Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

In the autumn garden of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, a golden expanse spread out beside the rockery.

Liu Wenying had just come out of the courtyard, holding several scrolls of Buddhist scriptures in her hands, and was about to take a shortcut to deliver them to Old Madam Yu.

But as soon as I turned the corner, I saw a figure standing with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Yiheng was invited to a family banquet at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. After the banquet, he did not leave immediately but admired the expensive landscaping within the mansion.

At this moment, he was looking up, as if listening to the cages of white-eyes hanging under the branches, but unfortunately they had already stopped singing.

Liu Wenying paused, then turned to take another path.

"What's wrong? You knew to bow to me before, but now you're trying to avoid me?"

His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and it carried a lazy smile.

Liu Wenying turned around, walked respectfully to him, curtsied, and said, "This servant greets Your Highness, Second Prince. I didn't see you clearly just now and was afraid of offending a distinguished person, so I stepped aside."

Xiao Yiheng turned around. His eyes were slightly droopy at the corners, with black pupils set in the center, like pearls spitting out of a clam shell, yet as bright as stars.

He looked at her and just smiled, it was unclear whether he believed her story.

"Has the Second Prince's eye ailment fully recovered?"

"It has to get better even if it's not good."

Liu Wenying hesitated to ask further, "Does His Highness have any instructions?"

"Take me out of the manor."

Huh? Liu Wenying was a little stunned. Last time he led the way to the study because his eye ailment hadn't healed yet. Now that it's healed, why does he still need to lead the way?

Could it be that he has no sense of direction?

"The Duke's mansion is too large, with winding paths leading to secluded spots. While admiring the scenery, I forgot the way I came and the way out of the mansion."

Xiao Yiheng gave a grand and dignified explanation, and at the end, he didn't forget to offer a warning.

"You'd better use your cleverness where it's needed."

Not only is she terrible with directions, but she's also incredibly stubborn.

Liu Wenying: "...This servant understands."

Before the two had even left the garden, a maidservant came running over in a panic.

Liu Wenying remembered her; she was a maidservant by the old lady's side.

"Oh no! The old lady has suddenly had a headache and is in terrible pain! Wenying, you must go and see her quickly!"

Liu Wenying curtsied to Xiao Yiheng, "Your Highness, as you heard, I'll have someone else escort you."

"It's alright. Since the old lady has something to attend to, I can't just leave without knowing it. I'll go and see her."

The three hurried towards the front hall, where they found it packed with people.

Old Madam Yu had been helped to lean against the couch, her brows furrowed, her hands pressed against her temples, in so much pain that she couldn't even speak.

The Duchess of Zhenguo stood by the couch, her face also looking rather grim, as she whispered instructions to the servants.

"Quickly, go fetch Doctor Li! What about that prescription from last time? Has it been prepared?"

The servant was sweating profusely with anxiety. "The medicine is still being decocted, and Doctor Li has been invited. He should be on his way."

Liu Wenying squeezed to the front of the bed and took Old Madam Yu's hand.

"Grandma, how are you feeling?"

"It hurts, it hurts terribly, my head hurts so much that my neck is stiff..."

The Duchess of Zhenguo was seeing Liu Wenying for the first time, and she scrutinized her, asking, "You are...?"

"This servant, Liu Wenying, was seconded from the Duke of Yu's mansion by the old lady to be specifically in charge of the old lady's medical care."

As Liu Wenying spoke, she didn't dare to delay and lifted the old lady's neck to press several acupoints.

Old Madam Yu hissed softly, her brows furrowing even more deeply.

"Be gentle!" the Duchess of Zhenguo said urgently.

After confirming, Liu Wenying said, "This servant has a way to relieve the old lady's headache."

She was, after all, a young woman with no experience and of low social standing, and she had just acted without any sense of propriety, causing the old lady to cry out in pain.

The Duchess of Zhenguo's face darkened. "A method? You already had a method, why didn't you say so?"

Liu Wenying replied calmly and respectfully, "Madam, this method is only effective when the condition flares up. I did not mean to keep it a secret."

The Duchess of Zhenguo sneered, about to say something, when a report came from outside that Doctor Li had arrived.

Doctor Li was a renowned physician in the capital. The Duke of Zhenguo once offered a large sum of money to hire him as the physician of his household, but he refused.

After taking his pulse, he picked up his pen and wrote a prescription. It was still the same few pungent and dispersing herbs, with the same combination, but the dosage was increased.

Liu Wenying, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Dr. Li, the old lady's illness is not caused by wind-evil, but by her cervical spine."

