brighter.
His Eldest Miss was truly the very best in the world.
Xin Zhui brought Imperial Physician Sun back to the military camp in silence the whole way.
When they reached the main command tent, Huo Ci had already woken up.
His eyes were blank as he stared at the top of the tent, showing no emotion at all.
“General, Imperial Physician Sun is here.”
Huo Ci suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse and grating. “No need to trouble Imperial Physician Sun. I know my own body.”
Imperial Physician Sun ignored that, reached out, grabbed his hand, and began taking his pulse.
As a physician, what he could not stand most was this kind of self-abandoning person.
As if by tormenting himself, he could win everyone’s sympathy and wash away his sins.
“This old man advises the General to think more openly.
Miss Jiang no longer wallows in the past. Those past events can no longer hurt her.
She has also found someone who truly treats her well.
Is that not enough? What is the General still making a fuss about?”
Two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of Huo Ci’s eyes.
His dry, cracked thin lips trembled. “No! Not enough!
She has not killed me yet. How can it be enough?”
Imperial Physician Sun removed his hand from the pulse and said sternly, “General, forgive this old man for speaking bluntly, but by forcing Miss Jiang to kill you like this, are you not being self-righteous?
If Miss Jiang kills you, will you be able to cleanse your sins?
Then she, having killed someone, will again be haunted day and night by nightmares.
So, General, are you truly atoning, or are you adding more sin in the name of atonement?”
