"When it comes to famous doctors, there are countless in the capital. Especially Taiyi Hospital, which has gathered the best medical experts of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

  "Zhou Taisheng is skilled in treating children's illnesses, and whenever the princes and princesses fall ill, it is Zhou Taisheng who diagnoses and treats them. Yu Taisheng is skilled in treating women's illnesses, and when the imperial consorts and concubines fall ill, they often call upon Yu Taisheng. These two physicians are renowned within the Imperial Hospital, and ordinary families cannot afford to invite them to their homes. Only members of the royal family, high-ranking officials, and first- and second-grade civil servants can request their services. However, compared to Wei Taisheng's medical skills, theirs are nothing special."

  Who is the doctor?

  Ling Jing's heart moved and she eagerly asked: "What kind of disease is this Wei Taiyi good at treating?"

  Ling Jingyan smiled and said, "Wei Taizhen is best at treating difficult and miscellaneous diseases. There are not a few patients who have been diagnosed with incurable diseases, but after seeking treatment from Wei Taizhen, they were all cured by him. Just two months ago, there was a patient who had been suffering from leg disease for many years and could not walk, but after being treated by Wei Taizhen's wonderful hands, he was able to get out of bed and walk around. It is said that as long as he practices for a period of time, he will be able to recover completely."

  There is actually such a divine doctor with wonderful medical skills!

  Ling Jingyu suppressed the excitement in her heart and curiously asked, "This Wei Taifu is a royal physician of the Imperial Hospital, shouldn't she be treating illnesses for people within the palace? How can she often have cases of treating patients?"

  "There's a reason for this. You weren't in the capital, so you wouldn't know." Ling Jingyan's tone became more serious as she continued to speak: "Most of the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital come from medical families and have been studying medicine since childhood. Some are also famous doctors from various states and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Wei Taiyi is an exception, however."

  "It is said that Wei Taizhen lost his mother at a young age, and when he was three years old, his father also passed away. He relied on his elder sister for survival. As a child, he entered an herbal medicine shop as an apprentice. Due to his cleverness and exceptional talent, the master of the shop took him in as a closed-door disciple, starting to learn medicine at the age of six."

  "If things go on like this, he will at most become a somewhat famous doctor. However, human fate is indeed unpredictable..."

  Ling Jingyan said this and deliberately paused for a moment.

  Ling Jingxuan's curiosity was rarely piqued, and she couldn't help but ask, "What happened afterwards?"

  "I've been talking for half a day and I'm thirsty." Ling Jingyan coughed in a pretentious manner.

  Ling Jing's smile froze, and she got up to pour a cup of tea for her: "Yan Tangjie said it was dry mouth and tongue, drink this cup of tea before continuing."

  ......

  Ling Jingyan wasn't thirsty, but deliberately pretended to be, took a sip of tea, and continued with great interest: "When he was ten years old, his eldest sister was sixteen years old, born with a beautiful face, and was favored by a royal relative's mansion, the Duke, who wanted to take her into the mansion as a concubine. Wei Gongzhu refused to comply even if it meant death, and hit her head against the gate, suddenly bleeding profusely, almost dying on the spot."

  "It just so happened that the Consort Xu, who had not yet been established as empress, was passing by the Prince's mansion and heard about this matter. She was unhappy in her heart, ordered someone to treat Wei's injuries, and severely scolded the prince."

  "Wei young lady also turned misfortune into fortune, after recovering from her injuries, she entered the palace as a palace maid. Due to her beautiful appearance, she quickly gained the emperor's favor. The emperor wanted to give her a title, but it is said that she politely declined and continued to serve as a palace maid by Xu Fei's side. She only begged the emperor to let her younger brother enter the Imperial Hospital, so that the siblings could often meet. The emperor nodded in agreement, and at just twelve years old, Wei Taiyi became the youngest doctor in the Imperial Hospital. He took the hospital's chief physician, who was skilled in medicine, as his master, and devoted himself to studying the medical techniques and prescriptions of past dynasties. In just a few short years, he became famous throughout the capital for his exquisite medical skills."

  Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor had a special liking for her, and as a result, Consort Xu also received more favor and was soon promoted to a higher rank, becoming Noble Consort.

  When she heard Xu Guifei's name, Ling Jingxu's eyes cooled down slightly.

  This Xu Guifei later became the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. She had a son and a daughter, her son was Yan Wang, who later became the crown prince and ascended to the throne as emperor. Her daughter, Changping Princess, was the most favored by the emperor.

  It was Princess Changping who insisted on recruiting Lu Hong as her husband back then!

  Ling Jingyan remained calm and continued, "Later, Empress Jiang passed away, and the Emperor naturally appointed Xu Guifei as the new Empress. The sister of Imperial Physician Wei was also granted the title of Concubine."

  "Wei Zhiyu was favored in the palace, and Wei Taizhong was flattered by everyone in the Imperial Hospital. The difficult task of treating illnesses for imperial consorts and relatives never fell to him. Wei Taizhong had a set of exquisite medical skills, but had nowhere to use them, and felt very helpless. So he set up a charity hall in the capital city, specifically to take in patients with incurable diseases. Because he cured many patients who were diagnosed as terminally ill, his reputation quickly spread throughout the capital."

  It was precisely this that allowed everyone to witness the excellence of Wei Taizhen's medical skills. Later, Wei Taizhen became the emperor's exclusive imperial physician. Apart from the emperor, only the empress and the crown prince who had been ill for a long time could summon Wei Taizhen.

