All Hail Cousin Brother

Chapter 682: Cold as Ice

Translator: Atlas Studios    Editor: Atlas Studios

After drinking the cup of water, Yu Youyao opened her mouth and realized that her mouth was dry and bitter, and her throat felt a little uncomfortable.

When she spoke, even her voice was hoarse. “What happened to me?”

Xia Tao spoke quickly and quickly said, “Young Miss was too tired and fainted for the entire night. You even had a high fever in the middle of the night and kept spouting nonsense. You couldn’t even take the medicine. Nanny Xu helped Young Miss massage your acupuncture point, so your fever subsided.”

Young Miss’s high fever yesterday was exactly the same as after being frightened in the temple hall three years ago. She had a high fever for a day and a night. She kept clutching her chest and crying in pain, but she did not know where it hurt.

She would call out for her cousin one moment and grandmother the next. It was like a nightmare.

Everyone in the room was shocked.

Fortunately, Young Miss’s fever subsided within two hours.

Nanny Xu was worried about Young Miss, so she kept accompanying her until dawn. Only then did she return to the courtyard to rest.

Yu Youyao’s mind exploded. She thought of Divine Physician Xie, who had entered the residence yesterday. “Divine Physician Xie…”

Xia Tao thought that she was worried about Old Madam, so she quickly said, “Yesterday, Divine Physician Xie checked Old Madam’s pulse and said that her health had suffered too much in her early years. The medicinal pills were useless, so she could only recuperate by resting. He even prescribed a prescription to nourish her body. He said that if Old Madam could rest well, her health would also improve.”

Yu Youyao recalled carefully what had happened with Divine Physician Xie in her nightmare.

Divine Physician Xie was an alchemist. Daoism was the collection of the five arts of Chinese Metaphysics- mountain, medicine, destiny, divination, and physical inspection. This was why there was a saying that medicine and Dao were not separated. Even a national doctor like Imperial Physician Shi could not treat Cousin’s leg illness. The reason Uncle Sun could treat it was because the Qi rushing to the internal acupoint encompasses the alchemist’s “mountain” and “medicine”, including prescriptions, acupuncture, and spiritual therapy.

Almost all famous doctors in the past were proficient in alchemy.

Divine Physician Xie was indeed capable.

However, he was a little evil, and his treatment methods were also very sinister. This made Yu Youyao wary. “Has Grandmother used the medicine?

Where’s the prescription?”

Chun Xiao quickly said, “While Young Miss was unconscious, there’s no one in charge in the back residence, so Nanny Liu doesn’t dare to make any decisions on her own. Nanny Liu kept the prescription and waited for Young Miss to wake up before making a decision on giving Matriarch the medicine.” Yu Youyao heaved a sigh of relief. “Go and get the prescription.”

Since this concerned Matriarch’s health, Xia Tao quickly ran out.

At this moment, Liu’er brought over a bowl of Rogue rice porridge. “Nanny Xu said that Young Miss had a fever yesterday and could only eat some plain porridge. Rogue rice is medicinal rice and is very nourishing. Young Miss is overworked and doesn’t have a good appetite. Eating this is both appetizing

and nourishing.”

The Rogue rice porridge was served in a white porcelain bowl. It was as red as rouge, oily, and fragrant.

The color, fragrance, and taste stimulated Yu Youyao’s appetite.

After finishing the bowl of porridge, Xia Tao took the prescription and returned.

Yu Youyao did not know the prescription, but she was proficient in pharmacology. Compared to the prescription that Imperial Physician Hu had prescribed previously, she realized that Divine Physician Xie’s diagnosis was generally similar to Imperial Physician Hu’s.

However, there was a huge difference in the medicine prescribed.

For example, there was one that stood out.

Imperial Physician Hu used Hanging Blue.

As far as she knew, the Hanging Blue had the effect of anti-inflammation and detoxification. Moreover, this medicine did not have any side effects. Almost all prescriptions would use it.

However, Divine Physician Xie had chosen to use the Hook Vine.

