What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 232 Is my Su family this powerful now?

The Phoenix Cry Division's ferocity was terrifying; it cleared the area in an instant.

Su Mo knocked on the door of the Chi residence again, but after knocking for a long time, there was no response. It was clear that the old servant of the Chi family did not intend to let Su Mo in.

Fengming Si's visit is definitely not a good thing. We'll have to wait until Chi Wulei returns home before making any decisions, unless Su Mo takes out his arrest warrant and forcibly takes him away.

Su Mo frowned.

I wanted to find out about Chi Wuyou's condition, so I went to Datong Temple tomorrow to find that so-called divine doctor and pay him to treat her.

As a result, they couldn't even get through the door.

This old servant is indeed very vigilant.

Immediately, Su Mo slapped his forehead and cursed himself inwardly.

I've fallen into a misconception!
The person who knows the patient's condition best is definitely the doctor!
My wife said, who was it that predicted Chi Wuyou wouldn't live past a year? Physician Zeng?

But Lin Moyin only mentioned Physician Zeng, without saying his name.

Just ask someone.

It's impossible for me to run back to Lin Moyin and ask where the imperial physician lives.

Looking at the empty front of the house, I couldn't find anyone to ask.

Su Mo walked dejectedly to the alley entrance. Before she even left the alley, she saw two men dressed as servants talking at the alley entrance.

The servant with a horse-like face looked at the man in the black robe opposite him in surprise: "Brother Ma, are you also going to the Chi residence to worship the gods?"

The young man in the black robe laughed and said, "Our master said that Lord Chi is definitely going to move up a rank this time, so he wants us to come over and get acquainted with him."

As he spoke, he glanced at the brocade box the horse-faced man was carrying: "I didn't expect you to arrive before us. How come you couldn't give your congratulatory gift?"

The horse-faced servant quickly lowered his voice: "This gift can't be delivered!"

"Brother Ma, you shouldn't go either!"

The young man in the black robe was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

The horse-faced servant lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I'm just telling you, Brother Ma, but please don't tell anyone else!"

"A henchman from the Phoenix Cry Division just went to the Chi residence!"

The young man in the black robe was immediately taken aback: "What? The people from the Phoenix Cry Division went to the Chi residence? You're not mistaken, are you?"

The horse-faced servant hurriedly said, "How could I be wrong in broad daylight! Many people have seen it, I wouldn't dare to lie to you, Brother Ma."

"Being targeted by those lackeys of the Phoenix Cry Division, how can he expect to have a good outcome? Lord Chi is doomed sooner or later!"

"I can't say anymore, I have to go back and tell the master this news!"

After saying that, he hurriedly left.

Upon hearing this news, the young man in the black robe was immediately conflicted, unsure whether to continue or not.

Who knows if that servant was lying to me?

You can't see into someone's heart.

If Chi Wulei is alright and I didn't go to pray to the gods, wouldn't the master break my legs if he found out?
He hesitated for a long time, and just then he saw Su Mo walking out of the alley with a dark face. He quickly stepped forward and tried to get closer to him: "Brother! Can we talk in private for a moment?"

Su Mo was first turned away, and then people behind his back cursed him as a lackey of the imperial court, so he was not in a good mood.

However, the young man in the black robe just mentioned people from the Fengming Division, not its henchmen. Judging from his attire, the master's status must be quite high, and he might even know about the situation of Physician Zeng.

Therefore, Su Mo nodded: "Brother, is there something you need?"

The young man in the black robe chuckled, "Brother, which family are you from? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"

Su Mo's face darkened again.

I intended to keep a low profile in my casual clothes, but do I look like a servant?

He frowned slightly: "Does Your Excellency mean that all the servants in each household are aware of this?"

The young man in the black robe said with a hint of pride, "I'm not bragging, but my master is known as the know-it-all of the capital. He has a wide circle of friends and can speak to even officials of the fourth or fifth rank in the imperial court."

He became more and more smug as he spoke, pointing to himself and saying, "Since I've been socializing with the master and other important people, I naturally know quite a few people."

"Are you familiar with the Su family, the newly powerful family in Beijing who have recently been making headlines?"

