Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

"Ah-"

The woman leaning against the embroidered curtains sneezed and gave instructions to the palace maid serving beside her.

"Cai Ping, close the window a little."

Caiping took the instructions and went to the outer room to close the window.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the imperial physician who was collecting the examination towel and asked, "Imperial Physician Lu, what is wrong with me?"

Lu Ziqing stood up and said with a cupped hand: "Congratulations, Concubine Chun, it's a pregnancy."

"What?" Concubine Chun was startled and suddenly sat up straight. "You mean...pregnancy pulse?"

Caiping also ran over from outside and asked in surprise, "Doctor Lu, is my queen really pregnant?"

Lu Ziqing said: "After repeated diagnosis by this humble minister, it is undoubtedly a happy pulse."

Caiping burst into tears of joy. She knelt beside the bed, held Concubine Chun's hand, and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, did you hear that? It's a happy pulse, a happy pulse! Your Majesty is pregnant."

"I'm pregnant?" Concubine Chun was stunned. A tear slipped from the corner of her eye. She was so excited that she didn't know whether to cry or laugh. "I'm finally pregnant?"

She shook Caiping's hand with a trembling hand, and said with a smile through her tears, "Caiping, I'm pregnant."

Caiping nodded vigorously, "Yes, Madam!"

The master and servant hugged each other and cried for a while before Concubine Chun spoke.

"Doctor Lu, how is my pregnancy?"

"It's been over a month now, and your pulse is stable." Lu Ziqing said, "It's just that your body is rather weak and you're newly pregnant. Try not to catch a cold. You'll be fine after the first four months."

"Also, I will go back and write a recipe. Your Majesty can prepare your daily meals according to the recipe. You can stop the previous medicinal bath."

Concubine Chun nodded. Caiping wiped her tears, helped her lie down and pulled the quilt over her.

She ordered, "You go."

Soon, Caiping brought a wooden box and handed it to Lu Ziqing. He took the box and opened it, and it was full of golden melon seeds.

"Mother, this..."

"It's just a small gift to thank Imperial Physician Lu." Concubine Chun smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you that I was able to have a baby. After all these years, I thought I would be alone for the rest of my life, but I never thought I could have a child."

"Yes, the queen took so many medicines but they were useless. But after being treated by Imperial Doctor Lu, a miracle happened." Caiping said with a smile, wiping her tears.

"I will tell this good news to the master and his wife."

Lu Ziqing explained, "Your Majesty was frail and weak, and the emotional knot she had from a previous miscarriage hadn't healed, which is why she hasn't had a child. Now, after treatment and untangling her emotional knot, she's naturally blessed with a son."

"Imperial Physician Lu is a master doctor. No wonder the Crown Prince values ​​him so highly." Concubine Chun said, "I will need the Imperial Physician's care for my dragon fetus in the future. I will accept this box of golden melon seeds with peace of mind."

Lu Ziqing expressed his gratitude, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your reward."

In October, Jin'an was rainy and cloudy for several days, and the cold wind made people wrap themselves tightly in their cotton robes.

Hongxiu rubbed her hands and stood in the corner of the corridor, asking the people around her in a low voice.

"The Wanshou Festival is just a few days away. Doctor Lin needs to hurry."

"I will definitely do my best to reassure Her Majesty." Lin Yi glanced at the empty alleys on both sides. "As for Lu Ziqing, he now has the Crown Prince and Marquis Dingbei behind him, and he also has two confidants in the Imperial Hospital. It will be difficult to bring him down in a short time."

"It's precisely because it's so difficult that we're looking for Doctor Lin. It's best to take action when a colleague is nearby." Hongxiu said, "As long as this person is here, you will be forced to hide under his aura."

"Doctor Lin should know better than me how popular Lu Ziqing is in the Imperial Hospital."

"I know." Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and tightened his hanging hands.

"Because he cured the Crown Prince's old illness, many of the Empresses in the Palace and the ministers of the outer court requested him to see them. Even if he wasn't available, except for critically ill patients, those people would rather wait a few days than seek other doctors."

"Therefore, we should get rid of this person as soon as possible to prevent future troubles." Hongxiu stared at Lin Yi and said.

Lin Yi listened and shook his head slightly, "We need to take a long-term approach to getting rid of this person. We can't be impatient."

"I once spread rumors throughout the Imperial Hospital. I thought that if Lu Quan and the other senior imperial physicians took the lead and joined forces with his colleagues to ostracize and make things difficult for him, he would give up. I didn't expect this kid to be so patient. He was almost dismissed by Gou Yuanpan once, but I never expected Dingbei Hou to stand up for him."

