The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan -
Chapter 388 - 387 Trouble Brewing, Fright Without Danger (First Update)
Chapter 388: 387 Trouble Brewing, Fright Without Danger (First Update)
Li Xianyun knew that the woman harbored ulterior motives, but saving the person at hand was crucial, so she said, "Give the child to this consort, and I will treat him."
The child appeared to be around six or seven years old, as frail as a monkey, with lips turning purple, unconscious, and barely breathing. If not treated immediately, there would be no hope even if Hua Tuo were alive.
Li Xianyun said to Youlan, "Go fetch my medicine box."
"Yes."
While preparations for treatment were ready on this end, the woman refused to comply, clutching the dying child and saying, "What medical clinic are you from? One moment you say you can’t treat him, and now you say you can? Isn’t this playing with a person’s life? How can I dare to let you treat him?"
Li Xianyun had already figured out her purpose.
At the end of the day, the woman intended to let her treat the child. She was just stalling for time, waiting until the child’s illness was beyond help to push all the responsibility onto the medical clinic.
Li Xianyun had already sensed that the woman was very strange, not seeming to care about the child at all.
Upon closer inspection, although the woman was in tattered clothes, her hands were smooth, and despite her face being smeared with dirt, her skin’s oiliness shone through, not at all resembling that of a destitute person.
She was not related to the frail child at all.
Such clever tactics.
The Xuanyi Pavilion’s opening day would be marred by a death, how would it establish itself afterward?
The woman would seize the death as an excuse to create a major commotion.
At that time, not only would the Xuanyi Pavilion be affected, but she and Yelu Yan would also face censure.
The woman was making such a fuss in the hopes of drawing more attention to the matter. The Official Government wouldn’t dare to handle her roughly, hence her brazen confidence.
Li Xianyun gritted her teeth; these people would really stop at nothing, willing to sacrifice an innocent child just to frame the Xuanyi Pavilion.
She looked at Bater and raised her voice, "This woman is agitated and is refusing treatment, which will only worsen the child’s condition. Restrain her and bring the child to me."
Li Xianyun deliberately raised her voice so that everyone could understand that the woman’s continued commotion would not benefit the child’s condition and was actually harmful.
No sooner had she spoken than two plainclothes guards took hold of the woman’s arms.
The guards handpicked by Yelu Yan were skilled martial artists, and the woman could not break free.
Bater brought the child over.
Li Xianyun took him, not minding the dirt on his body at all, and held him in her arms.
Youlan had already brought over the medicine box.
Li Xianyun took the child’s pulse and then gently pried open the boy’s eyes to examine them.
During this time, the woman sat on the ground, wailing and screaming.
"Murderers! What are you gonna do to my child?! Don’t touch me?! Just because you are royalty, powerful and influential, can you blatantly bully people like this? Is there no law in this world anymore?!! Give me back my child!!"
A few onlookers with sense frowned and said, "Stop your senseless shouting; the princess consort is treating your child and has not harmed him."
"Yes, your crying and wailing here is what’s really harming your child, getting in the way of the princess consort saving him."
"Stop making a scene, don’t disturb the princess consort while she’s treating the child."
Others muttered, "What kind of mother is she? Her child is that sick, and she’s only causing a scene, not caring for her own child at all."
Moved by these words, Youlan always lamented how the Khitan despised the Han people, yet her master would teach her that whether Han or Khitan, there were good and bad people, with the majority being good.
As long as one was sincere, the clouds would part to reveal the moonlight eventually.
Her master had spoken truly.
In the face of the woman’s clamor, Li Xianyun remained calm and unaffected.
It was as if the woman was punching cotton, unable to sustain her tantrum or make herself felt.
After determining the boy’s condition, Li Xianyun instructed Youlan to open the medicine box, picked out a porcelain bottle from among many, and put a pill into the boy’s mouth.
The Hall of Healing was adept at both poisoning and detoxifying.
And whether it came to poisoning or detoxifying, they were all personally taught by Li Xianyun, every skill passed on by her hand.
Thus, detoxifying was hardly a challenge for Li Xianyun.
The woman, seeing the commotion growing, was advised by numerous Khitan civilians nearby not to make a fuss and to see what would happen.
However, the woman, who had never cared for her reputation, continued to weep and curse loudly.
It was as if she feared that Li Xianyun would cure the child.
The onlooking civilians, unable to bear the disturbance, were impressed by Li Xianyun’s composure and serenity, as were the employees of Xuanyi Pavilion, all of whom remained calm and collected.
The people couldn’t help but sigh that those who came from the palace were indeed different, truly having seen the wider world, and still dealt with such a situation in an orderly and composed manner.
Li Xianyun fed the boy a medicine that melted upon entering his mouth; after the boy made a swallowing motion, Li Xianyun began to massage the acupoints on his hands.
About the time it took to drink a pot of tea, the boy’s complexion gradually improved, and his breathing became a bit stronger.
Li Xianyun took out silver needles and inserted them into the boy’s acupoints; the boy slowly came around, to the astonishment of the crowd.
After the boy awoke, the woman forcibly squeezed out a few tears, pretending to be so overjoyed she wept.
"Oh, my child, you’re awake! Let your mother hold you."
Li Xianyun said sternly, "Don’t let her come near. The patient has just awakened and cannot be moved."
This was merely an excuse; she would not allow the woman to harm the boy or to take him away as a hostage.
Upon hearing this, two plain-clothed guards acted swiftly, and the woman found her arms restrained, leaving her unable to move; she could only glare venomously at Li Xianyun and say, "What do you mean by this? Would a mother harm her own child?"
Li Xianyun gave the woman a cold glance.
Her gaze was profound and commanding without her showing anger.
Initially deemed as fragile and easy to bully, her eyes proved to be too intimidating, causing the woman to unconsciously shut her mouth.
The boy slowly regained consciousness and, seeing the woman looking at him, retreated backward in fear.
The crowd was perplexed. Weren’t they mother and son?
Why did the boy seem so terrified of the woman?
Li Xianyun looked down at the boy and asked, "She is not your mother, is she?"
The boy’s lips moved, his eyes filled with fear.
Clearly, he had been threatened.
The woman loudly said, "What do you mean by this?! Are you trying to sow discord?!"
Li Xianyun merely glanced at her, then surveyed the onlookers and suddenly caught a glimpse of fear in a man’s eyes as he started to back away.
She pointed to the man and commanded, "Catch him."
Upon hearing this, the man took to his heels.
But how could he be a match for Bater? Barely having run two steps, Bater caught him by the collar and brought him back.
The man was dragged before Li Xianyun and made to kneel down.
Only then did Li Xianyun look at the boy and ask, "Are there any more accomplices around?"
When Li Xianyun had previously spoken to the boy, she noticed his gaze sweeping over the crowd, obviously coerced and too scared to speak the truth.
This time, the boy finally dared to cry, struggling to stand up.
Li Xianyun pressed down on his gaunt shoulders and said, "Just speak, no need to move."
The boy cried out, "Sister, they fed me poison to kill me. Please save my little sister; she is still in their hands."
The people were utterly shocked; not only were they not mother and son, but this woman had also fed poison to such a young child, an atrocious act.
Their aim was all too clear, to smear the reputation of Xuanyi Pavilion.
But an even greater shock awaited the crowd.
Li Xianyun then asked, "Besides you, how many other children are in their hands?"
The woman turned out to be a child trafficker, but how did the princess consort know?
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