When Queen Zhang arrived at Xinuang Pavilion, Zhu Youtang had already regarded Ning Tong as a goddess doctor with skillful hands and benevolent heart under the praise of the concubine Xian.
Of course, Zhu Youtang only smiled politely, because he knew that the main credit for all this came from Zhang Zhou, but when it was inconvenient for Zhang Zhou to appear in the capital, Ning Tong only occasionally came out to make a guest appearance.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
When the little palace maid came in to communicate, Concubine Xian's body shook violently, and even Ning Tong felt uncomfortable all over.
The emperor has nothing to fear.
After all, the emperor had a good relationship with Zhu Feng and Zhang Zhou, and he seemed approachable and approachable, unlike a man-eating tiger.
But the queen is different.
Empress Zhang of the Ming Dynasty, just by looking at her two younger brothers who were arrogant and domineering, knew that the old Zhang family's tutoring was not very good, and Ning Tong was also the queen's "love rival" Xian Fei, so she was naturally classified as an outlier.
"The daughter of the people should avoid it first." Ning Tong was not stupid either. It would be best to find a place to hide at this time.
But after all, Xi Nuan Pavilion was built to serve as a side palace envoy, so there was no place to hide.
Zhu Youtang said: "There is no need to avoid it. We will have more opportunities to meet in the future. You will learn more medical skills from Bingkuan and you can serve as a female official in and out of the palace."
The implication is that you can still enter the palace more often in the future.
Zhu Youtang was obviously worried about the people at the Tai Hospital. Moreover, the Tai Hospital had been treating the palace members recently, but they had not achieved much results. Zhu Youtang noticed this.
When you are sick, if you rely on the prescriptions prescribed by Tai Hospital to solve your problem, it is no different than listening to witch doctors. It is not that there are no talented people in Tai Hospital, but the bureaucracy in that place may be more serious than any yamen in the government. , a prescription is not based on the symptom, but is prescribed based on politics. The subordinates are not qualified to prescribe the prescription and must discuss it together. In the end, a prescription needs to be "total and considered".
This kind of prescription... seeks nothing but merit.
It doesn't seem to be much different from not taking medicine and letting the body resist.
In the past, when there was no Zhang Zhou, the emperor had to rely on this group of people. Even though famous doctors from all over the country were repeatedly recruited as "bright doctors" among the people, most of the doctors could not stand the atmosphere of the palace and only served as imperial doctors. With only a small amount of money, in the end they have no actual ability or retire on their own, or are squeezed out by others.
To put it bluntly, a doctor who only has medical skills but does not understand politics and has no background cannot survive in Taiyuan Hospital.
If you have good medical skills and you can always cure the patients, you will not be far away from being squeezed out. You should also be careful about others playing tricks on your medicine, making you unable to take it.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youtang would rather use Ning Tong, who is half-hearted in medical skills, than trust those so-called famous doctors.
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Empress Zhang also came to visit her as the Lord of the Sixth Palace.
She is considered "well-intentioned".
Empress Zhang must be said to be vicious. In the past, she was mostly arrogant because of her favor. Now the emperor's favor is obviously not with her. She also knows what's interesting. In terms of means, she is really not as good as those famous empresses in the past dynasties... In other words, Zhang The Queen is more like a woman with little knowledge and ability. She has long hair and short knowledge, which is probably what she is like.
"His Majesty."
After Queen Zhang arrived, she looked very concerned and asked the little eunuch following behind her to leave her condolences.
Zhu Youtang said: "My prince is ill. Queen, you have good intentions. I understand what you mean. After visiting the sick man, you should go back and rest first. You can talk to me when I get to Kunning Palace."
The implication is, don't come to put pressure on Concubine Xian.
She is timid and cannot bear to be frightened by you.
From this point, it also shows that Zhu Youtang is "protective". He used to protect the Zhang family, but now he protects the virtuous concubine who is as weak as a chicken. This is the protective desire of a strong man, and he will naturally protect the weaker ones. .
In the past, the Zhang family was weak under the strong civil and military pressure of the Manchu Dynasty.
but now……
Empress Zhang said: "I don't know what kind of disease the young prince has contracted. If your Majesty has concerns about those imperial doctors, I can ask some doctors to come in from outside the palace."
She was aware of her husband's mentality. Zhu Youtang had said to her more than once that it would be better not to have the doctor treat the disease than not treat it, or that only common ailments could be cured by asking them to treat them... That's why she made such a suggestion.
