Chapter 251 Finale
At the beginning of September, cold dew passed through the three dynasties.
One month has passed since Lu Zhen got married.
When you first get married, you are always extremely busy.
It is necessary to pay homage to elders, return home, and have meetings. After January to the “full moon”, the etiquette can be frugal.
Lu Zhuo was a person who was impatient with etiquette, and Pei Yunying would not take the initiative to make her unhappy, so he casually mentioned that the bride would be frugal in all her wedding procedures. The emperor specially allowed a few days of rest. They were either watering hibiscus flowers in the palace or taking a car to Danfeng Terrace to enjoy the new red maple leaves. The couple had a great time.
But after the ten-day break, everyone got busy in their own way.
After Yuen Long ascended the throne, “Xia Miao” was changed back to “Autumn Hunting” when the late emperor was still alive. At that time, light chariots and crossbows came and went, and all classes had to be reviewed. Pei Yunying was at the martial arts arena every day, and sometimes he didn’t return until late at night.
Lu Chen is also very busy.
As autumn passes and the weather gets colder, more and more patients come to Renxin Medical Center to pick up medicines. And perhaps because Lu Zhuo once won the first place on the Imperial Medical Bureau’s spring examination red list and served in the Medical Officials’ Hospital for a period of time, there were many more patients when Lu Zhuo was sitting in the hospital than when Miao Liangfang was sitting in the hospital – Hanlin Medical Officials Hospital The name always comes in handy.
Early in the morning, the Medical Prescription Bureau was very busy.
Lin Danqing was half-lying on the table, arguing with Ji Xun over some medicinal materials.
“Bupleurum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Radix Rehmanniae, Dogwood, Danbark, White Peony…” Lin Danqing pointed to the medical prescription on the table, “Adding this prunella vulgaris is just superfluous, no, remove it!”
Opposite her, Ji Xun frowned slightly and said in a calm and insistent tone: “It’s better to add prunella vulgaris.”
Lin Danqing did not give up at all: “This is a headache caused by menstruation. During menstruation, yin blood gathers downwards, the qi is strong, and the qi and liver qi are reversed… Medical Officer Ji, I am a woman, and I am the most knowledgeable in gynecology. , of course you can’t add it!”
Ji Xun pressed his forehead.
Since the establishment of the Medical Bureau, quarrels like this have occurred every day, and it’s not just Ji Xun and Lin Danqing. Everyone compiles medical books together, and it is not limited to ordinary doctors or imperial doctors. Each doctor has different medical practice habits and the prescriptions he prescribes are also very different. Sometimes when they encounter disagreements, it is common to get red-faced and thick-necked. , occasionally passers-by would pass by and thought the people inside were fighting.
As soon as Lu Yan entered the door, he saw Ji Xun and Lin Danqing confronting each other.
Seeing her entering, Lin Danqing’s eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to hold Lu Zhuo’s arm: “Sister Lu, come and see if this recipe is better as I said minus the prunella vulgaris.” good?”
Lu Chen: “…”
This is not choosing a recipe, this is clearly being a judge.
She looked at the two prescriptions, carefully considered her words and said, “Actually, both are fine, each has its own benefits.”
Hearing this, Lin Danqing was slightly dissatisfied. Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful glance at her.
He’s really not very good at arguing.
“Forget it, let’s not mention this.” Lin Danqing did not dwell on it and just asked Lu Chen: “Why are you here today? Didn’t you say you have been staying at Renxin Medical Center these days?”
Lu Yan said: “Mr. Miao heard that the Medical Prescription Bureau is compiling medical books, and compiled some old prescriptions for me to send.” After saying this, he put down the medical box, took out the document from the medical box and handed it over.
Ji Xun took it and said, “Thank you very much.”
“Sir, let me tell you that this will benefit the world’s medical workers. It is a great kindness and there is no need to say thank you.”
Ji Xun nodded and looked at Lu Yu.
After Lu Yun got married, the medical office rarely visited him. He was on duty in the palace several times and missed him without seeing him. This was the first time Lu Yun and the two met after they got married.
