After Wu Xuancao came to this world, she read many medical books, and the largest part of them was about the deeds of Lin Chaoxian. Hundreds of years ago, he was able to open skulls and abdominal cavities to treat patients, and he could also use golden needles to remove cataracts and restore sight to patients.
However, due to the wars among countries and cultural gaps, his medical skills were gradually lost. Wu Xuancao had always been skeptical about these records, but now, seeing Xue Boyong standing in front of her with her own eyes, she felt awe for the medical skills of her ancestors for the first time.
Is Traditional Chinese Medicine really useful? This issue has been debated by people in later generations. With the development of Western medicine, the "theory of the uselessness of traditional Chinese medicine" has gradually become the mainstream thought. However, the ancestors of the Chinese nation have relied on traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases for thousands of years and left behind many prescriptions. How can this be explained?
Wu Xuancao is a surgeon. Only after traveling to this place did she understand whether Chinese medicine is useful or not. Her colleague once said that if a Western doctor traveled back to ancient times, there might be no other way out except to become a butcher. After she came here, she had a deeper understanding of this point of view. Without high-end medical equipment, various antibiotics, special medicines, and a sterile operating room, her scalpel was completely useless.
When patients come to see a doctor, there is no ultrasound or X-ray equipment, so she doesn’t even know what disease they have, let alone treat them. If she had not become famous for her suturing skills and attracted Zheng Zhe, and then relied on his medical skills to treat patients, this clinic would have collapsed long ago.
Acting with the title of "miracle doctor" every day, she has long been filled with uneasiness and is extremely eager to learn Chinese medicine to make her title worthy of its name. After getting the copy of "Xinglinchun", her desire instantly reached its peak. She had a vague feeling that as long as she could inherit Lin Chaoxian's knowledge and combine it with Western medicine, she would be able to create a new era of medicine in this backward era.
She is very confident in herself, and at the same time she looks down on Lin Dan who has the treasure in his hand but does not know how to use it. Because only she knew that without the book "Xinglinchun", the inheritance in Lin Dan's hands was equivalent to waste. In this case, why not hand over all the inheritance to people who know how to use it?
But now, Xue Boyong's intact legs were like a huge slap, slapping her hard in the face, making her blush and shocked.
"You, your leg is healed?" Her voice was extremely hoarse.
Xue Boyong ignored her and took Lin Dan's wrist and walked straight into the shop. When he reached the inner room, he took out a medical book from his arms and handed it to Lin Dan: "This is the medical book I found from Wu Xuancao. It should be yours. I found all the books that Xue Jiming borrowed yesterday. Now they are locked up in Xiaofeng Pavilion. When are you going to move into the clinic? I will send someone to deliver those books by then."
Lin Dan stroked the book cover gently, her eyes bright: "This is indeed my family's thing, thank you, brother!" Finding the lost inheritance was really a pleasant surprise for her.
"You're welcome." Xue Boyong rubbed the little girl's head, and his heart, which had been in a panic for a day and a night, finally calmed down.
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Three days later, the eldest princess and the young master's illnesses had improved greatly. After taking medicine for a few more days to consolidate the effects, they should be able to recover. Lin Dan examined the pulses of the two men, made some minor cuts to the prescription, and then ordered the maid to get the medicine. After that, he prepared to go out to buy some furniture and have it delivered to the clinic.
The name of her newly opened clinic is Xinglinchun. The signboard has been completed and is hung right under Wu Xuancao's nose. Whenever she looks up, she will think of the medical book and the lost inheritance. One can imagine how she feels.
Perhaps she had given up hope, or perhaps she hated Lin Dan and Xue Boyong so much that she actually wrote out "Xinglinchun" from memory and gave it to Zheng Zhe, hoping that he could use his superb medical skills to understand the background of the Lin family and then pass it on to her. There are many smart people in this world, not just Lin Chaoxian. What he can research may not be impossible for others to research.
After receiving the medical book, Zheng Zhe felt like he had found a treasure. He locked himself in the room and studied it day and night. Lin Dan was still unaware of all this. She was pouring out the money she had saved onto the table and counting it carefully one by one. Just at this moment, there was a loud crackling sound outside the yard, as if someone was chopping something with an axe, followed by a commotion.
"What happened?" She immediately went out to check the situation.
"Nothing, just those bastards from next door who came to make trouble." The senior palace maid named Yaozhu sneered and waved her hand.
Lin Dan walked out of the courtyard gate, only to see a handsome middle-aged man running into the main courtyard aggressively, followed by two charming women and a sturdy man holding an axe. The middle-aged man raised his voice and shouted, "Li Tong, Li Tong, come out here! You clearly gave birth to a daughter, why did you pretend to be a son and deceive me? If you don't explain clearly to me, I will go to the palace to file a complaint, saying that you are confusing the bloodline of my Zhu family and the bloodline of the royal family!"
The eldest princess sat at the head of the table with a cold expression. She was about to scold the man, but Zhu Yimin, who was sitting beside her, got angry first. Without saying a word, he took off his shirt, revealing his flat chest, and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you see whether I am a man or not? Mother, my father dares to say such nonsense. He must be crazy. You should find a doctor to check his brain!"
The man stared at Zhu Yimin's flat chest in shock, but the two concubines following behind him screamed and quickly dodged.
