The crowd was quickly parted by Zhu Shi. She shouted, “Young Madam is here. Please make way to let her come into the room and see what has happened.”

Zhu Shi and Wei Changying were both very anxious. However, Shen Ju was not familiar with Jiang Zheng but was still poised. He hurriedly stopped them, “Young Madam, Guard Jiang's robe has been untied, so you had better not enter the room.”

Wei Changying took a breath. When she was about to answer him, Duanmu Xinmiao squeezed over, pulled up her sleeves and asked, “Why did he lose so much blood? What kind of injury he has?”

Shen Ju didn’t recognize Duanmu Xinmiao, but he knew that she was an unmarried young lady of an eminent family, according to her clothes and hairdo. She rolled up her sleeves in front of many servants, especially the male ones, and even planned to rush into the room. Shen Ju who tried to stop her and stammered, “This, this young lady...”

“Shut up! Answer my question! Don’t ask any other questions,” snarled Duanmu Xinmiao, rolling up her sleeves with a bracelet to show her white arms. She impatiently said with arms akimbo, “Come on! Where did he get hurt? If I cannot cure him, I will ask someone to invite my master to save him as early as possible. Could you bear the responsibility if he were not cured in time?”

Wei Changying did not mind that her husband’s confidant had been scolded before her, so she worriedly asked him, “How on earth did Uncle Jiang get hurt? Tell me the truth, come on! Or I would punish you if Miss Duanmu did not timely cure him.”

Shen Ju didn’t care that he had been threatened by Duanmu Xinmiao. His grandfather was given the surname Shen, so he was an ancestral servant of the Shen Family. He was not afraid of other young ladies from the noble families. However, when his hostess, Wei Changying, inquired about the situation, he had to take it seriously. Besides, Wei Changying stressed who Duanmu Xinmiao was. It was well known in the capital that she was the only disciple of Miracle Doctor Ji.

Shen Ju hurriedly replied, “It is said that he met the Crown Prince on the road. He was hit because of the collision with the Crown Prince.”

Wei Changying furiously said, “Nonsense! Uncle Jiang has always been polite, so how could he not respect the Crown Prince?”

Jiang Zheng was rather sophisticated, so it was impossible that he would actively argue with others. It was only because the Crown Prince had provoked him. Wei Changying immediately thought of the lotus-picking girls on Spring Grass Lake. Empress Gu privately dealt with this matter, but did the Crown Prince entertained the hatred and plot this revenge?

Biting her lip, she quickly pondered why the Crown Prince had asked someone to beat Jiang Zheng. At this moment, Duanmu Xinmiao had already quickly walked into the room. Although Shen Ju knew that she was going to cure Jiang Zheng, he was shocked and said unconsciously, “Guard Jiang's robe has been untied now.”

Wei Changying hoped that Duanmu Xinmiao could save Jiang Zheng, but she couldn't bear the result that her reputation would be ruined. Therefore, after a short hesitation, she stepped forward to grab Duanmu Xinmiao. When she was about to say something, Duanmu Xinmiao impatiently replied to Shen Ju, snorting, “It doesn’t matter. You stupid! Why don't you put down the bed net and then hang a silk thread out to let me diagnose him for his pulse? If so, I would know how to prescribe the medicine for him.”

Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Shen Ju said with an embarrassing smile, “Yes! I am wrong.”

The bed tent was untied. There was another large group of people inside and outside the room, so Wei Changying directly walked into the room. She saw some old female servants whose faces were filled with sympathy and were standing aside. After seeing Wei Changying, they wanted to salute her but were stopped by her impatiently. Their expressions made Wei Changying upset, and she thought that it might be unlucky.

Duanmu Xinmiao put down the silk thread, and her facial expression was not good. She raised her head to speak to Wei Changying, “Jiang Zheng was beaten by several people so heavily that almost all of his ribs were broken. They got stuck in the internal organs, which caused him to vomit blood.”

Wei Changying took a breath and asked, “Could you cure him?” At this time, she saw a burly man outside the tent shaking. It seemed that he could not accept this blow.

However, Wei Changying was now thinking about Duanmu Xinmiao's words, so she didn't pay attention to that person.

Duanmu Xinmiao thought for a long time before she responded, “He can still be cured, but I need someone to help me to set the bone, at which I’m not good. It is necessary to put the ribs into the right place, otherwise, they would continue destroying the internal organs. Moreover, I need go back to my master’s place to seek some medicine. In fact, it will be the best to bring Jiang Zheng there as well.”

“His ribs all pierced into the internal organs, how could we move him?” asked Wei Changying, tightly catching her handkerchief, “If you set the bones now... I heard that Uncle Jiang’s breath is weak, could he bear it now?"

“It’s okay to find someone who is adept at bone setting,” said Duanmu Xinmiao. From her sleeve, she took out a jade bottle sealed by wax, as small as a thumb. She added, “I used to plan to exchange it for jade with you. It is the life-saving pill made by my master. It is not named yet. And it is originally used to rescue someone who is seriously injured. Now Jiang Zheng can take one first.”

The burly man who was shattered by the news that Jiang Zheng was serious injuries strode up, stretching out his hand, and said, “Please gift me the pill, Miss Duanmu.”

