Chapter 15: Delaying Time

"Make way!"

"Let me take a look!"

Luo Qianqian pushed through the crowd and approached Luo Yingfen, pinching her wrist to feel her pulse.

"What are you trying to do?"

Luo Yujue stared at her intently.

"You, get out of the way!" Madam Er immediately shielded Luo Yingfen, afraid that she might do something.

"Father, mother, I just want to show elder sister my medical skills. Why are you so nervous?"

"I don't believe your nonsense. You want to harm Ying'er. Sir, don't listen to her, she must be trying to harm Ying'er."

"Mother," Luo Qianqian looked at Madam Er, "Now that elder sister is blind, and the imperial physician won't come for a while, and there are no other doctors in the mansion. The situation is urgent, why not let me try? Elder sister has taken care of me a lot, how could I harm her? Besides, in front of everyone, what could I possibly do to elder sister?"

"You..." Madam Er was at a loss for words. Indeed, what she said was right. In front of everyone, she wouldn't dare, and couldn't do anything to Ying'er. But would she really be kind enough to help Ying'er regain her sight?

"Do you know medicine?" Luo Yujue asked her.

Luo Qianqian was taken aback. The original owner had always been in the Prime Minister's mansion, and it was impossible for anyone to teach her medicine. So she made up an excuse, "I read a few medical books at my maternal grandfather's house when I was young, and there happened to be a section about blindness."

Read at your maternal grandfather's house?

Luo Yujue raised his eyebrows. The Prime Minister's mansion was said to have half of the rare books in Dayan. The two legitimate sons of the Prime Minister's mansion, one studied literature, and the other studied martial arts, and there was also a strange talent, the illegitimate son, who was said to be exceptionally gifted but never showed it in front of others.

Through Li Tianlu's connections, he learned that this illegitimate son was good at medicine. Luo Er had also been to her maternal grandfather's house a few times, so it was possible that she had learned some medical skills.

"Never mind, let Luo Er give it a try. The imperial physician hasn't arrived yet. If she can cure her, wouldn't it be better?" The old lady spoke up for her at this moment.

Although Luo Yujue felt it was somewhat risky, he still nodded and cleared the way. There was no other reason, Ying'er was the result of his painstaking efforts, and there couldn't be any mistakes.

"But sir..."

Luo Yujue gestured for Madam Er to be quiet.

"Elder sister, don't be afraid!" Luo Qianqian approached Luo Yingfen and took her pulse again.

Luo Yingfen's eyes showed obvious fear, and she softly called out, "Father, I'm scared!"

Humph!

Sure enough, she was pretending!

Luo Qianqian patted Luo Yingfen's cheek, "Elder sister, don't be afraid. Your pulse is erratic, and your heart rate is accelerating, indicating that you are extremely scared at the moment. Follow me, take deep breaths, exhale, inhale!"

"Breathe out slowly, bit by bit!"

"Much better!"

"I've already figured out the cause of your blindness. Mother, lend me the silver hairpin on your head."

Without waiting for Madam Er's consent, she pulled out the silver hairpin from her head.

"Elder sister, I just need to use this silver hairpin to pierce your philtrum, open your acupoints, and your eyes will be healed."

"No... don't... Father, I'm scared!"

Luo Yingfen looked at the long silver hairpin in Luo Qianqian's hand and immediately became frightened. But she couldn't say that she could suddenly see, or it would seem too fake, right?

"Luo Er, are you sure?" Luo Yujue held Luo Yingfen's hand and asked.

"Father, rest assured, I promise that as long as I pierce the philtrum acupoint, elder sister will be able to see immediately."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, I'm sure. Otherwise, I'll accept any punishment from Father."

Seeing her confident gaze, Luo Yujue gestured for her to proceed. It was just a philtrum, nothing serious could happen.

"Elder sister, are you ready? I'm going to start piercing."

"No, don't..."

Luo Yingfen immediately curled up, regretting it. She regretted it!

"Father, elder sister has been scared all along, which will worsen her condition. Come, help me hold her down!"

"Got it!"

Luo Qianqian decisively pierced Luo Yingfen's philtrum with the silver hairpin.

"Ah~"

Luo Yingfen let out a piercing scream.

"Father, it hurts! Ah~"

"Ying'er!"

Luo Yujue also felt that this was too much and immediately hugged Luo Yingfen, comforting her.

"You wicked girl, clearly you're deliberately retaliating against Ying'er. How can your heart be so cruel at such a young age? You..."

"Mother, don't rush to conclusions!"

"Sister, how are you feeling? Can you see this silver hairpin?" Luo Qianqian approached her with a friendly smile.

Seeing her, Luo Yingfen remembered the long silver hairpin and was so scared that she quickly said, "Father, I can see it now!"

"This is a silver hairpin, Mother's silver hairpin!"

"Ying'er, can you really see it?"

Madam Er asked incredulously.

"Yes, Mother!" Luo Yingfen shed excited (painful) tears.

"Father, I can see it! I can see it!"

"Grandmother, Mother!"

"It's good that you can see. It's all thanks to Luo Er." The old lady also felt relieved. She glanced at Luo Qianqian with a sidelong glance. This girl actually knows medicine?

Why didn't she say so before? Was she deliberately hiding her talent?

"As long as you can see, that's good. Luo Er, check your sister's pulse again to see if there are any other problems with her body."

"No, no, no... Father, I'm fine. Completely fine! Thank you, sister."

Luo Yingfen quickly sat up, no longer daring to pretend to be weak, for fear that Luo Qianqian would use another silver hairpin on her.

"Seeing your sister's appearance, it's obviously all good. If there are any other illnesses in the future, just call me. We are all family, so there's no need to pay for the diagnosis."

Hearing her say this, Luo Yujue asked, "Luo Er, does this mean you know medicine?"

"Father, you're just joking. It's nothing serious, just a minor illness. I've noticed that you haven't been sleeping well these days, so you shouldn't drink ginseng pills during the day. Switch to white chrysanthemum tea, and I guarantee you'll have a good night's sleep."

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Yujue's expression changed immediately. Among the servants present, except for Luo Yingfen and Luo Qianqian, none were inexperienced young men and women, so they naturally understood the meaning behind her words.

Several of the servants couldn't help but stifle their laughter.

"Luo'er, as a young girl, what are you saying?"

Madam Luo blushed with embarrassment.

"Mother, I'm just speaking the truth. Or is it that mother can't bear to see father well, so she's scolding her daughter?"

"You..."

"That's enough!" the old lady raised her voice. "I've already sent someone to bring Qi Fei over. Why hasn't he arrived yet? Go and see if there's any trouble on the way."

"Cough... You, go and see why the cook, Liu Wenhuan, hasn't come yet. Hurry up and come back!"

Luo Yujue regained her composure and pointed to a nimble servant to go.

The room fell into silence again. Luo Yingfen held the hand of Madam Luo, indicating that she shouldn't be afraid. After receiving the news, she had already taken care of it, and with the delay, it should have been resolved by now.

Madam Luo finally felt at ease and gave a disdainful look at Luo Qianqian. You little wretch! Just wait and see.