The princess smashed the teacup and said coldly, "You even dared to break down the door of my mansion. I think you are tired of living! Come here, arrest him and tie him up with a rope! These two concubines are committing treason, drag them out and give them to me to beat severely!"
After saying this, she stood up leisurely, pretended to wipe the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said sadly: "Min'er is clearly a boy, but the Marquis thinks he is a girl. The Marquis must have taken the wrong medicine and gone crazy. I will go to the palace to invite an imperial physician for the Marquis. You lock the Marquis in the woodshed to prevent him from hurting people with an axe. If the Marquis is really seriously ill, Min'er, this family still depends on you to support it, do you understand?"
Zhu Yimin put on his clothes and nodded repeatedly. Accustomed to being looked at and touched by Lin Dan, he finally let go completely. It's just nakedness, I'll let you see enough!
The middle-aged man then realized that the princess was serious and was planning to imprison him on the grounds of insanity so that Zhu Yimin could inherit the title early. But he believed the news he had received before too much, so he came to the door with great fanfare. Not only did the servants in the mansion hear his crazy words, but even the Ning Wang Mansion, which was just across the wall, might have heard it. It was impossible to turn the situation around.
He immediately collapsed and kowtowed to the eldest princess to beg for mercy. He hated the two concubines who instigated him so much that he didn't care about their life or death.
The princess understood that there must be a traitor on her side, otherwise the useless Marquis Xuanping would never dare to come and cause trouble. Fortunately, she met Doctor Lin, who saved her from danger, saved her son's title, and even saved his life! Thinking of this, the princess immediately went to the backyard, thanked Lin Dan in person, and gave her a makeup box filled with gold ingots. "Doctor Lin, I have no way to thank you for your kindness. I hope you will accept this small token of my gratitude. If you have any requests in the future, I will not refuse."
Lin Dan opened the box and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. These are the most practical gifts of thanks. My clinic has just opened, and there are still many things that need to be purchased. Your Highness's move is really a timely help. I have already written the prescription, you just need to follow it, and there will be no problem. Since I have something to do in the mansion, I will take my leave now and come back for a follow-up consultation in four days."
The eldest princess had to go to the palace to meet the emperor and to eliminate the internal traitors, so she really couldn't spare the time to take care of Lin Dan. It would be bad if someone in the mansion had ulterior motives and deliberately offended her. Moreover, after three days of getting along, the princess already knew Lin Dan's character very well. She was not good at speaking nice words and was not very good at socializing, but she was always calm and steady in doing things. She would never make public the patient's hidden illness because she disdains to do so.
The princess thanked him again and again, and personally escorted the person out of the house. Then she changed into court clothes and went into the palace. Marquis Xuanping was locked up in the woodshed by her. No one could get any help from him, and he was truly pitiful. His concubines and illegitimate sons did not dare to run over to check what was going on. They just huddled in the room and trembled.
Lin Dan has always been a man of action, and he opened the clinic the next day after returning. Opposite Xinglinchun is Xuancaotang, which employs two miracle doctors. When patients come, they just go across the street without even bothering to look at the sign. She was not in a hurry, but just sat in the hall reading medical books and pulse records. When it was time for dinner, she went to the backyard to cook. She lived a very leisurely life.
Xue Boyong came to her place in the morning to have breakfast and then went to the military camp for training; he came to have lunch at noon, took a short rest and left; he came to have dinner in the evening, sat down and chatted with her about the interesting things that happened that day, and then returned to the Xue Mansion. He had long been accustomed to the days with Lin Dan's company. Without her, everything in life seemed to have become tasteless.
Lin Dan was also used to her elder brother's company. If he didn't come one day, or came late, she would run to the military camp to ask, which made Xue Boyong laugh secretly. Occasionally, for a day or two, he would deliberately be late for a while, waiting for the little girl to come and find him. That feeling of anticipation and sweetness would make him savor it for several days.
The days passed in peace. Xinglinchun's business remained slow, but Xuancaotang across the street was becoming more and more prosperous. After Zheng Zhe came out of seclusion, his medical skills greatly improved. He and Wu Xuancao teamed up to treat a patient with a swollen abdomen. They cut open his belly and removed a tumor weighing more than ten pounds from his abdominal cavity, saving the patient's life.
When the news came out, the entire capital was shocked. The names of Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao spread throughout the Qin State in an instant. Even the emperor heard of them and summoned them personally. Xuancaotang suddenly became the first choice for patients, and some outsiders even traveled for several days and nights to ask the two miracle doctors to see them.
Suddenly one day, a woman fell down in front of the gate of Xinglinchun. The man who supported her looked up at the plaque and shouted anxiously: "Wrong, wrong, this is not Xuancao Hall, please hold on!"
Lin Dan walked out of the door and carefully felt the woman's pulse, but did not try to keep them. Instead, he pointed to the opposite side and said, "That's Xuancao Hall, just two steps away."
Zheng Zhe ran out when he heard the noise. Seeing that the woman was really struggling, he treated her on the spot. Passersby quickly gathered around and talked about it, "Look, this is Dr. Zheng who performed a caesarean section to remove the tumor! This sister-in-law is so lucky that she got to Xuancao Hall before she died. She will definitely be saved!"
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