Compared with when he was in the medical hospital, Lu Zhuo’s complexion was a little rosier, and he no longer looked as pale as before. He was wearing a sky-blue plain skirt, black hair like clouds, and bright eyes and white teeth. He was completely different from the past. .
He suddenly remembered that he had given Lu Zhen a willow-leaf-colored dress in Sunan. Unfortunately, the dress was bright and colorful at that time, but she had a hard time. Now that a similar color is worn on her, she finally has it. As vibrant as new willows in early spring.
Ji Xun lowered his eyes for a moment and said, “Let me check your pulse.”
Lu Zhen stretched out his hand and let his fingertips touch his pulse.
After a moment, Ji Xun retracted his hand and looked at Lu Yu with a surprised look: “The pulse is much better than before, more stable.”
In fact, in the six months since Lu Zhen returned to Shengjing from southern Jiangsu, he had fallen ill twice.
But these two attacks were not as scary as the previous one in southern Jiangsu. I did suffer some pain, but fortunately my life was not in danger. Ji Xun had seen it, and it seemed that the poison from the early years was slowly being excreted from the body, and the process might be a little more difficult.
In the days to come, Lu Yuan may get sick again, but when he gets sick again, it will not lead to the abyss of despair, but another kind of hope. It means that her body is gradually recovering.
The scars always hurt, but she smiles a lot more now.
Lin Danqing said: “Sister Lu, there will be a banquet at the Medical Officer’s Hospital later to celebrate the candidates who will be admitted as imperial doctors this year. Let’s go together.”
Chang Jin did not lie. As expected, the medical officer who went to southern Jiangsu to rescue the epidemic was promoted to the third level of official examination. Chang Jin had already added Lin Danqing’s name to the list of candidates for imperial medicine. If he passes the examination at the end of this year, Lin Danqing can be Entered the imperial doctor.
For a new medical officer, this is a rapid promotion.
Lin Danqing himself was very satisfied and showed his plan to Lu Zhen, striving to enter the imperial doctor in one year, two years as a doctor, and three years as a regular doctor, and he would take up the position of imperial envoy.
Lu Yan expressed his support without hesitation.
“Yesterday, Dr. Chang told me that I haven’t seen you for a long time, so let’s go together. By the way, I asked him to go to the Royal Pharmacy to give you some good medicinal materials.”
Lu Zhuo shook his head and said, “Not today, Mr. Miao is leaving, and I have to see him off.”
“Mr. Miao is leaving?” Ji Xun and Lin Danqing were both surprised: “When?”
“It was decided before that he wouldn’t let me tell you, and he didn’t want you to send it off.” Lu Yan smiled, “Sir, he has his own considerations, so I didn’t mention it more.”
Ji Xun and Lin Danqing were both a little disappointed when they heard this.
After all, they had attended a medical clinic banquet together, and the old doctor was also very knowledgeable in medical science.
Just as he was talking, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the door of the medical bureau, and a red-wheeled carriage stopped at the door. Immediately afterwards, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and someone was sitting on the carriage. Seeing Lu Yan look at it, he waved his hand slightly.
It was Pei Yunying who came.
“Hey, Commander Pei is here to pick you up again?” Lin Danqing came closer, “I heard someone say that whenever he doesn’t have to be on duty, he will go to West Street to pick you up every evening. Be a good commander in front of the palace, I became a free patrolman on West Street, but I heard that the security on West Street has improved a lot, and every house no longer has to close its doors at night. “
She said teasingly, and Lu was speechless. He just picked up the medical box and put it on his back. He hurriedly exchanged a few words with Lin Danqing, and finally said: “I’m going to see Mr. Miao off first. I’ll talk to you about the medical prescription next time.”
Lin Danqing waved his hand: “Go on, go on, and tell Mr. Miao that you have a safe journey for me.”
Ji Xun looked out the door and saw the woman running happily towards the carriage. When she approached the carriage, the man stretched out his hand to hold her arm and pulled her into the carriage. He looked up again and nodded slightly to him as a greeting. Just then he lowered the car curtain.
Ji Xun lowered his eyes.
She looks very affectionate and affectionate.
In the carriage, Lu Zhuo sat firmly and Pei Yunying handed her a cup of tea.
