jdhmnovel Chapter 389: Doctor Hu, an old acquaintance
Chapter 389: Doctor Hu, an old acquaintance
Doctor Hu stepped forward to examine the princess' face and stopped right in front of Yao Qingnian's position. He carefully examined the princess' face for a while and then replied, "Did the princess use any medicine for the scar on her face recently?"
"Yes, how did you know?" The eldest princess thought, it seems that Doctor Hu has good medical skills, he knew that I had used medicine just by taking a quick look.
"My ancestors have been practicing medicine for three generations, and we are particularly knowledgeable about scars. The princess's scar is a bit old, but it seems she has used some medicine recently, and it has faded a lot."
Although Doctor Hu's medical skills were not very good, as he said, he was really good at scar removal, which was why he was able to enter Tiancheng Medical Clinic. Since he closed his shop in Anding County and ran away to other places, he could only rely on setting up a stall to treat patients and became a traveling doctor.
One day, after he heard about the scar on the eldest princess' face, he felt that his chance had come, so he came to the capital. However, with his identity, he would definitely be kicked out if he went directly to the eldest princess's mansion.
After careful consideration, he came up with this idea, to practice medicine and help the poor people to enhance his reputation. At that time, even if he failed to cure the princess, people would not embarrass himself because he treated the people for free. If he succeeded in curing her, his future would be limitless. When he returned to Anding County, he would be able to hold his head high and see who dared to look down on him and drive him out.
"Yes, it was Miss Shen who used her ointment on me, which made the scar fade a lot." The eldest princess looked at Yao Qingnian.
Yao Qingnian was still thinking about how to reduce her presence so as not to attract his attention. Unexpectedly, the eldest princess directly told her about it. She could only remain calm.
Doctor Hu followed the princess's gaze and saw a familiar face. He gritted his teeth when he saw the person in front of him. If it weren't for this little girl, he wouldn't have ended up like this. "Miss Yao, long time no see."
"Who are you?" Yao Qingnian didn't expect that he would recognize her directly, but it didn't matter. As long as she didn't admit it, she would see what he could do.
"Doctor Hu, this is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, not Miss Yao. Did you recognize the wrong person?" Aunt Mei reminded.
"Miss Shen? I am short-sighted and mistook her for an old acquaintance. They look so much alike that I made the mistake." Doctor Hu wondered in his heart, could it be that he really made a mistake? But this was not a resemblance at all, they were exactly the same, and that woman also knew medicine, how could such a coincidence happen? But right now, he was in the Princess's mansion and had more important things to do. Whether it was true or not, he would wait until he finished his important business.
"It's okay to recognize the wrong person, but don't use the wrong medicine. The princess is a golden branch and jade leaf. If anything happens to her, you won't be able to chop off enough heads even if you have nine." Aunt Mei was a little displeased to see that he had been staring at Miss Shen. Ever since Doctor Hu came in, she felt that this doctor did not look very reliable.
"Madam, you are right. I understand." Doctor Hu retracted his gaze.
"I've heard about Doctor Hu providing free medical treatment and medicine to the common people at the city gate. It's rare that you are so thoughtful and considerate of ordinary people. If you can cure my face, you will be handsomely rewarded! If you can't cure it despite your hard work, I won't punish you." In ancient times, it was difficult to see a doctor and medicine was expensive, especially for the poor and ordinary people. Although the capital was prosperous, there were also many ordinary poor people and ordinary people. When they were sick, they would endure it as much as they could.
"It is a doctor's job to use my skills to relieve the suffering of the common people. It is also an honor for me to share the worries of the princess."
Doctor Hu's words were spoken beautifully, so the princess did not make things too difficult for him. She asked him to go ahead and prepare to remove her scars, and to just ask for anything he needed.
"Okay, it's getting late, and the orchid banquet is about to begin. Let's get ready and go!" The orchid banquet was about to begin, so Chen Shuhua took Yao Qingnian to the back garden first.
The garden displays a variety of precious orchids, including Phalaenopsis, Emerald Orchid, and Dendrobium orchid. It can be used as medicine and has the therapeutic effects of dispelling internal heat, replenishing essence and strengthening yin. The edges of its petals are purple and the center of the petals is white. It is also a very rare orchid.
Young ladies and ladies gathered in groups of three or four to enjoy the flowers, drink tea and chat. The garden was very lively. After a long while, the eldest princess slowly walked over.
"Everyone, orchids are in full bloom today. I have recently acquired many precious orchids. Under the careful care of the gardener, most of them have bloomed. I cannot appreciate such beautiful orchids alone, so I specially invite you all to come and enjoy the flowers and drink tea with me." The eldest princess said to everyone.
“This orchid is blooming really beautifully.”
"That's right! They are all rare species. I've really opened my eyes today."
Just as everyone was discussing it, a pot of flowers with unique white flowers of peculiar shape was carefully brought up by the servants, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"What kind of flower is this? It's so unique?"
"I've never seen this before. It's so unique! Why doesn't it even have leaves?"
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to her, the princess began to introduce the origin of the flower: "This was brought over from the border by a Hu merchant. I spent a lot of money to buy it from him. This flower is called Hell Orchid. It blooms only once a year. There is only one such plant in the world. It is extremely rare and precious."
Yao Qingnian looked at the pot of flowers. What hell orchid? Isn't that a ghost orchid? The flowers of the ghost orchid are pure white and ethereal. When swaying in the wind, they are like ghosts floating in the air, hence the name "ghost orchid". Its leaves are degenerate, which is different from most common orchids.
Ghost orchids mainly live in woodland swamps, especially in places with lots of beech leaf rot. They are very demanding on their growing environment and prefer dark and humid environments. The flowering period of ghost orchids is from June to August every year, and they only bloom once a year.
This flower is indeed rare. Before traveling through time, Yao Qingnian had only seen pictures of it on her mobile phone and had never seen the real thing. I heard that there are only more than 2,000 plants in the world, and one plant costs tens of millions. It is truly rare. She actually saw it, so it seems that her trip today was not in vain.
At this banquet, everyone's attention was focused on admiring the hell orchid. The whole banquet was peaceful. Prince Rui also came today and greeted the eldest princess. He felt that admiring orchids was boring, so he went to drink and chat with some friends, attracting the attention of many young ladies.