"Haha, interesting, really interesting."
Xiao Yan had been joking all the way, saying that she was going to be used to exchange for the betrothal gifts, but now she had even gotten herself involved. "Xiao Yan, with you by my side, I don't feel lonely at all, haha."
Qiu Yan ignored Qin Susu's self-deprecating humor.
"Your Excellency, your son's condition is serious. Please forgive my lack of knowledge and skills; you should seek help from someone more capable."
It wasn't that she didn't want to get treatment, but the risks were too great.
Although the legendary physician Hua Tuo had precedents for surgical procedures, surgery requires a sterile environment and antibiotics; otherwise, patients are very likely to die from infection.
Prefect Xie took a step forward and said, "Miss, don't rush to refuse. If you can't be cured, then it's Yun'er's bad luck, and I will let you leave."
"Prefect Xie, you should find someone else more capable," Qiu Yan repeated her previous words.
Unexpectedly, Qin Susu completely misinterpreted Qiu Yan's meaning:
"A mere hundred taels of silver cannot bring your son back to life!"
She believed that Qiu Yan wanted to ask for more reward money.
She glanced at Qiu Yan with a smile, only to see that the latter's face was tense.
Qiu Yan sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation, "Su Su, I really can't cure this."
Prefect Xie ignored Qiu Yan's words and turned to look at Qin Susu:
“Young lady, we cannot take advantage of her in her distress,” Prefect Xie said to Qin Susu. At this moment, he no longer found Qin Susu as pleasing to the eye as he had when they first met.
He knew that it must be because of his actions that Qin Susu had said those words.
Qin Susu chuckled, "Thank you, Prefect. I just said the consultation fee is one thousand taels! Our Miss Qiu is a renowned divine physician in the martial arts world. She charges at least one thousand taels for each house call. So, we don't need much money."
She felt that there weren't many genuine ones.
A thousand gold pieces? Qiu Yan... This Qin Susu left her speechless.
"Susu, let's go. I really can't cure this disease."
Prefect Xie still ignored Qiu Yan's words.
"A miracle doctor? Her consultation fee is a thousand taels of gold?"
He had previously dismissed the mention of the thousand taels of silver as mere words from Qin Susu in anger, but now, upon hearing it…
"You are taking advantage of our misfortune!" He glanced back at his son's bedroom, his heart filled with anxiety.
We can't afford to waste any more time.
Prefect Xie felt a chill in his heart. "Dr. Qiu, isn't this thousand taels of silver a bit too much?"
Normally, the most expensive medical treatment would cost no more than a hundred taels of silver. This money...
Qiu Yan raised her eyes and glanced at the furnishings in the courtyard. "Prefect Xie, I am only 10% certain, which means there is a high probability that I cannot save your young master's life!"
Qin Susu shook her head: "Prefect Xie, everything can be used for bargaining, except for life!"
Qiu Yan glanced at Qin Susu and said, "Susu, that's enough. Stop talking."
She turned to leave, but Magistrate Xie grabbed her sleeve tightly, as if she were grasping at the last straw.
"Dr. Qiu, one thousand taels, just one thousand taels of silver, I promise you, okay?"
Miss Qin is right; life is not something to be bargained for.
The female doctor set a price, leaving Prefect Xie with no other choice.
Looking back now, that thousand taels of silver...
Fine, he can afford it!
Going to the doctor involves risks.
The more reward money she receives, the more effort she will naturally put in.
There's a saying: "A generous reward will surely bring forth brave men."
Prefect Xie clenched his fists, wondering what he could do to keep Qiu Yan if she cured his son.
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