Li Xianyun said, "It was but a small effort, Your Highness need not take it to heart."
Yuchi Qian, shaking her head and crying, said, "If it weren't for you, I and Xuanxuan would have been separated by life and death."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but cry again.
Li Xianyun comforted her, "Your Highness need not be sad, it's all in the past now. You should hurry and take the Little Prince home. Once home, feed him a liquid diet until he gets a little better, and then you can start giving him solid foods."
"Okay, thank you."
After Yuchi Qian, holding Xuanxuan, bowed in gratitude to Li Xianyun, she left with a group of attendants.
The physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau were also preparing to leave.
An Imperial Physician glanced at Wu Mu and said coldly, "Let's go, what are you standing there for?"
Wu Mu hung his head and followed, awaiting a severe punishment that awaited him.
"Hold on!" A crisp, cool voice sounded.
Everyone stopped and turned their heads to look at the owner of the voice—Li Xianyun.
Li Xianyun approached an elderly Imperial Physician, who appeared to be highly respected, and said, "Was it you who said Wu Mu's calling me here was unnecessary and that he should be punished?"
This Imperial Physician's hair was already white. On the day Li Xianyun was treating Xiao Dilu, he had obstructed her multiple times, saying that she was young and a foreigner, and that she would harm Xiao Dilu.
Li Xianyun had taken careful note of this man's actions.
A gentleman always seeks revenge for a wrong done to him.
What's more, today, with a life hanging in the balance, he still spoke of punishing Wu Mu for meddling, which was truly detestable!
The man's face changed colors rapidly and he said, "Your Highness, you must have heard wrong, I never said I would punish Wu Mu."
He looked at Wu Mu and said, "Isn't that right?"
In the Imperial Medical Bureau, Wu Mu, being of low status and an apprentice, was often bullied and manipulated.
Wu Mu glanced at him but did not respond.
The man was so angry he itched to lash Wu Mu several times more once they returned.
Li Xianyun said coldly, "Are you questioning me?"
"I dare not," he replied.
Although he said this, his face was full of defiance.
Li Xianyun said coldly, "A physician should have a heart of compassion. When lives are at stake, you still care about who the rescuer is—how is this different from trampling on human life? Since you have failed in your virtue, you should not stay in the Imperial Medical Bureau to harm others. I will report to the Khan, have your status as an Imperial Physician revoked, and prohibit you from practicing medicine and harming others in the future."
"You…" The man was furiously indignant, then calming himself, he said, "Your Highness, I just said I never made those remarks, you're falsely accusing me, and now you even want to strip me of my position. Although you are a princess, it's inappropriate to treat your subjects with such disrespect."
This man truly had no shame—denying the words he had just spoken and twisting the truth, which was simply heinous.
Li Xianyun said indifferently, "Very well, then let's ask everyone, did you or did you not say those words?"
Youlan said, "I heard it clearly, he was the one who said Wu Mu should not meddle and that he should be punished."
Zhuo Ma said, "I heard it as well."
Everyone brought by the Khan Palace also said they heard it.
The Imperial Physician sneered and said, "They are all your people, they will naturally agree with what you say to avoid your punishment."
Li Xianyun said indifferently, "Is that so? Then let the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau speak."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Physician's lips curled up as if reaching the sky, an expression of smugness on his face.
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the Imperial Medical Bureau were schooled by him eight hundred times a day, and like mice upon seeing a cat, they still dared to come forth to testify, without fear of having their legs broken.
Just when he thought he was above everything, certain that the dust had settled, Wu Mu said, "Your Highness, I can confirm that he indeed said those words."
"You..."
The Imperial Physician had already thought of many ways to deal with him.
Just as he was about to retort, the younger generation from the Imperial Medical Bureau spoke up, "Your servant heard him say those words."
"Your servant heard them too."
The older Imperial Physicians didn't dare to speak up; after all, this Imperial Physician had deep roots and was a relative of the authorities, too risky to offend, but they also did not dare to plead on his behalf.
Li Xianyun looked at that Imperial Physician with cold eyes and said, "You not only treat human lives with contempt, lacking in virtue, but also confuse right and wrong. You truly are a scourge among physicians. From today on, you no longer need to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau, and as for the other punishments, I shall report them to the Khan."
She looked at Wu Mu and said, "Wu Mu, I will also tell the Khan about what you did today. I believe the Khan will reward you."
Wu Mu bowed with his arm and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Xianyun nodded at him and then left with her entourage.
When she returned to the Khan Palace, she found that the fields to the west had already been watered, and the wood and rough hemp ropes led by Bater had arrived.
Li Xianyun had Youlan and Zhuo Ma take out the carpentry tools, and she began to get to work.
She first constructed the support frame for the mosquito net and installed it over the bed. Then, she affixed the light yellow mosquito net to the frame, and just like that, the neat and square mosquito net was completed, ensuring a night free from the bites of insects.
Li Xianyun returned to the courtyard and started constructing the hanging chair.
While she was busy working, she heard the voices of the maids and Palace Servants paying respects.
"Greetings to the Khan!"
Li Xianyun stopped her work, surprised, and looked over.
Yelu Yan stood beneath the tall gatehouse, staring at her intently, his gaze filled with added complexity.
How did he come back?
Li Xianyun put down the saw in her hands and relinquished her foot from the wooden stool. The posture she'd been in while sawing wood was rather inelegant.
However, Li Xianyun didn't feel embarrassed in the slightest. She didn't hope for Yelu Yan to like her; there was no need to curry his favor. In fact, she would rather he didn't like her at all.
Such a peaceful coexistence was quite agreeable to her.
Yelu Yan gracefully descended the steps and came to Li Xianyun's side.
Li Xianyun greeted him with a bow, "Greetings to the Khan."
Yelu Yan grunted in response, his gaze drifting to the wood and sawdust surrounding her, and asked, "What are you making?"
Li Xianyun answered, "The shaded area to the west is very pleasant. I thought of making a hanging chair where I could sit and read books during my free time."
Yelu Yan followed her gaze. A ten-meter-square plot had been carved out there, filled with water, its purpose unclear.
"Leave such heavy labor to the servants," Yelu Yan remarked, observing her hands covered in sawdust.
Li Xianyun tucked her hands behind her, replying, "Your servant is also teaching them how to do it while I work."
Many Palace Servants interested in carpentry had been learning by her side as she worked.
Li Xianyun spared no detail in her instructions, attentively guiding them, sometimes letting them try their hand at it.
She was, after all, a woman with not as much physical strength, so after training a few competent "carpenters," she would have much less to do herself.
Li Xianyun looked at Yelu Yan and asked, "Khan, what brings you back?"