The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1300 - 1380: My Dharma Name Is Huixin

"Elder Lin, this person claims to be a doctor, here to see Prince Meng. Please test this person’s skills."

Though the prince doesn’t mind being conned out of food and drink, the servants are annoyed by those who clearly have no skills yet come to the Prince Mansion hoping for a stroke of luck. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Old Madam Lin walked with a brisk air, her energetic demeanor reminding Dong Huiying of the old lady of the Qin family from Dongdi Manor. A smile appeared on her face.

"Another one trying to freeload? The prince is really something. If it wasn’t for his leniency, how would these street folks dare to disturb the Prince Mansion one after another?"

Old Madam Lin’s words carried a hint of helplessness and resentment. Then, she tapped Dong Huiying: "You old bag of bones, even your teeth are gone, and you’ve shaved your head. Judging by your attire, were you a nun before? From which nunnery?"

Dong Huiying was speechless.

All her teeth gone... She truly didn’t do it on purpose, she didn’t want this either. She didn’t want to lose her teeth or shave her head!

But... never mind, just pretend not to have heard.

With her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, Dong Huiying said slowly, "The poor nun’s name is Huixin. I lived in the North Land before, recently ventured to the Capital on pilgrimage and accidentally heard of the Prince Mansion’s matters, thus I ventured to visit."

She remained calm and composed, her eyes a bit cloudy, yet without any signs of scheming deceit, which somewhat soothed Old Madam Lin.

"Come with me."

Old Madam Lin led Dong Huiying and another person into a pharmacy. She pushed open two doors, revealing numerous shelves inside, with various herbs placed on them, their variety and completeness were somewhat rare.

"There are a total of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two medicinal herbs in this pharmacy. As long as you can recognize half, you will pass."

Dong Huiying didn’t know what kind of person Prince Meng was, but from the information she gathered, she speculated that he was likely someone carefree, but the people inside the Prince Mansion were very loyal to this prince.

"Ah Su," Dong Huiying switched to calling Su Lang, and borrowed a paper note from Old Madam Lin. She was low on energy and too lazy to write, so Su Lang wrote for her.

Each time Dong Huiying, who called herself Huixin, recited the name of a herb, Su Lang wrote it down with pen and paper. Old Madam Lin observed for a while, feeling somewhat bored, but she had a rough idea.

Though she didn’t know how good this "Huixin’s" medical skill was, at least her calm demeanor didn’t seem fake, and "Huixin" indeed recognized many herbs, unlike those quack doctors, or those who didn’t even know the most basic pharmacology yet boldly came to the Prince Mansion to deceive.

So, Old Madam Lin sat down, had someone send over a pot of tea, along with a few small cakes, and waited for Dong Huiying to verify the numerous kinds of herbal medicines.

After a full two hours, having walked along the rows of shelves for so long and stood for so long, Dong Huiying was out of strength, leaning on a cane, panting heavily as she stopped.

"Lin..." Due to this aged appearance, she was accustomed to pretending to be old: "Elder Sister Lin," puff, she chuckled to herself after uttering it.

Her skill in finding joy amidst hardship was honed to Perfection.

"May I sit down for a rest?"

Old Madam Lin had grown much kinder towards her, at least in those two hours, Dong Huiying had identified a few hundred herbs correctly, which showed she was an expert, and her mouth never stopped, one herb name after another popped out.