The status of medical ladies is higher than that of palace ladies, and the place they live in is slightly better than that of palace ladies. In Yingjuyuan, Long Chuxia slept in a room with five palace ladies, but here in Taiyuan Hospital, two medical girls slept in one room.
The place where I live is naturally the back hall of the Taiyuan Hospital. Although it is also part of the magnificent palace, it is much more elegant than the outside. There are many fruit trees planted in the yard, and many tropical fruit trees can actually grow here. It is really surprising.
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The medical girl who slept in the same room as Long Chuxia was named Doudou. She was a pretty girl, seventeen or eighteen years old, with two dimples on her face when she smiled. She admired Long Chuxia very much and kept asking her how to save Ying.
Concubine Long Chuxia just smiled and said, "She shouldn't die" and then rolled up her quilt and went to sleep.
It's not that she hates Doudou, it's just that she's not used to someone being too warm to her, and she doesn't know how to react.
On the first day of the official start of work, the task assigned to her by Imperial Physician Guo was to go to Ningshou Palace to obtain a safe pulse for the Queen Mother.
Carrying a small medicine box, Doudou led the way to Ningshou Palace.
It's cold in late autumn, especially early in the morning, and dewdrops are condensed on the branches. When walking by, the clothes will be hooked on the leaves, and cold dewdrops will drip on the hands. Doudou wore very little today, her cheeks were red, and she kept speaking authentically.
: "It's so cold today, I should have known better to wear more clothes"
Long Chuxia looked back at her and saw that she was wearing a cotton skirt and a lotus-colored short coat. Her braids were beating on her chest. She kept rubbing her hands together, and a trace of white smoke came out when she breathed.
, she laughed, "Is it so cold?"
"Sister Long, of course it's cold. It's the end of autumn, and winter is about to begin. Look at Mr. Li, he's wearing a cotton-padded jacket today." Doudou pointed to Li, who was leading several palace people in front of him in a hurry.
The steward, the palace people behind him were carrying several basins, and they must have gone to a certain palace to wait for the emperor to get up. She smiled slightly. It seemed that the emperor was also a member of the same way. He was immersed in the pleasure of bed and did not even go to court in the morning.
He smiled like this, and then there was a trace of contempt in his heart. A good emperor who was diligent and caring for his people should put state affairs first.
After thinking about it, he saw that Manager Li had already led his people to the two of them. Doudou was the first to salute: "I have met Manager Li." Long Chuxia nodded slightly in greeting without saluting.
Manager Li didn't take it seriously. After she was favored by the emperor, he observed her for several days and found that no matter what she did, she was indifferent. She had no ups and downs in emotions and didn't talk to many people.
In the palace, facing the Queen Mother and the Emperor, she showed no signs of restraint or fear. From his eyes, which had seen countless people, Long Chuxia was not a creature in the pond.
He smiled and said, "Are you going to ask for a safe pulse from the Queen Mother?"
"If you go back to the manager, that's right!" Doudou replied
Manager Li looked at the sky and said: "Now the Queen and the concubines are in Ningshou Palace to pay their respects. You should go there later, otherwise you may have to wait for half an hour."
Doudou said: "It's okay. Sister Long is here for the first time. I'll take her to get familiar with the place. It will take about half an hour to walk around like this."
Manager Li glanced at Long Chuxia thoughtfully, and suddenly said: "Since there is still time, why not go and get the emperor's pulse first? The emperor got up this morning with a splitting headache, and was unwilling to call the imperial doctor, so he just ordered someone to take his pulse.
Apply hot water to the forehead to relieve the pain. He has to meet with foreign envoys later. If he is in a bad mood, he is afraid that his words will be agitated and cause misunderstanding."
Long Chuxia looked at Manager Li strangely, "Manager, the emperor is sick, so he should ask the imperial doctor. Doudou and I are medical women. According to regulations, we cannot diagnose and treat the emperor."
"When did we call it diagnosis and treatment? You are going to take a pulse. No matter whether it is a doctor or a medical woman, you can take the emperor's pulse. Don't say so much. Before the emperor gets angry, hurry up and check for the emperor. !" Manager Li urged.
Long Chuxia and Doudou looked at each other. Doudou was a little scared. She had never met the emperor before. She had only treated illnesses for palace maids and eunuchs before. She had never even tried to take a pulse for a concubine.
