126 Poetry Meeting
After finishing the breakfast carefully prepared by Zhou Xing, Feng Qingchen looked at the hourglass. Converted into modern time, it should be around nine o'clock in the morning.
At this time, most doctors would start looking for a room, and of course she went to check on Wang Jinling's condition.
In fact, she was going to apply medicine to Wang Jinling's eyes yesterday, but because Wang Jinling suddenly asked for marriage, she was so scared that she didn't do anything.
Today, we can’t delay any longer. Wang Jinling’s eyes are important.
Because the medicine box was snatched away by the emperor, Feng Qingchen couldn't find a suitable replacement for a while, so he had to take out a handkerchief and wrap the necessary medicine and bandages.
Wang Jinling had been waiting for her for a long time. The two chatted casually for a few words, and after confirming that the other party had let go of what happened yesterday, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't want to lose this friend.
Feng Qingchen reapplied medicine to Wang Jinling and repeatedly told him to rest.
Wang Jinling didn't show any impatience and responded with a smile.
It was not until Feng Qingchen packed up and prepared to go back that Wang Jinling said, "Qingchen, I heard that the Xie family invited you."
Feng Qingchen paused, then remembered that the Wang and Xie families were in-laws, and the Wang family couldn't possibly not know about the poetry meeting that the Xie family was going to hold.
"That's true."
"Aren't you planning to go?" Wang Jinling had no intention of interfering in Feng Qingchen's private affairs, he was just concerned.
"I don't plan to go. I can't handle this kind of situation." In addition to the Xie family's affairs, this aspect is also a consideration.
Feng Qingchen is very self-aware. She is not naturally good at socializing.
The so-called poetry gathering was actually a form of social interaction in the upper class, where the younger generation sought to show off and the married women practiced lady diplomacy, but she was not good at this at all.
If she was good at socializing, with her medical skills and appearance in her previous life, she wouldn't have had to work so hard as a battlefield doctor.
Although she later fell in love with the life of a battlefield doctor, the reason she went there in the first place was not because she liked it. It was purely because working in the hospital was too tiring. She was excluded and suppressed everywhere and she could not make it any further, so she ran to the front line to be a battlefield doctor.
In the end, she didn't want to go back to the city, and her social skills became even worse.
"Qingchen, you need to attend such a party."
"Jin Ling wants me to go?" Feng Qingchen asked.
She still cares a lot about Wang Jinling's opinion.
She believed that Wang Jinling would not harm her.
"Qingchen, we are just one of the multitude of living beings. It is impossible to be a transcendent being. We cannot avoid dealing with people as long as we are alive. Whether we like them or hate them, we cannot avoid them.
No matter what you want to do in the future, you can’t do without the help of these noble ladies in the capital, and you can’t do without a good reputation.
Qingchen, you should understand that no matter how good your medical skills are, there won't be many people willing to let you treat their illnesses. You are not the only doctor in this world. If you cure my eyes, they will only say that you are lucky.
To put it worse, you can't cure every disease. If you don't deal with these people, what if they praise you as the reincarnation of a miracle doctor who can cure every disease? Then you will end up being praised to death, and the loss will outweigh the gain."
Feng Qingchen could refuse a banquet like this once, but not twice.
Feng Qingchen must learn to accumulate capital for himself.
Wang Jinling knew that the Ninth Prince and Yuwen Yuanhua both treated her specially, but no matter how specially they treated her, they were still too far away to stop her.
The methods of women in the harem are no worse than those of men.
Especially since Feng Qingchen is at odds with Princess Anping, if she could get the support of ladies from aristocratic families like Wang Xie, then even if the princess wants to make a move against Feng Qingchen, she would have to think twice.
From now on, even if Feng Qingchen attended banquets in the palace, Princess Anping could not touch her in public, at least she could not insult her at will.
Reputation is very important to women.
Feng Qingchen knew that what Wang Jinling said was right, but...
"Jin Ling, you also know that the Xie family has targeted me several times. I once said that unless the Xie family begged me, I would never set foot in the Xie family."
There are some persistences and some principles that you should never give up.
What Wang Jinling said made sense, but she would not easily enter the Xie family...
"Qingchen, did you not read the content of the post at all?"
"Yes." It was early in the morning. She was irritated by Lan Jiuqing, but she couldn't tell Wang Jinling about it. She could only smile awkwardly.
Wang Jinling shook his head and said with a smile: "Qingchen, this poetry meeting will be held in Baicao Garden. Baicao Garden is the garden of Madam Xie's family and has nothing to do with the Xie family, so..."
This is Feng Qingchen's chance to clear his name.
Even if Feng Qingchen never gets married in this life, he doesn't want Feng Qingchen to bear the stigma for the rest of her life.
"Qingchen, don't just think about yourself, but also think about General Feng and Madam Feng." You can't let the world scold General Feng and Madam Feng for not teaching their daughter well.
Wang Jinling did not say this, but he believed that Feng Qingchen understood.
"I know what to do. Since I'm not going to Xie's house, I will attend Mr. Xie's poetry gathering. I, Feng Qingchen, can't be a lady from a noble family in this life, so I'll be called a romantic and famous scholar!"
A romantic celebrity is free and unrestrained, not bound by etiquette and morals. A true celebrity is naturally romantic.
"What a romantic and famous person you are! I look forward to the day when you become famous all over the world."
Wang Jinling smiled.
He will also attend the poetry reading that day.
He hoped that on that day, besides himself, Feng Qingchen would also become famous.
…
Poetry gatherings were not uncommon in the Dongling Dynasty. Many talented men and women became famous through poetry gatherings, and quite a few of them became renowned all over the world in one fell swoop.
People like Wang Qi and Xie San became famous in the capital through poetry meetings.
However, Feng Qingchen in the past was not qualified to receive an invitation to the poetry reading.
Poetry gatherings were held by the great families and the powerful to pave the way for their children. A helpless woman like Feng Qingchen, not to mention that she had no talent, even if she did, what would it matter? Who would give her the opportunity to show it?
The reason why the Xie family sent Feng Qingchen the invitation for the poetry gathering was not because she cured Wang Jinling, nor because the Xie family wanted Feng Qingchen to embarrass herself, but...
The Xie family knew about Feng Qingchen saving Dong Ling Ziluo, and knew that the first thing Dong Ling Ziluo asked after waking up was: "Where is Feng Qingchen? Where is she?"
It is easy to hide this matter from others, but it is difficult to hide it from the Xie family. After all, the Xie family still has a concubine in the palace.
The Xie family received the news from the Imperial Concubine overnight, which is why they asked Xie San to send an invitation to Feng Qingchen early in the morning.
Of course, Mrs. Xie had her own selfish motives in asking Xie San to come and deliver the gift in person.
When Madam Xie heard from the Second Madam that Feng Qingchen could cure her infertility, she didn't take it seriously before. But when she saw that Feng Qingchen cured Wang Jinling's eyes and cured Dong Ling Ziluo who even the imperial physician couldn't cure, she immediately became excited.
She had to give it a try no matter what. If she did it well, the Xie family would soar to great heights in no time...