Lu Yan took the tea, took a sip, and asked, “Why are you here so early?”
This was a little earlier than when she told Pei Yunying before.
“There is no need for martial arts training today, and there is nothing in the office. Besides, if you meet Lao Miao earlier, you can talk to him more.”
Speaking of Lao Miao, Lu Zhuo let out a long sigh in his heart.
Miao Liangfang decided to return to Miao Village.
Half a year ago, when Lu Jian returned to Shengjing and resigned from his position as a medical officer in the Medical Officer’s Hospital, Miao Liangfang hesitated to speak to her.
Later, after the marriage with Pei Yunying was settled, Lao Miao hesitated to tell Lu Zhuo his plans in the afternoon at a medical clinic.
“Xiao Lu, I haven’t been back to Yunling for more than 20 years, and I don’t know what Miaojia Village looks like now.”
He knocked on his stump and said, “I stayed in Shengjing in the past because I had resentment in my heart and went back like this unwillingly and shamelessly. Now that I think about it, it was really a coward’s act.”
“Now that the past has been settled, the right and wrong have been settled. I also want to go back and see how my family is doing. They must be worried if there is no news about me these years. I plan to open another medical clinic in Miaojia Village. Miaojia Village is not as prosperous as There are countless talented people in the medical practice in Beijing. I want to bring the medical skills I have learned in Shengjing over the years back to Yunling, so that the barefoot doctors in Yunling can save people like the medical officers in Shengjing.”
“Xiao Lu,” he looked at Lu Chen, “I didn’t mention this in the past because the hospital couldn’t live without the doctor. But now you are no longer the medical officer of Hanlin Medical Academy, and I see that you are also dedicated to practicing medicine. I can rest assured.”
Lu Chen wanted to stay, but he didn’t know how to stay. Miao Liangfang has been away from home for more than 20 years. She knows better than anyone the feeling of a wandering traveler who wants to return home, and there is really no reason to stop it.
It’s just that no matter when she faces separation, she is always difficult to prepare.
This depressed look fell in the eyes of those around her. Pei Yunying put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her warmly: “Don’t be sad, it’s not like we won’t see her again in the future.”
Lu Tong: “Yunling and Shengjing are far away. I think Mr. Miao has made up his mind not to come back. Maybe he will never be seen again.”
“What’s so difficult about this?” He raised the corners of his lips, “If you want to meet, we can go to Yunling in the future, and we can just have fun together.”
Hearing this, Lu Yan muttered, “In the future? With the daily complicated official duties of the palace commander, I’m afraid I’ll have to wait another forty or fifty years.”
Pei Yunying made a “tsk” sound, raised her eyelids slightly, and her tone suddenly became frivolous, “Do you think I’ve been too busy recently and neglected you?”
Lu Zhen’s face was expressionless: “You are so sentimental.”
He nodded and said slowly: “Okay, after all, I am not a doctor. I can only be sentimental and nothing else.” He spoke seriously, but his tone was extremely ambiguous, as if it was a hint.
Lu Chen: “…”
There was no need for her to talk to this person.
Along the Jiulin River, in front of the ferry.
Yin Zheng and Du Changqing carried several loads of baggage into Miao Liangfang’s hands.
Miao Liangfang was about to leave, but his eyes were still filled with tears. When he saw these large bags of heavy objects, he held back his tears and stared blankly: “Are you crazy? I have to walk dozens of miles back to Yunling Miaojia Village. Mountain road, I already have bad legs and feet, do you want me to break my other leg? “
“They are all worthless herbs.” Du Changqing said angrily: “I know you don’t have to worry about your body, so I picked the light ones on purpose, so you don’t get the advantage of being nice.”
Acheng stuffed an oil paper bag into Miao Liangfang’s hand, “Uncle Miao, the bacon chicken I grabbed from Guanxiang this morning is still hot. You can take it with you and eat it on the way. The food on this ship is so expensive, not as good as ours in Shengjing.” It’s fresh inside.”
Miao Liangfang said hello several times, touched Acheng’s head, and said with a smile: “Follow my boss well, read more and be literate, and I will support your boss until the end of his life.”
