Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 112 Care
"How can you drink tea, kid? These thirty strokes of the cane almost cost you your life, and you still dare to drink tea!" The imperial physician hated people who did not follow the doctor's orders the most, and he took away Lu Jing's teacup without regard for status.

“This is peony tea.”

"Hmm, it tastes quite good." Doctor Fang took a sip and smelled the refreshing fragrance.

Lu Jing said, "Li An, prepare some scented tea for Doctor Fang to take away."

"Yes!" Li An sent someone to prepare.

Su Qingwan stood up and said, "The imperial physician is here to treat Sanlang's injuries. I won't bother you anymore and will leave first."

"sit down!"

Su Qingwan had just stood up when Lu Jing's intimidating voice rang out. Her back stiffened and she had to sit down stiffly.

"Sister-in-law, why are you in such a hurry?" Lu Jing stared at her deeply. "Sister-in-law, do you still remember that you had a miscarriage in the first year after you married into the Lu family?"

Su Qingwan, "..."

Qiuxiang said that her sister had a miscarriage because she was overworked. She didn't know she was pregnant, and she also blamed the negligence of the people around her. The fetus was unstable in the first three months of pregnancy, and the baby miscarried silently.

At that time, she was in the Xie family's villa. She was afraid that her mother-in-law would blame her and her husband would be disappointed after the miscarriage, so she secretly concealed the matter. Qiuxiang went to see a doctor late at night and found a doctor to see her.

"Doctor Fang is the doctor you were looking for at that time."

Su Qingwan, "..."

What a coincidence, could it be that he was lying to her?
Doctor Fang said, "At that time, the young lady's maid was looking for a doctor late at night. I happened to be back from work and my family was short of money, so I secretly concealed my identity and took twenty gold from you."

Lu Zhu was furious. This money-hungry imperial physician was really hateful. "How could you leak the secret after receiving the consultation fee?"

"It has nothing to do with me!" Doctor Fang was distressed and wanted to cry but had no tears.

Lu Jing said, "Since I'm investigating my sister-in-law's identity, I naturally have to start with her people. Everyone in your courtyard was dismissed. When the Jinyiwei went to Jiangnan, they arrested all the dismissed slaves and interrogated them. Someone was greedy for money and confessed this. When I heard the testimony, plus her description, I quickly guessed that it was Doctor Fang. It's not the first time he has done this!"

Doctor Fang wiped his sweat in embarrassment.

"So?" Su Qingwan said calmly, "Is it not okay for me to hide my miscarriage from my parents-in-law and husband?"

"Doctor Fang can diagnose diseases by feeling bones. When your sister-in-law had a miscarriage, he felt your pulse and also felt your bones. He knew at a glance whether it was the same person."

Su Qingwan, "..."

Lu Jing smiled even more gently, "The name can be replaced, the face can be disguised, but the bones...will not lie, right?"

Although Su Qingwan looked calm, she was panicking in her heart. Although she and her sister looked similar, she grew up in the southwest while her sister grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. She practiced martial arts since she was a child while her sister drank tea and embroidered. Her bones must be stronger than her sister's. A person's bones are already fixed after adulthood, and the imperial physician can tell by just touching them.

Doctor Fang said, "A person's bone structure is innate. Bones may change with age, but bone structure will not."

Lu Jing looked at Su Qingwan, "Sister-in-law, please."

Lu Zhu was anxious, "Third Master, men and women should not touch each other. You want the imperial physician to feel my daughter's bones, that's really too much."

"My dear young lady, I am over fifty years old and I am also a doctor. In my eyes, there is no difference between men and women. Some diseases still require undressing, but just touching the bones will not hurt your reputation." Su Qingwan chuckled softly, "Luzhu, don't say too much. A few months ago, I was on the verge of death, and it was the imperial physician who saved my life. I believe that you are a kind-hearted doctor and will definitely clear my name."

