“Medical Officer Shen, I really want to thank — “
Yun Xiang had not even finished her sentence when she felt the world spin.
Her body could no longer support itself, and she fell straight down.
The people around her let out a chorus of exclamations, especially Yun Wei’s shouts… but Yun Xiang no longer had the strength to respond.
Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
By the time she woke up again, it was broad daylight.
“You’re awake?”
Yun Xiang’s head was still foggy.
She was wearing only a plain white nightgown, and the room was filled with the bitter scent of medicinal herbs.
Shen Yu was currently sitting by her bedside.
“Medical Officer Shen? What happened to me?”
Yun Xiang instinctively tried to sit up, but Shen Yu pressed her back down.
“You had a high fever. You were burning up like that, yet you didn’t know to rest? You really don’t take your own health seriously, do you?”
“It’s a good thing I was here. Otherwise… your condition would have been far more fatal than your father’s.”
Hearing Shen Yu say this, Yun Xiang finally remembered that she had caught a cold many days ago.
She had been suffering from symptoms like chills and physical weakness, but she hadn’t paid them any mind.
After all, her father’s situation was the priority.
Yun Xiang had simply assumed it was her menstruation and that it was normal to feel a bit weak.
She never expected that she would actually faint from a high fever or that she had taken a walk to the Gates of Hell without even knowing it…
“Thank… thank you. The Marquis Mansion owes you another favor. My Yun family are not ungrateful people. We will certainly repay this kindness, Medical Officer Shen.”
At this moment, Yun Xiang’s attitude toward Shen Yu had completely changed.
This twenty-something girl truly deserved the title of “Divine Physician.”
No wonder His Majesty favored her; the Royal Selection was truly as reputable as the rumors said.
“Repaying kindness? I am a Medical Officer personally appointed by His Majesty. Having a Physician’s Benevolent Heart and saving lives is simply my duty. This isn’t the chaotic world of martial arts; we are under the Emperor’s feet. Let’s not talk about favors.”
“It’s for the best that you’re okay. Now, come on, turn over. First, undo your nightgown and take off your bloomers.”
Hearing Shen Yu’s words, Yun Xiang, whose head was still a bit foggy, suddenly widened her eyes.
“You… You! What are you saying?”
Yun Xiang’s voice instantly rose several octaves.
Her voice was so clear and loud that she seemed like a completely different person from the weakened version of herself earlier.
Anyone who didn’t know better would think she wasn’t sick at all.
“Medical Officer Shen, please… please conduct yourself with dignity. I… I am already a married woman. Although… although my husband passed away early, my household registration at the government office still…”
At this point, Yun Xiang’s face was beet red, and she began to babble incoherently.
“I didn’t expect Medical Officer Shen to have such a preference. But I… I’m not only married, I’m also over thirty. At this age, I’m old enough to be your mother. If you really have the mirror-rubbing habit… the Marquis Mansion! There are many beautiful maidservants in the Marquis Mansion you can choose from.”
“I-If it’s really not enough, my Yun Wei also has some tendencies in that direction. If you truly like her, as her eldest sister, I can even help bring you two together.”
“But… but I can’t do it! No, no, no! Absolutely not!”
“And! And this is progressing too fast! Even my short-lived husband never saw my body. Medical Officer Shen, you cannot…”
Yun Xiang was now so terrified that she hugged her chest and shrunk into the corner.
Meanwhile, Shen Yu stood there stunned, holding an exquisite glass muscle injector, completely dumbfounded.
“N-No, did I just hear something I wasn’t supposed to?”
“Um… Miss Yun Xiang, you’ve misunderstood. I noticed you still have a bit of a fever, so I thought I’d give you another injection to stabilize your condition. Since you’re so against it, then let’s forget it. Anyway, you’re out of the danger zone… you can recover slowly by taking some oral medicine.”
Shen Yu explained the injector in her hand to Yun Xiang.
When Yun Xiang heard that Shen Yu didn’t have improper intentions and really just wanted to treat her illness, her face turned as red as a ripe apple.
The burning temperature on her face rose bit by bit along with Shen Yu’s explanation.
In the end, even from a short distance, Shen Yu could clearly feel the heat radiating from her.
The prototype for the muscle injector in Shen Yu’s hand had been created by Su Lianyue.
The original intention was to use it with toxins extracted from moldy oranges to kill people invisibly.
However, Shen Yu had modified it slightly, turning it into a very decent modern-style muscle injector.
Aside from the high manufacturing and usage costs, the device was very effective.
Although the types of medicinal fluids currently available for injection were pitifully few, the Qingfeng Village behind Shen Yu could still meet the demand for things like Penicillin Injection and Bupleurum Injection.
Though the variety was small, they made the common cold — which could easily take a life if one wasn’t careful — seem utterly powerless before Shen Yu.
However, the method of injection did indeed make people feel uncomfortable.
Shen Yu didn’t blame Yun Xiang for having such a violent reaction.
Besides, Yun Xiang’s reaction was actually quite useless…
Because back when she was being rescued, Shen Yu had already seen everything she needed to see.
In fact, it was Shen Yu who had changed Yun Xiang into those nightclothes.