Chapter 34. Medical officer
After entering the hall and saluting, he heard the low voice of the person in front of him, and his tone was quite modest: "Ling Aiqing, how is your body now?" ”
When I heard this, my body stiffened, not for anything else, but because I seemed to have heard this voice somewhere, and it was very familiar, but I couldn't remember it.
"It's no big deal, you can go to court tomorrow, and Lao Sheng is worried."
Even in front of the emperor, Ling Niankong was still neither humble nor arrogant.
But I guessed something from what he said. It turned out that he was not late for the court today, but took leave. Listening to the emperor's meaning, it seems that he is still on sick leave. Sick leave...... Is he sick?
"Very good." The emperor paused, and then said, "This is Miss Lin?" ”
"Exactly."
Hearing them mention me, I knelt down again and said respectfully: "Lin Xuan, the daughter of the people, I have seen Your Majesty." ”
"Flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
I got up as I was told, but I still looked down.
"Lift up your head and let me see."
I thought to myself: sure enough, this step is still indispensable. So he slowly raised his head.
At the moment when the handsome middle-aged man's face came into view, I was instantly frozen.
It's him?! It turned out to be him?! He turned out to be ...... Emperor!
Earlier, I was still wondering why the Tang Dynasty Affliction Workshop that I had mentioned to the astrological officer before would really be set up. It turns out that he is not an astrologer at all! He is the Son of Heaven! It was Yue Xiongqi, who was born in a businessman, but led the army to break through the imperial city of Fengli in the former dynasty in one fell swoop!
The shock in my heart made me come back to my senses and forget everything.
Seeing the look of surprise in my eyes, the emperor only smiled and said, "It's better to see than to hear." However, I have already granted you an official position, and you must not call yourself a folk girl in the future. ”
It was only then that I came back to my senses and remembered my gratitude.
"Yes. Lin Xuan thanks the emperor for his grace! He wanted to bow down again, but he heard the emperor say, "Excuse me." ”
He paused, and turned to the eunuch standing beside him. "Chenglu, you take Doctor Lin to the Tai Hospital to register."
"The minions obey."
The eunuch known as Chenglu was the scarlet-clothed eunuch who went to Ling's Mansion yesterday to announce the decree. No wonder it was arrogant, it turned out to be someone close to the emperor.
Cheng Lu walked to Ling Niankong's side, bowed slightly, and then said to me, "Doctor Lin, please." ”
I followed Chenglu's guidance all the way to Tai Hospital. The location of the Tai Hospital deviates from the central axis of the imperial city, but it is not too remote. For professional reasons, I was interested in this ancient royal medical institution.
The hospital covers a large area and has many courtyards.
I went to the front hall of the Tai Hospital under the guidance of Cheng Lu. When we arrived, we were greeted by a bookish civil official, who was of a mediocre appearance and looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.
Chenglu explained what happened, and the official registered me in the register. At this point, I have officially become a member of Tai Hospital.
"There is Lao Chenglu's father-in-law." The young official said respectfully.
"Since there is nothing to do with our family here...... Chenglu paused and continued: "Doctor Lin, our family will go back to serve Your Majesty." ”
I bowed down and said, "Father-in-law, walk slowly." ”
Chenglu snorted softly and turned to leave.
Seeing him walk away, I turned around. "I don't know what to call an adult?"
Hearing this, the young official smiled shyly and said, "'Adult' doesn't dare to be, so I asked in Xia Qin." Just call me Xiao Qin. ”
I smiled and nodded. "I'm new here, and I don't know much about many of the rules of the hospital, and I hope that Xiao Qin will give me more guidance."
"Lord Lin is polite, this is Xiao Qin's responsibility, please come with me."
So, I followed Qin Wen's guide and walked through the Tai Hospital roughly, and basically got familiar with the future working environment.
The hospital as a whole can be divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The front is the office of a civil official like Qin Wen who is not a medical officer. These civil servants were subordinate to the Ministry of Rites and were mainly responsible for the dispatch of medical affairs and the personnel management of the imperial doctors. For example, the maids who received the maids from various palaces who came to invite the imperial doctor, simply registered the disease, and selected the appropriate imperial doctor. In addition, the schedule of the imperial doctors is also set by the civil officials.
Unlike the chamberlain, the imperial physicians are not on duty in the palace all day, but once every five days and nights. And the back of the hospital is the resting place of the doctor on duty at night. Bedrooms and bathrooms are all available.
The central part of the hospital is the heart of the royal medical institution, with a storage room, a pounding pharmacy, a library and a meeting hall for the physicians. Because Tai Hospital is different from ordinary medical halls, Tai doctors do not need to "sit in the hall", but only need to "go out" in response to the edict, so Tai Hospital originally did not have a consultation hall. However, because the emperor ordered to set up a medical workshop under the Tai Hospital to treat the maids and attendants, the central part of the Tai Hospital has also increased the consultation hall recently.
"Except for the day of duty, all the imperial doctors usually enter the palace at the hour of the hour, and the four quarters of the unitary hour, that is, the time when the palace gate is under the key." Qin Wen continued to explain to me the daily work of the Tai Hospital.
Hour...... That's seven o'clock in the morning, and I have to go to work at seven o'clock in the morning, but it's really early! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but wail in my heart. In my previous life, I was used to night shifts, so staying up late was not a problem for me, but it was difficult to wake up early!
