Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Lu Ziqing did not dare to delay for a moment when summoned by the old doctor, and hurried back to the courtyard.

Except for a few medicine boys on duty, everyone else went to the West Garden, and there was no one in the office.

As usual, his first reaction was that he was being fooled again.

However, to be cautious, Lu Ziqing still went to the court's office. Only Gou Dongxi was sitting at the desk checking the pulse case.

He walked quietly to the table and suddenly spoke. Gou Dongxi was so focused that he was startled and almost tore the paper in his hand.

Fortunately, he was not in his eighties, otherwise he would have been sent away in such a confused manner and Lu Ziqing would have died unjustly.

"What are you doing?" Gou Dongxi said with a sullen face, "How come you're walking without making any sound? Next time you walk, don't be so quiet."

Even if Lu Ziqing was speechless, he had to say, "Yes."

Gou Dongxi asked, "Why did you come back instead of going to the West Garden to catch toads?"

"It was Doctor Wang who asked me to come back, saying there were not enough staff." Lu Ziqing said, "There is no one in the office. I came to ask for instructions from the master."

Gou Dongxi returned to the pulse record book and said, "Doctor Sun and the others are on duty today. Go to the palace and look for them."

Sure enough, this group of people were deliberately teasing him. The one surnamed Wang tricked him into going back to the Imperial Hospital, and the one surnamed Gou made him go to the inner room of the palace to be on duty.

It would take at least half an hour to go back and forth. In this weather, you would either die of heat or thirst.

In the inner duty room, Imperial Physician Sun was sitting at his desk concentrating on writing a prescription when he suddenly felt someone breathing in front of him.

He suddenly looked up and saw Lu Ziqing looking at him with sweat all over his forehead and panting.

"Dr. Sun, I'm here."

Doctor Sun just said "hmm" expressionlessly, then lowered his head and started writing again.

"Take this prescription to the Imperial Pharmacy next door and bring back the medicine to brew it. Concubine Li is pregnant with the dragon fetus, so you must not be careless and must be careful."

The Imperial Pharmacy is not far from the Internal Duty Room.

Logically speaking, Doctor Sun could just write the prescription and go next door to get the medicine. There was no need to call back Lu Ziqing who was far away in the West Garden and make him go to the next door to get the medicine for half a day.

There is still more than a month left before the three-month probation period, so I can only endure this period slowly.

Lu Ziqing took the prescription and walked into the imperial pharmacy. Maybe it was because it was noon and the eunuch on duty had not returned from lunch, or for some other reason, but there was no one there.

He waited for a while but no one came, and suddenly he remembered Wu Ji from the pharmacy.

Ever since Su Chengfeng was transferred out of the Imperial Pharmacy, only Wu Ji was left here. This kid is usually timid and will cry if he is slightly threatened.

He is alone now, and I don’t know if he will be afraid.

Lu Ziqing was a little worried, so he turned around and went to the pharmacy while no one was around.

As soon as he walked to the door of the pharmacy, he heard the eunuchs scolding inside.

"What are you doing? You've already cut five baskets of herbs in the morning. Even a snail can cut faster than you."

"Why waste your time talking to him? If you don't finish the cutting, don't even think about eating today."

Lu Ziqing stood outside the door and peeked in, only to see Wu Ji's thin back surrounded by several large baskets of herbs, one of which was big enough to hold two of him.

Even if you are a skilled herbalist with many years of experience, your hands will be worn out if you rush to cut all the herbs.

Not to mention an unskilled child like Wu Ji, who was useless except being used by the eunuchs to vent their anger.

"I'm faster than them all, didn't you see that?"

Wu Ji said as if he was crying, pointing to the five bamboo baskets beside him.

"I only cut this much this morning, and you still say I'm slow. How can you be so..."

"Snapped--"

"what--"

The eunuch in charge picked up the whisk in his hand and threw it towards Wu Ji's shoulder.

Lu Ziqing stood outside the door with averted eyes, recalling the time when this boy had insisted on following him into the Imperial Hospital.

