Chapter 391 Asking a Doctor
The weather was clear and the winter sun was shining brightly. The gate of the Ningguo Mansion was wide open, and a four-horse carriage covered with dark oilcloth slowly drove out.
Li Lanchun put the hand warmer in Qin Xiaoning's hand and said, "I have consulted many doctors for this problem, but it never works. Can this female doctor from Qianzhou you mentioned help me?"
Qin Xiaoning was holding the hand warmer and smiled slightly when she heard this: "Let's go and see if it works or not."
"That's right." Li Lanchun continued, "In fact, I am also curious about this female doctor you mentioned. It is said that learning medicine is difficult. It is really admirable that a woman can master medical skills."
Then he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll just go with you to see it for yourself."
"Miss Jiang is very capable." Qin Xiaoning said to Li Lanchun carefully, "Her family is originally a medical family. Later, by chance, she cured a lady in the palace of a stubborn disease, and was recommended to enter the palace as an imperial physician. Later, after she got married, she was in Qianzhou and was also a master of medicine."
"When I first arrived in Qianzhou, I saw her helping a woman perform a caesarean section."
Li Lanchun was shocked when he heard this: "Is there really such a capable person in this world?"
"Oh my, if we cut open his stomach, will he still be able to survive?"
Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly: "Of course the person can survive. Anyway, Ms. Jiang is a very good doctor, otherwise, I would not take you to see her."
After hearing what Qin Xiaoning said, Li Lanchun finally made up her mind: "Okay, I'll trust this Jiang girl."
When they arrived at Xuanji Clinic, Master Wei was there. The clinic had just opened, and he was busy taking care of things in the front hall. When he saw Qin Xiaoning coming over, Master Wei came up to her first and said, "Why are you so free today, Ning?"
Qin Xiaoning smiled and explained her purpose: "My eldest sister-in-law is not feeling well, and I want Doctor Jiang to take a look at her."
Only then did Mr. Wei notice Li Lanchun behind Qin Xiaoning. He hurriedly invited the two to sit inside and asked the servant to go to the back to invite Jiang Nu to come over.
After a while, Jiang Nu came and exchanged pleasantries with Qin Xiaoning. Qin Xiaoning explained Li Lanchun's condition to her. Jiang Nu carefully felt her pulse and said, "Madam, this disease can be cured."
Upon hearing this, Li Lanchun immediately perked up: "You are sure you can cure me. To be honest, I have seen many doctors over the years and drank countless bitter medicines, but nothing worked."
Jiang Nu smiled slightly when she heard this and replied, "Madam, you don't need to take medicine to treat this disease."
Before Jiang Nu finished speaking, Li Lanchun asked anxiously, "How can we cure it?"
"Just acupuncture." Jiang Nu said, "If you trust me, I will give you acupuncture regularly starting tomorrow. In about two months, your illness will be cured."
At first Li Lanchun was skeptical, but now seeing Jiang Nu speaking so confidently, she suddenly seemed to see hope.
"Please help me, doctor." Li Lanchun said quickly, "If you can cure my illness, I am willing to reward you with a huge sum of money."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nu just smiled and said nothing.
When they came out of Xuanji Medical Clinic, it was already morning, and Li Lanchun proposed to treat them to a meal at the most famous restaurant in the capital.
The two sisters-in-law entered the restaurant with a few maids, and Li Lanchun generously asked the waiter to choose the best private room for them.
"The private rooms are all on the second floor. Please follow me, my two distinguished guests."
The waiter led the way. Qin Xiaoning and Li Lanchun had just stepped onto the stairs to the private room when they saw a familiar figure passing by the door. It was none other than Wang Fengyi.
When the two of them saw Wang Fengyi, the other party happened to look over there as well.
"She's Wang's cousin." Li Lanchun spoke first: "What a coincidence."
The two families were already unhappy with each other, and now they met by chance. They thought they would just say hello, but they didn't expect that after Li Lanchun exchanged greetings with her, Wang Fengyi actually walked into their private room.
"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be my first and second cousins." Wang's daughter looked steady and dignified, with a perfect smile on her face: "Are you two cousins here to eat too? It's a rare opportunity to bump into each other, if you don't mind, let's eat together."
Qin and Li had not expected Wang Fengyi to make such a request. The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and Qin Xiaoning smiled at Wang Fengyi: "If you are willing, please sit down."
The three of them sat down, and Li Lanchun said, "This meal is on me, you two can order whatever you want."
"Don't spend money, cousin." Wang Fengyi said, "I'll treat you."
Qin and Li were stunned again. Wang Fengyi smiled faintly at them. "I am about to surrender to Qi State. This is my farewell gift to you two."
Not knowing what this woman was up to, Li Lanchun curled her lips and said, "Then we won't be polite. We'll just let my cousin spend the money."
"You're too polite, cousin." Wang Fengyi glanced at Li Lanchun, then focused her gaze on Qin Xiaoning. After staring at her for a long while, she said, "Second sister-in-law and I are destined to be together. We almost shared a husband."
When these words were spoken, Li Lanchun, who was standing beside him, was so shocked that she almost spit out a mouthful of hot tea.
Qin Xiaoning was quite calm. She smiled and replied, "My cousin is right. It's just fate. Lu Ji and I went through so many twists and turns and finally became husband and wife. My cousin was born with a phoenix destiny and became the princess of my Great Zhou. She will soon marry the crown princess of Qi. All of this is clearly destined."
Wang Fengyi was happy: "You are right."
She raised her head slightly: "In the past, I have always been bothered by Lu Ji's matter. Now that I think about it, he should be the one who regrets it."
Li Lanchun couldn't bear to listen any longer and said with a wry smile, "My cousin keeps saying that she has let it go, but she said this. She is just being angry."
She glanced at Qin Xiaoning who was standing beside her and said bluntly, "My second brother has always loved Ah Ning. Now that they are happily married, my second brother must be very happy. How could he have any regrets at all?"
"Even if Lu Ji doesn't regret it now, she will regret it sooner or later." Wang Fengyi smiled coldly, and then kept it a secret and said, "I think you two know more about what happened in the morning court yesterday than I do."
Yesterday, in front of all the civil and military officials, the two factions had such a big fight, and this matter has long been known to everyone among the powerful and wealthy.
Li Lanchun said disdainfully: "What does the court's affairs have to do with Ah Ning?"
"Of course this has something to do with her." Wang Fengyi glanced at Qin Xiaoning and said, "Yesterday morning, Taifu Chen and Prince Xian took the lead in impeaching Lu Ji. Taifu Chen is fine, but who doesn't know Prince Xian? He has been in seclusion for many years. Yesterday, he suddenly attacked Lu Ji. You must know the reason."
Seeing Qin Xiaoning remained silent, Wang Fengyi showed a smug look on her face, and then said to Qin Xiaoning: "At the beginning, Princess Huayang had a crush on Lu Ji, and in order to win favor, you did not hesitate to encourage Lu Ji to frame Huayang. The Xian Prince and his wife only have such a precious daughter, and you have caused her to go crazy until now. Naturally, the Xian Prince will hate Lu Ji."
She paused and smiled faintly: "Although Prince Xian has always ignored state affairs, he is the patriarch of the Zhao family. Now that Lu Ji has been targeted by him, it is inevitable that he will be doomed."
Wang Fengyi looked at Qin Xiaoning with undisguised resentment in her eyes: "In the final analysis, all of this is because of you. As a wife, it's fine that you can't share your husband's worries, but you also bring trouble to the door. Lu Ji will regret having a wife like you sooner or later."