Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Liangliang is awesome! Right from the start, letting mom and dad sleep! 1
Ye Xinguang said to the driver, "Driver Wang, find a mall nearby. Let’s go for a walk, and then return to the Lin Family..."
However, at this moment, Si Mingjing received a call from an unknown number.
A steady, unfamiliar male voice came through the phone.
"Miss Si, I’ll give you an address. Go and pick up Sheng Liangliang now."
"Who are you?"
"Si Lisao," the man’s voice was steady and gentle.
Crown Prince Lisao from Mu Continent?
"How did you get my phone number?"
"Is it that difficult?" A light laugh came from the other end of the line. As if to say, what a silly question you’ve asked.
Indeed, it wouldn’t be difficult for a Crown Prince to obtain her phone number, so Si Mingjing didn’t dwell on it.
She asked, "Why do I need to pick up Liangliang?"
"Wasn’t it you who helped Mo Yinhe win custody of the child? In that case, Mu Continent will naturally hand the child over to you. Who else, Mo Yinhe included, is worthy enough for me, Si Lisao, to entrust the child to?"
Si Lisao’s voice was deep, smooth, and magnetic, with a barely detectable hint of doting. He was, however, extremely arrogant.
Si Mingjing’s lips twitched slightly, but she didn’t refuse. "Then please send me the address."
Si Lisao hung up, and soon, an address arrived on her mobile phone via text message.
After reading the address, Si Mingjing said to Ye Xinguang, "Auntie, Crown Prince Lisao of Mu Continent called. He wants me to pick up Liangliang at this address."
Ye Xinguang’s voice trembled with excitement. "Is it my precious granddaughter? Then we won’t go to the Lin Family! Picking up Liangliang is more important. Hurry! Let’s go!"
「Meanwhile, at the Lin Family.」
Not long after Si Mingjing left, Lin Hanfeng, Mrs. Lin’s husband, invited Scholar Li from the Traditional Medicine Research Institute to their home to examine his mother.
"Mom, this is Scholar Li from the Traditional Medicine Research Institute; he’s highly skilled in medicine. Your condition hasn’t improved with Western medicine, so I’ve asked a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine to take a look. Traditional medicine is often better for chronic conditions. Let Scholar Li take your pulse."
Lin Xiansi had been keeping Old Mrs. Lin company.
Seeing the esteemed Scholar Li, Lin Xiansi smiled and said, "Uncle, you and Auntie really think alike. This morning, Auntie also found a famous traditional physician for Grandma, claiming that one dose would reduce Grandma’s facial swelling and three doses would cure her. She said he’s practically a Divine Doctor."
Lin Xiansi was at it again with her backhanded compliments!
Ha! Heaven must be on my side. I was going to wait until tomorrow morning to buy trending spots and mobilize an online mob, but with Scholar Li here, Si Mingjing’s ridiculous claims can be debunked immediately!
Lin Hanfeng was somewhat surprised. "Oh, really? Who was it?"
Lin Xiansi boasted, "It’s that Si Mingjing, the one who just returned to Earth—the so-called ’Divine Doctor of Cancer Light’!"
Scholar Li said, "It seems someone has already examined Old Mrs. Lin. Miss Si is quite skilled in medicine. There’s a principle that one illness shouldn’t trouble two doctors. Since she has already seen Old Mrs. Lin, there’s no need for me to examine her as well."
Lin Xiansi frowned slightly. Scholar Li, how can you praise someone else like that and diminish your own prestige?
"Scholar Li, would you please examine my grandmother anyway? Miss Si made some bold claims, but my grandmother still feels uneasy."
Old Mrs. Lin indeed felt uneasy.
Si Mingjing was too young.
She glanced at Lin Xiansi appreciatively, comforted by the thought that the girl genuinely cared for her.
Lin Hanfeng also said, "Scholar Li, since you’re already here, please examine my mother."
"Very well."
Scholar Li sat down to take Old Mrs. Lin’s pulse and then asked her, "How did Miss Si diagnose her condition, and what prescription did she provide?"
