Since the death of Zhang Bin and the last one, Fengyi, there has been no one left in the Leng Palace.
The guards and palace attendants who were on duty rarely came over, so Goudan felt relaxed and at ease.
Wen Qingzhu looked sideways at Goudan next to him, holding a Three-Character Sutra of Enlightenment and carefully identifying the words inside, feeling very pleased.
A few days ago, Lu Lei said that Goudan didn't have the patience to learn to read.
Once he heard that she asked him to study, Goudan became serious.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Lei came here frequently and was discovered by Concubine Hui.
However, Concubine Hui didn't point it out, and Wen Qingzhu also understood what she meant.
The time has not come yet.
Wen Qingzhu spent the whole day with Goudan and personally taught him how to read, read, and write...
When leaving the palace, Jiang Dejia personally sent Wen Qingzhu out in order to avoid being noticed.
Thinking of the news he heard halfway, Wen Qingzhu reminded Jiang Dejia: "Your Highness, Concubine Li is about to take action."
Jiang Dejia's eyes condensed: "You know?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said nothing. Since Jiang Dejianeng found out that Uncle Wen was doing something secretly, she naturally knew what Concubine Li Gui and Prince Ning were doing these days.
After leaving the palace, Wen Qingzhu met Su Huo who entered the palace.
"Master Su." Wen Qingzhu saluted.
Su Huo returned the favor, and then he went against Wen Qingzhu.
The setting sun on the edge of the field reflected two figures. Upstairs in the Xuanzheng Hall, Jiang Yue stood with his hands behind his back.
Looking at the men and women entering and leaving the palace gate, he felt very hesitant.
Duke Jiang stood behind him without saying a word.
After a long time, Jiang Yue turned around, looked at Jiang Guogong and said: "Since the Duke has recommended the Prince Jingyuan, I will send him there!"
After arriving at home, Wen Qingzhu wrote a letter and decided to ask Fu Lie personally why he changed his mind.
The next day, the emperor announced that Prince Jingyuan would assist the Youzhou battlefield.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and recalled the person of Prince Jingyuan.
The Li family of Jingyuan Marquis had two legitimate sons. The eldest son, Li Du, was of average talent and appearance. He was granted the title of Crown Prince early and followed Jingyuan Marquis in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to command an army.
The second son, Li Ran, was not even considered an average person. He stayed in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing for less than a month. He disliked the hard work and took a job in the Ministry of War to rely on his family.
The two brothers are actually brothers. Li Ran likes beauty, and Li Du naturally also likes beauty.
It's just that one is known to everyone in the capital and the other is unknown.
But Wen Qingzhu knew that Li Du was just hiding his face.
In the previous life, when King Ning was at the height of his power, Jiang Yuancheng used a very beautiful courtier to make Li Du dismount, and King Ning lost his sacred heart.
Wen Qingzhu thought about it, where did Jiang Yuancheng find the steward.
Before Prince Jingyuan set off, Wen Qingzhu finally found some clues.
The poor man was being abused by his stepmother in a small farmhouse in Luo City.
Without any hesitation, Wen Qingzhu quietly took people to Luo City.
She didn't go directly to the Qingguan, but went to Ning Ping first.
Ning Ping lived in a small alley in the north of Luocheng, and Wen Qingzhu happened to come over on a day when he was taking a bath.
The carriage stopped at the door of a small courtyard. Wen Qingzhu took Mi Lei and got out of the carriage. Wei Yu went up and knocked on the door.
After the courtyard door was opened, it was a young woman holding a child in her arms.
When the woman saw the group of people, her heart trembled, and she asked nervously: "Who are you and who are you looking for?"
Wen Qingzhu lifted the veil and revealed his face: "Mrs. Ning, I am Wen Qingzhu. It was Mrs. Ning who asked me to come here to see Ning Tong for judgment."
After saying that, he asked Lu Tao beside him to hand over the letter that Mrs. Ning had given him earlier.