The medicinal properties of the Hook Vine were stronger. They had the effect of reducing heat and calming the liver. The effect of calming heat was more direct, but the Hook Vine was more dangerous to the weaker old people.

Yu Youyao couldn’t tell if there was anything wrong with Divine Physician Xie’s prescription. She only vaguely understood that Imperial Physician Hu t s prescription was very conservative.

In comparison, Divine Physician Xie was a little unconventional.

Due to that nightmare, Yu Youyao was very afraid of Divine Physician Xie and even a little disgusted. She did not want to be related to him. However, Divine Physician Xie was invited in by Yu Zongzheng, so she could not interfere.

Her grandmother’s body was getting weaker and weaker. Divine Physician Xie also had some ability. If the prescription he had prescribed was useful, she wouldn’t abandon it because of her personal prejudice.

Yu Youyao handed the prescription to Xia Tao. “Go to Imperial Physician Shi’s house secretly and ask if this prescription is appropriate.”

When Xia Tao heard this, she understood. Divine Physician Xie had been invited back to the residence by Eldest Master. She did not know his background, but Eldest Master was also filial towards Matriarch. However, Matriarch’s health was in critical state, so she could feel at ease only after asking Imperial Physician Shi. Naturally, it was not good to let others know, in case Young Miss gets into trouble after Eldest Master finds out about it. Divine Physician Xie would probably be displeased too.

Yu Youyao asked Chun Xiao to find Chang An and instructed him, “Send someone to investigate Divine Physician Xie’s background. You have to investigate carefully. Don’t miss anything.”

Her cousin had left Chang An and Yin San for her to use. The two of them had helped her a lot in the past two years. She was relieved to leave this matter to them.

In her nightmare, Divine Physician Xie had used human blood to test out his medicine and human hearts to make medicine. Such an evil treatment method couldn’t be just targeted at her. There must have been signs long ago.

She could not dismiss what happened in the nightmare, but she could not believe them completely either.

Whether Divine Physician Xie had done evil or not, she would make plans after investigating in detail.

If it was as she had guessed…

Yu Youyao’s gaze darkened, but her eyes were as cold as ice,

Perhaps it was because she had a high fever yesterday, but Yu Youyao was very tired and fell asleep soon.

After an unknown period of time, Chun Xiao woke her up. “Young Miss, Xia Tao is back.”

Perhaps it was because illness came and went like a mountain, but Yu Youyao did not feel refreshed even after sleeping. Her mind was dull and suffocated.

Chun Xiao helped Young Miss up and placed a large pillow behind her.

Yu Youyao leaned against the pillow listlessly, her face still a little pale. “Call Xia Tao in to talk.”

Chun Xiao poured a cup of warm water and fed it to Young Miss. Then, she turned around and left the room, calling Xia Tao in.

When she saw Young Miss, Xia Tao repeated everything that Imperial Physician Shi had said about the medicinal properties without missing a single word. “…Imperial Physician Shi said later that the prescription is excellent. Although the medicine is bold and the medicinal properties are a little dangerous, it’s right about Matriarch’s illness. Whether to use it or not depends on Matriarch’s health. It’s up to the Yu Residence to decide.”

Yu Youyao thought about these words carefully.

If the prescription was right, it would definitely be useful. Imperial Physician Shi agreed with this prescription, which meant that this prescription was better than Imperial Physician Hu e s.

However, it was still dangerous to change the medicine rashly.

Whether she used it or not depended on Matriarch’s health. These words were already a reminder to her.

Matriarch’s health was still good, so she could abandon the prescription.

If Matriarch’s health was bad, it was worth taking the risk.

At this point, Yu Youyao made a decision. “Go and inform Nanny Liu to get all the medicine on the prescription. Tomorrow, we’ll make use of Divine Physician Xie’s prescription.”

Divine Physician Xie kept saying that if she used this prescription and rested carefully, her grandmother’s health would improve. He was confident in his words, so he shouldn’t be lying..