Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Gu Xinyue arrived at Yang Jing's study. Everyone was very nervous. Yang Jing pointed to the person on the bed and said, "Xinyue, quickly check what's wrong with Cheng Daru? He suddenly fainted."

Gu Xinyue saw the white-haired old man, whose face was pale, lips were purple, and sweat was streaming down his face.

She rushed forward to take his pulse, and after a moment began to administer first aid.

Half an hour later, the scholar Cheng awoke. He slowly opened his eyes and said, "Young lady, you saved me."

"You," Gu Xinyue said, then remembered that high blood pressure was a modern disease, but she had read about it in ancient books as "Yang hyperactivity." She decided to ignore the ancient texts. "Your headaches and dizziness have worsened, and the emotional agitation you just experienced triggered this illness. You need to control your emotions, or you might have a life-threatening attack next time."

"Wait a moment." Gu Xinyue opened the door and said to Yang Jing and the others, "Grandfather, the person has woken up."

"Quickly bring the medicine over." Yang Jing said as he walked into the house, looking at Cheng Daru and asking, "Brother Shi, are you feeling better?"

"kindness."

Yang Mujin brought in the medicine and was about to feed it to Cheng Daru.

"Help me up, I'm not that fragile."

Gu Xinyue thought to herself, "I almost messed up because I got emotional just now, but I'm going to be brave this time."

After everyone helped him sit up against the pillows, he drank the medicine in one gulp and, after a while, said, "Brother Yang, this is your granddaughter. She's really something, pulling me back from the brink of death."

"Yes, thankfully Xinyue is here." Then he said to Gu Xinyue, "Xinyue, this is Master Cheng. You can call him Grandfather Cheng from now on."

"May Grandfather Cheng be well!" Gu Xinyue bowed.

"Alright, Xinyue, from now on you will be my granddaughter, and I will protect you for the rest of my life."

"Thank you, Grandfather Cheng."

"Brother Yang, bring that painting over here," Cheng Daru said slowly.

“Brother Shi, I know you cherish talent and wanted to show you the outstanding young talents of today. I didn’t expect it to trigger your illness, so we won’t show you.”

"I want to see it; it's very important to this old man."

After taking the painting, Cheng Daru examined it carefully. Gu Xinyue glanced at it and said, "Grandfather, isn't this the one I gave to you?"

“Yes, Xinyue, Brother Shi came to see your father today. He was very happy at first, but then he became a little sad. I took out this painting hoping that Brother Shi would be happy to see it, but I never expected it would almost cost him his life.”

“Don’t blame yourself. This painting and the poem on it gave me a sense of familiarity, that’s why I got excited.” He looked at Gu Xinyue and said, “Xinyue, can I meet the artist?”

"He is not in the capital, but you should wait until July when he returns to the capital to prepare for the autumn examinations."

"Thank you, Xinyue."

"I will prescribe a medicine for you. If you take the medicine on time, you will be fine. You should eat a light diet and check your pulse regularly."

After saying that, Gu Xinyue wrote down a prescription and gave it to Cheng Daru once the ink dried.

Cheng Daru looked at it and said with a smile, "Brother Yang, you are very fortunate. Your granddaughter is not only a good doctor, but also writes beautiful and elegant calligraphy."

As they spoke, Cheng Daru's health improved considerably. He carefully rolled up the painting and took it away.

In the afternoon, Huilan prepared a hot pot, and Xu and Wang arranged for it to be placed in the garden of the courtyard, not far from the pond.

The men and women were seated separately, but their tables were next to each other. Mrs. Xu said, "There are no outsiders here today, we are all family, let's try this new way of eating together."

Once everyone was seated, Gu Xinyue noticed that there were 8 people at the men's table and 6 people at the women's table, so she called out to Gu Hui, "Hui'er, come over here, there are exactly 7 people at each table."

Gu Hui looked at it and said, "Sister, I am a man, I want to sit in the men's section."

