"Could you make some more cinnabar calming pills? I think they've been quite effective for Madam after taking them."
Ling Xue looked at He Jiu Niang with anticipation. They had previously sought out other doctors to develop the same pills, but for some reason, although the pills were developed, their effects were not as good as those given by He Jiu Niang. Moreover, the lady became increasingly lethargic and even felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
He Jiuniang shook her head and said, "This Cinnabar Tranquilizing Pill cannot be taken for a long time. When I gave it to the lady before, I told her not to take too much. Cinnabar is slightly toxic, and taking too much is bad for your health. I gave her the Cinnabar Tranquilizing Pill before because it was inconvenient to reveal my medical skills on the road. Now that I can prescribe better formulas, there is naturally no need for that."
"I see. Fortunately, the doctor we found later couldn't develop a similar calming pill as you made, so we didn't continue taking it. Otherwise, if something had happened to Madam, we wouldn't know what to do."
Ling Yue patted her chest with lingering fear, thankfully she hadn't made a serious mistake.
He Jiuniang wrote down both the prescription for medicine and the recipe for medicinal cuisine, taking a two-pronged approach.
Then she said, "Madam has finally fallen asleep, so don't disturb her. We won't give her acupuncture today. I'll come over tomorrow at noon to give her acupuncture. Before I arrive, you should give her medicine and medicinal food so that the acupuncture will be more effective."
"Okay, thank you, Madam He!"
Ling Yue nodded repeatedly. In just a short while, the two of them had completely trusted He Jiu Niang.
Ling Yue winked at Ling Xue, who then fetched a silver note worth one hundred taels of silver, saying it was for He Jiu Niang's medical fee.
"Madam has been very kind to my family, and now is the time for me to repay her kindness. It would be too much of a hassle for you two ladies to offer me a consultation fee."
He Jiuniang refused without hesitation. Although no one dislikes money, she really couldn't accept it.
Previously, during the escape from famine, the survival of her entire family was at stake, which was why she had no choice but to accept money, but she also gave Madam Jiang a calming pill as a reward. Now that the Lu family has split up, she doesn't need to worry about so much, so she won't accept money anymore.
Ling Yue and Ling Xue were in a dilemma, but seeing He Jiu Niang's determined look, they took the money back.
It's not too late to ask the Pavilion Master for his opinion when he returns tonight.
He Jiuniang didn't linger. She gave them a few instructions and left, and arranged to come back the next day.
After a long delay, we finally returned to the clinic.
By this time, many people were already waiting at the clinic to see her for treatment. Since she hadn't returned, everyone had nothing better to do than gossip.
"That Liu Yancai is really something else, he's a real opportunist!"
"Who can argue with that? His wife may not be the most attractive woman, but he was paid a good price. He only married into the Wang family for money. Now that things have turned out like this, he'll be in big trouble!"
"But speaking of which, that Wang woman is really strong. Her body is so fat, it scares me!"
...
These people were talking about Liu Yancai's family affairs. He Jiuniang stopped and joined in the gossip: "What happened between Liu Yancai and his wife? Tell me all about it."
Most of these patients came because of her reputation. They didn't know what He Jiuniang looked like before. Seeing her gossipy, they assumed she was also there for treatment. Without thinking much, they said, "That Liu Yancai ruined himself at a brothel last night. His wife came to the clinic and beat him up. Now she's dragging him to the magistrate's, saying she wants a divorce and demands that Liu Yancai pay back all the money she's spent over the years!"
"It's fortunate that Wang's family has a powerful background, otherwise she wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. If it were anyone else, they would have had to suffer in silence."
"Why do you all think Wang is right? In my opinion, Wang is just petty. Men, who doesn't like to have fun? What's wrong with going out and finding a few lovers? Wang has no tolerance for others, she even took family matters to court, and even forced Liu Yancai to return the money. Isn't that the behavior of a bandit?"
They were having a pleasant conversation when suddenly this sentence came out. He Jiu Niang looked in the direction of the voice and saw a short man with cloudy eyes. Just by looking at him, she knew that he was the same kind of person as Liu Yancai.
"How can you talk like that? This whole thing was Liu Yancai's fault. He took his wife's dowry to a brothel and ruined himself. Isn't that disgusting?"
"Yeah, you're taking his side so seriously, you two aren't exactly the same kind of people, are you?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the first time I've seen someone so brazen and shameless as to use their wife's dowry!"
...
Everyone looked at the short man with disdain. Seeing that he was outnumbered, the man simply hid in the crowd and stopped talking.
He Jiuniang already knew what had happened, nodded and prepared to go see the patient, when she saw Song Chi coming towards her.
She had just rejected him last night, and he came to find her now. Was he still struggling with the decision?
Fortunately, Song Chi didn't mention what happened last night. He simply took her to a place where it was easier to talk and asked in a low voice, "Dr. He, did you do what happened to Liu Yancai?"
He had thought about this idea many times this morning. Last night, the two of them had arranged to go to the lantern festival. He waited for her at the entrance, while she hurriedly went back to change her clothes.
When she passed by him, she smelled strongly of perfume.
At the time, he was a little curious. Dr. He never wore makeup, so how could he smell of makeup?
He even thought that Jiu Niang went back to change her clothes so that she could go out and play with him, but considering what happened this morning, she probably didn't like the smell of perfume on her body, so she changed.
Last night, it was all just wishful thinking on his part.
Thinking about this, he felt a deep sense of loss.
He Jiuniang could deny it, but seeing Song Chi's clear eyes, she nodded: "Don't worry, Dr. Song, if Liu Yancai tries to cause me trouble, I won't implicate the clinic."
"Dr. He, you know that's not what I meant!"
Song Chi immediately got angry, his face darkening as if he had suffered a great injustice.
He Jiuniang was startled by him. She never expected that such a gentle and refined person could be like this when he was angry.
The contrast was so great that He Jiuniang didn't react for a moment.
Song Chi continued, "What I mean is, were you bullied or encountered any difficulties when you dealt with him alone last night? You can tell me if you did. You don't have to bear it all alone. Even if we are not destined to be together, I still consider you a friend. If something really happens, I won't abandon you! After all, my father came from the palace and has accumulated a lot of connections. He can help in critical moments!"
It was clear he was really angry, otherwise he wouldn't have been so loud that he almost deafened He Jiuniang.
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