The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 142

Translator: thornling | Editor: thornling

The more he was aware of his mistakes, the more Xue Jiming couldn't let go of Wu Xuancao; it would be truly unbearable if he'd made so many mistakes only to get nothing out of it. So, he had been very clingy with Wu Xuancao recently. The other party also finally agreed to his marriage proposal.

The old madam of the second branch was acting as a matchmaker and Wu Xuancao had also made a name for herself, so it was difficult for Old Madam to refuse this marriage. She just had to hold her nose and accept it. Since Wu Xuancao was an orphan, the old madam of the second branch would help her arrange her marriage affairs. Perhaps, in a few days, the two would finally be legitimate fiancees.

Xue Jiming sat in the clinic, but his eyes swept to the opposite side from time to time, saying in surprise: "I noticed that Xing Lin Spring's lobby is extremely empty. Why is this?"

The medical practitioner who served him tea smiled sarcastically: "What else could it be? Her medical skills are too poor. It seems that Second Young Master doesn't know about the fact that just now, Physician Lin stubbornly obstructed a patient and tried to stop them from coming to our Xuancao Hall for medical treatment, saying that Physician Zheng prescribed the wrong medicine. Who is she to try to correct our Physician Zheng? She's really so audacious, anything can come out of her mouth!"

"In order to compete for business, doesn't she have to do whatever she can? That clinic of hers has been open for more than half a month, but she hasn't gotten a single bit of business. Only a few people buy herbs. In one day, she can't even earn ten copper coins. She has long had no way to make a living. If she can create drama and snatch a patient from our Physician Zheng's hands, maybe she could become famous?" Another medical practitioner ridiculed.

"Famous? I think you mean notorious! She even tried to grab that sort of patient. I think she's gone mad! That madam's gastroenteritis was already very serious. Physician Wu said that if she had come one or two days later, it would have become gastric perforation. At that time, no matter what medicine you prescribe, it would be no use; it's incurable at that stage. If she snatched that person away but was unable to cure her, wouldn't that be considered murder?"

"Yeah! She's young, after all, and doesn't know the severity of the situation. But then again, what is gastric perforation?"

"Gastric perforation is when gastroenteritis has completely ulcerated and a hole is opened in the stomach. At this stage, even if the Daluo Immortal came down, it would be difficult to recover."

"So it's like this! Physician Wu knows so much!"

The two medical practitioners chatted back and forth, but Xue Jiming kept frowning as he listened. Seeing Wu Xuancao lead a patient out of a ward, he quickly said, "Xiao Cao'er, Lin Dan was able to cure my brother's legs. That shows that her medical skills are definitely not bad. If she says that you two misdiagnosed, it would be better to investigate carefully before moving forward."

Wu Xuancao hated hearing Lin Dan's name the most, so she frowned and said, "The patient drank the Baohe Decoction prescribed by Master and her abdominal pain disappeared on the spot. How could it be a misdiagnosis? Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions just because you heard a rumor*."

*Literally, "Don't assume it's going to rain just by listening to the wind."

When the two medical practitioners saw that the person Second Young Master was defending was actually Lin Dan, they didn't dare to speak up. But, deep in their hearts, their contempt and disdain for Lin Dan became even stronger.

Word about what happened outside Xuancao Hall gradually spread among the populace. Another achievement was added onto Zheng Zhe's head: "prescribes medicine like a god," while Lin Dan became a clown that made him look even better by comparison. She was constantly brought up and then satirized. The Xing Lin Spring clinic she opened became more and more deserted, but Xuancao Hall's doorstep was almost trampled to pieces by patients.