[Red Mansions] Lin's first genius doctor

Eunuch Thrush sat down, holding hot tea, revealing a little unnoticeable comfort.

In the depths of winter, he braved the wind all the way to deliver rewards to the imperial concubine, so that his scalp was completely chilled.Although receiving the two gold leaves generously sent by the imperial concubine comforted the thrush father-in-law, in the final analysis, it was this cup of fragrant tea that made him more relaxed and happy.

After blowing lightly and drinking two sips of tea, Eunuch Thrush got down to business.

"Emperor Xiaolin must have heard that the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month this year is the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday."

Of course, Lin Jiang has heard of this event that can be called the Daqing at the end of the year: she has done it before. The emperor is sixty-five years old this year, and the queen mother is only about to be 60 years old as a wife. The difference between the husband and wife is nearly six years old. age.

The empress dowager's mother's family in the palace was so prosperous 50 years ago that it was the first family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. From the age difference between the couple, it can be seen that even if she was young, the position of crown princess was still vacant.

Eunuch Thrush throws out the details of the celebration that she doesn't know: "Such a birthday celebration is a big deal in the palace: the Ci'an Palace will have a three-day banquet, and on the first day, only the royal family members will be invited. On this day, as in previous years, it is the turn of the imperial wives to enter the palace to kowtow to the Empress Dowager for her birthday."

"The difference is that on the third day, the Empress Dowager Fengzhi selects the outstanding women from the aristocratic families in Beijing to enter the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, and then the Empress Dowager rewards the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes to add blessings to the noble daughters. mean."

The Supreme Emperor's [-]th birthday also did this, but he was a man and didn't shy away from outsiders, so he chose hundreds of virtuous and famous people from various counties and counties to kowtow to him, and then went away to receive the reward.

Lin Jiang even took out the melon seeds, which still taste like salt and pepper.

At this time, he nodded eagerly and responded: "I know, I know! And I also heard that the last day to invite ladies from Beijing to enter the palace is not only for birthday celebrations, it is said that it is also for the queen mother to choose grandsons and daughter-in-laws."

In fact, there are quite a lot of gossip inside the imperial hospital, and imperial doctors are definitely a group that can get first-hand gossip information.

The empress dowager had no sons, so they had two daughters. Among them, the eldest daughter, Princess Qi Yang, was nearly forty years old and had only one son.Because the eldest princess has a high vision, and the queen mother in the palace dotes on her grandson, so that the son has not been engaged until he is 17 years old, which is simply a heart problem for the old queen mother.

It's just that the noble ladies in Beijing are not Chinese cabbage, they can line up to report every day and let the queen mother and eldest princess pick and choose.I can only take advantage of the New Year's Eve to catch a glimpse or two, but I can't really see the girls' character.

"Hey, if it's just like this, is it a new thing?" Eunuch Thrush smiled and said, "The empress dowager's [-]th birthday is a rare event. The girls who are going to be invited into the palace this time are not just for Princess Qiyang. Young Master, let the princes in the palace choose the prince and concubine."

Lin Jiang eating melon seeds: Oh oh.

Purely take this as royal gossip: who cares about the princes and grandchildren, anyway, it has nothing to do with her and sister Lin - after the new year, Daiyu is only 12 years old, not old enough for a serious draft.As for herself, as long as she holds the secret that the royal family is mentally ill, it is absolutely impossible to have anything to do with members of the royal family, and there is no need to worry about which son the emperor will point her out to be a concubine.

She was leisurely listening to gossip and drinking tea when she heard Mr. Huamei say: "This time, there is also Mrs. Lin's daughter on the list. Our family knows that Imperial Physician Xiao Lin and Miss Lin are like sisters, so I don't want to say it here... ..."

Before the words fell, Lin Jiang choked on a sip of tea: "What?"

The thrush father-in-law flashed quickly and avoided taking a sip of tea.

Lin Jiang wiped his lips, and hurriedly asked: "Elder-in-law, are you kidding me? My sister will only be 12 years old after February next year. If she visits the Queen Mother during the Chinese New Year, she will only be 11 years old. What, what's going on? "

It is not popular for girls in this dynasty to marry early.Even if officials and eunuchs are cautious in discussing relatives and start choosing relatives for their children two or three years in advance, they still have to be thirteen or fourteen years old to start discussing and discussing.Generally, the formal decision is not made until the girl is 15 years old and then goes through a complicated process. Marriage at the age of 16 is very young, usually [-] or [-] years old.

That's why Lin Ruhai is willing to let Daiyu come here now, that is to let her stay with Jia Mu for two years when she was young and fulfill her filial piety. When she is thirteen or fourteen, she must be taken away, and she will personally choose a husband for Daiyu. Fake hands on people.

This is also the case for the royal family. The princesses did not marry until they were seventeen or eighteen, and the princes took a later date. Some did not marry their wives until they were 20 years old.

That's why Lin Jiang was so surprised: how could Daiyu be chosen for the Queen Mother's banquet this time?

Father-in-law Huamei nodded: "No wonder the emperor said that although imperial doctor Xiao Lin is smart, he doesn't think about many things carefully, every day..."

