Chapter 141 Intent to Accept a Disciple
Huan'er took Lin Qian to a dilapidated palace behind the cold palace.
These people are not even fit to live in the cold palace.
The dilapidated palace didn't even have a door. Lin Qian looked over and saw that both sides of the aisle were full of people sitting in groups of three or five, including palace maids and eunuchs.
They are all very old, with most of their hair already gray, and they are currently basking in the sun.
Huan'er let go of Lin Qian's hand, ran to an old nanny, and said happily, "Nanny Yu, I've found a doctor to treat you."
Nanny Yu glanced towards Lin Qian, then with Huan'er's support, she slowly stood up and bowed to Lin Qian from a distance.
Even though they are so old and it is difficult for them to stand up, these people are still so disciplined and dare not make any wrong moves.
The palace is indeed not a place for people to stay.
Lin Qian walked over and took Yu Ma's pulse. She found that she was very ill, with kidney failure and deficiency of both qi and blood. She was afraid that she would not live long.
Nanny Yu patted Huan'er's hand and said, "Go and move the wooden table over here, and then help the others come over to see the doctor."
Huan'er responded and went into the house, and Bai Wei followed to help.
"I know my own body very well. Miss Lin, please don't say more. I don't want Huan'er to know." After seeing Huan'er walk away, Nanny Yu said to Lin Qian.
Lin Qian nodded: "I understand."
These people entered the palace as maids since they were young. They missed the time to leave the palace and have been wasting their time until now. They have been locked up in the deep palace for the rest of their lives.
For them, Huan'er is someone they can only meet by chance. She treats them very well and respects them as elders.
And they treated Huan'er as their junior and loved her.
The wooden table was quickly brought out, and Lin Qian began to treat these old men and women, but none of them was cured.
Most of them had some kind of illness, some mild, some serious. Lin Qian treated all those who needed acupuncture, but she was troubled by those who needed medicine.
Before, when Lin Qian treated the eunuchs and palace maids who came to her house, she mainly took their pulses, determined their conditions, and then prescribed medicine.
They all had monthly allowances, so if they wanted to buy medicine, they could go out of the palace or go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to buy it.
These people cannot work, so naturally they don't have their monthly period, and taking medicine becomes a hassle.
However, Lin Qian did not stop looking at it. Instead, she memorized each person's name and wrote it on his corresponding prescription. The next day, when she was making medicine for the emperor, Lin Qian told the emperor about this matter.
Although the emperor had only been on the throne for a year, Yongyao's first founding emperor and empress had left behind a considerable fortune. The empress, in particular, was a time-traveling woman who had opened shops throughout Yongyao.
Yongyao lacks people, land and everything else, except money.
"I understand. I will ask Xiao Suzi to go to the Imperial Hospital later and ask the imperial doctors to make medicine for the eunuchs and old palace maids." said the emperor.
Lin Qian nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, are the palace maids who reach the age of retirement sent out of the palace every year?"
The emperor glanced at Eunuch Su, who said, "That's not the case. Usually, a group of palace maids are laid off every three to five years, and those who comply with the requirements will be sent out of the palace.
Some had no relatives outside the palace to worry about, so they simply stayed in the palace instead of leaving.
Lin Qian nodded. The emperor looked at her and asked, "Why are you asking this? If you have any ideas, please tell me."
"I've always wanted to form a team of military doctors, all of whom would be women. I'd like to select the first batch from among the palace maids who are about to leave the palace, to see if they are willing.
These palace maids are generally old, and it will be difficult for them to get married after leaving the palace. I thought of letting them join the army as military doctors.
Not only can I save the soldiers, but I can also marry them. After all, there are still many soldiers who are still unmarried in their twenties and thirties. "
The emperor has just ascended the throne and has a lot of things to do. He is almost overwhelmed by the affairs of the court and has not asked about the palace for the time being.
Now after hearing what Lin Qian said, he thought it was a good idea and nodded in agreement.
"I will ask Xiao Suzi to look at the list of palace maids who meet the requirements to leave the palace this year and ask them for their opinions. If there are any who are willing, let them go with you." said the emperor.
This can also fundamentally solve the problem of old palace maids in the palace.
It’s a pity that eunuchs can basically only grow old and die in the palace, with no possibility of leaving the palace again.
"Your Majesty, the issue of the palace maids has been resolved, but what about the eunuchs? Should we also issue some laws to take care of them?
Or maybe they can be allowed to leave the palace when they are forty or fifty years old?"
Lin Qian asked tentatively. After all, this was not her business. She had already crossed the line by saying so much.
However, the emperor had also experienced hard times, and he was very familiar with the lives of the eunuchs and maids in the palace.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. After the queen enters the palace, she will handle it." The emperor thought for a while and said.
Lin Qian said yes, then walked away with the empty medicine bowl.
He walked while shaking his head. What a shame! The emperor was also a wife-doting maniac. He was already thinking about paving the way for Chen Junqi before they even got married.
Once the Empress's order to expel the eunuchs and palace maids from the palace is announced, she will surely gain a great reputation in the palace.
Regardless of whether it is sincere or not, at least on the surface, people in the palace will love the Queen more.
With the emperor's decree, Lin Qian no longer had to worry about the medicine for the old eunuchs and palace maids in the cold palace.
The Imperial Medical Service also assigned two imperial physicians every day to help Lin Qian treat these people. As a result, their meals also improved a lot.
"Sister Qianqian! My father-in-law and the maids asked me to thank you. This is their thank-you gift to you." Huan'er handed a large cloth bag to Lin Qian.
When Lin Qian opened it, she saw that they were all handmade gadgets, including purses, sachets, fans, handkerchiefs, shoe insoles and the like.
The workmanship is very delicate and the materials are good. You can tell at a glance that they have been carefully crafted.
"The eunuchs didn't have anything to offer, so they asked the maids they knew to make it," Huan'er said.
Lin Qian smiled, took out the handkerchief and sachet, and stroked them carefully in her hands, saying, "Thank them for me. I like these things very much. I will keep them well."
Huan'er was very happy and jumped for a while, then she said, "Sister Qianqian, when I turn 25 and can leave the palace, I will also become a military doctor. You wait for me."
"You don't have to wait until you are 25. If you want, I can take you with me when I leave the palace." Lin Qian looked at Huan'er and said seriously.
Huan'er can read and write. She has been taking care of these fathers-in-law and maids. The few who can read and write taught Huan'er.
Huan'er has been following Lin Qian these days, and she can quickly remember the pharmacology that Lin Qian talked about.
After reading the prescription once, she could remember most of it. She had a good memory and was also talented in medical skills. Lin Qian wanted to take her in.
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