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

Xia He came to report that the Three Sovereigns had arrived.

Last night, Chu Yize brought a message that he would treat a patient with a leg ailment today.

When Gu Xinyue came out, Chu Yize was holding Gu Hui's wooden sword and practicing his swordsmanship. Gu Hui's eyes were shining brightly, revealing his love and joy for the sword, and he had the innocent face of a four-year-old child.

No matter how mature a child is, he is still a child. When his father returned, Gu Hui's face was filled with a pure and innocent smile.

Gu Xinyue patted Gu Hui's head and asked, "Do you like swordsmanship?"

"like."

"My father's swordsmanship is also very impressive."

"Okay, I'll learn from Daddy." Gu Hui smiled brightly. "I also really like the lantern my sister gave me. Look where I hung it!"

The red rabbit lanterns added a touch of festive cheer to the yard.

Gu Xinyue went to her father's room and told her parents that she was going out. Yang Ziwei told Gu Xinyue to take Xia He with her.

They arrived at the Rong residence, where the steward was already waiting. They went to a courtyard, and a beautiful woman with exceptional temperament, gentle and refined, came out of the house.

"Xinyue, this is my elder sister, Princess Chaoyang."

"May Princess Chaoyang be blessed."

"Royal sister, this is Gu Xinyue, you can call her Xinyue."

Princess Chaoyang smiled and said, "Xinyue, you know the situation now."

Gu Xinyue looked at Chu Yize, who said, "Royal sister, I didn't have a chance to say it. You can say it to my face."

They went inside, and the maid served tea before leaving.

Princess Chaoyang said to Gu Xinyue, "Don't feel pressured. We've seen many famous doctors, but there's been no improvement."

Chu Yize looked at Princess Chaoyang and said, "Royal sister, if Ruoxin Yue can't be cured, I won't interfere anymore."

Gu Xinyue considered the two people's intentions: if the condition was difficult to treat, then she wouldn't treat it. She hadn't even seen the patient yet!

"Can I see the patient first, and then we can talk about whether it can be cured?"

"Please wait a moment, I'll be right there."

A moment later, a handsome man arrived in a wheelchair, his upper body ramrod straight; he was no ordinary man.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Gu Xinyue said, "Prince Rong, now that I'm here, may I take a look at your leg ailment?"

Princess Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Rong Sheng was not displeased.

"Are you going to have it done here?" Rong Sheng asked. This girl was different from ordinary people. Famous doctors would make him take off his pants every time he examined him, leaving him only in his underwear. Didn't this girl know that this was indecent?

"Let me check first, you just sit still."

Rong Sheng realized he had misunderstood Gu Xinyue. Could it be that this girl's medical treatment was different from others?

Gu Xinyue took his pulse first and found it to be normal. Her expression was serious, and she examined him for the full time it takes to drink a cup of tea. No wonder so many doctors had failed to cure him.

“This…” Gu Xinyue said to Chu Yize, “I need to assess the condition of his leg muscles. I need to pinch his leg. I wonder if that’s alright?”

She had to find out for sure—was this the princess's husband? Many people were unaware of her medical skills; what if they thought he was shameless if she didn't ask?

"Brother-in-law, since Xinyue is here to treat you, you should cooperate fully." Then Chu Yize said to Gu Xinyue, "Xinyue, just tell me what kind of examination or treatment you want. Don't have any worries, treat her according to your ideas."

Hearing this, Gu Xinyue felt relieved. Treating the illnesses of royalty and nobility was really troublesome.

“Princess Chaoyang, pull up the prince consort’s trousers. I want to check the color of his leg skin first.”

Rong Sheng looked at Princess Chaoyang's gesture, and Princess Chaoyang blushed as she walked up to Rong Sheng, squatted down, and rolled up Rong Sheng's trouser leg.

The skin color of her legs is normal.

"Princess, please put down the prince consort's trousers. I want to pinch them and check the muscles."

Gu Xinyue pinched the muscles through the pants a few times and found that the muscles had not completely atrophied, so the situation was not bad.

This disease couldn't be detected even by the all-powerful testing equipment in her body.

"You've had this illness for about a few years."

"Almost eight years."

"Please describe the circumstances surrounding the onset of the illness."

"One day, I suddenly couldn't walk anymore. I slowly found that my legs were weak, and later I gradually lost all feeling in my legs. It has been 4 years now."

"Do you know you've been poisoned? You were poisoned two or three months before you could walk. This kind of poison is not easy to detect, and you're at most ten years away from death."

"You mean I haven't been able to leave for seven years, nine months, and 18 days, which means I've been poisoned for eight years now?"

"According to you, it's about 8 years and a few days."

Rong Sheng's eyes flashed with resentment, and his hands gripped the armrests of his wheelchair with a creaking sound. He quickly composed himself and said, "Rong Sheng thanks you for informing me, otherwise I would have been kept in the dark."

“Xin Yue, many doctors say this is a disease, and some suspect it’s poison, but they only suspect it and don’t know where to start,” Princess Chaoyang said excitedly.

"Miss Gu, is there a cure for this poison?"

Of course it can be solved. After returning to the capital, she read a lot of ancient books. It wasn't for nothing. She always thought she had an all-powerful scanning detector. It seems that while she has the scanning function, the detection function is not all-powerful.

I'll have to rely on myself for medical care in the future.

"This poison is called 'a little bit left,' and it doesn't require decoctions. It requires acupuncture and bloodletting for seven days, without interruption."

"Leave a little bit." Rong Sheng smiled wickedly. "Miss Gu, please begin your treatment now."

Gu Xinyue glanced at Chu Yize.

Chu Yize said, "Brother-in-law, think it over. This matter should only be known by the four of us. No one else can know, not even your closest servant, just in case."

"Okay, only the four of us know. It will take seven days, so you all need to come during those seven days."

“Sister Xinyue, don’t bring your medicine box when you come tomorrow. Bring a zither instead. We just want to practice our zither skills.”

"That would be best. Princess, I'll teach you a massage technique now. You can massage your husband in the morning, noon, and night, but you can spend a little more time at night."

"Sitting or lying down?"

"Lie down; your legs will relax more when you lie down."

Rong Sheng said, "Shall we go to my courtyard?"

This room is very elegant and well-lit. It contains a zither, a chaise lounge, a table and chairs, and is arranged with a main seat and guest seats on the left and right.

"Princess, please sit on the chaise lounge, and I will teach you how to massage."

Princess Chaoyang learned very quickly and mastered the essentials in no time.

Rong Sheng lay on the chaise longue with his trouser legs rolled up to his knees. Gu Xinyue performed acupuncture. Princess Chaoyang and Chu Yize watched Gu Xinyue perform the acupuncture. Only then did Rong Sheng and Chaoyang realize that Gu Xinyue was very skilled at performing acupuncture. They were secretly amazed that Gu Xinyue was quite good at medicine despite her young age.

After Gu Xinyue finished inserting the needles, Princess Chaoyang played the zither, and the three of them enjoyed it.

Half an hour later, Gu Xinyue took out the needle and bled Rong Sheng's finger. This time they found that the blood was darker than normal blood.

She instructed Princess Chaoyang to sterilize the silver needles later, and to massage Rong Sheng for a while first.

When Princess Chaoyang pinched Rong Sheng's leg, he suddenly felt a dull sensation. He hadn't had any intuition for the past four years. Before, he wanted to get treatment as a gamble, but now he saw hope, and a tear rolled down his cheek.