jdhmnovel Chapter 998 Gossip
Chapter 998 Gossip
Old Zhou examined Zheng Wanru's pulse and reviewed her recent treatments. He then prescribed a new formula, but did not change the acupuncture and medicinal bath treatments.
This child hasn't seen enough patients, so he's not very proficient at prescribing medications.
Overall, however, Mr. Zhou was still satisfied.
Zheng Wanru thanked the old doctor, and Old Zhou smiled and nodded: "Take good care of yourself. When your vital energy is restored, I will come again to treat your cold uterus and weak constitution."
This means that he is confident he can treat the problem of infertility caused by cold uterus.
Mr. Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although Zhizhi had mentioned it before, he felt even more at ease knowing that Old Zhou had said it himself.
"Brother Zhou, thank you for your help this time. I will definitely treat you to a drink in a few days."
Mr. Zheng and Mr. Zhou had known each other for a long time because they shared a disciple, and they had some connection.
"Hey, I'm getting old, and somehow I've become picky about food. I can't drink anything but good wine."
Old Zhou stroked his beard.
Mr. Zheng laughed heartily and promised, "Brother Zhou, rest assured, it will definitely be good wine."
After finishing their business, Old Zhou was about to leave, and Fang Nanzhi saw him off.
The master and apprentice took the opportunity to whisper something to each other.
"Zhizhi, don't go to the palace these next few days."
Fang Nanzhi blinked, not understanding what she meant.
Old Zhou stroked his beard and said slowly, "It's only the New Year, and Physician Xing has already submitted a memorial."
"Is it about providing free medical services at the military camp?" Fang Nanzhi's eyes lit up.
"you know?"
Old Zhou glanced at her.
Fang Nanzhi nodded and recounted how Lord Lin had come to his house for a drink.
Old Zhou understood the reason, but he would not interfere with the Fang family's choice.
"The Imperial Medical Academy is currently in the eye of the storm. If you enter the palace, you might be implicated by those with ulterior motives."
Therefore, we should wait until the turmoil subsides and things are settled before going to the capital.
Fang Nanzhi was young and still had the "honesty" that one would expect from a teenager.
She tapped her fingers: "But Master, didn't you say that it was you who suggested Physician Xing submit this memorial?"
The reason you made that suggestion was for her sake.
Now that the storm has arrived, isn't it a bit unfair for her, the one who benefits, to stand back and wait for the spoils while others charge ahead?
Old Zhou saw through her thoughts and smiled helplessly.
"Therefore, my Zhou family has submitted a memorial supporting this policy."
“This is a matter for the officials in the imperial court. The Zhou family can intervene, and your Fang family can intervene, but you cannot.”
“Zhizhi, now you are just an official’s wife. You know a little medicine, but you can’t let it affect politics.”
It's just a sapling; if it's pushed into a tornado, it will break.
Fang Nanzhi understood this time, and she nodded seriously.
"You can't show your face now, but that doesn't mean you can just go through the motions when you go to provide free medical services. You should think carefully about what kind of free medical services the military camp needs these days."
Old Zhou gave another reminder before leaving.
Watching her master get into the carriage, Fang Nanzhi scratched her head.
Free clinics, aren't they just about seeing a doctor? Do they need to be categorized into different types?
She turned and went back to the backyard, thinking about the free clinic, then glanced at the book she was halfway through memorizing, and decided to pick it up first.
If she doesn't memorize it properly, she might really get a beating when Mr. Deng comes back.
She stayed home quietly for two days, spending her days chatting with Wanru and reading and memorizing. Mr. Zheng was very pleased to see how diligent she was.
Qin Yan had already started school long ago; he was considered late. On his first day at the Imperial Academy, he was put to the test.
This was an exam specifically for Qin Yan. I don't know if it was arranged by the teachers, but the difficulty of the exam was even higher than the year-end exam.
The exam lasted two days, and the results came out on the morning of the 15th. The teachers didn't say anything on the surface, but they were very satisfied and let Qin Yan return to the classroom.
However, the return won't last long. Today we only have half a day of classes, and we have a holiday on the afternoon of the 15th, and a full day on the 16th.
Just before the holiday, looking at the excited students, the teachers announced that Class A and Class B would have a second exam after the start of the new semester.
Qin Yangang took the test once and answered it very well.
In one sentence, Qin Yan attracted a lot of hatred.
He always leaves early after school, afraid of being ambushed and challenged to a fight.
However, he was still cornered; the person who cornered him was Wang Gong.
Wang Gong put his arm around his shoulder: "Come on, let me treat you to some tea."
The heir apparent of Prince Ping appeared out of nowhere and said, "I'm going too."
"Qin Yan, we're like brothers, give me a hint about the test questions."
Qin Yan: ...God's own brother.
"We can't give it to them; the teachers don't tolerate any nonsense."
He refused.
Wang Gong also spoke up: "What kind of test questions?"
Wang Gong was a year older than them and they weren't together, so he didn't know about it.
