Chapter 90: Traveling to the Ancient Times to Open a Clinic 4: Jimin Hall
"What? She is no longer in the capital? What happened to her?"
"As you can see, Gu Jingting married the princess, and before the wedding he divorced Shen Qian. To ensure Shen Qian's safety, I arranged for her to move elsewhere."
Tao Lingshu burst into tears, "My poor daughter, how can she survive anywhere else now? What will her future hold?"
The man in front of her patiently listened to her cry until she had calmed down, then he continued, "Now she can only be safe if she stays away from the capital, and you... shouldn't be in the capital, and you shouldn't be asking around for news about her."
Tao Lingshu also felt that the man in front of him did not seem to have any intention of harming his daughter, so he asked again: "I... I can leave, I can take my little daughter home, and I will never come to the capital to inquire again, but... Sir, please let me see Chen Qian, she is my daughter, and now she is suddenly divorced, and no news has been heard from out of thin air, you let me... How can I be at ease, since she can't stay in the capital, why not just let her go home, her father and I will support her!"
The man said, "Not sending her home is for the sake of your whole family's lives. You have more than one daughter, so you have to think about your other daughter, right?"
Tao Lingshu broke out in a sweat. She should have been against it when her husband insisted on marrying her daughter to the capital. Who could have thought that Chen Qian would get such a marriage? But the good times didn't last long, as Gu Jingting was favored by the princess again.
And Shen Qian's whereabouts became a matter of life and death.
When she talked to her husband before, he said the same thing, that she shouldn't have come to the capital. If he wanted her to live, he had to treat her as dead.
"But...but..." Tao Lingshu didn't know what to say for a moment. He just stood there in a daze, crying.
"Mom...don't cry, you still have me."
In the dark room, the girl's voice was heard, comforting her mother.
The man continued, "Mrs. Shen, it's a one-year period. After a year, I'll send someone to pick you up to meet Shen Qian. How about that?"
Tao Lingshu raised his head suddenly: "Really?"
"But you must leave the capital immediately. I will send someone to escort you away personally. Don't delay any longer."
Tao Lingshu knew she had no other choice. She should agree for the sake of Shen Qian or the safety of herself and her little daughter.
She stared at the man in front of her, his face hidden in the darkness. "Sir, can I know your identity? Words are not enough. If I don't wait for the person you sent in a year, and can't find Chen Qian, where can I find you?"
The man was silent for a while, as if he was thinking. Finally, he walked to the bright side of the room. The light from the window fell on him, revealing an extremely handsome face.
“Mrs. Shen, I am Gu Jingxing. I keep my word. Do you trust me now?”
Tao Lingshu had met this man when his daughter got married. He knew that he was a great general who had fought in all directions and killed countless enemies. A man like him would definitely not go back on his promise.
"Okay, General Gu, I'll trouble you to take care of my daughter."
"Don't tell anyone about what you saw me," Gu Jingxing instructed.
After the two finished chatting, Gu Jingxing immediately asked someone to send her away in a carriage.
As soon as Tao Lingshu left, his men came to report: "My lord, the princess has just sent people to track down Madam Shen's whereabouts."
Gu Jingxing curled his lips slightly. He didn't expect Princess Shaoyang to act so quickly. Fortunately, he had sent people to watch at several city gates before. As long as there was news that County Magistrate Shen or his wife had entered the capital, they would be brought to see him immediately.
Just now, Gu Jingting just glanced at Madam Shen for a second longer at the foot of the temple mountain, but the princess noticed it and even sent people to keep an eye on her. If his men were a little slower, Madam Shen would have been intercepted by the princess's men, and it would be hard to say what her fate would be afterwards.
Princess Shaoyang is the only legitimate princess of Emperor Yongtai. Even if she did something to Shen Qian's mother, it would be difficult for others to seek justice for her.
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After Shen Qian had almost recovered her health, she received a reply from Gu Jingxing, informing her that her mother had gone to the capital and telling her not to worry, as he had sent her mother home.
Shen Qian was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the original body's mother would go to the capital.
But it is understandable. His son-in-law married the princess, but his daughter's whereabouts are unknown. Anyone would collapse if they heard this news.
What she didn't expect was that Gu Jingxing knew about this and he actually intervened in the matter.
He seemed to be particularly concerned about everything related to her...
She didn't know what use she was to the general with her current identity and situation, and she actually asked him to help her again and again.
This made Shen Qian feel relieved, but also a little more cautious.
For now, I can only take it one step at a time and open the clinic first so that my mission in this world can be carried out smoothly.
As long as the mission can be completed successfully, if there is really danger, she can just leave the world and move on to the next mission.
With this in mind, Chen Qian asked Ling Yuan to inquire about vacant shops nearby.
"Miss, the shops currently for sale are too small and not suitable for opening a clinic." Ling Yuan picked and chose, not very satisfied with any of them.
"What about the shops for rent?"
"Rent? Girl... wouldn't that be too unfair to you?"