Su Mo never expected that she would be caught up in the gossip herself.

The other party described themselves as being in the limelight?

I've always been very low-key. I never even wear flying fish robes or tiger robes when I go out. I'm often mistaken for a servant when I wear ordinary clothes.

How could it still be so popular?
Could it be that the Su family he's talking about isn't my own Su family?
He looked at the other person curiously: "May I ask which Su family you are? I've never heard of them before?"

The young man in the black robe chuckled: "It's normal if you haven't heard of them. The Su family is very mysterious. But if I mention a name, you'll definitely know it."

Su Mo quickly cupped his hands and said, "May I ask for your guidance?"

The young man in the black robe had forgotten that he had come to Su Mo to gather information, and chuckled, "It's Bai Yujing!"

"The Su family is the same family as Bai Yujing!"

"The most famous restaurant in the capital today is known as the Heaven on Earth. The exquisite dishes inside are said to be food for the gods in heaven, and are rarely seen by mortals!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but swallow hard: "I was fortunate enough to have tasted Bai Yujing's Red Delicious Food with the master once... the taste..."

The young man in the black robe guessed that Su Mo didn't know what the Red Menu was, so he explained, "The Red Menu is a recipe written in red characters. It is extremely expensive and can only be enjoyed by high-ranking officials and nobles."

"Besides the red recipe, there's also the legendary immortal recipe!"

"That was a delicacy personally cooked by the most beloved concubine of the Su family patriarch. Even a third-rank official in the imperial court might not be able to eat it. You would need gold... gold or something else to get it."

Su Mo casually replied, "Gold VIP Card!"

The young man in the black robe nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! It's this Golden Love Card!"

He then looked at Su Mo with surprise and suspicion: "It seems that your family is quite remarkable, brother, that you actually know about the Golden Love Card!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "I just overheard someone mention it by chance."

The young man in the black robe then understood: "I see, brother, you almost scared us!"

He sighed and said, "Think about it, even a third-rank official in the imperial court can't casually eat the dishes made by a concubine of the Su family. You can imagine how powerful the Su family is!"

Su Mo nodded in agreement: "It does sound quite big!"

The young man in the black robe smiled smugly: "The Su family has many powerful and dangerous things to do, so we won't tell you all about them, lest we scare you."

He lowered his voice: "It is rumored that the Su family has a background with the Embroidered Uniform Guard... those are the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with immense power!"

“Our master knows Master Su, and we can even talk to Steward Jiang of the Su family…”

Su Mo was immediately stunned.

Does this guy's master know him?

I don't think I know many officials.

But before he could ask, the young man in the black robe suddenly remembered his business. Forgetting about showing off his connections to Su Mo, he changed the subject and asked, "I heard that people from the Phoenix Cry Division came to the Chi residence. Are you aware of this, brother?"

Su Mo nodded and honestly said, "Indeed, people from the Fengming Division went to the Chi residence."

"Unfortunately, we can't even get through the door."

He paused, then added, "It's just a trivial personal matter and has nothing to do with Lord Chi."

The young man in the black robe looked at Su Mo in astonishment: "Brother, how do you know it's a private matter?"

"Would people from the Phoenix Cry Division ever visit the residences of court officials for no reason?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "Brothers have their connections, and I have my own sources of information. This is definitely true."

The young man in the black robe frowned, muttering to himself as if talking to himself, "It seems I still have to pay my respects to the Chi family!"

Su Mo laughed upon hearing this: "Even the people of the Phoenix Cry Division can't get in, are you confident you can?"

The young man in the black robe waved his hand: "This brother just doesn't understand!"

"Lord Chi may not remember who visited the Chi family, but he certainly remembers who didn't. This is called being prepared for any eventuality."

Su Mo gave a thumbs up: "Brother, you truly have insight!"

He paused, then smiled and said, "Brother, you must be highly trusted by the master to be able to eat the dishes from Baiyujing's red menu with him and to know all the affairs of Shenjing."

"Brother, have you ever heard of Physician Zeng from the Imperial Medical Academy?"

The young man in the black robe was taken aback: "Zeng Fan?"