Du Changqing raised his eyebrows: “What about cursing me? I will marry a wife and have children in the future. Do you want this tiger egg to support me until I die?”
Miao Liangfang narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully: “Oh, when do you plan to get married? Do you have someone in mind?”
Du Changqing: “…”
Yin Zheng pretended not to see Miao Liangfang’s face, turned around and looked behind her, her eyes lit up: “The girl is here!”
Everyone looked back and saw a red-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the ferry. The curtain was opened and a woman jumped out of the carriage. She ran towards the people without caring about the people behind her. It was Lu Zhuo.
She trotted to stand in front of everyone and looked at Miao Liangfang: “Mr. Miao.”
“I’m just waiting for you,” Miao Liangfang said cheerfully, “Why did you bring Mr. Pei with you?”
Pei Yunying, who followed Lu Zhuo over, raised his eyebrows when he heard this: “It doesn’t sound very welcoming?”
“What the hell, the Commander-in-Chief is so worried.” Miao Liangfang said, “You are now the son-in-law of West Street.”
Pei Yunying: “…”
The title “son-in-law of West Street” is said to have come from the mouths of Widow Sun and Sister-in-law Song. Because it was too eye-catching for Pei Yunying to pick up Lu Zhu every day, women with daughters at home gave him the title “son-in-law of West Street”. She said that in the future, when choosing a husband for her daughter, she would have to look for someone who is handsome, can love others, and is also an errand in the palace.
It’s certainly not easy.
Seeing Pei Yunying’s frozen expression, Miao Liangfang’s smile became even more comfortable.
He was once very afraid of this young commander, and always felt that there was some malicious blade hidden under his warm smile. However, since Lu Zhu and Pei Yunying got married, this fear gradually dissipated. Because Pei Yunying always compromised with Lu Zhu, everyone in the medical center also relied on Lu Zhu to be confident.
Men who have weaknesses are much easier to deal with.
Miao Liangfang was thinking this way when he saw Lu Zhuo opening the medical box he was carrying, taking out a few books from the medical box and handing them to Miao Liangfang.
“This is…”
“Sir is going back to Yunling. I have nothing to give as a gift. I am afraid that bad people will covet my money on the road. It is not safe to have too much money.”
Lu Tong said: “I asked Chang Yizheng before and asked for a few medical books from the Medical Officials Academy. They were taught by Mr. Imperial Medical Bureau in the past ten years. I don’t know if they will be effective for Mr. Miao. So I sent them together. Come.”
“Xiao Lu…”
Miao Liangfang clenched several medical books in his hand, looking a little shocked.
He had also been a medical officer in the Medical Officer’s Hospital, so he naturally knew how precious these medical books from the Imperial Medical Bureau were. They used to be hidden in the medical warehouse of the Medical Officer’s Court, and even Shengjing Medical Clinic could not get them. That’s why the few “exquisite explanations” he threw casually in the West Street study were particularly precious.
“Xiao Lu, thank you.” Miao Liangfang gathered his clothes and saluted Lu Shu solemnly.
“Sir, there is no need to thank you.” Lu Yu said: “Perhaps one day in the future, medical knowledge will be common, Shengjing’s medical books will be spread to Yunling, and Yunling’s medical prescriptions will also be spread to Shengjing. By then, ordinary medical books will no longer be like this In the past, it was generally ‘precious’, and there were more people in the world who helped the world.”
Miao Liangfang was stunned, and Pei Yunying glanced sideways at Lu Zhu. The woman’s brows were gentle and her tone was calm, as if she was talking about the reality in the near future.
Miao Liangjiang burst out laughing: “What a ‘universal medical practitioner’. If one day it really comes true, it will be a blessing to the people of the world!”
Lu Yan smiled: “I will definitely do it.”
