"Alright, keep an eye on the time. Remove the needles after a quarter of an hour, then proceed with the medicinal bath. You must be present to supervise the entire treatment process. If you must leave, ensure someone else watches over them."
As the last needle was inserted into Prince Jing, Lu Qingwan retracted her hand and began to instruct Su Shang. Before the latter could respond, Prince Jing anxiously asked, "Divine Doctor Lin, aren't you continuing my treatment?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. Your treatment relies on acupuncture and medicinal baths, and the most critical steps have been completed. Su Shang was trained by me, and she can handle the subsequent matters very well."
Prince Jing was clearly uneasy, but with leverage held against him, he didn't want to offend Lu Qingwan and delay his recovery. He could only reluctantly agree.
Lu Qingwan then had the opportunity to begin seeing patients in the room that Meng Tang had prepared for her. It was a busy day. As the count of thirty patients neared completion, it was already past mid-afternoon when a patient covered in blood was brought in. The attendant who received the patient had a hoarse voice, "Divine Doctor Lin, please come quickly! This person is suffering from postpartum hemorrhage and is about to die..."
A group of medical staff pushed the patient in on a stretcher. Following behind was a slightly older woman. "Divine Doctor Lin, please save my daughter-in-law. She's only nineteen and hasn't even had children yet. How could those incompetent doctors say she can never bear children again!"
With life hanging by a thread, the woman was still concerned about having children. As a woman herself, Lu Qingwan felt displeasure even before seeing the patient. She hurried to the stretcher and saw that the bedding was stained red with blood. "Send her to the special care room immediately, have the family sign the consent, and get two people to assist me."
The so-called special care room was within Lu Qingwan's consultation room. The attendants were familiar with the layout of Bai Xing Lin and quickly took the patient inside. The special care room was a dedicated consultation suite equipped with the most comprehensive facilities, prepared specifically for Lu Qingwan. As soon as the patient entered, Lu Qingwan immediately began treatment, administering various machines, oxytocin, and ergotamine, becoming engrossed in her work and neglecting everything else.
Fortunately, the assistants assigned to the special care room had been carefully selected and trained by Wu Ying in Buye Zhou, ensuring their discretion and preventing any leaks. Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion. However, just as Lu Qingwan was about to perform placental separation, the woman who had been clamoring for the产妇 to have more children barged in. Seeing Lu Qingwan's actions, she immediately screamed, "You pervert, what are you doing?!"
Her scream echoed through the third-floor corridor of Bai Xing Lin. The woman angrily grabbed an IV stand by the door and hurled it. "Ying Yi!" Lu Qingwan yelled, kicking over a nearby screen and pulling it to shield the patient's bed. The IV stand crashed onto the specially made screen with a loud thud.
The woman, thwarted in her first attempt, prepared to strike again, but Ying Yi, who had rushed over, grabbed her arm and flung her out. Although the IV stand didn't hit anyone inside, it shattered a prepared blood bag, splattering blood throughout the room, resembling a crime scene. Ying Er also caught up. "Wang... Divine Doctor Lin, are you alright?"
"Get out!" Lu Qingwan snapped, her movements uninterrupted. Despite the commotion outside, Lu Qingwan remained calm and completed the subsequent treatment. As she took off her protective gear, Ying Er's head squeezed through the doorway. "Divine Doctor Lin, that madwoman is outside claiming you are taking advantage of women under the guise of treatment and demanding an explanation from Bai Xing Lin. The patients outside are causing a huge disturbance. Should you avoid the situation for a while?"
"Avoid what?" Lu Qingwan threw down her gloves. "Bring the woman to the main hall. I will give her a satisfactory explanation."
"Oh..." Ying Er silently retracted his head and exchanged glances with Ying Yi. "I sense killing intent. The Princess Consort seems angry!"
"Knowing she's angry, you dare to linger here!" Ying Yi slapped him. "Hurry and take her down, keep a close eye on the crowd, and if anyone tries to cause trouble amidst the chaos, apprehend them first."
Inside the ward, Lu Qingwan instructed her two assistants, "Watch the patient closely. No matter what happens outside, do not abandon your post." The two assistants nodded seriously. Lu Qingwan then left the ward.
"Divine Doctor Lin has arrived!" A shout rose from the crowd, and the noisy gathering fell silent. The same cry that had welcomed her that morning now held a different significance less than a day later. Lu Qingwan stood on the stairs leading from the second floor to the main hall, looking down at the crowd. "You are the one who said I insulted patients under the guise of treatment?" Her icy gaze swept over the throng, landing on the woman.
The woman, guarded by two guards, heard her and began to shriek, "That's right! You beast with a human face and a beast's heart, a hypocritical animal! We believed you were a divine doctor and came here with admiration, yet you insulted my daughter-in-law and endangered her life. Today, I must expose your true face as a false gentleman!"
The old woman was not tall or strong, but she possessed considerable strength. She struggled, making it difficult for the two burly guards to restrain her. A crowd had already gathered in the hall. Because of Lu Qingwan's reputation as a divine doctor, the onlookers initially did not fall for the madwoman's accusations. They merely whispered amongst themselves, "Is it possible? Divine Doctor Lin has been at Bai Xing Lin for so long and has treated countless young and beautiful female patients without any such incidents being reported. Is there perhaps a misunderstanding?"
"Exactly. Given Divine Doctor Lin's status, if she truly desired women, wouldn't there be plenty willing to throw themselves at her? Would she need to target a patient covered in blood?"
Some spoke in Lu Qingwan's defense, while others slandered her. "You can't say that. You can know a person's face but not their heart. What if Divine Doctor Lin just likes that kind of thing?"
"That's also true. Those strange devices are said to be for saving people, but I haven't seen them stop bleeding or relieve pain!" In their words, the accusations turned towards Bai Xing Lin's new medical equipment. "They call her a divine doctor, could it be some kind of evil sorcery?"
Hearing these suggestive remarks, Lu Qingwan's ears perked up with amusement. "Whether it's medical skill or evil sorcery, the majority of patients who leave Bai Xing Lin are cured. Even those with incurable diseases have at least had their final days significantly eased of suffering. I am at peace with this. As for you, madam, you claim I insulted your daughter-in-law and endangered her life. This is truly peculiar. Before you entered the ward, we never revealed the patient's condition to you, nor did we tell you she was beyond saving. How did you know the patient was already dead?"
The shrill-voiced woman opened her mouth in response, but for a long time, she could not utter a word.