Lamp Flower Smile

On a hot summer day, it's like sitting on a steaming stove.

When the heat is approaching, rain cannot bring coolness. After a night of rain, the land is suffocating with heat.

The medical hospital has been making herbal tea and distributing it every day since the hot weather. Even so, the scorching sun is still unbearable. The pharmacy in the grove is already deserted, and now no one has set foot in it. The medicine is brewed in the summer, and the heat is doubled, which is really disappointing. It's unbearable.

Early in the morning, the sun shined through the gaps in the grove and illuminated the land in the courtyard. The door of the pharmaceutical house opened and Cui Min walked out.

The servant waiting at the door helped carry the medical box and said cautiously: "The hospital has stayed up all night. Let's go back to the house and rest first."

Cui Min shook his head.

The heat was unbearable, and the medicine stove in the pharmacy kept burning. After one night, his thin gown was almost soaked with sweat, his eyes were red, and he looked particularly tired.

However, in just a few days, the doctor's hospital, which had always been a breeze, had a lot of gray hair on its temples. At a glance, it looked like he had aged a few years. He is no longer as graceful as before.

He adjusted his sleeves and felt that his whole body was surprisingly sticky with sweat, so he said: "Prepare water for bathing first."

"yes."

The servants quickly prepared hot water for bathing. Cui Min returned to the house, took off his outer clothes, and lay down in the barrel. The warm water steam washed away the pain in his body, but it could not wash away the fatigue in his bone marrow.

A confidant asked tentatively outside the curtain: "Sir, after working hard for days, is there any cure for your illness?"

Cui Min was silent.

Since he became the envoy of the Supreme Court, Cui Min rarely enters the pharmacy most of the time except for consulting the nobles in the palace.

With his status, if he didn't have strict requirements on himself, he wouldn't actually have to delve into any new methods.

However, this time something happened to Qi Yutai and the Grand Master put pressure on him. Cui Min has been staying in the pharmacy for many days.

When people get older, they no longer have the same physical strength as when they were young, and their physical and mental exhaustion shows on their faces.

He closed his eyes.

It was quiet outside the curtain, and the silent sound only made a certain kind of irritability more intense.

Cui Min didn't open his eyes until the water in the bathtub turned from warm to slightly cold, giving people goosebumps even in summer.

He took the robe that was hanging on the side, made up his mind in an instant, and turned his head to give instructions to the people outside the curtain.

"Call Lu Chen in for me."

…

When Lu Yan was called into Cui Min's study, he was sorting out medical books in the library.

In the humid and hot season, medical books are more susceptible to moisture and require constant care.

She handed over the matters at hand to other medical officers and led passers-by to Cui Min's quiet room. As soon as she entered the door, she felt a fragrant fragrance.

Looking for breath, there was a curl of green smoke rising from the copper incense burner in front of the long case, and the aroma had a hint of familiarity.

Lingxixiang.

Cui Min was sitting behind the long desk. It seemed that he had just freshened up and put on a brand new and refreshing blue robe. However, his eyes were slightly green and black, which could not hide the tired look between his brows.

Lu Xun bowed his head and saluted: "Envoy of the Academy."

Cui Min raised his head and looked at the person in front of him calmly.

The woman was wearing the blue robe of a medical official, with a plain face, no jewelry on her body, and a quiet and humble expression.

However, it seems that under the other person's seemingly submissive appearance, one can see the smelly and hard backbone of his body, just like when he killed the Qi Yutai hound on the Huangmaogang hunting ground.

Cui Min's eyes darkened when he thought of Huangmaogang.

Everyone thought that Lu Zhen had killed the Qi family's hound and ended up miserable. However, miraculously, she survived the storm unharmed.

The Prince of Ji University and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Palace, Pei Yunying, stood up to speak for her one after another. Pei Yunying, in particular, did not know what he said to the Queen Mother, which caused the Qi family to suffer a hidden loss.

