Feng Jin and Lin Yuwei chatted endlessly, their conversation only stopping when Chu Chenyi spoke.
"Have you two said enough?" Chu Chenyi could no longer stand it and finally spoke. These two were like a breached Yellow River, unable to stop.
"You're everywhere. Finish eating and drinking and leave quickly. Don't be an eyesore here."
Lin Yuwei's tone was resentful. She found Chu Chenyi an eyesore now, feeling annoyed just by looking at him.
"Don't forget this is the Jing Prince's manor, this Prince's territory!"
When did it become her place to decide? It was Lin Yuwei who should leave.
How long had it been for her to become like this? Her former gentle and virtuous demeanor had been forgotten entirely, all thanks to Feng Jin.
As the saying goes, one is influenced by their company. This saying was indeed not wrong.
One could only say that Feng Jin's influence was too great, transforming Lin Yuwei into this state.
"I'll leave when you're dead, and I remarry!"
Lin Yuwei did not back down, her retort leaving Chu Chenyi speechless.
"Alright, I'm here for serious business today, not to listen to you two argue."
Feng Jin intervened, stopping their bickering. If they continued, it would delay important matters.
"Who wants to argue with him? It's clearly him who has nothing better to do and starts trouble every day." Lin Yuwei shot Chu Chenyi a glare, her tone filled with disdain.
Feng Jin couldn't help but shake her head. She had intended to mend their relationship, but it had turned out like this.
Even an upright official can't settle a family dispute. Their matters were for them to resolve. She would stick to treating Chu Chenyi, avoiding unnecessary trouble and getting herself into more.
"Extend your hand, I need to feel your pulse."
Feng Jin placed her hand on Chu Chenyi's wrist, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your recovery is quite good. With the residual poison cleared from your body, your physique has also become much stronger. You've been well cared for during this time."
"Then can you treat my leg?" Chu Chenyi asked eagerly. His most pressing concern was to have his leg treated soon and walk like a normal person.
"Yes," Feng Jin nodded in agreement.
She had come this time precisely to treat Chu Chenyi's legs and had brought all the surgical instruments.
"Then treat it quickly. Is there anything else I need to do?"
Seeing Feng Jin agree to treat his legs, Chu Chenyi was overjoyed and immediately pulled Feng Jin to start the treatment.
"There are too many eyes and ears here. It's best to go to the secret chamber for security."
There were no shortage of spies inside and out of the Jing Prince's manor. A single mistake could lead to total defeat.
"It was my oversight," Chu Chenyi realized his thinking was flawed after Feng Jin pointed it out.
"It's alright. Just remember to be more careful in the future. Your every move now attracts attention, so you must be even more cautious."
Feng Jin advised him kindly. There were never any shortcuts in the struggle for imperial power.
If one relied on luck, they might not even know how they died the next second.
"Thank you for the reminder," Chu Chenyi said in a deep voice. If he had been more vigilant before, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.
Regardless of Feng Jin's intentions, he was grateful for her reminder.
...
Inside the secret chamber, Feng Jin sterilized the surgical instruments she had brought one by one and arranged them neatly on the table for easy access.
Lin Yuwei stared at the instruments on the table with surprise. She felt it wasn't like treating an illness, but rather like repairing furniture.
"Sister Feng Jin, what is this hammer used for?" Lin Yuwei curiously pointed at the hammer on the table. She had seen the surgical scalpels before when Feng Jin assisted in the Princess's childbirth and knew their purpose. But this hammer, she couldn't figure out.
However, Feng Jin's subsequent explanation left her completely stunned.
Feng Jin put down what she was holding, glanced up, and said calmly, "It's for breaking leg bones."
She had examined Chu Chenyi's fractured leg bones earlier. They had already completely fused, but they had grown crooked, which was why he couldn't stand.
However, leg bones were hard. With her strength alone, it was impossible to straighten the bones by hand. Only by using tools to break the bone could it be done.
"Breaking it directly?" Lin Yuwei asked in surprise, as if to confirm she hadn't misheard.
Feng Jin nodded affirmatively, "You heard correctly. It's to break it directly. Due to improper treatment before, his leg bones have grown crooked, which is also why he couldn't stand. To stand again, the crooked leg bones must be broken and reconnected."
"Let's begin," Chu Chenyi said with a look of resolute determination.
He had to take the gamble. Could any outcome be worse than his current situation?
Feng Jin took out an exquisite gourd-shaped bottle, poured the white powder inside into a bowl, dissolved it with warm water, and handed it to Chu Chenyi. "This is a pain-relieving powder. After drinking it, it will lessen your pain."
After all, the pain of bone fracture was not something an ordinary person could endure. As a healer, her primary responsibility was to alleviate the patient's suffering as much as possible while treating their illness.
Chu Chenyi took the bowl and drank it down without hesitation.
"Although you've taken the pain-relieving powder, there will still be some pain. You must grit your teeth and bear it. Don't move around randomly."
Feng Jin was worried that if Chu Chenyi moved erratically, all her efforts would be in vain.
"I understand," Chu Chenyi nodded in agreement.
Feng Jin reached for his calf, located the site of the previous fracture, picked up the hammer, raised it high, controlled her strength, and with skillful force, struck it hard.
A crisp 'crack' sound was heard.
Chu Chenyi tightly gripped the armrests of the chair, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and the veins on his temples protruding outwards, with beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
"Chew on ginseng slices to stay alert," Feng Jin said with concern, placing a ginseng slice into Chu Chenyi's mouth.
She wanted him to maintain his composure, lest he faint later.
Feng Jin continued her work, feeling for the leg bones with her touch and repositioning them by instinct.
"Yuwei, hand me the black medicine bottle."
Lin Yuwei, who had been standing there stunned, snapped back to reality upon hearing Feng Jin's voice. She grabbed the black medicine bottle from the table, fumbled to open it, and handed it to Feng Jin.
"Pour it on his leg." Feng Jin's hands were fully occupied, so she instructed Lin Yuwei to do it.
Lin Yuwei was utterly flustered, her hands trembling as she held the medicine bottle. She poured it onto Chu Chenyi's leg in a panic, but only half the medicine landed on him, with the rest spilling onto the floor.
"Get the splint."
"Okay..." Lin Yuwei hurriedly fetched the splint and, following Feng Jin's instructions, secured it on Chu Chenyi's leg.
Feng Jin adjusted the position of the splint and secured it.