With the presence of the Biannan army in the two cities of the desert, great progress has been made in the city defense and management. Xuan Tianming focused on discovering some talents and promoted them to take over various vacant positions. The soldiers of Biannan were reused and finally no longer felt that they were useless people, let alone the waste soldiers abandoned by the Ninth Prince. They were full of energy and had long forgotten that they had followed the Eighth Prince for so long.
It was so simple to win back people's hearts, using overwhelming force to intimidate them, and treating them better than when their original masters were around. Xuan Tianming was adept at doing these, and he was not stingy.
Feng Yuheng returned to Lanzhou these days and set about establishing the official Baicaotang. Wang Lin also sent a group of doctors and nurses over. She kept most of them and sent a small number of them to Shaping City and Jueping City respectively.
The Baicaotang in Lanzhou was still built on the same scale as the one in Beijing. It also introduced a complete medical system and set up different registration windows for the public and soldiers. When wounded soldiers came to the front for treatment, they would be given priority at the soldiers' window, while the common people would register at the public window. Everything was in order.
The people of Lanzhou were very supportive of this. In addition, once the Baicaotang opened, Feng Yuheng put her usual Chinese patent medicines and some Western medicines on the shelves. Chinese herbal medicines were still sold, and the preferential purchase and free medicine system of Kyoto was still used for the poor people. At the same time, some herbal teas for relieving heat were also sold, which were very popular with the ladies in various mansions.
As long as Feng Yuheng was in Lanzhou, she would come here to take charge when she had nothing to do. When she encountered a difficult disease that the doctor was having trouble with, she would personally take charge without saying a word. In just a few days, she had cured many patients who were previously considered hopeless.
Because of Fu Ya's fake Baicaotang, people finally saw the strength of the real Baicaotang. The difference between the two was so great that Feng Yuheng's image instantly became taller in the eyes of the people. Some even said, "His Highness the Ninth Prince is the God of War, and Princess Ji'an is the Medicine King Bodhisattva!"
Feng Yuheng didn't care about whether he was a bodhisattva or not, but she opened Baicaotang to build her own information network here, and the most important thing was to win people's hearts. Now that people's hearts are gradually winning, she is a little relieved. After all, the Eighth Prince has been operating here for many years. If he doesn't show some practical results, it will be difficult to win people's hearts! Even now, there must be some stubborn people standing on the side of the Eighth Prince, but that is an individual case after all, so she doesn't care too much.
It's just that Huang Quan and Wang Chuan have been a little restless these days. Although they have been following her, they are always distracted. One day, when Huang Quan accidentally knocked over a box of medicine, Feng Yuheng finally couldn't hold it in anymore and took the initiative to ask, "Why are you so absent-minded?"
The two girls looked at each other and sighed. Then Wangchuan spoke up, "Miss, your birthday is in five days. You are fifteen this year, and the meaning of your birthday is different from before."
Feng Yuheng was stunned. After a calculation, it turned out that her birthday was coming. In ancient times, people reached the age of 15. This birthday was indeed different from the past. But no matter how different it was, this place was not like the capital. After all, it was the southern border, and there was a war. What else could she do? So she waved her hand and said, "It's nothing different. Just cook a bowl of noodles with an egg in it in the morning. When we go out, we should keep things simple."
"Oh my!" Huang Quan stamped his feet, "Miss! What's the point of cooking a bowl of noodles and shoveling an egg in it? Have you forgotten that the Ninth Prince has always said that he would marry you on the day of his coming of age? Now that the day is almost here, aren't you anxious? The Prince didn't mention it, and you didn't bother to ask? No matter what, there must be an explanation!"
These two girls have been with Feng Yuheng for a long time, and they are no longer like when they first arrived at Feng Mansion, always considering themselves as people from Prince Yu Mansion. Now, they only consider themselves as Feng Yuheng's girls, and consider everything from Feng Yuheng's perspective, including the matter of coming of age and the wedding, and they also have some complaints about the Ninth Prince.
Wang Chuan also said along with Huang Quan: "We don't know if His Highness has mentioned this to the young lady in private, but the young lady has lived in Lanzhou for some time, and His Highness has never come. I guess there has been no communication, right? This is a big deal. When we were in Ji'an County, didn't the two ladies of the Yao family say that Concubine Yun personally went to the Yao Mansion to give the betrothal gifts? No one said that this matter should be postponed, but the war in the southern border is before us, and the young lady and His Highness are not in the capital, so it is certain that it will be postponed, but even if it is to be postponed, there must be an explanation."
Feng Yuheng was somewhat moved by what he heard. Were these two girls speaking for him? Blaming Xuan Tianming? His sense of accomplishment surged up every minute. It seemed that his companionship over the past few years was not in vain! After all, people are made of flesh and blood. They finally accepted the master from the bottom of their hearts.
She smiled and comforted them, "Don't think too much. Xuan Tianming and I have been inseparable for a long time. The wedding is just a situation. Right now, Jueping City cannot do without people. How can he have the time to come here? When the war in the South Territory is stable, we can return to the court. Then, why should I worry that he won't give me a decent wedding?"
