Chapter 74 Good Medical Skills
Feng Qingsui told her not to worry about it.
"It's just a small favor, Miss Qu San, you don't have to be polite."
Miss Qu San said seriously, "If it weren't for Madam's help, I don't know how I would have gotten down the mountain. It would be wrong not to express my gratitude."
Seeing that she insisted, Feng Qingsui stopped trying to persuade her.
The next day, Miss Qu San came to Ji's house in a sedan chair.
Although her ankle had been repositioned, the joint was still swollen and she was unable to walk. A sedan chair was carried all the way from the gate of Ji's mansion to the inner courtyard.
She first paid a visit to Mrs. Qi, and when Feng Qingsui came over, she ordered her maid to present a box of pearls to Feng Qingsui.
"It's just a small token of my gratitude. Please accept it, Madam."
Feng Qingsui didn't refuse and said with a smile, "Miss Qu is really impatient. She's eager to thank you before her foot has even healed."
Miss Qu San blushed and said, "I've heard of you, Madam, for a long time. I've always admired you and wanted to meet you. Now that I have the opportunity, I must strike while the iron is hot."
"Admiring your reputation?"
Feng Qingsui raised his eyebrows.
I didn't know that there was a noble lady in the capital who admired her.
I don't know what name he admires.
"I'm quite interested in medicine," Miss Qu San said, "but as a girl, I don't have the opportunity to study medicine. I can only read medical books. But Madam has mastered the art of medicine. How can I not envy her?"
I see.
She is actually a lady with good medical skills.
Feng Qingsui asked her, "What medical books have you read?"
"I've read all four books: 'Huangdi Neijing,' 'Shen Nong's Herbal Classic,' 'Nanjing,' and 'Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases,' but I just skimmed through them without understanding their meaning."
Miss Qu San replied.
"I only hope to learn a few things from you in the future. I don't ask for a complete understanding, but I think it will be enough for me to have a general understanding of the causes of headaches and fevers. I wonder if you would be willing to give me some advice?"
Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Miss Qu is interested in learning, so I will naturally share with you."
Miss Qu San was delighted.
From that day on, he really came to Ji's house to visit Feng Qingsui every day and asked her to explain medical books.
At first, Feng Qingsui thought she really wanted to study medicine, so he explained it to her carefully. However, he soon discovered that although the questions she asked seemed to be the result of serious thinking, she knew nothing about simple pharmacology.
One can't help but wonder if her real intention is something else - someone in the mansion.
This Miss Qu San might have come to the Ji Mansion under the pretext of studying medicine, waiting for an opportunity to get close to Ji Changqing and form a marriage with him.
Thinking back to the time when Miss Qu San came to the mansion, it seemed unlikely.
She always came in the morning and left after staying for quarter of an hour. At that time, Ji Changqing was still in court, so she could not see Ji Changqing at all.
"Am I overthinking it?"
She pondered to herself.
But Miss Qu San's questions that were inconsistent with her background always made her feel uncomfortable.
She always trusted her intuition.
So after Miss Qu San left that day, she instructed Wuhua: "Go to Guangcheng Marquis's Mansion and keep an eye on Miss Qu San to see what she does when she returns."
Wuhua obeyed the order.
After spending two days at the Guangcheng Marquis's residence, he reported back to Feng Qingsui: "Miss Qu San is either admiring flowers and drinking tea at the residence, or playing backgammon with her sisters, playing tea-tossing and pot-tossing. She has never opened a medical book."
"Where did she get the question she asked me?"
"She asked the court doctor for it."
It was obvious that this Miss Qu San was not really a good doctor and was just trying to fool her.
Feng Qingsui became more and more confused.
What good is there in fooling her?
She was just an orphan and a widow, not a powerful lady like Princess Shouyang who could bring honor to her and raise her status.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Miss Qu San's move was very similar to her previous action of deliberately approaching Wei in order to find out the truth about Xiao Yu's death.
However, the Guangcheng Marquisate, the Rongchang Marquisate, and the Wei House were not related by marriage, and she had never heard that the Guangcheng Marquis, the Rongchang Marquis, the Wei Shangshu, and others were from the same faction.
Their wives didn't seem very familiar either.
Why did Miss Qu San approach her?
The next day, Miss Qu San came to ask for advice again. After listening to the question, she asked several questions about pharmacology, but Miss Qu San could not answer any of them.
She said bluntly, "Miss Qu, you'll never learn medicine if you keep doing this in a haphazard way. You must study the properties and pharmacology of medicines in a down-to-earth manner. First, memorize all four books you've read, and then come find me."
Miss Qu San suddenly panicked: "I, I am studying hard, but my memory is not very good and I get nervous easily. Don't be angry with me, I will definitely study harder later."
Feng Qingsui looked at her with clear eyes.
"Ms. Qu, do you really want to study medicine?"
Miss Qu San nodded vigorously.
"In that case, you will definitely be able to memorize it, right?"
Miss Qu San: "..."
She bit her lip and said after a while, "Okay, I'll come back to see you after I finish memorizing the medical textbook."
After saying that, he said goodbye.
Feng Qingsui ordered Wuhua: "Keep an eye on her."
Wuhua secretly followed Miss Qu San to the Guangcheng Marquis Mansion, and soon returned to the Ji Mansion to report to Feng Qingsui:
"Miss Qu San went to see her mother as soon as she returned home. The mother and daughter talked quietly in the room for a while, and then Miss Qu San returned to the courtyard. They spoke too quietly, so I couldn't hear clearly."
It seems that Miss Qu San approached her on her mother's orders?
She asked Wuhua to focus on the wife of Marquis Guangcheng instead.
I asked Aunt Xu about it in private.
Nanny Xu said, "The wife of Marquis Guangcheng is very virtuous. She doesn't care how many concubines Marquis Guangcheng has. She is solely focused on managing the estate and raising her son and daughter. She is also very devout in worshipping Buddha and would go to Baiyun Temple to burn incense on every six fasting days."
"Does she have any connections with the Rongchang Marquisate, the Wei Mansion, or the Empress and the Crown Prince?"
Aunt Xu shook her head: "I've never heard of it."
Feng Qingsui couldn't figure out what was going on and could only wait for the results of Wuhua's surveillance.
On the 23rd, Wuhua followed the wife of Marquis Guangcheng to Baiyun Temple. When they returned home in the evening, she asked mysteriously, "Miss, guess what I saw today?"
She rarely has such a gossipy expression.
Feng Qingsui narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is the wife of Marquis Guangcheng having a tryst with a man in a temple?"
Wuhua: “…”
"How could you guess so easily?" she grumbled. "It's impossible to show off."
Feng Qingsui laughed: "Okay, you go ahead and tell me."
Wuhua said with a grin, "Guess who she's having a tryst with?"
Feng Qingsui probably guessed the answer, but he didn't spoil her mood and asked with a smile, "Who is it?"
"Minister Wei."
really.
Feng Qingsui chuckled, "I can't believe that such a dignified and serious person like Minister Wei would actually be hanging out with the wife of Marquis Guangcheng."
"Minister Wei brought some people with him. I didn't dare get too close, so I didn't hear what they said."
Wuhua replied.
Feng Qingsui didn't care: "It's okay, we'll know soon."
Two days later, Miss Qu San came again.
"I've memorized the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine," she said to Feng Qingsui. "Could you please tell me what it says?"
Feng Qingsui nodded.
After Miss Qu San finished asking, she said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam, for your encouragement. I know a lot more now! By the way, I saw that there weren't many varieties of flowers and plants in Madam's yard, so I brought you a few pots of flowers."
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