The implication is that our Zhang family is still somewhat powerful in the capital and can hire good doctors.
But to the ears of the emperor, as a queen, you want to ask a doctor to treat the son of your love rival...or hire it from the private sector...don't you know what it means to avoid suspicion? If something goes wrong, what do you want me to think?
"No need. With Ning Qing's family here, the prince's illness has improved greatly." Zhu Youtang said.
"Um?"
Only then did Empress Zhang notice that there was a woman standing next to her who lowered her head and did not look at her. She looked like a girl with uncombed hair, but judging from her age... she looked different.
"She was born before Zhijie... Sigh! How should I put it? It's not easy for me to interfere with Marquis Anbian's family affairs." Zhu Youtang said.
When Queen Zhang heard this, she became somewhat aware of the crisis.
She had already heard from her husband about Zhu Feng's reconciliation with his wife, but she had not taken it seriously before.
But when she saw Ning Tong standing in front of her alive, still as a medical officer, coming to treat Concubine Xian's son, she seemed to feel that... this was the more dangerous competitor.
Looking at the concubine Xian, she looked like a little sheep. She had no background. She couldn't even find any relatives at home, let alone form a protective shield for her relatives.
And what about Ning Tong?
He comes from a military family, and his ancestors were all high-ranking military generals in the south of the Yangtze River. His father even served as a civil servant and was the wife of Marquis Anbian... He actually took the initiative to divorce. Could it be that there is no big conspiracy behind this?
"Ning Tong, daughter of the people, please see the empress." Ning Tong quickly saluted Empress Zhang.
"Yes." Queen Zhang just nodded, her expression actually showing some vigilance.
Zhu Youtang sighed with emotion: "Thanks to Ning Qing's family, she learned Bingkuan's true heritage and learned a lot of medical skills. This time Bingkuan is not in Beijing, it can be said that it is all up to her to deal with emergencies."
When Ning Tong heard this, the more the emperor praised me, the more he dug holes for me.
Looking at the queen's face, she seems to want to eat people.
"The women of the people are just trying their best. In fact, the women of the people have not learned anything. Everything was mentioned secretly by Cai Guogong, and the women of the people have no merit." Ning Tong means that I am just a small person, being influenced by others, and I am incapable of doing anything. It has become such a big deal in His Majesty's mouth.
In other words, this is because Miss Ning does not want to take credit.
What she didn't know was that Queen Zhang had no opinion on whether she could cure Zhu Houxuan or not.
On the contrary, it was her... who made Queen Zhang wary.
What she said was Zhang Zhou's instruction, which also showed that Ning Tong had a background. Thinking of Zhang Zhou's current position in the emperor's heart, the emperor would listen to whatever he said... If the emperor said, let the emperor accept Ning Tong. Yes, saying that this can "ward off evil spirits", or the emperor accepted Ning Tong as his concubine without saying a word.
Zhu Youtang said: "You did a good job. Are there any other medicines that you didn't bring?"
Ning Tong said: "There are still some left by Cai Guogong, but they are still at home and have not been brought here."
Zhu Youtang nodded with satisfaction and said: "There is no need to open another shop in the future, just open a medicine shop. I will personally inscribe a plaque on it for you, and I will give you the title of wife so that you can go in and out of the palace." That’s it for now. You go back and prepare. Maybe you will be here permanently in the next few days.”
In the Ming Dynasty, the so-called "madam" was a title given to people who were close to concubines, queen mothers, concubines, etc., or who had been emperors, princes' wet nurses, or women who had performed meritorious services in the palace.
But most of them were obtained by palace people.
They are called madams, but in fact many of them are not married, but some are married.
For example, later Lu Bing's wife, Mrs. Fan, was named Madam after Zhu Houcong came to the throne because she had a close relationship with the Empress Dowager Chiang in Prince Xing's Mansion and worked as a wet nurse. Another example is that later Wei Zhongxian's Dui Shike was also named Madam... …These women with the title of madam are not the emperor’s women.
Ning Tong was named "Madam" as a woman outside the palace. In fact, she didn't have much glory. She just got a pass to the palace.
After all, the fact that he had taken care of the pregnant virtuous concubine and treated the young prince this time seemed to qualify her for the opportunity to be titled "Mrs." even before she was married.
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Ning Tong was led by Li Rong to leave the palace.
