Chapter 539 - Will Excessive Nourishment Cause a Slippery Pulse Too? (1/2)

Chapter 539: Will Excessive Nourishment Cause a Slippery Pulse Too?

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At this point, Luo Le no longer had any reasons or excuses that he could use to turn Wen Xinya down. Feeling rather wary about her, he conceded. “Miss Wen, please go ahead and ask.”

Wen Xinya said calmly, “When I read Aunt Ning’s pulse previously, I found that she seemed to show signs of septicemia, which is also a sign of miscarriage. However, your diagnosis is that Aunt Ning has a blood deficiency. Why is that so?”

Luo Le chuckled and answered, “Your diagnosis is right. Madam Wen has indeed consumed plenty of nouris.h.i.+ng tonics. However, her body is too weak to absorb the nutrients of the tonics even though she’s over-nourished. Hence, she showed signs of septicemia.”

Wen Xinya replied in a moment of enlightenment, “So that’s why!”

Luo Le nodded smilingly and said, “Miss Wen, you’re so young but already know about reading pulses. You’re very impressive.”

Feeling a little shy to receive such a compliment, Wen Xinya asked, “Master Luo Le, are pulses definitive? For example, are slippery pulses only caused by pregnancies? Could they be caused by external factors?”

As soon as Wen Xinya finished speaking, Ning Shuqian clenched her fists tightly.

Why did Wen Xinya ask such a question in front of everyone? What tricks is she getting up to? Is she trying to expose my fake pregnancy in front of everyone? Im… impossible. Master Luo Le has long been bribed by me. It’s impossible for Wen Xinya to expose me in front of everyone.

She felt a little relieved.

At this moment, Xia Ruya suddenly got the gooseb.u.mps. If it weren’t because of the fact that Luo Le had been bribed by Ning Shuqian, she would not have been able to keep her cool.

What exactly is Wen Xinya trying to do? Why would she ask such questions?

Old Mr. Wen glanced at Wen Xinya with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes, making her wonder what he was thinking about.

Luo Le frowned slightly, finding Wen Xinya to be luring him into a trap with those questions. However, he had no choice but to answer. “Pulse-reading is not always accurate and is only part of the process of diagnosis. Only those who are very experienced in Traditional Chinese Medicine can tell a patient’s health condition just by reading their pulse.”

In a moment of enlightenment, Wen Xinya said, “No wonder I couldn’t diagnose Aunt Ning’s slippery pulse when I read it previously. Turns out it has to be in accordance with one’s body condition too.”

Ning Shuqian got the chills.

Luo Le said, “One of the reasons is that Madam Wen was in the early stages of pregnancy. Secondly, it’s also because of her malnourishment which caused her pulse to be faint. Thirdly, Madam Wen has septicemia which caused her pulse to be erratic. Lastly, it’s also because of your lack of experience, Miss Wen.”

Wen Xinya acknowledged with a nod and said, “You haven’t answered me yet. Are all slippery pulses caused by pregnancies?”

Luo Le took a deep breath and shot Xia Ruya a glance before saying, “That’s not the case. For example, a slippery pulse could also be a sign of phlegm, fluid retention, heat, anemia, rheumatism, acute infection, fever, chronic gastroenteritis, cirrhosis or ascites.”

Wen Xinya’s eyes lit up and she continued, “Excessive consumption of tonics may lead to the imbalance of blood. Does that lead to a slippery pulse too?”