But Xu Qixi absolutely refused. She said she had no feelings for Zhong Yu and even ran away from ho once, but the Xu Family found her before she could leave Dongshan City, and promptly brought her back and confined her.
No wonder I haven’t seen this girl for so long.
So many things happened in between.
Xu An always wanted to take Sun Youwei as his apprentice, but when he learned that Sun Youwei was learning by Guan Biyun’s side, he sighed heavily, realizing he and Sun Youwei were not destined to be teacher and student.
Whether the Xu Family’s "Qi Observation Skill" can be passed down depends on Xu Qixi. Although this girl has decent aptitude, her character is yet to stabilize. It’s hard to tell how far she will go in the future.
Xu Qixi often ca to help out too. She, Xia Zhu, along with her senior sisters Sun Youwei and Lien Yurou, the four beautiful flowers, all revolved around Lin Miao.
Countless people envied him. So even ca to the diagnosis point not for Lin Miao, but for the four won.
Rumors spread that the Xu Family wanted to use Xu Qixi as a bargaining chip for a marriage alliance with Lin Miao.
Oddly, when soone asked the Xu Family about it, they didn’t deny it.
The most discomforted was the Ye Family, who had long wanted a marriage with the Xu Family. The failed confrontation at the birthday banquet and the sudden death of Ye Xizhao made the marriage impossible.
The Xu Family didn’t deny it, but Lin Miao was not vague and directly dispelled the rumor, saying there was no such thing.
...
That night, during a break from a short lesson.
"Mr. Lin, I heard so news. The Arresting Departnt plans to shut down Anning Hall." Xu An ca over to join the class, bringing so news.
He and Xia Yuan were regular guests at the inn, and even Mr. Jia and Guan Biyun often ca by.
In the past, when Lin lived with the Lin Family, it was not ideal. Now that Lin Miao lived in the inn, their comings and goings were freer. Besides, they could get a free al.
"Why is this?"
"Soone accused Song Yunzhong of Anning Hall, saying he adulterated the dicinal materials, deceiving the public, and he’s been called in multiple tis for questioning."
"Has he been arrested?"
"According to regulations, Song Yunzhong is a physician and without solid evidence, he can’t be imprisoned outright."
"If there isn’t direct evidence, why is the Arresting Departnt investigating?"
"Since soone reported it, the investigation is to search for evidence. If Song Yunzhong has indeed committed illegal acts, they will find out."
"If soone reported and they imdiately acted, perhaps they could have found evidence. Now that he’s likely erased all incriminating evidence, why continue investigating him?" Lin Miao was puzzled.
"So people might disagree. After all, closing down a dical hall requires the approval of the dical Bureau and dical Association," Xu An explained, "To protect physicians, if every report led to the closure and arrest, no dical hall could operate normally. Which dical hall hasn’t had a lawsuit or two? Physicians are not omnipotent, and can’t guarantee a cure. When dicine fails, it’s not necessarily the dicine’s fault, so, unless there’s definite evidence proving the dical hall or a specific physician’s involvent, only then would strong actions be taken, and the issues of Anning Hall are old cases. Where’s the evidence?"
"Logically, these people should report to the South City District Commander’s office, so why go to the Arresting Departnt?"
"Song Yunzhong is friends with the South City District Commander Zheng Dan. Reporting to him would be useless," Xu An said. "Mr. Lin, are you looking to open a dical hall?"
"It’s not . It’s Xia’s apprentice Shen Haidong," Lin Miao denied, still not at the point of complete trust with Xu An.
"Ye Shengyuan doesn’t agree to issue a ’dicine ticket,’ but if Anning Hall is shut down, he would have no reason to refuse!" Xu An chuckled, seeing through the trick.
Lin Miao’s heart skipped a beat.
Xu An was right. If Anning Hall is shut down, there would be no pharmacy in Xiuyue Square for people to buy dicine.
Then they’d have to open a new one, and Ye Shengyuan’s previous reason for blocking the issuance of the ’dicine ticket’ would no longer hold.
However, what if Anning Hall continues operating?
He could continue using this excuse.
Without the ’dicine ticket’ issued by the association, even with the dical Bureau’s permission, a pharmacy couldn’t open because you couldn’t buy the necessary dicinal materials.
Without a ’dicine ticket,’ you can’t join the association, and hence can’t buy dicinal materials at the wholesale market. Even if you buy them from outside, as soon as you enter the city gates, you have to pay a tenth of the tax, invisibly increasing costs; a pharmacy can’t operate at a loss.
So, all these costs and taxes eventually add to the burden on patients, and the convenient dical diagnosis point’s prescriptions are filled at designated pharmacies at fair prices, guided by official pricing for common dicinal materials.
Without a ’dicine ticket,’ a pharmacy cannot be opened.
The Ye Family monopolized over seventy percent of the dicinal wholesale business in Dongshan City. Without Ye Shengyuan’s agreent to issue the ’dicine ticket,’ there’s really no solution.
The arrogance is evident.
Lin Miao suddenly recalled that a few days ago, Han Chunyang ca to him about Mr. Tang’s case, ntioning that when he went for an ergency at Mr. Tang’s ho, Tang had previously gone to Anning Hall to see Song Yunzhong, who refused, claiming inability but unexpectedly, suggested Tang find Lin Miao.
This in itself wasn’t unusual; many who ca to Lin Miao had heard of his reputation from others.
But Song Yunzhong himself, being a physician and having treated Tang Youwei before, why refuse this ti when Tang Youwei had an episode and instead, recomnd him?
Song Yunzhong didn’t have any good feelings towards him, this behavior was too bizarre.
He was reluctant to believe this was orchestrated from the start, but in reality, it seed from the beginning, Tang’s family was targeted.
Did they know he would use the ’cinnabar’ herb in the prescription?
The efficacy of cinnabar is known to those with dical knowledge, one of the few minerals recognized for its dicinal properties.
Song Yunzhong knew cinnabar was toxic, but might not have known its calming properties, so in past prescriptions for Tang Youwei, he didn’t use it or dared not, fearing issues.
If he didn’t know, then soone else must have known and instructed him this way...
Who could it be?
The Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion has a physician, yet why does the Marchioness always seek treatnt from Ye Shengyuan? If it’s Ye Shengyuan behind it, then it all makes sense.
"Mr. Lin, have you really not considered our family’s Qixi? She is about your age and admires you greatly..."
"Stop, Mr. Xu, I’m already engaged. You can’t expect to be a faithless, ruthless man, right?" Lin Miao hurriedly raised his hand to stop him.
"That’s alright, big n can have multiple wives. Mr. Lin, with your dical skills and talent, you’ll have no shortage of won in the future. The Xu Family doesn’t require you to beco a son-in-law; just give Qixi a place when the ti cos, not too low..."
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