  However, the Shantang set up by Wei Taifu in the capital did not close. As usual, it accepted patients who had been ill for a long time and could not be cured. However, Wei Taifu had to be on duty in the palace every month, with very little free time. Only on the first and fifteenth days of each lunar month would he go to Shantang. Wei Taifu was called Wei Shen Yi by people, and that Shantang also had a nickname, called Hui Chun Tang. As long as you lived in the capital, no one did not know about Hui Chun Tang.

  "Wei Shen Yi was renowned in the capital, not only for his exceptional medical skills and noble status. But also because of his elegant and refined appearance, he was one of the most famous handsome men in the capital, and he was only 24 years old this year. Countless young ladies from prominent families secretly admired him, mustering up the courage to wait outside Hui Chun Tang just to catch a glimpse of him. Unfortunately, Wei Shen Yi was completely obsessed with medicine and had no interest in women, and he still hadn't gotten married yet."

  Ling Jingyan said with a dry mouth and tongue, and casually drank up the tea in her hand.

  Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she curiously looked at Ling Jingxu: "Jingxu younger sister, why did you investigate so thoroughly? Could it be that you also want to go to the capital and see this Wei Shen Yi?"

  Ling Jingxu did not refute it and took it as a default.

  Ling Jingyan originally just said it casually, seeing Ling Jingxiao's reaction like this, she couldn't help but pause: "What's going on, you want to go see him for what?"

  Ling Jingxu didn't hide it either, and said frankly: "Ah Xiao fell down at the age of eight and hurt his brain. For so many years, he has been blind and unable to read or write. I have always felt regretful about this in my heart. If there is a chance to cure his eyes, I will definitely try."

  Since I've made up my mind to go to Beijing, there's no need to hide the fact that I'm going for Ling Xiao's eye treatment.

  Ling Jingyan was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "Xiao Tangdi's eyes are indeed a pity. He was very intelligent since childhood and was known as a child prodigy. If it weren't for his blindness, he might have passed the county exam and the imperial exam long ago."

  She paused and continued, "You want to take the Fourth Master to the capital to treat his eyes, it's indeed a good thing. However, the journey is long, and even if we arrive in the capital, there's no guarantee that he'll be cured in time. I'm not sure how much time and effort will be spent on this. Grandma and Fifth Uncle may not agree."

  Ling Jingxian looked at Ling Jingyan sincerely: "To be honest with you, I've had this plan in mind for a long time and have thought of a way to deal with it. After Grandma's birthday, you'll all return to the capital. I'd like to follow you to Luoyang and stay at your place for a while. At that time, please ask Eldest Sister Yan to take good care of me."

  Ling Jingyan smiled without hesitation: "This is actually a good idea. Come to the capital with us, and I'm sure Grandma and Fifth Uncle won't have any worries either. And don't mention anything polite to me, when you arrive in the capital, just live in the mansion, it's fine no matter how long you stay."

  Ling Jingyan was so enthusiastic, which was quite unexpected.

  Ling Jingxian originally didn't have a very good impression of Ling Jingyan. At this moment, she couldn't help but be moved: "Then I'll thank Eldest Sister Yan first." She also tactfully reminded her: "I haven't mentioned this to Grandmother yet, so please keep it a secret for now, Eldest Sister Yan."

  Ling Jingyan smiled and responded.

  ......

  The two chatted for a long time, and when it was noon, Ling Jingxu specially kept Ling Jingyan in the Autumn Water Pavilion to have lunch. Then she sent someone to call Ling Xiao over.

  Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao came over with two more people behind him.

  When Lu Hong's beautiful and elegant face appeared before her eyes, Ling Jingxuan almost reflexively furrowed her brow, and her expression suddenly turned cold.

  Lu Hong had already gotten used to Ling Jingxiao's coldness and wasn't really annoyed. With a smile, he walked forward: "Jingxiao sister-in-law, I was just explaining the poem to Xiao Shu brother earlier, when I heard that you were ready with lunch here. My mouth is itching and I couldn't help but follow over with a thick face. Please don't mind, Jingxiao sister-in-law."

  What's the big deal if something strange happens?

  Everyone has arrived, and we can't just drive him away like this!

  Although she wanted to do so, thinking of Old Lady Ling, she had to suppress this impulse and replied coldly: "I didn't expect Brother Lu and Brother Qian to come together, the dishes are not sumptuous, I'm afraid we'll keep our distinguished guests waiting."

  Ling Jingxu didn't turn her face away on the spot, and was willing to hold back her temper to respond with a few words. Lu Hong's heart was already filled with joy, and he couldn't care less about whether the dishes were sumptuous or not. He laughed repeatedly: "As long as Sister Jingxu doesn't think we brothers are being presumptuous, that's all that matters."

  Lu Qian couldn't get a word in edgewise for the time being, so he stood aside with a smile. However, his eyes stared unblinkingly at Ling Jingxu.

  Ling Xiao's eyes couldn't see, but Ling Jingyan's eyesight was very good, and she took in the whole scene, unable to help but secretly laugh.

  The admiration in Lu Hong's eyes is so obvious that even a blind person can see it. This is tolerable! Unexpectedly, the child-like Lu Qian also understands what "beautiful and virtuous lady, gentleman's favorite" means.

  ......