Ink Burns

Chapter 77 The truth about applying medicine

Let’s see how many more years Xue Xiao can continue to be so crazy.

After Lord Liu finished smoking his cigarette, he handed the hot pipe directly to Xiao Moli. Xiao Moli didn't dare to hold the shaft, so she could only respectfully take the pipe with both hands.

Lord Liu clapped his hands and asked Shan Yue, "Old man, is it clean?"

Shan Yue lowered his head and looked submissive: "How will Qing Feng manipulate the marriage of such a mad dog?"

Lord Liu's eyebrows were cold: "This is not something you should ask."

Shan Yue bowed his head and said "yes", then said: "The final selection will be held in ten days. Will the Xue family be the one to select the candidates?"

"That's natural."

"If I am not selected in the end, I will die, right?"

Knowing so many secrets of "Qing Feng" and exposing her face to outsiders, she can no longer be reused as "Qing Feng" and will definitely not survive.

Lord Liu raised his eyebrows, and looked at Shanyue with a little more warmth in his eyes: "Don't worry, you will still be a girl of my Liu family even if you die. I will prepare a beech coffin for you to bury."

Shan Yue lowered his eyes: How can I steal your coffin to use?

Lord Liu seemed to remember something and said, "There is indeed one thing that has not been explained clearly."

Shan Yue bowed and listened.

"The Xue family that Xue Xiao comes from is a Jiangnan family. I guess Madam Zhu will come to Songjiang Prefecture in person in ten days to choose a candidate - she is the second wife of Xue Taibao, and she is extremely noble with the imperial edict. Even if you can't be chosen, you must not be too disrespectful. If you bring shame to our Liu family, your body will be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into the charity cemetery." Lord Liu said casually.

Shan Yue suddenly raised his head: "Third Lord?"

Lord Liu thought Shanyue still didn't understand what he meant, and looked at Lady Liu with a slightly reproachful look: You have come here to learn the art many times, how come you don't know all this!
"The first-rank officials are the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Protector, and they are all three officials." Lord Liu said dissatisfiedly: "Xue Xiao's father is the current Crown Prince's Grand Protector Xue Ji."

Shan Yue gritted her teeth: Of course she knows what the Three Dukes are! Shen Huaizan, one of the Four Great Masters, was the former prince's tutor!
Xue Chen!

The youngest son of the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor, Xue Chen!
Duan said so.

According to Duan, one of the people at Fushou Mountain that night was Xue Chen, the youngest son of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor!
She had a bad memory, but the life stories and names of those five people were engraved in her mind as if by a chisel!

幼子
Then Xue Xiao is Xue Chen’s brother!
Shan Yue's chest suddenly felt like it was beating like a drum, and there was a "bang bang bang" sound in his ears. He couldn't tell if it was his heartbeat or the vibration of his eardrums.

Shanyue pursed her lips with difficulty, not daring to show any abnormality in front of the Liu family: the Liu family is different from the Cheng family. The old man in front of her, who has been the prefect for decades, is decisive in killing, slick and suspicious. As long as she dares to show the slightest abnormality, Liu Hezhou will definitely dig deep!

Shan Yue lowered her head, and after a long while, she stammered, "I am a little scared."

Lord Liu was impatient to calm the girl down: "Afraid? It's good to be afraid. Only with fear can you make progress."

He waved his hand and told them to take them away: "Don't go back to Cheng's house. Take them to Qinsangyuan to live. After ten days, send them directly to the mountain."

Hesitating at the foot of the mountain moon.

Lord Liu raised his eyes and asked, "What else?"

Shan Yue glanced at the chiming clock with the sound of a kingfisher, and said with a flattering smile: "If you don't like the medicine, why not try another prescription? The medicine smells bitter and fishy, so I think it has been added with tonics such as ginseng, deer antlers, and ganoderma. These medicines are good but they are specific to the person. Some doctors blindly give you the best medicine, but it makes you more empty and the loss outweighs the gain."

Lord Liu raised his head and said seriously: "Can you also treat illness?"

Shan Yue shook her head gently. "It was just that during the epidemic, I was forced by the Cheng family to go to the charity shed to apply medicine for a few days. I heard Cheng Jia Erlang say this. Now everyone in the city calls him Dr. Cheng. They say his prescriptions are very effective and that you won't vomit or have diarrhea after taking them."

Lord Liu waved his hand and said, "That recipe is just something I gave to the Cheng family in advance."

Shan Yue hurriedly shook her head again: "No, no, Erlang Jun has changed his ways, otherwise how could the epidemic in Songjiang Prefecture be brought under control so quickly!"

