Chapter 140 Huan'er

When Wei Xiaoran left, he also took Meng Ziling with him.

Meng Ziling is different from Lin Qian. He is a man and it is not convenient for him to live in the palace. He can only enter the palace at any time when summoned by the emperor.

Time passed day by day. Every day, in addition to making medicine for the emperor, Lin Qian went to the Imperial Hospital to read medical books and gave lectures to the imperial doctors from time to time.

Of course, the lecturers were not usually from the five great families. There were always some doctors in the Imperial Hospital who were not from aristocratic families.

The people from the aristocratic family drew a clear line between themselves and Lin Qian. It was the kind of situation where if you ignore me, I won't pay attention to you either.

The only ones who can find Lin Qian and want to learn knowledge are imperial physicians who have no identity or background and have entered the Imperial Medical Bureau on their own.

"Miss, you are finally back!"

Lin Qian returned to her residence early today, and saw a lot of people standing in front of the door. Bai Zhi saw Lin Qian and hurried over.

Lin Qian asked, "What happened?"

Bai Zhi said, "Didn't Eunuch Su bring a few old maids and eunuchs here yesterday for the young lady to see? Then the news got out, and they all came to see the young lady for treatment."

Yesterday, Eunuch Su brought a group of old maids and eunuchs with him. They had all taken care of the emperor before, so after the emperor ascended the throne, he honored them with his care.

They had been in the palace for many years, and most of their illnesses were caused by hard work. Lin Qian gave them acupuncture and prescribed medicine.

"I understand. You guys go move a table over and I'll show them in the yard." Lin Qian said.

She was bored anyway, and treating patients was just a way to pass the time.

The younger palace maids basically suffered from cold uterus and cold body, so Lin Qian prescribed Sihong Soup for them to drink.

This four-red soup is simple to make and uses very common ingredients, making it just right for them.

The eunuchs basically suffered from diseases such as rheumatism, which was related to the fact that they had to kneel and kowtow constantly.

As for this type of rheumatism, in addition to prescribing medicine, acupuncture is needed.

She looked at them one after another, and it was dark by the time Lin Qian finished looking at only half of them.

"Let's stop here for today! Come back after the Si hour tomorrow." Lin Qian said.

After hearing this, the rest of the people didn't say much and quietly left.

It had been a long time since she had such a fulfilling life. Lin Qian slept very comfortably tonight. Therefore, when the gentleman on the beam came to visit in the middle of the night and called several times, Lin Qian woke up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Wei Xiaoran's aggrieved face. Lin Qian said speechlessly, "Why did you come to the palace in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

Wei Xiaoran lifted the quilt and lay down next to Lin Qian, saying, "This is not your house. Without Uncle Wu and Shuo Shuo, the palace guards can't stop me."

Seeing Wei Xiaoran looking somewhat smug, Lin Qian smiled, and then thought of the fighting Lin Wu and Lin Shuo.

"How are my father and Shuo Shuo and the others? Is there any news?" Lin Qian asked.

A month has passed since they set out on the expedition, and the army had arrived at the border half a month ago.

Wei Xiaoran shook his head: "I haven't received any news yet, but this time the emperor sent Uncle Wu, and I have arranged everything. Uncle Wu and Shuo Shuo will be fine."

Lin Qian has never been very worried about the safety of the two.

"You came to the palace so late just to see me?" Lin Qian asked again, then yawned.

"Alas! I can't be lazy now. The shameless emperor has handed everything over to me.

Taking advantage of the fact that she was poisoned, she didn't even attend court. She hid in her bedroom every day writing letters to Shen Junqi and preparing for the ceremony of the coronation.

Wei Xiaoran felt a stomachache when he thought of the emperor who had quit his job.

Lin Qian looked at Wei Xiaoran carefully. There were two candles burning outside the bed curtain, and the candlelight could faintly penetrate into the curtain.

Wei Xiaoran's face revealed fatigue. After working hard for many days, his face had become a little thinner.

"The emperor is exploiting you!" Lin Qian stroked Wei Xiaoran's cheek with some heartache.

Wei Xiaoran smiled, moved closer to Lin Qian, rubbed his nose against hers, and said, "Do you feel sorry for me? If you feel sorry for me, kiss me. I miss you."

Lin Qian couldn't bear to refuse, so the two of them got together.

"Alas! We can't get married until next year. Why does time go by so slowly?" Wei Xiaoran hugged Lin Qian and panted. After a while, he said with gritted teeth.

Lin Qian pushed him away with a red face and said, "Alright! Hurry and leave before it gets light! It would be bad if someone found out."

Wei Xiaoran kissed Lin Qian for a while with a wronged look on his face, and then walked away under the moonlight.

The next day, Lin Qian prepared medicine for the emperor, and after acupuncture, she continued to treat the palace maids and eunuchs.

After another four or five days, the number of talented people gradually decreased.

That afternoon, after Lin Qian finished looking at the last palace maid and just stood up to stretch her body, she saw a little palace maid of about eleven or twelve years old, peeking over here secretly.

When Lin Qian noticed her, the little palace maid seemed to be frightened and suddenly retracted her head.

When the little palace maid stuck her head out again, she saw Lin Qian squatting beside the door, looking at her with a smile.

"Are you here to see me for medical treatment too?" Lin Qian asked.

Seeing that Lin Qian had no intention of blaming her, the little palace maid relaxed a little this time, nodded, and then shook her head.

"Can I ask you to go to a place where there are many patients?" the little palace maid said timidly.

As soon as the little palace maid said it, Lin Qian knew where it was. There were many old eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. After they lost their ability to work, some of them were sent out of the palace.

Some were trapped in the palace and were all sent to one place for centralized care.

It’s called care, but in fact it just means giving them something to eat so that they don’t starve to death.

Lin Qian rubbed the little maid's head and asked, "What's your name? Where do you want me to go?"

The little palace maid said, "My name is Huan'er. I would like to ask you to go to the cold palace. There are many patients there. My Yu Ma is also there."

Lin Qian asked Bai Zhi and Bai Wei to carry the medicine box for her, and she took Huan'er with her to the cold palace.

"Who is Nanny Yu?" Lin Qian asked.

Hearing about Yu Mama, Huan'er pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I entered the palace when I was eight years old, and Yu Mama has always been my teacher. But last year, she got old and in poor health, so she was moved to the cold palace.

Sometimes I would come to see Nanny Yu. The maids and eunuchs in the cold palace were very kind to me, but they were all sick and I had no money to hire an imperial physician to see them.

A few days ago, I heard from others that you treat patients in the palace for free, so I came to see you, young lady.

After hearing this, Lin Qian touched Huan'er's head. This little palace maid was kind and quite good.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of them."