When Qin Liuxi arrived at Qian Mansion on time, Landlord Qian was indeed waiting at the front gate, and upon seeing her, he personally went up to greet her with respect and gratitude.
"Young Master, we have finally waited for your arrival."
Qin Liuxi gave a faint smile: "We agreed on this time, I haven't been late, have I?"
"Of course not, even if there were a delay, I would have still waited for you." Landlord Qian made a bow and said, "Young Master is truly a Divine Doctor, my mother took the prescription you gave, and just as you said, her body has warmed and improved."
Qin Liuxi was not arrogant, and simply said: "Landlord Qian is exaggerating, I only have a modest understanding of this field."
But Landlord Qian took it as her being modest, felt even better about her, and more confident, and said: "Young Master, why not come into the mansion for a cup of tea before taking my mother's pulse?"
"No need, I'm here specifically for the consultation, just lead the way."
"Young Master is straightforward, this way, please."
As Qin Liuxi followed him inside, she glanced seemingly inadvertently towards the left street corner before entering, the corner of her mouth tilting slightly upward.
As her figure disappeared, someone appeared at the left street corner, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and quickly left.
As Landlord Qian was leading Qin Liuxi to Old Mrs. Qian's Fushou Hall, servants had already gone ahead to inform her, signaling that they were arriving, and Old Mrs. Qian, already dressed neatly, was waiting inside and tried to stand up with the help of her nanny upon seeing Qin Liuxi.
"Young Master has outstanding medical skills and a compassionate healing touch, I cannot thank you enough," Old Mrs. Qian actually wanted to bow to Qin Liuxi.
Qin Liuxi stepped aside, saying, "Old Lady, please do not be too courteous, it's merely that Landlord Qian paid the Silver, and I provided the consultation."
She did not mention anything about medical ethics.
Coming from a family of merchants, Old Mrs. Qian and her son did not stick rigidly to formalities; rather, they appreciated the straightforwardness: I provide the money, you provide the service, neither of us owes the other—very good.
"Regardless, we owe it to the young master's exceptional intervention," Old Mrs. Qian said with a smile at the corner of her mouth.
Landlord Qian said, "That's true, Young Master, please take more care of my mother's health."
Qin Liuxi helped Old Mrs. Qian to sit comfortably, then took her pulse for a moment, and said, "Old Lady has been enduring a deficiency that has not healed, with weakened spleen and stomach. I will perform acupuncture first, then supplement with herbal soups. After three doses of the medicine, it should be sufficient."
"Please, Young Master."
Despite Qin Liuxi's young age, since there had already been an example of her treating Old Mrs. Qian, no one doubted her, and she cooperated fully with the acupuncture.
Old Mrs. Qian felt a warm flow through her stomach during the acupuncture, which satisfied her even more. Lately, she had been worried about her daughter-in-law's health, dismissing her own diarrhea and bad appetite; she always felt cold in her stomach and had trouble sleeping at night, suffering quite a bit.
Now, with the young man's acupuncture, she felt warmth in her stomach and felt like eating something.
After a while, Qin Liuxi finished the acupuncture and sealed the points, then prescribed two more herb formulas and handed them to the servant beside Old Mrs. Qian, stating, "Old Lady, at your age, even once the spleen and stomach are regulated, you should not indulge in cold items recklessly to avoid weakening the spleen and stomach again and depleting the Yang energy. After taking the formulas for regulating the spleen and stomach, continue with the tonifying formulas daily. They are very mild and regulate the Five Elements to strengthen the body."
"Thank you, young master, I will keep this in my heart," Old Mrs. Qian gratefully said.
Landlord Qian also stepped forward to express his thanks, hearing how his mother felt after the acupuncture and visually more excited, showing increasing respect to Qin Liuxi.
This young master, not yet of age, yet possesses such exquisite medical skills, and remembering the news from the housekeeper about a Saint Doctor named Buqiu from Qingping Temple, he excitedly said, "They say there is a Saint Doctor named Buqiu from Qingping Temple, it must be you, Young Master. Your reputation is indeed well-deserved, it was my oversight not to recognize you, my apologies."