Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

The old man looked up at Lu Lu Ziqing with tears in his eyes and his mouth trembling and bleeding. He was a little hesitant.

Seeing that the test time was approaching, this kind of thing happened to happen. At the moment, I am afraid that no one is more depressed than him.

Lu Ziqing lowered his eyes to look at the old man, and from time to time he looked at the old woman lying two steps away, frowning and clicking his tongue in worry.

If we don't save them, the two old men might be in danger of their lives if we delay any longer. If we save them, then the clerk's assessment will be...

Moreover, it is difficult to pass the clerk promotion examination, and I am afraid it will be difficult to get one in the future. There is only one vacancy, and I don’t know how many people are waiting in line behind it.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be a real loss.

On one side is human life, on the other side is promotion opportunity, which one should you choose?

Lu Ziqing stood in the middle of the road, immersed in the pressing time and the old man's crying, feeling a sense of torment that was difficult to conceal.

"You still have time to run back. Leave this to me." Chi Musheng said.

Lu Ziqing nodded, patted the old man's arm and said, "Master, you and your wife, the doctor next to me will treat you, please let go of your hand first."

The old man acted as if he didn't hear anything. He knelt on the ground and cried in a hoarse voice.

"My poor old woman, if you leave, what's the point of leaving me alone as an old man? First... cough cough... vomit..."

As he spoke, a mouthful of blood gushed out and sprayed onto the hem of Lu Ziqing's clothes, staining a large area bright red.

The two men opened their eyes slightly at once, and when they were about to speak, the old man choked and let go, then knelt and crawled beside the old woman, crying and sighing as he uttered a sentence.

"Old woman, I'll come down and join you."

After saying that, he crashed into the tree trunk. Lu Ziqing was quick-witted and took a big step, grabbed the old man's clothes on the back and pulled him back.

Chi Musheng was also startled and breathed a sigh of relief.

The old woman was lying on the ground motionless, and the old man was crying and wailing. It was too late to run back now.

Lu Ziqing squatted down to feel the old man's pulse, his eyes drooping as he thought secretly.

The Cun pulse is weak and deep, the Guan pulse is thin, tight and powerless, and all three pulses are weak and deep.

He raised his eyes half an inch, and his gaze fell on the old man's face and neck.

Although he was rather thin, his skin was tight and wrinkle-free, and his neck veins were full and plump. Only his complexion was rather dull, and his hands were still cold even in the hot weather.

Just from the palpation and appearance, Lu Ziqing immediately became suspicious, and his eyes changed as he stared at the old man.

"Master's pulse doesn't seem as serious as it actually is."

The old man started coughing again and said, "I'm vomiting blood, how can it not be serious? Sir, don't talk nonsense."

Lu Ziqing stared at him and said, "Your pulse indicates a weak constitution, accompanied by long-term insomnia. You are vomiting blood mouthful after mouthful, and..."

He raised his hand and smelled the blood on it. "This isn't human blood, it's clearly... eh..."

Before Lu Ziqing could finish his words, the old man suddenly stood up and ran away. Chi Musheng stared at him and immediately reacted.

"You've been tricked by this old man. His goal is to hold you back." Chi Musheng punched the tree trunk. "They've tricked you. What should I do? It's too late now."

Lu Ziqing half-knelt, opened the old woman's eyelids to check, and began to feel her pulse without answering.

"What are you still looking at?" Chi Musheng saw his expression and said anxiously, "They are a group of liars. The accomplice has already escaped, and this guy is still pretending to be dead. Let's go back quickly and don't waste time. Let's see if we can think of other ways."

Lu Ziqing ignored everyone while feeling the pulse, his expression slightly solemn, and spoke while picking up the old woman.

"The old woman must have had a seizure. Take her basket and return it to the courtyard. Hurry!"

"What? Syndrome?" Chi Musheng picked up the basket of vegetables in a daze and jogged along.

He was just about to check on the old woman when he saw the old man running away. He didn't know that the old woman was really sick.

In the Imperial Hospital, everyone was waiting for the person to provide reference. A quarter of an hour had passed and there was still no sign of him. The gossipers started talking again.

"This Lu Ziqing, after two rounds in the morning, I'm afraid he has forgotten all about the evidence from the afternoon."