Old Mrs. Lin’s explanation was muddled, so she had the butler fetch the prescription for Scholar Li.
"That young woman claimed one dose of her medicine would make me 90% better. I wonder if it’s true."
Lin Xiansi, standing by, became excited! She thought Scholar Li was about to expose Si Mingjing’s bluff!
Scholar Li looked at the prescription.
Rehmannia 60g, Achyranthes bidentata 6g, roasted licorice 3g. Alisma 4.5g. Cinnamon 3g (to be taken as powder with water), processed aconite root 6g.
Scholar Li smiled with appreciation. "Excellent, excellent! There’s nothing wrong with this prescription. Old Mrs. Lin, you can take it with confidence. How long ago did you take the first dose?"
Old Mrs. Lin said, "About three hours ago."
Scholar Li said, "Then, in about another hour, your facial swelling should subside. That young woman must be well-read in medical texts. Despite growing up on Prison Star, her medical skills are undeniably impressive. A true talent, indeed!"
Old Mrs. Lin instantly became excited. "After taking the medicine, I truly felt much better, but I wondered if it was merely a psychological effect. That young woman said I have a yin deficiency and she needed to tonify my yang. She also mentioned this is the ’leading the fire back to its source’ method of medication."
Holding the prescription, Scholar Li said, "That young woman was absolutely correct. Old Mrs. Lin, your primary symptoms are yin deficiency with yang floating upwards, resulting in heat in the upper body and cold in the lower. The ’returning fire to its source’ method is indeed the best treatment! Rest assured, after three doses, you will undoubtedly recover."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Lin’s heart instantly settled.
Lin Xiansi, however, gasped in disbelief. "Scholar Li, could you be mistaken? How can there be such a miraculous prescription? Effective after only three doses?"
The shock on her face was palpable, a stark contrast to the unwavering confidence she had feigned earlier regarding Si Mingjing’s prescription.
Old Mrs. Lin looked at Lin Xiansi, puzzled.
Scholar Li said, "There is no mistake. Chronic pharyngitis is a common ailment prone to recurrent attacks. Western medicine often uses antibiotics for treatment, which can produce side effects harmful to health. Traditional Chinese medicine offers a remarkable therapy called ’returning fire to its source,’ which can fundamentally treat chronic pharyngitis with just three doses. This prescription is called ’Stabilizing Yin Decoction,’ and it was created by Mr. Zhang Jingyue in the fifty-first volume of ’Jingyue Complete Works.’"
Lin Xiansi was deeply disappointed. So the prescription really is that miraculous! How can I discredit Si Mingjing now?
An idea struck her!
Lin Xiansi said scornfully, "So, it wasn’t an original formula by Si Mingjing after all! I thought she was so brilliant. Turns out, she just plagiarized a prescription from Zhang Jingyue! How shameless! We should inform Zhang Jingyue and have him sue her!"
Scholar Li looked at Lin Xiansi with furrowed brows. Is this young lady of the Lin family trying to be funny? Mr. Zhang Jingyue was a renowned medical master from four hundred years ago! His writings are required reading in colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Si Mingjing studied medical texts thoroughly and applied what she learned. How is that plagiarism? Doesn’t every medical student diligently study these texts, internalize the knowledge, and use it to treat patients and save lives? Even I do so! The same applies to Western medicine; practitioners apply established knowledge! What Lin Xiansi said is tantamount to accusing the entire medical field of plagiarizing the work of its predecessors! This is not only an insult to Si Mingjing but to the entire medical profession!
Scholar Li’s expression turned stern. "Miss Lin! Please choose your words carefully! Mr. Zhang Jingyue was a great medical master from over four hundred years ago. Using the medical formulas he bequeathed to heal the sick and save lives—how is that plagiarism? If you learn ancient poetry and then quote verses, are you plagiarizing the ancient poets? A moment ago, you were praising Si Mingjing as a Divine Doctor, and now you accuse her of plagiarism. Why such a rapid change in attitude? Were your earlier compliments insincere? Were you merely waiting for me to expose her?"