If Wei Bainian were present, he would definitely recognize that this old man was Qian Deren, the owner of Miaoshoutang.
The Qian family was a renowned medical family in Longxiao City, but unfortunately, by Qian Deren's generation, he was the only legitimate son in the main line of the Qian family.
Qian Deren had no interest in medicine and only wanted to pursue a career in government. However, he failed the imperial examinations countless times in his youth and had no choice but to return home to inherit the family business.
Qian Deren's medical skills were adequate for treating common ailments, but he was powerless to treat anything more difficult.
Miaoshoutang has survived to this day thanks to the support of some medical talents from other branches of the Qian family.
Gradually, the business of Miaoshoutang, once one of the top medical clinics in Longxiao City, has declined significantly.
If this continues, Miaoshoutang might disappear one day.
Although Qian Deren disliked medicine, he was even more unwilling to see his family business ruined in his hands.
Just as Qian Deren was struggling to find a way to change the current situation of Miaoshoutang, the news that the disciple of the Medical Sage had appeared in Longxiao City spread throughout the city.
Those who have met this so-called disciple of the Medical Sage say he is a young man under twenty, and many aristocratic families have even begun to secretly search for this disciple of the Medical Sage.
Qian Deren began to have an idea.
He had certainly heard of the Sage of Medicine, a man whose face was rarely seen, and to this day no one could truly describe what the Sage of Medicine looked like, let alone his disciples.
Since that's the case...
Qian Deren sought out his cousin Qian Taihe, a member of a collateral branch of the family, whose medical skills were considered decent.
Qian Taihe always felt that he was a worthless person, that his talents were not valued, and he was depressed and unhappy all day long.
Qian Deren told him about a chance to rise to the top in one step and asked him if he dared to try.
Qian Taihe was over forty years old and knew that if he didn't seize the opportunity, his life would be just like this. So he agreed without any hesitation.
So Qian Deren first had Qian Taihe change his name to Kang Taihe, and then had many portraits painted in Kang Taihe's likeness.
He then spent a large sum of money to buy back the prepared medicine or dregs from people who had taken the medicine prescribed by the disciple of the Medical Sage, and handed them over to Kang Taihe to identify and write out the prescription.
They also arranged a courtyard for Kang Taihe. This courtyard was originally where Qian Deren kept his mistresses, and there was a passage in it that led directly to Qian Deren's study.
He has now rearranged the room for his mistress, allowing Kang Taihe to move in, so that the two can secretly exchange information without being discovered.
Qian Deren repeatedly instructed Kang Taihe to treat people with the air of a hermit, and not to show any fear even when meeting the current emperor or empress dowager.
In a short time, Qian Deren arranged everything. He immediately distributed the portrait and asked people to spread the word that the person in the portrait was the disciple of the Sage of Medicine.
That day, he claimed that the young man was the grand-disciple of the Sage of Medicine, and everything would be made up.
Qian Deren was gambling that the young man was not the disciple of the medical sage at all!
A person under twenty years old could not possibly be the disciple of the Sage of Medicine, so there was no reason to expose his lie.
In all these years, there has never been any news of a young man with superb medical skills in Longxiao City. Perhaps he is just a passerby who has already left Longxiao City.
Moreover, the Sage of Medicine acted as he pleased, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, and his disciples were probably the same.
Let Kang Taihe impersonate her for a while, and once Miaoshoutang's reputation is established, let him return to his hometown.
By then, you'll have made money and gained fame. When others ask, just say that the disciple of the Medical Sage has retired like the Medical Sage, and naturally no one will know the truth behind it.
It must be said that Qian Deren had a very good plan.
Kang Taihe accepted the silver note and hurriedly told Qian Deren about being invited to the Imperial Preceptor's residence that day.
Upon hearing this, Qian Deren's face lit up with joy. "Cousin, this is great news! Even the Imperial Advisor wants to see you for treatment. From now on, who in Longxiao City will dare to look down on our Miaoshoutang?"
Don't be afraid. Hysteria is inherently difficult to treat. As long as you can prescribe a remedy, no one can find fault with you. Remember, you are the direct disciple of the Medical Sage!
When it comes to prescriptions, everyone has their own. As long as a prescription can be written and doesn't kill anyone, who would dare say that the prescription is wrong?
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