After the Crown Prince of Ping explained the situation, he exclaimed in surprise, "Qin Yan, now you're going to become famous at the Imperial Academy again."
To be honest, Qin Yan doesn't really need fame anymore.
His previous disaster relief efforts have already given him enough fame.
His attitude made Wang Gong jealous.
"You little rascal, you don't know how lucky you are. So many people want to become famous overnight but never get the chance."
He punched Qin Yan.
Qin Yan frowned, sensing something was wrong: "You want to build up your reputation?"
Wang Gong didn't hide anything and nodded.
"A member of the prestigious Wang family, do you lack fame?" Qin Yan asked in confusion.
Wang Gong curled his lips into a smile, but it was a somewhat sarcastic one.
"Of course we're in need! How could we not be in need?"
"You know how most of my current fame came about."
That reputation he gained was because he was the son of the Wang family's matriarch, and he lost miserably in the competition for the position of young clan leader.
Even those with discerning eyes know that it wasn't that he was weaker than Wang Rong, but rather that his biological father, the patriarch of the Wang clan, acted biasedly, which led to his defeat.
But he was ultimately a loser, destined to be despised, looked down upon, and scorned.
Wang Gong doesn't want this kind of fame; he wants to be famous for his talent, like Qin Yan.
Only in this way can he gain the qualification to compete with Wang Rong again.
He was determined to become the next head of the Wang clan, even if no one believed in him; he was determined to fight for it.
Qin Yan understood his unspoken meaning and saw the ambition in his eyes.
It was somewhat unexpected.
"What's wrong with you?"
The Wang Gong he knew was initially somewhat self-destructive and resentful of the world, but later he became ambitious and wanted to forge his own path.
Resuming the conflict with Wang Rong was not in Wang Gong's previous plans.
“He’s probably been traumatized,” the Crown Prince of Ping replied.
"On New Year's Eve, after the family banquet in the palace, on the third day of the New Year, His Majesty invited the head of a prominent family and his youngest head to the palace."
"The Crown Prince was considerate and specially sent him an invitation to the palace."
"Brother Wang originally didn't want to go, but he couldn't refuse the Crown Prince, so he had no choice but to accept the invitation, thinking that it would be fine to keep a low profile."
"Unexpectedly, he was tricked and went to the Cold Palace. The Cold Palace caught fire, and he was almost burned to death."
Prince Ping's heir was always in the capital and, being a member of the imperial family, naturally had access to the latest information.
"The Cold Palace?" Qin Yan asked, puzzled.
“My brother’s mother has an aunt who was a concubine of the late emperor, namely the Dowager Consort.”
"However, he was relegated to obscurity early on."
The Crown Prince of Ping glanced at Wang Gong's expression and, seeing that he was not opposed, told him about it.
In fact, Wang Gong's biological mother was raised by her aunt before she was ten years old, and the two were no different from biological mother and daughter.
Later... the Empress Dowager fell out of favor, and Wang Gong's maternal grandfather's family, fearing to offend the late emperor, automatically pretended that they had no daughter.
Over time, even fewer people remembered this imperial concubine.
But Wang Gong remembers that his mother always kept it in mind before she passed away.
If he hadn't wanted something from someone, he wouldn't have been so easily outmaneuvered.
Qin Yan nodded slightly: "So, you saw the person?"
Wang Gong paused for a moment: "Well, people who have been locked up for a long time have gone a bit crazy, but otherwise they're fine."
This surprised Qin Yan.
You know, the late emperor has been gone for many years. The palace servants probably wouldn't even think to bring him food to the cold palace he left behind. How did he come back to life?
"Half of my mother's dowry income was always used to bribe officials in the palace."
Wang Gong did not hide anything.
They made arrangements and did nothing else but want the Dowager Consort to live. This did not involve the underworld, so they could still find her.
Qin Yan understood. He hesitated for a moment before speaking, "With your intelligence, you should be able to see that the Crown Prince deliberately invited you."
In other words, his entry into the palace was the beginning of a scheme.
It was the Crown Prince's scheme; Wang Gong was a pawn, and Wang Rong, or someone else plotting against him, was even more so.
"I know." Wang Gong's expression was unreadable.
"The Crown Prince may have many schemes, but in reality, he only made one move: bringing me into the palace."
"It was Wang Rong who made it impossible for the Wang family to tolerate me, which led to what happened later."
"Perhaps the Crown Prince just wants me to see the situation clearly."
"I thought I had fallen so low that I could no longer threaten his position. I thought he would walk his sunny path while I walked my narrow bridge. But he just wouldn't allow it."
"He wants me dead!"
"He can't stand that I've caught the Crown Prince's eye."
"Perhaps my father knew about this, and even condoned it."
"Since they're determined to push things to the brink, I don't mind taking back everything they've lost."
Wang Gong was a sensible man, and the Crown Prince had never tried to conceal anything from the beginning.
Even when he was in trouble, it was the Crown Prince who saved him.
What else does he have to worry about?
