Qingrentang
After the Lunar New Year, Zhou Hanzhang was busy again. He had just arrived last year and learned about the corruption of the previous two county magistrates.
But he did not take action at that time. Now that the time is ripe, he also wants to take action against the Lin family and find out the whereabouts of the embezzled funds.
Women in this dynasty can be officials, but Shi Yanqing is not interested in officialdom. She can only express her opinions when she and Zhou Hanzhang are lying in bed and chatting late at night.
As for what Zhou Hanzhang thought or did after hearing it, she didn't care to know.
He would tell her after all.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Laba Festival, a plaque made of nanmu wood with the words "Qingrentang" engraved on it was delivered to the door of the clinic.
"Madam, we can hang up the plaque of our clinic now!" Tan Ye said happily.
After the clinic opened, Shi Yanqing had a plaque customized at a carpentry workshop in the city. After it was finished, she went to a fortune teller to calculate an auspicious time.
And today is a good day to hang the plaque.
Qingrentang.
This is the name of the clinic, and it will accompany Shi Yanqing throughout his life.
…
In the capital, inside the imperial palace.
Xiao Jiangyan looked at the note in his hand with a gloomy expression. This was the note that someone had just sent to Si Xi through a special channel.
She thought that after he left, she would never hear from him in her life, but she didn't expect that she would receive one today.
The corners of Xiao Jiangyan's mouth curled up slightly, as if she was happy that her lover had not made up his mind to cut off contact, and she was happy that she might receive a note like this in the future.
"Si Xi, is there any movement from the people in Lanyuan?"
Si Xi: "According to the news, the deposed crown prince is addicted to wine, women and sex all day long. However, his eunuch Xiao Shui fell seriously ill some time ago and did not survive."
Xiao Jiangyan sneered when he heard this.
She lit the note and watched the flames consume the paper until only a pile of ash remained.
"Oh, addicted to alcohol and women? How could he possibly indulge himself like that? Si Xi, don't forget how extraordinary and resourceful he was back then."
"However, after the Peony Festival, although he changed, his inherent talent and strategy remained unchanged. He simply changed from a gentle and elegant prince who adhered to the bottom line to a prince with no bottom line and unpredictable mood."
Xiao Jiangyan leaned back in her chair. As she spoke, she raised her hand to stroke her slightly protruding belly, her eyes filled with nostalgia and emotion for the past.
In fact, she used to have a very good relationship with the third brother.
But ever since the fire at the Peony Flower Festival, she was destined to be on a different path from her third brother.
Today is not the same as the past, and so are people.
"Si Xi, go find a way to contact my third sister-in-law. She will help me."
"Also, send someone to Yunshui County to protect Shi Yanqing. Her master once asked me to protect her life, but now she's not in the capital, and the mountains are high and the waters are far away, so I can only send someone to protect her."
Si Xi lowered her head slightly, "Yes, I will do it right away."
Not long after, a group of people arrived in Yunshui County with a letter.
"Sir, I've finally gotten some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate. There have indeed been an increasing number of people going missing lately. Aside from a few who have one or two living relatives, the rest of the missing people have lost all their relatives. Most of these familyless individuals are young children and the elderly, and their families are either very poor or they make a living by begging."
Lu Tong's face was solemn as he stood below and told the results of his investigation over the past few days one by one.
"As you said, people are missing not only in our county, but also in other counties. And compared to other counties, the number of missing people in our county is relatively small."
Zhou Hanzhang listened while flipping through the missing persons list in his hand. "Don't let anyone else know about this for now."
Lu Tong nodded. He knew who these other people were referring to.
When he went out, Lu Tong saw a piece of light red clothes disappear outside the courtyard gate. He turned his head to look at Shi'an who had been guarding the door.
"Did anyone come just now?"
Shian: "No one came in."
Hearing this, Lu Tong felt relieved.
He turned and left, preparing to find Lu Jue and tell him about this matter.
This is also what Zhou Hanzhang meant.
In the afternoon, the sky darkened and the clouds were as thick as waves, bringing the smell of wind and rain.
Zhou Hanzhang opened the window and looked up at the sky. "It looks like it's going to rain heavily. Let's stop here for today and go back first."
In the room, Lu Tong, who was processing official documents, heard it and immediately stood up, walked behind Lu Jue and pushed him out.
"Thank you, sir. I will take Master Lu back now."
On the way back, Zhou Hanzhang decided to go to Qingrentang first.
In the past few days, Yan Qing has been trying to let Yan Rong be the attending doctor. Although some patients feel distrustful when they see Yan Rong's face, the overall effect is good.
After seeing a few patients, Yan Rong successfully passed Shi Yanqing's assessment and became another attending doctor after Xun Lu.
Therefore, Yan Qing's pressure was reduced by half.
She spent the rest of her time immersed in ancient books, trying to find a perfect way to resolve Lin Yunzhong's peach blossom nightmare.
Shi Yanqing had learned the solution to the Peach Blossom Nightmare from his master before, but there was a chance of failure.
Now she wants to find a 100% solution.