He wanted to say a few more words. Before the ferry, someone shouted twice, Yin Zheng said: “The boatman is urging us to get on the boat, Mr. Miao…”
There was always reluctance when parting, Miao Liangfang looked at Pei Yunying, pulled Lu Zhu aside, and said sideways: “Xiao Lu, the hospital will take care of you in the future. Xiao Du is a soft-spoken person who is easily deceived. , I can rest assured that you are keeping an eye on me, it’s your husband…”
He glanced at Pei Yunying and lowered his voice and warned: “After all, he is a servant in the imperial city and a well-born man. If you marry him at a young age, you must not wrong yourself. As you said in the hospital before, If you change your mind in the future, make peace with him. If he changes your mind, kill him with poison. Do it cleanly and don’t let anyone find the evidence…”
Pei Yunying heard everything: “…”
He scoffed: “You might as well be louder.”
Miao Liangfang coughed slightly, took two steps back, looked at the crowd and said, “Anyway, I have said what I have explained over and over again, and I guess you are tired of it. I won’t say more.”
“After a long journey, we must say goodbye. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world, so let’s stop here.”
He turned around, dragged his luggage onto the passenger ship, and waved to everyone.
“Let’s go back.”
There was no wind on the river. When the owner of the passenger boat saw the last guest coming ashore, the boatman took up the oars and rocked the boat to the far side of the river bank. Birds flew in all directions, and the boat turned into a jay on the river. Then, he saw the mountains beside the river. High and low, there is only a fuzzy dot, which gradually disappears.
Acheng rubbed his eyes.
We spend the cold, summer, spring and autumn together at Renxin Medical Center. Although West Street is not prosperous enough, it has its own worldly fireworks. When a family member leaves, it always makes people feel disappointed.
“Cheer up,” Du Changqing looked at the depressed people, “Don’t look like you’re crying. I can’t get through the day, can I still make money? The medical office will come to check tomorrow, and I have to go back to sort out the medicine today. I just wanted to be lazy, so I took a walk and went back…”
He took everyone back, took one last look at the riverside, and left without looking back.
Lu Chen and Pei Yunying followed behind, and when they went back, they didn’t take the carriage again.
There were people selling calligraphy and painting books along the riverside. When passing by, the vendor sitting on the ground enthusiastically picked up a few volumes and gave them to Lu Huo: “Girl, there are new words and phrases books on the market. Would you like to buy a few volumes and go back and read them? Keep them well!”
Lu Chen shook his head and sighed.
Pei Yunying asked: “Why are you sighing?”
“I remembered a storybook I read last night.”
“Oh? What are you writing about?”
“It is a story about a pair of lovers who have gone through many hardships to stay together.”
“Isn’t it good?” Pei Yunying said with a smile, “Happy reunion.”
“But I still want to see more.” Lu Yan was held by his hand and walked forward, and slowly said: “I want to see how I will live a plain life in the future, or have children, or have a family full of descendants in the future, or a hundred years later… I still feel it is not enough. How come it ends here?”
He laughed.
“戈戈,” Pei Yunying corrected: “The story has an ending, not the story.”
She raised her eyes, and the person in front of her looked down at her, with a smile in her eyes and a sweet dimple at the corner of her lips.
She was stunned for a moment, recited it several times in her mind, and gradually felt relieved.
Life is full of joys and sorrows, ups and downs, and no one knows the outcome before it comes to an end. Even if you feel nostalgic or reluctant to let go, you must always look forward.
The story is not over yet, she still doesn’t like to say goodbye, but she is not as scared as before.
Pei Yunying said: “It’s still early. Before returning to the hospital, let’s go to Guanxiang to buy food. I heard that there are new flower cakes this year. Choose the one you like.”
“There are too many, I don’t know what I like.”
“It doesn’t matter. It takes a long time. Let’s look for it slowly.”
She squeezed his hand: “Okay.”
The leaves on the river bank are half green and half yellow, and the west wind is blowing away the heat. By the ferry wharf, in the slow autumn light, travelers and friends are chanting poems to say goodbye. Farther away, the bustling hawking in the Guanxiang market can be heard faintly.
Sheng Jing seemed to have changed, but also seemed like nothing had changed.
The man and woman holding hands clasped each other’s hands and gradually disappeared into the bustling crowd.
It was the eighth day of September in the 41st year of Yongchang. It coincided with the golden autumn, the sky was high and solemn, the wind was clear and the dew was white.
It is a good time on earth.
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