Hua Fushu gave the prescription to Cui Niangzi, asking her to give the medicine to Mrs. Guo according to the prescription.
"Sister Guo, if you take the medicine according to my prescription, your physical condition won't change significantly in the first month, but your cough will gradually decrease. In the second and third months, your body will gradually recover, and you'll be completely cured within half a year."
Mrs. Guo held Hua Fushu's hand and expressed her gratitude several times.
After talking to Mrs. Guo for a few more words, Hua Fushu stood up and said goodbye.
He took a carriage back to the General's Mansion with Side.
Ministry of Revenue.
Guo Youzhi was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination at the age of thirty. He initially served as a Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Works. Later, due to his excellent performance, he was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue as a Langzhong. It has been more than five or six years since then.
He is 39 years old this year and has outstanding abilities. He manages the affairs of his department in an orderly manner and is trusted by Minister Du. After the Right Vice Minister Mu Hongguang took up the post, he should have taken over the position of Right Vice Minister, but it was taken away by someone else.
After the rumor spread that the young master from the General's Mansion had taken over as the Right Vice Minister, he had been in a bad mood, with a deadpan face all day long, and no one dared to approach him easily.
However, this face filled with resentment was not directed at anyone else, but only at the newly appointed Minister Ye.
When the Ministry of Revenue was checking the taxes paid by various places, it found that the taxes paid by several county governments last year were inconsistent with the actual taxes they should have paid.
The person responsible for reviewing this matter was Guo Youzhi, but Guo Youzhi threw the matter all over to the newly appointed Minister Ye, and he was extremely uncooperative with Minister Ye's work.
Minister Ye in front of him asked, "Master Guo, is this action of yours a doctor's responsibility?"
Doctor Guo had been in a bad mood for days, and after receiving another rebuke from Minister Ye, his long-simmering resentment suddenly erupted. He said, "Minister Ye is so capable, why don't you just investigate it yourself? Why do you need my cooperation? I've been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years, and there's nothing I can't do. Minister Ye has only been here a few days, and you need to teach me how to do things? When I joined the government, you were just a kid!"
Doctor Guo's words, full of resentment and dissatisfaction, attracted the attention of seven or eight officials.
The officials were not surprised by Doctor Guo's public challenge to the newly appointed Minister Ye. It seemed that they had guessed that this might happen.
Ye Zelin was always good-tempered. After enduring Guo Youzhi's harassment for several days, he finally decided not to endure it any longer. Seeing that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were looking at the two of them, he felt that the time was almost right and it was time to fight back.
He sneered and looked at Guo Youzhi as if he were a fool. He said, "Master Guo, you said that after all these years, how come you don't even know why you can't take over as the Right Vice Minister?"
Guo Youzhi was slightly stunned.
Ye Zelin continued, "You've been making things difficult for me, even teaming up with other colleagues to isolate and exclude me. Is it simply because you think I've taken your position as Right Vice Minister? With your abilities, you're more than capable of holding onto that position. I heard that His Majesty originally wanted to choose you as his successor, but suddenly changed his mind and ordered me to take over."
He picked up a scroll of documents, his deep, dark eyes once again falling on Guo Youzhi. "Doctor Guo, instead of targeting me, you should think about what you did to cause His Majesty's displeasure and deprive you of your chance for promotion."
After hearing this, Guo Youzhi's face suddenly turned pale, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.
The imperial court prohibited officials from lending money or charging interest.
And he secretly lent the money at interest.
Could it be that His Majesty knew that he was lending money at interest, so he changed his mind and ordered Ye Zelin to take over as the Right Vice Minister?
At this point, the panic in Guo Youzhi's eyes became even more noticeable.
Before Ye Zelin took office at the Ministry of Revenue, he knew that Guo Youzhi was lending money at interest. Although the court prohibited officials from lending money at interest, many officials still took the risk to do so.
The imperial court was also cracking down on officials who lent money and charged interest, but there were still many who slipped through the net.
Ye Zelin stopped there, Guo Youzhi should know why he could not be promoted.
When Guo Youzhi saw Ye Zelin's calm expression, as if he understood everything, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that His Majesty suddenly changed his mind because he lent money at interest?
Ye Zelin is the emperor's companion and has a close relationship with His Majesty. Is there any need for him to deceive him?
Ye Zelin lifted up his purple robe and sat back in his seat, no longer paying attention to Guo Youzhi.
That whole day, Guo Youzhi was secretly wondering whether the emperor had denied him the chance of promotion because he lent money at interest.
During this day, Guo Youzhi did not cause any more trouble for Ye Zelin.
In the evening, when Guo You returned home after leaving the yamen, the curtain had already fallen.
Guo Youzhi was on his way to his wife's room when he met Madam Cui who was carrying some boiled medicine.
The medicinal soup was steaming and the aroma of the medicine wafted in the air.
The smell of medicine passed through Guo Youzhi's nostrils, and his brows slightly furrowed. He said, "The medicine doesn't smell right. Did Doctor Xu change the prescription?"
Madam Cui said, "The prescription has been changed, but it's not the one Doctor Xu prescribed."
"Who opened it?" Guo Youzhi asked.
Madam Cui truthfully informed us, "Madam Ye from the General Protector's Mansion came to visit us today. Madam Ye is quite knowledgeable in medicine, and she said our illness could be cured, so she wrote a prescription for you. Don't worry, my lord. Doctor Xu has reviewed this prescription, and he said it's very suitable for your condition, and the dosage is just right. He said there's no problem, so I can boil the medicine for you without any worries."
The Mansion of the General Protecting the Nation, the Ye family?
Guo Youzhi asked, "Which lady from the Ye family is it?"
There are two ladies in the new generation of General Ye’s mansion. One is named Dugu, and she is the wife of General Huwei Ye Yunlu, and the other is named Hua, and she is Ye Zelin’s aunt.
Madam Cui really didn't know which lady of the Ye family Hua Fushu was. She only knew the surname of the Ye lady. She said, "The Ye lady's surname is Hua. She said her husband is the newly appointed Minister Ye. She said that it was you who mentioned our lady's illness to Minister Ye, and Minister Ye asked Madam Ye to come to our house to treat her."
Last name Hua?
The only young lady surnamed Hua in General Ye’s mansion is Ye Zelin’s wife.
Guo Youzhi's heart suddenly jumped with joy. He had heard of this lady named Hua from the Ye family. She was a direct disciple of Lady Lanling Miao and had excellent medical skills. She had even cured the nephew of Bao Changzhou, the governor of Tokyo, who had been ill for many years.
He had thought about asking the lady from the Ye family to treat his wife before, but he was very short of money. Later, it was reported that his position as Minister was replaced by Ye Zelin, so he completely gave up the idea of asking Hua Fushu to treat his wife.
Madam Cui's words made Guo Youzhi completely believe that the person who treated his wife was the young master of Lanling, Hua Fushu!
But he never told Ye Zelin that his wife was seriously ill. How did Ye Zelin know?
He even asked his wife to treat his wife?
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