Chapter 158: Some Scores to Settle
"Let’s go," Sansan said to everyone. "We’ll wait outside the courtyard and let Pangtuan and Fourth Granny have some time alone. All the doctors and Imperial Physicians in the Capital City have been called, but she’s just barely hanging on."
’The girl is closest to Fourth Granny. They must have a lot to say to each other.’
After everyone left, Ye Qianning took some wound-healing medicine from her storage space. She also pulled out a top-grade mountain ginseng she had been cultivating. The ginseng had been growing for six or seven days, and judging by its appearance, it was over a hundred years old.
She cut the ginseng into sections and steeped them in hot water. Then, she lifted the blanket. Fourth Granny’s body was wrapped in gauze bandages. She carefully unwrapped them, revealing mangled, bloody wounds.
Although they had been cleaned and medicated, the wounds hadn’t healed. An elderly person’s regenerative abilities are weaker, and the injuries were still oozing blood.
As she continued to unwrap the gauze, Ye Qianning’s tears flowed uncontrollably. The wounds covered Fourth Granny’s entire body, leaving almost no uninjured skin. ’They were too cruel.’
"Luo Wen, Luo Xuan," Ye Qianning wiped away a tear and called out in a cold voice.
"Eldest Miss." Luo Xuan and Luo Wen materialized.
"How many Hidden Guards are in the mansion?"
"The General brought forty-six men with him when he returned to the Capital City. Currently, there are twenty-one stationed at the mansion."
"Luo Xuan, go gather them all. You’re all coming with me tonight." Ye Qianning wanted nothing more than to take that bastard Prime Minister Gao’s head.
"Yes." Luo Xuan departed.
"Luo Wen, head to the prefectural court and file a formal complaint accusing Prime Minister Gao of brutal assault. After that, go to Minister Qian’s mansion. He’ll have evidence of the Prime Minister’s crime."
"Yes." Luo Wen acknowledged the order but didn’t leave immediately. "Eldest Miss, Minister Qian is an unfeeling man. I’m afraid he won’t give up the evidence easily."
"He will."
"Yes, this subordinate will go at once." Luo Wen had great faith in his young mistress and didn’t doubt her confident words in the slightest.
After giving her orders, Ye Qianning poured the ginseng tea she had just prepared down Fourth Granny’s throat. Then, she took out a silver needle and inserted it into the top of Fourth Granny’s head.
The top-grade mountain ginseng from her storage space was a hundred times more potent than any found outside, where even the best specimens were typically only a century old.
She had been cultivating several stalks of this top-grade mountain ginseng in her space for a few days, and they were still growing. She estimated they were already at least five hundred years old. Another day or two, and they would reach a thousand.
After a while, some warmth returned to Fourth Granny’s body. Ye Qianning then crushed a Twin-Life Fruit into a juice and fed it to her before starting to treat the wounds on her body.
The Kirin Fruit was deep red all over, with a bright, glossy surface. It had pain-relieving and healing properties and could be taken internally or applied externally.
Having administered the Twin-Life Fruit internally, Ye Qianning prepared the Kirin Fruit for external use. She crushed the fruit, mixed in some cooling powder, and waited a moment for the bright red juice to thicken into a semi-viscous gel, which she then spread over Fourth Granny’s body.
"COUGH, COUGH..." Fourth Granny coughed, a breath finally catching in her lungs.
By the time Ye Qianning finished applying the gel and re-wrapping the wounds in fresh gauze, Fourth Granny had slowly regained consciousness.
"Fourth Granny," she called out softly.
"Pang... Pangtuan... COUGH, COUGH..."
"Fourth Granny, don’t talk yet. Wait until your breathing has stabilized," Ye Qianning said as she removed the silver needle from the top of her head.
Fourth Granny nodded weakly.
"Fourth Granny, get some proper sleep. When you wake up, you can talk with Pangtuan."
The corners of Fourth Granny’s mouth twitched, and she closed her eyes.
Ye Qianning tucked her in and hopped off the bed. ’Fourth Granny has finally pulled through. Her life isn’t in danger anymore; now she just needs to rest and recover.’
’Next, I have some scores to settle.’
Aunt Liu and the concubines were standing outside the courtyard. When they saw her come out, they swarmed over.
"Aunt Liu, everyone, please watch over Fourth Granny for me. I have to go out," Ye Qianning said.
Aunt Liu nodded and asked, "Where are you going?"