Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 427: The disciple is better than the master [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you more]

In the main hall,
The emperor and the queen looked at each other and said, "Fang'er, you are really hard-hearted!"

Zhao Fang pursed his lips and continued to bow and said: "Father, the ancients said that without rules, there would be no order, and also said that kindness and severity should be used together to balance leniency and strictness."

The emperor nodded: "Okay, I understand! But, Fang'er! Today is the Lantern Festival!"

"Yes! I understand! Father, are there any precious ginsengs in the palace? Doctor Yu is a master of medicine, I think."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Fang'er, don't worry! The boy from the Xu family has already delivered the things yesterday evening!"

"Brother Jing?"

The queen smiled and nodded at Zhao Fang, confirming his guess.

"Father, Mother, where did Brother Jing get these good things?"

After Zhao Fang asked, his eyes lit up and he tapped his forehead lightly: "How could I forget! The Pan family is the one that is doing business with the Kingdom of Jin in Dengzhou now! If they get any good stuff, they will definitely send it to the Xu family!"

Seeing that his son had figured it out himself, the emperor stopped talking and took the teacup offered by the female official and drank it leisurely.

"Father, mother, and brother."

A milky voice came.

Zhao Fang looked to the side quickly and saw Princess Yue'er being carried out, nestling in the arms of a female official, rubbing her eyes from time to time.

The emperor and Zhao Fang's expressions softened in a very similar way. Before the emperor could stand up, Zhao Fang had already run to the female official and took Princess Yue'er into his arms: "Sister, did you just wake up?"

Princess Yue'er nodded: "Brother, my father and mother said that they would go to the Xuande Gate Tower to watch the lanterns in the evening, and asked me to take a nap so that I won't be sleepy at night!"

"Sister is so good!"

As he spoke, Zhao Fang touched Princess Yue'er's hair.

After touching him, he felt a darkness around him. The emperor stood beside Zhao Fang and stretched out his hand, saying, "Fang'er, it's my turn to hold you."

When the emperor took Princess Yue'er, a female official came to the palace gate and bowed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Concubine Rong and the little princess are here."

The queen smiled and said, "Please come in!"

Zhao Fang's sister twisted her body in the emperor's arms, looked at the emperor and said, "Father, I want to get down!"

"Why?" the emperor asked softly with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if your father holds me, he cannot hold your sister Yu'er." The princess said in a cute voice.

"Hahaha!"

The emperor smiled and stroked his beard with one hand and said, "Yue'er, you underestimate me too much!"

During the speaking time,

The noble-dressed Concubine Rong came over holding Princess Yu'er.

After some greetings and formalities, the little princess in Rong Fei's arms looked at her sister in the emperor's arms with some envy.

The little princess had lively eyes under her long eyelashes, and her eyes were very similar to those of Rong Fei and Rong Feiyan, but she did not cry or make a fuss.

Zhao Fang came to Rong Fei and said, "Madam Rong Fei, I want to hug Sister Yu'er."

Concubine Rong smiled slightly and handed her daughter out.

Then, in front of Rong Fei's surprised eyes, Zhao Fang held Princess Yu'er for a while, and then stuffed her into the emperor's arms: "Father, it's just right for you to hold one in each of your arms!"

Seeing this scene, the Queen smiled and looked at Rong Fei.

After persisting for a quarter of an hour, the emperor gave a look to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch understood and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you still have some memorials to approve, please take a look."

The emperor nodded solemnly: "State affairs are more important, Fang'er, come here!"

After leaving the Queen's palace, the Emperor gently shook his sore arms and said angrily: "This stinky boy!"

The emperor pretended to come to the hall where memorials were processed.

He walked to the wall with his hands behind his back and admired the newly-made huge map of the Great Zhou Dynasty which was enlarged by one quarter.

"Tsk!"

Looking at the map, the emperor was in a good mood and sighed!
Then he shook his head complacently, obviously very proud of his own expansion of territory.

At this time,

An eunuch beside him whispered, "Your Majesty! The Zhao master is here."

The emperor continued to admire the map, without turning back, and said, "Well! Let him in."

Soon Zhao Zilong bowed and walked into the hall.

"Zilong, what's the matter?"

The emperor asked, standing with his hands behind his back as he looked at the territories of Northern Liao and Jin.

"Your Majesty, Taifeng said he has something to do tonight, so he will go to the gatehouse next to Xuande Tower to watch the lanterns later."

