My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Qin Liuxi’s actions brightly told everyone watching that Lin’s Medical Hall had indeed diagnosed the illness wrong, and immediately, discussions and complaints grew louder.
Charging such high consultation fees yet misdiagnosing, if it weren’t for this young doctor exposing them, wouldn’t Lin’s Medical Hall have harmed people?
This is too ridiculous.
Lin Shiquan heard these complaints and curses; his face grew dark and ugly, and his resentment towards Qin Liuxi increased.
Who knows where this meddlesome youngster came from!
The woman pushed Lin Shiquan aside, shrieking, “I told you that you ruined it, yet you accused me of trying to scam you? Bah! If it weren’t for your reputation, would we be willing to spend so much money to seek your treatment? Charging expensive fees but lacking the skills, where do you get the audacity to charge such fees? Who knows if you misdiagnosed in the past as well, just that others weren’t as lucky as us to find a real Divine Doctor!”
Lin Shiquan was knocked to the ground, he said, “At that time, the patient’s pulse indicated enteritis.”
“You still won’t admit it?” the woman angrily said.
At this moment, Qin Liuxi said, “Aunt, the patient’s condition is critical, let’s not dwell on the previous details. It’s better to let your family member start the treatment with the medicine.”
“Can this be treated?” the woman looked at her nervously.
“Of course it can,” Qin Liuxi turned to Lin Shiquan, “Since Doctor Lin also thinks that my diagnosis is not wrong, according to you, how should the prescription for intestinal carbuncle be formulated?”
Lin Shiquan stood up, dusted himself off, and said, “Young doctor, since you diagnosed it correctly, shouldn’t you already know how to use the medicine?”
“I do have an idea, but since you saw the patient first, even though the medicine was incorrect, since you’re aware of the real cause, shouldn’t you rectify the mistake? After all, your ancestors were Imperial Physicians, I believe you should have that integrity, right?”
Lin Shiquan was somewhat stunned; Qin Liuxi was giving him a way out, so he said, “Of course, as I diagnosed, it indeed showed symptoms of enteritis, but I didn’t expect it to become chronic intestinal carbuncle. Now that the disease is clear, if you wish to continue treatment at Lin’s Medical Hall, we will not charge a penny, and consider it an apology.”
The surrounding people nodded, acknowledging that Lin’s Medical Hall still showed some responsibility.
However, the woman hesitated and looked towards Qin Liuxi, “Young doctor, can’t you treat my family member?”
“I could prescribe the medication, but you’d still have to go to the herbal shop to get the medicine. Since Lin’s Medical Hall is willing to make amends, why bother?” Qin Liuxi said, “Regardless, Lin’s Medical Hall will definitely do their utmost, surely they won’t tarnish the reputation of their ancestors’ Imperial Physician. Wouldn’t you say so, Doctor Lin?”
Lin Shiquan: You’ve put me in a difficult position, I can hear that!
But he had no choice but to accept it, even smilingly said, “Of course, saving lives and helping the wounded is our Lin Family’s medical principle. May I ask how the young doctor plans to prescribe the treatment? It’s windy here; perhaps we should go inside to discuss this in detail.”
Where is it windy? There isn’t a breeze at all; he just feared Qin Liuxi would make more outrageous remarks, embarrassing Lin’s Medical Hall further.
Qin Liuxi didn’t make it difficult for him. It was time to remove the needles, he withdrew them, and let the woman help the Hunter into Lin’s Medical Hall.
Inside the medical hall, Qin Liuxi felt the Hunter’s pulse again, and after asking about the symptoms of the past few days, she had a clear understanding.
She thought for a moment, looked at Lin Shiquan, and said, “I have already performed acupuncture to relieve pain and clear the intestines. The medication should focus on drastic reduction and removing fire, gradually conditioning the intestines, allowing the blocked appendix cavity to be dredged and the swelling to reduce – hence, I plan to use Rhubarb and Peony Decoction. What does Doctor Lin think?”
Lin Shiquan pondered the prescription of Rhubarb and Peony Decoction, then nodded, “Appropriate.”
Qin Liuxi took some paper and quickly wrote a prescription – 30g of rhubarb, 25g of peony bark, along with 9g of walnut kernel, 30g of winter melon seed, and others.
After putting down her pen, she handed the prescription to Lin Shiquan. After examining it, he couldn’t help but glance at Qin Liuxi, noticing slight differences in some of the ingredients compared to the traditional Rhubarb and Peony Decoction; this young fellow was quite daring in his use of medicine.
Qin Liuxi hadn’t finished writing yet and rapidly wrote another prescription, saying, “This is for treating intestinal abscess, which has a longer duration and requires taking seven doses. Once this condition is improved, then take this prescription to regulate the intestines and stomach, nourish the intestinal channels, and prevent relapse due to intestinal damage. Doctor Lin, please take care of his treatment altogether.”
Upon examining it, Lin Shiquan slightly twitched at the corner of his mouth, the prescription for regulating was much more expensive than the one for treating intestinal abscess.
This youngster, taking Lin Family for a fool to slaughter!
“Is there a problem? If you treat people properly and they recover, they can no longer accuse your Lin Family of poor treatment, preventing you from falling into criticism.” Qin Liuxi said with a smile.
Adding another layer to the frame would be unbearably high!
Lin Shiquan smiled mildly, “No problem.” He handed over the first prescription to the attendant, “Go and prepare the medicine.”
The attendant hurriedly followed the prescription to cook the medicine.
The woman looked at Qin Liuxi and asked, “Young doctor, can this really cure the disease?”
“It is fortunate that it is a chronic mild condition, not a sudden one, otherwise surgery would be necessary,” Qin Liuxi said. “For acute intestinal abscess, surgery to remove it is required, medicine alone won’t suffice.”
Both the woman and the hunter turned pale. The thought of surgery on oneself was almost unthinkable.
Lin Shiquan was somewhat surprised, “What kind of surgery?”
“Naturally, it involves removing the obstructed intestines at the site of pain,” Qin Liuxi explained.
Lin Shiquan asked, “You’ve performed such surgery?”
Qin Liuxi shook his head, “I haven’t, I only heard that this method exists in Japan.”
Lin Shiquan felt a bit disappointed.
The woman and the hunter thanked Qin Liuxi and even gave him the ten Silver coins they had returned to Lin Shiquan as a consultation fee. Without her, they guessed the disease would not have been cured.
Qin Liuxi only took one Silver coin as a consultation fee. Seeing that the couple had entered the back hall to rest, he then took his leave.
Lin Shiquan stopped her and after pondering a while, still bowed and said, “Thank you, young doctor, for helping out. I don’t know your name yet. At such a young age, your medical skills are so impressive, may I ask who your teacher is?”
“I am just a Daoist doctor from Li City Qingping Temple, my Daoist name is Buqiu,” Qin Liuxi replied.
Lin Shiquan was stunned. Daoist doctor?
That’s not right, this Daoist name sounds somewhat familiar, where have I heard it before?
He furrowed his brow in deep thought, suddenly a spirit light flashed, and he remembered that his grandfather had instructed on his deathbed that if anyone in the Lin Family encounters a young Daoist doctor named Buqiu in the medical field, they should never doubt her medical skills or oppose her, otherwise, they would definitely be humiliated by her.
So this was that Buqiu, the little Taoist?
His grandfather passed away six years ago, at that time already referring to her as a young Daoist doctor, his words full of admiration, thus the person before him was barely in her teens; does this not indicate that when his elderly relative met her, she was even younger?
Once Lin Shiquan had come to this realization and was about to ask, Qin Liuxi had already left. He hurriedly chased after her, only to see that she was nowhere to be found!