Li Rong led Ning Tong with another purpose, which was to "protect" Ning Tong. After all, Ning Tong was also a "little girl" and would be a key figure in treating women and children in the palace in the future. She was the link between Zhang Zhou's medical skills and the palace. , no matter what, we must provide Dongchang and Jinyiwei with protection.
Even though Li Rong is not the admiral of Dongchang yet, the emperor is ready to hand over Dongchang to him, just waiting for Yang Peng to return to Beijing.
Another purpose is to let Li Rong "reward" on his behalf.
"Madam, this way..." Li Rong could now legitimately call Ning Tong "Madam".
Even if Ning Tong didn't have this status, Li Rong would still treat her with respect.
After all, Ning Tong has a strong background and is endorsed by Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng. How can she be an ordinary person in the court?
Now there are more virtuous concubines as "best friends", and the emperor seems to be very "satisfied" with Ning Tong. He may become "Concubine Ning" at some point, or remarry Anbianhou as his wife, or be directly married to Zhang. Zhou Na walked in... This is something that is hard to say.
Who knows what those three men were thinking?
Ning Tong is a woman in a very special situation caught between three men, which creates a big problem.
No one knows what this woman will develop into in the future (off topic, I don’t know either).
Even people like Li Rong have to be careful when dealing with her.
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When the two passed by the gate of Qianqing Palace.
A group of imperial doctors looked at Li Rong and a woman carrying a box as they passed by.
That weird atmosphere made the atmosphere at the scene very depressing.
It was Wang Yu who walked up and asked, "Eunuch Li, I wonder if the young prince's condition is stable?"
"Everyone, it's hard to answer. Just wait here." Li Rong smiled.
Ning Tong knew the identities of these people, but she just wanted to leave quickly, because in this patriarchal society, if a group of imperial doctors knew that she was treating the young prince, and there were certain results, they might be how they would deal with it. she.
She thinks that she doesn't have the strength and background of Zhang Zhou now, and she doesn't have the ability to compete with this group of people.
Relying on the fact that he was an old man in the palace, Liu Wentai stepped forward and continued to ask: "How is the condition? We must let people in humble positions know about it, so that we can compile a prescription."
Li Rong couldn't stand listening anymore and frowned: "President Liu, I advise you to save your time. With Mrs. Ning here, what else does it have to do with you? The third prince's condition has stabilized. If you still want to make a prescription, If so, just think about how to adjust it in the future, but whether His Majesty will adopt it depends on whether Mrs. Ning is willing to accept it!"
"ah?"
Liu Wentai was quite satisfied.
Hearing this, he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
All the doctors turned their attention to Ning Tong.
The sight of Ning Tong was so frightening... I, a "little girl", was actually looked at by such a group of big men, and I still looked at him with resentful eyes, I was scared to death...
"Give it!"
The biggest difference between Li Rong and Xiao Jing and Dai Yi is that he is very senior in the palace. He has been a powerful eunuch since the Jingtai period. In the early years of Chenghua, he was the chief eunuch of the ceremony... He was not as kind and forgiving as the eunuchs during the Xiaozong period, so he would not consider himself a good old man.
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Ning Tong followed Li Rong away.
A group of imperial doctors were dumbfounded. After they left, they started talking again.
"Did you hear what Eunuch Li called her? Mrs. Ning! Is there anyone in the capital with the surname Ning who knows how to treat illnesses?"
To treat the women and children in the palace, it was not impossible for the emperor to invite a woman from the "Xinglin Family" to come back from outside the palace when he was ill and sought medical treatment.
For this group of imperial doctors, who dares to send such a woman into the palace? Is that going to make the entire Ming Dynasty's medical community an enemy?
Now we have caught clues and know that it is "Mrs. Ning", which means that she is a woman who married into the Ning family. If we don't find this "Ning family", we will dig up their ancestral graves and murder them with our hands. Damn it, let’s see how they continue to hang out in the Xinglin circle!
"The Ning family... I haven't heard of it."
Liu Wentai thought about it for a while, looked at Wang Yudao on the side, "Wang Yuan Envoy, have you heard?"
Wang Yu thought about it carefully and said: "It seems that in Runing Prefecture, Henan, there is a famous local doctor named Ning, but he has never interacted with him. Furthermore, he vaguely heard that there is a big family named Ning in Nanchang Prefecture, and it seems that there has been one before. Those who practice medicine..."
