Chapter 558: Chapter 559, Saving Someone
Mrs. Yuan was a nanny, and at Niannian Garden, she was the second in command only to Yun Jinnian; everyone had to heed her words. Ru Yue and Yaniang mostly kept to themselves, handling their assigned tasks without much interaction with others. Becoming close with them was also quite difficult.
Shi Jiayu came later and could talk with Ru Yue. The two of them got along quite well.
In the Capital City, there was a Jinshang Pavilion that sold clothes and a Qiaoshi Pavilion that sold ornaments. It was said that both establishments were owned by the same person, but who that person was remained a mystery to most; only that it wasn’t someone from the Duan Family.
That day, Qiaoshi Pavilion seemed to be doing good business; when Yun Jinnian and her party arrived, several carriages were parked at the entrance.
Yun Jinnian entered Qiaoshi Pavilion with her entourage. The shop attendants in the pavilion were all women, but the shopkeeper was a middle-aged, lean man.
A maid approached, still polite and respectful, "This servant greets Miss!"
"Do you have a private room available on the second floor?"
"Yes!"
"Lead us up, please!"
"Right away!"
Upon reaching the second floor, as they passed through the corridor, they heard a woman’s scream from one of the private rooms. Yun Jinnian frowned but didn’t meddle in others’ affairs. She followed the maid into a private room, where soon after, they heard someone crying for help outside.
The maid’s expression changed slightly, and she quickly said, "Miss, please wait a moment; this servant will order someone to bring over the tea and ornaments!"
"Mm," Yun Jinnian nodded slightly.
She signaled to Hemei once the maid had left.
Hemei nodded and also went out.
A woman covered in blood ran down the stairs, several other women were chasing her. She ran fast, but missing a step on the staircase, she tumbled down.
The incident provoked a series of screams.
Hemei hastily returned to the private room, "Miss, someone fell down the staircase!"
Yun Jinnian pursed her lips slightly and said to Mrs. Yuan, "Nanny, go ahead and choose; I will take Hemei and Henuan to take a look."
Mrs. Yuan understood the urgency of the situation, "Alright!"
When Yun Jinnian arrived, several women in brocade were surrounding the blood-soaked woman, "I didn’t push her; she fell down all on her own!"
A maid-like girl knelt to the side, weeping.
Yun Jinnian took a deep breath before speaking faintly, "Have you sent for a doctor yet?"
The women turned to look at Yun Jinnian.
Although they had seen Yun Jinnian before, it had been several years, and back then, Yun Jinnian had been frail and short. Now, she had grown taller and her complexion was rosy; her features had developed beautifully.
They looked at Yun Jinnian’s face with a mix of envy and jealousy, forgetting to answer.
"The doctor has been sent for. Since she fell from the stairs, we fear that she might have broken bones, so we dared not move her recklessly," the middle-aged male shopkeeper explained.
Yun Jinnian hummed in agreement.
Taking another deep breath, Yun Jinnian stepped forward, crouched down, and inspected the woman’s injuries.
"There is a fatal wound on her forehead!" Yun Jinnian took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the wound. "There are porcelain shards in the wound; she was hit by a cup!"
Yun Jinnian extended her hand toward Hemei, who promptly handed her a pristine handkerchief. Yun Jinnian wiped her hands before she took the woman’s pulse, "The pulse is weak and floating; she could be in mortal danger!"
She took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured out a pill, and fed it to the woman. "Bring a cup of warm water and a teaspoon!"
At Yun Jinnian’s command, a maid immediately brought the warm water.
However, fetching a teaspoon from the kitchen would take some time.
Yun Jinnian extended her hand to Hemei again, who gave her another snow-white handkerchief. Yun Jinnian soaked the handkerchief in the cup, wrung it out above the woman’s mouth, and gently squeezed water into her lips.