After Li Zian left, the discussion in the conference hall finally began to get down to business.
Several veterans had quite unanimous opinions on whether to support General Chen.
No matter in terms of preventing the invasion of foreign enemies or wooing General Chen, Prince Rui's Mansion cannot sit idly by and should continue to provide military supplies to the northwest frontier.
But in doing so, we have to face two problems.
First, there is no airtight wall in the world. Such a large amount of military supplies is no easier to cover than the small amount of food and grass before.
Sooner or later, this matter will reach the emperor's ears, and then it will be equivalent to Prince Rui's palace declaring war on the court.
The second is Mrs. Chen's health. Even if Mrs. Tong is willing to help her see a doctor, she can't guarantee whether she can survive this winter.
Once the old lady passes away, no one can predict what impact it will have on General Chen.
"Let's make two preparations." Prince Rui said, "Let's make arrangements first and prepare military supplies as soon as possible.
"Then let Zhu Qi and Lady Tong set off as soon as possible to find out what's going on with Mrs. Chen as soon as possible."
This brings us back to the original question.
What is the relationship between Lady Tong and the Crown Prince?
Can she be relied on?
Will jealousy lead to bad things?
Fortunately, Li Zian brought Mrs. Tong to the meeting hall soon.
Before he entered, he turned to Xie Yan and ordered: "Clear the area around the meeting hall, leaving only the secret guards."
After hearing this, several veterans in the room subconsciously sat upright.
After entering the room, Shen Tianshu bowed to the prince and several veterans, then smiled slightly and said, "I heard from the prince that several adults have some doubts about my identity and situation, so I will explain it myself."
Fan Bingrong did not expect that Li Zian would tell Mrs. Tong everything about the controversy just now, and there was a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.
He was about to open his mouth to explain, but he saw Shen Tianshu suddenly raise his hand, untie the ribbon tied behind his head, and take off the mask he had always worn.
Although they didn't understand why she did this, the eyes of several veterans were immediately focused on her face.
After all, the only thing that is as famous as Mrs. Tong's superb medical skills is the mask that she never takes off.
Because of this matter, there are actually many rumors outside.
Some people say that Mrs. Tong was too beautiful, but she was immersed in studying medical skills, so she wore a mask to avoid harassment.
Some people hold the opposite opinion, thinking that Mrs. Tong must be too ugly, or have birthmarks or scars on her face that are difficult to hide, so she always wears a mask.
There are also some nonsense stories such as that Lady Tong is actually a man, and that Lady Tong is actually some kind of mountain spirit who has not yet developed a face.
So when they saw Lady Tong taking off her mask, all the old men opened their eyes wide and stared at her without blinking.
As the mask was taken off, a particularly beautiful face appeared in front of everyone.
While several others were still marveling at her beauty, Fan Bingrong, who had met Shen Tianshu before, suddenly stood up, and the chair under him fell to the ground with a bang.
"You, you..." He pointed at Shen Tianshu, but he was too shocked to say a complete sentence.
Shen Tianshu smiled slightly and said, "Sir, my daughter Shen Tianshu usually practices medicine as Mrs. Tong, just to avoid trouble, and she does not intentionally deceive everyone."
Several other veterans reacted belatedly after hearing this.
What?
Is Shen Tianshu the Lady Tong?
What a joke!
Because Lady Tong successfully revived Prince Rui, they also discussed this rather mysterious doctor in private.
There may be differences in other aspects, but everyone agrees that Mrs. Tong must be at least thirty years old.
After all, her medical skills are so superb, it doesn't make sense that she is too young.
But now she takes off her mask
, saying that she is Shen Tianshu, a seventeen-year-old girl, who can accept this?
Fan Bingrong frowned and said, "My lord, even if you really want to propose marriage to Miss Shen, there is no need to use this method to fool me!"
"Master Fan, if you don't believe it, you can go home and ask Yuru, he has always known about this.
"My grandmother and mother also knew about it, but my father hadn't woken up at the time and Tianshu didn't want to reveal his identity, so we kept it a secret.
"Now Tianshu is no longer an outsider, so I have only revealed my identity to you with her consent."
As Prince Rui's right-hand man, Fan Bingrong has worked in the palace for so many years. In addition to his loyalty, his ability cannot be underestimated.
So after the initial shock and doubt subsided, he quickly thought of all the previous details, which appeared in his mind like a gray line.
From why she suddenly invited Shen Tianshu all the way to the palace to attend the Yuan Dynasty Banquet in the first place, to why Princess Fengrong and Princess Rui were particularly fond of her without any warning.
When Lady Tong went to Juzhou City to help, Princess Fengrong specially invited Shen Tianshu to accompany her to worship Buddha.
Qi Zihao was injured and when the epidemic broke out in Fuping County, Shen Tianshu was invited by Li Zi'an to accompany Li Zihan in another hospital.
Fan Bingrong didn't pay much attention to these little things before.
But now when I think about it one by one, I suddenly realize how it could be such a coincidence every time.
Lady Tong and Shen Tianshu have never appeared at the same time.
Fan Bingrong looked at Shen Tianshu with a complicated expression and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Miss Shen, at such a young age, would have such superb medical skills. I really don't blame us for not thinking about it!"
When several other veterans heard Fan Bingrong's words, they believed Shen Tianshu's words.
Guo Xianglei, who had been sitting silently below, suddenly said, "That's not right. Miss Shen's voice is completely different from Mrs. Tong's!"
Hearing this, Shen Tianshu cleared his throat slightly and said, "Sir, would you like to hear it now?"
After hearing Shen Tianshu perform a voice change in person, most of the doubts in everyone's hearts were immediately gone.
In order to make everyone more convinced, Li Zian brought over pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Shen Tianshu wrote down the first prescription he had given to Prince Rui on the spot.
At the beginning, several veterans were full of doubts about Lady Tong and studied this prescription repeatedly.
Regardless of the contents of the prescription, what impressed a few people the most was Lady Tong's handwriting.
The writing is indeed good, but it is also very sharp.
Civil servants like them always like to say that words are like people and literature is like people.
So several people had discussed Lady Tong's identity and experience.
I really can't imagine what kind of woman would be able to write with such sharp-edged handwriting.
So now when they see Shen Tianshu writing, several people have no more doubts, and only endless emotions are left.
At such a young age, his medical skills are so superb. There are indeed geniuses in this world!
