Wen An only stayed at home for a few days before returning to the palace.
He left Gu Jiangli a new prescription for pregnancy support, and also gave Xie Shiyan more medical advice.
The palace's greatest attraction for him was that he could see many medical books that were not available outside the palace.
Liu Kang said that, given Wen An's talent, he only needed to stay in the palace for two years to acquire more skills than many doctors learn in a lifetime.
These words sounded so astonishing, but Gu Jiangli believed them without a second thought.
The children she bore would certainly not be ordinary people.
Wen Anxin studied medicine and returned home almost every two months.
Starting when Gu Jiangli was eight months pregnant, Wen An began to come home more often.
Her increasingly heavy body made Xie Shiyan and Wen An, father and son, even more nervous.
There was almost never a moment when she was alone.
In early summer, the child was born.
She was born under the joint care of Wen An and Xie Shiyan.
On the day her second child was born safely, she could clearly feel that Xie Shiyan's anxiety and worry had disappeared.
Wen An held her younger brother tightly, unable to put him down, and even said that she would take him to study medicine when he grew up.
Gu Jiangli smiled faintly and remained silent.
The second child was still a crying baby. She didn't know where the child's talent lay, but she knew that it was unlikely to be in medical skills.
She was also very curious about what kind of accomplished things her second son would do when he grew up.
Xie Shiyan named his second son Wensheng, and the whole city celebrated once again at the full moon banquet.
Everyone in the capital knew that Xie Shiyan had another son, and that the Xie family would surely prosper in the future.
As autumn approached and Gu Jiangli's health had almost fully recovered, Lotus brought good news from outside.
It turns out that after Wen An entered the palace, he didn't just focus on reading medical books; he also treated many patients in the palace.
Perhaps it was because he had come into contact with many palace maids and eunuchs and heard them talk about the family backgrounds of these poor people that Wen An had a new idea.
"The eldest son petitioned the Emperor to allow all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy to provide medical consultations to the people outside the palace gates on the fifteenth of each month."
"Moreover, it's all free; we provide free medical care to everyone."
"It is said that this can prevent some people from suffering from serious illnesses but not seeking medical treatment because they have no money."
"At the same time, it can also allow people suffering from difficult and complicated diseases to receive the most skilled doctors for diagnosis and treatment."
"This is truly a blessing for the people."
Gu Jiangli was somewhat surprised, "Was this really Wen An's idea?"
"Of course, His Majesty has already posted a notice stating that it was the eldest son who proposed the solution."
"The people outside are all praising him, saying that they were born in a lucky time to meet a doctor like the eldest son who cares about the people. It is truly rare."
Gu Jiangli nodded silently, feeling delighted.
Wen An may have been thinking about more than just that.
Providing medical care for the many people is not only beneficial to them, but also to the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy.
Liu Kang once said that becoming an imperial physician required passing through layers of examinations and was not an easy task.
When those young imperial physicians first entered the Imperial Medical Academy, their medical skills were indeed quite superb.
However, their confinement in the palace was actually a constraint on their abilities.
The emperor and his concubines ate well, slept well, and were well cared for, so they rarely suffered from difficult or complicated diseases. Ordinary illnesses were a piece of cake for them.
However, if people stay in simple situations for too long, they will find it difficult to use their skills and will not be challenged, and their abilities will deteriorate.
This is also why Liu Kang said he was willing to stay outside the palace.
Therefore, Wen An's method is not only to help the common people, but also to help the imperial physicians.
On the fifteenth, Gu Jiangli brought Wen Sheng and Xie Shiyan to the palace gate.
To my surprise, the place was already packed with people.
However, despite the large number of people, everyone lined up in an orderly manner, and each person waited expectantly to see a doctor.
After all, the people who were about to examine their pulses were among the most skilled physicians in the entire Northern Qi Dynasty.
They may have given up hope, but now they are full of anticipation.
Gu Jiangli and Xie Shiyan stood at the end of the line and couldn't help but shake their heads at the same time.
"It seems unlikely that we'll see Wen An today," Gu Jiangli sighed.
"Yes, who would have thought there would be so many people?"
Gu Jiangli had intended to sneak a peek at Wen An while he was diligently examining patients, but to her surprise, she couldn't even see a single hair on his head.
The person in front heard their conversation, turned around, and asked:
"You...are you also here to see Physician Xie Wen'an?"
The man's face was sallow and he was as thin as a rake. Even Gu Jiangli, who had no medical background, could tell that this emaciated man was ill.
However, his eyes were still full of life and showed no signs of illness.
As the two were pondering how to respond, the man struck up a conversation with them as if they were old friends.
"Why don't you go back? You probably won't be able to wait today. But I heard that Physician Xie has extended the free clinic from one day to three days because there are so many people coming. That means they will also be here to see patients tomorrow and the day after."
Gu Jiangli nodded as if he suddenly understood: "Oh, I see. Thank you, young man."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. If you really can't wait, you can go and queue up with other imperial physicians first. Some people who are in a hurry to see a doctor feel that they can't wait, so they go to see other imperial physicians first."
As the man spoke, he pointed to the side, where there were also several people in line, but it was clearly much shorter than their own line.
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