To this end, she would read the ancient books left by her master whenever she had free time.
It contains not only medical books, but also some books that others consider to be unorthodox.
When we got off the carriage, it was raining.
Zhou Hanzhang walked quickly into Qingren Hall in the rain. He patted the raindrops on his body and asked, "Sumu, does Yanqing have any patients now?"
He Sumu was sorting out today's medical records. When he heard Zhou Hanzhang's voice, he looked up and then shook his head.
"Doctor Shi has no patients. She's reading in the backyard right now."
After getting the answer, Zhou Hanzhang nodded slightly and walked straight to the door leading to the backyard.
The yard is not big, but I still got wet after a few steps.
Zhou Hanzhang knocked on the door.
"Come in." Shi Yanqing's voice came from inside.
She sat at the desk with two candle lamps at hand, illuminating the dimly lit room.
She was a little surprised to see that the person who came in was Zhou Hanzhang.
It shouldn't be time for this person to be off duty yet, right?
"I saw that the clouds in the sky were very thick, which was a sign of heavy rain, so I asked the people in the county government to leave their shift early."
"No wonder. I was wondering why the light was dimming and brightening."
Shi Yanqing was reading very attentively. During this time, Dan Ye came in and lit a candle, but she didn't notice.
"It looks like it's going to rain heavily." Shi Yanqing went out and looked up at the sky, but could only see gray clouds and raindrops falling continuously.
She asked He Sumu if there were many patients in the afternoon. When she learned that there were only two people seeing the doctor, she decided to close the shop early.
As they were returning the rain started to get heavier.
The rain fell from the eaves along the tiles like a waterfall, forming small streams in the low-lying areas.
Looking at the accumulated water in the yard, Zhou Hanzhang's face became solemn.
I don't know how long this rain will last. If it only lasts for one day, it's fine. But if it continues for a few days, the river will probably rise.
Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.
The next day, Lu Tong told him that there had not been a flood or drought here for a long time.
Although the rain is sometimes a little heavy, there are many mountains here and no low-lying basins, so people will subconsciously choose higher places when building houses.
There used to be mudslides, but as fewer trees were cut down and more trees were planted on the mountains, these mudslides are gradually decreasing.
…
Cuo Wubing once again came to his brother's place.
"Brother, someone's been investigating missing persons lately. Do you think we should keep a low profile for a while?"
Cuo Wushang was still dressed in black, his eyes sharp and cold, "No need."
"Ah?" Cuo Wubing was a little confused. Why didn't they keep a low profile? What if they were discovered by the people in the court? Wouldn't all their efforts be wasted?
"It is our county magistrate who is investigating this matter." Cuo Wushang said lightly. He had known about this matter for a long time. After all, he had more than one accomplice in the county government office.
"Then what should we do next?" asked Cuo Wubing.
"Since he's so idle, let's find him something to do. Go tell Wang Shangcai that if he wants to suppress Qing Ren Tang, he must do so thoroughly and not give her a chance to get back on her feet."
Cuo Wubing couldn't help feeling sorry when he thought of Shi Yanqing's gentle eyes.
Alas, there's nothing we can do. It's your husband who's trying to go against us.
He obediently went to the palace and told Wang Shangcai what his elder brother had said.
After receiving this command-like message, Wang Shangcai dared to go ahead and do it.
After a few days, Qingrentang was very peaceful and no problems occurred.
That day, Shi Yanqing was teaching Bai Yuancheng and He Sumu how to use acupuncture.
She had just begun when Yan Rong, who was sitting in front of her, knocked on the door. "Doctor Shi, there's a patient outside who specifically asked you to see him."
After hearing this, He Sumu and Bai Yuancheng both looked at Shi Yanqing.
"Teacher, don't worry, we two won't give you any random injections."
Seeing this, Shi Yanqing had no choice but to get up and leave.
She followed Yan Rong into the house and saw a man with dark and rough skin and a slightly wretched appearance sitting on a wooden chair in the lobby.
The man turned his head and looked around from time to time, and his upper body never stopped moving, as if there were fleas crawling and biting all over his body.
Shi Yanqing's first impression of this person was very uncomfortable.
It wasn't the kind of discomfort that came from disliking his appearance, but rather an intuition that came from the heart.
"Doctor Shi, you are finally here." The man quickly noticed Shi Yanqing and Yan Rong coming out from behind the door.
He immediately stood up and walked towards her.
Shi Yanqing put on a smile, motioned the man to sit down, and placed his hand on the pulse pillow.
"Let me take your pulse first."
The man did not refuse, sat down obediently, and placed his hand on the pulse pillow.
Shi Yanqing gently placed his fingers on it, feeling the beating of the pulse at the three points of Cun, Guan and Chi.
After a moment, she withdrew her hand, still smiling.
"Your health isn't seriously ill, you're just a little kidney-deficient. I'll prescribe some medicine to replenish your kidney energy."
The man's face froze. Although he didn't know medicine, he still understood the words "insufficient kidney energy".
"I don't think so, Doctor Shi. Why don't you take another look?"
The man's tone was stiff.
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