Chapter 233 – I’m Truly Destined to Meet Dr. Bai
Having witnessed Yan Xiaosi’s character and conduct, in an instant, Bai Mingyue had a very unfavorable impression of the Yan family.
That day, when there was trouble at Jiren Hall, the shopkeeper pushed him out to take the blame. Despite only a brief encounter, Yan Xiaosi could still rush into the court and help clear his name. A person with such character was definitely not a bad person.
He felt disdain for the Yan family in his heart but did not show it on his face. He continued to follow Yan Boshu into the Yan family’s inner residence with a calm expression, going to Ms. Jiang’s room to examine her.
At this time, Yan Wenfeng had already escorted Yan Shujing to Cuiyun Temple on Second Sister Peak. Only Old Master Yan, Ms. Li, and the Second House members were in the room attending to Ms. Jiang.
Ms. Jiang was lying on the bed, still unable to move or speak. She stared at the top of the bed canopy with a pair of turbid old eyes.
Seeing Yan Boshu bring someone in, she could only make a few “wu wu” sounds.
Yan Boshu led Bai Mingyue to Old Master Yan.
“Father, this is the renowned miracle doctor of Daxing Town, Dr. Bai Mingyue.”
Bai Mingyue slightly nodded his head to Old Master Yan.
After Yan Boshu’s introduction, he glanced at Ms. Jiang on the bed and said, “Dr. Bai, my mother had a stroke. I wonder if Dr. Bai can treat her.”
Bai Mingyue walked to the bedside and grabbed Ms. Jiang’s hand to take her pulse.
After a moment, he said, “The old madam has had a second stroke. The condition is quite serious. I will do my best.”
He took out silver needles and applied acupuncture to Ms. Jiang. After the acupuncture, he massaged Ms. Jiang’s meridians.
The two treatments took nearly an hour.
After the massage, Ms. Jiang’s body twitched, and she exhaled heavily a few times. She was already able to make simple sounds.
“That, girl, been, sent, away?”
She spoke the short sentence with great difficulty, but at least she could make sounds now.
Old Master Yan and Yan Boshu were overjoyed.
Understanding what Ms. Jiang wanted to ask, Yan Boshu hurriedly replied, “Mother, don’t worry. Wenfeng has already sent Jing’er to Cuiyun Temple on Second Sister Peak to cultivate.”
Ms. Jiang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said through gritted teeth, “Sent, well.”
Hearing Ms. Jiang’s words, Ms. Li was angry but dared not speak.
Before, the old lady doted on Jing’er the most. Now that Jing’er’s reputation was ruined, the old lady turned her face and no longer acknowledged her. It seemed that all the previous doting was fake.
Seeing that Bai Mingyue had no intention of writing a prescription, Yan Boshu could not help but ask, “Dr. Bai, when will my mother’s illness be cured? Dr. Bai, please write a prescription. No matter what medicinal ingredients are needed, our Yan family will find them.”
Bai Mingyue sighed slightly. “Forgive my limited medical skills. I can only enable the old madam to speak, but I cannot cure her completely.”
Meaning that from now on, Ms. Jiang could only speak unclearly and lie in bed, half-paralyzed.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Jiang cried out and wept.
After Yan Boshu paid the consultation fee, he still wanted to say something, but Bai Mingyue pocketed the fee and turned to leave.
“Please invite someone else, Master Yan.”
Not only was he truly lacking the ability to cure Old Madam Yan’s stroke, but even if he had the ability, he would not do it.
This family, every one of them had such wicked hearts.
Yan Boshu also could not force him. He ordered the servants to see him out.
Yan Shuxiu glanced shyly at Bai Mingyue and whispered, “Father, let me see Dr. Bai off.”
Without waiting for Yan Boshu to say anything, she had already followed Bai Mingyue.
Walking out of Ms. Jiang’s bedroom, Yan Shuxiu quickened her pace to walk alongside Bai Mingyue.
