The head of the Mu family

Chapter 38 The Free Clinic Scandal: A Blessing in Disguise

Just as Shen Huai was about to reach out and take his pulse, he suddenly thought:

Will I need to put a handkerchief underneath?

So, I added another comment:

"Sir, would you like to have a handkerchief placed under your wrist when I take your pulse?"

Shen Huai stopped what he was doing, looked up and asked.

"This guy???"

Haha~

Someone nearby immediately laughed.

Shen Huai immediately understood:

That must be a father-in-law.

I immediately felt I shouldn't have asked, and though I wanted to talk back, I didn't dare.

Shen Huai: That's infuriating!

So he didn't answer, but began to carefully take her pulse:

Damn it! The Crown Prince has been poisoned!

During his year at the Imperial Medical Academy, Shen Huai became very close to Lord Lan, who was researching pharmacology.

Shen Huai was also interested in these things and found them amazing.

Once you've mastered the skill, you can make some medicine powder so you can defend yourself in case of any emergency.

Moreover, that Blue Medicine God is somewhat morally ambiguous.

He didn't get along well with other people and relied solely on his medical skills to get by in the Imperial Hospital.

Shen Huai, however, felt that he was a person of principle, just like himself.

It's just that this world is too intolerant!

The two of them surprisingly got along well and gradually became friends.

People in the Imperial Medical Academy all felt that it was beneath him to befriend a child.

He didn't care, and his relationship with Shen Huai grew even closer.

The eldest prince was infected with a type of mushroom poisoning commonly found in southern China.

It's usually impossible to detect because it's a type of food.

Adding a little bit to food each time, over time, can easily cause hallucinations, though it is not necessarily fatal.

Shen Huai then looked at his tongue coating and, by the light of the lantern, at his lips.

"I apologize for offending you, young master. May I take a look at your eyes?"

Shen Huai dared not make a direct move, fearing he might be mistakenly killed.

Sure enough, as soon as he opened his mouth, the person next to him looked like he was about to draw his sword. Shen Huai shrank back in fright, and his back was covered in sweat.

The eldest young master raised his eyes, and the murderous aura vanished instantly.

"Okay~"

Shen Huai carefully lifted his eyelids to look at it against the light, and it was indeed true!

"How is it?"

Sweat poured down Shen Huai's back, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead as well.

Their hands clasped together trembled slightly, and they couldn't form a coherent sentence in their minds—this could cost them their lives.

Shen Huai: I finally understand those imperial physicians.

This disease is really incurable!

Qi Luan walked over, picked up Shen Huai's water bag, and handed it to her.

Then he stood close to Shen Huai's back.

He reached out and touched Shen Huai's head, then gently patted Shen Huai's shoulder, letting Shen Huai lean against him.

Shen Huai subconsciously took the water and drank a sip. Feeling a sense of support behind him, he slowly came back to his senses.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Has the young master eaten any wild game recently?"

The eldest young master glanced at Shen Huai but didn't speak. Shen Huai swallowed and continued speaking.

"It should be that they accidentally ate some kind of fresh mushroom."

Have you been feeling fine during the day lately, but especially energetic at night?

Sometimes my vision is clearer, and sometimes it's a little blurrier than usual?

It's alright, just pay attention to your diet from now on. I'll prescribe a medicine for the eldest son.

But I'm still young and inexperienced. Perhaps you could have the young master take another look, perhaps find a doctor specializing in pharmacology?

After Shen Huai finished speaking incoherently, all his strength was exhausted, and he leaned against Third Master with his back exposed.

She was just an empty shell, yet she maintained her composure in front of the eldest son.

The eldest son clenched his fist on the table, then relaxed it.

He said with a gentle expression:

"I've definitely been indulging a bit during the holidays lately, could you please prescribe a remedy?"

Shen Huai picked up the pen and wrote a few words with trembling hands, but they were all illegible.

I'm so anxious! The more anxious I get, the more I realize how serious the prince's poisoning is, and the more nervous I become.

"This child has been here since noon; he's probably frozen stiff."

Come on, kid, stand up straight, you tell me what to say and I'll write it down.

He then pulled Wuya up and sat down himself, wiping the cold sweat from Wuya's forehead.

He let Wuya sit on one of his legs, held her with one arm, and wrote with the other hand.

Feeling the body temperature of the person next to him, Shen Huai finally thawed like a fish out of the water.

I slowly came back to life~

After careful consideration, I gave you the prescription, and then I added another ingredient.

The pale-faced man next to him immediately took the prescription, dried the ink, carefully folded it, and put it in his arms.

"Big brother, what strange foods have you been eating lately?"

A boy standing nearby asked curiously.

"It's nothing, the kid's doing quite well~"

The eldest son stood up and started joking again with a relaxed expression.

"It's my turn, let me take a look too!"

The fourteen or fifteen-year-old second young master spoke enthusiastically.

"The child is cold, so I'll hold him for the young masters to see. After they've seen him, I'll write down the prescription."

"Whatever, come on, take a look~"

After carefully taking his pulse, Shen Huai was no longer so nervous. He thought for a moment and said:

"Young master is in good health. He must have had a severe cold before the New Year."

He probably didn't take his medicine properly, even though he was in good health and had recovered considerably.

I only cough before bed in the morning and evening, and upon waking up; the cough produces phlegm but not much in clumps.

"It really is exactly the same. Can you prescribe a remedy for me too?"

"Young master doesn't need to take medicine; he's in good health."

Honey can be made by pickling white radishes.

Oh~ honey-pickled radishes, for more than twelve hours~

Eat a small bowl before bed at night, and the symptoms will gradually lessen within three days. It's best to eat it for about seven days!

