Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 556 Doctor’s Advice

Song Ying didn't say much to the two of them. To be effective, his words had to be heard by the parties involved.

She said to Qingdai, "I'll go see Miss Seven first, and then I'll go give your young lady acupuncture."

After saying that, he left without caring whether Qingdai agreed or not.

Just as he reached the door of Shen Wanyi's bedroom, a celadon teacup flew out and hit the door frame, sending broken pieces of porcelain flying everywhere.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Song Ying dodged to the side. Inside the room, Shen Wanyi was wearing only a snow-white silk underdress and had her hair loose. She threw the teacups and utensils in the room at the two maids at the door like a madman.

The two maids shrank back, dodging and persuading her, "Don't worry, young lady. This is only temporary. It will be fine once the remaining poison clears."

Shen Wanyi was completely oblivious and just kept crying and banging her hands: "Get out! All of you get out!"

Baoqin hurriedly said, "Miss, Song Ying is here."

Shen Wanyi paused in her tantrum, then suddenly screamed and rushed to the bed, grabbing the quilt and wrapping herself up, revealing only her red eyes. "Didn't I tell you to go find Doctor Lin? Why did you bring her here?"

Baoqin said with a bitter face: "Doctor Lin is giving moxibustion to some ladies, he really can't leave."

If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Song Ying in time, she would have had to wait.

Shen Wanyi was determined not to do so: "No, she has only studied medicine for a few years. I want Doctor Lin to treat me. Go and ask Doctor Lin."

"Song Ying is a miracle doctor, and everyone praises his medical skills." Baoqin was extremely anxious. She understood what her young lady meant. The young lady always loved beauty and often compared herself with her peers.

She was worried that Song Ying would see her ugly appearance and laugh at her in the future.

But is now the time to worry about these things?

Just when I was getting anxious, I heard a commotion behind me. I turned around and saw Qingdai coming over with Miss Yuchan.

"Doctor Song, please treat my young lady first."

Miss Yuchan didn't think Song Ying was young and his medical skills were inadequate. She lifted her hood and pointed at her neck and face and said, "Doctor Song, please take a quick look at me. Has the poison worsened?"

Her originally delicate and fair face now had a strange bluish-black hue, and even her lips were almost purple-brown.

While taking her pulse, Song Ying said, "Miss Li, you must drink the egg white and mung bean and licorice soup on time and in the right amount. These two are the key to expelling the remaining toxins. You should also drink the soup, which protects your liver, kidneys, and heart meridians."

"Qingdai has already told me. I'll take it when I get back." Li Yuchan nodded, her eyes fixed on Song Ying, afraid to miss any subtle expression on her face. "As long as I take the medicine obediently, my skin will become white again, right?"

Song Ying nodded. "The darkening of the skin is due to the accumulation of toxins. Once the remaining toxins are cleared, the skin will naturally turn white again."

Li Yuchan loosened her twisted fingers and relaxed her tense shoulders. "Great! I'll follow the doctor's orders, Doctor Song. You must cure me. By the way, since last night, I've been feeling like ants are crawling all over my body. Is this also the effect of the residual poison? Is it serious?"

As she spoke, she saw Song Ying frowning, and her heart tightened. She stared at Song Ying's lips like a drowning person staring at a driftwood, not even noticing the cold sweat oozing from her forehead.

"This is a sign of poison stagnation in the meridians. I'll give you acupuncture first, and then have someone fumigate you with mulberry branches."

Finally, Song Ying spoke, but what he said did not reassure Li Yuchan. She asked again, "Can this also be cured?"

Song Ying hesitated, and although he felt a little reluctant, he still said directly: "I can't guarantee it. What you need to do now is to expel the remaining poison as soon as possible. The longer the toxin stays in the body, the more damage it will cause."

Li Yuchan was very disappointed, but after a moment she cheered up again, "Okay, please give me acupuncture first, and tell me if there are any other detoxification methods."

Such patients who actively seek treatment are what doctors want to see most. Song Ying immediately took out the silver needles and gave her acupuncture, and also explained some dietary taboos in detail.

After seeing her off, he looked at Shen Wanyi, who was still wrapped in the quilt, and said, "Seventh Miss, if you want to wait for Master to come, then I will leave first."

Shen Wanyi hesitated for a moment, then finally lifted the quilt and said in a hoarse voice, "My condition is similar to hers for the most part, but I don't feel like ants crawling on my body. Is that better than hers?"

Song Ying gestured for her to stretch out her hand for his pulse. When his eyes fell on her nails, he paused, "When did these white lines appear?"

Following her gaze, Shen Wanyi discovered white horizontal lines on her nails. "When...when did this happen...I, I didn't notice..."

She panicked, feeling that the abrupt white horizontal line on her nail was like a poisonous snake, drilling into her flesh along her nail.

She suddenly retracted her hand and clenched her fist tightly, as if this could stop the "poisonous snakes" from drilling into her flesh.

"Let me see." Song Ying held her wrist, opened her clenched fist, and raised it up to the light for a closer look. The sunlight shone through the window lattice, making the white line clearer.

"Miss Qi, have you felt numbness in your fingers these past two days?"

Shen Wanyi shuddered, "Yes, yes, I felt like there were needles pricking my fingertips last night, but I was so sleepy I thought I was dreaming."

She suddenly grabbed Song Ying's sleeve and asked, "Is there still a lot of poison in my body?"

Song Ying was unwilling to comfort her for being so squeamish and refusing to follow the doctor's orders. He said, "As I said before, all medicines must be taken on time and in the correct dosage. In your current condition, if the toxins accumulate for a long time, you might not even be able to hold chopsticks steadily in the future."

Shen Wanyi's eyes widened suddenly, "Aren't you a miracle doctor? You must cure me!"

“No matter how good a doctor is, he is helpless if he encounters a patient who doesn’t follow his orders.”

"I'll follow the doctor's orders. Get the book and go get the egg white! I'll eat it right away!" Shen Wanyi was frightened.

This is even scarier than having dark skin!

For the next half month, Song Ying came to the Shen Mansion every day to give acupuncture and pulse diagnosis to Shen Wanyi and the others. Only when their conditions improved did he reduce the number of his visits.

October 21st is Dr. Lin’s birthday.

Because they had to treat the people who were poisoned in the Shen Mansion, and so many people died, there was no big event. Only a few of the disciples had a meal in Huichun Hall.

"The longevity noodles are here!" Song Ying placed the small white porcelain bowl in front of Doctor Lin, "Master, please try it. My senior brother and I have learned how to make it from Chef Wang of Tianxianglou. I'm sure it tastes great!

Oh, and there's also the egg rolling tradition! It's a Qingshui County custom. Rolling an egg on the table symbolizes a smooth and healthy new year.

"This has a good meaning!" Doctor Lin smiled and picked up the egg and rolled it. In previous years, the mansion would prepare several tables for her birthday, but she was too lazy to make any fuss, so she called her junior brothers and others to celebrate together.

I have celebrated my birthday like this for decades, but this year is very special. The two children made some home-cooked dishes by themselves and bought some main dishes from Tianxianglou. It was both homely and delicious.