Lu Qingwan raised an eyebrow and looked over. Ying Yi said calmly, "That guest is of special status. Master will surely send someone to protect them. If I can get a head start, it will be even better for the honored guest."
As a shadow guard of the Regent's mansion, Ying Yi naturally knew about Lu Zhenting's serious injury and his impending return to the capital.
Hearing Lu Qingwan's words, he knew she was preparing to treat Lu Zhenting, which prompted Ying Yi to interject.
After a moment of thought, Lu Qingwan agreed, "You and Meng Sheng will scout the location. I don't need to mention safety; you understand it better than I do.
The rooms need to be spacious, well-lit, and clean.
Once you find a suitable place, clear out everything inside. I'll arrange the rest."
Ying Yi acknowledged and left.
Just as Lu Qingwan was about to say they could open the door, the outer door was violently rattled.
She suddenly stopped Meng Tang, who was about to open the door, "No rush. Let her knock.
For this surgery, I'll need someone to assist me. Tell me, can you do it?"
She hadn't forgotten how this person had vomited profusely after seeing the human abdominal cavity.
Meng Tang sheepishly touched his nose, "Master, please trust your disciple this once. I can do it."
"Good, then you'll be my assistant. Let Meng Sheng manage the daily operations as usual.
Do the same for the next few days. Don't do anything out of the ordinary, so as not to arouse suspicion. Understand?"
"Understood."
Meng Tang's heart grew heavier. The person his master was going to save seemed rather unusual!
No, he had to step up and not be a burden to his master!
A medical record was handed to him, "This is the patient's medical record. Study it well, and don't falter at a crucial moment."
Meng Tang briefly scanned the record and asked the same question as Feng Xiwu.
"Master, this honored guest's wound is in the heart. The barbs on the arrow are still lodged in his heart. Can he still be saved?"
Lu Qingwan, who was inventorying the herbs she planned to use in Bai Xing Lin for the day, replied with conviction, "Yes, as long as he can reach here alive, I can save him."
Her attitude was exceptionally firm.
Meng Tang, however, was worried. The other party had sustained an arrow wound, and their identity was likely extraordinary, given the mysterious circumstances.
If they couldn't be saved, Bai Xing Lin might not escape blame.
After much deliberation, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and decided to let fate take its course. Without his master, Bai Xing Lin would have closed down long ago. If they were to face consequences, he would accept it.
"Open the door! You inside, get out! You're incompetent and have caused my young lady to be in this state, yet you dare to cower like a turtle? Get out!"
Lu Siwan had been knocking for a long time without a response. Her temper flared, and she ordered her maid to curse.
"Master?"
Meng Tang looked at Lu Qingwan anxiously, "Bai Xing Lin has finally started to pick up. If she curses like this, it might damage Bai Xing Lin's reputation, don't you think?"
After all, it was his ancestral enterprise. He would endure it for his master, but it was hardly worth it for such an ignorant woman.
Lu Qingwan slightly tilted her chin, "Go and open the door."
Meng Tang eagerly scurried to do so.
Then, he was struck full of blood by a door panel.
The person knocking was a man, and he was quite strong. He pushed the door open and stepped back, "Madam Wan, the door is open."
Lu Siwan straightened her posture and arrogantly strode into the hall, haughtily saying, "You finally deigned to show up. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Lu Qingwan walked over leisurely, "Is Madam looking for me?"
"How dare you ask that?"
Lu Qingwan tore off her veil, "I spent three hundred thousand taels of silver for you to treat me, and look what you've done to me!"
Bai Xing Lin had opened a bit later than usual today, and Lu Siwan's commotion at the entrance had already drawn quite a crowd early in the morning.
When Lu Siwan unveiled her face, the patients who had come to watch were startled.
Lu Siwan's face was red and swollen, like a pig's head, with many small red spots. Some of the red spots had festered, scabbed over, and left scars.
Two coin-sized scars on her left cheek were strikingly similar to the red spots Lu Qingwan had once had on her own face.
Lu Qingwan inwardly found it ironic, but maintained a calm demeanor, "Madam, are you sure you used the medicine according to the method I prescribed?"
"Of c-of course, why would I misuse medicine and harm myself?"
Lu Siwan's attitude was stubborn, but unfortunately, she was very guilty and afraid that lying would interfere with her treatment, so her confidence was lacking.
"You asked me if I could cure your face within twenty days. I told you then that your face was too severely damaged, and no one could cure it in twenty days.
This medicine needs to be used every three days. Judging by your condition, you probably use it three times a day and still feel it's not enough.
It's like giving a person who hasn't recovered from a serious illness a rich diet every day, eating without stopping. If that person overeats, can you blame the doctor for being incompetent?"
Among the onlookers, there were intelligent people. Seeing Lu Siwan's appearance, they knew that Lu Qingwan was likely telling the truth.
Those who were eager to see Lu Qingwan for treatment chimed in, "Doctor Lin is right, Madam. Who can you blame for ruining yourself like this if you didn't follow the doctor's orders?"
"I haven't heard of anyone being treated like you by Doctor Lin!"
"This gentleman is right. You can't blame the doctor for being unskilled if you didn't follow their instructions!"
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Most of the people who came early today were there for Lu Qingwan. They couldn't tolerate Lu Siwan wasting everyone's time like this. They started to criticize Lu Siwan one after another.
Lu Siwan was both angry and annoyed, "Fine, if the shop is big, it bullies customers, right?
I refuse to believe that there's no one else who can cure my illness besides you. Wait until I'm healed, and you'll see!"
As if threatening wasn't enough, she angrily ordered, "Let me show you something first, go smash it!"
Just as the maid and guards were about to act, an anxious voice called out, "Doctor, save my son, please save my son!"
Before the person was seen, the urgency in the woman's voice was palpable.
Lu Qingwan stood up and shouted, "Throw out the troublemakers, don't obstruct others from receiving treatment."
Ying Er, seeing Ying Yi receive the order, had been itching for action.
Upon hearing this, he grabbed Lu Siwan with one hand and her attendant with the other, then kicked them.
The onlookers also cooperatively moved aside, and soon, the master and servants were all out of the main hall.
Immediately after, a woman carrying a child rushed in. She was probably in such a hurry that her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were messy.
Lu Qingwan immediately cleared the examination bed behind the medical chart, "Place the child here, let me see."
Although the woman was flustered, she knew to obey the doctor's words. She quickly placed the child on the sickbed and anxiously said, "Doctor Lin, people outside say you are a divine doctor. You must save my son!
My son is only three years old. He's so young. I'll kowtow to you!"
After speaking, she knelt on the ground and repeatedly kowtowed. Lu Qingwan felt a buzzing in her head just listening, "Family member of the patient, if you continue to make such a commotion, I won't be able to concentrate on treating him.
Meng Sheng, take her outside and help her calm down."