Gu Xinyue said to Chuntao, "Go to the gate of the mansion and see if Young Master Zhang has arrived. If he has, bring him in. I promised to let him see the hot pot."

"Okay, Miss, I'll go right away."

Everyone smelled the delicious aroma and commented on how to eat the meat dishes.

In the men's section, Gu Hui was explaining how to eat it, and a group of adults were listening attentively to the explanation of a 4-year-old child.

"Sister, are there no bean curd sheets today?"

"Yes, when Young Master Zhang brings it in later, I promised him I'd like to see the hot pot today."

Yang Mujin asked, "Xinyue, there should be a lot of broth in this pot, right?"

"Yes, we're having chicken today. We'll let everyone try other things later." Gu Xinyue didn't mention that the chickens here are all-natural free-range chickens, without any feed. Wouldn't it be good if they didn't eat more?

After finishing the dish, everyone knew how to eat it and thought it tasted great.

Chuntao led a man in white into the room. His basket contained bean curd sheets. Chuntao said, "Young master, please wait a moment. I'll take these to the kitchen."

Gu Xinyue briefly explained the situation to Young Master Zhang, and Yang Mujin, who had been facing away, stood up and said, "Xinyue would like this young master to..."

Young Master Zhang looked at Yang Mujin in astonishment and said, "Young Master."

Yang Mujin saw a fleeting look of surprise on Zhang Gongzi's face, but he quickly composed himself. Gu Xinyue noticed that her older cousin's ears were a little red.

Something's up.

Young Master Zhang said, "I saw it, young lady. I'm going back now."

Just as Young Master Yang was about to speak, Gu Xinyue said, "Cousin, could you see Young Master Zhang off for me?"

Yang Mujin gave Gu Xinyue a grateful look and followed Young Master Zhang away.

After seeing Yang Mujin leave, Xu asked Gu Xinyue, "Xinyue, where is your older cousin?"

Apart from Gu Xinyue, no one else noticed Yang Mujin's subtle change just now.

"I've taken someone there for me."

Gu Xinyue watched the two figures leave thoughtfully. She had a feeling that there was some kind of secret relationship between her older cousin and Young Master Zhang. Was it what she thought?

Dinner continued, and everyone enjoyed the food and chatted happily.

Madam Yang said, "This young man is thoughtful, coming up with such delicious food."

Mrs. Xu said, "Once the people in the kitchen have learned how to make it, they can eat it anytime from now on."

“I like eating it this way too,” Wang said with a smile.

Yang Mujin did not return for a long time, but everyone continued to chat and laugh, and no one mentioned Yang Mujin. They spent a wonderful time in a warm atmosphere.

Everyone went back to their own courtyards. Gu Xinyue was digesting her food in the courtyard, actually waiting for Yang Mujin.

Gu Xinyue saw Yang Mujin return.

Gu Xinyue smiled and stepped forward, pretending not to know anything, and said, "Cousin, Young Master Zhang, do you know each other?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed in Yang Mujin's eyes, and she quickly said, "I know him."

Why did she dress as a man?

"how do you know?"

So you knew? No wonder your ears were red.

"I'm a medical student, and I knew she was a woman the first time I met her."

Gu Xinyue looked at Yang Mujin, who pondered for a moment and said, "You're such a smart girl, be careful your future husband might dislike you for being so smart and keep his distance from you."

"No, don't worry, my husband is definitely smarter than me, haha."

"I hope so. Xinyue, I told you before that I had someone I liked. Now I've found him. You're really my lucky star."

"How did you two meet? I'm just curious. If you don't want to tell me, then don't."

"It all happened so suddenly, I want to marry her."

"Grandfather, uncle, and aunt, do you agree?"

"He will agree. The Emperor does not want me to marry a woman from a powerful family, so this is perfect."

"Aren't you afraid that those crazy women who are infatuated with you will cause trouble for your cousin's wife?"

"I'll think about what to do. Cousin, thank you so much for bringing her to me."