Chapter 26: Chapter 26: One who brings trouble upon himself must suffer the consequences
To prove that Shao He had no medical skills and was just being stubborn, Luo Jiner deliberately said, “It’s impossible for my monthly periods to always be so regular, and I’ve never felt unwell nor have I ever been injured.”
The common people around her began to waver upon hearing her say this.
Some even whispered, “Could it be that Doctor Shao’s medical skills are really a sham?”
“Could everything have been an exaggeration?”
The commoners behind her each added their remarks, and Luo Jiner, upon hearing these words, smiled delightedly.
Shao He didn’t bother to argue with her, knowing the best way to handle a pest like her was to ignore her.
“It’s my lack of proficiency in medicine that I can’t diagnose the lady’s illness; please seek another distinguished doctor,” he said.
Luo Jiner’s smug expression froze, and she hadn’t expected to be so readily dismissed. She said through gritted teeth, “Are you admitting that you have no medical skills?”
Shao He looked at her as if gazing at a clown and snorted coldly, “Lady, please watch your words. What I said was that my medical skills are not perfect and cannot cure your disease, but that doesn’t mean everyone else behind you suffers from the same condition.”
Luo Jiner was fuming with anger but had no recourse. To preserve her good reputation, she still paid the consultation fee.
Jhiang Yijia, seeing that those who left did not pursue the matter, merely sat to one side quietly watching Shao He. The intelligent woman had already guessed Doctor Shao’s identity, but her attempts to approach and explain were ignored.
“If Miss Jhiang has nothing further, please leave,” he said.
Jhiang Yijia, sensing his indifferent attitude, immediately felt awkward and hastened to explain, “I’m sorry, Doctor Shao. It was the Marquis who found my father, and I had no choice but to bring her here.”
“It’s said that Old Madam Chu gave the Marquis two more concubines, and Miss Luo got into fights with the concubines. But the Old Madam wants a child, and Miss Luo, being infertile, sought many Imperial Physicians in vain. When the Marquis heard about my case, he came looking for me.”
Jhiang Yijia didn’t know Doctor Shao’s identity, otherwise, she would never have brought her along, “I’m sorry, Doctor Shao, I truly didn’t do it on purpose.”
Shao He, observing the sincerely apologizing woman, thought to herself: Even without Jhiang Yijia, this matter probably couldn’t have been kept secret much longer.
“Well, it was bound to come out sooner or later,” she conceded.
Jhiang Yijia then breathed a sigh of relief, but when she thought of how Luo Jiner had behaved that day, worry crept into her heart, “How about you come to my house to hide from trouble, to avoid the Marquis Pingnan’s Mansion coming after you?”
Though she didn’t know the whole story, her inclination was to trust her lifesaver—Doctor Shao’s kindness indicated he was no villain.
“Thank you for your kindness, but I believe Luo Jiner won’t leak any news of my whereabouts here for the time being,” he responded.
Shao He was fully confident that, as Luo Jiner sought a renowned doctor to treat her infertility, she would not possibly reveal her and her child’s location to the Marquis Pingnan’s Mansion.
If Old Madam Chu found out she and her child were still alive, she would certainly bring them back. Luo Jiner wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen; she was sure to keep the secret of having seen her.
Jhiang Yijia looked at her in admiration, “Doctor Shao, you really are too clever.”
To think that she’d always been called the talented young lady of Capital City, she felt she couldn’t compare with Doctor Shao in the slightest.
Shao He chuckled lightly, it seemed that Luo Jiner’s days weren’t easy either; no doubt she’d suffered under Old Madam Chu, not to mention dealing with the two concubines as well.
It is said that heaven’s wrath is bearable, but one’s own wrongdoing is unforgivable.
Meanwhile, Luo Jiner returned to the Marquis Pingnan’s Mansion, walking through the corridor and stopping as she heard laughter in the distance.