The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 147

Translator: thornling | Editor: thornling

Since his brother's legs recovered, Xue Jiming seldom went to the barracks. In any case, there was his older brother at home as a pillar. He was inferior to Brother in every aspect, so why would he go to the army and garner disdain? Brother's subordinates all looked down on him. They were deferential on the surface, but behind his back, they would say that he was weak and inept. Even if he had the motivation to improve himself, his determination was gradually whittled away.

He might as well be like before and continue to eat, drink, and be merry, traveling the mountains and rivers freely. Wouldn't that be more enjoyable? On this day, he originally planned to go out to meet with friends, but when he passed by the second branch's courtyard, he heard shocked shouting coming from inside. When no one answered his yells, he ran in to check the situation. It turned out that the second branch's eldest daughter-in-law's infant son suddenly fainted. No matter whether he was pinched on the Renzhong* or given medicine, he never came to. His body was like a little burning coal, scalding to the touch, and his limbs twitched from time to time. His illness was extremely acute.

*Literally "human center," the philtrum (the groove under the nose above the upper lip).

The eldest daughter-in-law of the second branch told the servants to go invite a doctor and at the same time went to her mother-in-law and the Old Madam for an executive decision, and then circled the room like a headless fly.

Xue Jiming didn't have time to think about the separation between men and women. He quickly walked over and touched his nephew's forehead, and exclaimed in alarm, "So hot*!"

*He says it in a way that also means that his hand feels scalded.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the second branch, Madam Xiao, burst into tears when she saw her brother-in-law and said intermittently, between sobs, "Jiming, you, you have to come up with something! Ran'er has been cramping up, and his body is getting hotter and hotter, if it goes on like this, it will really be a big problem!"

"Let's go! I'll take you to find Xiao Cao'er. She is a skilled doctor and will definitely be able to save Ran'er. If you send someone to look for a doctor, going back and forth will waste quite a bit of time. Why don't we just directly go?" Xue Jiming picked up his nephew and immediately left, Madam Xiao hurriedly following behind him.

Not long after, Old Madam and the old madam of the second branch also heard the news and rushed to Xuancao Hall, where a noisy crowd of people squeezed into the shop, quite a sight to see.

Lin Dan also emerged when she heard the noise. Seeing that Old Madam and the others were extremely anxious, she didn't go over and greet them. When others didn't come to her for medical treatment, it showed that they didn't trust her medical skills. If she shamelessly stuck her face on them, they would not only be upset, but would even think she was being nosy and delaying the child's treatment. Since this was the case, why would she try?

She stood at the doorway and watched for a while, then turned back to the inner hall to continue processing herbs. She didn't stick her nose into it.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xue Boyong and the eldest son of the second branch, Xue Yangfan (set sail), also came from the barracks. One rushed into Xuancao Hall, but the other only stood outside to check the situation before going into Xing Lin Spring.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Lin Dan immediately raised her head and asked, "Brother, did you take a look over there?"

"I took a look, it looks like he caught a cold and has a bit of a fever." Xue Boyong's brows were tightly furrowed.