After taking the letter, the woman's eyes lit up and she hurriedly invited them in enthusiastically: "It turns out to be Miss Wen. It's a bad time for you to come. My husband worked overtime and went to the Yamen half an hour ago."
After entering the room and sitting down with Mrs. Ning, Wen Qingzhu asked Wei Yu to put down the gift and explained the reason for his visit: "I'm really sorry for taking the liberty of coming here today. This small gift is not respectful."
Mrs. Ning gave the child to her mother-in-law to take away, then got up and poured the tea herself.
She had long heard from her mother-in-law and her husband that this young lady was approachable and had excellent medical skills.
She took a lot of credit for the plague in the capital being able to calm down.
"Miss Wen is too polite. We are still poor here. After all, my husband's salary is only that much. I am young myself, so I don't invite so many people to my family. I hope Miss Wen doesn't mind."
Wen Qingzhu quickly put down the tea cup and glanced around the room. There were calligraphy and paintings of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums hanging on the wall, and there were two vases of flower arrangements on the table next to the window on the left and right.
It looks ordinary, but in fact it is thoughtful.
Wen Qingzhu understood in his heart that this young lady must also have studied, so he smiled and said: "The young lady is very capable. Although the house is small, she manages it very elegantly."
Mrs. Ning really laughed: "Thank you for the compliment, Miss Wen. If you don't mind, just wait for your husband here. He usually comes back for dinner at noon. If anything happens then, you can chat while eating."
"Thank you so much, Madam." Wen Qingzhu nodded slightly.
Wen Qingzhu just started a routine with her, and while talking, he basically figured out what Ning Ping was doing here.
After the plague spread here, many people died inside and outside the city. There was a large amount of household registration updates, and Ningping became busy.
Originally, the price of medicine in Luo City was not expensive, but now it has risen almost as much as in Beijing.
At noon, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard.
The mother-in-law who was taking care of her children in the yard went to open the door, and saw a young man with good features walking over.
Before I changed out of my official uniform, I reached out my hand to hug the child.
The woman quickly pointed to the door of the house and said, "Master, we have a guest."
Ning Ping turned around and saw Wen Qingzhu and his wife walking out together.
Thinking of the description in her mother's letter, Miss Wen was a stunning beauty, but she had to abide by the rules. Making her daughter-in-law jealous was a trivial matter, but offending Miss Wen was a big deal.
Ning Ping glanced at her and was startled, then remembered her mother's words, walked over quickly, held her hands in her hands and said hello: "Ning Ping, I have met Miss Wen."
Wen Qingzhu naturally responded: "Master Ning."
Seeing her husband back, Mrs. Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the kitchen to see how lunch was being prepared.
When he sat down in the room, Ning Ping could be regarded as someone who had been involved in official circles for many years.
Lu Tao can still be a maid, but Wei Yu's temperament and appearance are really different.
To show respect, Ning Ping looked at Wei Yu behind Wen Qingzhu and asked carefully: "This young master is..."
Wen Qingzhu did not explain in detail, but simply said: "He is a friend's younger brother. He is from the Lian family. When he came to Luo City this time, his friend asked him to follow him. Don't worry, he likes to stand."
Wei Yu behind him: "..."
Seeing Wen Qingzhu say this, Ning Ping stopped asking more questions and instead asked about Wen Qingzhu's purpose of coming here.
Wen Qingzhu did not hide anything and said directly: "I came here for two things. Isn't this the middle of April? I heard that the plague here in Luo City has not been resolved, so I wanted to come over and find out what the specific reason was. Secondly, I heard that the plague in Luo City has not been resolved. The thing is, my mother met an old friend in the early years. I heard that she passed away a few years ago and left a daughter. I found out some news recently, so I came over to have a look."
Ning Ping thought for a while and replied thoughtfully: "The matter of the plague can be said to be simple or complicated. The second thing you said is easy. I am responsible for the household registration here in Luo City. I come in and leave. Everyone is recorded, do you know her name, age and appearance?"
