Chapter 688 Dr. Li, it's good that you've arrived!
The entire Tang Dynasty was taking action, both openly and secretly, because of the opium incident. However, thanks to Li San Niang and her group, the matter was discovered relatively early, so the Tang Dynasty was not too passive at this time and was ultimately under control.
Therefore, the people in Chang'an continue to live the same way they did before.
However, the trap set by the foreigners still caused some trouble.
Just like now, Li San Niang, along with Qiu Xiang, Manager Gao, and Tang Mingyue, came out of the medical hall, got into two separate carriages, and headed together to the newly built drug rehabilitation center near the capital's outskirts.
While queuing to leave the city, Li Sanniang, sitting in her carriage, overheard two men talking at a tea stall by the roadside.
"I never expected that the Wang family's son would actually be infected with this poison."
"Are you talking about the vinegar-making family in Sweetwater Alley?"
"Ah, isn't this the place?"
"Really? I vaguely remember that young master from that family wasn't even twenty yet?"
"This is the place. The Wang family saved up their food and clothing to send Wang Xiaolang to study at the academy. But he didn't learn the sages' teachings. Instead, he became a playboy, gambling and frequenting brothels."
During this time, the alluring opium that Fang Zheng was talking about—Wang Xiaolang got addicted to it along with his classmates when he went to brothels.
You don't know, but I saw it for myself. When this poison takes effect, it really is as Fang Zheng said, like a ghost rather than a human.
Old Man Wang's leg was broken by Wang Xiaolang!
Just as Li San Niang wanted to continue listening, the carriage started moving.
Seeing the obvious worry on Li San Niang's face, Qiu Xiang tried to comfort her, saying, "San Niangzi, there's nothing we can do about this."
You've already shown kindness by suggesting a way to save people; if you wanted everyone to be saved, even a celestial being descending to earth wouldn't be able to manage it.
Li Sanniang sighed, "I don't wish for everyone to be saved, but I think that I have already informed others of my discovery as early as possible, which should reduce the number of people who have been misled and reduce the harm."
Who would have thought that there would be so many people infected with drugs?
Just now in the clinic, the manager told us that one doctor per clinic is not enough.
I thought I could do it myself, but if the manager allowed it, I would call Tang Mingyue over.
Unexpectedly, the person in charge wanted to send Tang Mingyue along as well.
No matter how much they sigh and lament, they still need to be saved.
The carriage stopped, and Li Sanniang got off with Qiu Xiang's help. After standing still, she looked up and saw that a hundred paces ahead, rows of thatched huts were rising from the ground.
Moreover, Li San Niang and her group were neither the earliest nor the latest to arrive. Soldiers were already directing traffic outside the thatched hut, and groups of doctors with medical kits were waiting in front of the hut.
Li San Niang understood the situation immediately. She walked over to Manager Gao and Tang Mingyue, and heard Manager Gao say, "Let's go, let's go to the front and see how the official has made the arrangements."
Today, Li San Niang was not wearing a red dress, since she was here to treat patients. Instead, she wore an indigo blue dress and a simple, low-key outfit with only a silver hairpin shaped like a lotus flower in her hair.
Even so, she and Qiu Xiang, the two women, still stood out very much among the men.
Fortunately, Li Sanniang was already used to the way others looked at her. Besides, the doctors who came here at this time were either truly righteous, or obsessed with medicine, or eager to get promoted and earn more money. They would never do anything to mock Li Sanniang.
In Li San Niang's opinion, that was enough.
Li San Niang's medical skills are her foundation, so what if they are all men?
So what if she's a woman?
True skill always earns Li San Niang enough respect.
As they approached, they saw that someone was talking to the official, so Li Sanniang waited for them for a moment.
After the servants finished their business, Li Sanniang saw that the official had given her a waist token, and Li Sanniang and Tang Mingyue followed behind Manager Gao.
Before Manager Gao could say anything, the official who had been writing something down on paper looked up and saw Li San Niang behind Manager Gao. Her face, which had been somewhat sorrowful, suddenly melted away like snow on a snow-capped mountain, turning into a warm spring. She smiled so much that her eyes were almost invisible.
"oops!
It's Dr. Li!
Dr. Li, you've finally arrived!
It's good that you're here! It's so good that you're here!
I've been waiting for Dr. Li for so long, it's so good to see you here!
Li San Niang was stunned, as were Manager Gao and Tang Mingyue. Even the several physicians around them turned to look at the joy in the official's loud voice.
Fortunately, Li Sanniang held on. She saw the young man get up and come toward her, and quickly bowed to him.
Manager Gao was a capable person, and besides, Li San Niang was originally from the medical hall under his management. He bowed to the official of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the official grabbed his hand.
Qiu Xiang watched from the side as the official, though holding onto Manager Gao's hand, clearly had his eyes on Li San Niang.
This was the first time that Manager Gao had ever been seen pulling and tugging at a man in front of everyone, and his smile immediately turned into a forced one.
Before the steward could even ask, the young official began to complain bitterly.
"Oh dear, we've been waiting for Dr. Li!"
There are several noble ladies here who have also been poisoned, and I'm having a headache about what to do with them!
Thank goodness, Dr. Li arrived!
"It's good that you're here, otherwise what would we have done?"
These words were naturally whispered by the official to Manager Gao and Li San Niang. Moreover, he was quite kind and even explained the identities of the women who had been poisoned to Li San Niang.
"Four people were sent from Pingkangfang. I settled them in the southwest corner and had a wall built overnight to separate them."
There are soldiers guarding the entrance, so security is definitely sufficient.
Of the remaining three, there was Princess Qingyang from the Prince Xiang's residence and her maid, and the other was a woman from the Xue family.
The official's words truly surprised Li San Niang; she hadn't expected that there was not only a young lady, but also a noblewoman!
Logically speaking, opium should primarily affect men, since the methods and means of transmission limit the likelihood of women being bewitched.
Indeed, most of the patients who were arrested or brought in by their families were men, but there were also a few women who had contracted the disease. When the criminals were investigating, they found a few of them in Pingkangfang.
Now these young women have all been sent over by the madams in the building, and the fact that Princess Qingyang contracted this poison is due to some secret affair within the inner quarters.
If the story behind this hadn't actually happened, I wouldn't even dare to imagine it.
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