Chapter 490 Wei Dongzhu's Dilemma!
If too many people learn medicine, wouldn't that take away the livelihood of traditional Chinese medicine doctors?
Shen Lanxi: "I want the people of my Great Zhou to no longer be troubled by the difficulty of obtaining medical treatment. I want physicians to be like academies, with students all over the world, respected and admired by all. This matter is not urgent, you should think about it carefully first!"
After she left, the people from the Imperial Medical Academy immediately gathered together to discuss the matter.
"It's hard to say whether a master can even graduate with one or two apprentices, let alone teach them. What can the students learn?"
"It would harm the interests of us doctors. If everyone in the world studied medicine, who would still go to pharmacies to buy medicine and see doctors? Wouldn't the doctors who slack off starve to death? No way!"
"If she says she wants to establish a medical school, will all the officials just do it? Even if she does, where will all those students come from to enroll?"
Families with even a little savings all send their children to school. Only those with family traditions in medicine truly dedicate themselves to the profession.
"Don't medical schools charge tuition? If people had that money, they would just send their children to school."
"No, no, that's not right. Many doctors have family secret recipes that they don't pass on to outsiders. No one is willing to share their secret recipes with others!"
No one is optimistic about it.
“I have a junior brother who was kicked out of the Imperial Hospital after his legs were broken due to a misdiagnosis.” After the head of the Imperial Hospital finished speaking, everyone else fell silent.
It wasn't a misdiagnosis at all; the concubines tried to frame them but failed, so they tried to pin the blame on the imperial physicians.
"You mean you're going to introduce your junior brother to that jinx?"
"Shh, keep your voice down." If Shen Lanxi heard them calling her that behind her back, she'd kill their entire family!
The imperial physician, having been warned, hurriedly patted his mouth in fear.
"Although your junior brother was innocent back then, after the people in our Imperial Medical Academy found out, outsiders all thought that your junior brother was misdiagnosed." If Shen Lanxi knew that the head of the academy had introduced such a person, she would be furious!
The head of the academy sighed, waved his hand, and said no more about the matter.
Two days later, he went out of the city to pay his respects. When he saw his junior brother's family, who were living in poverty and guarding their master's grave, he felt compassion. After returning home, he immediately drafted a list, with his junior brother's name at the top.
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Ban Sicao stayed at the Prince of Zhennan's residence until the moon was high in the sky before reporting back to Zhou Ruyuan.
“Your Highness, the first poison that the young master was poisoned with came from his nightgown. This garment was coated with something that caused the young master's allergy; if I am not mistaken, it should be almond powder.”
Zhou Ruyuan has stayed by Ban Sicao's side without moving until now.
Hearing him say that he had found the cause, I immediately snapped out of my thoughts.
"Almond powder?" Aren't almonds a food ingredient? Can they really cause poisoning?
Ban Sicao: "If it were anyone else, they would definitely be fine, but the young master is probably allergic to almonds. In addition, the young master has a weak stomach and intestines, and recently he has been consuming popular tonics and foods, which has aggravated his condition and caused a fever."
Zhou Ruyuan quietly looked at Ban Sicao.
The latter continued, "I have already asked around about the people who know that the young master is allergic to almonds. There is the young master's wet nurse, four maids and two servants who serve him personally, as well as the people in the small kitchen and Shen Yuantang."
Zhou Ruyuan's eyes darkened, and he immediately began interrogating the people in the small kitchen.
Have you bought any almonds for the kitchen recently?
The people in the small kitchen were so frightened that they begged for mercy.
"Your Highness, we are innocent. Everyone knows that the young master cannot eat almonds. We can check the order form if you don't believe us. We didn't buy a single almond. We don't even eat them ourselves," the person in the small kitchen explained indignantly.
Ban Sicao: "I've already checked the small kitchen and didn't find any almond powder. Since it was applied to clothes, I asked the old woman and maid who handled the clothes, and they all have it here."
A dozen or so maids and servants knelt together, trembling.
Zhou Ruyuan stared coldly at them, his eyes sweeping around before settling on one of the maids.
He felt like he had seen this maidservant before, when she was with Qingling.
Thinking of Bai Qingling's changes, Zhou Ruyuan's heart sank.
"It's getting late, Mr. Ban, you should go back and rest. Please also pass on a message to the Regent, thanking her for her assistance in the investigation."
Ban Sicao cupped her hands in greeting: "Then I won't disturb Your Highness's handling of household affairs any longer."
No matter who it is, they are all from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and have nothing to do with their prince!
After Ban Sicao left, Zhou Ruyuan pointed at the maid and said coldly, "How dare you plot against your master! Drag her away and beat her to death!"
The maid who was being pointed at was terrified. After realizing what had happened, she immediately started yelling to defend herself.
"Your Highness, spare me! It's the King..."
"Gag her! Even on her deathbed, she still tried to bite the hand that feeds her. What a fool!" Zhou Ruyuan roared in fury. After witnessing the maid being beaten to death, he immediately went to find Bai Qingling.
What did he do to wrong her? Why did she have to hurt his child?
For her sake, his reputation was ruined, his military achievements were lost, and even his mother said he had lost his mind. If it weren't for her, there wouldn't have been that incident on their wedding night, and he wouldn't be in this state now.
When Zhou Ruyuan gathered all the servants in the Prince's mansion together, Bai Qingling had a bad feeling.
She quickly cleaned everything up, and the prince would never be able to find out.
She has nothing to be afraid of.
Just as she was pacing anxiously around the room, the door was kicked open with a bang.
Zhou Ruyuan's bloodshot eyes met Bai Qingling's, and the latter's heart skipped a beat, her heart sinking to the bottom.
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When Ban Sicao returned to report, Shen Lanxi was still dealing with official business.
"Is Your Highness still awake?"
Shen Lanxi blinked her sore eyes and smiled, "Is the matter of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion resolved?"
Ban Sicao, recalling Zhou Ruyuan's appearance, said, "Zhou Ruyuan should know who did it."
Shen Lanxi: "That's Bai Qingling."
Ban Sicao smirked: "Your Highness really knows the Prince of Zhennan very well."
Shen Lanxi: "To defeat an opponent, you must know yourself and your enemy."
Ban Sicao thought for a moment and said, "Zhou Ruyuan locked Shen Yuantang up, saying she had gone mad."
Shen Lanxi: "Zhou Ruyuan will be leaving tomorrow, so he won't be locked up for too long."
Ban Sicao asked curiously, "Your Highness doesn't seem curious at all about who did it? Could it be that you know who did it?"
Shen Lanxi said calmly, "What's there to be curious about? It's nothing more than trying to shift the blame and stir up trouble between me and Zhou Ruyuan. I don't even need to think about it; I know who did it."
"Who?" Ban Sicao asked curiously.
Shen Lanxi: "My enemies, those who don't want me to sit in this position, those who want to oust me from the throne!"
Ban Sicao jokingly said, "Then the scope is quite large."
Shen Lanxi: "Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, it's better to strengthen ourselves. Rats are rats. As long as they are rats, they won't dare to step out of the shadows and into the light. What do I have to fear!"
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