Cervical vertebrae misalignment compresses blood vessels, causing pain in the upper part of the head. Using pungent and dispersing medications can only provide temporary relief, not a cure.

Dr. Li paused, his pen still.

He looked up at the young woman who had appeared out of nowhere, his expression displeased.

"What do you know? I've practiced medicine for over fifty years and have seen countless cases of headaches. How dare a mere young girl like you presume to comment on my condition?"

The Duchess of Zhenguo chimed in, "Doctor Li is a renowned physician hired by the household. He has treated the Old Madam for many years. You've only been here a few days, and you dare to boss people around? Get out of here!"

Liu Wenying did not back down, and instead asked Old Madam Yu, "Old Madam, you've been suffering from this pain for so many years, how much pungent medicine have you taken, has it ever been completely cured?"

"Does the pain increase during an attack? Does each attack start at the back of the neck and move upwards to the temples?"

Grandma Yu gasped in pain, unable to speak, but still nodded.

The room fell silent. Dr. Li's expression grew even more grim, and he slammed down his pen.

"If you were truly capable, why didn't you say so sooner? Why did you only show up after I prescribed the medicine? What were you up to?"

The Duchess of Zhenguo's face also darkened, and she was about to have Liu Wenying taken away.

Suddenly, Old Madam Yu spoke up, "Let...let her give it a try..."

The Duchess of Zhenguo was taken aback, and was about to say something when Old Madam Yu waved her hand and said haltingly:

"She's right, we've been taking that remedy for so long... and it hasn't helped... what's the harm in trying a different method..."

Doctor Li's face turned ashen, but he couldn't refuse the old lady's request, so he stepped aside and watched coldly.

Having received permission, Liu Wenying did not delay any longer.

She asked Su Xin to brew a medicinal soup made of Sichuan lovage, angelica, mint, and borneol. It wasn't for drinking; it was to be boiled in water, soaked in a handkerchief, and applied to the back of the neck.

He washed his hands again, sat down on the edge of the couch, and asked Old Madam Yu to turn her head to the side, exposing the back of her head and neck.

Press your fingers down with moderate pressure and gently massage along both sides of the cervical spine.

At first, Old Madam Yu frowned in pain, but gradually, her brows relaxed.

After the medicinal soup was cooked, the handkerchief was soaked through, wrung out until half-dry, and placed on the back of Old Madam Yu's neck.

The cool, refreshing medicinal sensation seeped into her pores, and with Liu Wenying's massage, it gradually soothed her headache that had been throbbing for a while.

"Is the old lady feeling any better?"

Liu Wenying pressed her hand while observing her expression.

"Much better, much better..."

Old Madam Yu let out a long breath and grasped Liu Wenying's hand in return.

How could I get better without taking medicine or getting injections?

The people in the room looked at each other in dismay, and Doctor Li's face turned pale and bluish.

"It's just luck. Headaches are always fluctuating; how can we be sure it's her doing?"

Liu Wenying focused on taking care of the old lady and did not want to force herself to explain further.

But she didn't have time to speak, so someone else spoke for her.

"Dr. Li is mistaken."

Xiao Yiheng opened his lips, attracting everyone's attention.

"I just witnessed it with my own eyes; the old lady was in so much pain that she couldn't even speak."

But after the maid applied pressure and ointment, the old lady was able to speak again in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

In his more than fifty years of medical practice, has Dr. Li ever achieved such immediate results?

Dr. Li was about to argue further, but upon hearing the next sentence, he was speechless.

"I have seen countless imperial physicians in the palace, treating the Empress Dowager and His Majesty; every time, their skills have brought the dead back to life."

"But no matter how skilled the doctors are, they know that if they can't cure a disease, they should let others try."

"Dr. Li is something else. He can't cure himself, so he won't allow others to do so. What kind of logic is that?"

Imperial physician? How could he compare to the imperial physicians in the palace?

Doctor Li knelt down with a thud and repeatedly begged for forgiveness.

Xiao Yiheng ignored him and looked at the Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo.

"If the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion can't recognize talent, the palace is lacking such a meticulous person. I'll mention it to my father later and see if we can transfer her into the palace."

The Duchess of Zhenguo rose and apologized, "Your Highness, please calm your anger. It was my concern that clouded my judgment, and I acted rashly for a moment!"

Seeing that Liu Wenying truly had a way to cure her mother-in-law's stubborn illness, and with the Second Prince backing her up, she no longer dared to put on airs.

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