The incident happened in an instant, so rejoiced while others worried. The joy ca from the child being saved, but the worry ca from not knowing if the rescuer was friend or foe, especially those servants, who wished they were dead.
If it was a malicious act, and the little master was given dicine by her, it would surely an death, and the servants would also et their doom.
Qin Liuxi had already torn open the child’s trouser leg, revealing the snake bite wound, which was already swollen and had turned dark purple.
She glanced around and pulled a ribbon from the nearest maid’s hair to tightly bind it above the snake bite wound. Checking his pulse, she found his heart beating extrely fast; the snake venom was fierce.
The snake venom must be dealt with imdiately.
Qin Liuxi retrieved a small dagger from her wallet, which was no larger than half a palm. Although it was called a dagger, it was really just a thin blade, very small and slender, convenient for carrying and for her to use on patients when needed, serving as a surgical knife.
Seeing her take out the small dagger, the servants quickly stopped feigning death and rushed to block her: "What are you doing?"
At this mont, noisy sounds accompanied by shouts could be heard, likely from the child’s family arriving. The crowd parted to make way, revealing a pale young lady rushing in with a scream: "Sheng’er."
Seeing her child’s swollen, dark purple wound and his dread-stricken face turning pale, she was overtaken by darkness and fainted.
"Heir’s wife." The people behind her exclaid, hurriedly supporting her, and used force, pinching her hard on her philtrum. Now was not the ti to faint.
Qin Liuxi cast a glance around. This woman was dressed with remarkable elegance, radiating nobility, similar in facial features to the child, clearly mother and son. Judging by the family’s aura, they were certainly of a noble lineage in the capital.
She was not wrong; they were indeed family mbers from the Duke Zhen Country Mansion, a family that had held nobility for four generations. Now, for this generation, it would be the last, and the next would be reduced to marquis.
And this child was the legitimate grandson of the current Duke Zhen and his mother, Mrs. Rong Ning.
The Young Madam Rong revived, was reminded by those beside her, and rushed over: "My poor child."
"Stop crying; this snake venom needs imdiate treatnt; otherwise, once the poison reaches the heart, even the Immortal can’t save him. Do you want to save him?" Qin Liuxi’s piercing voice made her ears itch.
"Are you a doctor?"
"Yes."
A servant bit his tongue hard, the pain clearing his mind, and briefly explained the rescue involving Qin Liuxi and Feng Xiu catching the snake.
The Young Madam Rong glanced at Feng Xiu jiggling two snakes at their crucial points, her head dizzy again, quickly looked away, and said to Qin Liuxi: "Please, Doctor, save my child with your heavenly hands."
She couldn’t afford to hesitate now. Having witnessed the horror of snake venom, there was no ti to lose. They couldn’t afford to wait for the Imperial Physician.
Qin Liuxi stopped speaking, took the small dagger, and made a cross cut on the swollen wound. The child cried out in pain.
The Young Madam Rong’s heart felt like it was being cut by knives. Unable to hold back any longer, she went to comfort her son personally: "Don’t be afraid, Mother is here."
But it was better when she didn’t speak; once she did, the child felt incredibly aggrieved and cried loudly, struggling.
Qin Liuxi said: "If you keep crying, I’ll let the snake go."
The crying stopped.
The people from Duke Zhen Country Mansion stared at Qin Liuxi; it was too much to scare even a child!
The Young Madam Rong felt a bit displeased too. But seeing the black blood pooling at her son’s foot, her head buzzed; she could only hold him tightly and comfort him softly.
Qin Liuxi glanced at Rong Sheng and said coolly: "A man should shed blood, not tears. It’s just a snake bite; is it worth crying over?"
This seed sowhat reasonable, but felt odd. Wasn’t he crying because he was hurt?
Rong Sheng couldn’t quite grasp it, lingered weakly against his mother, and Qin Liuxi began squeezing out the poison blood.
"Will it work by squeezing? How about letting a servant suck it out?" suggested a concerned servant.
Qin Liuxi continued squeezing, saying: "Why suck when you can squeeze? Can sucking thoroughly clean it? Don’t trust those stories that say the poison blood must be sucked out after a snake bite; cutting the wound and squeezing is just as effective without poisoning others. If you suck, who knows if you have any mouth wounds, potential viruses, and cause secondary infection, which is even more troubleso."
That servant felt embarrassed after hearing this.
Qin Liuxi’s movents were swift, squeezing until the blood turned red before stopping, sprinkling golden sore dicine on it, then asked for a clean handkerchief, quickly bandaging it simply, and checking the pulse.
"The pulse has gradually stabilized; I’ve already given the Detoxification Pill, and there’s no imdiate threat to life. If you’re not assured, have a doctor examine and re-bandage, and drink so heat-clearing, detoxifying broth." Qin Liuxi cleaned the dagger and perford the Purification Technique, putting away her items.
"Thank you so much, Doctor. May I ask for your honorable surna? Our Duke Mansion owes you a great kindness and wishes to rember your great benevolence." The Young Madam Rong inquired.
"My surna is Qin, no need to rember the benevolence. My Detoxification Pill is quite pricey, so just give the treatnt fee." Qin Liuxi replied.
The Young Madam Rong quickly responded: "Of course, may I ask..."
"My fee for consultation is a thousand taels of silver; this Detoxification Pill, capable of curing a hundred poisons, is valued at two thousand taels." Qin Liuxi said.
The Young Madam Rong stiffened briefly: "?"
The crowd inhaled sharply.
Isn’t this excessive?
She’s rather bold!
The family had already revealed their identity as mbers of the esteed Duke Zhen Country Mansion, yet she dared to demand such a steep price. Where did she get this audacity?
"What, you think it’s expensive?"
The Young Madam Rong gathered herself, lightly smiled: "Of course not."
"Of course not expensive. The young lord of Duke Zhen Mansion has a noble Life Chart; the favor from your Duke Mansion is worth more than this amount. Three thousand taels to secure it is certainly not expensive." Qin Liuxi smiled faintly.
The Young Madam Rong listened, her eyes flickering; was she saying she didn’t want the Duke Mansion’s favor but was asking for silver instead?
Favor is sothing not asured by ordinary silver; it’s equivalent to a promise, and the other party can leverage this favor to request other things like high-ranking positions and wealth.
Yet, Qin Liuxi refused the favor and opted for reward money, as though ending any ties.
The Young Madam Rong was, in fact, willing; silver alone was preferable to giving away a favor. Who knew what demands could be made?
She looked to her attending servants. A nanny and maid quickly retrieved a silver note from the wallet, but since they were here for incense burning and play, they didn’t carry much silver coin, barely coming up with fifteen hundred taels.
It was quite awkward!
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