No matter how much the Fan family hated Xiaocao and the Wen family, they couldn't do anything to the Wen family last year, and now there's no question of revenge. Upon hearing that the Fan family fell in a very short time, Xiaocao was silent for a short time. Was she feeling guilty? Maybe, but she was busy all day and didn't have that much time to spend on this.
Most of the Fan family may be innocent, but it is also true that they have benefited from the Fan family. In the current era of clans, everyone prospers and everyone suffers. Once they have enjoyed the benefits, they will naturally not be able to escape when disaster strikes. Just like the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan, the real culprits can actually be counted on one hand. Xiaocao may not be able to accept it in her heart, but she has already realized it.
Besides, it would be fine if those innocent children of the Fan family who died at birth and those women who were accused of crimes and lived a miserable life were really completely ignorant. But in fact, some people were clearly aware of it, and not only did they not stop it, but they even made it worse. Such cruel and insane people have ended up like this, which is nothing but retribution.
Xiaocao has already celebrated his nineteenth birthday. It is too busy to go into details. In the busyness, it is already May. The biggest event in the court is that the selection of imperial merchants has entered the final stage. This battle is naturally exciting and lively. It is not only a game between the merchants themselves, but also a game between the people behind them. You know, Emperor Xuanren's thorough investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has caused heavy losses to some people, so naturally they need to make up for it. Naturally, they will support other people to get in.
This is the case for those who have lost profits, and those who originally did not get a share of the pie will naturally take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
These dignitaries and dignitaries have received and given countless gifts, both openly and secretly.
Seriously speaking, the incident happened suddenly. Although many big businessmen had stores in the Imperial City, the power of the Imperial City alone was not enough to compete. It was naturally too late to mobilize resources from other places. Otherwise, the level of excitement would have more than doubled.
I heard that because of Xiaocao, the Wen family has entered the top family. It would be strange if this threshold is not stepped on.
Many of them came for Xiaocao, but it was almost impossible for "outsiders" to see her. Xiaocao was not good at dealing with this matter. Because of her trust in her family, she did not get involved from the beginning. Oh, that's not to say. Princess Anguo did intervene in the medicinal materials business. She recommended a medicinal materials merchant.
Just as Wei Tingyu said at the beginning, even if the Zhao family did not have the ability to compete among the medicinal materials merchants in the entire Qi Dynasty, as long as Xiaocao opened his mouth, everything else would not be a problem. This was indeed the case. After all, Xiaocao did not have such a respected status at that time, and there was no Holy Grace in God - speaking of which, after the people headed by the head of the Zhao family rushed to the imperial city, they were also extremely shocked by this.
However, because of this, Patriarch Zhao did not dare to neglect what Wei Tingyu had said to him at the beginning. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind; the higher the status, the more people will stare at it. Of course, as long as the big tree stands tall and is protected by it, it will definitely be a very carefree thing. As long as you are not stupid, you will not commit suicide and harm the big tree.
Therefore, even though the Zhao family was given a convenient door and was selected without much scrutiny, which caused many people to make sarcastic remarks, the head of the Zhao family remained respectful at all times and demonstrated the spirit of harmony to the extreme.
The people brought by Patriarch Zhao were originally carefully selected. Some of them were smart and capable, while others were honest and simple-minded and focused on their work. In addition, Patriarch Zhao constantly warned his clansmen, repeatedly reminding them that whoever committed a crime at this juncture, no matter whether it was done voluntarily or by being deceived, would be immediately expelled from the clan without any further ado. The place was like an iron barrel, inside and out, and any small tricks were completely useless.
It's not that no one has secretly promised benefits to the Zhao family in an attempt to win them over, but the head of the Zhao family is not stupid. With Princess Anguo's current reputation and status, he doesn't need to do anything. As long as people know that the Zhao family's medicinal materials are approved by her, then as long as she is around and the Zhao family doesn't make any mistakes, the Zhao family's business will not have to worry at all. Who would be foolish enough to accept support for unclear purposes
He secretly cursed the Zhao family for being ungrateful, but he did not dare to reveal the master behind him.
However, the head of the Zhao family was cautious and asked the person arranged by Wei Tingyu to pass the message on, believing that the prince would handle it.
Small moves are useless, and big moves are not dared. Facing such a Zhao family, the final result is like an old cow gnawing on a pumpkin with nowhere to start. They can only be jealous. How could the Zhao family be so lucky to have Princess Anguo so early? Originally not taken seriously, now they have surpassed them and come to the front.
