"The Ninth Brother is indeed a person with great prospects. I have always thought so." Behind Xuantian Mo, a voice suddenly sounded. The voice was as gentle as jade, and the aura was calm, as if it was describing an extremely ordinary matter. But this voice was too familiar to Xuantian Mo. At this time, when he heard it, it was like a needle piercing his ears.
He turned his head and saw the Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua, wearing a white robe, walking over. He held a folding fan in his hand, but did not open it. The heat of autumn had no effect on this person. He was still so calm, and his body was still surrounded by an immortal aura.
"So it's Seventh Brother." He called out, but he felt a little guilty. Just now, he had clearly said that Xuan Tianming's words had been heard by the other party. He didn't care about one woman, Feng Yu Heng, but with the addition of the Seventh Prince, it was a bit troublesome.
Who in the court didn't know that the Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua, looked as leisurely as an immortal. He was courteous to everyone and never put on the airs of a prince. When he encountered something, he dealt with it gently and wouldn't easily embarrass others. But there was one thing that was particularly frightening about him, and that was that he was protective of his shortcomings. He especially protected Xuan Tianming's shortcomings. Both of them grew up under Consort Yun, so naturally, they were much closer than other brothers. The Seventh Prince protecting the Ninth Prince was no different from Emperor Tianwu protecting Xuan Tianming. As long as there was something about the Ninth Prince, even if he was an immortal, he would have no principles and lie with his eyes wide open. This was the ability that Consort Yun's two sons were best at.
"I came into the palace to visit mother, but I didn't think that I would run into Eighth Brother. I also happened to hear Eighth Brother's evaluation of the Ninth Brother. I really feel wronged for the Ninth Brother and Ninth Brother's younger sister." As Xuan Tianhua spoke, he shook his head. He slowly walked closer and stood still. He then said, "For the sake of the country, killing enemies and establishing a career, Eighth Brother still insists on differentiating between men and women. He even uses this as an excuse to ridicule me. I really don't understand. Moreover, on the first night that Ninth Brother arrived in the South, he took Sha Ping City that Eighth Brother couldn't take for several years. This is an indisputable fact. How come Eighth Brother doesn't mention this achievement? "
"Seventh Brother misunderstands." Speaking of all the princes, other than Xuan Tianming, the one that Xuantian Mo didn't want to interact with the most was his Seventh Brother. The other party's appearance gave him too much of an advantage. He also had too much of an advantage in terms of popularity. No matter which faction he faced, if he had a conflict with Xuan Tianhua, then there would definitely be more people standing on Xuan Tianhua's side. Even the people in his faction could directly turn against Xuan Tianhua. Xuantian Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I was only joking with sister-in-law. Seventh Brother really misunderstood."
"Oh? Misunderstood? " Xuan Tianhua looked at Feng Yu Heng and said, "They're both women, but the woman that Eighth Brother chose is much worse than Ninth Brother's younger sister! Speaking of being criticized because of women, I heard that Eighth Brother's concubine took the initiative to follow Gu Shu's General Bi Xiu in the South. The scene before they fell into the city was seen by hundreds of thousands of eyes! If Eighth Brother has the time to bicker with Ninth Brother's younger sister, it would be better to think about how to maintain your reputation. "
His words were not polite at all, causing Xuantian Mo to flick his sleeves and leave in anger! If he couldn't afford to offend him, could he not avoid him? He really did need to guard against that matter being spread. It would be bad for his reputation.
However, at this time, he heard Feng Yu Heng's voice from behind him. It was clear and crisp, "Eighth Brother! Back then, I heard that those people who didn't let me enter the palace were removed from their positions because they didn't have a solid foundation? Eighth Brother, while maintaining your reputation, you also need to remember to have a solid foundation. Otherwise, the building that you worked so hard to build will accidentally collapse again! "
After saying this, Xuantian Mo had already walked far away. Feng Yu Heng covered her mouth and chuckled, but her laughter made Xuan Tianhua feel very helpless. This girl, ah. He had told himself many times to not get involved in her matters, but when he met her, he couldn't help but stand up for her. In reality, he knew that even if he didn't stand up for her, Feng Yu Heng would definitely not be at a disadvantage. However, there was always a chance. If she lost and he didn't do anything, he was afraid that he would regret it for the rest of his life.
The next day, Feng Yu Heng had already thrown herself into the reopening of Hundred Herb Hall. Xuan Tianming returned from the military camp that night, saying that there were still matters in court that he couldn't put aside. However, in Feng Yu Heng's opinion, he just wanted to take advantage of her! What matters in court? Why didn't she see how busy he was when there were matters in court? But at night, when he ate meat, he put in even more effort. It really made people despise him.
With the participation of the Yao family's three cousins, the reopening of Hundred Herb Hall went very smoothly. Although the original doctors in the capital had been moved to Ji An Prefecture, Yao Xian's side still had other people being trained, just in case there was a need. At this time, all of them were transferred over. Feng Yu Heng gave them a quick rundown of common medical knowledge and tested their basic skills. After all of them passed, Hundred Herb Hall officially reopened for business three days later.
Fourth cousin, Yao An, took over from Wang Lin as the shopkeeper for the time being, but Feng Yu Heng wanted him to write letters to Wang Lin every month to report on the situation in the capital. He also wanted to learn from Wang Lin on how to operate and manage things. As for Yao Nan and Yao Xin, they would focus on taking care of the newly opened "Hundred Herb Medical School."