The emperor turned his head and asked: "What is so important?"

"Your Majesty, Taifeng said that he would check on Baigao's old ministers again to prevent any unusual moves on their part."

The emperor nodded: "I heard that Meifeng intends to give the position of head of the Imperial City Department to Taifeng in the future?"

"Your Majesty, that is true! But Taifeng has no such intention."

After Zhao Zilong finished his reply, he glanced at the emperor.

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief: "It's a good thing for brothers to be friendly and respectful to each other, but don't delay the important work, otherwise I will have to punish them!"

"I understand."

"How is the Shen family's situation going?"

"Your Majesty, Doctor Yu's grandson Yu Huguang went to the Yongyi Marquis's residence to express his gratitude. Now he has been invited to the Shen family to diagnose the patient."

"Hmm! I know that this brother of the Yu family is an expert in treating external injuries in the northwest. But how good is his medical skill in treating diseases of the internal organs when he is still young?"

"I heard from the old medical officer that the disciple is better than the master."

The emperor nodded: "Okay!"

申家
The air in the entire backyard was filled with the faint smell of boiled medicine.

Yu Huguang had already gone to the bedroom to diagnose the patient.
The main hall is warm and quiet.

Mr. Shen has no concubines in his family, and like the Xu family, he has three sons and two daughters.

However, the eldest son and the second son were serving as officials outside the capital and could not return to the capital. The eldest daughter was already married, so only the youngest daughter was raised by his side.

On the Arhat chair at the head of the hall,
Lord Shen, a big official in the southern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a very smooth person in the court, now has bags under his eyes.

Before in Tanzhou, Zaiduan's future brother-in-law Xiong Yan had met Madam Shen, who now had a few strands of white hair on her temples.

Xu Zaijing, who was sitting in the hall, twitched his nose.
One could vaguely smell medicine on the body of the eldest lady of the Shen family. It was obvious that she was personally taking care of the bedridden Shen Herui.

The quiet atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Mr. Shen looked at Mrs. Shen with pity, raised his teacup and said, "Wulang, have some tea!"

Xu Zaijing picked up the teacup, nodded to Madam Shen who was looking at him with a worried look on her face, and took a sip.

"I heard that Wulang went to the northwest last year. Is Master Yu also in the northwest?"

After Xu Zaijing put down the teacup, his eyes were full of admiration for the tea. He looked at Mr. Shen and said, "Yes! The boy went to the northwest in August last year and arrived at the camp in September."

After taking another look at the worried look on the Shen family's eldest lady's face, Xu Zaijing continued, "As soon as I entered the military camp, I went to look for Brother Yu, whom I knew well! As soon as I entered his tent, I saw a tall and mighty man crying!"

Grand Minister Shen nodded somewhat weakly and said seriously, "You must be grieving over the death of your comrades in arms, right?"

When Mrs. Shen heard the word "killed in battle", she thought of something and her mood seemed to become even worse.

Behind the screen in the main hall,
Shin Hezhen, who had just rushed back from outside, had a look of resentment in her eyes when she heard Xu Zaijing's words. She felt that Xu Zaijing was a little tactless to say these words at this time, and he was bringing up something that was out of context!
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Xu Zaijing continuing to speak in the main hall.

Xu Zaijing looked at Lord Shen and shook his head, saying, "Sir, that's not the case. This man was frightened to tears by the screams of the wounded soldier who was being treated by Brother Yu in the tent!"

Madam Shen frowned and looked at Xu Zaijing: "Why would he be frightened by screams? It's Master Yu's medical skills."

"Because he will be the next one to go in for treatment!"

"what?"

Before Madam Shen could say anything, Mr. Shen nodded and said, "You are so scared but you still go to see Master Yu. Master Yu must be an outstanding doctor!"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Before, the personal scout beside my father was fighting with the Bai Gao scout, and he was hit by two arrows in the vital parts of his body!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing pointed at himself.

Seeing Xu Zaijing's actions, Madam Shen's hand holding the handkerchief trembled: "These are all vital points!"

"What the lady said is true. Now I heard that this personal soldier..."

After keeping it a secret, Xu Zaijing raised his lips slightly and said, "You can get out of bed now!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up, then darkened again as if she was thinking of something.

Mr. Shen, who was standing by, looked much more relaxed. He had seen military doctors treating people's injuries while suppressing bandits and riots in the south before.

He looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "Old Doctor Yu is very good at treating diseases of the five internal organs. Young Master Yu must have inherited the family tradition and has experience treating knife and arrow wounds in the Western Army."

Xu Zaijing affirmed: "The medical skills have reached a new level."

"Good! That must be the case!"

Mrs. Shen nodded repeatedly and became more lively.

"Master Yu is back."

Before the maid of the Shen family finished her words,

Yu Huguang, who still looked a little tired, had already walked in. Seeing Yu Huguang's serious expression, Shen Da Xianggong stood up from the Luohan chair and said, "Young Master Yu, my Rui Ge'er."

Yu Huguang sighed, and this sigh made Madam Shen, who also stood up, tremble in her hands.

"Brother Shen, you won't be able to see the lanterns tonight, but when the Jinming Pond is in full bloom, he can watch the competition with us."

As he spoke, Yu Huguang smiled at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing shook his head helplessly. Why was he still talking like that at this time?
"Really?"

The eldest lady of the Shen family took a step forward and asked hurriedly.

Yu Huguang nodded affirmatively: "I have just given him acupuncture. He should be able to wake up tonight or tomorrow, but he will have to wait until the first month of the lunar year to get out of bed. Hey, hey, hey! Madam, you can't do that!!!"

As he spoke, Yu Huguang took a few quick steps forward, trying to support Madam Shen who was already kneeling on the ground.

Xu Zaijing also took a step forward and stretched out his hand, supporting Madam Shen's arm with one hand.

But Xu Zaijing was only holding up one side, while Mrs. Shen was already kneeling on one knee on the other side.

"Madam, you can't do that!"

Yu Huguang supported Madam Shen's other side and helped her up from the ground.

Behind the screen,
The maid beside him held back Shin Hezhen who wanted to leave.

The maid shook her head and said hurriedly to Shen Hezhen who turned around and said, "Young lady, you can't leave without the madam's order!"

Shin Hezhen watched her mother being helped up in the main hall and loosened her grip.

in the hall,
Yu Huguang looked at Madam Shen, whose eyes were full of gratitude, and helped her back to the Luohan chair. He also sat down and said, "Shen's brother has been bedridden for many days. It's better to let the maid serve him with medicine in the future!"

“They’re not that considerate”

Yu Huguang shook his head at Madam Shen and said, "When Brother Shen sees your expression, he will be worried and his condition will definitely get worse!"

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, I won't go."

Mr. Shen, who was standing by, nodded to Yu Huguang with gratitude.

"The prescription has been written. I will come to your house tomorrow to check it out."

After Yu Huguang finished speaking, he looked at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing then stood up along with Yu Huguang.

"Why don't you have a meal at my house?" Mrs. Shen said.

"Uh"

Yu Huguang glanced outside the hall.

"Today is the Lantern Festival, and you haven't even seen the lanterns yet, so how can you have dinner at my house?"

After Lord Shen finished speaking, he walked over to the two of them and said, "Come, let's go out together."

After leaving the main hall,

The sun has already set,

The low roof of the house can block the sun from the west.

On the way out,
Xu Zaijing also talked with Mr. Shen about the military training in the south: Xiong Yan has the help of his future father-in-law, Mr. Shen, and is doing well now.

When we reached the second gate,
Yu Huguang: "Sir, please stay!"

Shen Da Xianggong smiled, shook his head, and extended his hand to invite him, "Walk a little further!"

After sending him to the gate,
Yu Huguang and Xu Zaijing got on their horses and said, "My Lord, please go back home!"

After saying this, the two of them nodded and walked forward.

After walking dozens of steps,
When Xu Zaijing turned around again, he saw Mr. Shen standing at the door, bowing deeply to the two of them.

Yu Huguang was also reminded by Xu Zaijing to look back and wanted to return the gift, but the distance was too far, so he could only watch Mr. Shen return home.

"This is Mr. Shen"

"Come on, Jing'er, let's go eat something and drink some good wine! I haven't had a glass of wine in such a long time since I came back to Beijing!"

Xu Zaijing looked at Yu Huguang and said, "Brother Yu, don't you need to go back to look after the old man?"

"As long as Grandfather wakes up, there's nothing else to do! Let's go!"

As they spoke, the two men rode their horses and headed towards Xuande Gate with their entourage.

In the Shen family courtyard,
Shen Hezhen walked to the main hall and looked at Mrs. Shen who was sitting on the chair with a happy face: "Mother, your daughter is back."

