After Marrying The Paranoid God of War (Rebirth) - Chapter 15.2
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The Duke of Pei’s residence.
A few days ago, Ruan An had sent medicine to He Xinyan as agreed, and He Xinyan’s birth mother, Concubine Fang, had accompanied her. The servants of the Li family had also implored her to help treat an ailing person.
Ruan An has made prior arrangements with Li Yifang. He would escort them back to Jiazhou five days later. As the Magistrate of Jingzhao, Li Yifang’s subordinates oversaw the Jinwu Street guards. Li Shuying’s people couldn’t find her, and the safety of both her and her child was guaranteed.
Although Ruan An was more concerned about Ruan Xi’s safety, she still remembered the deep impact of Ruan Xi’s recitation of the first chapter of the “Qian Jin Fang” when she was a child.
The first chapter of the “Qian Jin Fang” discusses the concept of sincerity in medicine advocated by Sun Simiao, and two sentences remained deeply imprinted in her mind. Ruan An also regarded these two sentences as guidelines:
“Do not look back, consider good and bad, and cherish life.”
“Do not fear danger, day and night, cold and heat, hunger and thirst, fatigue; wholeheartedly devote oneself to saving lives.”
Thinking back to when there was a cholera outbreak in Lingnan, Ruan An did not abandon the patients due to fear of death. After some contemplation, she accepted the invitation from the Fang family to go to the Duke’s mansion to diagnose a girl.
Before entering the residence, she also learned some background information about the Pei family and the Huo family from Li Yifang. It turned out that the eldest daughter of the old Duke of Pei was also Huo Pingxiao’s birth mother and the former wife of Huo Lang, who had passed away.
Concubine Fang, the mother of He Xinyan, was a concubine in the Duke of Pei’s residence. The Fang family was also a prominent clan in Li State, and although Concubine Fang was a concubine, she held a high position in the He family.
After hearing about He Xinyan’s persistent acne, Concubine Fang became suspicious. When He Xinyan returned to the residence, she informed her about the conversation with Ruan An. It was only then that Concubine Fang realized that the medicines and food that He Xinyan had been consuming had been tampered with by the people in the main residence.
However, Concubine Fang couldn’t mention these palace intrigues to Ruan An.
When she invited Ruan An into the inner room, Concubine Fang spoke gently, “My niece came from Jiannan. She doesn’t like traditional female activities; she prefers to study medicine and pharmacy. I told her that Ruan Gu from Jiazhou came to see her, and she was so delighted.”
Ruan An helplessly smiled. The patient she was about to meet was named Fang Ran. According to Concubine Fang, she had just turned nineteen and had not yet married.
Fang Ran was a distant relative of the Fang family. She had lost her father at a young age, and her mother, who had converted to Buddhism six months ago, had also passed away. She had no siblings to look after her.
Concubine Fang felt sorry for her, so Duke Pei brought Fang Ran from Jiannan to Chang’an. The plan was to let her settle down and then find a reputable family for her to marry.
Unexpectedly, not long after Fang Ran arrived in Chang’an, she fell seriously ill. She lingered on the sickbed all day, and despite consulting many doctors, none could help.
Fang Ran was still young and in the prime of her life. Concubine Fang didn’t want her to leave the world so early. Even though many doctors said she wouldn’t last long, she decided to let Ruan An give it a try.
Upon entering the room, Ruan An saw a pale-faced young woman lying on a four-poster bed, her cheeks sunken, showing signs of a deteriorating condition.
When Fang Jin saw her, her expression brightened. She mustered her strength to sit up with the help of a maidservant and eagerly asked, “Are you Ruan Gu?”
Ruan An nodded in response to Fang Ran, sensing that the girl seemed to have a lot to say to her. However, prioritizing the medical examination, she first checked Fang Ran’s pulse.
As her slender fingers touched the frail wrist of the young lady, Ruan An’s expression grew increasingly solemn. She raised her gaze and asked, trying to remain composed, “Have you recently experienced any signs of coughing up blood?”
