The capital city was exceptionally lively that day.
Ye Zhen's charity hall was finally completed and opened for business, and all the beggars on the streets had left.
Orphans and widows can live in the charity hall and receive relief from it, but they must obey the charity hall's discipline and arrangements, and their household registration will be under the charity hall's name.
During the household registration transfer process, you can also find out the other party's bottom line to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.
Those who do not wish to live in the charity hall, or poor families with relatives, are given priority to take up jobs in the properties under the charity hall's name to make a living.
So, as soon as the sign was lifted, the entrance was packed with people.
Besides the poor and pitiful, many powerful and wealthy people also came.
On that day, powerful and wealthy people in the capital sent money to thank Ye Zhen for saving them. Ye Zhen then sent the money to the palace. Upon learning that the Empress would become the backer of the Charity Hall, many officials and wealthy merchants in the capital who had not gone to the Imperial Estate that day also donated to the Charity Hall.
The purpose was to gain some recognition in front of the Empress.
As she had said, Ye Zhen erected a large stone tablet at the entrance of the charity hall, engraving all the donation details on it.
Originally, Ye Zhen was forced to give money as a token of gratitude because of Xiao Zuo's antics, but Ye Zhen took it as a good deed. People who saw the stone tablet praised them for their benevolence, and the donors felt honored and were naturally happy.
The emperor supported the empress and wrote a plaque for the Charity Hall, which he then had his chief eunuch, Chen Banjun, personally deliver. The capital was never short of people who were arrogant and servile, so they all came to join in the fun.
Female doctor Su also arrived.
Originally, she was about to get married, but her uncle from the Su family forbade her to go out. However, Ye Zhen wanted the doctor to examine the pulses of all the widows and orphans living in the charity hall and create health records for them.
There were many widowed and orphaned women among them. Ye Zhen pleaded with the Empress, who then issued an edict ordering Physician Su and another female physician to come to the Charity Hall to help.
Uncle Su dared not disobey the Empress's decree, but fearing the Li family's wrath, he informed the Li family of the matter.
The Li family was also going to the charity hall today, so they simply sent Li Shuhuai over so that he could take the opportunity to win back Dr. Su's heart and dispel her idea of announcing the engagement.
Li Shuhuai went straight to Doctor Su and said, "Luo Qing, let me help you."
He had also studied medicine since childhood, and naturally sat down next to Dr. Su.
To facilitate the free medical consultations for women, Ye Zhen specially arranged two rooms. Due to privacy concerns, everyone lined up outside and entered the rooms one by one for their consultations.
Li Shuhuai barged in, carrying his medicine box.
Without raising her eyebrows, Doctor Su said, "Young Master Li, this place is full of women; it's not appropriate for you to stay."
Li Shuhuai frowned. He and Luo Qing had known each other since childhood and were engaged, so they always addressed each other by their first names.
Su Luoqing's distant address of him as Young Master Li today displeased him, but he still said, "Doctors are not divided by gender. Besides, I'm just helping you write medical records so you can finish faster."
Su Luoqing was taking the pulse of a gaunt woman when she noticed something unusual about it. Wanting to be more accurate, she ignored him.
Li Shuhuai then assumed that Su Luoqing had agreed to let him stay.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He knew that Su Luoqing was jealous and would never really be willing to break off the engagement with him.
He'll find a place later and whisper a few sweet nothings to her privately, and she'll surely feel better.
To be honest, he didn't want to break off the engagement with Su Luoqing either. Su Luoqing's ability to get into the Imperial Hospital as a female doctor was undeniable.
Marrying her would bring him prestige, and he would also gain access to much of the Su family's medical knowledge.
Su Luoqing, true to her name, is always calm and unassuming, yet possesses a unique charm that sets her apart from the delicate and timid Qin Xue.
Only useless men make choices; he wants both.
The gaunt woman was very uneasy as Su Luoqing took her pulse for a long time, switching hands between them. "Doctor, am I sick?"
The pulse was indeed abnormal. Su Luoqing asked, "Do you often experience lower back and abdominal pain?"
some!
It wasn't clean down there either.
Sometimes even going to the toilet hurts.
But the woman, seeing that there was a man present, dared not speak, and hesitated to speak.
Su Luoqing then noticed that Li Shuhuai was still there, and her face immediately turned cold. "Get out."
She disliked being disturbed while practicing medicine, especially since Li Shuhuai betrayed her and did that thing with Qin Xue, and was still plotting against her.
How could she possibly give him a friendly look?
Li Shuhuai had never been treated so coldly by Su Luoqing. Feeling that his authority as a husband had been challenged, he also turned cold and warned in a low voice, "Luoqing, it's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines. You've gone too far. Making a big deal out of this won't do you any good."
You know your own temperament; you're not gentle or considerate enough, yet you still go out into the world to practice medicine. You have no brothers to rely on, and your uncle is incompetent. The Su family will fall sooner or later. Besides me, who else can you marry?
I am not a heartless person. We have been friends since childhood. I will marry you and treat you as my wife.
But I am a man, and more importantly, the future head of the family. I can't face a cold, indifferent wife every day. You should be happy that someone else is taking care of your husband. This way, it won't stop you from doing what you want to do.
Actually, he didn't dislike Su Luoqing's temperament, but he had to keep her in check to prevent her from becoming arrogant and conceited.
Su Luoqing was determined to break off the engagement with him, and with her illness looming, she had no patience to listen to his rambling. She shouted, "Get out, or I'll have someone beat you out."
This is Ye Zhen's territory, and she has no fear of Li Shuhuai.
Li Shuhuai was furious, but before he could utter a sound, a delicate voice rang out.
"Oh dear, why is Sister Su so angry?"
Qin Xue looked at Su Luoqing, "Sister Su, my cousin's quick temper upset you. I apologize on his behalf. When you're done with your work, I'll treat you to dinner at a restaurant, okay?"
When I eat with my cousin, he always thinks of you whenever we come across your favorite dishes.
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