Qin Wen didn't notice the difference in my expression, and continued: "Your Excellency, you have just entered the palace, and you are not familiar with the rules of the palace, so in the first half month, you were only on duty in the Tai Hospital in the morning, and in the afternoon, you went to the Shangyi Bureau to learn court etiquette. ”
I nodded.
Sure enough, it is still indispensable to learn the rules.
After getting acquainted with the environment, Qin Wen introduced me to several imperial doctors. Among them, they are slightly younger and in their forties, and most of them have gray beards.
When the imperial physicians saw me coming, they were extremely polite, but I did not miss the look of contempt in their eyes. Also, I look like I am only seventeen or eighteen years old, and as soon as I came, I took on the position of the head of the medical workshop, and the official residence is from the fourth grade, and they have worked hard for most of their lives to get to this point, and I am not convinced. But I don't care much, they approve of me, they don't approve of me, I just have to do my own thing.
Most of the new medical workshops were apprentices, about twenty or thirty people, and there were no people with high medical skills. They're the ones I can direct at my disposal.
I have become familiar with the place, I have met the people, and the sun is already in the west.
"There is nothing else to do today, Lord Lin can go back and officially join the company tomorrow." Qin asked.
"Thank you Xiao Qin, then let's say goodbye."
Qin Wen nodded, pointed in one direction and said, "My lord, if you go straight in this direction, you will be able to reach the Donghua Gate, which is the closest to our Tai Hospital." ”
"Thank you!"
"Lord Lin walks slowly."
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Qin Wen was really right, I didn't walk long in the direction he pointed before I saw the palace gate.
On the surface, this Qin Wen looked like a scholar who was ignorant of the world, but when he introduced me to the Tai Hospital and introduced me to the Tai Doctors today, it can be said that he was in an orderly manner. Especially when I noticed that the imperial doctors had a different attitude towards me, he came out to play a round very appropriately, and his words were not leaky. Sure enough, people are not to be seen. But I don't like these kinds of people very much.
In the middle of my thoughts, I had already stepped out of the palace gate.
I have nothing to do with the Ling Mansion now, so where should I go? However, inadvertently, I saw a carriage parked not far away. I recognized the carriage as the carriage of the Ling Mansion.
My brow twitched uncontrollably. Does that person still want to hold on to me? I just wanted to slip away, but I saw that the coachman was already standing in front of me, and said respectfully: "Girl, the master ordered you to take you home." ”
The corners of my mouth twitched. I recognize this coachman, as if he was called Quangui. Seeing me before, his eyes were still full of contempt, and he felt that I had offended Ling Niankong, and he was not even as good as him, the coachman. Now that I have an official position, his attitude has become very fast.
I was displeased to hear this. "Back home? I'm no longer from Ling's house, why don't I go back to the house? ”
"Girl, don't say that. The master commanded, if the little one can't pick you up, ...... Just ......" As he spoke, Quan Gui trembled all over, causing his whole body to tremble.
That's it, why am I embarrassed that he is a coachman? Besides, if Ling Niankong had to ask me to go back to the house, even if I escaped now, he would be able to arrest me back, and it wouldn't be so courteous at that time.
I sighed in my heart and got into the carriage.
When I returned to the Ling Mansion, as soon as I entered the mansion, a family came up to greet me, bowed down and said, "Girl, the master invites you to go to the council room." ”
Hey? Not only the coachman, but even the Lingfu family's attitude towards me has changed. It seems that Ling Niankong should have given the order, what does this guy want to do?
I couldn't help but be a little vigilant in my heart, and followed the guide to the council chamber.
The door of the conference hall was wide open, but there were only Ling Niankong and Xue Rang inside, and the voices of the two could be faintly heard.
I only heard Xue Rang say: "Now the prince is afraid that he is probing your weakness master." ”
Ling Niankong chuckled. "If he wants to find weakness, then I will give it to him."
He looked at me, and there was a rare silence in his eyes, as if he was still lonely. Xue Rang followed his gaze and looked at me, as if he understood what he meant.
"Stand aside for now." Ling Niankong looked at me, but the words were said to Xue Rang.
"Yes."
What are these two plotting for? What prince? What weaknesses? He even calculates the crown prince?!
Before I could think about it, Ling Niankong had already approached, and his index finger gently hooked my chin. His eyes were like water, and he kept running on my face.
I wondered in my heart: what is there to see about this fake face? However, he seems to be a little different today, he has retreated from his past anger, and the whole person seems to be easy-going.
Suddenly, he put his arm around my waist and held me by my side.
I was startled and rushed to push him. "Ling Niankong, what are you doing?! You let go of me! ”
But he didn't want me to push him like this, so he really pushed him away. It's weird, it's weird! He's a big man, where can I push away?
He didn't answer, just looked at me silently, and the loneliness in his eyes was even heavier.
"You...... What happened to you? ”
Something is obviously wrong with him, but isn't it normal to be cold to me in the morning?
Still silent, he took me to his side again, but this time he did not allow me to resist, and walked towards the hall door. His waist was tightly clasped by him, and I had to be forcibly taken out of the door by him.
Out of the council room, he didn't mean to stop at all, but walked quickly towards the door of the mansion.
He's going to take me out of the house?
Along the way, although the maid and servant didn't dare to look directly when they saw this, they couldn't help but glance at me and Ling Niankong a few times, and their eyes were full of disbelief that could not be hidden.
What the hell is he going to do?!