Because the Taiyuan Hospital is responsible for the selection of medical officers in various places, it will register people who practice medicine in various places, but it does not belong to the "medical books". Wang Yu, as the hospital envoy, has also studied the relevant volumes, and only vaguely knows some .
An imperial doctor surnamed Huang came out and said, "A woman who comes to the palace for treatment is trying to destroy the job of our imperial hospital?"
"yes!"
A group of imperial doctors were filled with indignation.
This reflects the bureaucratic side of Tai Hospital.
Others must not interfere with the patients we cannot treat, otherwise it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Anyone who is a doctor should understand this, and should also think of the consequences of doing so when he is recruited by the emperor. Therefore, no one will answer the emperor's list, and that is all in the drama.
"Wang Yuanshi, we can't let this matter go so far. We should ask clearly who brought the person in and what his background is. We can't let the people in our hospital suffer the consequences of being dumb, right?"
"This is reasonable, and I would like to state to Your Majesty that if anything goes wrong in the treatment at this time, the consequences will be far-reaching."
"When Zhang Shangshu came to the palace to treat his illness, someone seemed to say this. If this person is really capable of making the young prince recover from his illness, shouldn't we be so taboo about it?"
"Who are you helping?"
Anyone who wants to speak out "just words" will be pushed back directly.
When the time comes for Taiyuan Hospital to be consistent with the outside world, naturally the internal discordant voices will be swept away.
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The people from Zhongtai Hospital were sent out by Zhu Youtang in the end, and they were sent away casually.
Naturally, this group of people was unwilling to do so.
F.
Some people went back to check the registers, trying to find people with the surname Ning who knew how to treat illnesses around Beijing.
Wang Yu, as the fifth-rank envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital, was also qualified to communicate with the ministers of the DPRK. He took advantage of the sunset to find one of the patients he was "treating under orders" while he was working in various yamen. Li Dongyang, who was suffering from hemorrhoids and needed to seek medicine from Tai Hospital from time to time, wanted to find out some inside information.
Li Dongyang was suffering from hemorrhoids, and he used this to request an official position many times.
In the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign, the emperor specially gave him medicine and asked people from the Tai Hospital to diagnose his illness. In addition, Li Dongyang's son Li Zhaoxian had suffered from Hualiu disease, and Li Dongyang had been dealing with people from the Tai Hospital in recent years.
"...Eunuch Li has a high position in the palace. If he always calls me madam, he will be honored." After hearing this, Li Dongyang started talking as if he was chatting.
"That means... she... is the wife of a high-ranking member of the court?" Wang Yu was really surprised and looked a little nervous.
In the Ming Dynasty, only the first- and second-grade ministers' wives were qualified to be named "Madam" after nine years of examination. Pleasant, the sixth rank is Anren, and the seventh rank and below are Ruren.
But even if he is a child, he still needs to be canonized by the court.
Except for the head wives, concubines were not eligible for royal titles, but there were exceptions.
For example, Lin Yi married Zhang Zhou directly with a royal decree. Although she was just a child, there was a big difference in status between those with a royal decree and those without.
"What's your last name?" Li Dongyang asked.
"The surname is Ning." Wang Yu replied, "Ning from Ning Fan in Jiangxi."
Li Dongyang frowned slightly, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "The Ning family is not my common surname in China, but there are many people with this surname. I heard that before Concubine Xian entered the palace, she seemed to have some connection with a daughter of the Ning family. .”
After all, Li Dongyang was the second assistant, and he had contributed to the emperor's acceptance of concubines.
He naturally knew that Concubine Xian was fostered in Ning Tong's house before she entered the palace.
"Who?" Wang Yu almost wanted to say, there are not so many coincidences. If Concubine Xian had a relationship with a woman named Ning before, then if "Mrs. Ning" suddenly appears now, it means she has not run away!
Li Dongyang said: "The first wife of the second son of Duke Chengguo, who later divorced for unknown reasons, was the former wife of Anbian Marquis Zhu Zhijie. I heard that she was also familiar with Zhang Bingkuan."
"this……"
As soon as Wang Yu heard this, his anger was instantly released.
He couldn't afford to offend Zhu Zhijie simply.
If Zhang Bingkuan still knew the woman before Concubine Xian entered the palace... the relationship would be complicated.
Even if the hospital suffers a loss, it can only suffer as a dumb person! Who said that this group of people can't be offended by Taiyuan Hospital?
(End of chapter)
