Chapter 752 Hibiscus's Four Disciples
"Besides, even if the medicine doesn't harm the child, we can't just leave it unattended!"
“The child is so young and cries all day long. Don’t you find it annoying? I feel sorry for the child.”
"Don't cry yourself sick."
Su Rongrong said aggrievedly, "How could I not find him annoying? He's driving me crazy!"
Seeing Qiao Qinghe glaring at her, Su Rongrong quickly changed the subject, saying awkwardly, "But we've consulted all the famous doctors in the capital, including several imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital who specialize in treating children, as well as the highest-ranking doctor in the Imperial Hospital."
"None of them noticed the problem."
At this point, Su Rongrong sighed and said regretfully, "If Doctor Mu were still here..."
She suddenly stopped talking, gave Qiao Qinghe an awkward smile, and said, "I'm sorry, Grandmother, I didn't mean to."
Doctor Mu died suddenly from an illness at the Qiao residence. Doctor Mu's mother-in-law, Aunt Zhou from the second branch of the Qiao family, even went to the Qiao residence and made a scene.
Because Doctor Mu was so famous in the capital, his death attracted a lot of attention.
Naturally, many people speculated that Doctor Mu might have done something to anger Old Madam Qiao, which led to his unnecessary death.
Anyway, there were quite a few people who made malicious speculations about Qiao Qinghe at the time, but Qiao Qinghe already had a bad reputation, so she didn't take it to heart when people said a few things about her.
However, Su Rongrong was clearly a little embarrassed.
Qiao Qinghe shook her head indifferently, "It's alright, it's all in the past."
"However, now that you've mentioned hibiscus, I do remember that there might actually be someone who could take a look at the child."
As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered, "Send someone to Huimin Medical Clinic in the South City to find Mu Jin's four apprentices."
If I remember correctly, Wei Jia picked four talented children from that group and sent them to Mu Jin as apprentices.
Several years have passed; surely you should have learned some of the skills of hibiscus by now?
Because the matter was urgent, the Marquis's carriage went in a hurry and returned very quickly.
In a little over half an hour, Mu Jin's four apprentices, Fu Ling, Huang Qi, Shui Su, and Lian Qiao, were brought to the Enping Marquis's residence.
The four children are all fourteen or fifteen years old, two boys and two girls.
Upon arriving, the four of them respectfully greeted Qiao Qinghe and Su Rongrong.
Qiao Qinghe inquired about the four children's medical studies and the situation at the clinic after Mu Jin's death. Seeing that the four children answered clearly and honestly, Qiao Qinghe felt slightly relieved, but she still couldn't help but ask:
"There are rumors outside that I killed Doctor Mu. As her disciples, don't you hate me at all?"
The four women looked at each other, and finally, the older one, Shui Su, bowed and said, "Madam, please forgive me."
As he spoke, he walked up to Qiao Qinghe, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Madam, we all know that Master is not dead."
Qiao Qinghe was taken aback.
The water sage has returned to its original position.
"Before his death, Master left a will saying that if the old lady needed our help, we should follow her instructions."
"If the old lady doesn't need us, then let us keep the clinic and make a living."
Qiao Qinghe smiled and said, "Whether I can use you or not depends on how well you have learned your skills from your master over the past few years."
Shui Su smiled and winked at the other three.
Fuling puffed out her chest and said with a hint of confidence, "Replying to the old lady, my name is Fuling, and I am the fourth in my sect."
"I have learned one-tenth of my master's skills and am proficient in major and minor pulse diagnosis, as well as wind-cold and seasonal illnesses."
Huang Qi followed closely behind, saying, "My name is Huang Qi, and I am the third in my sect."
"I have only learned one-tenth of my master's skills. I am good at rheumatology, ophthalmology, and carbuncles."
Lian Qiao was the third to introduce herself. In contrast to the confident attitude of the first two boys, Lian Qiao had already shown a hint of unease on her face before she even opened her mouth.
She said timidly, "My name is Lian Qiao, and I'm the second child in my family. I... I'm not skilled in medicine, I..."
“I specifically followed my master to learn how to make and detoxify poisons. I have mastered about 70% of the poisons that my master used to make.”
"I, I have also developed several new poisons myself in the past few years."
"Master, Master praised me for being very talented."
Qiao Qinghe was secretly shocked.
Is Mu Jin breaking down all her skills and teaching them to her four apprentices?
Sure enough, the last person to speak, Shui Su, confirmed her guess.
"Madam, Master's skills are too great. We can only focus on learning a part of them to achieve even a little success."
“Apart from what the three of them learned, Master taught me all his other skills.”
"It's just that, to my shame, the four of us combined have only learned three-tenths of our master's skills."
Just as Fuling and Huangqi were slightly dissatisfied and about to argue, Shuisu continued, "However, in the capital, the four of us are not afraid of any doctor."
That's a rather arrogant statement.
However, Qiao Qinghe was satisfied.
Confident, but not complacent. Humble, but not overly humble.
It seems that Mu Jin's four apprentices have truly learned some skills.
She didn't know the extent of the four men's abilities and couldn't make a judgment, so she just smiled and said, "In that case, please have the four of you take a look at this child."
"Let's see what you can find."
Qiao Qinghe turned sideways, revealing Xu Ge'er to the four of them.
It's inconvenient to take a pulse or examine a child when they are being held in your arms.
Shui Su suggested, "Madam, why don't you put the child on the bed?"
Qiao Qinghe nodded, signaling Su Rongrong to lead the way.
Soon the group entered the inner room.
The child had fallen asleep in Qiao Qinghe's arms, but woke up as soon as she put him on the bed.
Not only did the child wake up, but when Qiao Qinghe stepped back a few steps to make room for the child by the bed, the child opened his mouth and began to wail heart-wrenchingly.
Qiao Qinghe gestured for Su Rongrong to go up and pick up the child.
But the child kept crying even when he was in Su Rongrong's arms.
Once Qiao Qinghe took the child and held him in her arms, the child quickly stopped crying.
A moment later, Qiao Qinghe put the child back on the bed.
This time she didn't leave; she sat on the edge of the bed, holding the child's little hand in one hand.
This time, the child didn't cry either.
Qiao Qinghe looked up at Shui Su and the other three, "That's the situation. It's time for you to show me your skills."
The first person to come up and check on the child was Fuling, who was skilled in small pulse diagnosis.
He felt the pulse in the child's two hands, and then examined the child's tongue and eyes...
After a long while, he shook his head, indicating that he hadn't seen anything.
Even Fuling, who specializes in pediatric diseases, didn't notice anything amiss, causing Shuisu to frown.
She was the most knowledgeable of the four, and she also went up to diagnose the problem, but still couldn't find the cause.
"Why don't I give it a try?" Huang Qi was eager to give it a shot.
Shui Su shook her head at him, "The young prince's pulse is normal and he is in good health, but he keeps crying. After ruling out all other possibilities, there is only one left."
She looked at Lian Qiao, who was hiding at the very back, and said, "Go and take a look at the young master."
Lian Qiao nodded nervously, cautiously stepped forward, bent down, leaned closer, and took his pulse...
However, before she could even feel the child's pulse, she subconsciously twitched her nose twice.
She bent down, brought her nose close to the child, and smelled him again and again...
Then, she slowly tilted her head, stretched her neck, and brought her nose close to Qiao Qinghe's body.
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