Denghuaxiao

Chapter 246 Preparing for the Wedding
When the news that Lu Tong was going to get married spread back to West Street, the entire Renxin Medical Clinic was shocked.

Du Changqing was like a firecracker hanging on a plum tree at New Year's, about to explode, jumping up and down in the clinic: "Get-married? What crazy things are you talking about?"

Miao Liangfang, who always believed in making money by being harmonious, also disagreed: "Xiao Lu, isn't it a bit too hasty to suddenly talk about getting married?"

When Lu Tong first arrived at the clinic, she looked like she had given up on love and was even more disillusioned with the world than the nun in the nunnery near Wan'en Temple. At that time, many young men from West Street came to the clinic in broad daylight to see her beauty, but Lu Tong didn't pay attention to any of them. But with Pei Yunying, they held hands and got married right after. The span was so big that it was breathtaking, as if he had been deprived of his body!
"You're not going to do that, are you?" Du Changqing looked at her suspiciously, his eyes falling on Lu Tong's lower abdomen.

Some hot-tempered young men from West Street came to Hong Kong early, caused deaths and hurriedly made up for it. This was not uncommon in the clinic.

Yin Zheng pushed Du Changqing and said, "Boss, stop talking nonsense!"

"That's a threat!" Du Changqing said firmly, "It must be a threat! Pei Yunying used his power to rob women. Tell me, did he threaten you secretly? I always say that all men in Shengjing are the same. None of the pretty boys are good!"

Lu Tong was speechless for a moment: "I wanted to do this myself."

Du Changqing was heartbroken: "What kind of magic potion did he give you?"

Lu Chen: "..."

She said, "Actually, getting married is nothing. I calculated and it's about the same as now. If that's the case, we can give it a try."

She said it lightly, and Du Changqing felt a heart attack after hearing it. He just said, "Short-sighted! Stupid! How can you easily try marriage? You are still young and haven't met many good men. You are a flower that has not yet fully bloomed, but you hang yourself on a tree. Let me ask you, if you meet someone you like more in the future and change your mind, what will you do?"

Lu Tong: "Then divorce."

"Is divorce that easy?"

"Didn't Princess Wenjun also divorce?"

Du Changqing choked: "What if he changes his mind?"

"Then I will poison him."

Everyone: "..."

Lu Tong glanced at them and said, "Of course I was joking."

Ah Cheng whispered, "Doctor Lu, the look on your face just now really didn't seem like you were joking..."

After a lot of chaos, Du Changqing's fierce opposition still had no effect. Lu Tong has always been like this, never discussing anything with others, and is as stubborn as a cow. If she wants to make new drugs, she makes new drugs. If she wants to participate in the spring examination, she participates in the spring examination. After entering the Imperial Academy of Medical Officers, she resigns. She does whatever she wants and is free. She has no parents or brothers to control her, and she doesn't care about other people's opinions. Everyone in Renxin Medical Clinic can't do anything to her. A symbolic lesson is useless.

While Lu Tong's marriage was opposed, the situation on Pei Yunying's side was completely the opposite.

Pei Yunshu was extremely surprised to learn that her younger brother was getting married.

"Who are you going to marry?"

"Who else can I be with? Of course it's Lu Tong."

The next moment, Pei Yunshu grabbed Pei Yunying's arm and said, "Doctor Lu, do you want to marry Doctor Lu?"

The water in the teacup in his hand spilled all over the floor. Pei Yunying put down the teacup, was silent for a moment, and said, "Sister, what's with that expression on your face?"

Pei Yunshu stared at him with suspicion: "Ah Ying, are you lying to me?"

She liked Lu Tong very much, and could see what her brother was thinking, but Lu Tong's thoughts were hard to guess. Pei Yunshu sometimes thought that the two of them seemed to have feelings for each other, but sometimes they seemed to be a little distant.

However, even though they were in love, why did they want to get married after going to southern Jiangsu?
"You can't be..."

Pei Yunying guessed what she was thinking at a glance, and frowned slightly: "Nothing."

"...That's good." Pei Yunshu patted her chest, "I knew you knew your limits."

"You've always been worried about my marriage, but now that it's finally over, you think I'm getting married too fast." Pei Yunying glanced at her, "Aren't you afraid that I'll be alone now?"

Pei Yunshu glared at him angrily: "At that time, I heard that the Empress Dowager was going to grant you a marriage, and I was worried that the marriage was not what you wanted. Now..." She suddenly stopped talking here.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, Pei Yunying still served as the commander of the Palace Front Department. Even though Pei Yunshu had not walked in the imperial city, he could tell that the emperor wanted to continue to use him.

When you are in a high position, you have no control over many things, and the same goes for marriage matters.

She was silent for a moment, then said, "If you really believe in Miss Lu, it would be better to get married sooner."