"Haha—he's already gotten carried away with such a small achievement. Let's see what he'll do this time."

"My Lords, Lu Ziqing is late for the exam without reason. You don't need to wait any longer. The chance to take the clerk promotion exam should be left to someone else."

"Yes, people who have no sense of time will cause trouble in the future even if they pass the test."

"........."

Everyone in the crowd was outraged. Imperial Physician Sun, who was standing alone in the front, exchanged a meaningful smile with Imperial Physician Shen opposite him.

Gou Dongxi and Xu Shizhang just sat in the chairs in front without saying a word, letting these people talk.

At this moment, a doctor suddenly ran in from outside and said urgently, "They're back! They're back! Lu Ziqing and the others are back."

"What? If you come back at this time, the assessment will be invalidated."

"Let's go out and take a look."

"........."

Everyone walked into the yard with a lot of chatter, and saw Lu Ziqing hurriedly carrying someone to the lounge. Everyone pointed and followed him in.

Lu Ziqing put the person on the low bed against the wall and ignored the people standing outside the door.

He took out the medicine bottle from the medicine box handed to him by the medicine boy, took out a few pills and mixed them with water for the old woman to drink, while he kept giving instructions to Chi Musheng.

"The old woman's limbs are cold, her face is pale, her breathing is weak, and her pulse is deep and feeble... This is a case of Shaoyin syndrome, Qi collapse. Quickly boil a prescription of warming middle and restoring Yang medicine."

Chi Musheng immediately wrote out a prescription and asked the medicine boy to prepare and boil the medicine.

At this time, no one spoke. Everyone waited tacitly for the old woman's reaction, as if they had forgotten their previous ridicule and criticism of her.

During the waiting period, Lu Ziqing finally turned his thoughts to his colleagues who were watching.

Looking at those pairs of eyes that seemed to be scolding, proud or gloating, this time everyone was satisfied.

Perhaps, this is really God's will.

But he changed his mind and thought again, he was only losing a ninth-rank official, not being expelled from the Imperial Medical Service. He could still participate in the three-month entrance examination for medical practitioners.

I just feel a little guilty about Xu Yuanpan's expectations of me.

Lu Ziqing tightened his hanging hands and looked at the person opposite him with regret.

Xu Shizhang smiled, stroked his beard, nodded slightly, and looked at him with a look of relief.

The room was silent except for the chirping of cicadas outside the yard. After a while, a loud voice broke the silence.

"The old woman is awake! She's awake!"

The medicine boy just came in with the medicine. Lu Ziqing gave the decoction to the man and gave the medicine boy some instructions.

"Take another dose in an hour."

The old woman was fully awake. She looked at the room full of people, all of whom were men. She asked in confusion, "Where is this? How did I get here?"

Lu Ziqing said softly, "Grandma fainted on the street, and we carried you back here. This is the Imperial Hospital."

"Too hospital?"

The old woman covered her chest and breathed softly. After thinking for a while, she shook her head and sighed.

"I'm an old woman who's so useless I faint when I go out to buy groceries. Thank you so much! I'll send you the consultation fee when I get back."

Hearing this, Lu Ziqing looked back and saw Xu Shizhang nodded slightly, so he turned around.

"No consultation fee is required. Mother-in-law just needs to take the medicine according to the prescription we prescribed. But there is something I want to ask you."

The old woman's face was filled with gratitude as she said, "Doctor, please speak."

"Before, on the roadside, there was an injured old man who was said to be your family. Do you know him?" Lu Ziqing asked.

"What old man?" The old woman was suspicious and said, "My husband died many years ago, and I usually live with my son. Today, on the way back from buying groceries, I suddenly had a cough and couldn't breathe. I woke up and came here. I don't know the man the doctor mentioned."

Xu Shizhang sent someone to send the old woman home, and only after calming down the situation did he return to the main topic.

The people present were mixed in joy and sorrow. They stood in the corridor and watched the two judges. Only Lu Ziqing stood below, as if waiting for the verdict as the loser.

Xu Shizhang glanced at Gou Dongxi from the side and announced loudly.

"Third round of verification, Lu Ziqing passed the test!"

Everyone: "..."

Lu Ziqing: “…”

Chi Musheng: "..."