Although Wu Ji's words and actions are a bit careless and childish, he is a very simple and honest person who says whatever he thinks.

Before arriving in Beijing, he had been clamoring to become Lu Ziqing's disciple, but he thought he was too inexperienced to be someone else's master, so he refused.

But in her heart, she recognized Wu Ji as her younger brother.

Lu Ziqing was even confused about his own affairs and the future, so how could he have the extra energy to take care of another person?

But I couldn't stand this kid's persistence and persuasion, so I followed him.

Just as he had expected, life in the palace was not satisfactory, but full of setbacks.

Chi Musheng is indeed an expert at catching toads. After Lu Ziqing left, he had already caught a second cage.

He was hitting the grass with the net in his hand, but his mind was not idle either.

The group surnamed Wang didn't like Lu Ziqing in the first place, and they were trying to make things difficult for him both openly and covertly.

Even if the Imperial Medical Service needed his help, they could just ask the eunuchs or the pharmacists to come and notify them.

These people can usually be ordered to do things by Lu Ziqing, and it is impossible for them to run away by themselves. I wonder what's wrong with Mr. Wang that he has become so diligent?

Thinking of this, Chi Musheng lost his mind to do the work at hand.

The toad was pressed under the net with its bulging jaws. It made a few dull quacks and quickly escaped into the water.

He dropped the net and ran to the Imperial Hospital.

Office, cooking room, imperial kitchen...

Chi Musheng ran to look for Lu Ziqing at every gatehouse but couldn't find him. He was frightened and said something.

"Oh no! Could Lu Ziqing be being punished in some corner again?"

As soon as this thought came to mind, he turned his head and saw that he was standing outside Gou Dongxi's office.

He ran in in a panic and annoyed people before he even said a word because of the noise he made.

"What are you doing? Why are you walking so loudly?" Gou Dongxi said, "Don't walk so hurriedly next time."

"Yes."

Gou Dongxi lectured him, "You've always been steady and collected, but now you've become so impetuous and unruly because of Lu Ziqing."

Chi Musheng seemed not to hear and asked himself: "Sir, have you met Lu Ziqing?"

"Lu Ziqing?" Gou Dongxi said, "I'm talking to you about something serious. Why are you mentioning him? He's gone to the inner duty room. I'm telling you... Hey, come back."

Chi Musheng was most afraid of him speaking, but when he spoke in public, he was very concise and only talked about the important things.

But the private preaching is endless, even more nagging than gossips, so get away before he opens his mouth.

When he went out, he accidentally bumped into Lu Quan who was walking towards him, and his medicine bag and books fell to the ground.

"Hey, why are you running in broad daylight?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Master Lu, I didn't see it."

Chi Musheng picked up the books and yellow paper bag on the ground, handed them back to him and ran away.

After delivering the medicine, Lu Ziqing was walking in the corridor out of the palace. From a distance, he saw Chi Musheng running towards him hurriedly, panting and asking him.

"I didn't see you when I went to the duty room. So you are here."

Lu Ziqing was confused. "Aren't you in Xiyuan? What are you doing here? Are you also called here to help?"

Chi Musheng raised his arm to wipe away the sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm here to help you. Mr. Wang kept you away for so long, I thought they were going to do something to you again."

Lu Ziqing was originally a little sad about Wu Ji's matter, but when he heard what Chi Musheng said, he laughed.

"Thank you, Master Chi, for your concern. I'm fine. How many toads did you catch?"

Chi Musheng walked side by side with him, regaining his previous ease.

"I filled your bamboo cage, but I came in such a hurry that I don't know if they all escaped."

After all the hassle, it's time to go back to work.

Lu Ziqing pounded his shoulders as he stepped out of the Imperial Hospital. Before he even went down the stairs, he saw a group of eunuchs rushing over.

Before he could react, the leading eunuch said, "You, go in. You can't leave yet."

"Why?" Lu Ziqing asked.

The leading eunuch stared into the door and said, "Not just you, no one can leave now."