Pei Yunying looked at her: "Sister..."

Pei Yunshu raised her face and smiled: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Since this is the idea you and Miss Lu came up with. Mother is not around, I, as your elder sister, should make plans for you. I will keep all your salary, farms, houses and shops for you over the years. When Miss Lu comes home, I will leave it all to her to take care of. This will save me from worrying about you all day long..."

"You two should exchange the "Geng Tie", match your horoscopes, and choose an auspicious day and time..."

"Oh, right, the betrothal gifts haven't been sent out yet. I need to ask someone to take inventory of the things in the warehouse. You're marrying a girl, so you can't treat her badly... And the wedding dress, let's prepare it on our end... What else is missing? There's also a list of gifts for the guests. Please write a list for me from your colleagues in the Palace Front Department..."

She kept thinking as if the wedding ceremony would take place tomorrow. All her previous confusions and doubts were thrown out of her mind in an instant, and she became busy.

Pei Yunshu strongly supported her younger brother's marriage and made enthusiastic plans for it. When the news reached the Palace Marshal's Mansion, the five hundred ducks in the Palace Marshal's Mansion were silent.

Xiao Zhufeng sat at the table, looking at him, his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes, and his tone was very sharp: "How did you do it?"

They are both people who have had a bumpy love life and are floating in the sea of ​​suffering together, but suddenly one of them gets ashore first. This situation is really unpleasant.

"I know, I know!" Duan Xiaoyan came in from outside after feeding Gardenia, and explained enthusiastically: "Brother Yunying went to southern Jiangsu before, and happened to see Doctor Lu fall ill. Although we don't know what the disease is, it looked quite serious at the time. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. When Doctor Lu was ill, my brother stayed by his side. We are all young people, so after a while, wouldn't we fall in love with each other?"

Xiao Zhufeng sneered to show his disdain.

"Maybe Duan Xiaoyan's peach blossom red string is useful." Pei Yunying glanced at him and said leisurely: "Why don't you wear it every day, maybe it will work one day."

Xiao Zhufeng: "Absurd."

"Okay, I'm ridiculous." Pei Yunying brought the teacup and took a sip leisurely, "But I have to prepare for the wedding these days, so I will be very busy later. When Deputy Envoy Xiao is not working, you might as well come to my house to help out more often." He leaned over and lowered his voice, "If you still want to strive to be my brother-in-law."

Xiao Zhufeng: "..."

Pei Yunying chuckled, got up and went out.

Duan Xiaoyan asked: "Brother, what are you doing?"

"Go pick the wedding goose. There are many things to do for the wedding." He waved his hand lazily. Duan Xiaoyan was speechless for a moment, then raised his head and said in surprise: "Deputy Envoy, why do you look so ugly?" Xiao Zhufeng gritted his teeth: "...show off."

……

Rumors and news always spread quickly in the imperial city. When the news of Pei Yunying and Lu Tong's marriage spread to the Palace Guards, it naturally spread to the Medical Officers' Court.

When Ji Xun came to the clinic to give Lu Tong acupuncture again, his expression was much silent than usual.

The room was quiet. Yin Zheng was helping Miao Liangfang pick out herbs in the front shop. The two sat opposite each other at the table. The silver needles on the flannel fell one by one on the skin. Ji Xun lowered his head and carefully followed the acupuncture points, while asking, "Are you going to marry Pei Dianshuai?"

Lu Tong was a little surprised that he would ask this, and said, "Yes, but not so fast."

Ji Xun didn't say anything.

In fact, when in southern Jiangsu, there were rumors in the medical officer's hospital about the relationship between Pei Yunying and Lu Tong. When Lu Tong fell ill, Pei Yunying also stayed by the bedside every day, and it was not that he was unaware, but Ji Xun was unwilling to admit it in his heart.

It seems that once some things are acknowledged, there is no room for turning back.

He had always acted openly and honestly in the past, but he had always been deceiving himself in this matter. Now, he could no longer even deceive himself.

"Why are you getting engaged so soon?" He spoke slowly, his head lowered and the movement of inserting needles focused, as if it was just a casual remark, "Marriage is a big matter, and should be taken seriously."

Unexpectedly, this usually quiet and taciturn colleague would actually want to chat with him today. Lu Tong was surprised for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Doctor Ji also knows that I have never been a cautious person."

"When it comes to curing illnesses and saving lives, we will do it no matter how drastic the means. Similarly, if you have a loved one, stay together. No one can predict what will happen in the future, so the most important thing is to take care of the present."

As soon as the word "sweetheart" came out, Ji Xun stopped what he was doing.

The last silver needle fell on his wrist, and he raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.

The woman sat at the table and looked at him.

