Chapter 599 Finally, a Voice Was Spoken
After having Li's father, second brother, and third aunt stay for lunch at the Gao family home, Dr. Gao had his grandson see the three off.
When Doctor Gao returned to the main hall of the Gao family, he saw that his grandfather, Doctor Gao, had opened the book that Li San Niang had brought and was reading it carefully.
Dr. Gao did not speak, but simply sat down quietly, picked up his teacup, and began to sip his tea.
About fifteen minutes later, after the old doctor put down his book, the old doctor put down his teacup and respectfully asked, "Grandpa, should we really report this Li San Niang's wild idea to the Imperial Medical Bureau?"
I doubt even Zhao, the Imperial Medical Supervisor, would consider the suggestions submitted here, let alone allow them to submit a memorial to the Emperor in the name of the Imperial Medical Bureau.”
Instead of answering Dr. Gao's question directly, Dr. Gao asked him, "You are an experienced doctor who has practiced medicine for more than 20 years and has seen many patients with all kinds of conditions. Tell me, is the matter of consanguineous marriage that Third Sister mentioned true?"
At first, Dr. Gao did not understand what Dr. Gao meant. He simply said, "Although it is her wild idea, I can tell that Li San Niang is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. Moreover, judging from what she said, the source of this novel line graph (broken line graph) is that it has a source, so it should not be fake."
Therefore, it is likely true that consanguineous marriage can hinder procreation.
But, Grandpa, what percentage of people in this world are actually married to close relatives?
"Your aunt, she..."
When Dr. Gao said this, he was stunned and speechless. He was dumbfounded, and his brain suddenly went blank.
"Yes, yes, Auntie, wasn't Auntie a case of consanguineous marriage?"
To be honest, Dr. Gao's aunt's life story is a truly tragic tale that would bring tears to anyone's eyes and break anyone's heart.
Dr. Gao had four sons and one daughter in his lifetime. This daughter was born late in life, and she was truly raised like a precious gem, treated with utmost care and affection.
Fortunately, the old woman was a kind-hearted person by nature, so she didn't develop into a domineering and arrogant mother.
No matter how much a mother loves her daughter, when she reaches a certain age, she will eventually have to get married.
Dr. Gao was reluctant to let his youngest daughter marry far away; he only wanted to keep her by his side and watch over her so that he could feel at ease.
Thus, the old doctor chose the youngest son of his wife's elder brother as a husband for the woman who had grown up late in life. This young man had been away from his parents since childhood and had been studying medicine at the old doctor's home. He and the woman could be considered childhood sweethearts.
Originally, everything was a happy occasion, but after the marriage, the older woman and her young husband were unable to conceive for a long time, which made the older woman anxious and dejected. The old doctor Gao personally examined his daughter's pulse but could not find any problem. He simply said, "The time is not right yet, so we cannot rush it."
Perhaps it was simply not meant to be; five years after the older woman married the younger man, she finally became pregnant for the first time.
But something went wrong, and the baby couldn't be saved; it was only two months after the diagnosis.
This woman, who had conceived for the first time in five years but lost the baby, was heartbroken and spent nearly half a year in bed recovering.
The following year, the couple, who were in love, became pregnant again. This time, everyone was very careful and took precautions to protect the pregnancy until it was more than four months. However, the woman lost her baby while taking a walk in the yard.
At this point, Dr. Gao realized something was wrong. He found the young woman and advised her not to have any more children. If she wanted children, she could adopt one from any of her brothers.
But the old woman, for some unknown reason, insisted on having her own child.
Over the next five years, the woman experienced a cycle of pregnancy, miscarriage, and then pregnancy again.
Even the toughest person can't withstand this kind of torment.
Such frequent pregnancies and abortions placed a tremendous burden on the woman's body in her later years, and she finally died of infection in the eleventh year of her marriage.
Dr. Gao was ill for almost half a year in the year his daughter died, and he gradually emerged from the shadow of grief after the birth of more grandchildren.
When Dr. Gao mentioned this matter, he remembered it. He was not young when his daughter passed away. He suddenly realized that according to what Li San Niang said, his aunt and uncle were indeed consanguineous!
"Grandpa, this...this...is so!"
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Late at night, Daming Palace, Xuande Hall.
Emperor Wu, still engrossed in reviewing memorials while wearing a cloak, put down his vermilion brush, reached out and rubbed his temples to ease the fatigue from reading memorials for the past half hour.
Just then, Wang Dalang quietly entered the main hall carrying a tray.
"Everyone, let's have a cup of ginseng soup to soothe our throats."
When it comes to trivial matters of daily life, Empress Wu was very receptive to advice. She stood up and took the ginseng soup directly from the tray that Wang Dang was carrying, and drank it all in just three or four sips.
Empress Wu felt a bit stuffy inside the room, so she stepped out of the main hall and came to the high platform in front of the hall. She looked down from the platform and saw no one else except for the soldiers standing on both sides and a team of imperial guards patrolling back and forth not far away.
The lights, some bright and some dim, illuminated the small square in front of Xuande Hall. If you look into the distance, you can see the streets outside the vermilion palace walls, which are as bright as day.
Separated by a wall, it's as if two different worlds are separated.
The throne of power is always a place of loneliness and coldness.
After a brief emotional release, without Wang Dalang's prompting, Empress Wu felt a cold breeze blowing towards her, and without any hesitation, she turned and went back into the main hall.
After regaining his senses, Emperor Wu accepted the secret memorial handed to him by Wang Dang.
Among these secret reports, some came from the Bad People, some from the Imperial Guards, and some from the clandestine secret guards.
Emperor Wu first opened the secret memorial presented by Mr. Bu Ke from the Bad Guys. It was quite a thick stack of documents, and they were even tied together with rope.
When Emperor Wu read the top book by candlelight, he realized that this was a memorial submitted on behalf of Li Sanniang and the other time travelers.
Emperor Wu frowned as he read through Li San Niang's report. Judging from her expression, he knew this matter was not easy to handle.
Compared to other state affairs, Li San Niang's report caused no stir. After reading it, Emperor Wu simply put it under some other pending matters and made no further comment.
Unexpectedly, at the grand court assembly ten days later, the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who would only step forward to speak up for major events such as internal plagues or external wars, actually came forward this time, saying that he had something to report.
Not to mention Emperor Wu, the dozens of officials standing there, ranging from first to fifth rank, all looked at the usually silent head of the Imperial Medical Bureau with surprise, as if the sun had risen in the west today.
"Your Majesty, I have a matter of great importance to report concerning the millions of people of the Great Tang Dynasty, namely..."
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