Father-in-law Thrush swallowed back the remaining half of the sentence, and the emperor's original words were: "You said she is a little imperial doctor, what are you talking about every day, she is happy when she sees her, seeing her life is better than mine. Taste."

Father-in-law Huamei skipped the emperor's comments and began to talk to Lin Jiang: "Prince Xiaolin, think about it carefully. The marriages of ordinary people's families have to be carefully watched for two years, let alone the marriages of dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren? You can't do it every time you are drafted." Look at those few days, the emperor just casually married. It was all under private observation for many years before."

"The girls that the Queen Mother is going to summon this time are even younger than Lord Lin's daughter! The ladies who entered the palace ranged in age from ten to sixteen years old. On the contrary, no matter how old the girls were, their families disappeared. Choose the candidates for the prince and concubine in advance. There are more than five or six princes of the same age in the palace."

Lin Jiang: ...

Seeing Lin Jiang sluggish, Eunuch Thrush knew that she had been shocked by the news and was still reacting, so he got up and said, "Our family has to go back, and it's not good to stay too long when we are busy. Doctor Xiao Lin will go back and discuss this matter with Mr. Lin in private." The sound of ventilation."

Only then did Lin Jiang come to his senses, and hurriedly got up to see her off. Knowing that Father-in-law Thrush was here to give her a favor, he thanked her: "My father-in-law told us about this earlier, it really helped our family a lot."

Fortunately, Mrs. Thrush gave a spoiler, otherwise, it would be a fire to see the truth.At least there is still more than a month before the New Year's Eve, which is enough to discuss this matter with Lin Ruhai.

At that time, whether Daiyu wants to enter the palace or not? However, the queen of the middle palace can't refuse the summons except pretending to be sick. Lin Jiang intuitively feels that the possibility of Daiyu not going is very small; if she has to enter the palace to pay homage to the queen mother In terms of performance, Lin Ruhai has to make up his mind whether to hide his clumsiness or act as usual.

As far as Lin Jiang was concerned, the first reaction was that Daiyu could afford to be a concubine, but after thinking about it carefully, she still felt that the risk was too great.

If you are accused of being given to a prince who has no brains or luck and insists on seizing the heir, you will follow him all the way down to the underworld.

Lin Jiang understood the emperor's temper, it was not a temper at all, but a smart emperor who didn't rub the sand in his eyes.

It is related to Daiyu's life and the future of the entire Lin family. It is definitely not her, or even Daiyu, who can make up her own mind. Lin Ruhai must be notified.

As for the Rongguo Mansion, Lin Jiang didn't count on it at all.Their family can't wait to be tied up with the royal family. Even if their daughter can't be a concubine, she will enter the palace as a female official, let alone a prince and concubine.If he heard about this, he would probably send Daiyu to the palace just like packing her to Prince Shao's mansion.

Thrush's father-in-law specially made such a time difference for her, spoiling the spoiler early, so that they have room to prepare, it can be said to be a great favor.

Lin Jiang sent off Eunuch Thrush gratefully, and was not in a hurry to get off work when he came back, so he turned around to study the princes.

Lin Jiang had never cared about the specific situation of the princes in the palace before, not because of her, but because there were too many princes!

In fact, the previous generations of emperors in the Great Zhou Dynasty had an average number of heirs, basically only five or six sons, but in the generation of the emperor, it seems that the bloodline has exploded.

The emperor is only 43 years old now, and already has fourteen sons and six daughters!

The age of the princes ranges from zero to 25 years old, and the most numerous are the princes in their teens.So it's not that Lin Jiang doesn't care about the affairs of the palace, but because the emperor is so capable of giving birth.

This is simply running towards the number of heirs of the famous Lord Kangxi.

There is even one point that is better than Lord Kangxi: the emperor's sons did not die so many, so far, only one prince and two princesses are gone, and the rest of the children are growing up in the palace.

And the princes are getting older, and they are gearing up to compete for posts in the future.

If you want to talk about the other departments, you can only know about the prince through your contacts and hearsay.

But Lin Jiang is close to the water and has the advantage first: Is there any department that has a more complete population booklet than Tai Hospital?

It is unavoidable for individuals to get sick, and all the nobles with names and surnames in the palace have to establish a pulse case!Through the pulse case, she can not only find out the age and background of each prince, but also know how the prince is doing and whether he has any hidden diseases.

Of course, not everyone can read the pulse cases of princes and princesses.The deputy envoys and supervisors of the imperial hospital can't do it. The materials that have always been recorded in the pulse case must be above the level of the imperial physician's envoy before they can sign and read.

However, it is no problem for Lin Jiangwei, the vice president of Tongtai Hospital, to check the pulse case.

What's more, the emperor also specially ordered that the pulse cases of the princes, even the pulse cases of the former emperors that were sealed up in the past, Lin Jiang can look up - he himself has recovered from his illness, but he is still worried that his family's family's disease will be paired with his children for generations. The influence of grandchildren.

If the disease can be solved from the root, the emperor will really feel relieved.Therefore, the emperor expressed strong support for Lin Jiang's research work in the Imperial Hospital. The financial allocation was in place and the scientific research materials were all available, allowing her to use them as much as she wanted.

Lin Jiang checked the pulse cases of the princes very smoothly and kept the news in his heart.

So late for get off work today.