Chapter 558 A Dream of Youth 90
"...I've also read The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean, and I'm currently studying The Analects."
Xie Ning listed all the books she had studied, but there was no need to mention the books she had read. She couldn't very well say that she had read through all the laws and history books of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The emperor was surprised and tested Xie Ning with a few questions. Seeing that Xie Ning could answer them all, the empress beside him couldn't help but praise, "Truly intelligent."
Princess Yanxi was overjoyed to see this and took Xie Ning's hand, saying many things to her. She was also a student and had read all the books Xie Ning mentioned.
"See? My son and this Miss Xie really do get along well."
The two children were about the same age and equally intelligent. If Yanxi hadn't refused, the emperor would have really wanted to bring Xie Ning into the palace to be Yanxi's study companion.
The Empress looked Xie Ning over, and after the two paused for a moment, she asked, "I heard you're studying medicine. How's your studies going?"
The Empress had little hope for Xie Ning's medical skills, given how young the child was. However, the fact that the Xie family didn't try to take credit for the white wolf made her more curious about Xie Ning. Seeing that she was intelligent and got along well with her daughter, she thought that she might actually have some skills.
Xie Ning felt the pulse on Princess Yanxi's wrist and sighed inwardly. This child was truly born intelligent, but physically weak.
From her appearance, you can see that her hair is a bit dry and yellow. She is seven or eight years old, but she looks younger than her age and is very thin.
Born into the royal family and being a favored princess of the emperor and empress, she naturally wouldn't be mistreated, so she must have had a pre-existing health problem.
"Does Princess Yanxi... suffer from a deficiency?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and Chen Wanniang below immediately gripped Xie Wangzhi's sleeve tightly.
Xie Wangzhi didn't show it on his face, but he gently patted Chen Wanniang's hand under the table, indicating that she shouldn't worry. Although he had only been an official for a short time, he had followed his teacher for many years and knew the current emperor quite well.
His Majesty is a lenient ruler; even if a child behaves improperly, he will not hold it against him.
The Empress broke the silence first, "You actually noticed?"
Some people couldn't help but glance at Xie Wangzhi. It was no secret that Princess Yanxi had a deficiency. Could it be that Xie Ning said this because Xie Wangzhi taught her?
Even the emperor and empress had the same suspicions.
“I just heard Princess Yanxi’s pulse. It was extremely soft and weak, almost imperceptible… It was somewhat weak, indicating a deficiency of qi and blood, and insufficient yang qi.”
That's why she concluded that the child was born with congenital deficiencies and was probably premature.
Under such conditions, it is not easy for a premature baby to survive, which shows that the emperor and empress were very careful.
With so many imperial physicians attending to her, the fact that she still gave birth prematurely must mean something was wrong. Three princes had already died young, and now only one princess was still alive.
Such palace secrets were not something she could pry into. Xie Ning composed herself and met the Empress's gaze.
"That's true. Yanxi was born a month earlier than other children, so she was born weaker than them." The Empress's expression was tinged with sadness.
The emperor thought the same thing: "Since you can take a pulse, it's clear you've learned medicine quite well. It's truly remarkable for someone so young."
He can be described as a genius.
The emperor wasn't particularly bothered by Xie Ning's decision to study medicine as a woman. She was just a young girl who knew some medical principles. Even if she went out to practice medicine, she wasn't his own child. Her family didn't object, so why should he be the villain?
As for some more feudal and old-fashioned adults who felt that this was against etiquette, she was practicing medicine out of loyalty, filial piety and virtue, and even a white wolf, an auspicious omen, appeared by her side.
It's clear that even God is on her side.
Xie Ning smiled somewhat embarrassedly, and then said, "I read in a book that if one is born with a deficiency, then one should take care of it later. Princess Yanxi's health will gradually improve, and she will surely live to be a hundred years old."
Everyone loves to hear nice words, and as the Emperor and Empress's expressions softened, the atmosphere around them improved considerably.
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