Wen Qingzhu thought back and said: "I don't know her name clearly. She is about fifteen or sixteen years old this year, but I know she has a stepmother and two younger brothers. Her biological father likes drinking and seems to work as a kitchen helper in an inn."
This information was all seen when she was sorting out secret letters for Jiang Yuancheng.
If Prince Jingyuan hadn't been involved, Wen Qingzhu wouldn't have remembered it so clearly.
After lunch, Ning Ping changed his clothes and went out with Wen Qingzhu and others.
Mrs. Ning finished clearing the dining table and turned to clean up the gifts that Wen Qingzhu had brought.
Opening them one by one, she discovered that these gifts were actually things she needed right now.
There are two major medical clinics in Luocheng, one is Tong Ren Tang and the other is Du Family Medical Clinic.
Both places are overcrowded. The most important thing is that the two medical clinics are not far apart. At a glance, the flow of people coming in and out is much greater than the number of people traveling during the Shangyuan Festival in the capital.
Ning Ping said worriedly: "If the prices of medicines in these two medical centers hadn't remained at the first level, ordinary people might not be able to afford medicines."
Wen Qingzhu felt strange: "Didn't the emperor assign a batch of medicinal materials before? And there are several useful prescriptions. Ordinary people can take the cheaper ones. After taking the medicine for a few times, although the medicine cannot cure the disease, but pay attention If you eat a hygienic diet and get a good rest, it shouldn't be a problem."
Ning Ping hesitated for a moment and looked at Wen Qingzhu doubtfully: "Isn't that cheap medicine ineffective?"
Wen Qingzhu frowned and said, "Why doesn't it work? Although the medicine is less effective, it is still useful. How could all the people in the capital be cured?"
Ning Ping realized something was wrong, asked Wen Qingzhu to wait for him, and ran to Tongrentang himself.
When he came back, he held three prescriptions in his hand and handed them to Wen Qingzhu: "Ms. Wen, take a look, these are the prescriptions currently provided by the two medical clinics."
After taking the prescription and looking at it, Wen Qingzhu immediately stared: "These three medicines are more effective, but there are two cheaper prescriptions. I asked people to bring them over."
Wen Qingzhu raised his head and looked at Ning Ping. Both of them guessed the whole story from the other's eyes.
Cheaper prescriptions, medicinal ingredients are cheaper, and medical clinics and pharmacies make less money.
After two or three months, the plague was basically under control.
The number of dead people is also gradually declining, but in the capital, it basically subsided within a month.
When it comes to Luo City, with the experience of the capital city, it should theoretically be easier to control.
Why is it that it has been more than a month, and there are still so many patients in the medical clinic, which is very unreasonable.
Wen Qingzhu suddenly asked: "Who is the prefect of Luo City?"
Ning Ping replied: "Master Liu Wangliu."
Wen Qingzhu fell silent, Liu Wang, a very unfamiliar name.
However, she remembered one thing. Madam Marquis Jingyuan had an in-law who also seemed to have the surname Liu.
She had seen Mrs. Liu back then.
Wen Qingzhu stayed at Ning Ping's house that day. Mrs. Ning knew Wen Qingzhu's intentions and naturally entertained her even more enthusiastically.
At night, Wen Qingzhu asked Wei Yu to go to Liu Wang's house to inquire about it.
After she came back, she found out that this person was actually an in-law from the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.
After thinking about it all night, Wen Qingzhu wrote a letter to Jiang Dejia and a letter to Uncle Zhong.
Early the next morning, Uncle Zhong rushed to Luo City with Xue Bai.
With Ning Ping's introduction, he bought a shop between Tong Ren Tang and Du Family Medical Center.
In less than three days, the new Xue's Medical Clinic is ready to open.
Wen Qingzhu bought a small house to live in. After taking inventory of the medicinal materials at the medical clinic, he led Lu Tao and Wei Yu to the Xue's Medical Clinic.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the medical center, Wen Qingzhu found that he was surrounded by people.