The new school was located next to the Imperial College. That place originally belonged to the Imperial College and was used as a school for the students. However, the Imperial College was large, so the school's courtyard was empty. Xuan Tian Ming went to find the person in charge of the directorate and did not waste any time talking before taking it down. When the Imperial College heard that it was Royal Consort Yu who wanted to open a medical school, they were very supportive. They had seen the medical skills of Hundred Herb Hall and hoped that this kind of medical skills could be spread far and wide. Thus, they were very cooperative and took the initiative to help with the school's furniture and other necessities.
This courtyard could hold about 150 students, but Feng Yu Heng didn't want to recruit too many people in the beginning. First of all, when it came to studying medicine, just enthusiasm wasn't enough. At the very least, the first batch of students had to have some foundation. After all, she couldn't use five years to get students to a bachelor's degree like the medical schools of the future. In general, she wanted to pursue quick results. This required the students to have a certain level of medical knowledge.
In addition, all of the students who wanted to enter the "Hundred Herb Medical School" had to go through many tests. Not only did they test their basic skills, but they also had to investigate their family background. They had to be pure and clean. Even the slightest bit of ambiguity could not be used. Feng Yu Heng wanted to cultivate people who were truly on her side. She definitely wouldn't allow anyone with ulterior motives to sneak in.
The person in charge of the school was Yao Xian. Feng Yu Heng turned the empty classroom into a laboratory. She took out many mannequins and medical equipment from her space for the students to practice on. She herself would come every three days to teach a class, doing everything possible to let the first batch of students finish their apprenticeship as soon as possible.
The opening of Hundred Herb Hall and the opening of the Hundred Herb Medical School was great news for the people of the capital. On the day that Hundred Herb Hall opened for business, not only did a large number of people come to see a doctor and get medicine, there were also people who took the initiative to set off firecrackers in front of Hundred Herb Hall. There were also quite a few people who took the lead to kneel in the direction of the Imperial Palace, thanking the Emperor for upholding justice for the people and allowing Hundred Herb Hall to open again.
For the next few days, the majority of the people in the capital talked about Hundred Herb Hall. Of course, the other half of the discussion was about the war in the Southern Border. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but the people who talked about the battle all mentioned Fu Ya who had followed Bi Xiu, as well as what Bi Xiu and Fu Ya had done on the city walls when Dashun had attacked Yue Ping City. There were even people who spread the news that Fu Ya was the Eighth Prince's concubine. Moreover, the more it spread, the more people in the capital knew that the Eighth Prince's concubine had lost a lot of face for him. Her passionate performance had even reached the city walls!
Xuan Tianmo was so angry that his face was ashen the entire day. He used all of his strength to stop the rumors from spreading; however, he found that he could not stop the rumors from spreading no matter what. This caused the officials under his faction to have some complaints about him. Just two days ago, Feng Yu Heng had sent him a ledger that listed the amount of money that he needed to "express his gratitude." It was a total of three million taels of silver.
Xuantian Mo already knew that he would be swindled, but he never thought that Feng Yu Heng would be so vicious, immediately asking for three million taels of silver. In the past, he did not feel much pain when taking it out, but hadn't his manor been robbed in the first month? After losing that much, these three million taels were extremely precious. But could he not give it? Definitely not. This amount of money was something that his father, the Emperor, and Feng Yu Heng had worked together to swindle him. No matter where he went, he would not be able to say anything.
With a silent loss, three million taels of silver was obediently sent to Feng Yu Heng. When Feng Yu Heng received the banknotes, she said to the servant from the Sheng Palace that had delivered the banknotes: "Go back and tell your master that this three million taels was not a loss in the slightest. Compared to the things that he has done, this bit of money is far from enough!"
The servant dejectedly left. As he left, he was still thinking about whether or not he should tell the Eighth Prince the exact same thing. If he said it, would the Eighth Prince have him executed in a fit of rage?
The Ninth Prince had returned to the capital and was currently enjoying his "honeymoon." He did not pay much attention to court matters. As for the Eighth Prince, he had temporarily restrained his aura and was conserving his energy. For a while, there really was not much happening in court. Emperor Tianwu spent his days receiving memorials from all sides. Looking at the great rivers and mountains written on the memorials, he was also bored to the point of panic.
Left Prime Minister Lu Song had not been very comfortable recently. This comfort was not in his mind, but in his body. For nearly a month, he had been feeling stuffy in his chest and short of breath. Occasionally, he would feel dizzy. In the beginning, he thought that it was because the weather was too hot. Because of this, he even asked Emperor Tianwu for a few days off and did not go to court. But this situation did not improve. Instead, it seemed to be worsening.
Madam, the Ge Clan had invited quite a few doctors for his illness, but none of them could figure out what was wrong. Now that Hundred Herb Hall had reopened and Feng Yu Heng had returned to the capital, the Ge Clan really wanted to go to Hundred Herb Hall to invite a doctor to examine Lu Song; however, they felt that they could not bring themselves to do so. After all, the situation between the Lu Family and the Yao family was not good. Last time, because Lu Yan had already begged Feng Yu Heng once, she truly could not bring herself to do it this time. In addition to this, the Lu Family's days were quite difficult. Hundred Herb Hall's doctors were very expensive, and they would set the price based on the person. As long as there were people who had enmity with Feng Yu Heng, people that Feng Yu Heng looked down on, or people who had money that had not come from legitimate sources, they would set an astronomical price. Based on the relationship between the Lu Family and Feng Yu Heng, she had a bit of self-awareness. She knew that she definitely could not afford it.
Thinking about it, there was no other way. The Ge Clan simply went out early in the morning to pay their respects to the statue of the Medicine King Bodhisattva that had been modeled after Feng Yu Heng.
After the Ge Clan left the city, Lu Song did not return home after court. Instead, he sat in a carriage and went straight to Hundred Herb Hall …
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