"The most regrettable thing is that he didn't die from that stomach vomiting blood. It was Xu Shizhang and Chi Musheng who saved his life."

He suppressed his anger and became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Before, I had Chi Musheng against me, and now here comes Lu Ziqing, a nobody, a rural itinerant doctor, who has climbed to the position of clerk in just two or three months. It really makes me worry."

Hongxiu glanced at Lin Yi and said, "Doctor Lin, don't forget, your father was thrown into prison because of him."

Speaking of this, Lin Yi's anger suddenly rose to his head, and he punched the palace wall, and the back of his hand was bleeding.

His father was a member of the Ministry of Works and was also on the list of bribe-takers. Even if he was not sentenced to death, he would be exiled.

There was nothing I could do at this time, I could only watch my father being tortured in prison.

If Lu Ziqing had not meddled in other people's affairs, the Meizhou incident would not have been discovered, and the court would not have investigated corruption strictly.

A series of chain reactions led to a large number of officials being imprisoned in a short period of time. All of this was blamed on the scourge Lu Ziqing and Xiao Yan.

Lin Yi's eyes were filled with burning hatred. He stared at the crimson palace wall, gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long while.

"If he's reluctant to move, we can start with the people around him." Hongxiu raised her eyebrows.

Lin Yi collected his thoughts and said, "Before the autumn hunt, I had someone set up a plan for his little follower. If it weren't for Chi who intervened, Lu Ziqing would have been crying while holding the corpse."

"Click——"

A sound was heard from the corner not far away. Hongxiu was startled. She looked at Lin Yi, stared at the corner and slowly walked towards it.

"Who is where?"

No one answered! When she was about to approach, a palace maid suddenly appeared.

"Sister Hongxiu, it's me. Ouch, it hurts so much."

"Xue'er?" Hongxiu stared at her painful expression. "When did you get here?"

Xue'er held onto the door frame of the corridor door, limped over the threshold, and said in pain.

"I just got here. Didn't you ask me to go to the embroidery workshop to check out the Empress's robes? The aunt in charge said that the embroidery of the robes was delayed a few days ago due to a lack of gold thread and it would take a few days to pick them up. I was afraid that the aunt would scold me again, so I hurried back and accidentally sprained my ankle. Ouch!"

"Really?"

Hongxiu stared at her half-believingly and half-doubtingly. After looking at her for a while, she found that Xueer's expression did not seem fake, so she stepped aside and spoke.

"That's good to know. Hurry back to work. I'll talk to Doctor Lin about the queen's condition."

Xue'er held onto the wall and limped into the palace gate.

Several imperial physicians gathered in the court judge's office, talking incessantly and glancing towards the door from time to time.

After a while, Gou Dongxi walked in from outside with his hands behind his back and saw a room full of people.

"What are you all doing gathered here? Don't you have to work?"

"My lord, you are finally back. Please make the decision for us," said Doctor Wang.

"Yes, sir, please speak a fair word for us."

"........."

Gou Dongxi shook his sleeves, took the teacup handed to him by the medicine boy and blew on it twice.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"It's still that Lu Ziqing. He's becoming more and more unruly." Doctor Wang shook his sleeves.

"During this period of time, we took turns to be on duty in the palace, and several palace empresses refused to let us see them. They only wanted that Lu Ziqing."

Doctor Shen said, "The clerk is supposed to be on extra duty, but now he's taking all our work. If this continues, I think we'll all have to pack up and leave."

Imperial Physician Li stepped forward and spoke, "Sir, although Lu Ziqing possesses some real talent and knowledge, if we allow the situation to continue as it is, how will the imperial court, the harem, and even the emperor view our Imperial Hospital? How will we, the veteran officials, maintain our foothold in the Imperial Hospital in the future?"

"Lu Ziqing's action is in violation of the rules. To borrow the words of Imperial Physician Wang just now," Imperial Physician Sun said, staring at Gou Dongxi with his hands behind his back.

"If things continue like this, to put it bluntly, the judge position in this court will probably have to be replaced in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present turned green in the face and stared at Doctor Sun.

"Nonsense, Old Sun." Imperial Physician Shen glanced at Gou Dongxi and tried to smooth things over. "How can Lu Ziqing be compared to you, my Lord?"

Gou Dongxi sat at the desk, put down his teacup, tapped his fingertips on the table and listened quietly.

"Sir, although what Imperial Physician Sun said was unpleasant to the ears, it does make sense." Imperial Physician Wang said cautiously.

"Right now, the ladies in the harem have great trust in Lu Ziqing. If this continues for a long time and he is deeply appreciated by the emperor, I'm afraid..."