In Qingye City, two hundred miles away from the Beiming Capital, Xia Yuanqiu was lying on the inn bed in a cold sweat. On the small table beside the bed was an empty medicine bowl from which he had just drank. The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and the smell was mouth-watering. Bitter.
She had been staying here for two days. She wanted to rush into the capital city at once, but when she was passing through Qingye City, she suddenly suffered from abdominal pain like cramps and her lower body became red. She did not dare to show off any more to avoid hurting the fetus in her belly, so she could only stay temporarily. In this Qingye City, while inquiring about the news from the capital, I nursed the baby for a few days.
She planned to leave today, but just when she reached the door of the inn, she suddenly suffered from abdominal pain again. She did not dare to neglect, and immediately returned to the guest room, boiled up the anti-fetal medicine and took it, planning to rest for one night before leaving.
As soon as she fell asleep, she began to have nightmares. One moment she dreamed that Zhu Yan could no longer be found, the next moment she dreamed that the fetus in her belly could not be saved, and the next moment she dreamed that Xiliang had been destroyed and her parents and relatives were all gone. Loss of life.
The closed eyes slowly opened, revealing the fear that had not yet dissipated.
She got up and got out of bed, walked to the table and drank a cup of warm tea, her heaving chest unable to calm down for a while.
"Why do you have such a dream?" She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked sideways at the sky outside. It was dusk again.
At this time, the waiter came and knocked on the door: "Sir, shall I bring dinner to you, or will you go down to eat it?"
The smell of medicine in the room is too strong, how can I eat it here? Although she has no appetite, she is not alone now and has to eat.
"I'm busy. I'll be down in a minute. Reserve a table for me and serve a few light dishes."
"Okay! Let's get ready, little one." The waiter took great care of her, not because of anything else, but because she was so generous. Naturally, he thought that if he was more diligent, he might be able to get some reward.
Xia Yuanqiu stood up, straightened his clothes, tied up his messy hair again, and then walked out of the guest room and went downstairs.
At this time, the inn hall was almost full, with only one or two tables left in the corner. The waiter who came to call the door was bringing tea and water to the table. When he saw her coming down, he hurriedly asked her to sit down.
"Sir, please wait a moment. The food will be served soon," the waiter said.
Xia Yuanqiu nodded and handed a small silver ingot into his hand: "Thank you."
The waiter left happily, while she sat listlessly with her chin on her face, looking at the diners around her intentionally or unintentionally, and listened carefully to what they were talking about.
Many affairs in the world and the secrets of the court can be heard from the mouths of these market diners. Although they have nothing to do with these people and things, they have this channel to get these first-hand information. News, this is also commonly known as gossip.
The topic of conversation among the diners at the third table on the right instantly attracted Xia Yuanqiu's full attention.
"Have you seen the imperial list?"
"Is it the list of people seeking medical treatment with a large reward that was posted yesterday?"
"Not only is there a huge reward, but the above also said that as long as the patient can be cured, he will immediately enter the imperial hospital and be appointed as a first-class imperial doctor, and the reward will be five hundred taels. This reward is really generous."
"Isn't your uncle a doctor? Let him try. If he can really enter the Royal Hospital, this will be an opportunity to bring glory to our ancestors."
"Do you think the Royal Hospital is so easy to get into? You don't even think about it. If it's just an ordinary injury, do you need to spend a lot of money to seek medical treatment outside? The Royal Doctors in the Royal Hospital can't see even a minor illness?"