"It seems that he's the only one with the surname Zeng in the Imperial Medical Academy. What business do you have with him, brother?"

Su Mo was genuinely somewhat surprised.

This guy is really something else; he knew the other person's name just from the surname Zeng.

He casually made up a story: "I have a cousin whose lungs are not very good. I heard that Physician Zeng is good at treating lung diseases, so I would like to invite Physician Zeng to come and take a look."

The young man in the black robe rolled his eyes and said, "Let's advise you, brother, not to go looking for Zeng Fan. He's an imperial physician; how could he just treat anyone?" He paused, then added, "But we do know an imperial physician's nephew."

"This person's medical skills were learned from his maternal uncle, who was a royal physician. He was known as Zheng Two-Fingers. He could diagnose any ailment by simply placing two fingers lightly on the pulse point!"

"If you trust me, I can help you find someone to treat your cousin."

Su Mo smiled and said, "Thank you very much, brother."

"However, I'd like to consult Physician Zeng first. If that doesn't work, then I'll ask for your help, brother."

The young man in the black robe laughed and said, "It's alright, go find that Physician Zeng, and if that doesn't work, come back to us!"

Su Mo nodded and said, "Of course."

"Hmm... Where does Physician Zeng reside? Please tell me, brother."

The young man in the black robe readily told Su Mo where Physician Zeng lived.

Su Mo bowed in thanks, and after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back to look at the young man in the black robe: "Who is that young servant who was talking to you earlier?"

The young man in the black robe replied instinctively, "Him? He's a servant in the household of the Director of Studies at the Imperial Academy, his name is Zhou San'er."

After saying that, he looked at Su Mo suspiciously: "Brother, why did you suddenly ask about him?"

Su Mo laughed and said, "It's nothing! I just think he's really formidable. He dares to call the people of Fengming Division his lackeys. I admire him greatly!"

"The servants of the Director of Studies at the Imperial Academy certainly have backbone!"

He then strode away.

The young man in the black robe watched Su Mo's retreating figure, his expression growing increasingly suspicious, before finally shaking his head.

Some people, especially young people, don't know the rules and ways of things until they've been through it.

Imperial physicians can indeed treat other people, but those are all important officials of the court and relatives of the emperor.

Ordinary people seeking treatment from imperial physicians?
Let's talk about it once we're inside!

Only after Su Mo had walked away did the young man in the black robe suddenly realize what had happened.

It seems like they didn't even ask about my name and background?

After hitting a wall, how do you find yourself again?

Hey!
Another lost deal!
Judging from his clothes, he was dressed in a well-fitting blue robe, even better than me, and his money pouch was bulging. He must have made a lot of money off others. What a pity!
……

Imperial physicians like Zeng Fan lived in the inner city, near the palace.

Su Mo hadn't walked far when she saw someone showing off their bicycle again.

One of them was none other than Wen Bi, an old acquaintance.

It seems that Zhang Xuzu and others have put a lot of effort into getting their money back quickly, even personally advertising in various parts of Beijing.

Su Mo walked over quickly: "Brother Wen, may I borrow your bicycle?"

Wen Bi stared at Su Mo in astonishment: "Lord Su, you...you didn't go to supervise the grand examination?"

Su Mo waved his hand: "I just got 'masturbated'."

"Let's talk about this later."

After saying that, he snatched the bicycle without any hesitation, pedaled away with a whoosh.

Several noble followers who were selling advertisements with Wen Bi watched in astonishment as Su Mo quickly departed.

"Fifth Brother Wen, this guy is so arrogant, he actually dared to steal Fifth Brother's bicycle?"

"Which noble family's son is he? I've never seen him before."

"They're even more arrogant than us?"

Everyone couldn't help but ask.

Wen Bi immediately glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you spouting!"

"He is Lord Su! Even Brother Zhang has to address him as 'Lord'!"

He sneered, "Which noble family's son? He's a marquis himself!"

He paused, then added with emphasis: "To be enfeoffed as a marquis!"

"Remember to be polite when you see them in the future!"

Everyone was stunned immediately!

Suddenly, someone blurted out, "If Brother Wen spoke so sharply about him, how could he have been stripped of his position as the supervisor of the imperial examinations?"

