Speaking of this, Physician-in-Chief Lu felt a bit of a headache. The reason why he could hold his current position was not only because of his age and decent medical skill, but also due to his connection with the Emperor.
The Emperor, despite not being young, has always been in good spirits, and in Physician-in-Chief Luâs view, should have no problem living another decade or two.
Of course, this was because Emperor Xuanming consistently cooperated with maintaining a healthy pulse and sought treatment when sick.
He wasnât one to hide his illness and avoid medical treatment.
But lately, too many things have been happening, causing Physician-in-Chief Lu a constant sense of unease.
"Grandfather, did you call me back hurriedly today just to talk about this?" Lu Sangqi said discontentedly.
Physician-in-Chief Lu angrily gave him a light tap with a stick.
But the force wasnât heavy, Lu Sangqi didnât even try to dodge it.
Seeing this, Physician-in-Chief Lu couldnât help but let out a sigh.
"You child, youâve been staying in the capital all these years, youâre not exactly young anymore. Isnât it time you agree with Grandfather to find a suitable wife?"
Lu Sangqi acted as if he hadnât heard, gulped down his tea, stood up, and started walking out: "Grandfather, there are a lot of patients waiting at my shop, I wonât chat with you now."
"You stop right there! A young lady from the Ye family is coming to see you shortly." Physician-in-Chief Lu angrily stomped his cane.
Lu Sangqi only left him with a view of his back, waving his hand: "Grandfather, leave her to entertain at your leisure."
With that, he walked far away.
Physician-in-Chief Lu exhaled heavily, feeling a headache once more. After Lu Sangqi walked away, he finally calmed down, muttering two resigned sentences: "You child, if you donât settle down soon, entering the palace could be very dangerous in the future."
While Ye Muyu was busy managing the shop.
She also heard about recent events in the capital.
King Qi was dispatched to the Southern Border to handle the situation there.
Meanwhile, the Beirong Prince seized the opportunity to request an early return to his homeland.
However, Emperor Xuanming rejected it, stating that the trade relations between the two nations required the Beirong Princeâs support.
The atmosphere was tense between the two sides.
Qi Shang and others repeatedly suggested sending someone to handle the trade relations between the two nations during the court.
Every morning court session became an uproar.
In contrast, Chu Hengâs life was getting much better.
Apart from continuing with the military reform, he stayed out of these two matters. His views on these political affairs were mostly aligned with Elder Zhongâs.
As time went on, officials speculated that Elder Zhong and Chu Heng were quite close.
Chu Heng did not explain anything to the public.
However he interacted with Elder Zhong in the past, he continued to do so now.
Elder Zhong remained the same.
He was completely unaffected by public opinion, doing what he needed to do, with his political views remaining largely unchanged, though appearing somewhat stubborn.
But since most of the time, his political views were approved by Emperor Xuanming, Elder Zhongâs reputation kept growing.
And so, with Ye Muyu overseeing the shop in the morning and learning medicine in the afternoon, half a month passed just like that.
At this time,
Chu Jin also went overseas with the merchant fleet.
Madam Liu and Chu Zhiwen eventually decided not to return to the capital for now; they stayed at home to look after the shop and the old residence, also helping Chu Zhangâs wife with the children.
Chu Caiâs whole family remained in the capital.
Since Chu Zhang left in a hurry, itâll take one or two years to return from overseas, ultimately, under Chu Linâs arrangement, he married the county magistrateâs familyâs daughter.
Now that Chu Zhangâs wife was pregnant,
She couldnât undertake a long journey to the capital, so she had to stay at home for now.