During the day, you can eat more pears and oranges, one of each each day is enough.

Shen Huai was still somewhat incoherent.

"Oh? You don't need to take medicine?"

That's great! I wish I had gone to you for my cold last year!

"Young master, even if I catch a cold, I'll definitely need to take medicine."

Then they took turns looking at the remaining three younger children, and they were all in pretty good health.

He just said some trivial things like we should eat more beef and mutton, drink more milk, and exercise more.

It was late when we started chatting, and the porridge was finished. Almost everyone who came to collect the porridge had left.

Third Master also escorted the princes back to the palace.

Shen Huai: Third Master Qi, you have done me a great favor!

When this body grows up, may I repay you with my body?

In the corner, the brother and sister, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion, were awakened by the noise of everyone packing up their things.

Shen Huai immediately took the medicine she had prepared for her and gave it to her half-asleep brother.

Shen Huai left the extra steamed buns and porridge for her, and also left her two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

The servant said they lived in the dilapidated earth temple next door, and guessed they were homeless like him.

After what happened, he took out the seven or eight eggs he still had left from his pockets and gave them to her.

The people from the Duke's mansion found a cloak and gave the girl their own cotton-padded coat and trousers.

The cotton-padded coat and trousers belonged to Shen Huai himself. Every year, Shen Huai would pay for a set of cotton-padded clothes for himself when the Marquis's mansion made its purchases.

Thinking that if he were no longer working, he would naturally go back wearing his own clothes.

"I have another set, a smaller one from last year. I'll bring it out for you if I find some free time in the next couple of days."

This water bag contains your brother's medicine, which has been prepared.

It lasts for three days, drink it in the morning and evening, and adjust the amount as needed.

Give your younger brother the eggs as you did today; the egg whites are hard to digest, so don't feed them to him.

After thinking for a moment, he added,

"I have been working at the Duke of Anguo's residence recently."

But I also go to the Marquis of Dingxi's residence to work every ten days. I can only help you get through the current difficulties.

"If you'd like, I can ask the steward of the Marquis's residence to help me see if there are any jobs available at the shops outside."

"I'm willing, thank you, young master!"

Thank you, young master!

I just tried to queue elsewhere but got pushed out of line.

Being saved by you, young master, is already an unexpected joy.

"I am deeply grateful for your kindness, sir!"

Shen Huai: Wow~ Not only are your clothes made of good material, but you also speak with such refinement~

It's highly likely that some wealthy family suffered an accident.

Lending a hand now is a matter of chance; who knows, the reward might be even greater in the future!

Forget it, let's not think about it too much for now. Let's give them a chance and see if she takes advantage of it later.

"Then think carefully about what you can do, and tell me when I come in a few days."

After saying that, Shen Huai wrapped himself in his cloak and followed the main group from the Duke's mansion back home.

After returning home, Shen Huai drank some bird's nest soup, washed up, and went to check on the young master. He still needed to do his job well.

I went straight to sleep that night, mainly because the Crown Prince's deal had been too costly.

The next day, while going to his shift in the car, Third Master tipped off Shen Huai:

“Yesterday, the Crown Prince summoned Physician Lan from the Imperial Medical Academy to the palace overnight.”

"Oh, okay~ Then I'll trouble you, Third Master, to let me know if you hear anything about this today~"

Third Master responded and then turned to discuss with the Young Master how to prepare for the New Year this year.

Shen Huai sat quietly and listened without ever interrupting.

Upon arriving at the Imperial Medical Academy, Shen Huai began his studies, while everyone else went to have their pulses checked.

It was past midnight when Lan Yaoshen returned and sat down. He then beckoned to Shen Huai, who jogged over.

Blue Medicine God whispered with a gossipy look on his face:

"You prescribed the antidote for the First Prince yesterday, didn't you?"

The handwriting isn't yours.

However, besides me, there's also you in the entire Great Hao, who's always trying to extract my skills. No one else would add that final ingredient!

“I opened it. I took his pulse yesterday and I was so scared that I couldn’t write a single word.”

The prescription was written by the third master of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

"I said that the handwriting is so beautiful, if it weren't for the fact that it's a prescription, it could be sold."

It's strange, there shouldn't be anyone else who could prescribe that formula.

"Blue Medicine God, you said my handwriting is ugly, humph~!"

"Hahaha! Compared to that character, isn't it ugly?"

Don't worry, I've got it covered for you.

I said: If I were to prescribe it, I would replace all the other ingredients with stronger ones, except for the last one.

This formula is so mild, it's suitable for children who have been poisoned by this.

It is taken before meals because it is the last ingredient in the medicine.

If the food you eat after taking this medicine still contains the poison, the two medicines will react and cause you to vomit it all up.

"If you say that, you'll offend someone important!"

"Make the important person think you're too arrogant, so they won't come to you for treatment next time!"

"I came to the Imperial Medical Academy to study pharmacology."

My family could support me for ten lifetimes, and the best part is that they have the most complete selection of medicinal herbs here!

Don't worry, no one can replace me in the field of pharmacology at the Imperial Medical Academy.

In this regard, I'm probably the best in the entire Imperial Medical Academy, right?

I usually do the same thing whenever any of the other concubines call me, except for His Majesty.

See? When faced with something like this, isn't the first person every empress thinks of me?

"As expected of the Blue Medicine God, so insightful!"

Blue Medicine God rolled his eyes at Shen Huai, then changed the subject:

"You little rascal, how's it going with memorizing those medicine properties from last time?"

Come on, recite it for me...