Doctor Xu (First Revision)
Shi Yanqing frowned slightly, his expression solemn, as if he had encountered a difficult problem. His originally gentle expression suddenly became serious.
This change made Liu Anan feel uneasy and scared. She held the embroidered handkerchief tightly in her hand, and her fingertips turned white from holding too tightly.
"An An, have you been feeling sleepy and having a poor appetite lately? Sometimes you even fall asleep for no apparent reason?"
Seeing the person in front of him was a little scared, Shi Yanqing returned to his original expression.
She looked at Liu Anan seriously with her eyes and spoke in a soft tone, as if she was afraid of scaring the woman in front of her again.
Liu Anan didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
She was a little curious about how Shi Yanqing knew all this, but she didn't dare to ask, so she just kept it in her heart.
Seeing Liu Anan nod, Shi Yanqing's eyes darkened in an instant and a flash of anger passed by, but these emotions quickly disappeared without being noticed.
After the last chicken bloodworm incident, she wrote several letters to her uncle and borrowed several medical books compiled by witch doctors from him.
After receiving the medical book, she roughly flipped through it. This was a precautionary measure, so that if she encountered a similar situation in the future, she would be able to quickly identify it.
However, she never expected that within just two days of arriving in Yunshui County, she would discover the witch doctor's methods on the official's wife.
Shi Yanqing couldn't help but feel some conspiracy and suspicion in his heart, and couldn't help but want to tell Zhou Hanzhang so that he could take precautions in advance.
However, there were many people at the banquet, and her movements when talking to Liu Anan were too big, which attracted the attention of several ladies around. It was difficult to say what to do now.
After all, Liu Anan’s illness doesn’t threaten her life, so I’ll find a chance to treat her in the future.
On the other side of the box, Zhou Hanzhang and Lu Tong came over after chatting and sat next to their wives.
After they sat down, Zhou Hanzhang keenly noticed that Shi Yanqing's mood was not as relaxed and cheerful as before. He reached out to pick up the teapot and, while pouring tea, asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Shi Yanqing raised his handkerchief to cover the corners of his mouth and replied softly.
The scene of the two of them talking with their heads down was seen by County Magistrate Lu. He had originally prepared a woman to serve drinks, but now it seems there is no need to call her up.
This is to prevent him from trying to please his superior and end up being vengeful against him.
Of course, no one noticed Lu Tong's thoughts.
Everyone was raising their glasses to toast each other, hoping to deepen the new county magistrate's impression of them.
By the time the meal and banquet ended, it was already the beginning of the night.
Shi Yanqing helped Zhou Hanzhang, who was drunk, with flushed cheeks and hazy eyes, down the stairs.
Shi An, who had been waiting downstairs, saw Lu Tong coming out and knew that the banquet upstairs was over. He hurried upstairs and happened to see them on the second floor.
"Ma'am, I'll just help you, my Lord."
Shi'an reached out to take Zhou Hanzhang's body, and instantly felt half of his body become heavier. Fortunately, he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so this weight was nothing to him.
His hands felt lighter, Shi Yanqing shook his arms, stretched his shoulders, and followed the two downstairs.
After they got into the carriage, Zhou Hanzhang, who had been drunk and had his eyes closed, opened his eyes. There was no sign of drunkenness in his eyes, but a clear mind.
"What did you talk about with Lu Tong's wife before the banquet?" Zhou Hanzhang asked softly. "You've been in a bad mood since then. Did she give you a hard time?"
Shi Yanqing shook her head and told him the truth about what she had discovered: "She didn't give me any trouble. I was upset because she was bewitched."
"The witchcraft she was poisoned with will prevent her from conceiving, and over time it will be life-threatening."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang reached out and rubbed his eyebrows. His already swollen head suddenly became painful, making it impossible to think.
He was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "This matter should not be made public. Tomorrow I will test Lu Tong to see if he knows the inside story. If he doesn't, we will try to resolve this matter."
Shi Yanqing responded, "Yeah. Then be careful not to let others know."
Ever since the crown prince was deposed, the word "witch doctor" cannot be mentioned in public. If people find out that they are involved with a witch doctor, they will be dismissed from office at best, and lose their lives at worst.
There are many suspicious points in this matter, and officials are involved, so it is better to be cautious.
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The next morning, Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang got up at the same time.
Danye brought a basin and helped her wash.
Shi Yanqing was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, his eyes fixed on the void, and he was slightly lost in thought. He didn't even notice the person behind him changing his hair style.
It was not until she felt the pain of her hair being pulled that she withdrew her thoughts from the void.
"Why did you think of combing my hair today?"
Shi Yanqing looked at the figure in the mirror with a smile, feeling a little curious.
Zhou Hanzhang fixed a strand of her hair with a white jade pear blossom hairpin, then took out a pair of earrings with half pear blossom patterns from his dressing box and put them on her. He said softly, "I wanted to comb your hair, but I didn't find the opportunity before."
Indeed, this was the first time that Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang got up at the same time.
In the past, when they slept in the same bed, Zhou Hanzhang always woke up first. Now that they slept in separate rooms, they couldn't see each other in the morning.
Shi Yanqing smiled and said nothing. She adjusted the position of her hairpin, admired her beauty in the mirror, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Come on, let's go have breakfast together."
