Speaking of which, it was already two months ago since Zhao Junchen last met with Liu Rui.
These days, although Liu Rui lives in the Zhao Mansion, she keeps a low profile and seldom appears in public. Zhao Junchen is busy with government affairs and party disputes, and has long forgotten this seemingly weak but strong-minded girl.
The day before yesterday, Zhao Junchen took Xia'er into his house and handed it over to Liu Rui to take care of him because he found that the people he knew around him were not suitable, so he thought of it temporarily.
But he didn't expect that Liu Rui would bring Xi'er to see him today, but he didn't know why.
While he was thinking secretly, Zhao Junchen walked up to Liu Rui. After nodding slightly, Zhao Junchen smiled and asked: "It turns out to be Miss Liu Rui. Although you live in Zhao Mansion, you have not been here for a long time."
I haven’t seen you yet. I’m still looking at Haihan for my neglect, but I don’t know why Miss Liu came to see me?”
As he said that, Zhao Junchen turned to look at Xi'er. Liu Rui brought Xi'er here specially today, thinking that the incident might have something to do with Xi'er.
And Xi'er has now arrived in Zhao's house. In just two days, he has already looked very different from the refugee he was before. The dust on his young face has been washed away, he has put on clean new clothes, and his long hair was combed.
She has become a girl with a bun. Although her eyes are still dull and dull, she finally looks like a normal girl. She looks delicate and lovable. She is indeed a rare beauty. No wonder she was attracted by Huang Yourong.
At this time, although Xi'er still didn't express much, her little hands were tightly grasping the corner of Liu Rui's clothes, and her thin body was leaning slightly towards Liu Rui. Apparently after these two days of getting along, Xi'er had grown to love Liu Rui.
Dependence is increasing.
On the other side, after hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Liu Rui showed hesitation, as if she didn't know how to speak.
Seeing Liu Rui's appearance, Zhao Junchen smiled, pointed to the study, and said: "It's not convenient to talk here. You'd better follow me to the study."
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He brought Liu Rui and Xi'er to the study room and sat down respectively. After Chu Jiayi, who had been waiting here for a long time, served tea to everyone, Zhao Junchen raised his head and said to Liu Rui: "Well, what is it? You can say
No, no one is an outsider here."
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, Xu Qingyan and Fang Ru both looked at Liu Rui. But they both had encouraging faces. For Liu Rui, no matter how picky their tempers were, it was difficult for them to feel comfortable with each other these days.
Disgust.
Liu Rui hesitated again, then glanced at Xia'er beside him. After touching Xia'er's little head, he finally said: "Sir, the reason why I asked to see you this time is about this child. I want to take care of him."
I’m leaving Beijing with Xia’er, and besides, I also want to borrow some money from the Lord’s Mansion.”
Liu Rui's request is not a big deal. After all, Liu Rui is not a member of the Zhao family. Now he is just staying here. He can come and go freely. The most indispensable thing in the Zhao family is money, which is not worse than the national treasury.
How many.
However, such a request coming from Liu Rui, who had always kept a low profile, somewhat surprised Zhao Junchen.
"What's going on?" Zhao Junchen asked.
Liu Rui touched Xia'er's little head again, with a look of tenderness and pity on her beautiful fair face, and said slowly: "I want to take Xia'er to treat eye diseases. Xia'er is so young, but what?
She can't even see, which is really pitiful. We can't let her be like this for the rest of her life. I asked the doctor at your residence, the reason why Xia'er is blind is because she was hit on the head a long time ago, which caused congestion and heart stimulation.
.However, it is still possible to cure it, but there are not many doctors with such ability. The doctor at your residence said that there is a miracle doctor named Zhang Decheng in Shaanxi, and it may be possible, so I want to take Xia'er to Shaanxi.
Find him."
"Oh? Are you talking about Zhang Decheng, who refused to be drafted into the palace as an imperial doctor three times in a row? If it is him, he is indeed capable."
Hearing Zhang Decheng's name, even Zhao Junchen showed a rare expression of admiration and nodded while thinking.
Zhang Decheng is one of the top famous doctors in this era. He has traveled among the people to treat people for many years. He is known as "the incense of thousands of families brings forth Buddhas" and has a high reputation among the government and the public.
