Chapter 40

  Lu Xiaofeng followed Zhan Zhao to Kaifeng Prefecture.

  As for Xiao He, he was sent back to the small shop by Little Phoenix Maiden with a package.

  Because Miss is going to Kaifeng Prefecture and there are also guards accompanying her, Xiaohe doesn't worry about her safety at all, so she feels very relieved to send the things back first.

  "Lu's daughter has arrived."

  "Mr. Gong Sun." Lu Xiaofeng bowed politely to Gong Sun Ce, "I heard from Zhan Huwei that you were looking for me?"

  Gongsun Ce smiled and said, "Yes, I have something to ask of you, miss."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Come with me, girl."

  "Alright." Lu Xiaofeng turned his head to Zhan Zhao and said, "I'll go with Mr. Gong Sun, you go ahead and take care of things."

  Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, made a fist at Gong Sun Zan and said: "Then I'll go to the adults."

  Gongsun Ce said: "Alright, if Xu Hu is looking for Lu Niangzi, just go to my place to find her."

  "Good."

  It seemed like something was off, but Xiaofeng thought about it and felt that she was probably just overthinking, so she ignored it and followed Gong Sun Ce into the inner palace.

  "Sit down, young lady."

  Lu Xiaofeng followed Gong Sun Ce into a room and sat down in the seat he yielded.

  Gongsun Ce himself sat down, looked at her and smiled slightly, saying: "Last time when Miss helped Wang Xiang's golden hand surgery, I found that Miss seems not to be good at acupuncture."

  "Yes." Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and difficult to learn, it's even harder to become a good TCM doctor. Besides, her major isn't even traditional Chinese medicine.

  "Does the young lady want to learn?"

  Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up, "Mr. Gong Sun wants to teach me?"

  Gongsun Ce stroked his three-inch green beard and nodded, "It's not really teaching, Miss. Just think of it as mutual learning and sharpening each other's skills. There are things I need to learn from you too."

  "Thank you, sir." Learning acupuncture wasn't a bad thing, so Little Phoenix naturally had no reason to refuse.

  "When the girl has time, she comes to our house and I teach her slowly."

  "Alright, I was also free when I was in Beijing."

  "This is an introductory acupuncture technique, miss. You can take a look first." Gong Sun Ce handed her a small booklet.

  Lu Xiaofeng took it and opened it to take a look, and indeed it was some basic introductory acupuncture techniques. He was about to study them carefully when he heard Gong Sun Ce speak up.

  "Did you hear that Miss is interested in some case files and wants to take a look at the prefectural archives?"

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, "Good, good." The opportunity to browse through the Kaifeng archives was not to be missed.

  "Come with me, girl."

  "Hmm." She casually put the booklet into her waist pouch.

  It's called a treasure bag, but it's actually just a large pouch sewn by Xiao He for her, similar to a big pocket, tied at the waist rather than slung over the shoulder, light things are fine, heavy ones will be very cumbersome.

  Lu Xiaofeng followed Gong Sun Ce into the Kaifeng Prefecture's archives, looking at the densely packed files on the shelves, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt that he had a bit of self-inflicted suffering.

  She always wanted to stay far away from the public eye, but in the end, she couldn't escape its constraints.

  Although Teacher Pang helped her get the identity of the Ti Xing Si Yu Men, if she really wanted to say it, she didn't actually have to do anything, but she just felt that in her position, she should make some real achievements after receiving that salary, and step by step, she went back to the old path.

  In this way, she thought back then that she had worked so hard to become a small police officer, what was it all for?

  Also because when that cop was chasing a thief and fell into the well, crossing over to this place... thinking about it like this, isn't there a kind of self-inflicted retribution?

  Little Phoenix suddenly felt unwell all over.

  Gongsun Ce pulled out a volume of case files from a shelf and walked over to one side to flip through it.

  Lu Xiaofeng walked past rows of shelves with no expression on his face, but his heart was turbulent.

  She recalled a lot of things, those past sweet and sour tastes slowly seeped into her mind, letting all sorts of flavors mix and ferment in her heart.

  Gongsun Ce noticed her when she looked a bit down, as if thinking of something.

