To be honest, given the current situation of the Pingjin Marquis Mansion, it seems a bit unfair if the Wen family proposes to cancel the engagement at this moment. As for the original plan, it is not so good. Even if the Pingjin Marquis Mansion agrees to cancel the engagement and Xiaocao cures the person, she will not be grateful. However, for the sake of Wen Renying's future, the relationship with the Pingjin Marquis Mansion was almost broken. After all, it did not lead to enmity. Now it is different.
The plan changed, and Xiaocao was in a bad mood.
Han pulled Xiaocao, "Xuan'er, don't think too much."
"Yes, fourth sister, it's okay. Maybe it will be better to mention it after curing the wife of Marquis Pingjin, so as not to ruin your reputation." On this point, Wen Renying really thought so. After all, people are sick, and you treat them in exchange, which is more or less a threat. Fourth sister has always been a kind-hearted doctor. If such a thing happens, her reputation will be ruined. For a doctor, this is more serious than damaging her reputation.
If they first quietly cured the patient, and then let Hua Bochen make some mistakes, then the Pingjin Marquisate would owe them something, and they would be sorry. As long as they showed the slightest sign of dissatisfaction with the marriage, the Pingjin Marquisate might propose to cancel the engagement. This was the best strategy.
The marriage must be cancelled. Her reputation cannot be damaged, and the reputation of her fourth sister cannot be damaged even more.
Wen Renying accidentally glanced at her own mother. With just one glance, Wen Renying was sure that her mother had the same idea as her. Or, perhaps from the very beginning, her mother had never thought of using "exchange conditions" to achieve her goal. According to her mother's temperament, she would not use the method of hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting herself by eight hundred. Moreover, in this matter, the reputation of the fourth sister was damaged, which was probably not as simple as "hurting herself by eight hundred". After all, according to the exchange conditions, Hua Bochen could still marry another woman after breaking off the engagement with her. The wife of Marquis Pingjin would be fine, and there would be no other losses in the Marquis Pingjin Mansion. All in all, it was clearly their family that suffered the biggest loss.
In this way, Wen Renying was 100% sure that her mother had other plans from the beginning, but she just kept it secret from her fourth sister.
The fourth sister has a kind heart, and it is indeed wrong to let these messy things taint her image.
Han also inadvertently met Wen Renying's gaze and smiled at her younger daughter.
Wen Renying also smiled. Regardless of whether they knew each other's thoughts or not, they reached a tacit understanding invisibly.
"Xuan'er, just do your own thing. Your sister's affairs should be the concern of us as parents." Han touched Xiaocao's head and treated her like a child. "This marriage will definitely be cancelled. Even if it can't be cancelled now, we can think of other ways. You don't have to worry."
"Yes, fourth sister, I'm not in a hurry at all." Wen Renying said with a smile.
"Okay." Xiaocao nodded helplessly. She was not good at dealing with this kind of thing, so she simply ignored it. Since she had decided to retreat, her mother and the others would definitely have more solutions than she did, so Xiaocao put the matter aside.
Being thick-skinned and sincere has its advantages. Just put it aside and the grass will no longer be troubled.
Naturally, the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion gave a warm welcome to the Wen family's visitors. The Pingjin Marquis's wife was bedridden, so it was the Crown Prince's wife who came out to entertain them. As has been said, the Crown Prince's wife was specially trained to be a clan wife, so she was naturally flawless in what she did, and everything was just right, so that no one would feel that there was anything inappropriate.
Now, Wen Renying is looking at things from an outsider's perspective. She feels that it was a mistake for her to go against this person in her previous life. Not to mention herself at that time, even if she were to live again now, she would most likely not be able to defeat him.
It was indeed a wise decision to escape from the Pingjin Marquis Mansion.
Even if the fourth sister would change the fate of the Pingjin Marquis Mansion just like she changed the fate of the Dingbei Prince's Mansion, the Pingjin Marquis Mansion would not decline, Hua Bochen would no longer inherit the title of Pingjin Marquis, and he would not have to confront the Crown Prince's wife, Wen Renying still would not regret her choice.
The power and status of the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion are there, and the Pingjin Marquis will also guard the northern border. No matter what the actual purpose is, there are quite a few people who come to visit in the name of visiting the sick. The Pingjin Marquis' Mansion is different from the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion. The latter is "alone" and now basically has no value. It is justified to close the door to visitors, but the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion cannot.
