Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 321: Su Zhubu invites the imperial physician
Honglu Temple, after Chief Su came off duty today, he hosted a banquet for an imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

The Director of the Imperial Medical Service was the chief officer of the Imperial Medical Service, who was of the fifth rank, and below him was the Court Judge, who was of the sixth rank.

The so-called imperial physicians in the Ming Dynasty were only of the eighth rank and were responsible for specific medical work.

Su Zhubu also used his connections and it took a long time to invite the imperial physician Yao Liyao.

If it weren't for his daughter Su Hanmei's constant begging, Su Zhubu would not have wanted to do this favor. After all, if you ask someone for help in officialdom, you have to repay them in the future.

But to put it another way, last time so many people followed Li Mengyang to impeach the Zhang brothers, and in the end they were all dealt with by the emperor. If Chen Ce hadn't reminded him that time, he, the chief clerk of the Honglu Temple, might have suffered as well.

So no matter whether his daughter succeeded in asking him for help or not, Su He should repay Chen Ce's kindness out of both emotion and reason.

I heard from my daughter Su Hanmei that Chen Ce was sick, but she didn't know what the disease was.

Su Hanmei was waiting for Su He outside the palace. When she saw Su He and an old imperial physician standing beside them, she went up to them and paid her respects.

Imperial Physician Yao simply nodded and didn't say much. It was obvious that this imperial physician was very arrogant. After all, he served the royal family, and helping these ministers in private was already a great respect for them.

"Master Su, what is your relationship with this patient?" Imperial Physician Yao asked calmly.

Su Zhubu hurriedly said, "He is a friend of mine."

Imperial Physician Yao hummed without comment, then followed Su Zhubu and Su Hanmei to Huaihua Hutong.

But Chen Ce is not at home today, he is out.

Su Zhubu waited awkwardly for a long time. Imperial Physician Yao said impatiently, "Sir Su, your young friend is very impressive. I don't have the time to wait for him here."

"Since you want to make an appointment with me to see a doctor, you should wait at home early!"

"Humph!"

Imperial Physician Yao felt that the other party was very disrespectful to him.

Su Hanmei hurriedly said, "Imperial Physician Yao, please wait a moment, he will be back soon."

Imperial Physician Yao snorted and said impatiently: "Then wait a moment. If you don't come back, I will go back."

Just at this moment, Chen Ce walked out of the alley, and Su Hanmei breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Ce looked at Su Hanmei curiously, then looked at Su He and Yao Li beside her, and asked, "Miss Su, is there anything wrong?"

Su Hanmei hurriedly whispered to Chen Ce, "My father used his connections to invite an imperial physician from the palace. I heard that you were ill, so I asked the imperial physician to check on you."

Chen Ce: “…”

The imperial physician of the court had examined him. The last time Zhu Houzhao invited someone was a court judge, whose rank was much higher than that of the imperial physician.

However, since Su Hanmei was so kind, Chen Ce naturally had no reason to refuse, so he said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Su."

Chen Ce invited the three people in. When Imperial Physician Yao saw Chen Ce's courtyard, he couldn't help but frown.

After he sat down, Chen Ce poured tea for the three of them.

Imperial Physician Yao waved his hand and said, "Don't bother me. I don't like tea. Tell me about your condition."

It's not that imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau are not allowed to take private jobs, but you have to earn extra money. Looking at the yard where this guy lives, you can tell that he comes from a poor family.

Imperial Physician Yao didn't even like the tea that was served.

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment. Don't you doctors emphasize observation, listening, questioning and palpation? Do you still want me to tell you the situation?
Chen Ce uttered an "oh" and said, "Coughing, chest tightness, and coughing up blood."

Imperial Physician Yao said calmly: "I will just prescribe you some cough suppressants."

Chen Ce said: "I have already gotten some medicine from the doctor."

Imperial Physician Yao said unhappily: "What do folk doctors know? You won't go wrong if you listen to me." "Do you have paper and pen?"

Chen Ce nodded: "Yes, I'll get it for you."

After Chen Ce brought the paper and pen, Imperial Physician Yao began to write the prescription. After finishing the prescription, he reminded Chen Ce: "Your illness is not a serious one, but you need to take good care of it. These herbs are not easy to buy in ordinary pharmacies. You can go to Fang's Pharmacy in the middle section of Chengqingfang Street to get them."

Chen Ce said, "Okay."

Su Hanmei quickly asked, "Doctor Yao, would you like to take my pulse or something to confirm my condition?"

Yao Li frowned and said, "Why? You question my medical skills? I don't need you to remind me how to treat illnesses. If you don't trust me, why did you ask me to come?"

Su He said awkwardly: "Master Yao, please don't be angry. I am ignorant. Haha, since you said that Young Master Chen's condition is not serious, then it must be fine. He can take a few more doses of medicine and he will be fine. This is a good thing."

Yao Li nodded and said to Chen Ce: "You need to take this prescription for a month and your body will be in good condition."

"Okay, that's it for today."

Chen Ce bowed to Yao Li and said, "Thank you, sir."

Yao Li hummed and said, "Don't forget to get the medicine as soon as possible."

Chen Ce: "Okay."

Yao Li did not stay with Chen Ce for long, so Su He sent Yao Li away.

Su Hanmei said to Chen Ce with embarrassment: "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry for not informing you in advance. The imperial doctors in the palace all have bad tempers, but the more capable a person is, the worse their temper is. You should not get angry."

Chen Ce smiled and shook his head: "No."

"Thank you Miss Su, I'll get you some money."

Su Hanmei quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I just heard that you were sick, and because you helped my father last time, I couldn't find a chance to thank you, so I took the initiative. Just don't be angry."

Chen Ce nodded.

Su Hanmei was so kind, how could Chen Ce say anything? As for the Imperial Physician Yao, Chen Ce didn't take him seriously at all. He didn't care about any prescriptions. He might not even know what disease he had, but he just wrote a prescription.

If Chen Ce guessed correctly, then the Fang's Pharmacy was most likely opened by the family of Imperial Physician Yao.

These prescriptions must be very expensive.

Chen Ce sighed in his heart, but he was helpless. He couldn't expose the other party in front of the Su father and daughter, which would make the Su father and daughter lose face.

He hadn't thought that Su Hanmei would act on her own, but her heart was good and Chen Ce couldn't refuse.

Su Hanmei stood up and saluted, then said to Chen Ce, "Don't worry, Master Chen. You will get better soon."

Chen Ce smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still kept a smile on his face and said, "Okay, thank you Miss Su."

Su Hanmei said, "I won't bother Master Chen anymore... I'll leave first."

Chen Ce stood up and saw Su Hanmei off. Looking at the prescription left by Imperial Physician Yao on the stone table, Chen Ce picked it up, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.

Imperial Physician Yao said goodbye to Su He and came to Fang’s pharmacy with his hands behind his back.

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked, "Master, how come you have time to come here in person?"

Imperial Physician Yao said, "A boy will come here to get medicine in the next two days. Here is the prescription. You should raise the price a bit. The boy's family is not rich, so don't raise the price too high, nor set it too low. Just eat up his wealth bit by bit."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Oh, okay!"

(End of this chapter)