Chapter Twenty-Six: The Exclusive Doctor
87_87437Zhong Ziyuan was suddenly so anxious that she couldn't sit still in Mrs. Zhong's room anymore, so she made an excuse and walked out. When she hurried to the firewood room, she saw that the door of the firewood room was tightly closed. She pushed open a crack and looked in, and saw that in the dark and messy room, only the woman who was still unconscious was lying in a pile of quilts, and the cardamom was gone.
Oh no, Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart, hurriedly closed the door, and strode back to the boudoir with her skirt. Qing Dai was sitting under the window doing embroidery, although the envoy of the Zhongyuan held the title of Wupin official, but his qualifications were very shallow. Especially in Chang'an City, where the royal family and nobles grabbed a lot of money and the prices were extremely high, it was really not worth mentioning. His monthly income is only enough for his family to have food and clothing, not to mention how rich he is. So in order to save money, some of the embroidery work at home is done by Mrs. Zhong and a few little maids themselves, of course, the rules of the family are not as strict as those big families.
Qing Dai's hand was sewn with a brand-new light purple brocade jacket for Zhong Ziyuan's Lantern Festival, she saw Zhong Ziyuan walking in in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Miss, didn't you go to say hello to Mrs.?" Why did you come back so early. ”
Zhong Ziyuan sat in front of the sofa table, and while taking off the hairpin on the head of the diamond glass, he said, "Come and help me change my clothes, I'm going out." ”
Qing Dai was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "It's almost dark, Miss still has to go out, does the old lady know?" ”
Zhong Ziyuan said simply: "They don't know, and you are not allowed to tell them." ”
Qing Dai stopped talking, and looked at Zhong Ziyuan with a pair of eyes.
Zhong Ziyuan sighed and said, "Okay, it's not that I want to go out to play, it's that I'm really waiting to save my life!" ”
With the help of Qing Dai, Zhong Ziyuan washed off the fat powder on her face, used homemade medicinal juice to dye her exposed skin yellow, and used charcoal to thicken her eyebrows. Then he broke his hair, combed all the green silk on the top of his head and tied it into a bun, and wrapped it in a moon-white crown scarf. In the end, he wrapped his chest with a white cloth and put on a half-worn straight jacket of bamboo blue. After dressing herself up as a half-sized child, she put the medicine box on her back and walked out.
Her makeup technique was not as magical as the woman's disguise, which could change her appearance at will. But because her facial features are deeper, as long as she covers her originally white skin, paints it a little, and then puts on men's clothes, she looks like a handsome and elegant boy. She used this man's appearance to practice medicine outside, and she has never been demolished.
Qing Dai chased after her and asked, "Miss, if the lord and the lady ask, what should I say?" ”
Zhong Ziyuan said without looking back: "Whatever you say, you just can't let them find out." ”
Zhong Ziyuan went out and walked to the Xianghe Pharmacy that he usually went to. Although the weather is cold, it is the capital of a country, and the market is still very prosperous. The market is lined up, the shops are rows, and all kinds of arts are juggled. Selling jewelry, porcelain, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, snacks, silk, satin, can be said to have everything.
It's just that because the sky is dark, there are not too many pedestrians on the road. But just because of the distance between these two streets, Zhong Ziyuan saw three people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the servants searching the shops like fierce gods, especially in those medical halls and pharmacies, crying, scolding, and scolding were endless. It attracted many pedestrians to stop and watch, and there were many discussions.
Zhong Ziyuan felt more and more that the situation was strict, she didn't dare to stop at all, and the pace under her feet became faster and faster.
Finally, she saw the familiar sign of the Xianghe Pharmacy, but not only did she not breathe a sigh of relief, but her heart rose to her throat. Because under that signboard, Zhong Ziyuan saw Cardamom combing the horns, wearing the clothes of a small servant, holding a few oil-paper medicine bags, surrounded by two people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and three servants.
Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly walked over, and heard Cardamom scream like a small beast: "I'm just grabbing medicine, why don't you let me go?" ”
A soldier said sharply: "Say, who are you using this wound medicine for?" If you don't confess honestly, you will be arrested and tortured by the criminal department. ”
Zhong Ziyuan's heart was relieved, she couldn't help but be secretly glad that she had come in time, and Cardamom hadn't had time to say something that shouldn't have been said. She took a few steps forward and clasped her fists and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is my medicine boy, take the prescription I prescribed and come to grab the medicine." I don't know what she did to make several officials so angry. ”
"Young Master." As soon as Cardamom saw Zhong Ziyuan's arrival, it was like seeing the backbone of the heart, and she hurriedly stood beside her. However, she is young in the end, and she has the courage of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, even if she stands by Zhong Ziyuan's side, she still stares at these soldiers in front of her without showing weakness.
One of the officials recognized Zhong Ziyuan and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be Dr. Jia." ”
Seeing an acquaintance, Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Li Zhutou, I don't know if Xiaoshi's cough is all cured?" ”
Li Zhutou said with a smile: "Okay, okay, if you drink the five doses of medicine you prescribed, Xiaoshi's cough will be cured." I haven't had such a heavy snowfall in the past few days. My mother-in-law also said that she would bring a basket of eggs to thank you, but I didn't see you after a few visits to the Xianghe Pharmacy. ”
Zhong Ziyuan shook his hand again and again, and said humbly: "No need to thank you, as long as the little stone is good, I will be relieved." Besides, I also received the consultation fee. ”
The two were greeting each other, and the soldier rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Hey, I'm doing office work now!" It's not the time to catch up. This Dr. Jia, right? Hurry up and explain clearly, who this wound medicine is going to use. ”
These soldiers didn't even dare to provoke Li Zhutou, he said to Zhong Ziyuan with a wry smile: "Doctor Jia, don't blame, today I also received a death order from above, and I want a seriously injured criminal. Doctor Jia, you just have to explain who this wound medicine is for. ”
"For whom?" Zhong Ziyuan blinked and said innocently: "Of course it's for women." The soldiers and servants who surrounded her suddenly widened their eyes.
