Doctor Liu paused, and followed her grandfather to the study.
Imperial Physician Liu handed over the medicine box to his entourage, sat down on the right seat in the study, looked up and down Dr. Liu and said, "The Empress Dowager is ill, it's a cough, I was treated by Imperial Physician Zhou last night. "
Dr. Liu listened with her head down. Although she didn't quite understand why her grandfather said this to her, she still listened carefully.
Imperial Physician Liu said: "Before leaving the palace today, Imperial Physician Zhou and Yuan Zheng recommended you, thinking that you can perform acupuncture for the Empress Dowager on her behalf."
Doctor Liu was also slightly moved when she heard the words, she couldn't help raising her head to look at Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu nodded to her, and said to her, "This is your chance."
He paused and then sighed, "Your medical skills are all inherited from the Imperial Physician Zhou. You grew up in Liu's family, so you should know that each family's medical system is different."
Doctor Liu responded in a low voice, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, grandfather, granddaughter has no intention of fighting for family resources."
Imperial Physician Liu was silent for a while and then said: "Grandpa didn't mean that, I just wanted to tell you that so far, only Imperial Physician Zhou can be allowed to have a daughter in the palace as an imperial physician, or a woman who can go out to practice medicine."
The others are unknown, and their medical skills are very average. Local women who only understand some simple medical principles are not systematic at all.
Physician Liu said: "San Niang, you are not too young, you should be getting married."
Doctor Liu's complexion changed, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Grandfather, granddaughter is willing to tie up her hair and serve Master all her life."
She said: "If the granddaughter is an official in the palace, it will also help the family."
Imperial Physician Liu was shamefully moved, but looking down at his granddaughter, he still shook his head and sighed, "It's too sad for Shufa to get married. If you don't marry for the rest of your life, you will have the same fate as those maids in the palace who are old and dead." How much difference?"
But when she was studying medicine, wouldn't it be a waste of all her previous efforts to marry at this time
This is what Dr. Liu has been most afraid of this year. She really knows her family too well. When she reaches her age, if she stays late in getting married, it will definitely affect her younger siblings.
Not to mention uncles and aunts, even her parents would not be willing.
Doctor Liu almost cried out, she said: "Grandfather, I am studying medicine with Master under the order of the empress..."
Physician Liu said: "For you to marry, it's not for you to stop studying medicine."
Imperial Physician Liu paused at this point, and looked at her suspiciously, "Speaking of which, the kid from the Zheng family is older than you, right? You are brothers and sisters..."
Dr. Liu was a little sad and angry, "Grandfather, no granddaughter!"
Imperial Physician Liu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's fine if you don't have one, otherwise I won't have the face to see your master."
He said: "I have discussed with your master, I will let you meet her nephew on a certain date, if you like it, the two families will make a marriage agreement on a certain date."
Physician Liu was taken aback, and looked up at Physician Liu in surprise, "My master's nephew?"
Imperial Physician Liu nodded and sighed: "You want to continue studying medicine, and your ambition is in the officialdom, and your master is not willing to let you go. This is the best choice."
He pointedly said: "The Zhou family has already had a female imperial physician, obviously she wouldn't mind her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law becoming an official in the palace, but it would be different if it was someone else's family."
"You entered the palace because of a good marriage. You should know that after getting married, it is difficult for such a family to show their faces again. Those with lower family backgrounds who are willing to let you go out to practice medicine are afraid that their character is not very good. Doctor Liu said: "After all the calculations, the Zhou family is the most suitable."
Doctor Liu thought about it.
Doctor Liu saw that she didn't seem to object, so he nodded slightly in relief, thinking that she had two senior brothers of the same age, he was a little worried, "Sanniang, Zheng Shao's talent is average, Zheng Gu is pretty good, but his status is not suitable. , their Zheng family has always been very shrewd..."
Doctor Liu heard her grandfather's subtext, and she was quite speechless, so she could only guarantee: "Grandfather, granddaughter has no feelings for men and women, only brothers and sisters."
Seeing this, Imperial Physician Liu nodded in satisfaction, and said: "That's very good. The Zheng family has Jishitang, and our Liu family has always been close to Baicaotang. Our two families must never get married."
But other relationships that beat around the bush can have.
Doctor Liu bowed her head in response.
Physician Liu waved his hand and said, "Okay, go down. Prepare some nice clothes and jewelry for the next two days, and ask your parents if you need anything."
Doctor Liu responded in a low voice.
When she arrived at Jishitang, she was already the last one to arrive. Even Zhou Liru had come, and was helping Shopkeeper Zheng pound medicinal materials and make ointment in the backyard.
Doctor Liu saw that there were not many patients in the front hall, and Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao occupied Zhou Man's consultation room, so she went to sit with Zhou Liru in the backyard, and pounded medicinal materials with her.
She can only smash medicinal materials in the yard, and she can't take the job of entering the pharmacy to boil ointment, which involves some confidential prescriptions of Jishitang after all.
In contrast, Zhou Liru could go in and out freely, and he could learn whatever he wanted to learn. Shopkeeper Zheng basically didn't hide it from her.
Dr. Liu is also very careful to avoid suspicion.
So she knew from the very beginning that the Liu and Zheng families would never get married.
It's just that she doesn't like it very much, why do the adults look like they want to get married when they see their brothers and sisters get closer.
Zhou Liru asked Dr. Liu, "Senior Sister, you have something on your mind today."
Doctor Liu looked at her, hesitated for a moment but couldn't help but ask, "Junior Sister, I remember you have an older brother, right?"
"That's right," Zhou Liru said with a look of disgust, "It's more than two years older than me, so it's really annoying."
Doctor Liu did the math, and found that she was one or two years younger than herself, but she was holding a gold brick in the third year of the female junior. She didn't mind and asked, "How is your second brother?"
Zhou Liru shook his head straight away, "No, I'm still grabbing steamed buns with me today. My aunt made meat stuffed steamed stuffed buns, which are very, very delicious. I wanted to bring some for my brothers and sisters, but they were rejected by my brothers." Hurry up and finish eating."
Doctor Liu: ... It doesn't sound very reliable.
Doctor Liu: "I remember you still have a cousin?"
"Yes, there are two. My third cousin is two months older than my sister-in-law."
"Then what about your big cousin?"
"He's the biggest in the family."
"How about others?"
Zhou Liru said without even thinking about it: "It's much better than my second brother. My eldest brother never fights with us for food, and always lets us in."
Doctor Liu nodded, feeling quite satisfied.
Zhou Liru was very curious, "Sister, why are you asking this?"
Dr. Liu was slightly embarrassed, because the matter had not yet been decided, so she couldn't say anything, so she could only vaguely say, "Just ask."
At this time, Man Bao was sitting at home drinking goat's milk and eating steamed buns, and at the same time talking to Xiao Qian about her female apprentice.