Princess Fukang could get her husband to die with just gentle words, but she was troubled by her own son. But what could she do? She had spoiled her son and brought him up. Even if she wanted to correct him now, it would be too late. What's more, she had never thought about this before. Let him harm whoever he wants, as long as he doesn't cause any real trouble.
Princess Fukang ordered someone to prepare medicine for Mrs. Wu and send some food, and then she took Fan Wuguo to have dinner.
Young Master Fan knew that his mother was using this method to tell him that she "didn't want to hear his nonsense", so he did as she wished and said nothing. He just went out to work without any more nonsense.
After Xiaocao returned home, she also had dinner and began to prepare for the repair surgery two days later. In fact, compared with a simple cleft lip, this child's repair surgery is actually quite troublesome. Fortunately, there was only a crack and no bone grafting was needed, otherwise it would be really troublesome. This first repair surgery was not much different from Fan Wuguo's, mainly cleft lip repair, but children needed to be more serious. It was true that Xiaocao needed some careful preparation.
However, going to the Imperial Hospital will have to be postponed. As a result, Tingyu's matter may also be delayed. Xiaocao let out a sigh of relief. There was nothing that could be done about it. Although the repair problem might be postponed, for the child, now was the right time for the first operation. They couldn't postpone all the other patients in need.
If I could... do two or even three things at once, I had done this before in my previous life. After all, in a limited time, it is not possible to learn so many things and learn them all bit by bit.
I've never done this in my life, but now I can give it a try.
Xiaocao already had an idea in his mind. He would bring his little boy over tomorrow and have him study for him.
The next morning, after Xiaocao had breakfast, she went to the Imperial Hospital and brought back a bunch of medical books and notes. She asked Wenren Xiaosi to be on standby early. Being able to help her fourth sister, which was also her "old profession", Wenren Yang was naturally happy.
Xiao Cao listened while doing her own thing. Well, it was totally fine. Besides, she didn't need to memorize medical books now. Asking Wen Renyang to help her read was actually just helping her go over them. After all, according to her current medical knowledge, she already knew a lot of things and didn't need to spend energy on it. There was a huge collection of books in the Imperial Hospital, and what she needed might be only a small part of the content.
For some special places, let Wenren Yang make a note for himself and look at them in detail later.
Xiaocao discovered that this method could be used both before and after, so after Xiaocao happily decided on this matter, she would also capture her own son Xiaosi to be a strong man and help her "read books" together.
That night, at the dinner table, Wenren Taibo looked at Xiaocao with a complicated look in his eyes.
Xiao Cao accidentally noticed it and blinked, "Dad, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"After today's grand court session, the Emperor held a small court session in the Imperial Study. Except for Dad, all the people present were high-ranking officials."
What next? Xiaocao looked puzzled.
"Dad has this honor, and it's all thanks to Xuan'er." If he hadn't been summoned, Wenren Taibo would not have known how capable his daughter was, even though he knew she was excellent before. But, isn't this time a bit too much
Xiao Cao probably understood, "Is it about the census?"
Wenren Taibo nodded.
"What about the final result? Has the emperor made a decision?" This is what Xiaocao is most concerned about.
Wenren Taibo thought to himself, isn't the shock caused by this incident the most concerning thing? But thinking about his daughter's temperament, she seems to care only about the incident itself, so he felt ashamed. Isn't it his job as a father to deal with the extra things? So he put aside the extra emotions, "Well, it's decided. In fact, after the emperor told us about this matter, we can basically see the seriousness of it. It is unlikely that anyone will object. Now, except for a few places, the Qi Dynasty is very stable. Even if this matter is a bit troublesome and consumes a lot of manpower, it is worth it."
After hearing this, Xiaocao felt that something was not right, "The scope of the census is very large?" According to her original intention, she would select a few places for large-scale sampling and then conduct a small-scale census.