Mrs. Shen waved to her daughter, and when Shen Hezhen came closer, Mrs. Shen asked, "How was Miss Chai's elegant gathering?"

Shen Hezhen shook her head: "Mother, my brother is seriously ill. If you hadn't forced me, how could I go to any gathering?"

Madam Shen looked at her daughter with satisfaction and said, "Did Miss Zheng see it?"

"Mother, how did you know she was gone?"

Madam Shen smiled a little: "The Chai family sent an invitation with the names of the noble ladies in Beijing who will be attending the gathering."

"What did Miss Zheng say to you?"

"Her sister Zheng Ni is concerned about her brother's condition. My daughter thinks that sister Zheng Ni is worried about her brother."

Madam Shen smiled and nodded: "That's great, it won't be a waste of our family's kindness! When your brother is healthy, the marriage will go ahead."

Shin Hezhen nodded vigorously.

After a while of silence in the hall, Shen Hezhen said, "Mother, at the elegant gathering, I feel that the styles of clothes are not as good as theirs."

Mrs. Shen smiled and touched Shen Hezhen's hair.

When we got to Panlou Main Street,

Xu Zaijing saw Liang Han's servant fishing on a cart, peering at the direction he was coming from on the street.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and Qingyun, Diao Che waved happily, and soon came over, bowed and said: "Wulang, my master said that thanks to the blessing of Chai's eldest son, we have a great place to watch the lanterns tonight!"

"It's just south of Xuande Gate. My dear, I have been there. The view from the four-story wooden building is excellent!"

"go!"

As they spoke, everyone rushed towards the 'perfect place'.

South of Xuande Gate,

Three-story wooden building.

Xu Zaijing and Yu Huguang walked up together.

Seeing the view of most of the front of Xuande Building, Yu Huguang and Xu Zaijing exclaimed: "Brother Jing, I have been in Bianjing for many years, and today is my first time here! Wow, the third floor is so nice, how about the fourth floor?"

Gu Tingye and Zheng Xiao, both with their hands behind their backs, walked over in a serious manner and heard Yu Huguang's sigh.

Gu Tingye glanced at the rooftop and said with some envy: "My little sister is upstairs."

Zheng Xiao sighed: "Oh! My eldest niece is here too."

Looking at Zheng Xiao's appearance, Xu Zaijing, who knew the relationship between the Zheng and Shen families, smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Brother Xiao, do you want to hear some good news?"

Zheng Xiao nodded boredly.

After a while,
Seo Jae-jeong finished talking about Shin Hee-seo's situation.

Zheng Xiao's eyes widened, and he grabbed Xu Zaijing's arm and said, "Brother Jing, don't lie to me!"

"The doctor is here, ask it yourself."

Less than half a quarter of an hour later,
On the fourth floor,
A maid smiled and walked quickly to Zheng Ni, whose eyes were red.

The sun has set.

There is a bright blue in the sky.
All the lanterns in Bianjing City were lit.

Jiying Lane

In the alley, passers-by dressed in various clothes and carrying lanterns would pass by from time to time.

A row of carriages stopped at the gate of Sheng's house.
Sheng Hong was very filial and supported the old lady to the front of the car: "Mother, please go slowly!"

The old lady nodded and stepped on the carriage stool to get on the carriage: "Ming'er, come here!"

Minglan nodded and got into the carriage.

Beside the carriage,
Mother Fang held Xiao Tao's hand and walked towards the carriage road: "Old lady, let's go to the carriage behind."

"Well, keep an eye on Xiaotao!"

"Yes!"

Mother Fang smiled and helped Xiao Tao warm her hands, saying, "Come on, let's get in the car too."

Xiao Tao nodded happily and whispered, "Mother Fang, I want to eat."

"Okay, I'll buy them all!"

Not far from the Sheng family convoy,
A man dressed like a rich man happened to pass by at this time.
Seeing Xiaotao, who was being led, looking at him curiously, the rich man quickly turned his head to the side.

"Xiao Tao, what's wrong?" Fang's mother asked with concern.

Xiaotao shook his head.

The Sheng family convoy started its journey.
The wealthy man who had just passed by also left the Sheng family's gate and got on a carriage on the side of the road.

In the carriage, the wealthy man Zhao Taifeng took off his clothes with a smile on his face and said, "Let's go to Xuande Gate."

(End of this chapter)