Su Wan was about to slip away when she was stopped by a servant from the General's Mansion. Left with no other choice, she entered the General's Mansion with Wei Jingzhuo.
Upon entering the hall, a burly middle-aged man was waiting inside. Seeing the two arrive, he clasped his hands in greeting to Su Wan and said, "This must be Doctor Su? My name is Meng Kuan."
Su Wan also cupped her hands and said, "General Meng, I have long admired you."
Meng Kuan gestured to the seats and said to Su Wan and the other person, "Please sit down."
Su Wan sat down, and Wei Jingzhuo stood behind her with his medicine chest on his back. A servant brought tea.
Meng Kuan said, "Dr. Su saved my servant's life at the restaurant today, which clearly demonstrates his excellent medical skills. May I ask who his teacher is and how many years of medical experience he has?"
Su Wan said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to mention. I studied under Bian Que and travel the world, taking it upon myself to heal the sick and save lives. I heard that Miss Meng is unwell, so I came here hoping to do my bit to help."
"Oh, who is Bian Que?" Meng Kuan asked. "How come I've never heard of such a person before?"
Su Wan said, "My teacher is quite low-key and doesn't like to be famous. Moreover, he generally doesn't treat high-ranking officials and nobles, so he's not very well-known."
General Meng nodded and said, "Alright, I, Meng, will not beat around the bush. As you know, Doctor Su, I have offered a reward of five thousand taels of silver for a renowned doctor to treat my daughter's illness. Initially, many people came to my door impersonating renowned doctors, so I specially set up a test to filter them out. Doctor Su, are you willing to take the test?"
Su Wan originally planned to make up an excuse to slip away, but when she saw that Meng Kuan wanted to test her medical skills, she suddenly didn't want to leave.
"Since General Meng wants to test me, I will of course accept."
Avoiding the test would be tantamount to telling others that her medical skills were inadequate. From the perspective of self-esteem alone, she couldn't back down.
Meng Kuan nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Someone, bring out all the medicinal herbs."
As soon as he finished speaking, ten servants immediately entered the hall, each carrying a tray. They lined up in the center of the hall.
Su Wan noticed that the trays were covered with white cloths, so she couldn't see what was inside, but she could faintly smell medicine. She roughly guessed what was going to happen next.
Meng Kuan got up and went to the servant, saying to Su Wan, "Doctor Su, there are ten kinds of medicinal herbs here. You can't lift the white cloth to see what's inside; you have to smell them and name them."
Su Wan turned around and looked at Wei Jingzhuo, noticing his worried expression.
You underestimate her. Her nose is amazing; it was proven on her very first day here.
She got up and walked to the first servant, then bent down and smelled the plate: "This is ephedra."
Meng Kuan looked at the servant and asked, "Is it correct?"
Although he had conducted the test, he knew absolutely nothing about medicinal herbs. Upon hearing Su Wan's explanation, he immediately asked the servant. The servant nodded in agreement.
He had barely finished asking when Su Wan walked over to the second servant, who immediately recognized the scent and said, "Perilla."
He went to the third servant and said, "Prevent the wind."
She walked faster and faster, muttering to herself: "Asarum... Xanthium sibiricum... Cicada molting... Bupleurum chinense... Cimicifuga foetida... Pueraria lobata."
She stopped at the last servant and turned to look at Meng Kuan.
Meng Kuan thought she wouldn't be able to smell the last one, and was about to speak when Su Wan smiled and said, "The last one is duckweed."
Meng Kuan was still somewhat skeptical. After confirming with the servants one by one, he clapped his hands with great joy and said, "Doctor Su is indeed amazing. He identified all the medicinal herbs in such a short time."
Su Wan smiled and said, "General, you flatter me. This is just basic knowledge."
Although it wasn't anything profound, she was quite proud to show off in front of her husband, glancing at Wei Jingzhuo with her hands behind her back.
Wei Jingzhuo looked at him with admiration, as if he were looking at his idol.
Su Wan is even more beautiful now.
Meng Kuan returned to his seat and said with a smile, "Dr. Su's skills are superb, I can already see that, so there's no need for the next test."
After saying that, he rubbed his hands together and said, "Well... you saw what happened with Dr. Zhang just now."
Su Wan said, "You mean Doctor Zhang? He's fine, he just fainted temporarily."
Meng Kuan smiled somewhat awkwardly, "My daughter... has a rather unruly personality. If Dr. Su goes to see her, he should be careful."
Su Wan was quite beautiful at first, but as soon as she heard Meng Kuan mention his daughter, she quickly said, "Could you send two guards to protect me?"
Meng Kuan said, "I'm afraid that won't work. A doctor made the same request last month..."
"Then what?"
Meng Kuan said with a worried look, "The two guards are still lying in bed and can't get up."
Su Wan secretly gasped. She had thought Doctor Zhang was pitiful enough, but she hadn't expected there to be someone even worse off—someone had been bedridden for a month.
Doctors are just ordinary people; it's one thing for them to be beaten up by Miss Meng. But how come even soldiers can't stop Miss Meng?
Seeing the hesitation on her face, Meng Kuan quickly said, "Dr. Su, I know there are risks involved in treating my daughter. How about this, if you can cure my daughter's illness, I will add another thousand taels of silver as a reward."
Su Wan thought to herself, "Money is a minor matter. Even if you give me ten thousand taels of gold, I still need to be alive to spend it. If Miss Meng turns me into a vegetable with one blow, I won't be able to enjoy any amount of money."
But then he thought again, the Fifth Prince was preparing a large army, and who knew when he would arrive at Xiping Pass. Once the army passed Xiping Pass, Wei Jingzhuo would have no advantageous terrain to resist the enemy and would be trapped in Youzhou.
Capturing Xiping Pass was a matter of life and death for tens of thousands of Northwest Army soldiers.
She steeled herself and said to Meng Kuan, "I'll go."
Seeing the determination in her eyes, Meng Kuan nodded and exclaimed, "I truly admire Dr. Su. I will personally lead Dr. Su over there."
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