After hearing her say this, the two maids knew that it was useless to persuade her, but they still said worriedly: "Miss, you'd better ask His Majesty the Ninth Prince. You can't play dumb. This is a serious matter."
Feng Yuheng also knew that this was a big deal. She didn't feel embarrassed to ask because she was a girl. She just felt that the two of them were actually quite tacitly aware of it. The current situation was a situation, and it was all in front of her. There was no need to make a special explanation about this matter. Moreover, she felt from the bottom of her heart that it was too early for a girl to get married at the age of fifteen. Although she was mentally mature, her body was after all the original owner's, and she hadn't grown up yet. It was always not good to get married and experience sex so early. So whether it was a big wedding or not, Xuan Tianming didn't mention it, and she was happy and at ease.
She will be coming of age in five days. It's just a birthday. Why celebrate a birthday for such a young child? A birthday is actually the day of her mother's death. Yao had just passed away. Even though she had been hurt by her mother and didn't have much affection for her, she still felt that she should keep a low profile and just eat a bowl of noodles. There was nothing to celebrate.
Therefore, Feng Yuheng remained calm in Lanzhou, and went in and out of Baicaotang to see patients every day. Except for the attendants around him, no one knew that Princess Ji'an's coming-of-age day was just around the corner.
Baicaotang's business is very prosperous. Otherwise, why is it said that hospitals are always the most profitable businesses, whether in ancient times or modern times? No matter how poor a person is, he may not be willing to spend money on food and clothes, but he will definitely spend money on medicine when he is sick. In order to save money, the family usually does not eat good food, but in fact, the money saved is used for medicine. The body is the capital. If you keep overdrawing without knowing how to replenish it, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.
Feng Yuheng certainly understood people's concept, so he asked the medical staff of Baicaotang to actively explain the truth to patients and their families on weekdays, and told people that money is not saved, but earned. You can wear coarse cloth to save money, which is nothing, but you must not lose your health to save money, otherwise it will be too late to regret when the disease comes.
But this is the truth, but people can't accept it so easily. Most people nod and agree in person, and then do what they should do. Feng Yuheng has no choice but to do her best. She can only do her best, say what she should say, do what she should do, and whether others listen or not is their business.
But she lived a dull and calm life, while Wang Chuan, Huang Quan and Ban Zou were all very depressed, especially for their master. Ban Zou even had the urge to go to Jueping City to confront the Ninth Prince. Unfortunately, Xuan Tianming had left too many shadows in his heart. He had the heart but not the courage. He could only count the days with his fingers, silently thinking that his master had a miserable life.
Finally, on April 17th, Feng Yuheng's birthday arrived.
This morning, Wangchuan and Huangquan got up early and carefully prepared a bowl of noodle soup and brought it to Feng Yuheng. Although they wanted to complain, today was Feng Yuheng's birthday after all, and they felt that saying too much would upset the master. Moreover, Wangchuan told Huangquan last night that the young lady was actually uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do. Since the young lady chose to be strong, let's not make things difficult for her!
The two maids tacitly agreed not to mention the wedding again. They just helped Feng Yuheng wash up, watched her finish her noodles, and then quietly took them away. The atmosphere was very strange.
Feng Yuheng was helpless. She knew that the two girls were not feeling well. To be honest, she felt a little awkward. After all, it was the Prince Yu's Mansion that first proposed the wedding on the day of the coming of age. No matter what the current situation was, Xuan Tianming had to give her a word, right? She knew that the marriage would definitely not be concluded, but the man at least came to say something, which was also an explanation to her. What was it now? He didn't say a word, and he hadn't been seen for several days. She was angry and didn't take the initiative to contact him, but he was patient enough not to come to her. It was really infuriating to think about it.
After eating the noodles, Feng Yuheng went to Baicaotang in a depressed mood. Along the way, none of the master and servants spoke, and their faces were uglier than each other. However, after arriving at Baicaotang, she quickly adjusted her mentality. Today, a pregnant woman with a difficult labor was carried to Baicaotang and was waiting for her to perform a caesarean section.
There were no female doctors among the doctors transferred to Lanzhou. If it were the 21st century, doctors would not distinguish between men and women, but the ancients were more feudal and could not accept male doctors delivering babies for women, so Feng Yuheng had to do it herself.
Her specialty was not obstetrics and gynecology, but a caesarean section was just a minor operation for her, and it was completed in less than half an hour. Looking at the baby that had just been taken out, Feng Yuheng really liked it very much. Although the newborn baby was still a little ugly, it was also chubby and cute.
She teased the child for a while before handing him over to the nurse to be cleaned. She also sewed up the woman in labor herself. After everything was done, the woman was pushed to the ward. The operation was successfully completed.
Feng Yuheng washed his hands and changed his clothes. He also used the excuse that he was tired and drove everyone out. He then quickly rushed into the space and took a warm shower to wipe off the sweat.
When he came out again, he heard a noisy sound coming from outside the door. After a while, Huangquan and Wangchuan excitedly patted the door and shouted loudly: "Miss! Miss, come out quickly! The prince is coming! The prince is coming!"
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