Chapter 596 A Dream of Youth 128
Yan Xi glanced at Xie Ning's face and felt a faint sadness for no apparent reason.
The emperor remained silent, but the empress spoke up, asking the imperial physician, "What does Physician Mu think?"
The Imperial Physician Mu, suddenly placed on the fire stand: ........
"As long as the mother is healthy, the baby will naturally be healthier as well." After saying this, Physician Mu secretly glared at Xie Ning, dutifully covering for her.
The emperor pondered for a while. He also liked slender beauties, but compared to beauty, offspring were more important. Besides, Xie Ning had just said that health was not the same as being robust.
"Then go and see the ladies of the palace," the emperor said after a moment's hesitation. "And the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager as well."
Seeing Xie Ning's hesitant expression, the Empress smiled and asked, "Is there something inconvenient for Doctor Xie?"
"Your Majesty, although I have some medical knowledge, I have little experience and I am afraid that I might offend you."
Upon hearing this, the emperor snorted coldly, "You weren't afraid of offending me and the empress just now."
Yan Xi immediately spoke up for Xie Ning, "Father, isn't it because you and Mother are quite familiar with each other?"
"Because they are close elders, Aning naturally has more courage. That's how I am; I only dare to be presumptuous in front of you and the Empress Dowager, as well as my Grandmother and Great-Grandmother."
The tense atmosphere in the room gradually dissipated, and Xie Ning hadn't even had a chance to shower Xie Ning with compliments.
"Don't worry, I'll have Granny Qian accompany you. As for her lack of experience, she can treat the young maids more often."
The Empress noticed Xie Ning's relieved expression and chuckled inwardly, thinking to herself, "She's still just a child."
"Your Majesty, can I only treat palace maids? Today, when I took His Majesty's pulse and discussed the diagnosis with Physician Mu and Physician Du, I found that I still have many shortcomings. The reason is that I have not seen enough illnesses."
The men were unwilling to let my daughter treat the illness.
The Empress met Xie Ning's expectant gaze, her face slightly flushed, and she gently instructed, "You are still young, but you should know the difference between men and women now. It's best to have less contact with men outside the family."
"But in the eyes of doctors, there is no difference between men and women; they are just patients."
This child is somewhat naive.
The Empress fell silent. She actually felt that Xie Ning's words made some sense, and since the Xie family had already agreed to let Xie Ning practice medicine, they naturally didn't care about these things.
The emperor, already dressed, came out and sat directly beside the empress. "If this child wants to learn, let her learn. Clear out a small side hall for her. She's just a patient, isn't she? Just bring some palace maids and eunuchs over to take care of her."
After saying that, he patted Xie Ning's head and said, "At worst, I'll arrange a marriage for her."
No one dared to say anything bad about Xie Ning, after all, she was the child they had watched grow up year by year, and she was also an auspicious creature choosing its master. Moreover, she had cured Yan Xi, so it was no big deal for them to give her some preferential treatment.
Xie Ning's back stiffened. Had she lifted a rock only to drop it on her own foot?
"However, are you willing to treat the eunuchs?" the emperor asked with some curiosity.
Xie Ning snapped out of her reverie, her expression serious. "In my heart, a patient is a patient, regardless of gender or social status."
The emperor then looked at the eunuch Ding beside him and put him in charge of the matter.
Ding, the eunuch, smiled and agreed, feeling quite good about Xie Ning because of what Xie Ning had just said.
As Xie Ning went outside, she was still thinking about what to do if the emperor really arranged a marriage for her. However, given the emperor's personality, he wasn't an unreasonable person. She should be able to handle it by speaking up nicely.
As Xie Ning passed by the side hall, he turned and walked to a young palace maid who was tidying up weeds. He then stopped and spoke to the eunuch Ding beside him, “I will be entering the palace tomorrow. Eunuch Ding, you can arrange twenty people for me first, ten eunuchs and ten palace maids.”
Ding, the eunuch, made a mental note of it, then asked Xie Ning with some hesitation, "Doctor Xie, are there any requirements for this candidate?"
Xie Ning glanced at Eunuch Ding, puzzled, not understanding his meaning.
Eunuch Ding had no choice but to explain in a low voice, "This is the person we're looking for. Doctor Xie, do you want someone who is healthy, or someone who is genuinely ill?"
"Eunuch Ding, I'm here to see a doctor. Of course, I'm here to treat the sick. What's the point of seeing a healthy person?"
Ding, the eunuch, nodded knowingly and continued to walk and talk with Xie Ning.
The palace maid, who was squatting on the ground weeding, finally breathed a sigh of relief. With tears in her eyes, she bowed three times to Xie Ning's departing figure.
The dark, gloomy sky gradually cleared away, revealing a deep blue background.
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