Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard Chapter 58.4

Saving Someone in Passing (4)

"Awooo---" Silver called out towards the people ahead, startling the people up front. They turned around and saw Silver who was next to Du Xiao Li. 

"Why is there a wolf here?" 

A group of guards hastily appeared behind the crowd, coming face to face with Du Xiao Li and them, cautiously looking to Silver.

Du Xiao Li turned to Silver, leaned down and patted his head, "Silver, go find your wife." 

Silver heard Du Xiao Li's words, lowly growled twice, and then immediately jumped onto Du Xiu Heng's horse carriage. Du Xiao Li signaled the driver to close the door.

Seeing the wolf get locked up in the horse carriage, they finally relaxed.

"Old man, old man!" Suddenly from the crowd came an urgent cry. Du Xiao Li listened and felt it should be an old woman's voice. Following which, she heard, "Where's the doctor? Why hasn't the doctor arrived yet?"

"Old madam, we've already sent someone to Fuyang to invite one as quickly as possible." Someone replied.

"Then send someone to go rush them! Quick!" The old madam urged.

"Yes, old madam." 

Two man immediately got on their horses and hastily rushed towards Fuyang's direction.  

"Father, hang in there, the doctor will be here soon." Another middle-aged woman's voice came through.

Du Xiao Li guessed that someone must have collapsed from illness up ahead. Hearing that old madam's bitter cries, she suddenly felt somewhat unable to bear, and thus opened her mouth, "That....."

Who knew, just as she opened her mouth, the guards that were facing them, orderly had their swords drawn, pointing at them.

At this time, the surrounding crowd also opened up a path, letting Du Xiao Li see the situation inside. 

Just as she'd predicted, in the middle of the crowd, on top a rug, sat an elderly woman, should be that old madam, and on her leg rested a sixty some year old old man. From the looks of it, he's already fainted. In addition, a middle-aged woman knelt at the old man's side. Next to them were a heap of servant girls and bodyguards.

"What happened?" The middle-aged woman looked towards them, her complexion somewhat not good, seemingly somewhat discontent at running into strangers at this time. 

"Replying to madam, it's some passerby. Their path has been blocked by our horse carriages." The guard looked to Du Xiao Li and them, and the horse carriage behind them and replied. 

Du Xiao Li didn't expect that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would be met with swords. She was somewhat speechless and was just planning on going back when she heard the old madam's voice.

"Step down."

Du Xiao Li originally thought she wanted them to leave, but before she could move, those guards already uniformly had their swords sheathed and stood to the two sides. 

So she wasn't talking to them!

"You all have the horse carriages moved to the side, make way for them" The old madam ordered again.

"Yes, old madam." Five guards returned onto the horse carriage and had the horse carriage moved to the side of the road. Then, they had the remaining horses also lead to the side. 

"Alright, little miss, you all quickly pass through." The old madam said and then lowered her head to look at her husband again.

Du Xiao Li originally had already given up the intention to treat them, but seeing that the old madam was a good person, she said, "Old madam, I know medicine, how about letting me examine this old master?"

"You know medicine?" The old madam lifted her head, closely gazing at Du Xiao Li, like she'd just grasped the last straw.

"Mother, she's just a thirteen fourteen year old little girl, how can she know medicine!" The middle-aged woman said, "Letting her examine father, if something were to happen, what will we do?" 

"This..." Hearing this, the old madam also somewhat hesitated inside.

"Old madam, right now, you should have this old master's body lay flat, and not have him on your leg. This way isn't good for him." Du Xiao Li said.

The old madam recalled a doctor once mentioning that if the old master were to faint, must have his body laid flat, and don't have him turned or bent. Just now, because she was anxious, she actually forgotten this. Now, hearing Du Xiao Li say this, she quickly had the old man's body laid flat. Afterwards, she said to Du Xiao Li, "Little miss, trouble you to come examine." 

"Mother." The middle-aged woman still was worried and looked to the old madam.

"Right now, the doctor still hasn't arrived. The old master's situation is also become more and more severe. Just let this girl try." The old madam said. 

"Younger sister." Du Xiu Heng somewhat nervously looked to Du Xiao Li. These people didn't look like ordinary people, and the old man's illness wasn't easy to cure either. If she were to cause something.........

"My medical skills big brother still doesn't know?" Du Xiao Li confidently smiled.

"Go. Be careful." Du Xiu Heng naturally believed Du Xiao Li, but he still warned her. 

"En." Du Xiao Li nodded and looked towards Xia Yuan. Afterwards, she came to the old man's side and crouched down, beginning to examine the old man.

Presently, the old man had already fainted completely, his two hands spread out, four limbs ice cold, and his body limp. In his palm, there was a layer of thick sweat, his mouth slightly open, and his tongue coating faintly purple.

She had the old man's body condition checked, and afterwards, asked the situation prior to the old man fainting. While listening to them explain, she had the old man's eyelid lifted up. After more or less understanding the situation, she roughly could determine what the old man's illness was. However, she still carefully took the pulse, lastly confirming the illness.  

"Did you make out any results?" The old madam nervously looked to Du Xiao Li and asked.

Du Xiao Li retracted her hand and said, "Old Madam, this old master is suffering from an disease commonly seen in old people. Although it's somewhat serious, as long as one normally pays attention some, it isn't too big of a problem either. I'll first have the old master wake up, else he might suffer from paralysis."

The middle-aged woman although didn't trust Du Xiao Li, seeing her mannerism, she didn't seem to be lying either. Until now, the doctor still hasn't arrived. She'll just have to temporarily trust Du Xiao Li.

"Xia Yuan." Du Xiao Li called out.

Xia Yuan had a pair of white gloves handed to Du Xiao Li. After putting them on, Du Xiao Li said, "Number three needle."

A medium length silver needle thus was handed to her. She first stabbed into the area below the nose. 

Those people, seeing Du Xiao Li stab the old master with a needle, all wanted to berate her, but were stopped by the old madam.

Have to say, the old madam's thinking was rather forward. If she'd also stopped Du Xiao Li's needle, then this old man won't be able to wake up today.

"Number five needle."

"Number eight."

"Number six."

".........."

Du Xiao Li immediately also inserted a few needles into the old man's chest and head. After a while, the old man finally opened his eyes. 

"Old master, old master, you've really woken. So great!" The old madam cried tears of joy. Just now, the old man's fainted appearance really scared her to death, fearing that the old man would leave her behind all alone.

"Father, how do you feel?" The middle-age woman also came up and asked.

Du Xiao Li saw that the old man's eyes weren't muddy like ordinary old people's. Although he'd fallen ill, and his spirit somewhat unwell, he was still rather clear-headed. 

"Old sir, first don't move, I still have to remove the needles for you." Du Xiao Li saw that the old man wanted to move and quickly stopped him.

Once the needles were all pulled out and handed to Xia Yuan next to her, Du Xiao Li finally retreated out. She returned to her horse carriage and wrote a paper slip, letting Ying Ge give it to one of the servant girls. Afterwards, she said to Du Xiu Heng to continue on their way.

By the time their horse carriage passed by the crowd, they saw a middle-aged man in the middle, should be the doctor they invited. However, she'd already done what she should do and never thought of wanting the other party to repay her. Thus, she directly left.

T/N: I forgot to mention that the road they are currently traveling on is an official's only road meant only for government officials and their family.

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