Duanmu Xinmiao had a surly temper, but like most young ladies, she didn’t like being close to a strange man. What was more, this strong man, whose face was rough and clothes were simple, looked like a common person. Because of this, she unconsciously frowned, and tossed the medicine bottle towards Qin’ge. She faintly ordered, “Take one pill and mix it with water to help Jiang Zheng swallow it. It will keep the wounded alive for about half an hour at most. Therefore, you have to find someone who can set the bones as soon as possible.”

The tall man caught the medicine bottle in the air before Qin’ge got it. He did not mind how others think of him, but he still respectfully bowed his hand towards Duanmu Xinmiao and said, “I’m able to set bones. Thank you, Miss Duamu.” He also realized that he should thank the hostess, so he turned to Wei Changying with a salute, “Thank you, Madam Wei!”

He then asked people to leave the room, “Now I will help my master take the medicine and set the bones. He is seriously injured, so please leave the room, Madam Wei and Miss Duanmu.”

Both Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao were a little stunned. Wei Changying understood that this man should be Jiang Zheng’s disciple, Zhu Lei, whom he treated like his own son. Because he cared about Jiang Zheng, Wei Changying was not very angry after being driven out of the room by him. She just thought, “It is said that Uncle Jiang has regarded him like his own son. He cares about his injury so much that as a common person, he is not afraid to offend the gentlefolk. He has the true filial piety.”

Wei Changying was concerned that Duanmu Xinmiao would be unhappy because of this. After all, Jiang Zheng still needed her help to fix the ribs. So she comforted her,

However, Duanmu Xinmiao said with a grin, “After I got Sister Wei’s ring, I should do something for you.”

Her words made Wei Changying embarrassed. Originally she thought that Duanmu Xinmiao would receive the good jade without any cost, so she had deliberately given the smallest one to her. She was not very happy that Duanmu Xinmiao was picky. But she didn’t expect that Duanmu Xinmiao would give her this pill that could cure someone in danger. In the view of Wei Changying, she had plenty of jades, but this pill was pretty precious.

She was in the rear backyard, so it might not be useful to her. However, Princess Linchuan’s husband had been chosen. Hence, a few days later, the imperial guards would start going out to practice, which was planned on last New Year’s Eve. At that time, Shen Cangfeng, who ranked first, must go to Western Liang to accumulate military exploits. As the next Family Head of the Shen family, how could he not fight on the battlefield all the time?

If someone were on the battlefield, he would have the same experiences that cousin-in-law, Liu Jizhao, had experienced.

If Wei Changying had known that Duanmu Xinmiao had this pill and would exchange it, she would have given her those best jades.

However, she told her before that she didn’t have any good jades. Now, it was not easy to change her words.

Duanmu Xinmiao’s polite words made Wei Changying even more awkward. She said, blushing, “It is a little unfair to exchange this precious pill for the jade. Besides, I should express my gratitude to you because you entered the room to cure Uncle Jiang in person.”

Duanmu Xinmiao sincerely said, “Sister Wei, you are so polite. Actually, master only said that the pill could save someone in danger, but he has not used it before. Today, I could test the effect of the pill, and I will I go back to tell him the effect. He could adjust the proportion according to it.”

“…” Wei Changying, who was sincerely grateful, almost vomited blood when she heard this!

She had thought that Duanmu Xinmiao was so generous that she offered this life-threatening pill without asking Jiangzheng’s background as she saw him in danger. She also explained that she had exchanged the jade for the pill in public. Wei Changying originally had thought that she was kind-hearted!

However, she didn’t expect that Duanmu Xinmiao was enthusiastic because she had taken this opportunity to test the pill’s effect.

What was more, she said that this medicine should be given to Wei Changying. So how could this was being kind to Wei Changying? Wouldn’t this be the case that if there were something wrong with Jiang Zheng, Wei Changying would be the one to be blamed?

Wei Changying furiously looked at Duanmu Xinmiao, which made her shame. So she added blushingly, “Master said that this pill’s material is very complicated. He originally wanted to make this pill after he went to West Liang. But when he was not able to go, he stopped studying on the recipe of this pill. Otherwise, he must know its effect. When Master to decide the recipe in the future, I will send Sister Wei some more.”

“I don’t want it,” said Wei Changying expressionlessly. “I don't like the smell of the medicine.” How dared you let us test the effect of the pill for you and your Master?

At this moment, Wei Changying decided to ask Mrs. Huang to check the rose tea that Duanmu Xinmiao had sent to her. This woman didn’t take human life seriously and test the medicine on a person without any hesitation, so who knew that what did she put in the flower tea?

She gritted her teeth and warned, “Although Uncle Jiang is merely my coach, in my mind, he is important to me just like Ji Qubing to you. How dare you test the effect of medicine on him? If there were anything wrong with him, I would not forgive you.”

Duanmu Xinmiao felt increasingly guilty as Wei Changying took it seriously. She muttered and looked around, “This... how can you condemn all of this on me? Originally, this guard was seriously hurt. Even a doctor in the Imperial Hospital will definitely let you arrange the funeral early. I can keep her alive for a longer time, which is pretty great.”

Wei Changying said with a sneer, “I won't discuss this with you. If you could give Uncle Jiang the safe medicine but he did not recover, I would not blame you. But now you didn’t seriously treat his life and gave him the uncertain medicine. If something went wrong, of whom I would accuse except you?”

Duanmu Xinmiao pursed her mouth, and said, “Naturally, you should blame the ones who had hit him.