Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Yu Linlang followed the two maids over, several maids from the Lizhou governor’s mansion were frantically hugging their young lady and weeping bitterly.
Yu Linlang initially thought their young lady was dead, so they were crying like mourners, but when she felt her pulse, it seemed fine.
But after another careful touch, a strange look suddenly crossed Yu Linlang’s face.
“Your Young lady is a delicate person. Due to the stimulation of the cold wind from outside, her body has become a little hypothermic. This is normal. If the human body does not have time to adapt to the cold outside, symptoms such as fever, headache, wheezing and coughing will appear.”
Gently pressing on several places on Miss Li’s abdomen and hearing her whimpering, Yu Linlang said again, “The lips are dry and white, and the cold has entered the body. The wind and cold have caused abdominal pain and yin deficiency. Young lady is already weak, and she really shouldn’t be exposed to the wind in this open place. Bring more quilts to wrap her up and see if you can make her sweat.”
Seeing a maid bringing a bowl of hot ginger soup, Yu Linlang glanced at it, “How many bowls has she drunk?”
“This is the third bowl. Is there any problem?”
“Ginger soup dispels wind and cold and warms the stomach. It can relax muscles and promote blood circulation. Young lady should not drink too much in her current condition. Just an appropriate amount will be enough.”
The maid frowned and glanced at the old woman beside her.
The old woman in front, who was quite sensible, said with a smile, “I wonder if you could prescribe a prescription for my young lady?”
Yu Linlang shook her head, “The young lady’s condition is not bad. After returning to the city, she can go to an ordinary pharmacy to get some decoctions to drink. Since I have no medicine to use, I won’t show off.”
“I wonder if Miss Yu knows how to give acupuncture? I heard that a good doctor can help the patient relieve a lot of pain with a few injections.”
Yu Linlang’s face turned dull, “You can’t give acupuncture randomly. Your young lady is not at the critical stage for acupuncture now. If something goes wrong after acupuncture, can you take responsibility, Madam?”
The old woman smiled wryly, “Then what do you think my young lady should do now?”
“The wind is strong and the snow is heavy. We can only cover her with more things to keep warm. It would be best if we could get into the city as soon as possible.”
The old woman looked up at the clusters of snow, then she stepped forward and wrapped Miss Li San’s cloak tighter, “Miss Yu, may I borrow your carriage?”
“You have seen that my young lady is kind-hearted and donated her carriage to those poor and hungry people. It is really… a bit embarrassing that she got so sick from the cold weather. If you are willing, could you let my young lady squeeze into your carriage for a night or two?”
“We will never trouble you too much. We will take care of your daily life.”
Yu Linlang glanced at her and shook her head, “I’m afraid it’s not very convenient. You just saw that there are too many things piled in my carriage. There is no space at all.”
Seeing her get up to leave, the old woman couldn’t help but call out anxiously, “Why can’t you make room? Can’t you just move those potted plants down?”
Jiu Jin rolled her eyes as she listened.
“Oh, Miss Yu, those flowers and plants can be found everywhere. When we return to Weizhou Prefecture, I’ll ask our Madam to send you as many pots as you want. Now, please be kind and help our young lady. Could it be that those ordinary flowers and plants can compare with the life of my third young lady?”
Yu Linlang nodded seriously when she heard it, “Indeed.”
The old woman opened her mouth to say something, but was choked, “Ah?”
“Those flowers and plants of mine are not easy to plant and cultivate, and some of them are the only ones in the world.” Yu Linlang nodded slowly, expressionless, “Compared with your third young lady, those plants are indeed more precious.”
“Besides, it was your young lady who gave up her carriage. And it was you servants who failed to dissuade her in time. If your young lady has any accident on the road, it will be you who will be punished when she returns. What does it have to do with me?”
“We just met by chance. I’m kind enough to treat your young lady. You won’t rely on me for this, will you? In this case, the family education of the Lizhou Governor’s Mansion is really impressive.”
The maids in the Lizhou Governor’s Mansion were so angry that they were speechless. In the end, they could only watch Yu Linlang and her servant leave with resentment.
Mama Hu took a few steps forward, covering half of her swollen face, and could hardly hide the anger in her eyes. “Young lady, you really shouldn’t have offended the people in the Lizhou Governor’s Mansion. You know, the opinion of Governor Li is extremely important for the master’s year-end evaluation.”
“You treat the young lady of the Governor’s Mansion so poorly, and you know how much trouble this will bring to our master…”
Yu Linlang glanced at her and boarded the carriage, making no attempt to explain.
Jiu Jin bowed and lowered the curtain, then turned around, frightening Mama Hu so much that she took several steps back.
“You, what do you want to do now?” Mama Hu asked in shock, her face livid. She was truly terrified of this damned girl, who was constantly raising her fists, and her face still stung.
“Don’t disturb the young lady’s rest. If you don’t want a beating, then tuck your tail between your legs and get out of here!” Jiu Jin pulled out a firewood stick from behind her back, weighed it in her hand, and the servants quickly scattered.
As Mama Hu and the others clambered aboard the oxcart, the maids couldn’t help but whisper, their faces pale, “This young lady is truly unyielding.”
“More than unyielding,” Mama Hu felt a chill in her heart. “She’s also incredibly cruel.”
The glance she had just given her was truly cold and terrifying, as if she were looking at a corpse, terrifying to the core…
This Miss Yu was truly strange.
Ever since the suicidal Hong Wei was escorted away, Mama Hu felt that things were going completely against Madam’s instructions.
It seemed as if Miss Yu was in sole control of the situation, and Mama Hu and the others often didn’t dare to speak. Fortunately, the journey went relatively smoothly for the next two days, though the carriage continued to move slowly amidst the throng of refugees.
However, with General Zhao and his entourage keeping watch along the way, there were no more incidents.
Furthermore, the closer they got to Weizhou City, the more numerous the soup and medicine shops set up along the way became.
The snow had stopped, but the air still held a hint of dampness and chill.
Yu Linlang lifted the curtain and peered out, her gaze fixed on the tall, broad city walls not far away.
They had arrived at Weizhou City.
Along the city walls, hundreds of relief sheds, large and small, had been erected at the gates.
Huddled inside, the starving people, sallow and emaciated, sat shivering, each with a look of bitterness.
Yu Linlang lowered her eyes and then lowered the curtain.
The carriage was shaking, and soon after entering the city, it was stuck on the side of the road, unable to move forward.
Jiu Jin opened the curtain with one hand, tilted her head and said to her, “Miss, there is a large group of people blocking the way ahead, it seems something happened.”
Yu Linlang held her hand and got out of the carriage, and heard the mixed crying of men and women, calling out intermittently, “The baby is only five months old, you quacks are misleading people, misleading people!!”
“Oh my, Huichuntang[1] is taking people’s lives lightly, don’t you have to give us an explanation?”
Yu Linlang held Jiu Jin’s hand and slowly got out of the carriage.
Mama Hu quickly squeezed forward to stop them, “Miss, there are too many people over there and it’s noisy, let’s not go over there.”
“Get out of the way.”
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[1] “Huichuntang” refers to a well-known brand of traditional Chinese medicine with a long history, particularly Fang Hui Chun Tang, a historic pharmacy in Hangzhou founded in 1649. I think the author has taken it as a reference for a pharmacy in ancient times.