Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 491 Peace of mind

As soon as she saw the examination hall, before the carriage had even stopped, Lu's mother lifted the curtain and jumped out, asking the officer at the door, "Sir, are there any candidates here today accompanied by a Taoist priest?"

The officer being questioned showed impatience and raised his hand to push the man away. But halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and stopped abruptly. He looked at Lu's mother and asked, "Who in your family is the one who is asking for reference?"

"It's my son." Lu's mother replied hurriedly.

The officer's expression softened a bit, and he said, "That's not right. This is an important matter. This morning, we were all focused on the candidates entering the hall, so we didn't have time to look at anything else."

Although they are not search officers, they still have to keep a close eye on the candidates. If someone sneaks in with something smuggled in, it would be fine if it goes unnoticed. But if they are discovered later, not only will the search officers be in trouble, but they, the yamen runners, will also be in trouble.

Mother Lu became even more worried and was about to ask other people when an older woman waiting nearby said, "Sister, I saw that there was indeed a candidate who was accompanied by a Taoist priest.

"Sister, is your son also a Taoist priest? Do Taoist priests need to take the imperial examination?"

Mother Lu's eyes lit up, and instead of answering her question, she asked anxiously, "What does that person look like? Did he enter the examination room? Was he not trembling?"

The old lady was stunned by the question. She was just curious at the time and took a quick look. She was more focused on her own son. How could she remember what other people looked like? The key point was that she didn't have any special memory points.

"He's... quite handsome, and you can tell he's well-educated. His clothes are... well, although they're all blue, the front and back pieces are in different states of age."

Lu's mother's heart finally settled down, "It's my Xuwa! I sewed that dress myself.

Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. All our family money has been used to support his education. We haven't bought new cloth for clothes in years. We only have a few pieces of good cloth. The old piece at the back was taken from one of his father's clothes."

The lady's family was obviously not wealthy. After hearing what she said, she felt the same way and felt a little sorry for Lu's mother.

With her safety concerns gone, Lu's mother became concerned about her son's fear and asked again, "Did he tremble when he went in?"

"You mean the fear of the exam? No, only those who lack confidence will be afraid of the exam. Those who failed the county exam and the provincial exam were eliminated. Those who can take the college entrance exam must have good academic knowledge, so how can they be afraid of the exam?"

"Really?" Mother Lu was overjoyed. After receiving the old lady's nod, she confided all the sorrows she had felt over the years. "Sister, you don't know. If my Xuwa hadn't been scared..."

Song Ying was not like Lu's mother, who could ask directly about her worries. Besides, she had nothing to worry about directly. After thinking for a moment, she asked the yamen runner, "Did anything happen today?"

"What could happen?" The bailiff rolled his eyes at her, thinking that this girl was not good at talking. For such a big matter, everyone hoped that it would go smoothly. If she said this and something went wrong, they would have nowhere to cry.

Song Ying felt much more relieved.

Mrs. Lu, who was chatting happily with her aunt, remembered her and said hurriedly, "Dr. Song, thank you so much for today. I won't delay your work. Go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me after you're done. I won't be able to rest assured until they finish their exams this afternoon and see my son Xu in person."

Song Ying's expression froze, his mind racing, thinking of what excuse he could use to get her to stay and guard here.

Unexpectedly, the yamen runners nearby all looked over when they heard this, and one of them asked, "Are you the young miracle doctor from Qingshui County?"

"I don't dare to be a miracle doctor..."

Before Song Ying could finish her polite words, Mother Lu started pouring out the secrets: "Yes, she's our Qingshui County's little miracle doctor. Not only is she skilled, she's also very kind. She couldn't cure my son Xu's panic attacks, but she still found a way to help us. I wanted to give it a try, and it actually worked, thank goodness."

Mother Lu was so happy that her words wandered off topic, but she quickly came back to the topic. "Today too, seeing how worried I was, she even changed her schedule to come to Shunqing Mansion and accompany me."

After confirming her identity, everyone looked at Song Ying with respect. "We knew the young doctor was young, but we didn't expect her to be this young. She's not even an adult yet, is she? Oh, she's truly amazing! I heard she cured the He family's third wife's illness."

"That's not all. I heard it can even bring the dead back to life..."

The corners of Song Ying's mouth twitched. It would have been fine if the news had spread in Qingshui County, but it had even spread to Shunqing Prefecture, and the story was about a resurrection from the dead.

The yamen runners also changed their previous impatient attitude and smiled ingratiatingly, "Little doctor, I have been having blood scabs in my nose for the past two days. Please take a look at me. I don't think I have a terminal illness."

Song Ying was worried about not having the chance to stay, so she naturally wouldn't refuse. She immediately reached out to feel the yamen runner's pulse and said, "It's not a serious illness, just a fever. The weather has been hot and dry lately. Drink some honeysuckle tea, eat less spicy food, and let your food cool down before eating."

"It turns out it's just a case of getting angry." Although the yamen runner was not too worried before and therefore did not go to see a doctor, he was more relieved now that the miracle doctor had ruled out any terminal illness.

Since there is no serious illness, you don’t need to waste money on going to the hospital to treat some minor illnesses in the future. Just bear with it.

After this yamen runner, someone else asked Song Ying to take his pulse, and Song Ying did not refuse.

Just as she was checking the pulses of everyone around her, Mrs. Bai suddenly arrived with a few servants. "Doctor Song, why didn't you tell me you were at Shunqing Mansion?"

Song Ying smiled and said, "What a coincidence, Mrs. Bai is here too."

"It's no coincidence that my son-in-law is also taking the imperial examination today. I couldn't wait at home, so I came to the government office to talk with Mrs. Shen and the others."

Song Ying glanced around and understood that the ladies like Mrs. Bai would not wait outside in person like other common people, but would have their servants watch over them. It must be the servants of the Bai family who went in to pass the message.

"You came here early this morning, you must be tired. Come on, follow me in to rest your feet and have some tea."

Song Ying was worried that Mother Lu would urge her to do something if she stayed outside, so she said, "Sorry to bother you."

"Don't bother me, don't bother me," Mrs. Bai said with a smile, "We are all looking forward to talking to you more."

If she had known earlier that crying is good for the body, perhaps Zhen'er would not have gotten sick from holding it in.

As they walked along, Mrs. Bai asked with concern, "Why are you here in Shunqing Mansion today? Is there something going on?"

Song Ying used the same rhetoric to address Mrs. Bai as he had used with Doctor Ma. After hearing this, Mrs. Bai praised Song Ying's kindness and then said, "I think that lady will have to wait for her son to come out and see him in person before she can truly feel at ease.

But it was getting late, and we couldn't make it back to Qingshui County tonight. I think it would be better if you all stayed at my house for the night. I'll send a message to Zhen'er, asking her to go back to her parents' home tomorrow, and then I'll trouble you to take her pulse."