imperial psychologist

Chapter 31 The Innocent Old Father

Leaving Chengqian Palace, Bo Ling followed the guides and walked step by step to the nearest Xihua Gate.

Outside the Xihua gate, the soft sedan has been prepared, and will take her back to her home in the alley.

From Chengqian Palace to Xihuamen, which can be completed in a quarter of an hour on weekdays, Bo Ling walked for about an hour.The palace guides did not dare to urge her, and let her walk slowly.

Thinking back on the words and deeds of Emperor Jianxi today, Bo Ling felt that the stone road under his feet was becoming more and more bumpy, and every step was like walking on the tip of a knife.

When he got home, he just knocked on the door, but Bo Ling found that the door was not locked, and opened it with a push.

There was no one in the yard, and there was a kettle on the simple stove next to the well. Just after the fire was extinguished, a cattail fan was thrown beside it.

She walked in and shouted, "Brother, dad?"

"It's Bo Ling, Bo Ling must be back..." Bai Yi's voice came from the back room, and Bo Ling quickened his pace to go into the room.

Sure enough, Bai Shijun was lying on the wooden bed, his lips were pale, his face was haggard, a white towel was placed on his head, and he was still muttering something, but he couldn't hear clearly.

There was half a bowl of hot water left by the bed, so Bai Yi moved a small horse and sat beside his father's bed.

Seeing Bai Ling, Bai Shijun tried to sit up, raised his hand towards Bai Ling, and Bai Ling quickly sat beside his father, and took Bai Shijun's hand, "...what's wrong?"

"The order from the palace has arrived." Bai Yi glanced helplessly at Bai Shijun who was lying on the bed, and said in a low voice, "Dad just passed out when I heard that you were going to enter the palace."

Bo Ling was a little surprised, but then he understood.

Bai Shijun held his daughter's hand with tears in his eyes, crying.

Bo Ling didn't persuade him, but just patted his father's back lightly, letting him cry there.

From crying to sobbing, both of Bai Shijun's eyes were a little swollen, and then he raised his head and said sobbingly, "What is the harem... Others don't know, but I, an imperial physician, can I not know. You can't...you can't go to a place like the harem, you can't..."

Bo Ling nodded without speaking, picked up the water on the table, and handed it to his father.

After a long time, seeing that Bai Shijun's mood had calmed down a little, Bai Yi looked at Bai Ling, "What's going on? Why did the emperor suddenly seal you as the female officer of Chengqian Palace?"

Only then did Bai Ling tell the whole story of what happened after she left the Zhonghe Palace.

She spoke in detail, from the conversation between Eunuch Qiu and Emperor Jianxi on the stone corridor, to her request on the premises of Emperor Jianxi, and the deadline given by the emperor...the father and son were shocked.

"...But the emperor's rules are clear," Bai Ling looked at his father again, and joked, "After I enter the palace, the money in the family will belong to Bai Yi. He is not as kind as I am."

Bai Shijun couldn't laugh, he sighed deeply, sat up from the bed reluctantly, took off the white scarf on his head, and said in a low voice, "Drink with you from the golden cup, and don't forgive each other with a white blade... Now Being polite is all fake, when it really comes to that point, if the emperor can say it, he can do it."

Bo Ling: "But right now, there is only one way to go."

Bai Shijun was puzzled, "Since you already know that the imperial concubine's illness is a muddy water, why do you... have to wade in?"

Bo Ling: "Have you forgotten? Yesterday, Bai Yi and I entered the palace under the name of 'there is a cure'. The people in the Tai Hospital can clearly see this matter. Yesterday, the emperor saw it." The prescription, seeing that I didn't prescribe the medicine, thought that I was just trying to get away with a little trick, and it just so happened that the noble concubine kindly pleaded for me this morning. So, he wanted to make the mistake and let me go to the empress's side to accompany—"

Bai Shijun almost lost his breath, "You, you didn't prescribe medicine? Then your long prescription—"

"It's not important, just listen to me first." Bai Ling held down Bai Shijun's hand, "If I were conscripted into the palace as an ordinary palace official, then the power of life and death for Bai Yi and me would be entirely up to your mother." Likes and dislikes towards me; today she has good thoughts in her heart, so she spared my life, but what if there is a quarrel in getting along? Didn't my brother and I lose our protection in an instant, and we were charged with deceiving the king?"

Bai Shijun choked for a moment, and then his eyes became clear.

Bai Ling continued, "What's more, there are officials from the previous dynasty participating in the concubine's unworthy virtue, and Wang Jixuan and Zhang Yousheng are jurors. It's unknown how much trouble they can make by taking this opportunity."

Bo Ling said a lot in one breath, and finally sighed.

"Do you understand now? Healing the imperial concubine is our only trump card. Apart from it, nothing can save us. Death is a dead end, but there is a chance of survival. die and live again.”

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed the truth.

Bai Shijun's sad face faded a little, but he suddenly remembered something, and his brows became serious again, "By the way...Where did you hear about Wang Jixuan and Zhang Yousheng?"

Bo Ling smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, do you?"

Bai Shijun was still worried, "Did that Wei Shishi tell you?"

Bo Ling had no choice but to answer, "Yes, Fourteen and I went out to buy wine last night. I asked him about these things on the way, just to prevent accidents, and it turned out to be used today."

Bai Shijun's voice was very low, "I think in front of the palace today, the emperor was able to explain Bai Yi's whereabouts so clearly last night, could it be the same..."

Bo Ling shook his head, "No."

"What if?"

Bai Ling continued, "There is no such eventuality. The group of Jinyi guards surrounded the house last night. Even if the large army retreats, it is a routine operation for them to secretly leave one or two people to garrison until dawn. This kind of thing does not hurt our lives. Fourteen can't control it."

Bai Shijun sighed again, "I know you don't like to hear it, but father still wants to say something more. Now that you are favored by the queen mother and have someone to protect you, it is naturally a good thing, but think about it carefully, the queen mother will give you a lot of money this year. What is the age of those imperial physicians? How old are those imperial physicians this year? No matter how strong the backers are, there will be times when they will fall, and you have torn face with them now. When the Queen Mother is a hundred years old, how will they counterattack? Have you ever thought about it?"

Bo Ling lowered his eyes slightly, "Father, if it wasn't for taking this into consideration, I wouldn't have watched you being excluded in the Imperial Hospital for three or four years."

Bai Shijun was stunned.

Bai Ling raised his eyes, and his voice was still gentle, "Since Wang Jixuan took the position of chief physician, don't you think our family's life is becoming more and more difficult every day? If this continues, we may even lose their counterattack." If you don't wait, you will die in their backstabbing."

Bai Shijun shook his head instinctively, "If he doesn't fight or grab for his father, even if he holds grudges, what can he hold grudges against me?"

"If you are like them, what are they afraid of?" Bai Yi couldn't bear to listen anymore, "It's because you don't fight or grab that he wants to hate you."

Bai Shijun still shook his head, "There are so many people in the Tai Hospital, how could they target me alone? There are always some small misunderstandings on weekdays, so just bear it..."

"Without you, they live by their own rules, but as long as you are there, you become a mirror to reflect their smudges. You think you are just a tree in the jungle, but in fact you are a tree in the eyes of others. They won’t give up until they destroy you.” Bai Ling blinked, “It’s such a simple thing, Dad.”

(End of this chapter)