When Su Yuanyuan found Chef Liao, he was kneading dough. He planned to make some noodles from the northern desert for the masters in the mansion tonight.
Seeing Su Yuanyuan coming, Chef Liao calmly wiped the flour off his hands and said with a smile, "The princess is here. Judging from your complexion, today's free medical consultation must have gone very smoothly, right?"
Su Yuanyuan replied with a smile, "Yes, Chef Liao is really good at guessing."
She presented the medical records and prescriptions with both hands. "These are the prescriptions and medical records I made for the patients during today's free medical consultation. Please take a look."
Actually, Chef Liao hadn't taught Su Yuanyuan much in terms of medical skills. He found that Su Yuanyuan was extremely intelligent. She could remember the contents of medical books after just reading them once, and she was even self - taught in pulse - taking and diagnosis. At most, he had only guided her in identifying acupoints.
However, since Su Yuanyuan was willing to respect him as her master, he was also willing to answer her questions about medical skills.
Sitting down on the chair, Chef Liao carefully looked through Su Yuanyuan's medical records and prescriptions without the slightest bit of slack.
During today's free medical consultation for the common people, Su Yuanyuan specially asked Xiaoba to turn off its functions. She diagnosed and treated the patients on her own first and then confirmed the results through Xiaoba to correct her mistakes.
At first, it was common for her to misdiagnose or miss some symptoms. But as she treated more patients, her accuracy gradually improved, and her progress was remarkable.
Although she treated the patients in the correct way, in the medical records, she only recorded the cases based on her own judgment. So the first part was full of mistakes. The more Chef Liao read, the more tightly he frowned, and Su Yuanyuan couldn't help feeling a little nervous, afraid that he would say "utter nonsense".
However, as he turned to the later part, Chef Liao's frowning brows gradually relaxed, and a satisfied look gradually appeared on his face.
After reading, he closed the medical records and said to Su Yuanyuan, "The princess is truly a genius in medicine. From this medical record, I can see your progress. If you continue like this, in less than a month, you will be able to handle things independently and become a famous doctor who can cure patients with a single touch."
A big smile bloomed on the girl's face, and her excited mood was beyond words. "Really? Thank you, Chef Liao. I will continue to work hard!"
Xiaoba said proudly, [The students taught by this commander can never be bad. Little Yuanbao, just wait to become famous in the Great Chu!]
Mentioning this, Su Yuanyuan remembered the name she had heard during the free medical consultation outside today. She asked Chef Liao, "Chef Liao, have you ever heard of a doctor in the folk named 'Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove'?"
"I've heard of her. I even had a medical skills competition with her," Chef Liao replied.
Chef Liao really had heard of this person!
"Who exactly is this Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove?" Su Yuanyuan hurriedly asked. "Is she a woman or a man? How old is she?"
Seeing that she asked in such detail, Chef Liao told her carefully, "The Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove is a woman. It was eight or nine years ago when I saw her in Jinzhou. At that time, she should have been over thirty. As for her appearance, it was quite ordinary, but her medical skills were extremely exquisite. Oh, I remember there were two little kids following her. She said they were her apprentices."
[Ten years ago, over thirty. Judging from Cang Xuan's age, this Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove is really likely to be the master.] Xiaoba said.
But Su Yuanyuan caught a word: "Jinzhou?"
Jinzhou was adjacent to the northern desert. A great war took place in Jinzhou ten years ago. The border troops from the northern desert rushed to Jinzhou from Xuancheng for rescue. Her father became famous in that war and was named the Great General Guarding the Border, and her elder brother also made great military achievements in that battle.
It was not surprising that the "Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove", who practiced medicine to save the world, would appear in Jinzhou.
The reason why she was so sensitive to Jinzhou was that in her previous life, Su Qingyu was found by Su Zeqian in Jinzhou.
When Su Qingyu was found by Su Zeqian, she already had the jade pendant that carried Xiaoba in her hand. Otherwise, Xiaoba wouldn't have known so clearly about Su Qingyu's blood - recognizing kinship.
If Xiaoba was obtained by Su Qingyu in Jinzhou, then, could she have any connection with Brother Yunjian's mother?
How did Su Qingyu get Xiaoba? It was impossible that the master of Xiaoba gave it to her.
After all, Xiaoba had said that Su Qingyu forcibly formed a contract with it, which meant that the process and means by which Su Qingyu obtained Xiaoba were not very honorable.
Su Yuanyuan didn't expect that inquiring about the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove would involve Su Qingyu.
Chef Liao didn't notice that Su Yuanyuan was frowning tightly. He said to himself, "But why is the princess inquiring about this person? I heard that she died five years ago."
Died?! Both Su Yuanyuan and Xiaoba were shocked.
"Chef Liao, do you know how she died?" Su Yuanyuan asked anxiously.
Meeting Chef Liao's puzzled look, Su Yuanyuan explained, "I study medicine to cure patients and also want to be a good doctor praised by people. This Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove is my role model. I was still thinking that one day I could meet her and ask her for advice on medical skills. Suddenly hearing the news of her death, I feel very sorry."
Chef Liao believed her words and sighed, "I was also extremely sorry when I heard the news. I heard that when she went up the mountain to collect herbs, she and her two apprentices accidentally fell off a cliff. The cliff was thousands of feet high. If they fell, their bodies would be gone, and there was absolutely no chance of survival."
"According to the nearby villagers, no doctor has been seen in the mountains since then. It seems that all three of them died at the bottom of the cliff. It's really true that fortune is unpredictable and misfortune may befall at any time."
[If this person is really dead, then it's absolutely impossible for her to be the master.] Xiaoba said firmly.
[We saw the sleeve arrow made by the master in Cang Xuan's house a few days ago. There was the master's mark on the sleeve arrow, which means the master must still be alive.]
Su Yuanyuan also said, [Yes, whether it's the actions of the Wang family or the actions of the queen, they all prove that she is still alive in this world.]
Chef Liao also said just now that the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove had an ordinary appearance. Brother Yunjian was so handsome. He must have inherited his mother's beauty. Presumably, his mother must be a peerless beauty.
Suddenly having an idea, Su Yuanyuan thought of Cang Xuan's amazing disguise technique. He could use the disguise technique to cover his appearance, pupil color and voice. Could Brother Yunjian's mother do the same?
But what Su Yuanyuan couldn't figure out was that if the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove was really Brother Yunjian's mother, since she could walk freely in the world to treat patients, why had she never gone to see Brother Yunjian?
Brother Yunjian once said that his mother promised in the letter that if she was safe, she would come back to him when he grew up.
No, that's not right. There was another possibility.
Su Yuanyuan said to Xiaoba, [Do you think it's possible that the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove is really your master? She didn't fall off the cliff but was captured by someone. The person who captured her spread the news of her death but actually imprisoned her in Jiutang Mountain. You said you had an impression of the title of the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove. Maybe you were forcibly separated from her at that time.]
Xiaoba said, [You're very right! When we rescue the master from Jiutang Mountain, we'll know what's going on!]