I thought that the Qi family's losses were only temporary, and there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. It would be easy to take advantage of ordinary people. Who knew that people are not as good as God, but the fire in Fengle Building happened. Now the Qi family has no time to take care of a little medical girl, so she was lucky enough to escape. .

Cui Min stared at Lu Huo.

A young and beautiful ordinary medical officer could climb to his current position with only a little medical skill. It is impossible to say that he is just lucky. Nowadays, rumors about Pei Yunying and Lu Zhuo's affair are flying all over the world, but this rumor happens to be maintained in the right position, ambiguous, yet generous. In the end, it is like a talisman, allowing Lu Zhuo to stay in this hospital. In the official court, even if there were people who were dissatisfied with her, they would eventually turn against her.

Cui Min moved his fingers.

Prince Zhaoning was surprisingly attracted to an ordinary medical woman.

Now that Lu Yun's backer is Pei Yunying, he should not be provoked at this juncture, but now that the situation is critical, it is difficult to take too much care.

After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and pulled out a roll of paper from the desk drawer.

"Medical Officer Lu," he slowly spread the paper on the table and said, "This is your spring test, Dafang Pulse test paper."

Lu Chen took a step forward, glanced at the scroll on the table, and paused slightly: "Yes, the envoy."

"In the Spring Examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau, except for the clinical examination, the format of your other nine subjects was different from that of the Imperial Medical Bureau in previous years, especially the prescriptions for disease diagnosis. When investigated, the use of medicines was really out of line."

"I am ashamed of myself."

"But I still selected you to be number one on the red list. Do you know why?"

"I don't know, my subordinate."

Cui Min looked at her: "It is not easy for ordinary people to learn medicine, and there is no guidance from medical officials. Although you use medicine out of the ordinary, you are indeed talented. You were able to develop new prescriptions while sitting in the market."

"You and I are from the same humble background. I cherish your talent and can't bear to see your pearl become dusty. Therefore, despite the objections of everyone in the Medical Officials Academy, I still let you be the first on the red list. I hope you will be kind in the future to restore your reputation. "

Lu Tong: "The adults show love, but the subordinates are frightened."

Cui Min paused for a moment, put his fingertips on the edge of the scroll on the table, and then said for a long time: "I have already read the nine-subject paper. You seem to have a lot of insights into developing new recipes. The last question in the ten-subject paper is... It’s rare to have a new perspective.”

The last question on the nine-subject paper of the Imperial Medical Bureau is a difficult question specially asked by the senior medical officers. Most ordinary doctors will not be able to answer it. Only those geniuses who are exceptionally proficient in medicine and are talented can write the answer.

For example, the ordinary doctor twenty years ago came up with Miao Liangfang.

Cui Min looked at Lu Yan and changed the topic: "I have tried these medical prescriptions of yours, and each has its own opinion, and they are really miraculous. But there is one method that I don't understand very well, so I asked you to answer my questions personally——"

He pushed the examination paper in front of Lu Zhuo.

That is the test paper for Dafangmai.

And the last question clearly stated that the patient's disease was caused by misperception and confusion.

Lu Tong was startled.

Cui Min stared at her eyes carefully, not missing every change in her expression.

The last question in the Spring Examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Dafang Pulse Department, was written by him.

Many years ago, he was invited by the Grand Master's Mansion to diagnose Qi Yutai. Although Qi Yutai finally regained consciousness, Cui Min always felt uneasy.

Epilepsy treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If Qi Yutai relapses in the future, I wonder if the previous diagnosis method will still be effective.

So he kept an eye on it, and after the Dafang Pulse Examination every year in the Spring Examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau, he slightly changed the rules based on Qi Yutai's disease, trying to find inspiration in the candidates' answers.

Disappointingly, geniuses are rare, and very few can answer the last question in the spring exam. Even if they do, the answers cannot be understood carefully, and there are many mistakes and omissions.