Zhong Ziyuan and Cardamom took Li Zhutou and his gang, as well as these soldiers and ruffians, to the gate of an alley. The faces of Li Zhukuai and those soldiers suddenly became very strange. Because they are very familiar with this alley, they often come to consume. Because this alley is a famous Fengyue alley in Chang'an City, it is a man's gold nest, and there are at least dozens of large and small Qinglou Chu Pavilions in it.
One of the ruffians glared at the bull's eyes, bared a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said incredulously: "Little white face, the woman you are talking about can't be the woman here, right?" ”
Zhong Ziyuan said with great certainty: "Yes, it's the woman here who wants to use the medicine I prescribed." After speaking, she raised her legs and walked in without thinking, and Li Zhukuai and they had to touch the back of their heads and follow honestly.
Along the way, there were constantly women dressed in various colors to greet Zhong Ziyuan: "Doctor Jia, are you here to help people see a doctor again?" ”
"Doctor Jia, the slave family has been feeling distressed recently, please come and help the slave family have a look if you have time."
"Look at what! Doctor Jia, you just need to help her touch her heart and keep her from any illness. ”
"Doctor Jia, the slave family specially left you a pinnacle candy and cloud cake for you, and you will come over to taste it later."
"Dr. Jia"
Along the way, no matter who greeted her, she greeted her with a smile. For a moment, her figure was almost covered by these beautiful clothes and pearls. provoked the soldier ruffian to say with a look of jealousy and envy: "In the end, the little white face is popular." If Lao Tzu also looks like this with a face that eats soft rice, I don't know how much silver he will save. ”
"Who do you say eats soft rice?" Cardamom glared, puffed out his cheeks and immediately began to go crazy: "In this Chang'an City, our young master is willing to help them diagnose pulse breakage, and they will be more enthusiastic about our young master." If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. ”
Zhong Yuan's real name is Zhong Jinchuan, and he and Mrs. Zhong both have excellent medical skills, but unfortunately there is only one daughter, Zhong Ziyuan, so they all passed it on to her. Zhong Ziyuan is also very strange, when she was 100 days old, the table was full of rouge gouache, jewelry and jade, and abacus brushes, but she grabbed a medical book and a handful of jade pestles for pounding medicine and refused to let go.
Zhong Jinchuan saw that she was smiling so much that her eyes narrowed into a slit, revealing only the pink gums dangling in front of her, so he joked to Mrs. Zhong: "I can't say that all our medical skills will fall into the hands of this yellow-haired girl." ”
Who knew that the original joke really came true. Zhong Ziyuan has shown her talent in medical skills since she was a child. Even the book used for enlightenment literacy is Sun Simiao's "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions". Let Zhong Jinchuan secretly sigh from time to time why she is a yellow-haired girl, not a yellow-haired boy.
As she grew older, in addition to her talent and her ability to innovate in medical skills, Zhong Jinchuan often felt jaw-dropping. For a long time, Zhong Jinchuan liked to let Zhong Ziyuan dress up as a medicine boy and follow him to diagnose pulse breakage. Sometimes, the father and daughter will also quarrel over a matter of opinion.
But since Zhong Jinchuan, who was originally just a doctor in the museum, was recommended by Mrs. Liu to enter the palace and cured the head wind that had plagued the Queen Mother for many years, the emperor personally ordered him to enter the Tai Hospital, and also made him an envoy of the Wupin Academy. Although it was only a mere envoy of the Fifth Rank Academy, it made some of the Eighth Rank Imperial Doctors who had been working for a long time secretly red-eyed in the Sixth Rank Academy.
Zhong Jinchuan was limited by his identity, and he took turns in the inner courtyard of the palace every day, so he could no longer take Zhong Ziyuan out to diagnose pulse breakage. Zhong Ziyuan relied on his men's clothes and never been noticed, and under the pseudonym Jia Ming, he replaced his father and became the sitting doctor of the Xianghe Medical Center.
Half a year ago, a prostitute was tortured to death by a guest with a special hobby. Because these prostitutes who are in the skin and meat business are all lowly, and the wounds are really unbearable. Don't look at the doctors in these medical halls, they often secretly go to these Qinglou Chu halls to sprinkle a lot of silver. But on the bright side, in order to maintain their noble image, they refused to heal this poor woman.
When the prostitute was finally carried to the Peaceful Pharmacy, the shopkeeper blasted them out. At that time, there was also the prostitute's sister, who couldn't bear to see her sister die tragically in front of her eyes at a young age, so she knelt in front of the shopkeeper and begged bitterly.
The shopkeeper who has a bodhisattva heart for ordinary good people is extremely cruel to prostitutes who are lowly, and he only tells people to carry people away quickly, so as not to die in his own shop. In the end, when the trouble was unavoidable, Zhong Ziyuan happened to come over. She was originally a woman, so she was naturally softer towards prostitutes who were also women. In addition, in her eyes, there is no difference between lowly and good people, only serious and mild. So she took the prostitute and cured her. In the end, by mistake, she also became the exclusive doctor of all the prostitutes in this Fengyue Hutong.
Of course, becoming the exclusive doctor of Fengyue Hutong is hidden from the second elder of the Zhong family, after all, they can turn a blind eye and let Zhong Ziyuan be a sitting doctor, but they will never allow their baby daughter to help prostitutes see a doctor