Xiaocao suggested that the imperial court should unify the prices of medicinal materials and conduct comprehensive overall control, that is, medicinal material merchants should first do business with the imperial court, and other drug shops and clinics should then purchase from pharmacies set up by the imperial court. This suggestion has also been adopted.
So, starting from this year, the medicinal materials are naturally very different.
There are naturally pros and cons here, but this has nothing to do with Xiaocao; that is the business of the "Health Bureau".
—Because Emperor Xuanren wanted Xiaocao to submit a memorial, Xiaocao wrote a general opinion charter based on the Health Bureau in his previous life and combined it with the current situation. This thing is of course just a vague framework, but with this vague framework, it is much easier for court officials to fill in on this basis. Although some things still need to be explored, at least it has become a new department, temporarily called the Medical Bureau, and temporarily under the name of the Ministry of Revenue, but in fact it is relatively independent.
The Medical Department has a medical bureau and a pharmacy under it, with a number of staff members. The first doctor in the Medical Department is Mr. Xie Sanye.
Mr. Xie San had been wandering outside for more than ten years. After he came back, he was immediately appointed to a fifth-rank position.
When it comes to winners in life, this person is the best.
With the establishment of the Medical Bureau, the Imperial Hospital was naturally supervised by it. Xiaocao was still busy expanding the medical team. He had gradually developed from the initial discussion to various small classes. After all, the number of people who could participate in the discussion was limited. Most of them were apprentices and pharmacists. Because they cherished their own knowledge, they were very cautious in choosing their disciples. It was possible that they could not learn anything about medicine after being apprentices for three years. Now that Xiaocao had broken through, these doctors, who taught people in an organized manner, were just like ordinary teaching and educating people on a certain scale.
—This can be considered the cornerstone of Xiaocao’s “medical school”.
However, Mr. Xie Sanye took advantage of his position and would hang around Xiaocao from time to time, saying that the prototype of the Medical Bureau was proposed by Xiaocao, so naturally he had more thoughts than others. He wanted to know more about this so that he could do the work of the Medical Bureau as soon as possible and assist Xiaocao to help her achieve her goals faster.
Xiaocao was quite speechless about this gentleman. Although it was a new department, the things to do were actually quite routine. In comparison, Xiaocao was a layman. At the beginning, Xiaocao paid attention to him, but later, he simply ignored him.
—He wanders around all day long, as if he is unaware of his own charm. There are not many women around him, but not few either, and few are unaffected by him. Therefore, Xiaocao wants to beat him out directly.
I don't know if it's because he has never been treated like this in front of other opposite sexes, which makes Mr. Xie feel novel. Therefore, the more Xiaocao dislikes him, the more he hangs around in front of Xiaocao. It seems that he is really going to piss Xiaocao off, and then he slips away, just like teasing a cat or a dog. However, in fact, Mr. Xie's words and deeds are like that of a noble and arrogant cat trying to attract the attention of its owner. It's just that when Xiaocao can't stand it anymore, she might pull out a piece of his hair.
Wei Tingyu's body has been almost recovered - he was born weak and had congenital defects. The drug given to him by Aunt Zhou caused too much damage to his body and his foundation. It is almost impossible for him to recover to a normal state. However, Xiaocao has made preparations for long-term care for him, one or two years, ten or twenty years, the loss of his lifespan will not be too exaggerated - now, it is about time to consider treating his leg.
At this juncture, Third Master Xie sighed to Xiao Cao, "Girl, my baby is about to give birth, do you have any suggestions? It's not a good idea to keep having a big belly like this, don't you think?"
Listen to this, it’s time to give birth, not that you want to give birth.
Xiao Cao couldn't help but twitch her lips. When she first saw it, Bao'er's belly looked like it was seven or eight months pregnant. That was in February, and now it's May, which is almost "12 months of pregnancy". Xiao Cao hasn't seen Wen Renying since she got married, but she knows that she should be in very good condition.
"Girl, why don't you help Baoer deliver the baby?"
"Get out!" As the saying goes, when one has reached the point of being unable to endure it any longer, Xiao Cao picked up a book and threw it at him.
Mr. Xie is a martial artist, and he has always been in very good shape. It would have been easy for him to dodge, but he was hit by the grass, hitting his forehead and nose, which instantly turned red. However, even so, Mr. Xie still paid attention to his image, and only forced out physiological tears. Tears in the eyes of a top beauty, the lethality...
At least, those girls who were kept away by Mr. Xie San but secretly paying attention to this side, suddenly felt very distressed.
"Girl, I'm telling you, if you're so fierce, you'll lose me."
Xiaocao sneered, "Heh."
Mr. Xie rubbed his nose and sighed, "If you are so fierce, you will lose others too, don't you know that?"