He had forgotten about it. When he returned from a medical consultation at Qi's house a few days ago, when he was at the end of his rope, he suddenly remembered that in this year's spring examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau, one person had written ten prescriptions, and even the medical examination department was new. I wrote a way to check it.

He sent people to make several pairs. Although the effect was not immediate, it was not completely useless. Because of this, he realized that Lu Zhuo might have some real abilities, and he wanted to keep this ordinary medical worker at the expense of offending the Dong family.

He didn't have time to take a closer look at the prescription under Dafang's pulse. After all, Qi Yutai's recurrence of illness happened many years ago.

Thinking of this, Cui Min went to the medical record library overnight and found Lu Zhuo's examination papers.

The last question turned out to be a new way to treat the disease.

Like a light in a dark room, he held the new prescription as if he had gained all hope. He first carefully confirmed that the new prescription was harmless, then tested it on others for a few days, and finally used a small amount on Qi Yutai.

Effective.

Although he did not regain consciousness immediately, Qi Yutai was obviously less irritable than in the previous days, and no longer had hallucinations and confusion, but he was still frightened and uneasy, dizzy, and unable to recognize the people around him.

This recipe works.

But it's not perfect. It seems that something is missing to completely cure Qi Yutai's current epilepsy.

Cui Min himself also tried to improve the prescription and make it more comprehensive. It's a pity that after working hard for several days in the drugstore, my hair turned gray, but I still couldn't figure it out.

He couldn't figure it out.

In desperation, Cui Min could only find Lu Yun.

Lu Chen can come up with this recipe, and maybe he can improve this recipe.

"Medical Officer Lu," he pointed to the prescription, "Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygala root, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Anemarrhenae... This prescription can soothe the soul and stop panic. But if the patient is other than that, he is as confused as crazy, troubled by evil spirits, frightened, and speechless. It is true that this prescription seems to have little effect, and it may alleviate the symptoms of false talk and delusional opinions, but the state of being distracted and frightened is still there. How can it be improved? "

Lu Zhu hesitated for a moment and then said in confusion: "Envoy, are you doing the official assessment?"

New medical officers will be evaluated at the end of the year and selected at different levels in the future. They may be promoted to imperial doctors and provide medical treatment for the royal family.

Cui Min smiled slightly: "I'm just discussing medical theory with you."

He said: "There is no young or old in medicine. You and I are not superiors or subordinates at this moment, we are just doctors. I want to hear your opinion."

Lu Xu lowered his head.

After thinking for a while, she said: "Returning to the hospital, the time for answering questions in the spring examination is short. I wrote this in a hurry. There are indeed many mistakes. In fact, after leaving the examination room, I thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed shallow. some."

At this point, I stopped talking.

Cui Min looked at her encouragingly: "But it doesn't matter."

"The cause of madness and madness is not the same. It may be a rare heart disease or a condition from birth; or wind evil enters the blood and invades with panic; or there is a change in emotions and excessive stimulation. I don't know which one the hospital envoy is talking about? "

Cui Min thought about it: "What if the mood changes and the stimulation is excessive?"

"It is an external cause and can be cured."

"How to treat it?"

Lu Tong thought for a while and carefully considered his words, "I am frightened and confused, with fire and phlegm. I dare to lie. If the prescription written in the previous examination paper is added with white root, flax, danzhuli, yellow cypress, cypress, and blood "Exhaust..." She continued to say a lot, "Add it to the injection of golden needles, and the patient's frightened symptoms may be alleviated a lot."

After finishing speaking, there was silence in the room.

It's hot outside the window, and the heat is flowing like gold.

The woman stood in front of the table, her dress was neat, her speech was clear, she didn't look like she had been miserable for many days, she was very young and completely different from him.

Cui Min looked at her quietly, his knuckles gradually turning white in his sleeves.

He came to find Lu Chen just to ask about Lu Chen's prescription. It would be a surprise if she could give him some ideas that would help him.

But I didn't expect that Lu Zhen would be able to blurt out a new prescription in such a short period of time.

