Zhou Zhengsheng was busy packing his luggage and preparing to leave for the border crossing.
He didn't want to accept such a mission, but he had to obey the emperor's order.
It's a bit bitter, but it will accumulate some reputation.
Reputation is very important to him, and Zhou Zhengsheng wants to accumulate more.
He has already thought of countermeasures to take his reputation to the next level.
Therefore, when Li Dawei came to him to cry, Zhou Zhengsheng was not as impatient as before.
"Money has a life. It's not a big deal if we just lose some money. We can just make it back from those patients."
Li Dawei looked annoyed, "Master, the business of the medical clinic is not as good as before. It is not easy to make money back. Not to mention that Madam Lu's wife stole our business. I think she designed everything this time. The one who brought us in."
Zhou Zhengsheng packed his baggage and looked sideways at his apprentice.
"What do you mean by that?"
Although Li Dawei did not dare to provoke Si Ning, he could still remember Si Ning's humiliation.
I just hope for a chance to avenge all my previous vengeance.
But even if there is a chance, his identity is not enough in front of Si Ning.
But his master was different. He was the head of the imperial hospital and the emperor's personal physician. With such a status, wouldn't he be able to deal with a purdah woman easily?
So he worked hard to slander Si Ning in front of Zhou Zhengsheng, "Master, you don't know something. My disciple told her a long time ago that you are always behind our Yisheng Medical Center, but she doesn't take you seriously at all. , and also falsely claimed that your medical skills are not even close to hers, saying that once in the eldest princess's mansion, you even lost to her dialectically..."
"She is the wife of the Lu family. My disciple knows his identity, so how can he always be at odds with her? It's not because she uttered arrogant words to you, and this is why I can't stand it. Master, think about it, if she didn't deliberately target us Medical clinic, why are all the pharmacies stocking up on Prunella vulgaris, but not hers?"
Zhou Zhengsheng said thoughtfully, "What exactly are you going to say?"
Li Dawei said, "She is secretly driving up the price of Prunella vulgaris. She has a good relationship with those medical and herbal medicine shops. They raise the price together, making everyone mistakenly think that Prunella vulgaris is in short supply. They sell it to us at a high price, taking the opportunity to keep the price down." Come down and let us lose money. The hoarding of bones and skins is just a gimmick. In fact, there is no such thing at all, it is just a smoke array."
"It's very possible." Zhou Zhengsheng agreed with what he said and frowned, "But it's useless even if you know this kind of thing. This time you fell into someone else's trap. Next time you should keep your eyes open."
"Master, are you allowing that Si Ning to do whatever he wants? Now that she has plotted against our Yisheng, she will plot against you in the future. Although there is no precedent for a woman to become an official in this imperial hospital, I heard that the general treated this Madam is very concerned, but she may not..."
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Zhengsheng slapped his hand on the table, blowing his beard and glaring in anger.
"For a woman to support her husband and raise children at home, it's against common sense for her to open a medical clinic. She also wants to become a female official. It's just nonsense."
Although he said this, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Because not long ago, the emperor also asked him what he thought of Si Ning, and he seemed to have other meanings.
It's just that Zhou Zhengsheng didn't understand the holy intention. Now that I think about it, what Li Dawei said may not be impossible.
If this is really the case, Si Ning cannot stay.
Zhou Zhengsheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Although he was a civilian official, he was no worse than a military attaché in terms of ruthlessness.
Moreover, the civil servants do not use real swords or guns to deal with a person, which makes it even more difficult for people to guard against them.
Li Dawei saw the cruel look in his master's eyes and struck while the railroad was hot.
"Master, why don't you take advantage of this time to go to the border and give people to..."
He made a gesture of cutting his neck, and Zhou Zhengsheng's eyebrows darkened.
"Let me think about it again."
Zhou Zhengsheng was undecided. Si Ning's identity meant that it would not be easy to get rid of her.
While he was wandering, the border epidemic broke out.
Before Zhou Zhengsheng left, another urgent report came from the border that an epidemic broke out and many people died.
The emperor called his ministers to discuss matters late at night and asked them to come up with an idea.
"I think it is inevitable to close the city, and I am sending imperial doctors to control the epidemic."
"I agree, this is the right policy."
"I don't think that if the city is closed, the people in the city will die. The people are innocent. The people who are not infected by the epidemic should be moved as soon as possible, and the people who are infected should stay for diagnosis and treatment."
"If the epidemic breaks out on the way out, wouldn't it infect more people?"
So the ministers were quarreling over whether the city should be closed.
The emperor had a headache from the noise and looked towards Zhou Zhengsheng.
"Zhou Aiqing, you are the judge, what do you think about this matter?"
"I believe that the city's closure is imminent, and we need to send more doctors to support. I am willing to lead ten people from the Royal Hospital to the border."
The emperor listened to his words and nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, let's do as you say, draw up the list as soon as possible, and set off tomorrow."
"Yes, I obey your order."
After the important matters were discussed, the emperor asked the ministers to leave, but Zhou Zhengsheng stayed.
"Your Majesty, I have one more matter that I would like to report to Your Majesty alone."
Lu Hanxiao was called to discuss matters late at night. When he thought he could go back if he had nothing to do, he was stopped by the eunuch beside the emperor.
"General Lu, the Emperor has summoned you for something. Could you please follow me back?"
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As soon as Si Ning got up, he saw the bedding neatly placed on the imperial concubine's bed and called Qiu Ju in.
"Didn't Lu Hanxiao come back last night?"
People were called away from the palace in the middle of the night. Si Ning didn't even have time to ask what happened before the people entered the palace.
I thought that people would come back after the discussion, but so far there is no sign of anyone.
"The master sent someone to send back the news early in the morning, saying that the emperor had something to ask him to leave for a while, and he should not be back for a few days."
"Is there some kind of war going on?"
"This slave doesn't know."
Si Ning nodded, got up to wash up, and was about to go to the hospital to take a look after eating, when the concierge hurried in.
"Madam, someone from the palace is here, asking you to go out and receive the order."
Si Ning looked at Qiu Ju in confusion. When he went out, all the Lu family members were at the concierge.
Seeing Si Ning come out, everyone looked at her.
Si Ning didn't react much. He walked towards the father-in-law who sent the edict and spoke slowly.
"Eunuch, may I ask what your Majesty's decree is?"
The father-in-law opened the imperial edict and read it loudly.
"Si Ning accepts the order."
Si Ning and the Lu family all knelt on the ground, and then the father-in-law began to recite the imperial edict.
"According to the imperial edict of Heaven, the third lady of the Lu family is diligent, intelligent, and gentle in temperament. She is to be rewarded with a special reward of ten thousand taels of gold. I admire this."
Si Ning was confused by this inexplicable imperial edict. She took it and asked.
"My father-in-law, do you know where my husband is now?"
It was so good that the emperor suddenly rewarded him.
If it weren't for the different meaning of Lu Hanxiao's trip, Si Ning really couldn't think of any other reason.
The father-in-law looked at Si Ning with a smile and did Tai Chi.
"If Madam Lu wants to know, she might as well ask the Emperor when she follows the Za family into the palace to express her gratitude. I'm sure Madam will get the answer soon."
