Some guards watch and march outside Sung’s room, holding their long swords in two rows; some are guarding against the walls, stretching their bows and arrows just in case the assassin would come back again!
Daisy opens the doors for Wendy, she feels this new doctor is too young to treat people. All doctors and Zhuge gather around Sung’s bed, with San and two new apprentices from the Royal Palace. They carry two big brass bowls with the bloody water from Sung’s wounds. It’s kind of scary, which makes Wendy feel hematophobia by the very first time! Looking around, all his blood and medicine stained clothes are combined together, with red and yellow. Those bloodstains as the sharp sunlight at noon, they pierce into Wendy’s eyes ruthless.
“How’s the Majesty right now?” Wendy calms herself and asks. She walks towards Sung’s bed slowly, his face looks pale with his eyes closed, by losing too much blood. Seeing this Wendy cries automatically without control. Looking closer, there are three wounds on him, all deep and sharp, one into his heart, one into his stomach and the last one is in his liver! Except for those new wounds, his old ones remain on his body, which looks terrified and painful. “How he spent all these three years?” Wendy thinks.
Zhuge turns to her, “I can’t stop his bleeding, he doesn’t look good!”
“Let me handle it then…” Wendy takes a deep breathe and replies. She puts her medical kit down and takes her golden needles out. “Who are you? How we gonna let a young woman to treat our dear Majesty?” One old Doctor from the royal palace complains, who used to treat Wendy before. He is not a bad person, he’s just too anxious to speak rashly. Wendy doesn’t put into heart, she understands them very much…
Zhuge furrows and whispers to her, “Are you sure you can handle this?” Wendy nods, “I will freeze his bleeding acupuncture point now, then you guys need to prepare the Jinchuang and Sanqi medicines for me! and make the proper decoction for the Majesty. Let’s hurry!” Zhuge sees the confidence from her eyes, turns to that doctor, “Please let her handle. If anything happens, I will take all the responsibility!” All doctors are surprised but feel a little security from Zhuge’s words. If he says so, then that young girl may have a try.
Wendy sits next to Sung, then plunges the needles on his body, naturally and professionally as a fish in the water. Too fast to be seen which parts she has just plunged! After a while, Sung stops bleeding.
“Wow… May I ask you name, young doctor??” Other doctors can’t help to ask, they all amazed by her skill!
Wendy looks at them and replies, “My name is, oh, my family name is Wen.”
“Amazing! Doctor Wen! Your skill has broadened our horizon!” One doctor says with unbelievable expression. Zhuge doesn’t expect she would say her real name, anyway, just a family name doesn’t matter. He would think to mention to Sung about her later. He writes the prescription fast then orders the apprentice to prepare the decoction as fast as possible. Now everyone’s waiting for Sung to wake up. Although he has lost too much blood, he needs to wake himself up this time!
Walking out of his room, Wendy meets her little sister Lacey, who runs in a rush with her two maids. She looks older than before after these three years. Despite how heavy her makeup is, she looks weak and fatigue. “Oh Doctor! You are doctor right? How’s the majesty?” She asks after sees Wendy’s medical kit. Wendy shakes her head, holding all her emotions, “Not that good, you may go and check him, my dear Princess Lacey.” Lacey looks frightened and runs in.
Following her steps, Wendy sees Zhuge stays behind, “What’s wrong?” She asks. Zhuge doesn’t respond, just stares at her, “How she knew Lacey? I never mentioned Lacey to her.” Zhuge thinks. “Nothing, I think you may help Zoe this time, your skill’s getting better.”
“Are you good friend with her, doctor?” Wendy says, “You seem to worry about her a lot…”
Zhuge nods, “We are close friends. I hope she will wake up very soon…”
By the afternoon, the King and Royal Empress are here, they come without the Queen. No one wants to mention Sung’s disease to her. Otherwise, she would faint. By this time, Wendy stays in another room with Daisy, before the King meets her. Daisy offers her three different kinds of tea, however, Wendy doesn’t touch any of them. Her attention is all on those beautiful stitches on the clothes. Suddenly, Daisy speaks, “Doctor, you are just like my Princess, she loves stitching as well.” Wendy feels sad all of a sudden, “Your Princess?” She takes a sip of tea and asks.
