The old doctor stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence.
A look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Doctor, what is it?"
Ling Yu and Li Jin asked at the same time.
The old doctor, in disbelief, switched hands to check the pulse again.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
"He clearly had no pulse just a moment ago! How did he come back to life?"
"How could this be?"
The old doctor's words sent Ling Yu into a frenzy of joy.
"Lingfeng! You are awake! This is wonderful! You are truly blessed by fate to have snatched your life back!"
Lingfeng struggled to open his eyes. Seeing the tears on Ling Yu's face, he froze for a moment.
"Are you crying?" he mouthed.
Ling Yu wiped his face haphazardly.
"Who is crying? This is sweat!"
Lingfeng tugged at the corners of his mouth, offering a faint smile.
Ling Yu's tears flowed down once more.
"You brat, how dare you laugh at me!"
Lingfeng could not help but cough, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Ah! Doctor, he is coughing up blood!"
The old doctor stroked his beard. "It is good that he coughed it up! Spitting it out means he will be fine!"
Sure enough, Lingfeng spoke up.
"Ling Yu, what happened to me?"
Lingfeng's voice sounded extremely weak.
Duoduo clapped her hands happily.
"Yay! Daddy, Lingfeng is completely fine!"
Only then did Lingfeng notice there were many people in the room.
He also saw the Prince of Pingyang sitting in a wheelchair.
He struggled to get up to pay his respects to the Prince of Pingyang.
"Enough, focus on resting. Do not let down the Princess, who put so much effort into saving your life!"
The Prince of Pingyang's words carried a deeper meaning.
Lingfeng then realized that it was Duoduo who had saved him.
The gaze he directed at Duoduo was filled with gratitude.
Duoduo picked up the silver needles from the bowl one by one and tucked them back into her cloth bag.
She pinched the longest needle and waved it at Lingfeng.
"If you are not a good boy, I will poke you with this again next time!"
Looking at such a long silver needle, Lingfeng immediately felt his blood run cold.
The Princess had actually pierced him with such a long needle?
Duoduo saw the fear in Lingfeng's eyes and smilingly put the silver needle away into the cloth bag.
The old doctor walked over and bowed deeply to Duoduo.
"Princess, please forgive this commoner for being blind!"
"Please forgive me for any offenses I committed just now!"
Duoduo dodged out of the way.
"Please get up, you are a good doctor!"
"But from now on, absolutely do not look down on children anymore!"
"I am super awesome!"
The old doctor was now utterly in awe of Duoduo.
"Yes, it was this commoner who was narrow-minded. I will definitely reflect on my actions when I return."
"Princess, could you please tell this commoner why he clearly had no pulse just now, yet did not die?"
Duoduo blinked.
"Because the blood clot in his head was pressing on his meridians."
"When I did the first acupuncture, all the internal clotted blood gathered at the compressed meridians."
"Therefore, he appeared as though he had no pulse."
"However, didn't my teacher say that he was not dead?"
"So, when I applied the needles the second time, the clot dispersed, and naturally he was fine!"
After speaking, Duoduo playfully winked at Lingfeng.
"But you will be coughing up blood for the next few days!"
Lingfeng looked full of gratitude.
"Thank you, Princess, for saving my life! As long as I don't die, this subordinate is not afraid of coughing up a few mouthfuls of blood!"
"Li Jin, it is getting late. You should set off with the Princess!"
The Prince of Pingyang spoke up.
"Yes, Your Highness. Princess, let us go."
Li Jin cupped his hands in a salute to the Prince of Pingyang, then looked at Duoduo.
"Princess, are you leaving?"
Lingfeng and Ling Yu both felt a bit panicked.
"Yes, I am going home!"
"Lingfeng is completely fine now. The old doctor can handle the rest!"
"His medical skills are very good!" Duoduo thought for a moment and added.
The old doctor had not expected the Princess to actually praise his medical skills.
The old doctor hurriedly bowed to Duoduo. "Princess, you flatter me!"
Duoduo waved her hand at him.
"Just based on the fact that you thought of the patient and did not hesitate to stop me from using the needles, I knew your medical skills must be solid!"
"My teacher said that a healer has the heart of a parent."
"A doctor who truly cares for their patients in their heart is a good doctor!"
"You are a good doctor!"
After Duoduo finished her praise, she saw the old doctor's face covered in tears.
Duoduo was startled.
She was praising him, so why did he start crying?
Duoduo hurriedly hid in Li Jin's arms. Li Jin felt deeply moved.
The Princess had such a clear and kind heart; to think that such a girl was his student.
Li Jin felt his own eyes growing a bit sore.
He also wanted to shed tears.
"Princess! You are truly this commoner's soulmate!"
The old doctor looked at Duoduo, tears streaming down his old face.
Embarrassed, Duoduo tugged at the corner of Li Jin's clothes, signaling him to hurry up and take her away.
Li Jin cupped his hands at the old doctor and led Duoduo outside.
"Daddy, I'll be leaving first then. You must take care of your health!"
"I'll be waiting for you to come back!"
Duoduo ran up to the Prince of Pingyang and gave him a gentle hug.
"Daddy, if you miss me, just have my teacher bring me here!"
Duoduo winked at the Prince of Pingyang.
The Prince of Pingyang nodded, his expression softening.
"Be safe on your way back!"
"Also, tell your mother that I will return in a couple of days."
"Mhm! I am going now!"
Duoduo waved at the Prince of Pingyang and stepped out of the room.
After stepping outside, Duoduo let out a long sigh of relief.
She originally wanted to stay with her father a little longer, but the old doctor had scared her.
"Princess?"
Li Jin walked over, leading the horse.
Duoduo was lifted onto the horse by Li Jin. With a squeeze of his legs, the horse broke into a gallop.
Duoduo gazed reluctantly at the estate growing further and further away behind them.
She had barely left, yet she was already starting to miss it. What should she do?
Because they had to take a long detour, Li Jin did not stop to rest along the way.
Hurrying as fast as they could, they finally arrived at the gates of the prince's manor just as the sun sank below the horizon.
"Whoa!"
Li Jin jumped off the horse and lifted Duoduo down.
Li Jin patted the horse's neck, feeling a bit sorry for it.
"You've worked hard, old friend. I'll get you some top-quality fodder in a moment!"
Duoduo skipped over and knocked on the main doors of the manor.
The gatekeeper opened the door and, seeing that the Princess had returned, hurriedly sent someone inside to report it.
Li Jin led the horse to the stables, while Duoduo ran into the courtyard by herself.
"Mother! Mother! I'm back!"
Duoduo ran all the way, shouting as she went.
Before long, she saw Yingniang running out from the backyard.
"Duoduo!"
"Sister!"
Duoduo giggled and embraced Yingniang.
The two of them laughed happily.
"Duoduo, did you come back alone? Where is my father?"
"Teacher went to the stables. He will be over in a moment."
"Oh right! Sister, where is my mother? Where is she?"
"I want to go find her! Is she very angry?"
Duoduo's eyes searched everywhere.
Logically speaking, since Yingniang had come out, it was impossible for her mother not to have heard the news.
Her mother must be angry with her and hiding!
"Duoduo, the Princess Consort is sick!"