She must have been doing well in the days when she was not in the Medical Officers' Hospital and returned to West Street. She looked much better than before. Her eyes were less silent than before and were more lively. He had actually discovered that Lu Tong smiled much more here than in the Medical Officers' Hospital.

When she smiles, she is as beautiful as the moon and as graceful as a flower.

Ji Xun lowered his eyes.

He has always been aloof and indifferent to everything. When he was young, his family often said that, apart from medical knowledge, he was very slow in dealing with people and the ways of the world. He never thought that he was slow, because not everything in the world needs to be shrewd and sophisticated. He was willing to put more thought into more important things, but now he began to understand what he had lost with his slowness.

He realized it too late and even lost the chance to fight for it.

"Doctor Ji?" Lu Tong's voice came to my ears.

Ji Xun came back to his senses and looked at the person in front of him. After a while, he spoke softly: "Back then in the medical officer's house, I said that you treated patients without regard for means, had bad medical ethics, and used harsh words. It was my fault for listening to one side and believing it. I apologize to you again."

"Doctor Ji, you don't have to apologize. Didn't I also hide it from you?"

"But……"

"I was wrong to hide it from Doctor Ji, and it was understandable that Doctor Ji criticized me at that time. In the future, I will remember Doctor Ji's lesson and be more careful when prescribing medicine."

She smiled, and there was a rare hint of playfulness in her tone. Ji Xun looked at her, and seemed to be affected by her ease, and finally smiled with relief.

"Your Majesty has approved Chang Yizheng's plan to set up a separate medical prescription bureau in Shengjing. No matter whether it is a common doctor or a royal doctor, everyone can come to the medical prescription bureau to discuss medical prescriptions as a whole. After compiling them into a book, the medical company will send them to various large and small medical clinics in Shengjing." Ji Xun said: "In the past, most medical books were collected by the Imperial Medical Bureau, and civilian doctors could only rely on their own experience to explore. If there is a medical prescription bureau to collect medical books as a whole, it will also benefit the people of the world."

"really?"

Ji Xun nodded: "So, Doctor Lu, when we compile the medical records, we will need your help."

"I am no longer a medical officer, so you don't have to address me as such, Doctor Ji." Lu Tong said, "But if I can be of any help, I am happy to do so."

Ji Xun bowed his head and thanked her.

After a few more words, the acupuncture for today was over. Ji Xun put away the medical box and prepared to leave.

Lu Tong walked him to the door. When they arrived at the clinic, they found that it had started to drizzle outside. The drizzle was so heavy that the stone pavement of West Street was wet.

Medicine boy Zhu Ling stood up from his chair and followed Ji Xun. Lu Tong looked at the horizon, took out an umbrella from behind the clinic door and handed it to him: "Use this."

"Thank you."

He held an umbrella and walked out of the clinic with Zhu Ling. They walked in the alley of West Street. There were few pedestrians in the alley, and occasionally a car passed by. The continuous rain dripped down the umbrella and fell into the puddles on the ground. Above the umbrella, a large hibiscus flower was blooming beautifully.

Ji Xun looked at the blooming hibiscus, slightly distracted.

He seemed to remember that a long time ago, he walked along Bird Street and bumped into a man there.

The woman's umbrella touched his collar, and the cold rain fell along the umbrella and onto his collar, soaking a large area of ​​it. She turned around, and when their eyes met, she was surprised for a moment, but he didn't notice, and just nodded slightly, and passed by without looking back.

The man held an umbrella, and his handsome figure looked a little lonely in the drizzling spring rain. The little medicine boy looked at him, and a trace of regret flashed across his face.

Poor young master, he was upright and honest, as noble and noble as a white crane, but it was a pity that he realized the situation too late. A gentleman should not make a wrong step, because of this gentleman's heart, he was one step late.

Unfortunately, the first time I fell in love with someone, I missed it before it even started.

"Sir, where are we going now?" Zhu Ling asked.

Ji Xun paused and said, "Go back to the Medical Officers' Court."

"Ah?" Zhu Ling was anxious. "The old master said that there will be a banquet at the mansion today, and he wants you to go home early. If you go to the medical officer's hospital this time, the old master will complain again."

"The Medical Bureau has just been established, and there are many things to do. There are countless medical books to sort out, and I still have a lot of things to do."

Zhu Ling was speechless. This was his own young master. He had only been injured for a short time, but he immediately started to immerse himself in medical treatment. But if he really became depressed or sighed, he would not be a young master anymore.

The little medicine boy followed the man, still trying to fight for it: "But, but... the old master said that you are old enough to start a family and build a career. There is a banquet at the mansion today, and the young lady of the mansion, an old friend of the lady, is coming. The old master is tying the red string for you. You should at least go back and take a look. There are many better fish in the sea..."

"No return."

The rain obscured the figures of passers-by, and their voices gradually faded away.