CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: DIVINE DOCTOR RETURNS ONLINE

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

Kun Lun and Hua Nong naturally had no objections to Lin Wanwan’s actions. These two, one simple-minded, the other timid and honest, were loyal servants who did whatever Lin Wanwan said.

Two hours later, Lin Wanwan’s carriage arrived in front of the County Government, and Kun Lun jumped off the carriage to present a name card.

Although the gatekeeper was somewhat surprised to see the Kunlun slave again, the name card from Xiao Mingfu in his hand meant that they had to be let in.

Under the guidance of Xiao Chong’s personal servant, Shu Qi, Lin Wanwan brought Hua Nong into the backyard of the County Government, heading straight for Xiao Chong’s bedroom.

Shu Qi was actually quite skeptical about Lin Wanwan’s status as a female healer, but now Xiao Chong’s condition was dire. His high fever had not abated for days, and things were not looking good, so they were willing to try anything.

The doctors from the Xiao Family who accompanied them were already at a loss, and they had consulted every village doctor from the town’s pharmacies, but to no avail.

At this time, anyone who came knocking claiming they could treat the illness would be given a chance—of course, they would also have to bear the corresponding risks. Getting through the government office’s door was not that easy.

Xiao Chong’s cold evil syndrome had come on aggressively, and after several days of fever, he was almost delirious.

Lin Wanwan entered Xiao Chong’s bedroom amidst a heavy atmosphere.

The old doctor of the Xiao Family sneered inwardly when he saw that Shu Qi had brought a young female doctor.

In the Tang Dynasty, female doctors were not uncommon, but when concubines in the palace fell ill, it was mostly these female doctors who muddled through treating them.

These female doctors often did not come from scholarly families, having read many books from a young age. Instead, the medical doctors would select some clever ones from the servants, train them for a while, typically not more than five years, before letting them treat the concubines. One could imagine how skilled they were.

Xiao Family’s Doctor Chen Liang had been introduced by the Xiao Family to study acupuncture under the renowned doctor Zhen Quan, and he had some real skills.

If even Chen Liang’s acupuncture could not help Xiao Chong, what could a female doctor do? It was nothing but desperation.

Although he secretly despised female doctors, Chen Liang was not foolish enough to oppose them openly.

Xiao Chong was a direct descendant of Xiao Yan, the Emperor of Liang, from the Qi Liang Room of the Xiao Family. His maternal clan was also the powerful Wu County Gu Clan from Jiangnan, direct descendants of Gu Yewang, making him of noble status.

Although most of these powerful clans were purged from the power center after the Li Family of the Tang Dynasty took power, the Qi Liang Room of the Xiao Family still enjoyed Li Shimin’s favor. Xiao Chong’s uncle, Xiao Rui, was still a Prince Consort, and his father, Xiao Kai, held the position of Chamberlain of the New Dynasty.

Now with Xiao Chong’s relentless illness threatening his life, Chen Liang would not oppose them seeking alternative treatments at such a critical juncture.

Last year, Xiao Kai’s youngest legitimate son passed away. If this year the eldest legitimate son also were to die, it would mean the end of the direct line, a very grave situation.

Chen Liang’s head was pounding at this moment. It was precisely due to Xiao Chong’s noble status that he was specially dispatched to accompany Xiao Chong as a private physician. However, encountering this unmanageable cold evil syndrome was truly frustrating, and he did not know how to face the Xiao Family.

It would be good to have a few more people share the responsibility.

Meanwhile, upon entering Xiao Chong’s bedroom, Lin Wanwan noticed the faint scent of medicine and storax, quite unexpectedly.

A handsome man truly was different even when ill; his bedroom did not have any foul smell despite his condition.

As a modern person, Lin Wanwan had no qualms, instructing Hua Nong to wait outside. She then crossed the screen, approached Xiao Chong’s bedside, sat on the bed, and pretended to take his pulse while secretly observing his condition.

At that moment, Xiao Chong was lethargically ill, his face as pale as a crown jade, appearing almost like a Caucasian with no trace of blood, looking very pale.

Long eyelashes hung under his eyes and only slightly trembled when Lin Wanwan took his hand to check the pulse, but he did not open his eyes.

Lin Wanwan asked Shu Qi, "How many days has your lord been feverish? Has there been drowsiness, fear of cold, coughing, chest pain, vomiting, or diarrhea?"

Shu Qi replied, "It’s been five days with a cough, but not severe, some fear of cold and drowsiness, but no vomiting or diarrhea. As for chest pain, Lord has not mentioned it."

Lin Wanwan pondered for a moment and then said to Shu Qi, who was standing by the bed, "I roughly understand now. I want to perform acupuncture on Master Xiao, please make sure no one interrupts."

Shu Qi finally couldn’t hold back from retorting, "Lady Lin, ’da ren’ is a term for one’s father, why do you keep calling our lord ’da ren’? You should refer to him as Xiao Mingfu. Do you even know how to treat illnesses?"

Lin Wanwan: "..."

Have I been calling him ’dad’ all this time?!

I’ve read so much Tang Dynasty history, but I have not studied the local vernacular of the era in detail. This ignorance is embarrassing!

But, is this really the time to discuss it?

Lin Wanwan replied, not in good humor, "Isn’t treating the illness the most important thing right now?"

Shu Qi’s mouth moved slightly but ultimately, his concern for his master prevailed as he, together with Hua Nong, retreated to the outer room beyond the curtain.

Lin Wanwan quickly opened her medical kit, took out an ear thermometer from the lower layer, and measured Xiao Chong’s ear temperature, which read 39.9 degrees!

It must be noted that adults rarely experience such high fevers; only young children usually have such high fevers.

After the earlier consultation and referencing historical materials, Lin Wanwan determined that Xiao Chong likely had influenza, and the situation was not very optimistic.

Under the hat veil, she was wearing a mask to avoid infection. To be safe, she had received a flu vaccine last month in modern times.

There were no other good options for Xiao Chong’s illness. She decided to start by administering Oseltamivir and Meilin fever medicine. Given that cold symptoms were not prominent, she withheld cold relief medication for the time being.

If there was no improvement after observation, she would switch to Ribavirin and Tylenol.

When she called Shu Qi to administer the medicine to Xiao Chong, Shu Qi looked at the orange-red liquid in the small porcelain cup with suspicion, wondering if there was indeed any medicine of that color.

Lin Wanwan urged, "Why aren’t you feeding it yet? I’m just an ordinary person; do you think I’d dare to harm your lord?"

On further thought, Shu Qi agreed, as they had already thoroughly investigated Lin Wanwan’s background.

A few months ago, she had come down from the mountains, a descendant of the main branch of the Hou Tao Lin Clan and a branch of the Imperial Uncle’s House of the Xiao Family. One could indeed call her a distant cousin of Xiao Chong, certainly with no reason to cause harm.

So Shu Qi propped up Xiao Chong and fed him the medicine. After finishing, Lin Wanwan had already prepared the Oseltamivir granules and handed them to Shu Qi to feed.

Shu Qi, seeing the white granules still partly undissolved in the warm water, steeled himself and fed them as well.

Once the feeding was done, Lin Wanwan said, "I need to keep observing this illness, so I won’t return to the countryside tonight. I will stay in town and check on Xiao Mingfu’s condition tomorrow."

Shu Qi replied, "Wait a moment, Lady Lin, why don’t you stay at the government office? There are many empty rooms in the backyard; you and your maid can pick one to stay in. In case there’s any sudden change in my lord’s condition, we will need all the doctors here for consultation."

Lin Wanwan thought for a moment and agreed.