"The others are not old hooligans, why should I be so fierce?"
The old rogue's hat is indeed something he can never take off. "Okay, but if you are so mean to me, those girls who admire you will be dissatisfied with you. I am doing this for your own good." He tilted his head with a hint of meaning.
Seeing this old rogue smiling and seducing people, Xiaocao really wanted to blow his head off. Mr. Xie Sanye was almost as fussy as the relatives of sick patients, as he could make Xiaocao so angry.
"Third Master, handle your own affairs. I have no interest in interfering. There are some things that I may conceal for a while, but not for a lifetime. It is true that I have my own principles and bottom line, but it is also not that I don't know how to adapt."
This was the first time that Xiaocao had clearly stated her attitude on this matter. Third Master Xie still smiled, but the indifference in his eyes had faded a bit. "Girl, don't you want to know what's going on?"
"I don't want to." Xiaocao is not very curious, and some hidden things may represent trouble or even danger.
"Okay, if you don't want to, then don't. I, the Third Master, won't do anything to force you." He readily agreed.
Xiao Cao looked at him suspiciously. If he gave up so easily, then why did he always want to "share" the secret with her? This man was really hard to figure out. Not enough, even so, Xiao Cao had no intention of pursuing it further.
The next day, Xiao Cao learned that Master Xie's concubine had given birth to a stillborn baby. If this happened to someone else she knew, Xiao Cao might have felt sorry for him. For Master Xie? Haha! What stillborn baby? There was no such thing, okay? If there was really an extra baby, she would have suspected that Master Xie had stolen it from somewhere.
Xiao Cao knew the truth, so he was indifferent. Those who didn't know the truth had completely different ideas, especially those who were suppressed by Mr. Xie. After learning that he was back, they knew that he had accomplished nothing in all these years, so they wanted to show off and ridicule him in front of him to vent their anger. However, after seeing him, they almost vomited blood. This bastard hadn't changed much in all these years, and he was still like that peacock. They looked like two completely different people! This indirectly showed how comfortable he had been in the past ten years.
Where is the depression? Where is the dejection? Where is the aging? Why is there none of that? If they have a good future, they can probably feel balanced, but those whose careers are not going so well feel sad.
Then, Mr. Xie Sanye was still highly valued by the emperor, and some people almost died of anger.
Now that he got the news, he burst into laughter three times. He was finally better than that bastard. All of them had wives, concubines, and children, except Mr. Xie San. Not only did he not have a wife, but when his concubine got pregnant, the baby was stillborn. It was retribution, it was indeed retribution!
How Third Master Xie met his "old friends" by chance and how he was bullied in various ways had nothing to do with Xiaocao. However, even if she knew, based on her understanding of that master, he would definitely not suffer any loss.
Xiaocao is preparing for Wei Tingyu's surgery.
Because the bone had grown crooked, in order to straighten it back, it had to be broken and re-instated. Normally, this process would not be pleasant, but fortunately, Xiaocao had mastered anesthesia to perfection and would not let Wei Tingyu feel the pain of this process.
There are quite a lot of people who pay attention to Wei Tingyu's legs. Although, those who pay attention to him for his own sake are actually a relatively small proportion. Most people pay attention to him because he is Xiaocao's fiancé. This may be a little embarrassing to say, but Wei Tingyu doesn't care.
The place chosen to treat his leg was the Wenren Family instead of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion. At the Marquis' Mansion, apart from the servants around Wei Tingyu, only the Pingyang Marquis's wife came. As a father, Pingyang Marquis had his power "seized" by his son, so naturally he disliked his son very much. He was drunken all day and didn't care about his son's situation.
After making preparations, Xiaocao acted decisively. Even though he knew Wei Tingyu would not feel any pain, your brother still felt his scalp tingling and his back chilled when he saw Xiaocao act without blinking, and he seemed to have a new understanding of Xiaocao.
—He looks gentle, but he can be really cruel when he gets cruel.
However, for Xiaocao, she had experienced a lot and knew very well that if she hesitated when it was time to make a decision, it would be Tingyu who would suffer. She would not allow such a thing. The closer the person was, the more ruthless she should be at this time.
She doesn't need others to understand her thoughts and feelings.
However, Wei Tingyu understood. He always knew that his Xuan'er had the softest heart. No matter how calm, composed, or even ruthless she looked when saving people, she just knew that she had to do it. She had tempered herself to that point time and time again. Faced with death due to ineffective treatment, she looked indifferent to life and death. Who could see the guilt and helplessness in her heart
So after Xiaocao finished everything, Wei Tingyu held her hand and told her that he was fine.
Xiaocao couldn't help but smile.