Luoyang Brocade - Chapter 19

“Speaking of famous doctors, there are countless famous doctors in the capital. Especially the Imperial hospital, which has gathered the best masters in the medical field from the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

Ling Jingyan deliberately showed off and listed them one by one: “The imperial doctor of Zhou is good at treating children’s diseases. The princes and grandchildren born in the palaces, their diseases are all diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician of Zhou. The imperial physician Yu is good at treating women’s diseases. When the concubines and ladies in the palace are sick and unwell, most of them are treated by imperial physician Yu. These two imperial physicians are well-known in the imperial hospital, and the idle people can’t invite them. Only the royal family members of the Xungui Hou Mansion, as well as first-rank and second-rank civil servants, can invite them to come and treat illnesses. However, the medical skills of the two of them are nothing compared to the Imperial physician Wei.”

Imperial physician Wei?

Ling Jingshu’s heart moved, and she couldn’t wait to ask: “What kind of disease is this Imperial Physician Wei good at treating?”

Ling Jingyan smiled and said: “The Imperial Physician Wei is best at treating difficult and miscellaneous diseases. There are many patients who have been diagnosed as having incurable diseases. but when they came to Imperial Physician Wei, they were cured. Just two months ago, there was a patient whose legs had been ill for many years and could not walk. With time, it will be back to normal.”

There was such a genius doctor in the world!

Ling Jingshu suppressed the excitement in her heart and asked curiously: “This Imperial Physician Wei is an imperial physician in the imperial hospital. He should only treat people in the palace. Why does he often treat patients outside?

” There is a reason. You are not in the capital, so of course you don’t know.” Ling Jingyan became excited and continued talking endlessly: “Most of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital are from prominent medical families, and they started studying medicine in their childhood. Some are from famous doctors’ families in the states and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Only Imperial physician Wei is an exception.”

“I heard that Imperial physician Wei lost his mother when he was young, and his father died of illness when he was three years old. He was so talented that he was accepted as a closed student (1) by a senior doctor, and started to study medicine at the age of six.”

“If this had continued, he was sure to become a famous doctor. However, the fate of the man is really unpredictable….”

Ling Jingyan deliberately paused for a moment when she said this.

Ling Jingshu’s curiosity was aroused, and couldn’t help asking: “What happened later?”

“I’ve been talking for a long time, and I’m thirsty.” Ling Jingyan coughed pretendingly.

Ling Jingshu couldn’t help but get up and pour a cup of tea for her: “Cousin Yan’s mouth is dry, drink this cup of tea before continuing.”

…

Ling Jingyan was not thirsty, but she was pretending to be thirsty. Pretentiously, took a sip of tea, and then continued enthusiastically: “When he was ten years old, his eldest sister was exactly sixteen years old. She was born with a beautiful face and was caught by a county king belonging to the royal clan. He wanted to grab her into the palace as a concubine. Miss Wei would rather die than follow and slammed her head against the gate, started bleeding profusely, and almost died on the spot.”

“Coincidentally, Concubine Xu, who hadn’t been made a queen back then, happened to pass by the county palace, and she was unhappy when she heard about it. So she ordered someone to heal Miss Wei, and then severely reprimanded that county king.”

“It was also a blessing in disguise for Miss Wei, and after she recovered from her injury, she entered the palace and became a palace maid. Because of her natural beauty, she soon won the favor of the Emperor. The Emperor wanted to give her a name, but I heard that she politely refused, and she was still working as a maid beside Concubine Xu. She only begged the Emperor to let her younger brother enter the Imperial hospital. They can see each other from time to time. The Emperor nodded in agreement. The 12-year-old Imperial Physician Wei became the youngest Imperial physician in the Imperial hospital. He worshipped the highly skilled physician of the imperial hospital as his teacher and has been devoting himself to studying the medical prescriptions of the past dynasties. In just a few years, he has become famous in the capital for his superb medical skills and rejuvenation.”

“Everyone in the palace knows that the Emperor looks at her differently, and even Concubine Xu was favored more, and she was soon promoted to a position and became a noble concubine. .”

Hearing Concubine Xu’s name, Ling Jingshu’s eyes turned cold.

This Xu Guifei later became the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty. There was a son and a daughter under her knees, the son Yan Wang, who later became the Crown Prince and ascended the throne as the Emperor. The daughter, Princess Changping, was most favored by the emperor.

Back then, it was the honorable Princess Changping who fell in love with Lu Hong and insisted on recruiting him as a son-in-law!

Ling Jingyan didn’t notice it and continued: “Later, Empress Jiang died of illness, and the emperor logically appointed Concubine Xu as his Empress. Imperial Physician Wei’s sister was also named Jieyu.

” Everyone in the hospital scrambled to curry favor. The drudgery of treating the concubines and the royal family was beyond his responsibility. Doctor Wei had exquisite medical skills, but he had nowhere to use them. He felt very helpless. So he set up a hospital in the capital Chushan Hall which was dedicated to taking in patients with incurable diseases. Because it cured many patients who were diagnosed as dying, it soon became famous in the capital.”

