Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"I couldn't sleep at noon, so I took Baili out for a walk, ma'am, I went to Baili's house and met Ke'er's parents, brother and sister-in-law, as well as their nephew and nephew."

"My lord, just go like this, and you won't scare them all."

"A little bit, hehehe, madam, do you know what they are doing in the house?"

"What are you doing? Didn't the lord hire twenty long-term laborers for them? Baili Ke'er took so much silver, it must be a blessing."

Defang shook her head, and told Concubine Di about the affairs in Baifu, "Ma'am, it's really as you said, they are real people, and they are very kind."

"Yes, it's just that the concubine didn't expect them to be like this. Speaking of which, Baili and Haobo are really lucky."

"Isn't that right, hehe" Defang said, "Ma'am, Haobo's lessons in thatched cottage outside the city are far and simple. What should I do if something happens, so I plan to ask someone to go to Hongxuetang to log in for him tomorrow, so that Haobo can study there."

"Well, Hongxuetang is good. All the high-ranking officials and wealthy households in the capital send their children to study there."

"Yeah, and it's just along Yujie Street. Although it's in the outer city, don't worry." Defang picked up Zonggu, "Grandpa heard, um, didn't you go to the pharmacy to find a national player today?"

"The grandson went, and the national player said that he would not see medicine today."

"Then what did you see?"

"I didn't look at anything, and the national player just said a word to my grandson."

"What?"

"Guo Shou said that there is a saying in the "Huangdi Neijing": The sage does not cure the disease and treats the disease before it is cured. If he does not cure the disorder, he treats it before it is disordered. Well, it is not too late to cast a cone with a bucket.”

"Oh?" Defang looked at Zonggu, "Did the national player tell you what it means?"

"Yes" nodded from ancient times, "A truly brilliant doctor does not cure the disease, but prevents people from getting sick; a sage king does not want to rule the troubled world, but to make the world free from disputes; this is the truth; if you are already sick, go to the hospital." To take medicine, and to manage the troubled times after they are over, is like digging wells when you are thirsty, or forging weapons when you want to fight, so it is not too late.”

"Oh, my good grandson." Defang kissed him from ancient times. "From ancient times, grandpa will go to tell the national player tomorrow that he will formally accept you as a little apprentice and teach you all his medical skills."

"My lord," said Concubine Di, "then you also have to ask Guoshou if he is willing, besides, Jin Guoshou's medical skills are passed down in his family, so how can he pass them on to the outside world?"

"Ma'am" Defang said, "I think Guoshou will definitely be willing, otherwise he can teach Conggu so hard, hehe, don't worry, he will definitely accept Conggu as his apprentice, isn't it? Master?"

"Yes!" Defang was very happy from ancient times, patted him and said, "Ma'am, why don't you go to Mingfang Pavilion?"

"Okay." Concubine Di nodded, and the two walked towards the lake holding Zonggu in their arms. "My lord, have you heard about Prime Minister Zhang recently?"

"What is the lady referring to?"

"I heard that Prime Minister Zhang intends to marry Chai, the widow of the Xue family, but the two sons of the Xue family filed a lawsuit against the Kaifeng mansion. Now the people are talking about it."

"Well, I heard a bit, but suing the prime minister is not a trivial matter. I'm afraid your majesty has already received the news. This minister Zhang, so many women don't marry, why do you have to marry a widow? Now this kind of trouble is happening. If the people who are opposed to the court don't take advantage of this to slander, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath."