Chapter 733 The Value of a Female Warrior?
Blood flowed like a river on the high platform, and the thick stench of blood lingered in the air for days.
If a heavy rain were to fall now, it would dissipate the smell and probably make the air much cleaner.
Unfortunately, the weather turned against them. After that beheading, the city of Chang'an enjoyed sunny days for several days in a row, with clear skies and no clouds.
In fact, after the platform was removed that day, the patrolmen shoveled soil to cover the blood that had dripped from the platform onto the stone slabs, and then washed it with water. Afterwards, they also placed a lot of flowers and trees there, but it still did not reduce the smell of blood much.
Because of the many flowers and trees placed there, the smell of blood mixed with the fragrance of flowers and plants made the place even more nauseating.
Just as Brother Li and Father Li said, this place will indeed be difficult to traverse for some time.
However, this move did indeed serve as a deterrent. Whenever an official passed through this area on his way to the palace, those with ulterior motives would have to think twice about their future actions.
At the drug rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Chang'an, after finishing her daily routine, Li San Niang, along with Qiu Xiang, Ling Lan, and Cui Liu, were processing medicinal herbs in the courtyard.
Two days ago, Ning Yizheng truly fulfilled Li Sanniang's earlier promise and transferred three more female doctors to Li Sanniang.
Although there were only three more people, it still relieved Li San Niang and her group of a lot of burden.
Furthermore, Princess Qingyang was a woman of great courage. Seeing that she had taken in many more women, but Li Sanniang and her group were still the same number, she had previously sent five or six maids from the Prince's Mansion who had come to serve her to help Li Sanniang.
For this matter, Li San Niang made a special trip to thank Princess Qingyang. Not only did she express her gratitude, but Li San Niang also had a meal with Princess Qingyang.
After the meal, while sitting around the round table enjoying tea to aid digestion, Princess Qingyang abruptly asked Li San Niang a question: "Although I had already asked Doctor Li about it before, and heard about it from him..."
However, recently my father has been interested in choosing a husband for me, so I would like to confirm this again. I hope Dr. Li can explain it to me carefully.
Li San Niang was somewhat surprised and didn't react at first, but she still bowed her head slightly to show respect, "Princess, please ask. I will answer whatever you ask."
Princess Qingyang gave a look to Granny Yan behind her, who curtsied and then led the maids who were standing in the room out.
Seeing this, Li San Niang immediately understood that they wanted to talk about private matters.
Li San Niang then gestured to Qiu Xiang behind her, who bowed and withdrew.
As a doctor, especially a female doctor who often treated women, Li Sanniang truly understood the importance of privacy.
"Princess, please ask. As a female doctor, protecting patients' privacy is my basic professional duty."
Once we leave this door, no one else will know what we were talking about.
Princess Qingyang nodded when she saw that Li Sanniang was so cooperative.
Over the past few months, Princess Qingyang has trusted Li Sanniang's character. She knows that a talented woman like Li Sanniang would never let external affairs ruin the good reputation she has worked so hard to build.
"In that case, I'll be frank."
I asked Dr. Li about this before. I used to be addicted to opium, but thanks to Dr. Li's excellent medical skills, I have basically gotten rid of the addiction.
So, will I be able to get married normally in the future?
Will this poison interfere with my future pregnancy and childbirth?
Will it have a negative impact on the child?
Earlier, Princess Qingyang did not ask Li Sanniang herself; it was Granny Yan who acted as her mouthpiece and asked Li Sanniang on her behalf.
At that time, Li San Niang naturally answered truthfully: "It would be a lie to say that there is no hindrance at all."
However, as long as the princess can persevere through this period with a firm will, it should be fine to postpone the marriage for at least a year.
"If the princess is worried at that time, she can come to me. I have some expertise in women's pregnancy and childbirth."
When faced with a patient's condition, Li San Niang never lied.
Therefore, when faced with Princess Qingyang's gaze, Li Sanniang simply repeated the same line of explanation.
After listening to Li San Niang's words, Princess Qingyang nodded and then let out a long sigh. She pushed the plate of pastries on the table towards Li San Niang, picked up a piece for herself, took a bite, and tasted the sweetness on her tongue.
Princess Qingyang swallowed the pastry in her mouth, and looked at Li San Niang again with a tone of confusion mixed with doubt: "Doctor Li, perhaps you don't understand why I asked you again?"
"If the princess is willing to speak, I am all ears."
“My father intends to choose a son-in-law for me.”
I am already quite lucky. Because of my father, I don't have to be married off to a foreign land. My father will choose a son-in-law from Chang'an.
Even though I am a princess with my own fief and a large dowry when I get married, I still have to get married and bear children for my husband's family.
Now that I've been poisoned with opium in my inner quarters, which household in Chang'an doesn't know?
How could those young men and their parents not care about this?
What good is a princess if she cannot bear children or cannot give birth to healthy offspring?
Princess Qingyang chuckled self-deprecatingly, "So, I have to determine my physical condition first before my father can choose a husband for me based on my health."
Upon hearing Princess Qingyang's words, Li Sanniang understood everything.
Princess Qingyang's words implied that she had been poisoned before, and even though Li Sanniang repeatedly assured her that as long as she was determined to quit the poison, she could get married a year later without any problems.
Those suitors who previously favored Princess Qingyang will probably have to back out.
Otherwise, Princess Qingyang wouldn't have said twice that Prince Xiang should choose a husband for her only after understanding her physical condition.
In this feudal society, the values that a woman was valued for were nothing more than her sex, procreation, and labor.
Moreover, isn't this the same even in modern society?
In modern society, if the woman in a couple is unable to have children, they will almost always get divorced.
If the man in a couple is infertile, they are unlikely to separate, and the woman would rather suffer and risk her life to undergo IVF.
Li San Niang understood Princess Qingyang's feelings at this moment. She straightened her posture and looked at Princess Qingyang seriously, saying word by word, "Princess, if you want to ensure that you give birth to healthy offspring, my suggestion is to consider marriage matters three years later."
As long as the princess ensures regular medical visits during these three years, there will be no problem with her having children.
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