Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 618 Visit

After resting for two days, Doctor Lin began to take Song Ying to visit familiar families, and the first place they went to was the Ruan family.

The old man of the Ruan family was a third-rank official in the Dali Temple, in charge of prison cases across the country and was one of the Nine Ministers.

At the second gate, Madam Ruan San came up to greet him with a smile, "Doctor Lin, I've finally had you back in Beijing. My mother was still thinking about you during the New Year."

"Mrs. Lao is concerned."

She took Song Ying's hand again and said affectionately, "Song Ying's niece has become more and more beautiful. Not to mention her appearance, her whole demeanor is exactly the same as yours when you were young..."

Hey, niece Song Ying is now of marriageable age. Has she found a husband? If not, I'll take on the job. The men of Kyoto can pick and choose a suitable match.

Song Ying smiled shyly, and Doctor Lin replied, "She's already engaged."

On the way to the capital, Doctor Lin had suggested learning some etiquette, but Doctor Lin replied, "This stuff is not something you should eat or drink, it's just for pleasing people. What's the point of learning it? If you have that time, you'd better read a few more medical books."

Song Ying thought this was very reasonable. When she was at Shen's house, she heard that ladies from noble families who learned good etiquette would be able to marry into a wealthy family, and she cited many examples.

However, no matter how well a commoner girl learns etiquette, she will never be accepted by a high-ranking family. Ultimately, what helps a girl find a good marriage is the strength of her family.

No matter how rude or unruly a woman is, as long as her family is powerful enough, there will be many people who want to marry her.

For example, princesses in some dynasties even kept lovers, abandoning the last bottom line of female virtue, but there were still people willing to become her husband's concubine.

Rules and etiquette are just icing on the cake and are also used to restrain the ladies.

She didn't need good manners to make people look up to her or bother to learn what to do with it.

She roughly figured out a way to deal with it, maintaining basic courtesy and smiling more.

A hint of surprise flashed in Mrs. Ruan San's eyes. She thought that Doctor Lin brought his apprentice to Beijing to find a good marriage for his beloved apprentice.

Since she is already engaged, a girl of this age should get married in a year or two. What's the point of bringing her back to the capital?

She was puzzled, but she didn't show it on her face. She asked in surprise, "Oh, whose child is this to catch your eye?"

Doctor Lin seemed not to notice the inquiry in her eyes and said cheerfully, "There's a boy from their hometown who is a scholar and has done well in his studies."

"Scholars are great!" Madam Ruan San clapped her hands and smiled, "Our dynasty attaches great importance to the imperial examinations. Once a scholar from a humble family passes the exam, it is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

If those little bastards in my family could settle down and study, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

As they were talking, they arrived at a flower hall. All the female members of the Ruan family were there. The lady-in-waiting and Doctor Lin were of the same generation, so when they met, they held hands and reminisced about their youthful days.

After they finished reminiscing about the past, Madam Ruan, the head of the household, sighed softly, a worry etched across her brow. "Our old lady has been unable to sleep at night lately. We've asked several imperial physicians to see her, and she's taken a lot of medicine, but she's not getting better."

Doctor Lin smiled and said, "With my old bones, I can't even clearly see the lines on the pulse pillow. Fortunately, my apprentice is diligent and his medical skills are improving day by day."

As she spoke, she instructed Song Ying: "Go and take the Madam's pulse carefully."

There was a moment of silence in the room, obviously doubting Song Ying's medical skills.

Mrs. Ruan San smiled and said, "That would be great."

She looked at the Madam and the others, "Mother, you don't know, but Doctor Lin's apprentice is incredibly talented. Everyone in Qingshui County calls her the Little Miracle Doctor. Every day, there's a constant stream of people coming to their clinic to see a doctor, and most of them come just for her."

"Really?" Madam Ruan was a little skeptical and looked at Song Ying. "This child looks about sixteen or seventeen years old. How many years has he been studying medicine?"

Song Ying raised the corners of his lips slightly and bowed: "In response to Madam Tai's words, six years."

"Six years?" Madam Ruan frowned, and the suspicion in her eyes deepened. As the saying goes, an old doctor is better than a young fortune teller. In the medical profession, the older a doctor is, the more diseases he has seen, and the better his medical skills will naturally be.

You have only studied medicine for six years and have treated only a few patients, but you can be called a miracle doctor?

"Mother, don't look at her age, she's quite skilled in medicine. I heard there was a woman who had a difficult childbirth and both mother and child died. They were put in a coffin, but she used acupuncture to such an extreme that she pulled both mother and child back from the brink of death. In the end, both mother and child are safe."

Everyone in the room was amazed when they heard this. One young lady from the Ruan family said in disbelief, "Second Judge, please don't lie to me. The dead can't be resurrected. Is she a deity?"

Song Ying explained, "The woman just fainted, she wasn't actually dead. There are similar cases in medical books. I didn't bring the dead back to life."

Her modest and steady demeanor made the lady feel better. "So that's how it is."

She held out her hand and said, "Then show it to me."

After a thorough examination, Song Ying wrote a prescription. The Lady Dowager read it herself and was amazed. "It seems this child is really capable. This prescription is almost the same as the one written by Imperial Physician Liu."

Doctor Lin said, "Oh!" "Really? Could you please give me Doctor Liu's prescription?"

Naturally, the Ruan family would not refuse this promise.

Doctor Lin looked at the prescription and explained to the lady in detail the differences.

When a doctor treats a patient, it is best to adjust the prescription in real time according to the patient's condition. The lady has been taking medicine for a few days and her condition has changed. Naturally, the prescription prescribed by Song Ying is different from that of Doctor Liu.

Seeing this, Ruan and the other two couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Doctor Lin brought his apprentice here to demonstrate his medical skills and introduce him to the women of various mansions?

If this is really her purpose, she would love it.

Doctor Lin is old and may pass away at any time. The capital needs a young female doctor with good medical skills.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Doctor Lin glanced at the young ladies of the Ruan family and hesitantly said to the Madam, "To be honest, I came here to ask for something important."

The lady immediately asked all her granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law to leave, leaving only the three daughters-in-law.

Doctor Lin got straight to the point: "I want to overturn the verdict on behalf of my sect."

The room suddenly became quiet. The old lady lowered her eyes and said nothing. The three ladies looked at each other. Doctor Lin wanted their Ruan family to help overturn the verdict?

That is a major case involving the royal heir, the Ruan family does not have the ability to do it.

Not much, even if you have the ability you can’t just get involved!

Doctor Lin seemed oblivious to the resistance on their faces and continued, "I've found a clue. I only hope that you, for the sake of our past friendship, will speak a fair word when the evidence is irrefutable."

Mrs. Ruan still kept her eyes down and did not respond.

Since she didn't say anything, her three daughters-in-law naturally didn't dare to respond.

Doctor Lin didn't want them to answer immediately. In this kind of matter, the female family members' consent would not count, and the final decision would have to be made by the head of each family.

They should be allowed to discuss it among themselves.

She stood up with Song Ying and said goodbye to everyone in the Ruan family.

Unlike the warmth and enthusiasm when they came, Mrs. Ruan San was very embarrassed when she saw them off, and she didn't know how to treat them.