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Chapter 205 A Mismatched Couple (Part 1)

Chapter 205 A Mismatched Couple (Part 1)

"Ruxuan, my pain has lessened considerably after yesterday's application of the medicine, but it's become even more unbearable over time. I don't want conservative treatment anymore; let's try the other method you suggested." The Empress Dowager was terrified of the pain. Besides, her son, Chu Yin, trusted Liu Ruxuan so much that she could take a gamble.

When Chu Yi arrived, Liu Ruxuan was already inside the room, wielding a knife against the Empress Dowager.

Chu Yi wanted to go in and take a look, but Chu Yin stopped him outside, saying that Liu Ruxuan wouldn't let anyone in.

Liu Ruxuan gave the Empress Dowager a Weiling Pill, which was a pill that Liu Ruxuan refined from the Clematis chinensis herb. It had the effect of numbing the nerves, and a small amount could also relieve pain.

After taking the Weiling Pill, the Empress Dowager lay down on her throne and gradually fell asleep. Liu Ruxuan gently made an incision in her skin with a scalpel...

This surgery is not simple at all. There are nerves all around the lumbar spine, and if they are broken, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Liu Ruxuan stared intently at the affected area, carefully cutting away the excess bone bit by bit with a small scalpel. Fortunately, the bone was not large, and after more than ten minutes, she sutured it with mulberry bark thread.

The reason for using mulberry bark thread is that Master Ziyan once recorded that it is not easy to break and has mild medicinal properties, clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting wound healing.

After bandaging the wound and covering the Empress Dowager with a blanket, Liu Ruxuan left.

"The Empress Dowager's surgery went smoothly, Your Majesty and Prince Jin need not worry. However, the Empress Dowager is still unconscious, but she will wake up soon," Liu Ruxuan said softly.

As soon as Liu Ruxuan finished speaking, the Empress and the Crown Prince arrived one after the other.

After the Empress Dowager slowly awoke, she found many people surrounding her and couldn't help but joke to herself, "Look at you all, as if I'm about to die. Although I can't move right now, I feel much better."

Hearing the Empress Dowager say this, everyone felt much more at ease.

Liu Ruxuan then wrote a prescription, which was decocted in water and taken three times a day to help the Empress Dowager recover.

Half a month later, the Empress Dowager was able to walk lightly, much to everyone's delight.

However, Liu Ruxuan and others who had decided to go to Islam on this day were summoned to the palace once again, this time with the emperor and the crown prince present.

"Ruxuan, who is your father?" the Empress Dowager asked suddenly after praising Liu Ruxuan a few times.

“My father is Liu Yancheng,” Liu Ruxuan answered truthfully.

"Oh, that's General Liu, the one who fought so bravely on the battlefield." The Empress Dowager nodded as she spoke, then asked, "Ruxuan, are you married?"

Liu Ruxuan gave an awkward laugh: "Not yet."

The Empress Dowager laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Not yet? Perfect! My dear girl, what do you think of Yin'er? How about betrothing you to him?"

The Empress Dowager thought the two were a perfect match and found them increasingly pleasing to the eye.

Before Liu Ruxuan could object, Chu Yin protested, "Mother, you can't just arrange marriages like that." He was going to get a beating...

The Empress Dowager stared at Chu Yin, thinking that the boy seemed to have gone mad. How could he not be willing to marry such a good girl!

"How could I arbitrarily matchmake? You are unmarried, she is unmarried, and you are not young anymore; it's time for you to get married and have children," the Empress Dowager said seriously.

"Your Majesty, I have no need to worry about my marriage. I have my own plans." Chu Yin leaned forward slightly.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes at Chu Yin. This child is hopeless.

Chu Yin refused the Empress Dowager's request. The Empress Dowager was unwilling, but then she saw Chu Wenshao and smiled again: "Since Yin'er is unwilling, then let's betroth Ruxuan to Wenshao."