Fu Bai treated the matter of the Third Prince Li Jun being demoted to a commoner as a joke and didn't take it to heart.
After returning from Taizhou, Fu Bai rested at the Prince's Mansion for two days.
But it wasn't from the journey that I was tired; rather, it was because I had done too many shameless things with Li Jingxing on the way back, and my back ached. I really needed to rest for two days before I could go to the clinic to see patients.
During Fu Bai's two-day break, news of the protest in Qiyuan County, Taizhou, spread throughout the capital city through traveling merchants.
The traveling merchants sang praises of the Chen family's compassion and medical skills, as well as the King Li's kindness towards Qiyuan County.
Through the word of these traveling merchants, the people of the capital learned that all the medicine the people of Qiyuan County in Taizhou had taken for medical treatment was provided by Prince Li Jingxing.
How could Li Jingxing be a ruthless killer? When the court was using counterfeit and inferior herbs to fill the gaps in the imperial treasury, it was Prince Li Jingxing who opened his own private treasury to cover the losses for the court.
Without his timely delivery of herbs, the plague in Qiyuan County would not have been resolved so quickly.
Originally, Li Jingxing's reputation among the people had been restored to a considerable extent because of the Chen family's medical clinic. Now, because of the medicine delivery to Qiyuan County, the people have seen Li Jingxing's goodness even more.
Combining a valiant war god who could keep foreign enemies out of the country with a compassionate prince who could see the suffering of the people and was willing to solve their problems, Li Jingxing's image became increasingly positive and noble among the people.
Some storytellers even wrote rhymes to praise Li Jingxing.
The catchy rhymes and doggerel quickly spread the story of Li Jingxing, the tyrant, throughout the land.
Of course, Fu Bai was the mastermind behind this.
Why should Li Jingxing, who has done so much for the country and its people, have to bear such infamy?
He was simply telling the truth and helping Li Jingxing reclaim the honor that belonged to him.
However, these are all things to be discussed later; currently, it's still in the stage of word-of-mouth building.
Fu Bai rested at the Prince's Mansion for two days. To prevent himself and Li Jingxing from having another accidental encounter, on the night he returned to the mansion, Fu Bai sent Li Jingxing to sleep in the council hall.
Li Jingxing probably realized that he had gone a bit too far these past few days, and feeling guilty, he slept in his study for two days.
Only after Fu Bai had rested enough and his back and legs were no longer sore was he allowed to go back to his room to sleep.
Fu Bai finally left the palace and went to Chen's Medical Clinic to take his seat.
It took him more than a month to get away from home. Although he wasn't there to oversee the Chen family clinic, the other doctors there were indeed very skilled. After more than a month, the number of people coming to the Chen family clinic for treatment was increasing.
Compared to Chen's Medical Clinic, Huichuntang, located opposite Chen's Medical Clinic, appears much calmer.
Fu Bai arrived at Chen's Medical Clinic and only after getting off the carriage did he learn that Chu Yimeng had reopened Huichuntang, a branch of her family's medical clinic, across the street.
When Fu Bai got off the carriage, he saw a carriage belonging to a noble family parked in front of Huichun Hall.
The carriage bore the family's emblem, and Fu Bai recognized it immediately as the carriage of the Marquis of Changting.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and a refined and gentle young master from a noble family was carried out of the carriage by a burly servant and placed on a wooden wheelchair that had been prepared in advance by his attendants.
748 said to Fu Bai in his sea of consciousness: "[He's appeared. The popular second male lead of this small world, Ouyang Xi.]"
In his mind's eye, the mechanical fox flipped through a book and briefly explained Ouyang Xi's identity to Fu Bai.
Ouyang Xi was the eldest son of the Marquis of Changting. He was exceptionally talented in literature and possessed the ability to govern the world. He should have been the best candidate to become the Marquis of Changting's heir, but three years ago, Ouyang Xi accidentally fell from his horse and broke his leg, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
Later, by chance, the female protagonist met him and claimed she could cure his leg.
In the original storyline, the female lead spent three years healing Ouyang Xi's leg, enabling him to stand up again.
At this point, Ouyang Xi was completely disillusioned with the Marquis of Changting's mansion and devoted himself to the imperial examinations. He eventually achieved the highest honors in all three levels of the examinations, becoming famous throughout the land and rising to become a powerful minister.
He deeply loved the female lead. After she became empress, he remained unmarried for the rest of his life, always protecting and supporting her. He was extremely devoted.
Fu Bai didn't care how deeply Ouyang Xi loved the female lead; he only noticed that it took Chu Yimeng three years to heal Ouyang Xi's leg.
He gave a sarcastic smile: "It took three years to cure? Chu Yimeng's medical skills are nothing special."
Fu Bai didn't take the matter to heart.
But when he turned around, he saw Nanxing looking indignantly in the direction of Huichuntang.
Fu Bai waved his hand in front of Nan Xing's eyes.
"Nanxing, what are you thinking about?"
Nanxing pouted and complained to Fubai, "Your Highness, you have no idea how outrageous Huichuntang is! Ever since it opened, they've been stealing our patients."
"Oh?" Fu Bai asked as he walked into the clinic, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Nanxing: "The young master of the Marquis of Changting you just saw, he came to you half a month ago, hoping you could help him treat his leg ailment. But weren't you still in Qiyuan County at the time? So I told him to go back and wait until you came back before we talked about it."
"But the next day, I saw the servant of the Marquis of Changting push him into Huichuntang, and he was chatting and laughing with Doctor Chu of Huichuntang."
"The young master of Changting Marquis is not an exception. Huichuntang has been holding a lot of events lately. The events that Doctor Chu mentioned, saying that they would give discounts to patients, are blatantly stealing our business."
As he listened, Fu Bai walked to his desk.
Nanxing continued, "If it weren't for the fact that the old lady, the first wife, and the eldest son are all highly skilled doctors and that patients trust them, our Chen Family Medical Clinic's business would have been completely taken over by Huichuntang long ago!"
Fu Bai sat down: "I don't see that Huichuntang has many patients."
Upon hearing this, Nanxing puffed out his chest, making his little belly even more prominent.
"That's right. The doctors at our Chen Family Medical Hall are far more skilled than them. How could they possibly steal our skills with their petty tricks?"
Fu Bai thought for a moment and said, "Nan Xing, there's something I need you to do."
Nanxing immediately leaned forward: "Your Highness, please speak."
Fu Bai whispered a few words in Nan Xing's ear.
Nanxing's eyes grew brighter as he listened. He treated Fu Bai's words as a sacred decree, without questioning whether Fu Bai could actually do what he said.
So, the day after Fu Bai returned to Chen's Medical Clinic, the clinic announced to the public:
The owner of Chen's Medical Clinic, Dr. Chen, has developed a new method for treating leg ailments. Whether it's a fresh fall or a long-standing injury, Dr. Chen can cure it.
Furthermore, the Prince Li's Mansion provides medical fees to treat leg ailment patients from impoverished families free of charge until they are cured.
Of course, with the Black Armor Army verifying patients' identities, there's no need to worry about anyone taking advantage of loopholes.
The news shocked the entire capital city.
——————
Sorry, everyone, I'm quite busy today and can only post one chapter.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com