Chapter 3108: Moisturizing Things Silently
"The girl is studying in the room." Mrs. Lu said immediately, "I'll ask her to come over right away."
"No need," Imperial Physician Lu stopped her immediately and said, "Let her continue studying. After the New Year, let her study with her brothers. I'll send her to the Imperial Medical Bureau later."
Mrs. Lu opened her mouth in surprise, and after a while she found her voice, "This, this is not possible. She will be twelve after the new year, and she can already start talking about marriage..."
"Why arrange marriage so early? A girl shouldn't get married until she's 18. She can go to the Imperial Medical Bureau at 12, do five years of physical therapy, and graduate at 17. Then she can join the Imperial Hospital or other local medical bureaus. She can work there for two or three years to establish herself before getting married." Imperial Physician Lu said to her seriously, "If a girl gets married early, she'll have children early, which is bad for her health."
Mrs. Lu: ...But you didn’t say that before.
Doctor Lu had previously thought of finding a date for his daughter when she was twelve years old, and then having them meet for two or three years, and then getting engaged before she reached the age of marriage. Then, after two years, they could choose a date, and she could get married once she turned eighteen, which would be just the right time to have children.
This...why did it change suddenly?
Doctor Lu looked at Madam Lu seriously and said, "Don't underestimate women. They can also bring honor to the family."
He felt that his immediate superior was about to turn into a woman.
Although Zhou Man's rank has always been slightly higher than his, that was in Chongwenguan. In the Imperial Hospital, their ranks were comparable. The most important thing was that they both independently saw patients and prescribed medicine without interfering with each other. If they occasionally cooperated, it was also under the orders of Dean Xiao.
But there has never been a moment like today when Doctor Lu felt so clearly the gap between him and Zhou Man. This gap was not in medical skills, but in politics.
Regarding the former, Doctor Lu could still try hard, at least he had his own specialties to treat, and he wasn't afraid of looking at Zhou Man, who was more skilled than him.
As for the latter, as the Imperial Medical Bureau was promoted and had more contacts with officials in the court, Doctor Lu had given up struggling, but from a letter today he could see how adept Zhou Man was at this.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, some of Doctor Lu's deep-rooted ideas had already collapsed into ashes during his collaboration with Zhou Man over the past few years.
Even Imperial Physician Lu was like this, not to mention Dean Xiao, who was barely open-minded.
He put away Zhou Man's letter and couldn't help sighing.
Mrs. Xiao had just put away the New Year's goods from Liu and Lu's families and came over to bring him some tea. Seeing this, she asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "I'm wondering when I should retire."
Madam Xiao was startled and asked quickly, "What do you mean? What's wrong with you? Or is there something wrong in the palace?"
Being an imperial physician is also a high-risk profession, because the identities of the patients are usually extraordinary. If a medical accident or other man-made medical accident occurs, the imperial physician is usually blamed, so Mrs. Xiao was easily frightened.
Xiao Yuanzheng said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I was just thinking of giving up my seat to someone else."
Madam Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said unhappily, "What are you thinking about? In terms of medical skills, qualifications in the Imperial Hospital, and achievements in the Imperial Medical Bureau, who can make you give up your position?"
Xiao Yuanzheng sighed and said, "The waves behind push the waves in front. I, the wave in front, can't become a stubborn rock blocking the way."
With the construction and development of the Imperial Medical Bureau in recent years, he indeed felt that his brain and mind were not enough.
But he was also reluctant to give up his official position and the power he had gained, so he looked conflicted.
Madam Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Who is Hou Lang?"
Xiao Yuanzheng raised his eyes and glanced at her and said, "Zhou Man, who else can be called the new wave in the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Hospital, and can even beat me, the old wave, except her?"
Although he considers himself a leading figure, not everyone can reach his level. Xiao Yuanzheng still has this confidence.
Madam Xiao hadn't spent much time with Zhou Man, so she didn't have the same understanding as Dean Xiao. She frowned and asked, "Isn't she a woman? Being an imperial physician is fine, but can she be both Dean and Director?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "Why not?"
Madam Xiao: "Why is that possible? Didn't you say she was just a female doctor when she first entered the Imperial Hospital?"
Xiao Yuan was silent for a while, then said, "Things are different now..."
Madam Xiao stared at him, and after a while, she pinched the flesh on his arm and said, "I don't care. Anyway, you can't resign on your own initiative unless you make a mistake. Do you hear me?"
She said, "Several of the children in the family are useless. You should at least wait until your grandchildren are older to train them. Otherwise, what will happen to our Xiao family in the future?"
Xiao Yuanzheng fell into deep thought, and after a while he said, "Let the girls in the family study with their brothers."
"How old are they? Five, six, seven, or eight, and they're just starting to learn knitting."
Xiao Yuanzheng insisted, "Let them study! They should learn whatever their brothers learn."
Madam Xiao said angrily, "Not only do the brothers have to memorize medicinal recipes from your eldest son, they also have to study classics, history, and literature from the teachers we invited."
"Learn!" Xiao Yuanzheng said, "They should learn too!"
Madam Xiao looked at Xiao Yuanzheng in surprise.
Xiao Yuanzheng said earnestly, "There's nothing we can do about it. Look at our sons. Have they learned my medical skills? My grandchildren are still young, but I've watched them over the past two years, and I don't think any of them are particularly bright or talented."
Dean Xiao actually felt that he was quite talented, otherwise he would not have been able to stand out from the crowd of imperial physicians and become the Dean at such a young age. Well, although his mentor was also a factor.
But his mentor values him because he is talented.
So how come his next generation of children didn't inherit his talent?
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at Madam Xiao in what he thought was a subtle way.
Madam Xiao: ...
It is said that sons look like their mothers and daughters look like their fathers. What if the genes can be inherited from grandchildren?
For example, a grandson looks like his grandmother, and a granddaughter looks like her grandfather...
If the grandsons are still not promising, but the granddaughters happen to inherit his talents, there is nothing wrong with them pursuing their own careers.
He advised his wife earnestly, "A granddaughter's future is brighter than a grandson-in-law's, right?"
He said, "Even if it's about helping the family, a granddaughter will definitely care more about it than a grandson-in-law."
Madam Xiao: "...You still want them to be high officials?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "Although my feet are a little unsteady right now, as long as I think of Zhou Man, I feel grounded again."
He said to Madam Xiao with a serious face, "I am serious. Don't underestimate Zhou Man. He is the next Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Director of the Imperial Hospital."
Mrs. Xiao's heart was beating wildly, and she finally stopped talking.
At this time, the prince had just finished reading Zhou Man's letter. He looked at the two prescriptions that fell out of the envelope, then read the letter again. He couldn't help but curl his lips. He really didn't want to suffer any loss at all.
He thought about it and deduced it in his mind. He had to admit that her proposal was more perfect. Even if the royal family behaved foolishly in the future, there would be someone keeping an eye on this pharmacy, so no big problems would arise.
The prince took the prescription and went to the Taiji Hall to find the emperor, "Father, Zhou Man has brought the prescription."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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