Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 372 - 132: Seeing a Patient

Chapter 372: Chapter 132: Seeing a Patient

Guan Jingshuo was not in good health, so he always traveled by carriage instead of on horseback. Midway, Guan Jingshuo said to Ning Shaoming, "Shaoming, I have a favor to ask of you." After what happened last time, he did not want the people of the Marquis’ household to know he was seeking a doctor. To shake them off, he needed Ning Shaoming to cover for him.

Guan Jingshuo and Ning Shaoming were close as brothers, not to mention hiding a little secret, even if it meant facing a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, he wouldn’t bat an eye.

With Ning Shaoming’s cover, things naturally went smoothly. Guan Jingshuo left through another door of the Qingfeng Bookhouse.

Guan Jingshuo returned to Capital City with Heping and after much inquiry, finally found the Doctor Li from the Herbarium Hall whom Yueyao had mentioned.

Upon arriving at the Herbarium Hall, as soon as the shop assistant heard he was looking for Doctor Li, he immediately shouted loudly for Doctor Li. The man who emerged was dressed in dusty grey clothes, plump, and about thirty years old. This man was still stretching and looked half asleep, as though he had just woken up when he saw Guan Jingshuo.

Heping stared wide-eyed, "El... Young Master, is this the doctor we’ve been looking for all this time?" Could such a doctor possess exceptional medical skills? Heping was certain their Young Master had been deceived.

Guan Jingshuo was immensely surprised as well; this was a far cry from any doctor he had seen before. If the shop assistant hadn’t confirmed repeatedly that this was indeed Doctor Li, Guan Jingshuo would have thought he had encountered a charlatan.

Heping whispered, "Young Master, are you sure you haven’t been duped?" Could someone who looked nothing like a doctor cure their Young Master’s illness, which even the Imperial Physician couldn’t? It wasn’t doubt he felt, it was downright disbelief.

Guan Jingshuo had planned to look into this Doctor Li, but due to Lady Xiao Ning’s actions, he had become more cautious and decided to come find him himself instead of sending someone to investigate. Later, Guan Jingshuo was incredibly grateful that he came directly, rather than sending someone to inquire, because no one at the Marquis’ household knew, allowing him to see Doctor Li successfully and receive treatment.

Yueyao had recommended Doctor Li because although he was not well-known now, he later rose to fame for developing a cure for epidemic in the disaster-stricken areas. Although Doctor Li’s medical skills were indeed exceptional, he was arrogant, with a very peculiar temperament, and loathsome of any restrictions. He would treat a patient depending on his mood, sometimes without charge if he was pleased with them, or not at all, even if offered a handsome sum, if he disliked them. After gaining renown, he steadfastly refused to join the Imperial Medical Bureau, and to evade the disturbances from the nobles of Capital City, he didn’t even stay at the Herbarium Hall any longer, taking his medical kit and leaving the city without a trace.

Doctor Li sized up Guan Jingshuo, "Did they not tell you? My consultation fee is one hundred taels, and the cost of medicine is additional." To him, Guan Jingshuo had the air of a wealthy young master, and he couldn’t miss the opportunity to charge such a client.

Heping was stunned. Even an Imperial Physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau wouldn’t need a consultation fee of one hundred taels; this was downright robbery: "This is..."

Heping swallowed the rest of his words under the sharp gaze of Guan Jingshuo. Having been forewarned by Yueyao, Guan Jingshuo, although surprised, was mentally prepared and without further ado replied curtly, "Fine." If one hundred taels could cure his illness, he would be willing to pay, not just one hundred, but even one thousand or ten thousand taels.

Doctor Li had expected Guan Jingshuo to glare angrily and storm off, but he hadn’t expected him to be so agreeable. This slightly improved his impression of Guan Jingshuo. Thereupon, Doctor Li pointed at Heping, "You go out, you’re bothering this old man."

Heping was reluctant, but Guan Jingshuo said, "Just wait outside!" Third Miss Lian had said that this man had an odd temperament, and she was indeed right. If he truly had the ability to cure his illness, then he was willing to tolerate any quirks.

After Heping left, Doctor Li took Guan Jingshuo’s pulse. Once he had finished checking his pulse, he looked at Guan Jingshuo with a flickering gaze, "Take off your clothes."

Guan Jingshuo uttered a sound of surprise; he had never heard of undressing for a consultation. Doctor Li, growing impatient, said, "You’re not a woman, why dawdle? Just strip if I tell you to, why all the fuss?"

Guan Jingshuo gritted his teeth and eventually took off his upper garment, relieved that Doctor Li did not insist on him removing more. If he had, Guan Jingshuo would have left on the spot.

Doctor Li looked at Guan Jingshuo’s skin, even whiter than milk, shaking his head at the pampered Eldest Young Master. He approached Guan Jingshuo, prodding him in several places playfully, then started to touch him. Had Guan Jingshuo not seen Doctor Li’s serious demeanor, devoid of any lecherous look, he surely would have been enraged.