This was originally a good thing, at least it could relieve his urgent need of being pressured by the Grand Master's Palace, but at this moment, there was no trace of joy in his heart.

It was as if I clearly realized at this moment that I was completely different from others.

Another genius.

The woman in front of him was only seventeen years old, and he was more than ten years older than her. If Ji Xun is a young genius, it is all because he comes from a privileged background. He has followed medical Confucianism since he was a child, has read all the medical books, and has family background to support him. But why does the person in front of him have such a talent?

She is obviously just like him, just an ordinary medical worker.

Reluctance, anger, jealousy.

The fingertips were embedded in the palm of his hand, but a smile of relief appeared on Cui Min's face.

"That's it. Medical Officer Lu really has unique insights," he said.

"Sir," Lu Chen hesitated, "Xiaguan's prescription has not been verified. It is just a random guess based on the disease, and it is not certain. If you want to use this prescription, you must test it to see the efficacy."

Cui Min nodded: "I know. But what you said has inspired me a lot."

"Your Excellency highly praises me, but I really don't dare to accept the official position."

Cui Min smiled faintly, put away the examination paper on the table, looked at her and asked gently: "I had too many affairs before, so I didn't have time to ask Medical Officer Lu, how is your injury?"

Lu Tong paused, lowered his head lower, and said in a gentle voice: "He has generally recovered. Thank you for your concern."

Cui Min narrowed his eyes slightly.

After his trip to Huangmaogang, Lu Zhuo returned to the Medical Officer's Hospital and seemed to be at peace. He voluntarily resigned from Jin Xianrong's job and spent every day sorting out and reading medical books in the library.

He rarely even goes out.

After all, he was born as an ordinary person. Although he had Ji Xun's medical skills, he had no family background.

Still have to be cautious and cautious.

This is the fate of ordinary people.

There was contempt in his heart, and the contempt seemed to be self-deprecating. He just sighed slightly and looked at her with pity in his eyes.

"I feel sorry for you, Medical Officer Lu."

…

Lu Chen left Cui Minjing's room and walked back to the dormitory through the corridor.

The small courtyard is surrounded by the fragrance of green bamboos and red peaches. Even in the hot sun, the scorching wind is particularly refreshing.

When he returned to the house, he opened the door and saw Lin Danqing standing on the table, poking around with a bamboo pole for drying clothes. The house was in a mess.

After a pause, Lu Yan asked, "What are you doing?"

Lin Danqing turned to look at her and stuck the bamboo pole into the ground: "Sister Lu, you came just in time, there is a rat plague in this house!"

"Rat plague?"

"Yes, when I woke up early in the morning, I saw such a big gray mouse slipping under the bed," she gestured, "it was as big as a cat cub, and I found a mouse hole under the wall."

"I told you a few days ago that there was a rat in the courtyard. Come to our house today! I swept a lot of melon seed shells under the bed. It's so dirty! I have to catch that smelly rat today! "

Lu Yan walked into the house, bent down and lifted the overturned stool on the ground, and said, "Why go to war? Let's make some rat poison."

Lin Danqing was stunned: "What?"

"It's hard to catch rats in the sewer, so why bother getting your hands dirty. It's better to make flavored rat poison and mix it into the bait."

"If you're not afraid of him stealing, just be afraid he won't steal."

Lin Danqing stayed for a moment and slapped his hands: "You are right!"

"People say rats are thieves. It's hard to catch them. Why don't you sprinkle some rat poison to take care of things." She jumped off the table and leaned the bamboo pole against the corner. "I'm going to make medicine right now. We must poison today." Damn this little bastard."

There was no ice in the hospital room, so it was no cooler than Cui Min's quiet room. Lu Zhuo sat down in front of the window and put his hand on his forehead, seeming a little tired.

Lin Danqing glanced at her: "It's really hot in the room. Please take a rest and drink some water."

Lu Chen said "hmm".