Wen Bi frowned.

He didn't know what was going on either.

I just heard from Zhang Xuzu that Su Mo became the military supervisor, and when the Duke's mansion held a banquet, it was Commander Lin who went in Su Mo's place.

Why would they appear here?
"go with!"

"Go to Wannian County and see the imperial proclamation!"

Wannian County has a list of examiners for the Xianwu Grand Examination. If there are any changes in the examiners, the list will be updated in a timely manner!
Wen Bi naturally wanted to find out what was going on.

Su Mo rode his bicycle at a much faster speed, which attracted a large number of onlookers, making it impossible for him to keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

In less than a quarter of an hour, they sped from the outer city to Fuxingfang near Tongming Gate in the inner city.

Most of the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy lived in Fuxingfang.

This ward was separated from the inner palace by only one wall, making it convenient to enter the palace at any time to treat the nobles.

Property prices in the inner city are higher than in the outer city, not to mention Fuxingfang next to the imperial city, where even a small house starts at a thousand taels of silver.

Obviously, it was highly unlikely that imperial physicians could purchase residences within Fuxingfang. Their residences were all provided by the imperial court, and the size of these residences was never very large.

Entering the Imperial Physician's residence was much simpler than entering the Chi residence.

Zeng Fan, who had just returned from his shift at the Imperial Hospital, hadn't even had time to wash his face when a maid came to report that a captain from the Fengming Division had come to visit.

Zeng Fan was so frightened that he almost knocked over the washbasin. He quickly straightened his robes and had a maid invite Su Mo into the house.

Su Mo glanced at Zeng Fan, who looked somewhat panicked.

Zeng Fan had an ordinary appearance, but he was fair-skinned and plump, with a lucky look. He had three neatly trimmed long stubbles on his chin, and a strong medicinal smell emanated from him from afar.

"My name is Su Mo. I have some personal matters I would like to consult with Physician Zeng."

Su Mo showed her tooth tag and took the initiative to greet Zeng Fan.

Zeng Fan quickly replied, "No, no!"

"Lord Su, please speak frankly! As long as it does not involve matters of the palace, I will tell you everything I know!"

Zeng Fan was a royal physician, a seventh-rank official, and the chief of the Fengming Division was also a seventh-rank official. However, how could Zeng Fan stand up to these royal lackeys?
Su Mo smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing important."

"I have heard that Imperial Physician Zeng once treated Lord Chi Wulei's younger sister, so I would like to ask him what illness she suffers from?"

Zeng Fan hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "This humble official did indeed receive an imperial order to treat Lord Chi's sister."

"Unfortunately, my medical skills are limited, and I am truly powerless to help."

He paused, his expression turning serious: "She suffers from tuberculosis, an incurable disease that cannot be cured by medicine!"

Su Mo frowned slightly.

As he expected, Chi Wuyou was suffering from tuberculosis, which was quite troublesome.

The good news is that it's not lung cancer!
He hesitated for a moment: "Is Physician Zeng sure it's tuberculosis?"

Zeng Fan couldn't help but frown. Imperial physicians disliked others questioning their medical skills the most, but since the person questioning them was a spy from the Phoenix Cry Division, that was a different story.

He took a deep breath: "I have been treating nobles in the palace for more than 30 years. Although I am helpless against tuberculosis, I am sure I am not wrong."

Su Mo nodded and asked, "As far as I know, a renowned physician has come to Datong Temple, specializing in treating all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases."

"Has Lord Zeng heard of this?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Fan's expression changed abruptly, and he snorted, "What kind of miracle doctor is he? He's just a quack."

"Tuberculosis is an incurable disease. Even the most skilled Taoist priests and sorcerers have no cure for it. How could itinerant doctors possibly treat it?"

He paused, then reminded Su Mo, "My lord, don't be fooled by these quack doctors!"

Su Mo was stunned upon hearing this.

Judging from Zeng Fan's words, it seems he knows that miracle doctor? Does he know he's a quack doctor?

But this is a prompt from the system.

Surely the system wouldn't lie to itself, would it?

(End of this chapter)