  It's not just Zhan Zhao who thinks Lu Xiaofeng is hard to understand, Gong Sun Ce has the same feeling.

  But they never ask.

  Everyone has their own secrets and can't be forced to reveal everything about themselves to others.

  Lu Xiaofeng took out that little booklet from the treasure bag and decided to find something to do for himself, he couldn't continue to be so indulged in the past.

  People should look forward.

  Since time-traveling has become a reality, she must make the most of her life in this space-time continuum, do something meaningful and live a happier life.

  Zhan Zhao came over to look for Gong Sun Ce when Lu Xiao Feng was concentrating on studying the needle spectrum, without noticing his arrival at all.

  Gongsun Ce looked at them two and hinted for Zhan Zhao to stay behind, then he himself went to see Bao Daren.

  When a piece of dim sum was handed in front of her, Lu Xiaofeng naturally reached out to take it and just as she was about to put it into her mouth, she suddenly felt something was off and turned her head to look.

  "Zhan Zhao!" When did you arrive?

  "The girl was too fascinated."

  Lu Xiaofeng felt a bit embarrassed, "I'm like this, sometimes I get too focused and don't pay much attention to things around me."

  "It's almost lunchtime, you eat a few snacks first."

  "Thank you."

  "No need, Miss should be taken care of by Zhan in Kaifeng Prefecture."

  "That's true." Lu Xiaofeng smiled and took a bite of the pastry, then commented, "To be honest, the food at Kaifeng Prefecture is not as exquisite as that of Tai Shifu's residence."

  Zhan Zhao just smiled slightly and did not express his opinion.

  "Zhan Zhao, you sit down too."

  Zhan Zhao sat down in the position beside her as she had said.

  "You eat too."

  Zhan Zhao actually didn't like eating dim sum, but since it was handed over by her, she also accepted it.

  "Miss... Miss..." Xiao He's voice was trembling with fear as he approached from a distance.

  Lu Xiaofeng suddenly stood up and rushed out with a flick of his skirt.

  Xiaohe is calling out so urgently and anxiously, something must have happened.

  Zhan Zhao's figure flashed and he caught up with her in a few strides. He stretched out his hand, swept her into his arms, and rushed forward.

  "Xiaohe——"

  Xiaohe ran over, stumbling and staggering. When she saw her, it was like seeing a lifeline, and she exclaimed tearfully: "Miss, something's happened to Young Master Hou..."

  What?

  Something happened to Pang Yu?

  "What's going on?"

  Xiao He struggled to calm his emotions and said: "Young Master Hou was beaten up, Madam sent someone to look for Miss..."

  "Zhan Zhao——"

  Zhan Zhao nodded and took her up onto the rooftop, crossing over from the ridge of the house, heading straight for the Grand Preceptor's residence.

  At this time, the Tai Shi Fu was already in a state of complete chaos.

  Pang Yu, the last remaining son of the Pang family, was carried back covered in blood. Lady Pang sent someone to find Taishi and her daughter at the same time, while she herself stayed by her son's side, crying uncontrollably.

  Lu Xiaofeng returned when Pang Taishi had not yet rushed back from the palace.

  The doctor has already called two in, but it's probably not satisfactory in terms of medical skills.

  As soon as she stepped into the hall, Lu Xiaofeng's entire body froze for a moment.

  The young Pang Yu who had spoken to her so vividly and brightly that morning, now lay on the bed with his whole body covered in blood, his face as pale as gold paper, and his breath weak. What was shocking was that his intestines were exposed outside of his wounds.

  "Hurry, hurry, go get my medicine box, hurry..." Lu Xiaofeng almost yelled.

  Someone from the Wang family's house reacted and ran to fetch something like flying.

  "Sister, you go away, I'll come, Zhan Zhao, help me."

  Zhan Zhao saw that her hands were trembling slightly, and she felt a slight pang in her heart. With the fastest speed, she pulled out the hairpin on her head, then grabbed the silk handkerchief at her waist and wrapped her long hair tightly.

  He remembered that she had asked Xiaohe to help her with this last time too.

  The servant quickly brought over the medicine chest, and Lu Xiaofeng took two deep breaths before firmly opening the lid with his fingers.