After getting up in the morning, Liu has been busy. She prepared a large table of breakfast, including noodles, rice porridge, eggs, and pancakes. However, it was too extravagant and wasteful for Shi Yanqing and the other two to eat it.
So she asked Tan Ye to remove most of the breakfast on the table and distribute it to the servants in the mansion.
"Dan Ye, tell Liu Niang later that next time she prepares food, remember to leave your portion so that you don't have to serve all the food on the table."
Danye responded, "Yes, ma'am."
After breakfast, Zhou Hanzhang took Shi'an to the county government office.
He had just arrived and had no one he could trust, so he temporarily asked Shi'an to serve him as a servant.
After he becomes familiar with the staff of the county government and has trustworthy people around him, Shi'an will be able to stay by Shi Yanqing's side and protect her safety.
After Zhou Hanzhang left, Shi Yanqing also went out.
She did not bring Zhou Hangui with her this time. After all, Zhou Hangui came to Nanhai County to find a great scholar to study under.
He will concentrate on studying during this period of time, and will leave after finding out the address of the great scholar's secluded residence.
There were not many people on the streets outside early in the morning, and the air was filled with the fresh and sweet scent of fragrant grass, which made me feel relaxed after inhaling it.
Shi Yanqing came out this time to find a shop to rent. When she was in Beijing, she owned a pharmacy that specialized in dispensing medicine for the poor families, and basically charged the purchase price.
Now that she was in Yunshui County, she naturally wanted to open a branch of the pharmacy. As for herself, she planned to find a clinic to work as a doctor.
When Shi Yanqing was looking for a shop for rent along the street, he unknowingly walked to the place where he sold wontons yesterday.
Now the old woman had not yet gone out to set up her stall, so Shi Yanqing did not stay for long.
After she walked into the street for a few minutes, she suddenly saw the figure of the wonton lady at a corner.
The old lady was pushing the wooden cart with all her strength, and beside her was a young man with a stern look helping her push the cart.
The man had a thumb-sized scar between his right eyebrows and his eyes were cold. He looked very unkind and intimidating.
Shi Yanqing had no intention of going forward to help, but if the old lady was alone, she would go.
When she turned around and prepared to leave, she heard the cold man say, "Grandma, you must leave here with me this time."
"Doctor He said that your illness could be cured with a few doses of medicine, but you refused to take the medicine. Now it's too late to treat it even if you want to!"
"I'm old and can't walk anymore..." The old woman's voice was hoarse and she was interrupted before she could finish her words.
"You're saying that again! Are you still taking the medicine that Doctor Xu prescribed for you?" The man's voice rose, extremely angry. "He's a quack! He hasn't cured many people in these years. Grandma, why do you have to believe him?"
"Qingfeng!" The old woman looked at the man with a serious look in her eyes, and then said, "Qingfeng, grandma is old and can't walk anymore. Doctor Xu is a good man, please don't say such things in the future."
"Grandma..."
The voices behind him gradually became smaller, and Shi Yanqing lowered his head and thought about their conversation.
It seems that when Wonton Grandma's illness first appeared, they knew it could be cured. But Grandma refused to take the medicine prescribed by Doctor He and only took the medicine prescribed by Doctor Xu.
Unfortunately, Doctor Xu's medical skills are not very good, and this disease that could be cured earlier has been delayed until now, and can only be alleviated.
Judging from this alone, Dr. Xu is indeed a quack.
It’s just that seeing is believing, hearing is not.
Shi Yanqing decided to meet Doctor Xu in person to see what kind of person he was.
Many of them were famous doctors in the county. Shi Yanqing asked around on the street and got the address of his clinic.
Xinglintang, located at the beginning of Xiang'an Street, is the largest shop on Xiang'an Street.
Before Shi Yanqing reached Xiang'an Street, she smelled a bitter medicinal fragrance in the air, a smell she was very familiar with.
Two women were walking not far ahead of her.
One of them was a bit older, looking to be in her forties or fifties, while the other was in her early twenties and judging by her attire, she looked like a newlywed.
They were walking arm in arm at this moment. The newlywed woman looked haggard and sighed from time to time.
The older woman clapped her hands to comfort her and kept whispering something.
Because they were not close, Shi Yanqing could only faintly hear the words "child", "believe", and "before".
Although she didn't hear much, she was able to imagine what had happened just based on these few words. It was nothing more than the inability to have a child, or the need to have a child.
It's not her stereotype, but she has encountered countless patients like this since she started practicing medicine.
Women are like this. Before getting married, they plan for a husband. After getting married, they plan for children. They rarely plan for themselves in their lives.
Shi Yanqing had been like this before, but later he traveled around with his master, gained more experience, and understood the truth.
There is no difference between women and men, they are all human beings.
After a while, Shi Yanqing arrived at Xiang'an Street with the two women.
The tall plaque of Xinglin Hall was hanging above the door, and a medicine boy was bending over and sweeping the dust at the door with a broom.
Behind the medicine boy, a middle-aged man in a white cotton robe was walking out.
"He is Doctor Xu. Let him prescribe some medicine for you later. I guarantee you will get pregnant soon after taking it!" The elderly woman said excitedly to the people around her.
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