Therefore, although the wife of Marquis Pingjin, who originally needed to stay in bed to recuperate, had many people in the room, in addition to those relatives, there were also the wife of Marquis Pingjin's sisters-in-law. Although the brothers of Marquis Pingjin had already been separated, they were always very attentive.
With these people around, Lady Pingjin Marquis couldn't just pretend to be asleep and ignore them. After all, she wasn't terminally ill, and pretending to be asleep was a very rude thing to do. She could only force herself to be alert and respond to them. Although she could only say a few words, it was not likely that someone would stick around at this time, and it was still very exhausting.
When Han brought Xiaocao and Wenrenying in, there was some light in her eyes.
The other people in the room said goodbye at the appropriate time, but someone unexpectedly paid a little more attention to Xiaocao.
As the parenting manual became more and more widely circulated, some people in the Imperial Medical Bureau had to approve it even if they didn't want to. The Empress Dowager even ordered that it be printed in large quantities. As for other doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau and the public, they all had opinions on this. In their eyes, medical skills must be passed down from master to apprentice, and should not be easily passed on to outsiders. Although most diseases still need to be treated by doctors in the end, the widespread circulation of this parenting manual will inevitably have an impact on them, so they study it secretly, but do not want ordinary people to be able to master it. The Empress Dowager's decisions cannot be disobeyed.
The same is true of the gynecological manual in private.
So nowadays, there are quite a few people who know Xiaocao, but their opinions of Xiaocao are different.
Even these two books, there are naturally people who don't care about them. They don't take them seriously, just flip through them and throw them aside.
Of course, whether it is good or bad, it has no effect on the grass.
Han came forward and sat beside the bed of Marquis Pingjin's wife. She exchanged greetings with her, apologizing for not being able to get up, and saying that if you are sick you should take good care of yourself and not worry about anything else as your health is what is important.
As a "relative", it was not excessive for Han to ask about the health of the wife of Pingjin Marquis. She asked very directly and the wife of Pingjin Marquis did not mind. People who were not close to her would not ask such a question, so she did not hide it.
To put it bluntly, the situation was not good. She was just told to rest and recuperate, but how could she rest and recuperate now
"Madam, our Xuan'er is quite good at medicine. How about asking her to take your pulse?"
The two books were naturally given to the Pingjin Marquis Mansion. The wife of Pingjin Marquis also recognized Xiaocao's medical skills, but her condition was not related to those. Medical skills are divided into many disciplines. It is good enough to specialize in one or two aspects. How can one be omnipotent
But it was a good intention after all, so Lady Pingjin Hou did not refuse.
Unlike the hasty pulse diagnosis last time, Xiaocao spent some time this time and carefully asked Mrs. Pingjin Hou about all kinds of issues. Such a caring attitude naturally made Mrs. Pingjin Hou and others no longer take it lightly.
"Madam, has the imperial physician told you that you have problems with your heart and liver?" Xiaocao said seriously.
"What—" Before Lady Pingjin Hou could react, the servant next to her cried out in surprise.
The wife of Pingjin Marquis was also a little stunned. "The imperial physician only said that my spleen and stomach are not in good condition. There are some problems with my liver, but they are not serious. As long as I stay calm, there will be no problem. As for the heart, there is no mention at all." Looking at Xiaocao, "Will it be..."
"Madam, are you thinking that maybe I made a mistake in the diagnosis? My adoptive father has been studying medicine since he was young. He is extremely gifted in medicine. He has been devoted to medicine for decades. He is proficient in all disciplines, especially in general pulse diagnosis. He has been traveling around the world for many years. Perhaps there is no disease in the world that he has not seen. When I was first starting out, my adoptive father taught me step by step. He once said that my talent was even better than his. When I was five or six years old, I could diagnose people's pulses and prescribe medicines without making any mistakes. When I was eight years old, I had already become a master. In your eyes, you think that I am probably only proficient in general pulse diagnosis and gynecology. In fact, I believe that I can excel in any aspect."
The grass is not showing off, she is just stating a fact.
So, in fact, she was laughed at? So, there was no possibility of misdiagnosis
"Madam, you don't know. Last time on the Marquis' birthday, I saw that Madam was a little unwell. I took Madam's pulse privately at that time and I realized that something was not right. However, I thought that with the people from the Imperial Hospital here, there should be no problem."