  Pang Taishi stumbled back with the imperial physician and saw his adopted daughter busily attending to her son's waist and abdomen, both of her hands covered in fresh blood.

  Every time sweat dripped from her forehead, the maids beside her would promptly wipe it away.

  Gongsun Ce in Kaifeng Prefecture was also helping with acupuncture treatment on the side.

  "Old man......" Mrs. Pang saw her husband return, and tears couldn't help but fall again, she went forward and tightly grasped his hand, looking in that direction, "Yu'er, Yu'er will be okay, right?"

  Mr. Pang's hands were also shaking, but he firmly told his wife, "Don't worry, Yu'er will be fine, Xiuyue is saving him."

  The two imperial physicians who followed Tai Shi back had already been stunned into stupidity.

  Time passed minute by minute, and Pang Yu's intestines had all been put back in place, and the wound between his waist and abdomen began to be sewn up with catgut suture.

  The last needle was inserted, and Lu Xiaofeng's body shook slightly.

  Zhan Zhao hastily stretched out his hand to support her.

  Lu Xiao Feng's face looked terrible, his voice was also somewhat weak, "Those physiological grape water, you guys have to keep pouring it into him, pay attention to the changes in his wounds, now it's just a matter of whether he can get through this or not."

  Zhan Zhao felt that she had put all her weight on him, and he knew that her current state was not good.

  After instructing the servants, Lu Xiaofeng turned to Pang Yu, who seemed to have fallen asleep, "Pang Yu, sister has done her best, you must also make an effort, we will fight a battle with Yan Wang...". She couldn't continue speaking.

  This young man originally dragged her into the Pang Mansion and made her become the adopted daughter of Old Master Pang.

  She had already regarded him as her younger brother and family, and she didn't want to see his life disappear like this, which would make her feel that all her previous efforts were in vain.

  A maid brought over some clear water and Xiao He helped Miss, who was almost unable to stand, wash the bloodstains off her hands.

  This is going to be a sleepless night.

  Zhang Shao and Gong Sun Zan did not leave Tai Shi Fu.

  But at this time, Pang Taishi also had no mood to care about their coming and going, all his heart was on the life-and-death uncertain Pang Yu.

  This night seems especially long.

  Lu Xiaofeng was resting in the warm pavilion behind the hall, but she was actually half asleep and half awake, occasionally listening to the movements outside.

  No news is good news.

  When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the house, Lu Xiaofeng heard someone say, "The pulse is stable, thank goodness."

  She sat up from the couch.

  "Miss." Xiao He reached out and supported her.

  "Go take a look."

  Xiao He quietly escorted Miss out, not letting her take a look herself, she thought it wouldn't be reassuring.

  Mrs. Pang's eyes were red after staying up all night, and now they're even more red and swollen from crying.

  Pang Taishi's eyes were also filled with bloodshot.

  Lu Xiaofeng was resting inside, but there were also bloodshot eyes.

  "How is the situation now, Imperial Physician?"

  "Thanks to Miss Pong's skilled treatment, Young Master Hou's condition has stabilized, and now it's just a matter of good care."

  "That's good."

  "Miss, are you okay?"

  "It's nothing, I'm just a bit tense, feeling a little dizzy. Xiaohe, help me get some sweets, eating something will make me feel better." My blood sugar is a bit low.

  "Oh, all right, I'll go."

  Mrs. Pang reached out and held her daughter's hand, "Your complexion is really terrible, eat something and go to bed early, Yu'er has us here."

  "Alright, mother." The hardships of such an operation under these conditions were not to be told to outsiders, and the string in her mind was almost broken.

  Fortunately, heaven has shown mercy!

  Thank goodness!

  Pang Yu saw nothing was happening, so Gong Sun Ce and Zhan Zhao also tactfully retreated.

  Although the situation is special, Kaifeng Prefecture and Pang Prefecture have always been at odds.

  And this time's operation, all who saw it were sealed mouths, not allowed to mention a word to anyone.

  Those two imperial physicians naturally agreed and told outsiders that it was their exceptional medical skills that saved An Le Hou.