Jin Nation, the capital city.
After returning for a few days, Ye Zhen gradually adapted to life as an empress. This time, there was a big difference. The concubines in the palace did not seem to take the initiative to greet her. Those concubines seemed to have disappeared automatically, hiding in their respective palaces and not coming out.
Ye Rou had just sent Hu Yue 'er out of the palace and had not thought about how to arrange for the other concubines. This was a headache.
However, this matter could not be rushed. Otherwise, those ministers would think that she could not tolerate other women in the palace as soon as she returned to Jin Country. At that time, they might make up some infamy.
"Ah Zhan, I want to go out of the palace to the clinic today." Ye Zhen waited for Mo Rongzhan to finish his morning court session before going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to find him.
"Why do you suddenly want to leave the palace?" Mo Rongzhan was in the middle of a discussion with Elder Xu and the others. When he heard that Ye Rou had come to see him, he told everyone to take a break.
Ye Zhen said, "I haven't been to the clinic for a long time, and Ming Xi and Ming Yu want to go to their uncle's house to play, so I'll take them out of the palace."
Mo Rongzhan frowned slightly. "Are you bored in the palace?"
"Ming Yu feels bored." Ye Zhen laughed. "Also, isn't the New Year coming? It's bustling outside right now, and the two children still don't know what the capital is like, so I'll take them out for a walk. "
"I want to go as well." Mo Rongzhan said in a muffled voice. It was because it was close to the end of the year and he had been away for a long time. The memorials sent from various places had piled up like a mountain. If he wanted to finish them before he stopped writing, he definitely wouldn't be able to rest for the next few days.
Ye Zhen hugged his arm. "Next time you take them out, I will send them to Ye's house today, and then go to the clinic to have a look."
"Be careful," Mo Rongzhan reminded her in a low voice.
"I know." Ye Zhen smiled and nodded. With his consent, she left the Palace of Heavenly Purity with her two children.
Ming Xi even brought Yan Xiaoliu along.
"Mother, when will Grand Tutor come?" Although Ming Xi was curious about the outside world, he was more curious about when he could meet Huangfu Chen.
He preferred the Grand Tutor to give him lessons.
"When the Grand Tutor receives the letter, he should come soon." Ye Zhen said with a smile. "What's wrong? Don't you like the current Mister? "
Ming Xi thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, it's just that his method is somewhat different from Grand Tutor's. I prefer Grand Tutor."
"Alright." Ye Zhen nodded with a smile. Mo Rongzhan wanted Huangfu Chen to come to the Jin Kingdom for a reason. Although he did not say it clearly, she knew that it was for the sake of making Mingxi the crown prince soon.
Compared to Ming Yu, Mo Rongzhan had higher expectations for Ming Xi.
"By the way, Mother, Father said that he won't be teaching me martial arts every day anymore," Ming Xi said.
Ye Rou was stunned. "Why?"
"Imperial Father said that Uncle will teach us in the future." Ming Xi said. He felt that it was fine for either Imperial Father or Uncle to cultivate.
Ye Chunnan seemed to have mentioned this before, but she had forgotten about it.
The carriage soon arrived at the Ye residence. Ye Chunnan had already received the news and was waiting for the two children outside the door with Ye Mucheng in her arms.
"Uncle, cousin." As soon as Ming Yu got off the carriage, she went to hug her little cousin. No one could play with her in the palace. Although there were Ming Xi and Yan Xiaoliu, they were either reading or practicing martial arts, which was not what she liked to do. She thought her little cousin was more fun. She wanted to be a good sister.
Ye Zhen smiled and said to Ye Chunnan, "Brother, I'll leave these three children to you. I'll go to the clinic."
"Go ahead, I have nothing to do today." Ye Chunnan said with a smile.
With Ye Chunnan's words, Ye Zhen was more at ease to go to the clinic.
The clinic was some distance from the Ye residence, and it would take at least half an hour to get there. Ye Zhen only took Hong Ling and Hong Ying to the outskirts of the city.
At the beginning, she handed over the clinic to Hou Peidong. After so many years of absence, the clinic was not smooth sailing. After all, she was able to establish the clinic against all opposition. When she went to the Atlantic Ocean, she was worried about whether the clinic would be affected.
As the carriage moved forward, Ye Zhen looked at the streets outside through the bead curtain of the window. The capital city had not changed much. The streets were still full of shops and pedestrians. Everything was as lively as before.
She didn't know how long it took, but the carriage had entered a relatively quiet street. When Ye Zhen looked outside again, she had arrived at the clinic.
"Empress." Hou Peidong waited for Ye Zhen outside with Jianjia. When he saw the carriage appear, he greeted her.
Ye Zhen got off the carriage and looked up at the clinic. It was very different from what she had seen before. Now, she believed that there were more and more people in the clinic. She could tell from the people coming and going outside the shop.
"Prince Hou, long time no see." Ye Zhen looked at Hou Peidong with a smile. "You have worked hard in the clinic these years."
"Your Highness, you're giving this subject too much credit." Hou Peidong said with a smile. Before he managed the clinic, he was just an ignorant and incompetent prince in the eyes of others. Now, who dared to think that he was useless?
He was grateful to the Empress for giving him a chance to realize his ambitions.
"If it weren't for you in the past few years when I was away, the clinic may not have been able to run." Ye Zhen said.
Hou Peidong said, "It's not because of this humble subject. This subject just followed your previous instructions. When you were away, there were indeed people who wanted to get rid of the clinic. However, the emperor not only kept the clinic, but also ordered the establishment of clinics all over the country. This subject has been running all over the country in the past two years. Now, there are clinics in many places."
Ye Zhen was surprised. Mo Rongzhan had never told her about this.
"Empress, look, these are the account books of the clinic over the years, as well as the situation of the local clinics." Jianjia came in with several books in her hand.
"Hong Ling, take them first." Ye Zhen said, glancing at Jianjia. At the beginning, Jianjia was sent by Mo Rongzhan to her side in the army. After so many years, Jianjia's identity as the daughter of a sinner has made up for her mistakes. Today, she came to the clinic for another thing.
Hou Peidong briefly explained the situation of the clinic to Ye Zhen. "Empress, it's probably like this. Now, the most scarce thing is the doctors and female doctors of the clinic …"
"The female doctors can be selected from the medical center. As for the doctors …" Ye Zhen pondered. The status of doctors was not high. Some people were not willing to learn medicine. In addition, many doctors were not very accepting of the clinic. "I will find a way."
She also had to think about how to encourage those doctors to work in the clinic.
Just then, a servant came to find Hou Peidong.
"Prince Hou, you go first." Ye Zhen said to Hou Peidong.
"Empress, this subject will go first." Hou Peidong bowed.
After he retreated, Ye Zhen looked up at Jianjia. "Jianjia, General Jin wants you to go to Qingzhou. Are you willing?"
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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