I insist

Chapter 454: Getting Back on Track

We are finally out of danger for the time being.

"However, I don't understand His Majesty's meaning. He clearly knows that Du Chun'an is dissatisfied with him, yet he still sends him to the military camp. Isn't he afraid that Du Chun'an will rebel?"

Song Miqiu looked at Yu Huailin with some doubt.

Yu Huailin smiled slightly: "Perhaps His Majesty is not afraid, or perhaps he was prepared and was just waiting for Du Chun'an to make his move. These are not things we should worry about."

Song Miqiu nodded: "Yes, we can't control those things. What I should be worried about now is the pharmacy. I need to go and check on it."

“I’ll go with you. Du Chun’an’s men might not have left yet, so you’re still in danger.”

Yu Huailin stood up and said softly.

Song Miqiu did not refuse.

The two arrived at the pharmacy quickly. The people outside had already left, but there was no one inside, indicating that business was very slow.

They were very excited to see Song Miqiu return and quickly came to greet him.

"Boss, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, we wouldn't know what to do."

The waiter looked at her and said anxiously.

Song Miqiu looked at them apologetically: "I encountered some things during this period, so I couldn't show up. You've worked hard. How's the pharmacy doing lately?"

The people in the pharmacy looked at each other, then lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Go ahead and tell me. I can accept whatever the outcome is," Song Miqiu said.

The shop assistant said, "Boss, the shop hasn't had any business lately because the general's men have been here. The people are afraid."

So they dare not come. Even after the general's men left, the people are still afraid, and nobody comes here. It's been several days already. What should we do?

Song Miqiu knew the business would be terrible, but he never expected it to be this bad.

In an attempt to salvage the business, Song Miqiu told his shop assistant, "In a moment, find a piece of paper and write down that the doctor in this shop was once a royal physician."

"When the people hear that the imperial physician is here, they will surely come to see him."

The men looked at each other, not believing it was so easy to get the people here, but since Song Miqiu had made this arrangement, they had no choice but to do so.

Yu Huailin hadn't spoken until he heard her say that, at which point he raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"You were once a royal physician? Didn't the Emperor refuse to grant you permission to resign? How could you have been?"

"I wasn't on duty in the palace, so of course I was. Anyway, the Emperor doesn't trust me now; he won't let me enter the palace or allow me to resign."

Who knows what he's up to? Posting this out will show him my resolve.

Song Miqiu chuckled softly and said.

Yu Huailin nodded, unsure whether to call her clever or bold.

Even so, the pharmacy business was still bad, and even the fact that Song Miqiu had once been a royal physician couldn't save it.

"I didn't expect that even the title of imperial physician wouldn't work. What should I do now?" Song Miqiu was a bit of a headache.

Looking at Song Miqiu, who was frowning, Yu Huailin said softly, "Imperial physicians treat nobles in the palace; how could they possibly treat ordinary people?"

"You mean to say that the people don't trust me?" Song Miqiu asked.

"That's certainly a reason, and in their view, imperial physicians charge a lot of money for consultations, while they are just ordinary people who can't afford the fees."

So no one dared to go to the pharmacy to see a doctor or get medicine.

After listening to Yu Huailin's words, Song Miqiu suddenly understood: "I know what to do."

Song Miqiu decided to provide free medical consultations for three days, with a 20% discount on medicine. There weren't many people on the first day, as they were all poor people who couldn't afford medical treatment.

She sees all patients the same, so when she sees a patient, she is always very serious and gently instructs them on what to do.

The next day, Song Miqiu sat outside the pharmacy as usual, waiting for someone to come and treat him.

But to her surprise, instead of the patient who came to see her, the patient who had seen her yesterday came to thank her.

The patient knelt down on the ground and said to Song Miqiu, "Doctor, thank you so much. You are my savior and my second parents."

Song Miqiu quickly helped the patient up.

"You flatter me. I'm just a doctor. It's my responsibility to treat and save lives. Your recovery is the greatest gratitude I can express."

The other people also gathered around, and as they listened to what they were saying, they began to discuss it amongst themselves. In fact, most of them believed Song Miqiu to some extent.

Just then, a discordant voice rang out.

"Alright, you've put on quite a show, but you're just a shill, hired for money. You're really putting on an act."

When Song Miqiu and the patient heard the sound, they turned around and saw a man looking at them with a mocking expression, while the people around him were also looking at him.

"Young master, what did you mean by that? Do you think we're acting?" Song Miqiu asked, frowning.

The man sneered: "Isn't that right? I've seen plenty of people like you, trying to make yourself look powerful and let others know about your pharmacy."

"You deliberately hired someone to pose as a patient, then pretended to be saved by you and be extremely grateful, so that the people would believe you. You really have a clever method."

“Young master, just because you are this kind of person doesn’t mean that everyone else is like this,” Song Miqiu said seriously.

The patient couldn't hold back any longer: "That's right, I was really cured by the doctor, I'm not a shill, I would never do anything to lie."

How can you be like this? Can't you stand to see others doing well?

"Whether it's true or not, you know in your hearts. I just don't understand. For the sake of a business deal, you deceive the people like this. Don't you have any conscience?"

The man loudly accused Song Miqiu and the patient.

The surrounding people probably believed what the man said and began to criticize them.

This left the patient speechless for a moment, and he could only anxiously explain, "No, I'm a real patient, I'm not lying."

But Song Miqiu suddenly laughed: "Young master, you are curious, and I am very curious too. You just explained things so clearly. How did you know?"

Even if ordinary people knew, they couldn't possibly know this much, yet you know it so clearly. Could it be that you've done something similar before?

Song Miqiu asked this question purely out of curiosity, because what he said was so specific that it made people suspicious.

Upon hearing this, the people turned their attention back to him, wanting to know how he would explain himself, because he did indeed know too much.

The man was taken aback by Song Miqiu's question. He shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? I think you're deliberately changing the subject. You're deceiving the people!"

Your medical skills are completely inadequate; you'd better not harm anyone.