Tang Ning was still sleeping on the bed, his white jade-like face still pale.
Madam Qin sat by the bed, holding Song Tangning's hand as if she was looking at something strange. She looked up when she heard Xiao Yan's voice: "She's fine, but her pulse is a little strange."
Xiao Yan frowned: "Strange?"
"Master, come and take a look."
Madam Qin called Xiao Yan to come forward, and only after he came to her side did she spread out Song Tangning's right hand. The wound on her hand had mostly healed. After the mottled scars fell off, only a few red marks that had not faded away were left. The nails that had been lifted up before had grown back, revealing a beautiful flesh-pink color.
Madam Qin said, "When someone faints from shock, the pulse at the palm of the hand will beat. A rapid pulse means the shock was not long ago, while a slow pulse means an old illness has suddenly come back. However, Tang Ning's pulse was normal. Instead, this part..."
She pointed at Tang Ning's right middle finger and said, "Master, come and touch it."
Xiao Yan didn't understand what Madam Qin meant, but he still put his hand on Tang Ning's hand as she instructed. He didn't notice anything unusual at first, but after a moment he felt the inner part of the base of her middle finger suddenly beat twice, then calmed down for a while, and then beat again.
Xiao Yan looked up: "What is this?"
Madam Qin motioned him to stop, then pulled down Tang Ning's sleeves and said to Xiao Yan, "When I was studying medicine with my master, I once heard him talk about a very strange pulse called a ghost pulse. This pulse is very similar to the pulse after being frightened, but the essence is very different."
Xiao Yan looked at her: "Just say it if you have something to say."
"One is frightened, and the other is possessed by evil spirits."
"A ghost?"
Xiao Yan frowned.
Madam Qin said, "Master, don't think that encountering evil spirits is something mysterious. Sometimes, what doctors do is actually in line with the ways of ghosts and gods. There are many strange diseases recorded in ancient medical books, and there are also some methods of treatment that are not decoctions and medicines."
For example, when he has hiccups, if you ask him what horses eat, he can just reply that he eats grass and the hiccups will stop.
For example, if a child cries at night, medicine cannot stop him from crying, but a bowl of millet can solve the problem.
When Madam Qin first started learning medicine, she thought these things were too bizarre. She also felt that her master, who was obviously a doctor, was always talking in mysterious ways that were incomprehensible. But after seeing more, she finally understood.
There are countless strange things in this world, and human power is beyond their control. "Ghosts and gods" may not be fake.
Madam Qin said to Xiao Yan, "When a person is frightened, it is also called a frightened soul. Because the soul is not focused, the radial artery is closed, and the qi is blocked, it will cause illness. The same is true for being struck by evil spirits."
"That's what happened to Tang Ning. The pulse under her middle finger is beating inward. This kind of pulse is called an inner ghost pulse. According to my master, she has offended her parents. Moreover, the slow pulse is not due to a recent incident, but rather an old illness."
Xiao Yan suddenly raised his eyes, bumped into his parents, and his old illness recurred...
Madam Qin didn't know that Tang Ning had lost his memory, and he had never told her about Madam Rong and Mr. Song's speculation, but what she had just said confirmed what happened today.
Xiao Yan was already somewhat convinced, and asked in a deep voice, "How to cure it?"
"We need to know the reason."
"But Tang Ning had no problems in the past."
"That's why I say it's a serious illness."
Madam Qin looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Her condition should have erupted long ago. If she didn't treat her mental illness, she would be weak and bedridden. But I checked her body before and she was fine. This is very strange."
"She suddenly fainted today. What happened?" asked Madam Qin.
Xiao Yan frowned: "She knows some things from childhood..."
Madam Qin was startled, and then she heard Xiao Yan say, "It's not my business. She and the girl from Minister Qian's family knew each other when they were young. They were good playmates and had been together for a long time since they could remember things. But Tang Ning doesn't remember these, nor does she remember Madam Qian."
When Madam Qin heard that it wasn't Xiao Yan's fault, she relaxed. But after hearing Xiao Yan's next words, she became confused again: "Are you saying that she has lost her memory?"
"no."
Xiao Yan did not hide anything. After recounting what happened at the Qian family today, he continued, "During the time I spent with Tang Ning, I could tell from her words that she remembered things from her childhood. Whether it was Master Rong, Princess Chen, the people from the Song family, or the Lu family, she remembered many things from her childhood."
She didn't remember him, nor did she forget the "little brother" who hugged her legs and cried when she was young. Xiao Yan had previously thought that she was too young to remember things, and the two of them had only been together for a short time, so she had forgotten about him. But after what happened to Qian Qiyue today, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Tang Ning seemed to remember things she should remember, but she had no impression of things she shouldn't remember, just like..."
Xiao Yan pondered for a moment before slowly speaking: "She seems to have selectively forgotten some things. Whether it is this Governor or Qian Qiyue, this memory has become blank to her."
He was silent for a moment, then said,
"Maybe there's something else."
For example, the death of Madam Rong and others.
Madam Qin frowned slightly when she heard what Xiao Yan said. Selective amnesia? It was the first time she heard of this strange disease.
It's not like she hasn't come across people who lost their memories due to accidents in the past, but those were memories of a whole period of time, or about a certain person or event, or even the entire past. But she had never met someone like Tang Ning who was selective in forgetting.
The originally soft breathing on the bed behind them suddenly became heavier. Madam Qin and Xiao Yan turned around and saw that Tang Ning, who had been unconscious just now, had opened his eyes.
Tang Ning looked up at a loss, and for a moment he seemed unable to tell where he was.
Xiao Yan stepped forward: "Tang Ning."
She turned her head and came to her senses: "Brother...Sister Qin?"
Xiao Yan stepped forward and helped Tang Ning to stand up: "How are you?"
Tang Ning was a little confused: "What's going on?"
As soon as she spoke, she felt a headache and could not help but press her forehead with her hand. Suddenly she remembered what happened before and said, "Didn't we go to the Qian family? Why are we back? And Sister Qin, didn't my brother say that you would be delayed for some time in the palace? Why are you back so soon?"
Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this: "Don't you remember what happened just now?"
"What's the matter?" Tang Ning was confused.
"You and Qian Qiyue..."
"Oh yes, Sister Yue."
When Tang Ning heard Qian Qiyue's name, he slapped his forehead and sat up straight: "I was just talking to her, why did she come back so suddenly? Where's Sister Yue?"
She looked around and saw herself lying on the couch in Heli Hall with her clothes changed. She couldn't help but look at Xiao Yan: "Brother, how did I get back? Where is Minister Qian? Did you make arrangements with him?"