Long Chuxia didn't want to see Feng Ling again and smiled. What should she say when she saw him? It's embarrassing to have nothing to say, and it's even more embarrassing to have something to say. Anyway, it's embarrassing, so it's better not to go.
Seeing Long Chuxia's reluctant look, General Manager Li knew something about it and said, "There are some things that I care about, but others may not take them to heart. What's more, if you can escape for a while, can you escape for a lifetime?"
Long Chuxia was slightly startled, and looked up at Manager Li with a clear look in his eyes. Yes, maybe Feng Lingxiao had long forgotten what happened in the Huaye Pond. He had so many women and had favored countless maids. If so, Everyone remembers, doesn’t his head have to hold a lot of things? It’s because he is too worried about it. He thinks that others are like him. It is her first time and is more unforgettable, but it is not his first time. These things are not important to him. To him, it's perfectly normal.
Thinking like this, he said: "Well, I have time anyway, so I'd like to ask the manager to lead the way!"
Manager Li smiled and said to the palace attendants behind him: "Hurry up and wash yourself up for Long Live the Lord, the water is getting cold!"
"Yes!" Several palace attendants hurried away
Manager Li took Long Chuxia and Dou Dou back the same way, and when they came out of a plum forest, a majestic building stood in front of them. Dou Dou exclaimed: "After two years in the palace, this is my first time to come to the imperial study!"
It turned out that this was the imperial study room. Long Chuxia thought it was the palace of some concubine, but didn’t the emperor have his own palace? Why did he sleep in the imperial study room?
As if he saw her doubts, Mr. Li said: "Last night, the emperor reviewed the memorial and took a rest after three o'clock. Then he went to bed in the Dongnuan Pavilion. The imperial study is directly in from the main hall, while the Dongnuan Pavilion is in the side room of the imperial study. It’s a place specially designed for the emperor to rest!”
"That's it!" Long Chuxia couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when she remembered her previous comments to him.
When he arrived at Dongnuang Pavilion, the emperor had already finished dressing up. He was sitting on the chair of the Grand Master wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. He held his forehead with his right hand and looked impatient. He raised his eyes and said slightly: "Li Tong, bring them here." What to do?"
Manager Li hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Long live Lord, they are going to ask the Queen Mother for her pulse today. It is the first time for both of them to go there. They are afraid that they will not understand the rules and make the Queen Mother unhappy. I thought, why not Let them take the Emperor's pulse first and teach them some rules so that they can feel free to take the Emperor's pulse."
The emperor's brows softened, "Why do you have such a heart? Although my mother has become a lot kinder in recent years because of worshiping Buddha, I really don't want these unruly people to bump into her." He stared at Long Chuxia and said solemnly: " come here!"
Long Chuxia knew that the person he was talking about was referring to her, and she couldn't deny that she was indeed an unruly person. She walked forward with the medicine box and said slightly: "Long Chuxia, see the emperor!"
The emperor frowned, "How many years have you been in the palace?"
"Three years!" Long Chuxia replied
"You bastard, you have been in the palace for three years and you don't even understand the rules? Li Tong, teach her how to salute me!" the emperor said sternly.
Li Tong was startled, and hurriedly walked to Long Chuxia and whispered: "Miss Long, when you see the emperor, you have to bow down. Quick, don't make the emperor angry!" But Doudou over there was already so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
, said repeatedly: "See your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Long Chuxia said calmly: "In my whole life, I will only kneel to my parents and ancestors, not to anyone else!"
Doudou was so frightened that she quickly pulled Long Chuxia's sleeves and said tremblingly: "Sister Long, kneel down quickly!" When she saw that Long Chuxia didn't move, she quickly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down, Sister Long is here.
I haven’t been to the palace for a long time and I don’t understand the rules. Please let the emperor know!”
The emperor's face turned pale, "How many years have you been in the palace?"
Doudou didn't know why, so he answered cautiously: "It's been two years since I returned to the emperor!"
The emperor slapped the case and said angrily, "You have been in the palace for two years, and she has been in the palace for three years. You say she doesn't understand the rules? Long Chuxia, don't think that because you saved Concubine Ying, I will be extra tolerant of you. Since you don't understand the rules,
, then go and learn the rules and then go get the Queen Mother’s pulse.”