Doctor Fang had known Lu Jing for seven or eight years, and they could be considered close friends regardless of age. Doctor Fang had done many things for Lu Jing and had saved Lu Jing's life. It was he who told Lu Jing the truth about the death of a child in the palace while pretending to be drunk.

After Lu Jing nodded, Doctor Fang felt Su Qingwan's bones, skull, and face. Xie Zhaolan had been suffering from headaches after her miscarriage, and the cause was difficult to find, and her pulse could not reveal anything. Doctor Fang mainly felt the bones of her head, shoulders, and neck.

Although he was old, his hands were strong. His rough fingers pressed on her jaw and moved upwards. He also deliberately let Su Qingwan loosen her hair. Su Qingwan suppressed the panic in her heart and tried to act as if she didn't care.

Lu Jing drank his tea, his eyes always on Su Qingwan's face, as if he was trying to find some clues or flaws.

Su Qingwan was too calm, he had nothing.

After a stick of incense, the bone-touching was over. Lu Zhu tied up Su Qingwan's hair and fixed it with a jade hairpin. Doctor Fang seemed to be confused and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Su Qingwan was extremely nervous.

She knew that bone-touching was not just a legend. The Fang family had been practicing medicine for generations, and Imperial Doctor Fang was still alive and well after having served through several generations of emperors. There must be some unique family skill, and bone-touching might be one of them.

If she was exposed, how would she defend herself?

Lu Jing: "Doctor Fang, how is it?"

Su Qingwan's heart was in her throat. She could hear her heart beating wildly due to nervousness, and even her breathing almost stopped.

"It is Madam Lu without a doubt,"

Su Qingwan's heart calmed down, and fresh air rushed into her chest, brushing against her anxious nerves.

Lu Jing's eyes darkened, and he clenched the teacup tightly. The veins on the back of his hand bulged, and he tried his best to control his temper. "Are you sure?"

Doctor Fang said, "It is indeed the young lady from two years ago, but..."

"Just what?" Lu Jing asked anxiously. Doctor Fang had obviously had doubts just now. Could there be something wrong or omission, or was he not sure?

"Young Madam's skull has been hit, and there should be a little blood accumulation in the brain. Does she have a headache?" asked Doctor Fang.

Su Qingwan fell from a height while practicing martial arts, and she has suffered from sequelae ever since. She often has headaches, which has become a chronic disease. She has been seeking medical advice for many years, but has not been cured. Lu Zhu is proficient in pharmacology, and it is also because of her headaches.

"Yes, I lost my memory after hitting my head when I fell off a cliff a year ago. Since then, I have had frequent headaches. I thought the symptoms would improve after I regained my memory, but unexpectedly, the symptoms did not improve." Su Qingwan made up an excuse casually. Why did Doctor Fang say that she and her sister were the same person? Could it be that she and her sister were twins and had the same bone structure?
Or maybe Doctor Fang’s medical skills are not very good?
But the medical skills were not good, so how could he tell that there was blood accumulation in her brain just by touching her?

"There is blood accumulation in the brain. It is difficult to clear it with medicine alone. It needs acupuncture to relieve it." Doctor Fang said, "Intracranial blood accumulation is a serious disease. If it is not treated for a long time, it may be life-threatening. Madam, don't take it lightly."

Su Qingwan didn't care about the headache, which was a difficult and complicated disease and a long-standing illness. She didn't care about her life, so how could she care about the illness? Her eyes were always on Lu Jing.

But Lu Jing was also looking at her.

"Sanlang, Doctor Fang has determined that I am Xie Zhaolan. Are you satisfied? Can it clear my sister-in-law's name?" Su Qingwan seemed to do it on purpose, and she even emphasized the word "sister-in-law".

"Can you cure her headache?" Lu Jing moved his eyes away from Su Qingwan's face and asked Doctor Fang in a cold voice.

Su Qingwan was surprised. Wasn't her identity his first concern?