Logically speaking, the Imperial Medical Bureau should represent the highest medical realm in the Qi Dynasty. However, through her contacts with the upper circles, it is basically certain today that she may have overestimated them. Then, perhaps her adoptive father's medical skills are far superior to these people. After all, Xiaocao has always used her adoptive father's medical skills as a benchmark to measure the medical level of this world.
If that's the case, some things could probably be repositioned.
However, my adoptive father’s medical skills were so good that many people called him a miracle doctor and he had saved countless lives. Didn’t he attract the attention of those in power
After Xiaocao said this, Lady Pingjin basically believed it. In fact, she was a young girl, not very old, why did she have to "make things difficult" with the Imperial Hospital? What good would it do for her? If she said nothing and did nothing, then even if she got into trouble, it would have nothing to do with her. Why would she risk offending the Imperial Hospital? It was just that she was young, kind-hearted, and had not experienced much, so she could not hide her feelings and said whatever she wanted.
"How serious is my current condition? Am I in danger?" Given the current situation at Pingjin Marquis Mansion, she can't afford to get into trouble.
"It's not the most serious yet. However, if it's not discovered until the symptoms become obvious, then maybe..." Xiao Cao paused, "it won't be that easy to treat."
Just seeing Xiaocao's hesitation, everyone understood that it was not as simple as "difficult to cure".
Han had heard Xiaocao talk about this before, but she still felt a little scared at this moment. "Fortunately, this was discovered early. Madam, you don't know, our Xuan'er is like this. As long as someone she knows is sick, she can't help but want to ask about it. It's not that she doesn't trust other people's medical skills, but she just wants to confirm it herself before she can feel at ease..."
"This is human nature, just like taking care of a child. Others can take good care of the child, but as long as the child is not under your supervision, you can't feel at ease." Lady Pingjin took Xiaocao's hand and said, "This girl in your family is a good child."
Han nodded, looking at Xiao Cao with great affection, "That's right. Before coming here today, she mentioned your condition, Madam. I said she was worrying about nothing. Madam, you have people from the Imperial Hospital here, how could you be worried? But in the end..."
Xiaocao's mouth twitched and he thought, Mom, isn't this performance a bit too much
Mrs. Pingjin's heart tightened, "I really have to thank your girl very much."
"How about I prescribe some medicine for Madam first?" Xiaocao still couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere.
Naturally, no one objected to this. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were prepared as quickly as possible.
Before prescribing the medicine, Xiaocao looked at the prescription originally written for the wife of Marquis Pingjin. If the prescription was absolutely correct, then Xiaocao could infer from the prescription what illness the people from the Imperial Hospital had diagnosed for the wife of Marquis Pingjin. Looking at the prescription, her brows slightly frowned. Was this a misdiagnosis, or was the level lower than she expected
"What's wrong with Fourth Sister? Is there something wrong with the prescription?" Wen Renying leaned over to take a look curiously.
"No, it's just that some of the medicine is not suitable for the disease. Madam has taken the medicine, but I'm afraid it won't have any effect."
"I've been taking this prescription for two or three days, and it really doesn't have any effect."
Xiaocao nodded, put it aside, and began to write the prescription. However, there was more than one prescription. The two doses of medicine were separated, and the usage, dosage and decoction methods were all different. She wrote all of these down one by one.
"If you take this medicine today, it will be effective tomorrow at the latest."
"Then I'll ask someone to get the medicine." The Crown Prince's wife took the prescription and went out first.
With her was a mother who was close to the wife of Marquis Pingjin.
"Madam, look at this. Are you going to get the medicine right away? Do you need someone to look at the prescription first?"
The wife of the Marquis of Pingjin looked down at the words on the prescription. They really didn't look like they were written by a girl. "Who are you going to see? Someone from the Imperial Hospital? Do you want to slap them in the face, or do you want to bring hatred to Fourth Miss Wenren? Since you already believe half of it, why not believe it all? Didn't Fourth Miss Wenren say that it will be effective tomorrow at the latest? You will know tomorrow. Remember to keep this matter secret and don't spread it outside. It's unwise to confront the Imperial Hospital. I'm sure mother means the same thing."
"I understand."
"Well, let me get you some medicine. It's almost time for me to take the medicine next time. I'll get some and boil it."