Chapter 98 - 100: Recover in Just 3 Days
Qin Liuxi twisted the Golden Needle downward into the acupoint, then her right thumb moved forward, twisting and pressing alternately—three advances for one retreat—while reciting a passage of Lord Lao Zi’s Qingjing Heart Sutra from memory, her delivery smooth, as if chanting.
Nanny Zhao gazed at the Old Princess Consort, who initially tensed up due to the needle’s prick causing a sensation of soreness and swelling, yet gradually relaxed as Qin Liuxi’s chanting-like recitation of scripture flowed forth.
Nanny Zhao watched clearly and turned her eyes to Qin Liuxi, marveling at her ability to multitask.
Inserting the needles should have required calm and focus without interruptions, yet Qin Liuxi was also reciting scripture. With such composure at her age, she must have started studying medicine from a young age, no?
Nanny Zhao’s gaze towards Qin Liuxi was now filled with a trace of reverence.
Capable people are respected regardless of their age; when one’s abilities are significant, others will revere and respect them.
Qin Liuxi paid no mind to Nanny Zhao’s expression; after inserting a needle at the Dazhui acupoint, she took several more needles and lifted the undershirt of the Old Princess Consort, performing the same technique on the Baliao Acupoints.
"This... What is the significance of this location?" Nanny Zhao helped her roll up the undershirt of the Princess Consort, revealing near the lower back and buttock area where several Golden Needles were inserted, and couldn’t help asking.
Qin Liuxi manipulated the Golden Needle, advancing three times and retreating once, repeating this nine times, then sparing a moment to reply, "These are the Baliao Acupoints. Normally, this area should be soft, but Her Highness has a hard spot here, which I assume is painful, right? This region primarily affects women’s health. When the Princess was younger, did she have irregular menstruation, feeling cold and apprehensive, even continuous bleeding or unbearable abdominal pain?"
"Indeed, everything you said is exactly right. The Imperial Physician advised us to do moxa therapy when we had a chance. Does this mean all of this was due to cold poison?"