Chapter 879 The sow with piglets was carried onto a high platform.
Longevity Lane, at the entrance of the Li family's residence.
Old Ten drove the carriage, with Dewdrop sitting inside, and stopped in front of the Li family's house at dawn.
Li Dasao and Jiang Shengnan (Li Dalang's wife), who had been waiting at the door, rushed forward as soon as the carriage stopped.
"Have you had breakfast? Is there anything you'd like to eat? Your aunt will go and buy it for you."
As soon as Lu Zhu'er got off the carriage, Sister-in-law Li asked the question right after her. She grabbed Lu Zhu'er's hand and felt that it was warm. She then touched Lu Zhu'er's shoulder and felt that Lu Zhu'er was not dressed lightly. Reassured, she asked the question directly.
“My aunt loves me dearly, and Zhu’er loves her the most.”
Turning her head, Lu Zhu'er saw Jiang Shengnan looking at her happily. She smiled and bowed to Jiang Shengnan, saying, "Sister-in-law, please don't be offended. Zhu'er loves you too, but right now I love my aunt the most."
Jiang Shengnan understood that Lu Zhu'er was just trying to make her mother-in-law happy, so she didn't really mind what Lu Zhu'er said. She just smiled and replied, "Haha, I love my mother-in-law the most too."
"What would you like to eat, Pearl? I'll go buy it."
While the group was talking, a few more people came out of the Li Family Medical Hall.
Father Li, Mother Li, and Second Brother Li walked over one after the other, and Lu Zhu'er naturally greeted the three of them again.
Before Luzhu could ask, Li's mother said to her directly, "Your third and fourth brothers have gone to the academy. Your fifth and sixth brothers and Ping'an are still young. Let your second aunt take care of them at home. Let's buy some food and go out."
Although you have the invitation from your mother and aren't worried about not being able to get in, it's still best to leave early and not delay on the way.
Dewdrop naturally had no objection to this. At this moment, Song Dalang (Song Fuling's father) also rushed over in a carriage. The group split into two carriages and left the Li family's gate one after the other, heading towards the neighborhood gate.
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At the entrance of the Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Princess Qingyang's carriage was ready to depart, and naturally, it was more luxurious than that of ordinary people.
Because Princess Qingyang had already entered the court and held the position of a fifth-rank official, in addition to her usual attire, Prince Xiang also assigned her a squad of guards for her daily outings.
Therefore, Princess Qingyang's trip was quite grand and impressive.
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Even more impressive than Princess Qingyang's carriage was the princess's carriage, which was traveling from Daming Palace to the outer imperial city. The carriage was decorated with colorful silk, pulled by four tall horses, and guarded by about fifty Golden Guards in golden armor.
Who else in the entire Tang Dynasty could have such attire when traveling? Besides Princess Taiping.
Inside the carriage, Princess Taiping, wearing a gold hairpin and a light red, high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), was talking to Shangguan Wan'er, who was sitting next to her and was dressed in equally luxurious attire.
"My mother really treats this female official differently. She even called me back and specifically told me to go and see the excitement again."
Shangguan Wan'er reached for the teapot on the table and poured tea for Princess Taiping. "Did the princess notice something when she went back last time?"
Princess Taiping was quite respectful to the most capable female official by Emperor Wu's side. "Although I didn't look closely, I did glance at her a few times and didn't think she was anything special."
However, Shangguan Wan'er was somewhat surprised to hear Princess Taiping pause. She put down her teacup and turned to look at Princess Taiping curiously: "Oh? What does the princess mean?"
Princess Taiping looked like she was thinking about something. After a few breaths, she shook her head and then chuckled twice with a smile on her face.
"I do have some connection with that female physician. It was after I went to attend the opening ceremony of the Imperial Medical Academy on behalf of my mother that my mother told me about it, and that's when I remembered it."
Princess Taiping didn't keep her in suspense any longer and told her about how she had been poisoned when she was young.
"That time I was poisoned by a strange poison from the Western Regions. My mother was furious. Later, she summoned the former head of the Imperial Medical Bureau back to the palace, and that's how she saved me."
Later, when I spoke with my brother, I learned that I had been found by this female physician and her men, and that she happened to be the apprentice of the former head of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
So, doesn't that mean I have some connection with her?
After her initial surprise, Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "This is truly unexpected. There is such a connection between the princess and Imperial Physician Li."
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When Princess Taiping's carriage arrived at the entrance of Chongwen Hall, Jin Zhenbao and the Li family, who had arrived long ago, had already entered the inner hall.
Tang Mingyue and Tang Qi, who had just arrived at the side gate of Chongwen Hall, were getting anxious. Tang Qi asked directly, "Brother, why are you so late?"
My three brothers and I thought that you, eldest brother, didn't want to come today.
Tang Mingguang and his group hurried and finally caught up. Tang Mingxing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Tang Qi, "We left a long time ago, but we never expected that the wheels would break down halfway."
After spending a lot of money and waiting quite a while, we finally found another carriage and hurried over. But then we encountered another important carriage on the way, and had to wait quite a while longer. As soon as we reached this street, we quickly got off the carriage and ran this way, I was sweating profusely from running.
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At 9:00 AM, the main gate and side gate of Chongwen Hall were closed, and the sound of a gong rang out inside the hall, officially marking the start of today's exhibition at the Maternity and Child Health Hall.
Of course, the first thing to do was for Wang Shuzheng to take the stage and give a speech. In his speech, he thanked Emperor Wu for his great support, and then of course mentioned the noble ladies who were specially present today: Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, and Princess Qingyang.
The crowd below the stage, including not only commoners but also doctors, finally realized who the women in the rows facing the high platform were.
Yes, Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, and Princess Qingyang were seated in the first row.
Behind the three were several rows of women and women, including female doctors and nurses from the maternity ward, family members of officials from the Imperial Medical Bureau, wives of heads of households with their daughters, and families who were already studying medicine and wanted to send their daughters to the Imperial Medical Bureau to try their luck in becoming female officials.
In this way, it would occupy five or six rows.
Li's mother was sitting in the teenth row. She had carefully observed the number of women and girls who came today when she and Lu Zhu'er came in. Of course, the number of women and girls was not as many as the number of men in the venue, but it was at least much more than the number of women and girls who came in the previous two days.
After the opening ceremony, Li San Niang and Chen Yanfu went up to the platform without saying a word. They first bowed to the crowd, and then Li San Niang clapped her hands twice. Four servants from the back hall carried a large wooden cage covered with a black cloth up to the platform step by step.
Like Physician Sun, Li San Niang was very decisive. She lifted the black cloth, and a sow with a swollen belly appeared in everyone's sight, grunting and groaning inside the wooden cage.
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