Emperor Deqing recruited him three times to serve as an imperial physician, but Zhang Decheng rejected him one after another, claiming that "compared to the palace dignitaries, the common people need their medical skills more." It can be said that he did not give Emperor Deqing any face, but Deqing
The emperor valued his own reputation. Not only could he not be angry at Zhang Decheng's remarks, he had repeatedly issued decrees to commend him over the years, which also made Zhang Decheng's reputation even greater.
Moreover, this Zhang Decheng seems to be someone who "dislikes the rich and loves the poor". If he is a poor person, not only will he receive no money for treatment and diagnosis, but he will also often subsidize medicine. But if he is a businessman and an official, it will cost him a lot of money to treat diseases.
Therefore, he has mixed reputation and reputation in the court.
Back then, a merchant from Shanxi came to Zhang Decheng to treat his infertility. One of Zhang Decheng's prescriptions was sold for a sky-high price of 30,000 taels of silver, which caused an uproar in the world.
According to what Zhang Decheng said, the so-called human lives are not equal in value. If the poor people have no money, they will naturally take nothing. However, rich people have a lot of money and think they are superior, but they also need more money. For example, that
As a Shanxi merchant, thirty thousand taels of silver were exchanged for the inheritance of incense and descendants, but it cannot be said to be a loss.
While pondering, recalling Zhang Decheng's deeds, Zhao Junchen's heart moved and he said: "Xia'er has been taken into my house and is a member of my Zhao family from now on. The money to treat her eye disease will naturally come from the Zhao family."
.However, with Zhang Decheng's temperament, if someone else in the house were to go there, he would inevitably act more domineering, and I'm afraid he wouldn't like him. In addition, my reputation among the people is not good, and I'm afraid I would have to suffer even more.
Making things difficult. So it’s really best to leave this matter to you, but just in case, you have to bring enough money. In addition..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned to look at Xu Qingyan and said: "Qingyan, you will send someone to the imperial doctor's office later to get a copy of the diagnostic history of the seventh prince Zhu Heyu over the years, and ask Liu Rui to bring it with him.
It's rare to see Zhang Decheng, and I also want to ask for a prescription for the seventh prince to nourish his body. I think your majesty will be satisfied after getting the news."
Thinking of the relationship between Zhao Junchen and the seventh prince Zhu Heyu, Xu Qingyan felt that Zhao Junchen might have another purpose for doing this, and with a flash of his eyes, he nodded in agreement.
Zhao Junchen said to Liu Rui: "That's it. I'm afraid this matter will also trouble you. Tomorrow I will arrange carriages and horses to escort you and Xi'er to Shaanxi."
Hearing that Zhao Junchen agreed, Liu Rui was overjoyed. She stood up and thanked Xiaer. She said, "Thank you, sir."
Liu Rui's family fell into decline since she was a child, and she suffered a lot of abuse from her eldest mother and brother. She has suffered a lot over the years. After Zhao Junchen left Xi'er to Liu Rui's care, he learned about Xi'er's experience over the years.
Liu Rui felt the same way, and coupled with Xia'er's cuteness and cuteness, she already regarded Xia'er as her younger sister.
Seeing Liu Rui's appearance, Zhao Junchen shook his head and laughed, saying: "Xia'er is a member of my house. Now you take her to see a doctor and help me with errands. How can I get you to thank me? Let me do it."
Thank you."
Then, after Zhao Junchen said a few more words to Liu Rui, Liu Rui saw that there was still a thick stack of notebooks on Zhao Junchen's desk waiting for review, so she consciously stopped disturbing him and stood up to say goodbye to Zhao Junchen.
However, when Liu Rui led Xia'er to leave the study, she seemed to have thought of something, but there was a trace of hesitation in her expression again. She glanced at Zhao Junchen hesitantly.
Zhao Junchen understood Liu Rui's thoughts and said before Liu Rui could speak: "If you want to ask about your brother Liu Zimin, don't worry. As far as I know, he did very well in this subject. Xing
It is inevitable that he will be nominated, but now that the palace examination is about to begin, in order to avoid suspicion, I have not allowed him to come to the Zhao Mansion. You can go and meet him before leaving the capital. Speaking of which, you brothers and sisters have not met for a long time."
After Liu Rui was silent for a moment, she said: "A civilian girl can't change my brother's ambition, let alone your mind. I just ask you to take pity on my father's reputation in the future, and don't let my brother go further and further down the side road."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "I know this well, but you also know. From now on, it depends on your brother's own choice which way to go. Even I can't interfere more."
Liu Rui sighed. A look of sadness flashed across her face. Without saying anything more, she just led Xi'er away.