“Yes. She is the Royal Princess Yasmin. She is the best princess I have ever met in my life!” Daisy praises with sadness. Wendy pretends to drink her tea without any expression. She doesn’t know how to ask about Daisy’s life during these three years. Daisy looks like a grown-up now, her small baby face has faded away, she’s turning into a big girl. Same as Chen, she looks older then before, with those wrinkles around her eyes and grey hairs on her head. “Doctor, take some snacks!” Chen says with gentle. It’s her favor snacks before, Osmanthus cakes and white sugar cakes.
“Thank you…” Wendy replies quietly. Chen is good with baking cakes, especially Osmanthus cakes and white sugar cakes. She used to bake for Wendy three years ago, and she liked them a lot! Chen would always bring her the same cakes every day before lunch and in the afternoon. Wendy feels happiness and grateful to have her favor cakes back today.
“How’s the majesty, Doctor?” Chen can’t help to ask. “Doctor, the King orders to meet you! Please come with me!” San runs in before Wendy replies to Chen. Then she goes to the King with San. The King and the Royal Empress all sit on a bench, especially the Royal Empress, looking older like her mom. She is the one here can make Wendy sadness and homesickness. “Very pleasure to meet you, my dear King and Royal Empress!” Wendy kneels and greets.
“You may stand.” The King orders gently.
“Thank you very much, my dear King!” Wendy thanks him then sits on a chair from a maid. She’s afraid to look at the Royal Empress, or she won’t control herself to cry in front of them. “I heard your talented medical skills, very impressed with your young age! What’s your name?” The King asks.
“My family name is Wen, my name is Wengela!” Wendy makes another name this time.
“Wengela?? Hmm…” The King considers a while, “And do you have any sister?” Wendy doesn’t know what he means, “No, my dear King. I’m the only child in my family.”
“Where is your hometown, Wengela?” He keeps asking.
“Your King, I’m from City Edina, it’s another country not far from here.” Wendy replies.
“Have you been to our country before?” He questions and takes a sip of tea.
“As a child, I came here with my family, one time!” Wendy continues lying. The King seems to disappoint and sighs, “Ok, I got it…” The Royal Empress doesn’t ask her a lot of questions, she just looks at Sung and says, “The doctors said the majesty didn’t look well this morning. What do you say, Doctor?” Wendy replies consciously, “My dear Royal Empress, the Majesty gets the vast happiness here, he will be fine.”
The Royal Empress seems annoyed a little, by her nothingness words, “You just need to tell me the truth, that’s it.”
Wendy looks up and explains, “Your Royal Empress, I am telling the truth. Though the majesty lost too much blood, he’s fine. I stopped his bleeding. Besides, his wounds are not deep enough. With his great Qigong inside, he can recover himself sooner or later. So you don’t need to worry that much.”
Her answers make the Royal Empress calm, “But the doctors said that assassin stabbed into his heart… do you think…” Wendy sees her sorrow and replies, “No need to worry, my dear Royal Empress. It is deep but it’s not hurt the heart at all.” A Doctor murmurs nearby when he hears Wendy, “I don’t understand… the knife has stabbed through his body, how he gonna??”
Wendy smiles and continues, “Because the heart of our majesty has grown a little different than others. So it seems the knife has stabbed through his body, but it’s not into his heart, just the edge.” She used to see one patient who got stabbed by a huge steel bar, through his body! However, his heart was fine, all because his heart was different than others.
“Wow, how’s that possible? His heart is different than ours?” The Royal Empress surprises. Wendy nods, “Yes, your Empress. Our world is full of wonders!”
The King is deep in thought, “I used to see a woman who’s the same talented as you…” Wendy feels tense a little, she replies immediately, “Your King, my medical skill is just normal as others in town.” The king nods happily, “Well, well, you are both talented and modest! I feel lucky to leave my dear son to you! I hope you will make him recover soon!”