The bed curtains were drawn, and Fang Xiyue was feeding Da Bao with a look of delight on her face.
The four men outside the bed curtains were getting a little aroused by the scene that was vaguely visible inside, but Ye Ziming quickly stopped them from watching any longer because he felt they would suffer internal injuries from holding it in.
The four people sat around the table drinking tea, mainly because they were a little thirsty.
"Are you just going to stay in the village and do nothing?" Chu Xingyan took out 100,000 taels of silver notes and slammed them on the table.
Chu Xingyan thought he would first try to bribe them with money, so that they would work hard to earn more money in order to outdo him, and then he could spend more time with Yueyue.
"Hmm, no." Gong Yunxiao took out 100,000 taels of silver notes from his pocket and placed them next to Chu Xingyan's silver notes.
Afterwards, Song Yifan also took out 100,000 taels of silver notes. This was something he and the prince had agreed upon, and each of them was to give Xiyue 100,000 taels. No one was allowed to take more or less.
Ye Zimo silently looked at the 300,000 taels of silver notes on the table. He didn't have any silver notes, let alone so many. Their clinic wasn't that profitable.
All three men were looking at him. Ye Ziming fell silent, feeling a little inferior, wondering if Yueyue would look down on him for not being able to earn money.
"Zimo, I think you could gather all the doctors in town together and open a special clinic, about three to five floors, with each doctor seeing patients according to their area of expertise."
This way, people won't need to travel far and wide to seek medical treatment; they'll know they can find the appropriate doctor once they go there. What do you think?
Seeing that Ye Zimo's expression was not good, Chu Xingyan suddenly realized that it was wrong of him to throw money at Ye Zimo earlier, so he quickly offered Ye Zimo some advice, since Ye Zimo would give the money he earned to Yueyue anyway.
“I think it’s feasible. I have a restaurant in town, so why don’t I rent it to you as a clinic? The large private rooms can be used as doctors’ private consultation rooms, and the lobby can be used for patients to wait.”
Gong Yunxiao thought this was feasible, so he immediately decided to provide the restaurant to Ye Ziming.
"I can introduce you to a group of guards who can protect the doctors' safety and prevent troublemakers from causing any trouble."
After thinking for a moment, Song Yifan realized that this was all he could do, and quickly said that since everyone else was involved, he naturally wanted to participate as well.
Ye Ziming was somewhat moved. He hadn't expected them to help him so much. If it weren't for Xi Yue, they might never have crossed paths.
"Thank you for your help, eldest brother, third brother, and fourth brother. Zi Mo is deeply grateful and will certainly not let you down."
Ye Zimo stood up and bowed to them very sincerely to express his gratitude.
"Don't be so polite, we're all family." Song Yifan pulled Ye Zimo down to sit down.
The group discussed the clinic, occasionally scribbling and drawing on paper.
Fang Xiyue heard what they were saying and was very happy to see them getting along so well through the bed curtains.
The group was very efficient, opening the clinic in just three days. The doctors were initially reluctant, but once they learned that a prince would be seeing patients, they came running eagerly.
Not only the doctors in the town, but also the well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioners from various villages came. Only after their medical skills were tested and deemed qualified were they allowed to practice medicine at the clinic.
When the clinic opened on the third day, there were 35 doctors in total, spread across 35 rooms on 5 floors. The first floor, which originally had no private rooms, was partitioned off within three days.
The entire clinic has 40 rooms in total. The remaining 5 rooms are used as wards on each floor for patients who cannot return home immediately. Of course, only male patients are allowed in these rooms.
The clinic also has rooms in its backyard, specifically for doctors who live far away to stay overnight.
After the clinic opened, it received unanimous praise from the people. Everyone was very willing to come here for treatment. Not only were the doctors highly skilled, but the servants who helped out were also very kind.
The clinic also has a pharmacy on the first floor, so it's very convenient to buy medicine downstairs after the doctor has written a prescription.
However, after a while, someone raised a protest. The protesters were not there to cause trouble, but because they couldn't get medical treatment.
They are female patients, and it's definitely not appropriate for them to see a doctor among men, especially since there are some illnesses they can't discuss with male doctors.
When Ye Ziming found out, he quickly started recruiting female doctors. He thought that not many female doctors would be willing to come, but he didn't expect to recruit 5 female doctors in a short time.
Gong Yunxiao also gave the teahouse next door to Ye Ziming to open a clinic. The teahouse only had three floors, but there were not many female doctors to begin with, so the three floors were not even full.
The reason there are so few female doctors is that many doctors are unwilling to pass on their medical skills to women, and people also feel that female doctors are unreliable, so there are very few female doctors.
As a result, the women's clinic was overcrowded as soon as it opened. It was unexpected that so many women would rather stay at home and suffer from their illnesses than go to the hospital for treatment.
There are also some women from wealthy families who don't want to come out for medical treatment, so the female doctors still have to take time to visit them, which is really too much for them.
Fang Xiyue then sent all the girls in the village who were willing to go to the clinic to help out. They had already been learning medicine from Master Mo in the village.
They can't cure intractable diseases, but they can treat common ailments. They can learn more medical skills while treating patients.
This only solved a small part of the problem. After all, they are still young and people don't trust them much. We still need to recruit more female doctors.
Gradually, their reputation spread, and more and more female doctors were willing to come. Some women who wanted to learn medicine came to become their apprentices, and the clinic officially began operating.
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Before we knew it, the children were three months old. The family of eight was having breakfast when a large group of people arrived, led by the father-in-law.
"The imperial edict has arrived, Prince Xiao, please receive it." The head eunuch, Hai, smiled at Gong Yunxiao.
Gong Yunxiao led everyone in bowing to receive the imperial decree.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Considering the deep brotherly bond, I hereby order the Prince and his Princess to immediately enter the palace for an audience with me, without delay! So be it!"
Upon hearing the words "Princess Consort," they knew the matter could no longer be concealed. The Emperor knew about their affair and wanted to summon them for questioning. As for why the imperial edict wasn't written that way, it was probably to save face for the royal family.
"Don't be afraid, Yueyue. My brother treats me very well. I believe he won't make things difficult for you or me. Let's take all three children with us. If we can't hold on any longer, we can just use the children."
Fearing that Fang Xiyue would be nervous, Gong Yunxiao quickly spoke up for his elder brother and even offered a solution.
"Okay." Fang Xiyue couldn't help but smile.
Therefore, Fang Xiyue decided to take the children back to the capital with Gong Yunxiao, Song Yifan, and Chu Xingyan, while Ye Zimo stayed behind so that he could send someone to the border to seek help from Nanxuan if things went wrong.
In order to make the children behave well in front of the emperor, Fang Xiyue and the others wore yellow clothes every day, so that the children could get used to it.
Many skilled people from the village accompanied them to prevent any accidents from happening on the way. After more than a month of arduous travel, they finally arrived in the capital.
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