Lin Danqing went out as fast as he could, and silence returned to the room.

Lu Zhen's face was still buried in his palms.

After a while, a low laugh escaped from the fingers.

As if she had encountered something extremely interesting, her shoulders were shaking with laughter.

After a long time, she looked up.

There was still a residual smile in her eyes, and the woman's eyes were frighteningly bright.

It turns out that it is equally ridiculous for a shrewd mouse to act stupidly.

She was originally worried about how to get close to this thieving rat, but she didn't expect that he would come to her door by himself.

This is really...

Very good.

…

The wind gradually picked up in the evening.

In the courtyard, there are clumps of roses in full bloom, and gardeners are building clumps of branches.

Pei Yunshu was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool air, holding the orb.

When Pei Yunying came over, she heard Fangzi in front of the flower garden telling the gardener: "Clean up the mud to make it fresher. There have been mice in the house a few days ago."

He smiled: "Why are there rats?"

Pei Yunshu was happy to see him coming and said: "It's hot, it was hot a few days ago, but Qiong Ying found a tabby cat to raise, and it's been much better these days."

Pei Yunying nodded and hugged Baozhu. Baozhu now recognized the person. When he saw him coming, he chuckled and opened his arms to wrap his arms around his neck.

"Have you eaten yet?" Pei Yunshu asked Qiong Ying to bring him some snacks, while fanning herself, "You didn't eat well when you came back from your shift. I see you've lost some weight."

"When your words reached the imperial city, others thought that my sister was scolding the palace minister for deducting food." Pei Yunying didn't take it seriously.

Pei Yunshu glared at him and saw Fangzi holding a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus soup and a plate of imperial concubine red in front of Pei Yunying. She then smiled again and said, "But the pastry chef you found this time is not bad."

A few days ago, Pei Yunying invited a dim sum chef back from outside.

This chef originally made pastries at Shidingxuan on Qinghe Street. Pei Yunshu actually didn't like sweet cakes, so she felt that there was no need to waste money. However, Pei Yunying said that when Baozhu grew up in the future, the little girl's family would always like to eat sweets, so she kept him Come down.

Although Pei Yunshu is not greedy for sweets, she has to admit that this master's skills are indeed very high.

She said: "You usually walk around the imperial city, and when you have time, you can also send Doctor Lu a basket of pastries. The last time she came, I saw that she loves sweets."

Pei Yunying smiled and did not say yes or no.

His appearance made people angry. Pei Yunshu patted him and said, "Don't think that I don't know about Huangmaogang. The rumors have spread to me. Tell me, you and Lu What’s the relationship, doctor?”

Pei Yunying just teased the orb with the silk ribbon in her hand and said with a smile: "Friend."

"You can't tell the truth." Pei Yunshu glared at him, "I don't know what your temper is. Something is clearly wrong here. How can you have such a friend?"

He sighed and said in a helpless tone: "What you say about our innocent relationship is a bit shameful."

"Bastard!" Pei Yunshu pretended to hit him, but he turned away with the orb in his arms.

"I'm too lazy to tell you," Pei Yunshu pointed at him, "It's my birthday on the seventh day of next month. No matter what method you use, please invite Doctor Lu to me."

"Sister," Pei Yunying frowned: "The seventh day of the Lunar New Year is the Chinese Valentine's Day."

"Of course I know it's Chinese Valentine's Day!" Pei Yunshu took a sip of the osmanthus soup and said, "What do you know?"

On Chinese Valentine's Day, lovers gather together.

My younger brother is stubborn and refuses to admit it, but there are many young people in the imperial city who are full of energy, and the competition is really not small.

Although Pei Yunying is good-looking, Lienu is afraid of pestering her husband after all.

What's more, Lu Chen still has a fiancé, although I don't know whether it is true or not.

She just wanted to help her brother strive for it.

What a desperate eunuch!

"What a fool."

She shook her head, looked at the amused young man holding the orb on the flower stand, and sighed heavily.