On the other side, when Liu Rui mentioned the miracle doctor Zhang Decheng just now, Fang Ru's expression changed and she was thoughtful. Now seeing that Liu Rui was about to leave, she suddenly said: "Master, you still have to handle official business. I
I won't bother you here, leave Sister Liu's affairs to me."
Then, Fang Ru smiled at Liu Rui again and said, "Sister Liu, come with me. I will prepare the money you need first."
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But it was said that after Fang Ru left the study with Liu Rui, she led Liu Rui towards the accounting room of Zhao Mansion. Her expression was still changing, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Liu Rui was not familiar with Fang Ru, so when Fang Ru didn't speak, she remained silent and just followed behind quietly, holding Xia'er.
Not long after, Fang Ru brought Liu Rui to Zhao's accounting room.
When the people in the accounting room saw Fang Ru appearing, they naturally did not dare to neglect and hurriedly saluted and said hello.
However, what Fang Ru said next made everyone stunned.
"Pay out two hundred thousand taels of silver from the government account and give it to Miss Liu to take away."
Two hundred thousand taels of silver was a huge amount in any era. After hearing Fang Ru's words, not only the accountants of the Zhao family, but also Liu Rui were stunned.
Although there is never a shortage of money in the accounts of the Zhao family, it is extremely rare for such a large amount of money to be withdrawn. The accountant did not dare to agree casually and asked cautiously: "Madam, so much money is not a small matter, sir.
Does Bian know the news?"
Fang Ru's eyes widened and she said coldly: "Of course this is the master's order. Do you still doubt me for stealing money from the house?"
Fang Ru has already gained a lot of prestige in the Zhao Mansion. Hearing what Fang Ru said, how could the accountant of the Zhao Mansion dare to refuse? His body trembled and he hurriedly went to prepare.
On the other side, when he heard that Fang Ru was going to hand over such a large sum of money to him, he was a little surprised for a while. Liu Rui's family was in a state of decline, so how could he have ever received so much money? He couldn't help but said in a panic: "Two hundred thousand taels?"
Is it too... too much? I heard that the miracle doctor Zhang was very charitable and would never ask for more money after learning about Xi'er's experience. Although Mr. Zhao still wanted to help His Highness the Seventh Prince find a tonic pharmacy, but
When it comes to the royal family, Doctor Zhang would not dare to ask for more money... Two hundred thousand taels is too much!"
After hesitating for a moment, Fang Ru explained softly: "This time you go to see the miracle doctor Zhang. Not only do you want to cure Xi'er's eye disease and help the master find a nourishing pharmacy for the seventh prince, I also want you to ask for help.
A portion...of the prescription to help with fertility, both men and women need one portion."
Fang Ru is the favorite of the special family in the Zhao family. She has had sex with Zhao Junchen many times, but there has been no movement in her stomach. Fang Ru has always had many little thoughts, so how can she not care about this situation?
?If she can give birth to a son and a half daughter for Zhao Junchen, then in Fang Ru's opinion, her position in Zhao Junchen's heart will be more stable.
When Liu Rui mentioned the miracle doctor Zhang Decheng just now, Fang Ru immediately thought of Zhang Decheng's use of a pharmacy to cure a certain Shanxi businessman's infertility, and she immediately became interested.
Seeing that Liu Rui was still stunned, Fang Ru sighed softly and added: "The miracle doctor Zhang used a pharmacy to cure a certain Shanxi businessman's infertility, but he asked for thirty thousand taels of silver. It was because of that Shanxi businessman.
Shang's reputation among the people is not very good, and Doctor Zhang may be trying to make things difficult. But I don't need to tell you that I know that my reputation among the people is much worse than that of the Shanxi merchant. And with your character,
It’s absolutely impossible to hide your origins from the miracle doctor Zhang. If you want to ask for this prescription, I’m afraid you’ll be in trouble, so it’s always a good idea to bring more money.”
After understanding Fang Ru's thoughts, Liu Rui hesitated for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.
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On the other side, just as Fang Ru was taking Liu Rui to get the silver, Wei Huai from Xichang came to Zhao Mansion to ask for Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen is planning to launch a comprehensive party struggle to seize power against the three cabinet ministers Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, and Shen Changmao. Now he is in the secret preparation stage, and the first step starts from the West Factory!
Wei Huai is capable of doing things, and now it only takes two or three days, but he is ready. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation