Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 545 - 543

Chapter 545: 543

The night deepened. Li Mingfang and Mrs. Li stayed by Li Mingjun’s side, too afraid to sleep.

Mrs. Li would periodically touch Li Mingjun’s forehead.

"Mingfang, what should we do? Mingjun’s forehead is getting hotter by the minute!" Mrs. Li asked worriedly.

Li Mingfang was at a loss. They had already administered all the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor.

Li Mingfang suddenly remembered that Di Shaowei had once gifted her a bottle of pills as a New Year’s present, claiming they could cure any ailment.

She had consistently been practicing martial arts and seldom felt unwell, so she hadn’t used those pills yet.

Li Mingfang abruptly stood up and rushed out of the room.

Mrs. Li was startled by Li Mingfang’s sudden action.

"Mingfang, where are you going?" She asked, raising her voice towards Li Mingfang’s retreating figure.

"I’m going to fetch the medicine!" Li Mingfang replied loudly.

Mrs. Li wanted to ask what medicine she was going to get, but Li Mingfang had already disappeared from sight.

After returning to her room, Li Mingfang began to ransack the place.

Her maid followed her and asked, "Miss, what are you looking for? Let me help you find it!"

She had thrown everything into disarray, and the maids would eventually have to clean it all up.

As she searched, Li Mingfang asked, "Did I store the things I brought back from the northwest in these boxes? Do you remember where I put the pills that Crown Prince Di gave me two years ago?"

The maid instantly knew which bottle her mistress was referring to. When she received it, she had casually handed it to her and said, "This medicine is for you! I’m healthy and rarely get sick. What use do I have for these pills? To think that he would give gifts that others can’t use! It just shows how perfunctory his gift-giving is!"

The maid didn’t agree with her mistress’s sentiment at the time. To her knowledge, the annual gifts from the Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion were always exceptional. The women of her household were especially proud of this and many people envied them for it.

The maid didn’t take Li Mingfang’s words seriously. She didn’t dare to keep such valuable items, and she knew that the gifts from Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion must be of the highest quality. The pills were said to cure any disease, which surely meant they were a panacea! Who could guarantee that they wouldn’t fall sick and need them one day? What if her mistress were to ask her for the pills?

Similar situations had happened before.

The thought filled the maid with dread. She was thankful she had not taken her mistress’s words to heart and used the medicine on her own. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself now.

"Miss, wait a moment. I stored the medicine properly. I’ll go fetch it for you."

Hearing this, Li Mingfang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry up!"

Li Mingfang’s maid had a good memory and soon brought out the medicine bottle.

The bottle was made from blue and white porcelain, very plain, and not at all fancy.

Li Mingfang, unable to wait any longer, quickly popped the cork. The delicate fragrance that wafted out was refreshing and uplifting. It smelled similar to the pill she took when her life hung in the balance. Although the scent of the pill she took back then was stronger and unforgettable, she couldn’t forget the smell of the pill that saved her from death!

Li Mingfang, holding the pills, quickly returned to the room where Li Mingjun was.

"Mother, lift Mingjun up, I’ll feed him the medicine!"

"What kind of medicine is this? Where did you get it?" Mrs. Li found the bottle vaguely familiar, but she couldn’t remember when or where she had seen it before.

"This is the pill that Shaowei gave me as part of the New Year’s gift awhile back." Li Mingfang reached the bed and touched Li Mingjun’s head again, finding that it felt even hotter.

"That was years ago! Can you still take medicine that’s been stored for so long? What’s more, isn’t it dangerous to take medicine indiscriminately? What if it makes his condition worse?" Mrs. Li recalled the matter when Li Mingfang mentioned Di Shaowei.

At that time, she was unhappy to see the medicine. Who would give medicine as a New Year’s gift? It was such an ill omen!

"It’s still good, I’ve smelled it, there is no peculiar odor. Mingjun is in such a life-and-death state now, even if he took it, could the situation get worse? We can only try anything at this point!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Li also felt that Li Mingfang made sense. Furthermore, the annual gifts from Marquis Zhongyong’s Mansion have always been excellent; they wouldn’t send anything inferior. Therefore, this medicine should also be good.

Mrs. Li propped Li Mingjun up, and Li Mingfang fed him a pill. Then, worrying that the medicine might not be strong enough, she fed him another one. Li Mingfang wanted to continue feeding him, but Mrs. Li stopped her.

"That’s enough, don’t feed him anymore. Even medicine is poisonous when taken too much. What if he reacts adversely to it?"

Hearing this, Li Mingfang didn’t feed him anymore: "Then let’s wait and see if the medicine takes effect."

About one pot of tea’s time had passed, Mrs. Li touched Li Mingjun’s forehead again, feeling that his temperature had decreased a little.

"Mingfang, Mingfang, come here, do you think Mingjun’s forehead isn’t as hot anymore?" Mrs. Li asked excitedly.

Li Mingfang quickly ran over to feel his forehead. It seemed to have indeed gone down a bit.

After waiting another pot of tea’s time, Mrs. Li touched Li Mingjun’s temperature again, only to find it hadn’t decreased further.

"Mingfang, Mingjun’s temperature hasn’t decreased anymore. Could it be that the medicine’s effect isn’t strong enough?"

Li Mingfang thought this was very likely, "The pill that Shaowei gave me before had a much stronger medicinal aroma than this one."

Li Mingfang took out another pill to smell and felt that the medicinal scent was indeed too weak.

"Then let’s hurry and feed Mingjun some more! I remembered, the person who brought the medicine as a New Year’s gift said it could cure all ailments, let’s feed him a few more!"

So Li Mingfang made a bold decision, she fed Li Mingjun the entire bottle of medicine.

This gamble of Li Mingfang’s paid off. After Li Mingjun swallowed the entire bottle of medicine, his high fever gradually subsided.

At the break of dawn, Li Mingjun no longer had a fever. His eyes moved slightly and he opened them a little before falling fast asleep again.

Li Mingfang and Mrs. Li were watching him without blinking. Seeing him open his eyes, both of them were so thrilled that they almost burst into tears.

Madam Li was old and she had stayed up till midnight last night before she went back to sleep. Being older, she thought it was inappropriate for her to stay longer. But learning that Li Mingjun had regained consciousness, she felt relieved.

"Did you not say that the imperial doctor’s medicine was ineffective? Did you feed Mingjun some other medicine after that?" Madam Li, together with the imperial doctor, had left last night, and the doctor had declared that his medicinal work was ineffective.

As the head of a general’s household, she had prepared herself for the worst, not expecting a miracle to happen.

Just as Li Mingfang was about to relay that they used the medicine pill gifted by Di Shaowei, she was stopped by Mrs. Li, who preemptively stated: "We used the thousand-year-old Reishi."

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