"It's just a clinic. It doesn't matter whether it's rented or bought. As long as we can build a good reputation in Anrong City, people will come."
Ling Yuan followed Chen Qian's instructions and went looking again, and sure enough, she found a shop for rent on the next street.
This shop used to be a pharmacy, but the owner moved elsewhere and it became vacant.
Many furnishings were retained, and Chen Qian only needed to purchase some tables and chairs to open his clinic.
Shen Qian saw that the store had a good location and the rent was reasonable, so the two parties signed a three-year rental contract with an annual rent of 20 taels of silver. Shen Qian rented the store and paid one year's rent as agreed.
Ling Yuan asked, "Miss, what should we call our clinic? How about using your last name and calling it Shen's Clinic?"
Shen Qian smiled and shook her head: "It's still too ostentatious, let's call it Jimin Hall."
Jimin Hall is a very typical name for a medical clinic in this world, and it is also her mission in this world, which is pretty good.
Soon, with the help of Ling Yuan, Jimintang officially started its business after completing the preliminary work.
This is a new thing in Anrong City. The daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, who just moved to the city and bought a house, actually rented a store and opened a... clinic?
Originally, Mrs. Cheng had purchased a house and had just moved in. Many ladies in the city were curious about her and many wanted to win her over. Unexpectedly, she turned around and opened a medical clinic, which made those who had originally planned to visit her to get to know her back off.
A few days later, in the largest market in Anrong City, several neighboring vendors were talking about this.
"Have you heard that the widowed Madam Cheng who just moved to the east of the city actually opened a clinic? This is not the most surprising thing. After all, her late husband was a businessman before and I heard he also sold medicinal herbs. The most surprising thing is that Madam Cheng did not hire a doctor and sat in the clinic to see patients herself!"
"Who says it's not true? In Anrong, we only have female midwives. I've never heard of a female doctor. It's really ridiculous."
"Women should stay in the backyard. After their husbands die, they should stay at home and stay together, or remarry. How can a widow from a wealthy family like this show her face around freely outside?"
"Forget it, forget it, let's stop talking. He might actually be capable."
"Forget it, who would dare to see a female doctor? Wouldn't they be laughed at?"
The servants from the Cheng Mansion who came to the market to buy things were all pointed at and talked about. Ling Yuan soon learned about this situation from the people below.
"I never thought that people in a small town like Anrong, which is far away from the Central Plains, would be so closed-minded! In my opinion, as long as the disease can be cured, what does it matter whether the doctor is a man or a woman?" Ling Yuan gritted her teeth and stood up for Shen Qian.
However, how many people have such an idea? As for the newly opened Jimintang and the female doctor behind it, the people of Anrong City just gathered at the door to watch the fun, and there was not a single person who wanted to come to see a doctor.
Ling Yuan was very anxious, but Chen Qian was not in a hurry. The clinic had just opened, and it would be difficult for the doctor to get started, no matter whether he was a man or a woman. She went to the store as usual every day. When there were no patients to see, she would calmly flip through the medical books.
Ling Yuan originally thought that if things continued like this, the store would have to close down, but she didn't expect that after waiting for more than a month, someone actually came to the store.
"Can you deliver babies here?" The old woman who came to the door asked in a panic, sweating all over her forehead.
"This..." Ling Yuan looked her up and down, unable to make up her mind.
Usually, women would find a midwife when giving birth, and would not go to a clinic to see a doctor. Ling Yuan subconsciously thought that the girl might not want to see a doctor.
Shen Qian stood up suddenly, carrying the medicine box that had been prepared long ago, and walked towards the man: "Yes, where is the woman in labor, lead the way."
"Miss...Madam, what should we do with this clinic?" Ling Yuan asked.
"I'm closed today. Let's talk when I get back."
Ling Yuan was a little surprised and quickly did as he was told.
Aunt Liu still wanted to take Shen Qian there on foot, but fortunately Shen Qian asked and found out that her home was in the countryside outside the city and should not be close to here. Shen Qian quickly asked the old woman to go with her in a carriage.
Aunt Liu said anxiously, "I used to have a familiar midwife in the city, but she's out today, and I can't find anyone else. My daughter-in-law is having a difficult delivery, so I asked Mrs. Li from our village to see her, but she can only perform a shaman dance. I'm afraid it won't help, so I can only ask..."
"My last name is Shen." Shen Qian said.
"I can only ask Doctor Shen for help." Aunt Liu wiped her face and said.
The carriage could only stop at the entrance of the village. When Shen Qian was about to walk in, Ling Yuan came chasing him on horseback. He took Shen Qian and Aunt Liu on the horse, and the three of them soon arrived at Aunt Liu's door.
After entering the delivery room, a panicked woman rushed out and said, "No, this is a ghost fetus demanding your life. It's useless..."
Mrs. Li has always been superstitious, but she has helped many women in the village give birth. Some of them gave birth successfully, while some lost both adults and children. At this time, even she said such an unlucky word, and wailing and crying suddenly sounded at the scene.
Shen Qian pushed through the crowd and walked forward quickly to check.
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