Chapter Twenty Treatment and Salvation

  Li Yizheng stayed to assist Daiyu, this was his second time administering acupuncture to her. He busily went to prepare the golden needle and fire for Daiyu. Daiyu used a knife to cut open Xiangyun's clothes, took a look at the wound on Xiangyun's back, it wasn't very deep, the acupoint had been sealed off, the bleeding had temporarily stopped, and the toxin had also been controlled, it was all right.

  At the moment when Daiyu was concentrating on observing Yunzhan's wound, Yunzhan opened his eyes. He felt a chill in his back and wanted to move, but was pressed down by a small hand. "Don't move if you don't want to die." A cold voice sounded, Yunzhan felt that this voice was very familiar, but he couldn't figure out who it was in his daze.

  "Princess, the needle is ready." Xian Yan's peripheral vision saw Li Yi walking over and confirmed the identity of the person holding him down. "Dai Xin Princess?"

  "What's that, Fourth Brother has some advice? Let's talk about it later." Daiyu's voice was still icy, and Dr. Li suddenly felt the temperature in the room drop a bit. How could both this Fourth Brother and the young lady speak with such cold words? Their personalities really were similar, Dr. Li thought to himself, lost in thought for a moment.

  Yongzheng nodded after listening to Daiyu's words and stopped moving. However, he had doubts in his heart - how could this Princess Daimin be skilled in medicine? And why did the Emperor trust her to diagnose and treat him? A needle pierced into Yongzheng's back, causing a slight pain, similar to the feeling of being bitten by an ordinary small insect. Immediately after, three more needles were inserted. Daiyu looked at them and thought it was almost done, then wiped away her sweat with a handkerchief and washed her hands again.

  "Fourth brother, I'm going to pull out the hidden weapon now." Daiyu thought and reminded Yongzheng once again, lest he wouldn't be prepared and make a sudden move later.

  "I understand, I won't move." Yinzhen knew what Daiyu meant, and his hands involuntarily clenched into fists, afraid that he would make a sudden movement.

  Daiyu took a deep breath, and with her small hand covered by a handkerchief, she grasped the exposed hilt of the knife. The hilt was likely to be poisonous, so it was better to be careful. With a "hiss", the knife was pulled out, bringing with it a trail of blood. Xueyan let out a cold hum, but didn't cry out in pain. However, both his hands had turned pale and were clenched tightly onto the bed sheets, betraying his unbearable agony.

  Daiyu swiftly applied pressure to the vital points, stopping the bleeding. She then pulled out four golden needles and said, "Doctor Li, please give this to His Majesty. I'm sure it will help uncover who attempted to assassinate him."

  "Yes, County Master." Li Yi Zheng carefully took over the knife and looked at it, feeling that it seemed somewhat familiar.

  Daiyu carefully examined the needle, thinking to herself that she wasn't here just to save the future Yongzheng Emperor, but then again, if she hadn't come, the future Yongzheng Emperor might not have gotten hurt either. Daiyu smiled wryly to herself. Yinzhen happened to see this and felt an urge to keep her by his side and protect her, but immediately felt ashamed of himself for having such thoughts about a seven-year-old girl.

  "Fourth Brother, next I'll help you detoxify. Don't worry, it won't hurt much." Daiyu's hand now held ten golden needles.

  "Please!" Yongzheng looked at Jinzhen, his expression unchanged.

  Daiyu's hands moved quickly, and soon the ten golden needles were all inserted into Yongzheng's back. He felt his body relax a lot, but somehow something seemed to have gathered in his throat, ready to burst out at any moment. This made him feel somewhat embarrassed - should he cough up phlegm in front of a little girl?

  "Is Fourth Brother uncomfortable in his throat?" Daiyu naturally knew why Yongqi had such a feeling, and kindly asked aloud.

  "There is indeed some, I hope the county master will avoid it for a while."

  "No need." Daiyu didn't say anything else, but quickly pulled out all the golden needles. Yongzheng suddenly felt fine again, and then he spat out a mouthful of black blood, staining the white quilt.

  "All right, it's nothing serious." Daiyu's hand covered onto Yongzheng's wrist, took his pulse and then let out a sigh of relief, "Just drink a few more doses of medicine and everything will be fine."

  Daiyu's calm demeanor left a deep impression on Yongzheng, "May I ask the princess..."

  "Dr. Li, please prepare the medicine for the Fourth Prince according to this prescription." Daiyu ignored Yongzheng and handed the written prescription directly to Dr. Li, although she had to save him to prevent changes in history, but she didn't plan on having any contact with him.

  Ignored, Yongzheng's face turned somewhat unsightly, "Princess!" He couldn't help but raise his own voice.

  "What instructions do you have for me, Fourth Brother?" Daiyu turned her head to look at Yongqi. In fact, Yongqi was not bad-looking, with a proud and majestic air about him. "I dare not accept your instruction, thank you, Princess, for saving my life." The words that came to Yongqi's lips were swallowed back, and he only spoke in a formal tone.

  "The Fourth Prince doesn't have to thank me, when the Emperor was stabbed at Lin's residence, Mother would definitely be responsible for handling the aftermath. I just did what I could do to help Mother." Daiyu didn't look at Yongzheng, this person's gaze had a different meaning, she wasn't a seven-year-old little girl after all, and naturally understood. She should keep her distance from him and not pay attention to him.

  Yongzheng was taken aback, thinking that Daiyu would be arrogant and take credit for herself, but he didn't expect her to say everything so clearly. She was making it clear that she had nothing to do with him and only saved him because she was forced to. Yongzheng couldn't help but feel a surge of anger - did he really deserve to be treated this way? Lin Daiyu wanted to distance herself from him as much as possible. Daiyu didn't realize that her words had ignited the desire for conquest in a man who appeared calm on the surface but was burning with passion inside. From then on, their fates became intertwined, tightly entangled. Even many years later, Daiyu still wondered if the outcome of the story would have been different if she hadn't said those words back then.

  "The fourth brother, if there's nothing else, Daiyu will take her leave. It's very late and she's a bit tired." Daiyu couldn't help but let out a sigh, feeling truly sleepy.

  Baoyu nodded, and Dr. Li pushed open the door for Daiyu. "By the way, Fourth Brother, you'll probably have to rest on your stomach for the next few days to avoid hurting the wound on your back." Daiyu thought for a moment before turning around to remind him, having just managed to detoxify herself, she didn't want any more problems.

  Yongzheng nodded slightly, and at this time, Kangxi saw the scene as he walked in through the open door, and his mind was even more calculating.

  "Your Majesty can rest assured, the poison in Fourth Brother has been cured, and after drinking medicine for a few more days, he will be fine." Daiyu said calmly to Kangxi.

  "That's good." Kangxi looked at Daiyu, waiting for her to give him an explanation.

  "Daiyu was a bit tired and took her leave first." Daiyu wasn't oblivious to Kangxi's gaze, but she chose to ignore it and turned to leave.

  Kangxi watched Daiyu leave without saying anything, actually he didn't know what to say either. Such a stubborn and unruly little girl, he really couldn't suppress his feelings about her. He turned around to look at Yongzheng who was lying on the bed, whose face had clearly regained its rosiness, Kangxi let out a sigh of relief.

  Not far from Lín Fǔ, someone is having a great outburst of anger.