It was faster than the surrounding states. Even fewer people died.

After smoking, Lord Liu drank some tea and rinsed his mouth. He was thinking in his mind, but his face showed no sign of it.

Shan Yue looked at Lord Liu's expression and suggested softly, "If you want to change the prescription, why not ask Cheng Erlang to come over and take a look at it for you?"

Lord Liu paused and narrowed his eyes: "Isn't Cheng Er very close to Bai Yusi?"

Shan Yue's eyes did not move: "How can this be said? Does the Cheng family not want to be the 'Qingfeng'? Seeing that the eldest young master is dying, once this letter is completed, all the good things will fall on Er Langjun. How can he repay evil with kindness and destroy the city wall?"

This is the truth.

As the saying goes, one illness requires three doses of medicine. A good doctor will prescribe no more than thirteen kinds of medicine, and the course of medicine is no more than three doses. The first dose is to test the waters, the second dose is to turn the tide, and the third dose is to lay a solid foundation. If three doses are ineffective, it is either that the patient is not suitable for the medicine, or the medical skills of the doctor we are seeing now are said to be the Xinglin medicine method passed down from the Imperial Hospital, and it doesn't work for him.

The scenery of the past has gone away like flowing water.

"Call him over." Lord Liu said casually, "Call someone from the Cheng family to bring your bag over. The maidservants around you can stay at the Cheng family for the time being."

Shan Yue bowed steadily: "Yes."

The Liu Mansion is much larger than the Cheng Family's. The Qinsang Courtyard mentioned by Lord Liu is located in the northeast corner outside the main hall, not very far away. It is said that Lord Liu's wife passed away very early and he never remarried. The eldest son Liu Huan and the second son Liu Jia both settled in Beijing. Perhaps they still have some hope in their hearts, so their family members have not returned to Songjiang Mansion yet.

The backyard was empty. Little Jasmine, who had two braids, was leading the way. The little girl hung her head, had a pale face, a thin body, and was wearing a peach-pink horse-faced skirt. She walked with a limp.

Looking closely, it turns out that the problem is not with the ankle, but with the hips and groin.

"Does it hurt anywhere?" Shanyue asked softly.

Little Jasmine seemed to be startled. She turned around in a daze and shook her head repeatedly: "No - no - no -"

It has the soft ending of Wu dialect, and if you listen carefully you can also hear the pharyngeal sound.

"If you are not feeling well, you can ask Doctor Cheng to take your pulse this afternoon after he has examined you." Shan Yue lowered his voice, making it gentle and calm.

Jasmine immediately refused with a horrified look in her eyes: "No! No! No thanks! Thank you! No thanks!"

She is not worthy of being seen by a doctor!
She's already a rotten crotch!
She didn't dare to expose her poor physical condition to the miracle doctor who saved the people of Songjiang Prefecture!
Shanyue didn't say anything else, just said "OK".

Just after noon, Cheng Xingyu arrived as scheduled. He changed into a jacket with silk green edges and tied a headband of the same color on his black hair. Although he was thin, he looked quite proud. He did not meet Shan Yue, but went straight into the main hall to take Shan Yue's pulse and prescribe three doses of medicine.

In front of Cheng Xingyu, Lord Liu handed the prescription to the old doctor who usually took the patient's pulse for examination.

The old doctor did not dare to act rashly in front of Liu Hezhou. He bowed and looked at the prescription, and said, "All ten herbs are mild and smooth in nature, and can nourish the heart and kidneys. After boiling them, taking them can boost your mental and physical strength. There is nothing wrong with it."

He felt wronged again: "The Acanthopanax, Astragalus, and Codonopsis that I prescribed are all top-grade. I wonder how much more effective they are in replenishing Qi and strengthening the body than these ten herbs."

Lord Liu waved his hand and didn't want to listen any further.

Since the medicine is fine, you can drink it.

That night, the lights in the main hall were on for a long time.

The next day, Cheng Xingyu came again. He did not change the prescription, but added golden needles. While Lord Liu was sleeping soundly, he took out a jar of hemp porcelain from the medicine box and asked the chief steward of the Liu Mansion, "I forgot to bring our Miss Shanyue a white cream yesterday. It is used to reduce redness and apply on the face. Please give it to her."

As soon as Cheng Xingyu left, Shan Yue received the hemp porcelain bottle and gave it to Xiao Moli: "Wipe it if it hurts."

Shan Yue's face was calm, her tone was gentle, and she spoke the truth: "You are only two years younger than my sister. It makes me sad to see you. I don't know how many days I can live. If you have any difficulties, come and call me. I will help you if I can. If I can't help you, it's fate."

(End of this chapter)