"There are a total of 39 provincial and municipal governments in the Qi Dynasty, which govern nearly 500 prefectures. The emperor's intention is to directly select two or three states from all the prefectures, and select dozens of counties from the smaller ones."
Xiao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, "Is it so generous?"
Wenren Taibo nodded, "The emperor wants to know how many children were killed in the incident."
So, Xiaocao really admires Emperor Xuanren, who is a man who really does great things.
Xiaocao pondered unconsciously, the scope is so large, can we do something else, for example, add the woman's childbearing age and mortality rate or something like that.
In the imperial city, girls come of age at the age of fifteen, and are basically married at around sixteen. When they get married, they become pregnant, and by the time they give birth, they are about seventeen years old, which is barely enough to have children. But in rural areas, girls generally get married at a relatively early age, at fourteen or fifteen. In some places, they are even twelve or thirteen. A girl who has just reached her period starts giving birth, which is not only easy to hurt her body, but also has a high mortality rate due to dystocia.
If we take the opportunity to put this data in front of us, can we directly add a time limit for women to get married in the law? Xiaocao doesn't expect to be eighteen years old, so let's limit it to sixteen. - Although in her eyes, getting married and having children at this age is still a disaster for young seedlings, but in ancient times, due to the influence of various factors and the low life expectancy, it is natural that the age of marriage will definitely be lowered. Therefore, sixteen years old is about the same. After all, in her previous life, there were still some countries where the legal age of marriage was very low.
"What is Xuan'er thinking about?"
"Dad, I was wondering if I could add something to it."
Although Wenren Taibo had calmed down, his eyebrows twitched unconsciously when he heard this, but he still asked calmly, "Xuan'er, what else do you want to add?"
Then Xiaocao expressed his thoughts.
As the father and daughter did not say anything about the first part, everyone else at the table was a little confused. However, they understood what Xiaocao said later. Among the people present, besides Xiaocao, probably only Wenren Taibo knew something about folk affairs, but he had never understood the issue that Xiaocao mentioned, so they couldn't help but feel a little shocked when they heard what Xiaocao said.
Xiaocao could notice the impact of blood-related inbreeding, and it was even easier to detect the high mortality rate among young children. Naturally, Wenren Taibo would not doubt her words at all.
In fact, wealthy families are willing to keep their daughters for one or two more years, perhaps out of concern that they will suffer from the pain of being raised at a young age. Although most mothers hope that their daughters can get pregnant after getting married and gain a foothold in their husband's family as soon as possible, there are also a few mothers who ask their daughters to be more careful and have children later.
Most people are aware that it is not good to have children at a young age, but because there have been no statistics, it has not attracted real attention and no one knows how horrifying the truth is.
"Dad will write a memorial and present it to the emperor tomorrow."
Xiaocao nodded. She believed that given Emperor Xuanren’s wisdom and vision, there was a more than 90% chance that he would agree.
After saying this, Wenren Ying curiously asked Xiaocao about the riddle between her and Wenren Taibo.
Xiaocao looked at Wenren Taibo. It was up to her father to decide whether to tell him or not. After all, he was a court official. She was not sure whether this matter should be kept secret before it was completed.
"It's okay to tell you about it, but I guess when we go down to investigate, we won't explain it clearly, so just listen to it and don't tell anyone else. Xuan'er, you should tell us the details, after all, you know it best."
After hearing what her father said, Xiaocao did not refuse, and actually spoke in more detail than when she was in the palace.
When she heard it, let's not talk about the reaction of the two children, but Han couldn't help but pat her chest, "My God, blood relatives marrying each other, there are such disadvantages?" She couldn't help but think about the close relatives marrying each other. It would be fine if she didn't notice it. Thinking about it, it really makes sense. "Fortunately, our Wen family basically doesn't have this situation." Then she thought about the Han family. A few years ago, when her father was still alive, the daughters who married out were keen to marry their children back to their parents' home. Although this was not successful, it was not a small number, especially now there was a couple who were engaged and the wedding time was September. Thinking of this, Han couldn't sit still. It would be fine if she didn't know, but now that she knew, she naturally couldn't ignore it.