“Shuxiu has long heard of the great reputation of Dr. Bai from Jiren Hall. Seeing him today, he truly lives up to his name. Dr. Bai is not only highly skilled in medicine but also a talented and graceful gentleman.”
Bai Mingyue found her chatter annoying. His sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly as he halted his steps and glanced at Yan Shuxiu.
“Miss Yan flatters me.” His tone carried very obvious aloofness and coldness.
However, Yan Shuxiu didn’t notice. Seeing Bai Mingyue stop to look at her, her heart leaped with joy, thinking that Bai Mingyue had deliberately stopped to wait for her.
“Dr. Bai, my family runs a restaurant called Restaurant Manxiang in Daxing Town. The dishes at there are not bad. If Dr. Bai has time, why not go to Restaurant Manxiang for a meal?”
Bai Mingyue hooked the corners of his mouth slightly.
Restaurant Manxiang – he had indeed been there a few times. The dishes were mediocre, and the prices were shocking. The servants inside were all snobbish types who looked down on the poor. He didn’t expect that Restaurant Manxiang was actually a property of the Yan family.
“Thank you for your kind invitation, Miss Yan. I will consider it when I have time. Farewell.”
Bai Mingyue left Yan Shuxiu with a few steps, then suddenly stopped again.
Yan Shuxiu was just angry at his words. Seeing him stop again, she thought he was going to coax her. Her heart was filled with anticipation, waiting for Bai Mingyue to speak.
However, Bai Mingyue said, “Miss Yan, do you know Yan Xiaosi? I heard he also lives in Shaoyao Village.”
Yan Shuxiu clenched her fists.
It was Yan Xiaosi again. Why was everyone concerned about Yan Xiaosi recently?
She was so angry that her heart ached. She forced a smile on her face and asked, “Dr. Bai, why are you looking for Yan Xiaosi?”
“Not long ago, I was wrongfully imprisoned in the county court. It was Yan Xiaosi who helped me clear my name. I want to thank him in person.”
So it was just to thank him.
Yan Shuxiu felt a little better. She also hated that it was Yan Xiaosi who helped Bai Mingyue clear his name, not herself.
That Yan Xiaosi had been quite lucky recently. First, he formed a connection with that General Zhan who came from Xijing. Now, he had even saved Bai Mingyue.
“He no longer lives in Shaoyao Village.”
Hearing this, Bai Mingyue felt a little disappointed. “Then where did he move to?”
Yan Shuxiu pointed to the distant green mountains and said glumly, “Dr. Bai, do you see that mountain in the distance? There’s a cave halfway up the mountain. Yan Xiaosi and his family moved to live in that cave.”
He had fallen so low that he didn’t even have a place to live.
Bai Mingyue’s eyebrows furrowed tightly.
“Thank you for telling me, Miss Yan. Farewell.”
He saluted Yan Shuxiu with his hands and strode out of the Yan family mansion, heading straight for the Four Sisters Mountain.
Searching for nearly an hour on Big Sister Peak, he finally found the cave where Yan Xiaosi and her family lived.
It was afternoon. Yan Shuqin and Yan Xiaosi were collecting dried wild mushrooms outside the cave when the graceful white-robed gentleman barged in.
Yan Xiaosi was squatting. She looked up from the white boots and white robes, and when she saw clearly who the person was, she was indeed a little surprised.
“Dr. Bai, why are you here?”
After asking, she saw the few stalks of polygonatum in Bai Mingyue’s hand and suddenly realized, continuing, “Oh, there are quite a few medicinal herbs on the Four Sisters Mountain. Dr. Bai is here to gather herbs.”
Bai Mingyue couldn’t bring himself to say that he had come specifically to look for her. He smiled gently and nodded along with her words.
“Unexpectedly, I bumped into Little Brother Yan here.”
“It seems I’m truly destined to know Dr. Bai. We can even meet in the mountains. My family now lives in this cave. If Dr. Bai doesn’t mind, you can come in and sit for a while, have a meal before you go.”
