The Princess Consort of Pingyang shot Xu Jinxin a sidelong glance.
"Yingniang is still here, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Xu Jinxin covered her mouth to hide a smile and looked at Yingniang beside her.
"She is just a child, what could she possibly understand?"
"Mother, you are talking about me again. I will tell Father later."
Yingniang kept a straight face.
Xu Jinxin hastily patted Yingniang on the shoulder.
"Mother did not say anything at all, you cannot wrong me like this."
"But Mother, you were speaking ill of Duoduo!" Yingniang said unhappily.
Xu Jinxin was stunned, while the Princess Consort of Pingyang let out an unkind chuckle.
"Now you know what it means to drop a rock on your own foot, right?"
Xu Jinxin gritted her teeth and lightly pinched Yingniang's cheek.
"They say girls always side with outsiders, and it is true! Your elbows are bending outward!"
"Yingniang, I am your mother!"
Yingniang touched her cheek. "Mother, you are also a girl!"
"Besides, Duoduo is my best friend, not an outsider!"
Xu Jinxin was rendered completely speechless.
"Oh my!"
The Princess Consort of Pingyang laughed so hard she could not stand straight.
She clutched her stomach with one hand and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief in the other.
"Jinxin, oh Jinxin, you truly make me look at you in a new light!"
Xu Jinxin helplessly ruffled Yingniang's hair, and Yingniang hurriedly reached up to protect it.
Watching Yingniang scramble, Xu Jinxin finally could not hold back and burst into laughter.
"I really do not know what to do with you."
Yingniang smoothed her hair and moved a little further away from her mother.
In the carriage ahead, Duoduo was not at all worried about what they were discussing.
Because right now, she was talking to Master Zhang about Shitou's Grandma's condition.
"Are you saying that the prescription you gave her was to carry water?" Master Zhang stroked his beard.
"Yes!" Duoduo nodded.
"I felt her pulse, and it is indeed a deficiency syndrome."
"The medical clinic using ginseng powder was also the right treatment."
"But their family is too poor. Using ginseng powder would only make things worse for them."
Duoduo explained in her childish, milky voice.
"Master, did you not say that ginseng nourishes qi, which actually means nourishing the body's energy."
"The body's qi circulates through the meridians."
"People with good health have strong meridians and strong qi."
"So conversely, if the meridians become strong, would they not be able to circulate the qi?"
Master Zhang nodded gently.
"That makes sense. Go on."
"Exercising the meridians is very simple, it is just physical movement." Duoduo flashed a sweet smile.
"I had her carry water and take walks; those are ways to exercise the meridians."
"When her meridians get stronger and stronger, her qi will naturally become robust."
"Once her qi and meridians are both strong, the body's vitality and blood flow will improve."
"With improved vitality and blood, her body's functions will return to normal!"
"This way, she does not need to take any medicine at all, and she can still get better!"
Duoduo explained, shaking her head from side to side in a cute manner.
"Good! Wonderful!"
After hearing this, Master Zhang stroked his beard with a look of utter satisfaction.
Li Jin looked at Master Zhang in some surprise; it was the first time he had heard Master Zhang praise someone.
"One look at Shitou's Mother and you can tell she is filial and virtuous."
"The mother-in-law was heartbroken over her son's death. To make her happy, Shitou's Mother surely took on all the household chores."
"With nothing to do, Shitou's Grandma naturally could only stay in bed."
"But for a person, the less they have to do, the more they overthink."
"Overthinking damages the spirit, which in turn damages the body. Over time, even the greatest immortals could not save her."
Master Zhang stroked his beard, shaking his head slowly as he spoke.
"This prescription of yours is brilliant!"
"Keeping her busy naturally leaves her no time to grieve."
"Plus, now she has a godson, and her daughter-in-law is a good person."
"Once her mind opens up, she will naturally recover."
"Not bad! Not bad at all! Truly worthy of being called a divine doctor!"
As soon as Master Zhang finished speaking, Duoduo jumped up in fright.
She waved her hands at Master Zhang.
"Master, they do not understand and are just talking nonsense."
"Please do not say that about me, I did not even do anything!"
Li Jin saw how flustered and scared Duoduo looked.
He shot Master Zhang a sideways glance.
"Hmph! You just want to flatter yourself, why tease the Princess?"
Master Zhang stroked his beard.
"What, is the Princess not your disciple?"
Li Jin was left speechless.
"I am not as shameless as you, taking the disciple's honor to gild my own face."
Master Zhang mimicked Li Jin and shot him a sideways glance.
"I am just being open and aboveboard, unlike some people who are secretly rejoicing in their hearts!"
"You!..." Li Jin was rendered speechless.
Seeing the two masters start to argue, Duoduo hurriedly stepped between them to pull them apart.
"Masters, please stop arguing!"
"Do not worry, I will work hard!"
"One day, you will both be proud to have a disciple like me!"
Li Jin patted Duoduo on the shoulder.
"You do not need to put so much pressure on yourself, just be yourself!"
Master Zhang, however, showed a rare smile.
"Good! Such ambition!"
"Later, this master will pass on all of my life's knowledge to you!"
"From now on, my medical skills will rely entirely on you to carry them forward!"
Duoduo tilted her head.
"So, Master, you have not taught me everything yet!"
Master Zhang looked a bit embarrassed.
He stroked his beard, not daring to look Duoduo in the eye.
"Ahem, well, everyone keeps a little something hidden at the bottom of the chest."
"Hmph! To put it bluntly, you just could not bear to part with it!"
"Princess, we will not learn it. Let him take it to his grave!"
Li Jin pulled Duoduo over and mocked Master Zhang.
Master Zhang was so angry he blew into his beard and glared.
He also reached out to pull Duoduo back.
"Li Jin, the Princess is not your disciple alone!"
"Besides, I just promised to teach the Princess everything I have learned in my life. How can you tell her not to learn it?"
"You were the one who did not want to teach! Now you realize that the Princess is better than you even without your teaching!"
"You regret it now, do you not? Hmph! We simply will not learn it! Let it suffocate you!"
As soon as Li Jin finished speaking, Master Zhang jumped up.
He snatched Duoduo back from Li Jin's grasp and glared at him angrily.
"Whether she learns it or not is up to the Princess, not you!"
"And I am the one teaching the Princess medical skills, not you, so stop interrupting!"
"Furthermore, dare you say you have not kept a trick or two up your own sleeve?"
Li Jin threw his hands up.
"I truly never had that thought. I plan to pass on every bit of knowledge I have to the Princess."
"It is just that I have quite a lot of knowledge, so it will take a while for the Princess to learn it all!"
Li Jin looked at Master Zhang with a half-smile.
"Are you implying I have no knowledge? A little something I teach casually can benefit a doctor for a lifetime!"
Master Zhang was very unconvinced and indignant.
He had devoted decades to studying medicine, could it be that he was inferior to some brat!
"That just shows your lack of ability! Only those with poor skills are afraid of others learning their signature tricks."
Watching Master Zhang stomping his feet in anger at Li Jin, Duoduo gently tugged on Master Zhang's sleeve.
