Mu Fengqie quickly put on her outer robe and rushed out. Sure enough, she saw Jing Xunche lying in the yard. She hurried over.
Although she had no idea what was going on, the most urgent thing now was to stop Jing Xunche's bleeding. He had already fainted from excessive blood loss. If Xiao Qing hadn't found him in time, he might have died of excessive blood loss by dawn.
"Xiao Qing, help me. Let's carry him into the house."
Without Xiao Qing's help, Mu Fengqie would have been unable to carry Jing Xunche into the house alone. Even with the two of them, it was quite a struggle.
After laying him flat on the bed, Mu Fengqie tore open Jing Xunche's clothes. Seeing the deep wounds on his body that were almost down to the bone, she couldn't help frowning. The dossier also fell out, but Mu Fengqie didn't pay it any heed.
When she had given him acupuncture last time, she had noticed the large and small scars on his body. This time, he was injured so severely again. It seemed that his secrets were no ordinary ones.
Watching the blood oozing continuously from the wounds, Mu Fengqie rushed out to get some hemostatic herbs. She ground them up and applied them to his wounds.
Jing Xunche let out a pained groan. The pain from the wounds made him frown even in his unconscious state, and cold sweat kept breaking out on his body.
After Mu Fengqie had prepared the medicine, she told Xiao Qing to decoct it. What she had to do was to stop his bleeding and treat his wounds properly. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if they got infected.
After a while, the bleeding finally stopped. Mu Fengqie carefully disinfected the wounds and then bandaged them. By the time everything was ready, it was already dawn, and Xiao Qing had finished decocting the medicine.
After feeding him a bowl of the medicine, Mu Fengqie finally felt relieved. She wondered what secrets he had. It seemed that such things wouldn't be rare in the future.
After Mu Fengqie and Xiao Qing had breakfast, some guests came to the medical clinic. They were a man and a woman. From their attire, it was obvious that they were from a wealthy family, a master and his wife.
"Excuse me, are you Doctor Mu?" the man asked politely.
Mu Fengqie was clearly a bit stunned upon hearing this. "You're joking. I'm not some miraculous doctor. I'm just a doctor who treats the sick and saves the dying."
She was a bit surprised that her reputation had spread in just one day. It seemed that her medical clinic was going to have a booming business in the future.
The woman looked at Mu Fengqie anxiously. One could see the exhaustion on her face. "Please, miraculous doctor, save my child. He's my only son!"
"May I ask what illness your young master has?"
Mu Fengqie had a premonition that the child's illness must not be an ordinary one. Otherwise, the woman wouldn't be so agitated. She must have heard about what had happened yesterday and come here.
The woman wiped away her tears as she spoke. "We're from the imperial city. My child has a strange illness. Even the imperial physicians are at their wits' end. I've heard that the miraculous doctor can bring the dying back to life. Please, miraculous doctor, you must save my son!"
Saying that, the woman was about to kneel down to Mu Fengqie. Mu Fengqie quickly reached out and supported her. "Madam, I can only do my best. A decision can only be made after I've seen the young master."
She didn't dare to make any promises. Although she considered herself a genius proficient in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the imperial physicians in ancient times were also quite skilled. For an illness that even the imperial physicians couldn't handle, she wasn't sure if she could really bring the child back to health.
However, the child was so young. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would do her best to save him.
Madam Shen and Master Shen nodded and then carried the young master to the side room. Only then did Mu Fengqie start to take a look. The child looked only two or three years old, but his belly was as swollen as a ball.
Mu Fengqie's mind began to recall the medical cases she had dealt with in her previous life. She had never seen such a strange illness before, but she had heard about some similar situations from some papers.
Her expression became tense. The young master was much more seriously ill than the little boy with pneumonia yesterday. One slight mistake could cost him his young life.
She reached out to feel his pulse and took out her self - made stethoscope to listen to the young master's belly. She couldn't help widening her eyes and looking at the young master and Madam Shen in disbelief.
Madam Shen and Master Shen had been paying close attention to Mu Fengqie, and they saw all her expressions clearly. Seeing her reaction, the hope that had just ignited in their hearts was extinguished again.
"Miraculous doctor, is there still hope for my son?" Madam Shen asked despairingly.
Mu Fengqie was also struggling mentally at this moment. She had never performed such an operation before. Although she had done suturing, the current environment was really not suitable for an operation. But if she didn't perform the operation, the child would have no chance of survival. She was very conflicted.
"Madam Shen, did you have twins but only one was born?" Mu Fengqie asked.
Madam Shen nodded excitedly. "Sure enough, you're a miraculous doctor. It's exactly like that. What does this have to do with my son's illness?"
"One of your twins was absorbed by the young master. The dead fetus is inside the young master's belly. That dead fetus has been continuously absorbing nutrients from the young master. If the dead fetus can't be removed, the young master's belly will slowly burst."
Watching such a young child suffer so much, Mu Fengqie felt bad. However, she wouldn't give up any chance and would definitely do her best to save the child.
Hearing this, Madam Shen widened her eyes in disbelief. She burst into tears, and even Master Shen beside her secretly wiped away his tears.
After a long while, Master Shen finally slowly asked, "May I ask, miraculous doctor, is there still a glimmer of hope for my son?"
Mu Fengqie took a deep breath and said slowly, "There is indeed a way to save the young master, but..."
"But what? No matter what method it is, you must save my son. As long as the miraculous doctor can save my child, I will definitely reward the miraculous doctor!"
Madam Shen's lips trembled with excitement, and her body shook violently. It was obvious how much she loved her child.
"I need to cut open the young master's belly, take out the dead fetus, and then sew up the young master's belly."
As soon as Mu Fengqie finished speaking, everyone showed expressions of horror. Even Xiao Qing beside her didn't expect such a method to save a person.
The room fell into complete silence. The expressions on Madam Shen's and Master Shen's faces were also very ugly. Obviously, they couldn't accept this treatment method.
"Absolutely not. How can a person survive after being cut open? How can the miraculous doctor sew up a person's belly? Forget it. Let's go back."