The suspicion in the magistrate's wife's eyes flashed by.
But since Ning Xi'er had already been invited in, she was filled with a great deal of hope.
She's no ordinary person; she's managed to keep the county magistrate in check until now.
If the three people in front of her were just charlatans trying to scam money, she would have her own ways of dealing with them!
Ning Xi'er sat in front of the old man's bed.
When Zheng Ye saw the old man was so thin and frail that his thighs were not even as thick as a normal person's forearm, he felt no joy whatsoever.
Ning Xier took the old man's pulse and tapped on his limbs to check his limb responses and confirm the location of the paralysis.
The magistrate's wife held her breath and focused her attention. Seeing that the young maid in front of her behaved exactly like the famous doctor she had consulted before, she felt a glimmer of hope in her heart.
Ning Xi'er took out silver needles from her bundle and asked the magistrate's wife to turn up the lights in the room.
Without the magistrate's wife having to give any instructions, the magistrate, with his plump body, quickly ordered his servants to light the room as brightly as day.
Ning Xi'er was very careful when inserting the needles, but when she found the acupoints, she was quick and ruthless.
In the blink of an eye, half of the old man's leg was covered in thorns, like a hedgehog.
"how's it going?"
The magistrate's wife asked cautiously, glancing at her father on the sickbed.
Ning Xi'er did not answer. After a few breaths, she put away the silver needles and stood aside.
"Daughter, my legs hurt..."
The old man in bed slowly woke up.
He had barely uttered a word when tears streamed down his face.
"Miracle doctor, why is my father's leg in pain? How did you treat it?"
The magistrate's wife looked anxious and somewhat annoyed.
"Oh dear, madam!"
The county magistrate, however, looked relieved.
The magistrate's wife looked at her husband, then at her father on the sickbed, and suddenly realized...
Zheng Ye also perked up.
Completely disregarding his bet with Ning Xi'er, he was instead impressed by her medical skills, realizing that Prince Cheng's poison might also be treatable...
I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
The magistrate's wife held Ning Xi'er's hand, unsure how to express her gratitude.
When asked about the old man's legs, Ning Xi'er explained that she had just performed acupuncture to open up the old man's acupoints.
It was precisely because of the strong force applied during the acupuncture that the elderly person's reaction was further stimulated.
Feeling pain at this moment is a normal reaction.
The magistrate's wife felt a little relieved, but she saw that her father was only clutching one leg, while the other leg remained unresponsive. Ning Xi'er hadn't applied any acupuncture to the other leg either...
Ning Xier explained that she was worried that if the elderly person received acupuncture on both sides at the same time, they would suffer unbearable pain, so the procedure had to be performed separately.
Before the magistrate's wife could ask any questions, Ning Xi'er took the initiative to explain that she could help the old man with acupuncture on his other leg the next morning.
The magistrate's wife was moved to tears and immediately ordered the household to prepare a banquet to reward the three of them, while also instructing the servants to prepare guest rooms.
Ning Xi'er seemed to have something difficult to say.
The magistrate frowned, and his wife quickly inquired.
Ning Xi'er then said that she and her family had been robbed while passing through this place, making it inconvenient for them to travel together. They wanted to buy some supplies in the city so that they could set off on time the next day.
The magistrate's wife was startled, and Ning Xi'er quickly explained that before leaving tomorrow morning, she would perform acupuncture on the other side of the old man and write down the acupuncture technique and acupoints. She would also write down the subsequent treatment methods.
If treated by a decent doctor in the city, the patient can recover to normal in less than three months.
Upon hearing Ning Xi'er's words, the county magistrate's wife was so grateful that she didn't know what to do. She quickly ordered her servants to tell them what was needed, and she would arrange for them to purchase and prepare it directly.
Ning Xi'er politely declined, saying that although her valuables had been robbed, she had managed to save some, and that she needed quite a lot of supplies, so she didn't want to trouble the household. She suggested that her brothers purchase the supplies themselves and send them out of the city first.
So that's where they were waiting!
The magistrate's face had turned gloomy.
He was right!
These people had long been targeted by those individuals. If they were to brazenly enter the city to purchase supplies and then leave just as openly...
Those people will definitely think he's being two-faced, and he'll be in deep trouble later!
Zheng Ye was about to leave when the county magistrate called him back from behind.
"etc!"
Ning Xi'er's leg, which was about to see Zheng Ye out, stopped on the threshold.
He looked back at the magistrate's wife with a troubled expression.
The magistrate's wife, blinded by the joy of her father's potential recovery, completely disregarded her husband's expression, pushed him aside, and ordered the steward:
"Manager, lead this young master to buy whatever he wants!"
"Madam, there's plenty of silver!"
"Oh dear, madam!"
The magistrate struggled to his feet, intending to stop her, but his wife pushed him back to his seat.
"Let's go! When has my word no longer matter, Madam?!"
Seeing Zheng Ye leave, the county magistrate sighed dejectedly.
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