Su Peisheng couldn't help but offer a few words of advice. He had been with Da Pang Ju for so many years and had genuine feelings for him.
Whether from a perspective of interests or emotions, the emperor is good, which means that the eunuch is good too.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physicians have no other options. Why not send someone to secretly find a few skilled folk doctors?"
"Like that renowned physician Li who was invited to the palace before, his medical skills are superb. Folk doctors have seen many ailments; perhaps they have a solution?"
"This elixir also contains many highly nourishing ingredients, which are good for the body, but it is really not advisable to use too much of it."
The chubby orange-haired man said, "I know what I'm doing, and I haven't used much lately. As for the doctors outside the palace..."
"Let's forget it. If I don't trust the people from the Imperial Medical Academy, I trust them even less."
Su Peisheng sighed; he understood the emperor's concerns. The emperor's good health was not just a matter for the fat orange (the emperor's son), but concerned the entire Qing Dynasty.
Not just any doctor can take the emperor's pulse. Sending that renowned physician Li to the palace for exchange and learning was nothing special, but to treat the emperor required much more.
There were rules for summoning a doctor to treat a sick maid in a wealthy household outside the palace.
(In *Dream of the Red Chamber*, when Qingwen was examined by a doctor, there was no need for observation, auscultation, or inquiry. She was examined through a curtain, and even when taking her pulse, a silk handkerchief was used as a pad. The doctor thought she was a young lady, but the old woman laughed and said she was just a maid. If it were a young lady's embroidery room, it wouldn't be so easy for her to enter.)
Unless he was in extreme pain and had no other choice, the emperor would not allow a common doctor to treat him.
Thinking of this, Su Peisheng realized that Consort Cheng had instructed the Emperor to send the imperial physicians to the provinces for three years to hone their skills.
What a wise and brilliant idea it is that those who wish to become doctors in the Imperial Medical Academy should first hone their skills in impoverished areas.
However, this distant water cannot quench the immediate fire; one can only be thankful that this headache will not take one's life.
*
Chuxiu Palace
As soon as Sun Miaoqing returned, Liuli and Linglan finished packing their things, and Consort Xin came over to pay her respects.
"Your humble servant greets Your Highness the Imperial Concubine. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
Sun Miaoqing helped Consort Xin up, saying, "Sister Xin, there's no need for such formalities. Please come and sit down."
The two walked to the kang (a heated brick bed) by the window and sat down. Consort Xin said with a smile, "Your Highness has been gone for so many days, and the ladies in the palace are all thinking about you."
"Your Majesty, I have been eagerly awaiting your return to Chuxiu Palace. Now that you are back, I feel reassured and have come to pay my respects to you."
[Xinbaji really knows how to talk; no wonder everyone wants to be a leader. Shows like "My Mom's the Chairperson" might make most people feel awkward, but the market for them is huge!]
Sun Miaoqing said, "Sister Xin is joking. You live in Chuxiu Palace with me, so there's no need for such formalities."
Consort Xin turned to look at the palace maid Ping'er behind her, "Although the Imperial Concubine is not in the palace, she still thinks of us sisters."
"I really love the perfume that Consort Jing sent me. I've never even seen anything like it in all these years."
"I don't have anything to offer, but fortunately, His Majesty recently gifted me a piece of fine silk, and the color is quite festive."
"It's perfect timing to make a garment for the Fifth Prince. It took me almost half a month to finish, and I just finished stitching last night. Your Majesty is returning today. I'll bring it over for the Fifth Prince to try on. Please don't find it unpalatable, Your Majesty."
Sun Miaoqing looked at the dark red clothes on the tray, the stitches were fine and dense. Embroidered with the character "福" (fortune), it was just right for a young child.
"Sister Xin's craftsmanship is getting more and more exquisite. Such beautiful clothes should be made for He Shu."
“Hongzhou is a mischievous monkey; he wears out his clothes in just a few days.”
Consort Xin said, "He Shu also has some. Besides, the Fifth Prince is the younger brother, so as the older sister, she should give way to him."
These words were just meant to be taken with a grain of salt; no one would take them seriously. But speaking of this, Sun Miaoqing thought of He Shu, who was in the Gege's quarters.
When she brought Hongzhou back just now, she specifically asked him about his life over the past month.
Hongzhou mentioned that Heshu could only stay in the small courtyard, and the old women wouldn't let her go out. If Xin Guiren and the others didn't come over, she could only keep painting, painting the outside world.
She is clearly a favored daughter of heaven, yet she is so unruly and obedient that it breaks your heart.
Sun Miaoqing said, "He Shu is a good child. She lives alone in the palace. Although it is the rule in the palace, it is still a bit too pitiful."
“If Sister Xin is willing, I am willing to speak to the Emperor on her behalf and bring the princess back to raise her.”
With his older sister watching over him, Hongzhou should be able to maintain a more regular schedule.
Consort Xin was overjoyed; she had been looking forward to this day for a long time! In the past, seeing that Cao Qinmo was able to keep Wenyi by her side to take care of her because of Consort Hua, she couldn't help but be tempted.
However, things in the harem are really hard to explain. She was unwilling to endure her days under Consort Hua's control, nor was she willing to pledge allegiance to the Empress.
Although a princess is not as powerful as a prince, she is still the emperor's daughter. Rather than being watched and schemed against, it's better for her to be raised in the imperial concubine's quarters.
Not attracting attention is actually safer, preventing one from getting caught up in the undercurrents of the imperial harem at a young age.
However, ever since Sun Miaoqing gained power, Consort Xin has often thought about whether she could bring her daughter back to raise her.
Although there are still quarrels in the harem now, it's not like it used to be. You could wake up one morning and suddenly this person is gone, or that person has committed a crime and been sent to the cold palace.
Sun Miaoqing's life was also very comfortable. If He Shu could take care of Hongzhou as he grew up, she would never have to worry about him again.
Consort Xin immediately stood up and knelt before Sun Miaoqing, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you so much. With your words, I would gladly die at any moment."
"If Your Majesty has any instructions, please just tell me. I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty."
[I'm really not used to Xinbaji being so excited. Usually, she doesn't seem to have much attachment to having Jiang and Shu by her side. I didn't expect she was just keeping it to herself and not telling anyone.]
If I had thought of this sooner, Sister Xin and her daughter could have been reunited sooner. I'm not doing this expecting anything in return; I just hope everyone can be well in the future.
Sun Miaoqing quickly helped Consort Xin up, "Sister Xin, get up quickly, I don't need you to go through fire and water."
"I just feel sorry for He Shu being raised elsewhere. The child should stay with her mother."
Consort Xin wept with joy, saying, "Your Highness is right. It's not that I don't want to keep the princess by my side, it's just that I don't have the ability."
"Now that Your Majesty speaks on behalf of me and the princess, I will pray for Your Majesty before the Buddha every day. When the princess grows up, she will surely regard Your Majesty as her birth mother and serve her diligently."
Sun Miaoqing said with a smile, "Sister Xin is so thoughtful."
"By the way, in the month or so that I've been away from the palace, has anything new happened?"
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