Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 409: The Rebroken and Reset Leg Bone
He moved aside to give Su Yijia space by the bed. Su Yijia sat down, looking at the man lying on the bed. He tried to open his eyes but couldn’t hold it long before weakly closing them again. His face had sunken from thinness, his lips were dry and cracked from the fever, without a hint of color.
Su Yijia reached out and lifted his eyelids, revealing eyes clouded from the fever. After checking his pulse, her heart sank, but she maintained a calm expression, as if it were no serious issue.
"My satchel is in the next room. I have medicine in there. I’ll go get it," Su Yijia said.
Grandma Zhou quickly offered, "Let me go."
"No need. You all stay here and talk. I’ll go pick out the medicine," Su Yijia politely declined.
Qin Kaize chimed in, "I’ll go with her. Grandpa Xia, Grandma Zhou, you stay here with Grandpa Yu."
He knew Su Yijia had intentionally left the satchel in the other room as an excuse to fetch the medicine, so he wasn’t going to let anyone else go with her.
Back in the room, Su Yijia took out a bottle of Functional Restoration Elixir from her satchel. She then grabbed a clean bowl from the shelf, poured four-fifths of the elixir into it, and handed it to Qin Kaize.
"Drink this."
She then poured some cold boiled water from a tea mug, closed the lid, and shook it to mix. This elixir was now a highly classified secret, so of course, she couldn’t directly tell the Yu family about it. Besides, if it wasn’t diluted, he might completely recover after just one night. While fruit wine could also cure him, and wouldn’t make him stronger than before, giving Yu Tianqin alcohol in his current state would probably get her chased out with a broom by Grandpa Yu. So, this was her only option.
When Su Yijia returned to the room, Qin Kaize helped sit Yu Tianqin up. She poured a capful of the diluted Functional Restoration Elixir and administered it to him.
"Yu Tianqin was hit by a wild boar and suffered internal injuries, but nothing too severe—no internal organs were damaged, and no ribs were broken. His fever came from inflammation caused by the untreated internal injuries, which worsened over time. This medicine—one capful a day—should completely heal him," Su Yijia explained, handing the remaining medicine to Grandpa Yu.
"Is that really all it takes?" Grandpa Yu was incredulous, but he accepted the medicine and glanced at his son, lying back down. He couldn’t help but feel that his son’s breathing seemed smoother than before. It couldn’t be, right? Even if this were some magical potion, it couldn’t work this quickly.
"Yes, it’s that simple. It’s just that his condition worsened because it was neglected. Fortunately, he’s young and can still recover. Just make sure he takes the medicine on time," Su Yijia reassured with a nod.
Grandma Zhou then added, "Jiajia, could you check his leg as well? His leg was broken by the wild boar."
Yu Tianqin had been bedridden, so no one knew how well his leg had healed. Since Jiajia was here, it seemed prudent to take a look.
"Alright," Su Yijia agreed.
Qin Kaize helped pull back the blanket, exposing both of his legs. Su Yijia felt along his legs, her fingers pausing on his right calf. She carefully examined it before looking gravely at Grandpa Yu.
"His leg didn’t heal properly. The bone shifted out of place due to his frequent coughing during recovery. He won’t be able to walk normally unless we re-break the bone and reset it. But if you’re willing, I can fix it. As long as he stays in bed for the next month, I guarantee his leg will heal perfectly," Su Yijia explained.
Grandpa Yu’s heart raced, torn with indecision.
"Can his body handle the pain of going through this again?" he asked.
"If you agree, I can give him an anesthetic to make sure he sleeps through the night. He won’t feel any pain when I break the bone," Su Yijia suggested.
But Grandpa Yu was still hesitant.
"Alright! Go ahead and do it," the man on the bed suddenly spoke, startling everyone.
They all turned to look at him, noticing that he seemed slightly more energetic and was no longer coughing as he spoke.
"Dad, listen to this lady. She’s willing to help me, has thought everything through, and I shouldn’t refuse just because I can’t handle some pain. Besides, I don’t want to be a cripple for life," Yu Tianqin said, his voice firm despite its softness.
"Then we’ll trouble you," Grandpa Yu quickly said, turning to Su Yijia with gratitude.
He wasn’t a fool. He knew better than anyone what kind of state his son had been in before. But now, after just one sip of the medicine, he was already much improved. This young lady from the Xia family didn’t look very old, and she lacked the gravitas of an experienced doctor. Yet her skills were nothing short of miraculous. They were truly fortunate to have found such a talented healer.
Su Yijia returned to the other room and brought her entire satchel this time. She took out another bottle, poured half a bowl, and gave it to Yu Tianqin to drink. Shortly after drinking it, he fell into a deep sleep.
"Kaize, can you take down the top panel of that cabinet and split it into three pieces, each about the width of three fingers, then split those in half?" Su Yijia asked, pointing to the room’s only cabinet.
Qin Kaize nodded, removing the wooden panel and splitting it as instructed. He brought the pieces back inside.
"Now, help me break this part of his leg bone," Su Yijia said, motioning to the spot.
She could have done it herself, but breaking a grown man’s leg with her bare hands in front of everyone would seem far too brutal. Better to let Qin Kaize handle it.
He walked over to the bed, gave Su Yijia a smile, and placed his hands on the designated spot. After feeling around to confirm, he applied a little pressure, and everyone in the room heard the unmistakable sound of the bone snapping.