“That’s when everyone saw that Imperial Physician Wei’s medical skills were superb. Later, Imperial Physician Wei became the Emperor’s exclusive imperial physician. Except for the Emperor, only the Empress and the Crown Prince who has been ill for a long time can invite the Imperial physician Wei. ”

“However, the philanthropic hall set up by Imperial Physician Wei in the capital has not been closed. It still takes in patients who have not been cured for a long time. However, Imperial Physician Wei has to be on duty in the palace, so he has very little free time every month. Only on the first and fifteenth day of every month can he go to the clinic. Imperial physician Wei was known as Miracle Doctor Wei, and that clinic also had a nickname, Huichuntang. As long as you live in the capital, there is no one who does not know Huichuntang. ”

” Miracle Doctor Wei is well-known in the capital, not only because of his superb medical skills and noble status. It is also because of his elegant and handsome appearance, he is a well-known handsome man in the capital, and he is only twenty-four years old this year. I don’t know how many daughters of famous families secretly admire him, and wait outside Huichun Hall with brazen faces, just to catch a glimpse of him. It’s a pity that Dr Wei is obsessed with medical skills and is very indifferent to women. He has not yet married. ”

Ling Jingyan said with a dry mouth and drank the tea in her hand casually.

Then, as if thinking of something, she looked at Ling Jingshu curiously: “Sister Shu, why are you asking so carefully? Could it be that you also want to go to the capital to see this divine doctor Wei? ”

Ling Jingshu didn’t refute it, she just acquiesced.

Ling Jingyan was just joking at first, but seeing Ling Jingshu’s reaction like this, she couldn’t help but be startled: “Well, what are you going to see him for? ”

Ling Jingshu didn’t hide anything, and said frankly: “Ah Xiao fell down when he was eight years old and hurt his brain. He has been blind for so many years and has been unable to see, so he can no longer read and practice calligraphy. I have always regretted it in my heart. If there is a chance to cure his eyes, I must try it. ” 

Since she had made up her mind to go to the capital, there is no need to hide the matter of treating Ling Xiao’s eyes.

Ling Jingyan was taken aback for a moment and then sighed: “Cousin Xiao’s eyes are indeed a pity. He was very clever since he was a child, and was known as a child prodigy. If it wasn’t for being blind, he might have passed the county examination a long time ago.”

After a pause, she continued: “It is indeed a good thing that you want to take cousin Xiao to the capital for treatment of his eye. However, it is a long way to go, and it may not be cured in time when it arrives in the capital. I don’t know how much time and effort it will take. Grandmother and Fifth Uncle may not be willing to nod in agreement. ”

Ling Jingshu looked at Ling Jingyan sincerely: “To tell you the truth, I have already planned this in my heart, and I have also thought of a countermeasure. When grandma’s birthday is over, you will return to the capital. I want to go to Luoyang with you. We have to stay at my Eldest Uncle’s home for a while. Then I will ask Cousin Yan to take care of us.”

Ling Jingyan smiled without thinking: “This is a good idea. Go to the capital with us, I guess Grandma and Uncle Wu have nothing to worry about. Don’t say polite words to me, you can just stay in the mansion when you arrive in the capital, it doesn’t matter how long you want to stay.”

Ling Jingyan’s enthusiasm was quite surprising.

Ling Jingshu didn’t have much affection for Ling Jingyan at first. At this time, she couldn’t help being moved: “Then I will thank Cousin Yan first.” Then she reminded her gently: “I haven’t mentioned this matter to my grandmother, so I ask Cousin Yan to keep it a secret for now.”

Ling Jingyan responded with a smile.

…

The two chatted for a long time, and at noon, Ling Jingshu deliberately kept Ling Jingyan to have lunch in Qiushui Pavilion. She sent someone to call Ling Xiao over again.

Unexpectedly, when Ling Xiao came over, there were two more people following behind him.

When Lu Hong’s handsome and gentle face came into view, Ling Jingshu frowned almost reflexively, her expression suddenly turned cold.

Lu Hong was used to Ling Jingshu’s indifference, and he was not discouraged. He walked forward with a smile: “Cousin Shu, I was explaining the current situation to Cousin Xiao just now. I heard that Cousin Shu had prepared lunch here. I couldn’t help being greedy for a while, so I followed with a smile. Please don’t take offence to my cousin.”

So what?

Everyone was here, so we can’t just drive him away like this!

Although she wanted to do this very much, but thinking of Madam Ling, she had to restrain her impulse and replied coldly: “I didn’t expect Cousin Lu and Cousin Qian to come here together. The food is not rich, I’m afraid we are going to neglect our guests.”

Ling Jingshu didn’t turn her face on the spot and was willing to restrain her temper to deal with him. Lu Hong was very happy in his heart, and he didn’t care about whether the food was good or not. He laughed again and said: “Cousin Shu doesn’t think our brothers are presumptuous.”

Lu Qian couldn’t get in a word for a while, so he stood aside with a smile. But those eyes stared at Ling Jingshu without blinking.

Ling Xiao couldn’t see, but Ling Jingyan’s eyesight was very good. She had a panoramic view of this scene, and couldn’t help but be secretly amused.

The admiration in Lu Hong’s eyes was so obvious that even a blind man could see it. That’s all! Unexpectedly, Lu Qian, who is still a child, also knows what it means to be a “good lady and a gentleman”.

1. It means the last disciple. 

T/N Woo Hoo first mention of our ML