Chapter 251 The Flattering Physician Magpie
"Dr. Jiang, would you like some tea?"
The divine physician beside her was looking at Jiang Nuanzhi with an almost crazed light in his eyes. As he spoke, he brought over a cup of tea with a fawning expression.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at Doctor Que, then took the drink and drank it all in one gulp.
As someone who has dedicated his life to studying medicine, how could Doctor Que not be moved by Jiang Nuanzhi's fluid and skillful acupuncture techniques?
At this moment, the way he looked at Jiang Nuanzhi was like a demon eyeing the flesh of Tang Sanzang.
With his level of knowledge, he naturally knew that the Emperor was out of danger. He didn't even glance at the Emperor, focusing all his attention on Jiang Nuanzhi. Seeing that she didn't seem to have eaten enough, he immediately took out a bag of pastries from his pocket and presented it to her: "If you don't mind, try this."
The legendary physician, Que, had initially thought he had learned some acupuncture techniques to expel poison from her, but now it seemed that she had countless methods to detoxify people, and he had only learned one of them.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't stand on ceremony. Since the two fruits on his body weren't enough, he picked up a pastry and put it in his mouth.
The divine healer, however, was very considerate and immediately handed over a handkerchief, even reaching out to catch the crumbs of pastry that had fallen from Jiang Nuanzhi's lips. His manner was incredibly gentle; the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes could trap a fly.
Sanqi, standing beside him, was stunned. Over the years, he had seen his master in all sorts of ways, but he had never seen his master so obsequious. Even when his master was in front of the emperor, he was never like this!
As he watched, a strange sense of balance crept into his heart. It seemed that being outmaneuvered by Doctor Jiang wasn't so shameful after all, was it?
The emperor on the bed had regained some consciousness, but he couldn't move his hands or feet. The sight of his imperial physician fawningly serving a woman snacks was truly shocking; for a moment, he couldn't tell if he was dreaming or reality. He froze, stunned.
At this moment, Doctor Que didn't care what the people around him were thinking. He only saw that Jiang Nuanzhi had eaten his snacks. He rubbed his hands together and asked carefully in his voice, "Doctor Jiang, your acupuncture technique is really amazing. However, I didn't remember the last acupoint clearly. Did you move from Tanzhong to Zhongjiao first, or from Zhongjiao to Tanzhong?"
Jiang Nuanzhi finally turned her gaze to his face, staring at him with a forced smile.
"Dr. Magpie, have you forgotten something?"
That face is truly something else; he hates it so much that he grinds his teeth even when he thinks about it in the middle of the night!
The magpie doctor looked puzzled: "What is it? Did you tell me how to insert the needle? I can't remember."
Jiang Nuanzhi rolled her eyes speechlessly, pushed away his hand that was reaching for the snack, stuffed the half-eaten snack into her mouth, and said, "If I remember correctly, you still owe me money."
"silver?"
Doctor Que was taken aback.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "You must be a very important person with a bad memory, but my family is poor. Please return the money to me now."
Doctor Que belatedly realized what was happening and slapped his forehead hard: "Oh dear, I almost forgot I haven't given you the money I promised! You wait here, I'll get you the money right now."
As the quack doctor spoke, he frantically reached into his robes, then his eyes widened in disbelief: "I... I think I accidentally dropped my money on the way. Can I owe you some? I'll pay you back later."
Before he could finish speaking, seeing Jiang Nuanzhi's narrowed eyes, Doctor Que wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "How about I give you medicine in lieu of payment? I've made all sorts of pills."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Do you think I need medicine?"
The magpie doctor blinked twice, then belatedly realized he wasn't alone. He immediately called out to those behind him, "Sanqi, Sanqi, quickly, bring me all the silver you're carrying!"
Sanqi naturally had some silver on him. He had taken it out earlier when he was frightened by Jiang Nuanzhi, but Doctor Jiang didn't take it. When he heard that Doctor Que wanted silver, he immediately gave it all to him.
The divine physician took the money and, almost without hesitation, stuffed all the silver notes into Jiang Nuanzhi's hands: "Physician Jiang, is this enough? Consider the rest as my tuition for today. Teach me again the acupuncture technique you used at the end of today, okay? Your hands were too fast; I really didn't see it clearly."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at him, took only one hundred-tael note, carefully tucked it into her bosom, and then politely smiled, revealing eight teeth: "No."
The divine healer, holding the silver, was stunned: "Why?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "No means no. No matter how much money it costs, I won't teach you."
She was now somewhat aware of her situation, and it was best not to reveal her survival skills to anyone at this time.
"cough"
Just as the divine physician was scratching his head, unable to understand why Jiang Nuanzhi was unwilling to teach him, he suddenly heard the emperor's hoarse cough from the bed.
Everyone was taken aback and immediately looked towards the head of the bed.
As expected, Emperor Jing opened his eyes and looked in their direction, it was unclear how much of what he had just said had been heard.
"water"
Emperor Jing glanced around and finally fixed his gaze on the teacup, his Adam's apple bobbing.
"Your Majesty, you're awake?"
The physician's eyes gleamed with excitement. He hadn't expected the patient's condition to improve so much after the detoxification. He immediately picked up the jug by the water, poured in some clean water, and came over to examine the patient's complexion closely.
"You can't drink water." Just as the water from Doctor Que was brought to her, Jiang Nuanzhi, who was eating snacks, said this.
"Doctor Jiang, why is this?" Doctor Que looked at Jiang Nuanzhi in confusion. In his mind, drinking some water now should not have any effect.
However, he now seemed to have an unconditional trust in Jiang Nuanzhi. Especially after witnessing her dazzling acupuncture skills, he admired her immensely and subconsciously wanted to hear her thoughts.
Jiang Nuanzhi simply said, "He has lost too much blood, and drinking too much water will dilute his blood and decrease his blood volume. It may also cause electrolyte imbalance, affecting hemostasis and wound healing. Drinking too much water will only put a burden on his current body. If he is really thirsty, just mix some sugar and salt into warm water and moisten his lips with it in small amounts several times. I will detoxify him again in a while and observe his physical condition. If there are no major problems, he can drink some of the prepared water later."
As she spoke, her mind cleared considerably. She stepped forward, removed the silver needle from his Kunlun acupoint, pinched his ankle, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Emperor Dajing was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked down and his pupils contracted. He then realized that he was only wearing a very inappropriate underpants, with almost nothing covering his private parts, while the rest of his body was exposed.
Looking at Jiang Nuanzhi again, her hand was still resting on her ankle, and she gasped, her breath catching in her throat: "You...you..."
(End of this chapter)
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