Qin Liuxi heard Landlord Qian's praise and said, "What renowned reputation? It's all blindly spread by the world. Look at my age, they say my medical skills are exquisite, heh, I'm afraid not many people believe that. I just have a slight understanding of Qi Huang's methods, and happened to know how to treat Old Mrs. Qian's illness."
"A person with true talent doesn't depend on age. Among the countless scholars, some children can become Scholars, while some old ones spend their entire lives just as child students. It's all simply a matter of one's own aptitude," Landlord Qian chuckled lightly.
Qin Liuxi didn't want to talk much. Fame and such, she never cared about it. If she were not in need, she wouldn't even take up medical practice.
She was nothing but an unmotivated character.
Landlord Qian, a businessman adept at observing words and expressions, saw that Qin Liuxi did not wish to speak further, so he changed the subject: "I don't know how to address the young master. I heard you're from the Qingping Temple, is Buqiu your Daoist name?"
"That could be said."
"Then should I address you as Doctor Buqiu or Master Buqiu?"
Qin Liuxi: "I'm unworthy of the title Master, my actual surname is Qin."
"Then I shall call you Doctor Qin."
It didn't matter to Qin Liuxi what she was called, a name was just a name.
"Doctor Qin, about my wife..." Landlord Qian rubbed his hands nervously.
"Lead the way ahead."
Landlord Qian was already middle-aged, and after more than a decade of marriage to his first wife, they were constantly seeking medical advice. Only now did they finally get their wish – his wife had been carrying a child for seven months. But suddenly, she struggled with rapid breathing to the point of being unable to speak or lie down to sleep, and the fetus was abnormally swollen.
As Mrs. Qian continued to suffer and rapidly lose weight, both Landlord Qian and Old Mrs. Qian were in a panic, ceaselessly seeking medical advice and praying to gods and Buddha, with no improvement. They wondered if an evil spirit had entered the home and thought about inviting a master to expel it, which led them to the visit to Qingping Temple.
Upon seeing Mrs. Qian, even Qin Liuxi was taken aback. The haggard woman had dark circles under her eyes, and seated on the bed, her enormous belly almost obscured her upper body.
"Yue Niang, Doctor Qin has arrived," Landlord Qian came forward, holding his wife's hand.
Mrs. Qian looked towards Qin Liuxi, and even though she had heard from her husband that this child was young, she did not expect to see such a young lad. Unable to speak, she nodded as a greeting.
Qin Liuxi nodded and sat down to take her pulse first, asking, "Lady, you must have consumed quite a few nourishing soups during the pregnancy."
Landlord Qian quickly replied, "Indeed, my wife is also of some age, and for the sake of the child, she has consumed quite a few. The doctors we previously consulted also said it was not suitable, mentioning that if the fetus absorbs too much, it's difficult to give birth, so we stopped."
"Of course, it's unsuitable. It's not wrong to nourish a pregnant woman, but continuous nourishment can lead to an overly large fetus. Not to mention Lady's current state, even if the body is normal, a baby that is too large may lead to difficult labor during childbirth."
"This point has also been mentioned by the doctors who examined her before, and we have already stopped."
After examining the pulse, Qin Liuxi said, "You have consumed a lot of nourishing goods, causing the fetus to grow daily, and consequently, the fetal toxins have also gradually accumulated. Reaching this sixth or seventh month, as the fetus grows larger, the fetal energy becomes more pressing and the fire more intense, going against the upward flow, and with the growing fetus pressing against the stomach, it's the reason why the Lady feels difficult to breathe and experiences rapid breathlessness when lying down. Your restlessness and worries undoubtedly exhausted both your spirits and looks."
Mrs. Qian nodded, it was indeed so.
"What should be done then?"
"Lady, you are now in the late stage of pregnancy. Your condition is actually not difficult to treat. You can't lie down, but you can still sit up until childbirth. However, it's most important for a pregnant woman to keep her mood relaxed, so childbirth can proceed smoothly. If it continues like now, although breathlessness can still be relieved with medication, I'm afraid that if it recurs during childbirth, even having an elixir on hand will make it difficult to save!"
Landlord Qian and his wife became pale.