Chapter 39 Not Pregnant
When Zhang Jiyuan arrived, he already knew what had happened, and his eyes were full of cautious anxiety.
Lu Zhiran said calmly, "Doctor Zhang, just take my pulse as usual and tell me the truth about your findings later. Don't be shy."
Zhang Jiyuan nodded quickly, but he still felt uneasy.
He carefully placed his hand on Lu Zhiran's wrist, concentrating on diagnosing her condition, his brows slightly furrowed.
Then, he switched to the other hand, and after another long deliberation, he said, "Young Madam's pulse is deep and weak, and her kidney qi is deficient. This is caused by the invasion of evil spirits into the body. You should take good care of yourself and nourish your kidney qi."
After hearing what he said, Zhao Shuning burst out laughing.
"Is this the result you got from the consultation?"
Zhang Jiyuan said sternly, "I've been practicing medicine for longer than you are. I wouldn't make a mistake in diagnosing such a simple pulse."
Chu Yian also didn't believe it, "You didn't diagnose the slippery pulse?"
Zhang Jiyuan flatly denied it, "Young Madam is not pregnant, so how can she have a slippery pulse?"
The crowd began to buzz with discussion again.
The two people actually came up with completely different diagnosis results, which makes the matter even more interesting.
Zhao Shuning said sarcastically, "Even if you want to cover up for her, you can't lie so unscrupulously."
Zhang Jiyuan was so excited that he blew his beard and glared, "I'm telling the truth. The young lady's pulse is not a slippery pulse at all. You can't even diagnose a slippery pulse and a floating pulse. You should go back and study medical books carefully!"
Zhao Shuning sneered, "It's not that the longer the beard, the better the medical skills. My medical skills can be praised by the emperor himself. Can you do it?"
Zhang Jiyuan's face flushed with anger. "Then you should improve your medical ethics! Talking nonsense like this, ruining others' reputation, is unfitting for a doctor!"
Lu Zhiran said calmly, "Since the results of your two diagnoses are completely different, then ask someone else to continue taking the pulse. It will soon be clear who is right and who is wrong."
At this time, a voice was heard.
"I have a doctor here."
The person who spoke was Xiao Baozhu.
She walked over and pushed the dark-skinned maid beside her forward. "She is my maid Ah Sheng. She is very good at medicine. Let her take the young lady's pulse."
She said it as a suggestion, but her tone was unquestionable.
Everyone looked at the maid named Ah Sheng, their eyes full of suspicion.
This princess has a bad reputation in the capital and likes to play tricks on others.
When she intervened, everyone was confused about her intentions.
Ah Sheng raised her head in front of everyone. She had dark skin and ordinary facial features, the kind of ordinariness that would never be found in a crowd.
Zhao Shuning frowned.
How could someone like her be proficient in medicine?
But this was the person Xiao Baozhu strongly recommended, and no one in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion dared to refuse.
Ah Sheng's eyes were exceptionally clear. She looked up at Lu Zhiran, her gaze gleaming like obsidian.
Lu Zhiran extended her hand generously, and Ah Sheng took it.
Those were a pair of slender and well-proportioned hands, neither white nor delicate. There was a hint of roughness between the fingertips, like calluses, and some yellowish-brown residue between the nails.
That's the residue of the medicinal materials.
The moment her pulse was felt, her entire demeanor changed. The original dullness faded away, and her whole body seemed to be covered with a convincing glow.
After a few breaths, Ah Sheng withdrew his hand.
She looked at Lu Zhiran, "Young Madam, could you please let me see your tongue?"
Lu Zhiran's eyes moved slightly, and finally nodded.
Cui Fu and Dan Yan raised their sleeves to block the view of others. Lu Zhiran then opened her mouth. Ah Sheng moved a little closer, and Lu Zhiran smelled the faint medicinal fragrance on her body.
She was indeed a medical fanatic who only liked to deal with medicinal herbs, just like in her previous life.
Ah Sheng finished the consultation quickly.
Xiao Baozhu couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Is it a slippery pulse?"
Everyone looked at Ah Sheng, and everyone was waiting for the answer.
Ah Sheng shook his head firmly, "No, this lady is not pregnant."
Zhao Shuning's face suddenly darkened, "What a quack!"
Xiao Baozhu didn't like what she heard. "What do you mean by that? How dare you question this princess?"
Zhao Shuning paused. She didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of Xiao Baozhu.
He softened his tone and said, "That's not what I meant. We just have a disagreement on this pulse case."
Xiao Baozhu frowned coldly, "Since there is a disagreement, what makes you think you are right and Ah Sheng is wrong? And this person..."
Zhang Jiyuan hurriedly said, "My last name is Zhang."
"This Doctor Zhang also has the same diagnosis as Ah Sheng. So it's a two-to-one match, so you should be the loser. Are all the others mediocre, and you the only one with exceptional medical skills?"
Xiao Baozhu was so aggressive that Zhao Shuning's face turned red.
Chu Yian naturally couldn't bear to see his beloved being bullied like this, not to mention, he also trusted Zhao Shuning's judgment more in his heart.
"Princess, this is our family affair. Please leave it to us to decide."
Xiao Baozhu said arrogantly, "What if this princess insists on interfering?"
Chu Yian's forehead was throbbing, he suppressed the anger in his heart,
"The princess is a noble woman, so I naturally dare not offend her. However, the right and wrong have long been determined, and it will not change just because someone's status is more noble."
This was the first time Xiao Baozhu met someone who dared to challenge her face to face, and the murderous aura around her was burning.
Ah Sheng looked at Zhao Shuning calmly, "If you don't trust my medical skills, just go to the palace and ask the imperial physician to come. I just don't know if Doctor Zhao dares to do it."
A cold sweat inexplicably seeped out of Zhao Shuning's palms, and a slight sense of unease arose in his heart.
But now that things have come to this, she has no way out and doesn't believe that Lu Zhiran can break her situation.
She straightened her back, looking fearless.
"I have confidence in my medical skills. What is there to be afraid of?"
Xiao Baozhu still felt a lump of frustration in her heart, with nowhere to relieve it.
She gritted her teeth in anger, "If Ah Sheng makes a mistake, I will kowtow and apologize to you right here and then! If you make a mistake, I will be the first to complain to my father and have him strip you of your title as a female doctor!"
Chu Dingfeng's eyebrows jumped, and he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. "Princess, you are too serious. This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Zhao, why don't you apologize to the princess!"
He glared at Zhao Shuning.
She dared to offend the princess before she even established herself in the capital. She was so reckless.
Zhao Shuning also didn't want to offend this arrogant and domineering princess. Even if she felt aggrieved, she had to bow her head.
Xiao Baozhu, however, refused to buy her account. "No need to pretend to apologize. I've already spoken, and there's no point in taking it back. Let's just wait and see the final outcome."
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