He has already pledged allegiance to the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince wants him to compete, so why shouldn't he compete?
Seeing how insightful he was, Qin Yan didn't say anything more.
"Come on, let's have some tea and discuss how to help you make a name for yourself."
Wang Gong smiled, thinking that having such a good friend was enough.
However, when three young people get together, they can't just talk about serious matters; they also share the latest happenings in the capital.
What? The Prince of Ning's heir and the Third Prince are fighting?
As soon as the year began, Prime Minister Yue set his sights on Prince Ning's residence, relentlessly picking fights with them.
The extravagant spending of the royal palace, the prince's carriage exceeding regulations, the princess and the crown prince's wife's private involvement in business and close ties with merchant caravans... these are all trivial matters.
But with impeachments coming every day, the emperor couldn't ignore it. Prince Ning was recuperating at home, but one thing after another kept him from getting any rest.
Lord Yue was the head of all officials and enjoyed the emperor's deep trust. In Prince Ning's eyes, his actions were instigated by the emperor.
The emperor indeed could not tolerate him.
Prince Ning was filled with resentment and, in his drunken state, made a few disrespectful remarks about the emperor.
It was originally said at the Prince's residence, but I don't know how Prime Minister Yue found out, so he complained about it directly in the imperial court.
The emperor was also very unhappy and issued an edict to reprimand Prince Ning and to investigate the properties under the names of Prince Ning and his family.
As a result, the Ning Prince's Mansion was in complete chaos.
Also, Qingmin had a stroke of good luck and got engaged to the third young lady of the Yue family.
When the Crown Prince of Ping said this, his tone was somewhat envious.
Qin Yan glanced at him: "Do you know Miss Yue San?"
The heir of Prince Ping shook his head: "I've never met him, but my father once sent someone to ask for my hand in marriage, but I was rejected."
Qin Yan understood. This person felt unbalanced and wondered why he could refuse Qing Min instead of Qing Min.
They were all of the same generation, both princes and grandsons of the emperor, but he was even more precious than Qingmin.
Qin Yan stroked his chin, scrutinizing him intently: "Perhaps you were rejected not because of your inner qualities?"
The Crown Prince of Ping didn't understand and looked up in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Wang Gong suppressed a laugh and said, "Does that mean you're not as good-looking as Qing Min?"
The Prince of Ping slammed his fist on the table: "Nonsense! My mother said that a round and chubby appearance like mine is the most pleasing to the eye."
"You're well-liked." Qin Yan nodded. "Isn't it true that the ladies and older women all praise you for being lucky?"
The Crown Prince of Ping raised his chest with a dignified air. Yes, that was it.
Seeing his arrogance, Qin Yan continued unkindly, "Older people tend to like chubby people, but while they might appeal to older ladies, they might not appeal to young girls."
The crown prince of King Ping was stunned; it seemed to make some sense.
For example, every time he went out, the girls on the street would look at Qin Yan more, but no one would stare at him.
He lowered his head dejectedly.
"So the reason I didn't get married was because I'm not good-looking?"
"Pfft." Wang Gong couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing, spraying tea all over Qin Yan's face.
Qin Yan used the tray to shield him, reminding him to be mindful of his manners, before speaking gently to the Prince of Ping: "You're not ugly, you're a member of the royal family. How could a member of the royal family be ugly?"
"You're too fat, it's affecting your facial features. You'll be fine once you lose weight."
After careful consideration, the Prince of Ping realized that the appearances of the princes, the heirs of the royal family, and even the crown prince were indeed all quite good.
Then he must be just as good.
He cheered up again, but when he looked down at his own flesh, he seemed somewhat listless.
“My father said I can’t eat too little.”
"It's alright, I'll have Zhizhi take a look at you later. She's a doctor, maybe she can help."
Qin Yan revealed his ultimate goal: he wanted to persuade the heir of Prince Ping to lose weight.
Thinking back to how Zhizhi dragged him to visit the Yu family before returning to Beijing, and how he gave Yu Zhenghai a copy of his weight loss plan document and also gave a copy to Uncle Yu, he couldn't help but laugh.
At the time, Yu Zhenghai didn't know why they wrote two copies.
However, you should understand soon enough.
Zhizhi said that losing weight is a great hardship for humans, and it can make people lose their sense of happiness in life.
Therefore, supervision is necessary. I trust Uncle Yu to be a good supervisor.
Zhizhi also mentioned that she wanted to specifically see patients who were trying to lose weight.
Unfortunately, there are few overweight people in the world, and even fewer who are willing to seek her help to lose weight.
Qin Yan wanted to deceive the heir of the Prince of Ping.
However, he knew that the Prince of Ping's obesity was different from Yu Zhenghai's, and it seemed to be caused by some physical problems.
I didn't dare to say anything definitively, what if I couldn't cure Zhizhi?
The Crown Prince of Ping was unaware of his sinister intentions and took it as a sincere suggestion.
"Okay, I'll go when I have time."