Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

The next day, Mrs. Li came as agreed, and Xiao Bingyan personally went to the spacious main gate to greet her. The Li Mansion was right opposite, only a few steps away, so there was no need for a carriage.

Xiao Bingyan was puzzled as to why Mrs. Li agreed to help them so readily. But no matter why, as long as her mother's illness could be cured, no matter what the other party's purpose was, she would agree to anything.

Moreover, even if others have ulterior motives and are just heading towards the Wei family, what does it have to do with her?

All she wants is for her mother to live a good life, and she doesn't care about anything else.

Mrs. Li had no idea what Xiao Bingyan was thinking. If she hadn't heard someone else mention it, she wouldn't have known that the small courtyard opposite her house that had never been inhabited belonged to the Wei family in the capital. She originally thought that it was just another natural aristocrat who was arrogant and looked down on others.

However, she had just returned to Jinyun City that day, and she had a good impression of the Wei family's mother and daughter when she was in the temple. And because of that incident, she wanted to help Xiao Bingyan.

It is possible that others may think that she is trying to curry favor with the upstarts, but Guan Lanxiao has always been a loner in doing things and does not care about other people's opinions or what others say.

As Mrs. Xiao was too weak to greet them at the door, she could only wait in the hall. When she saw Xiao Bingyan leading Mrs. Li over, she could not help but look at them carefully.

Seeing Mrs. Li's pretty face and bright smile, he immediately formed a good impression of her.

As I slowly moved closer, I realized that this lady looked very familiar.

After thinking for a while, she recalled that they had met in a hurry in the temple last time. Xiao walked over with a smile, "Mrs. Li, I'm really sorry to bother you to come and help me with the diagnosis."

"Mrs. Wei, please stop talking like that. I'm only a few steps away from here." Mrs. Li did not accept Xiao's courtesy. She turned over and stepped forward, holding Xiao's hand firmly, and said with a smile.

"If it weren't for my daughter's concern... I would have given up hope on my health long ago. It was only because I heard from somewhere that you have excellent medical skills that I rashly asked you to come here." Mrs. Xiao glanced at Xiao Bingyan and said to Mrs. Li.

"How can I be considered a proper doctor? Actually, I just learned some acupuncture therapy from my master before this." Mrs. Li looked at Xiao Bingyan and said with a smile: "I can only give it a try. I hope I can help you."

Xiao said: "I know that, in general, I have troubled you, and I have actually let it go."

"Mom, I believe that everything depends on human effort." Xiao Bingyan particularly disliked the words "let nature take its course", because she had always been expecting heaven to provide a blessing, which was why they had suffered such misery in their previous lives.

Mrs. Xiao smiled and quickly walked into the room with Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li did not come here to chat today, so after sitting down, she did not say anything else. She asked her personal maid to take out a pillow and put it on the table while she took Xiao's pulse.

Xiao Bingyan was more nervous than ever. This might be her and her mother's last hope. She sincerely hoped that Mrs. Li could bring them a different result.

As early as the first time she saw Xiao, Mrs. Li noticed that her face was not rosy enough and her feet were erratic when she walked. She was weak and lacked energy. Now, after checking her pulse, she found that...

"Mrs. Wei had a pre-existing illness and she must have become increasingly weak after giving birth," Mrs. Li asked softly.

Xiao nodded, "After giving birth to Bingyan, my health has been getting worse day by day."

The medical and scientific facilities of this era were backward, and giving birth for women was like stepping directly into a coffin. Many women suffered from many problems after giving birth, and Xiao should be the same.

"Madam, your menstrual period is still irregular?" Mrs. Li continued to ask.

"Sometimes more, sometimes less, as if there is something and sometimes not." The house is full of girls, so Xiao expressed her opinion directly.

Mrs. Li took her hand back and said, "It's not that your illness is incurable, but you know it well. Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out. You just need to take good care of yourself for three to five years, and your body will be fine."

After hearing this, Xiao Bingyan immediately stood up from the bench, her face full of surprise and joy, "Mrs. Li, you... are you telling the truth?"

"Medicine is three-quarters toxic. Madam Wei, there is no need to take medicine. It is not good for your health. Internal diseases can be treated externally. I am very good at acupuncture. People in ancient times said that the vital energy nourishes the body and is the regularity of life. In addition to acupuncture, long-term use of meridians to dredge the meridians, regulate blood and qi, make yin and yang return to a relative balance, and adjust the functions of the five internal organs. Then the body will gradually recover."

Mrs. Li glanced at Xiao Bingyan. Xiao's disease could not be completely cured in one day. It would take a very long time. However, there were not many doctors who knew acupuncture at that time. It was not easy to do acupuncture every day.

Xiao said, "As long as I can recover, it doesn't matter how long it takes. Mrs. Li, what do you think I should do?"

Mrs. Li thought for a while and said, "Then starting from tomorrow, I will come to treat you with acupuncture every day, and then see the actual effect after fifteen days. How do you think?"

"Mrs. Li, this... is too much trouble for you. I really don't know how to thank you." Xiao Bingyan was extremely excited. She really didn't know how to express her gratitude to Mrs. Li, who was a stranger to them.

"People who study medicine diligently should be dedicated to saving the world. Before I got married... before I got married, I followed my master around and provided medical treatment for others. I feel embarrassed for you to thank me like this." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

Xiao and Xiao Bingyan didn't know the background of this Mrs. Li, so after hearing her straightforward tone, they didn't continue to be polite and instead warmly invited her to have tea outside.

"No need to drink tea. I brought a needle box with me today. Why don't I give Mrs. Wei acupuncture first? How do you feel about it?" Mrs. Li said.

Xiao nodded decisively, "Everything will be done according to Mrs. Li's wishes."

Mrs. Li ordered her maid to prepare some moxa leaves and asked Xia Yuezhu to prepare some ethanol, saying that it was to remove the poison from the needle.

Xiao Bingyan was watching from the side, and saw Mrs. Li taking out one after another of the fine needles that were as big as flowing hair, and carefully wiping them with white cotton cloth dipped in ethanol. Was this the detoxification that Mrs. Li was talking about?

This was her first time to have acupuncture treatment. She had never seen a doctor use this method before and it looked very novel to her.

After Mrs. Li asked her mother to take off all her clothes, Xiao Bingyan finally understood why no doctor had ever used this method. There were very few female doctors in the Tang Dynasty, and almost all of them were male doctors. I would like to ask, is there any woman in the harem who dares to let other men see her naked body?

It's really new and strange...

Xiao Bingyan suddenly became very interested and watched Mrs. Li's movements with dazzling eyes, as if she wanted to remember those movements deeply in her mind.