Fang Ran’s eyes were slightly narrow, and despite being ill, she still had a lively look. She truthfully replied, “Yes… I coughed up blood this morning.”
After hearing these words, Ruan An’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Given her symptoms, if she coughed up blood and her pulse was tight and strong, death was imminent; if it was smooth, there might be a chance for survival.
However, Fang Ran’s pulse was tight and strong…
In an instant, a fleeting sadness flashed in Ruan An’s gentle eyes.
Even though she had died once, even though she had experienced wars and plagues, and considered herself to have seen countless deaths, she still couldn’t take life and death lightly.
She had a good impression of the girl from the Fang family, but she knew deep down that Fang Ran’s days were numbered.
The so-called “miraculous revival” wasn’t about bringing back the dead, but about doing everything possible to rescue patients on the brink of death who still had a glimmer of hope.
However, Fang Jin’s condition had reached a point of no return.
“Doctor Ruan, don’t be sad. Many physicians have already told me about this… I am prepared.”
Ruan An suddenly raised her eyes and saw Fang Ran looking at her with a concerned expression. She couldn’t help but blame herself in her heart.
Divine Doctor Sun had criticized her for easily revealing a sentimental and fragile side in front of patients suffering from serious illnesses or approaching death. For a medical professional, this was a grave mistake.
Her expression would only make Fang Ran even sadder.
But this girl was too kind-hearted, and Ruan An rarely encountered someone who, upon learning that their life was about to end, could remain so optimistic and strong, even taking the time to comfort the emotions of the healer.
Just now, a maidservant had come and whispered a few words to Concubine Fang, so she was not in the inner room when Ruan An examined Fang Ran.
After diagnosing her condition, Ruan An still prescribed a prescription specifically for Fang Ran, hoping to extend her life as much as possible.
Just as Ruan An was about to say a few more words to remind Fang Ran, the conversation outside the room suddenly changed her expression drastically—
“You, why did you suddenly come to the Duke’s Mansion without notifying Aunt in advance?”
“Aunt doesn’t welcome my visit?”
“What kind of talk is that? Oh my, Zhong Xun lost so much weight.”
The quality of the male voice was somewhat cold, deep, and extremely magnetic. Although it sounded a bit hoarser than a few years ago, Ruan An could still discern who the owner of this voice was.
Her hands trembled, her heart rate suddenly increased, and her breath became uncontrollably chaotic. In her mind, the image of the man covering her corpse in her previous life gradually emerged.
In fact, Ruan An had always thought that Huo Pingxiao might have forgotten her a long time ago, after all, they had not been together for long.
But unexpectedly, even though her appearance was destroyed, and she looked withered, the man who used to be proud and willful, calling her his benefactor, could still remember who she was.
Ruan An’s eyes started to turn red.
She had never imagined that even though she had been reborn, hearing Huo Pingxiao’s voice again would still make her lose control of her emotions.
Ruan An couldn’t hear what Concubine Fang and Huo Pingxiao were talking about. She only felt that the man’s voice carried an unusual sense of relaxation and confidence.
He chuckled softly, his tone filled with confidence and arrogance: “Just a bunch of intimidating but weak rebels. If it comes to a fight, it’ll be over in a month.”
Fang Ran remembered the instructions from the maidservant. Before Ruan An arrived, they had promised not to reveal her identity.
Seeing Ruan An’s abnormal expression, Fang Ran lowered her voice and explained to her, “That man seems to be Marquis Dingbei. I haven’t met him, but every time he returns from a campaign to Chang’an, it seems he comes to the Duke’s residence to see my aunt.”
Ruan An forced herself to calm down and nodded toward Fang Han.
At this moment, Concubine Fang asked, “By the way, your distant cousin happens to be in the room, and she’s not feeling well. Do you want to see her?”
Ruan An’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she could feel the footsteps of the two people getting closer.
She could clearly feel that behind the almost transparent gauze screen, the sharp gaze of Marquis Dingbei had already fallen on her back.
Spoiler for Chapter 16!
This child was just too similar to his master when he was young, and his appearance even resembled the eldest young master, Huo Pingxiao.’
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Translated by: All Things Fluff