Wenren Taibo had almost thought of this problem, "Jiao Niang can go back and take a look, but the excuse doesn't have to be too obvious."
There are many people and many gossips. If the preliminary arrangements are not made well, it may be okay for those who are not married, but for blood relatives who are already married, it may cause various problems, and most of the people who suffer are still women.
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
Because of these things, the meal became a little dull, although basically no one said anything afterwards.
But Wen Renying would look up at Xiaocao from time to time, and her eyes were almost turning into starry eyes.
After finishing the meal and digesting it, Xiao Cao touched Wen Renying's head and asked, "What are you doing?"
"No, I just think my fourth sister is amazing." Especially after she has experienced "a lifetime", there were no such things in her previous life. She may not understand many things, but she still understands the basics. If nothing else, just look at the emperor's generosity, you can know his importance, plus several important officials in the court agreed, you can understand more clearly, so her fourth sister is amazing. However, the more this happened, the more she wanted to know, where did her fourth sister go in her previous life? Unfortunately, she will never get a big answer to this question in her lifetime, so she can only continue to suffer.
Xiao Cao was a little amused. Has her seventh sister become her "fan girl"? "Not at all."
"Seventh sister is right." Wen Renyang, who was thought to be in a daze, suddenly spoke.
"Fourth brother agrees with what I said, right?"
Wenren Yang nodded seriously, agreeing very much.
Wen Renying smiled happily after receiving recognition, but she still felt it was not enough, "Dad and Mom think so too, right? Fourth sister is amazing."
This couple was exactly like Wenren Yang, their expressions were very serious, without any perfunctory attitude.
Okay, the filters of my family have become thicker, and Xiaocao has gotten used to it now.
After everyone goes their separate ways, do what they need to do, and then prepare to rest. Sufficient sleep ensures a good spirit so that you can do more things.
After a busy day the next day, Wenren Taibo brought back good news to Xiaocao in the evening. Although Emperor Xuanren also summoned his ministers, he made the decision without asking for their opinions.
You should know that when Wenren Taibo presented the memorial, Emperor Xuanren almost knew what Xiaocao meant, and he specially asked Wenren Taibo to bring a message back. Now, there is no bigwig in the court who doesn't know Xiaocao. To say that such a girl has caused so many big things also makes them feel complicated.
At the same time, like some people, I had some thoughts - a little girl could find out the problem, but how could the Imperial Hospital not notice it at all? That's fine, maybe it's because they are "near-sighted". My medical skills are still not as good as others. To be honest, it's really embarrassing.
Without much hesitation, Emperor Xuanren made some changes to the Imperial Medical Bureau, such as promoting some people and demoting some people. In addition, he specifically asked them to "steal" as much as possible when Xiaocao was reading the books of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Emperor Xuanren almost thought of letting Xiaocao enter the Imperial Hospital, but he pushed the idea back. Not to mention what identity she should enter the Imperial Hospital with, if she really let her in, the people in the Imperial Hospital who were already suppressed by her would probably have more thoughts in their hearts. Moreover, entering the Imperial Hospital was a kind of restraint. However, Emperor Xuanren did not completely dispel some other ideas.
This has nothing to do with Xiaocao, at least she herself is completely unaware of it, so she continues to do what she should do.
However, there have been some rumors outside that there is something wrong with the bloodline of the Fan family. After all, Princess Fukang's high-profile return to the Fan family two days ago and Prince Consort Fan's actions made it hard not to attract attention. As a result, people would definitely find out something. Never underestimate the ability of the upper circle to gather information.
What's more, there is the explosive news that Master Fan has returned to normal. Although it has not been confirmed, the shock it caused is definitely not small.
When Xiaocao was preparing to perform surgery on the Fan family's child, he went to the Imperial Hospital to prepare for on-site teaching and asked them if they were willing.