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When the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was full of ambition, in the Zhao Mansion at this time, Fang Ru was holding a banquet to entertain Liu Rui and Zhang Decheng, a famous doctor in Shaanxi.

Zhang Decheng, the top famous doctor in this era, has traveled to the people and healed the people for many years, and is known as "Ten Thousand Families of Incense and Buddha", with a very high reputation.

Over the years, Emperor Deqing has recruited him into the palace three times as a royal doctor, but was rejected by Zhang Decheng, claiming that "compared with the palace magnates, the common people need their own medical skills more", it can be said that Emperor Deqing does not give face at all, but Emperor Deqing pays attention to his reputation and image, and not only can not be angry with Zhang Decheng's statement, but also repeatedly decrees and commended, which also makes Zhang Decheng's prestige more and more prosperous, and faintly becomes the leader of the folk apricot forest.

Moreover, this Zhang Decheng has a bit of a "dislike of the rich and love the poor", if the poor people come to him for medical treatment, the diagnosis fee is not a penny, and he often gives away medicinal materials, but if the businessman and the official family find him for treatment, it often costs a lot of money.

In that year, there was a rich and unkind Jin merchant who asked Zhang Decheng to treat his infertility, but Zhang Decheng took the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price, and a prescription was sold for a sky-high price of 30,000 taels of silver, which caused an uproar among the government and the opposition, and also caused many debates.

According to Zhang Decheng, the so-called human life is equivalent but not equivalent, and the poor people are penniless, so he naturally does not take a penny, but the rich and noble people have thousands of dollars in their pockets, and they think they are superior, so if they want to cure the disease, they naturally need to pay more silver - for example, the Jin merchant, 30,000 taels of silver in exchange for the inheritance of incense and the continuation of children and grandchildren. But it can't be said to be a loss.

At the beginning, because his brother Liu Zimin took refuge in Zhao Junchen, Liu Rui temporarily lived in Zhao Junchen's house. Not long after, Liu Rui took pity on the miserable fate of the shrimp, and heard that there was a famous doctor in Shaanxi called Zhang Decheng, who could cure all diseases, so he borrowed a sum of silver from Zhao Junchen and took the shrimp to Shaanxi to find Zhang Decheng to treat eye diseases.

Then. Fang Ru was in charge of managing the accounts of the Zhao Mansion, and he actually gave Liu Rui a huge sum of 200,000 taels of silver in one go!

In addition to treating eye diseases for shrimp, this money also thought of Zhang Decheng's precedent for treating infertility. Fang Ru also asked Liu Rui to ask Zhang Decheng for a prescription for raising a child and conceiving a baby.

After all, today, Zhao Junchen's marriage is inevitable, and I don't know when he will marry a young lady and enter the mansion to become the hostess. Fang Ru in order to ensure his status in Zhao Junchen's heart. Eager to give birth to a son and a half daughter for Zhao Junchen, however, Fang Ru can be said to be the favorite of the special room in the Zhao Mansion, but her stomach has not moved for a long time, and Fang Ru is naturally anxious about this.

Originally, it was just a prescription for a child, and he didn't need so much silver, but Zhang Decheng's disposition of "hating the rich and loving the poor" was famous. And Zhao Junchen's reputation as a corrupt official is also spread all over the world, and no one knows whether Zhang Decheng will take the opportunity to open his mouth. Therefore, Fang Ru gritted his teeth and bled once, and gave Liu Rui a huge sum of 200,000 taels of silver in one go.

Fang Ru's approach was almost a little blind, but Zhao Junchen only sighed lightly after knowing it, but he didn't say anything, just let Fang Ru be the master.

It's just that no one expected that Liu Rui went to find Zhang Decheng this time, and it took nearly half a year.

When she came back, although she didn't ask for a prescription, she invited Zhang Decheng himself!

Although Zhang Decheng is just a grass farmer, his reputation is extremely high, and he is the hope of Fang Ru to get pregnant and give birth, Fang Ru naturally does not dare to slack off on Zhang Decheng.

When he got the news, Fang Ru immediately put down the matter at hand, hurried back to Zhao's mansion, and set up the best banquet, and entertained Liu Rui and the famous doctor Zhang Decheng with extremely high courtesy.

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On the banquet, Fang Ru kept complimenting Zhang Decheng while secretly looking at it.

I saw that Zhang Decheng was an old man about fifty years old, dressed plainly, with an ordinary appearance, a thin figure, and a little rickety, but his expression was flat, and he had a temperament that was not slow or slow, which made people dare not underestimate him.

After a few words of compliment, Fang Ru smiled and said: "Originally, I just asked Sister Liu Rui to ask you for a prescription from Divine Doctor Zhang, but I didn't expect that Sister Liu Rui actually invited Divine Doctor Zhang in person, which really made my Zhao Mansion shine and feel honored!" ”

Zhang Decheng smiled indifferently: "I heard Miss Liu say that Mrs. and Lord Zhao are in good health, but they have no children for many years, so they want to ask Zhang for a prescription for fertility, and they will not hesitate to pay ten thousand taels of silver for this...... Zhang Mou also loves silver, so he agreed to this matter, but Zhang Mou has always been cautious, never dared to perfunctory patients, and did not personally diagnose the body of Mrs. and Lord Zhao, so he naturally did not dare to prescribe the medicine easily, otherwise the prescription would not work, and it would be very detrimental to Zhang's reputation, so Zhang Mou personally came to the capital. ”

After a pause, Zhang Decheng glanced at Fang Ru and said: "In addition, Zhang has a rule for treatment, that is, according to the patient's wealth and reputation, the consultation fee is charged, among them, if it is a penniless person, Zhang will not take a penny after diagnosis, and will also subsidize the cost of tonic medicine...... In addition, the patient's personality and reputation are also very important, if it is a scourge to the wicked people in the village, or a rich businessman, or a corrupt official who oppresses the people, the old man's consultation fee will be increased more than ten times. ”

Hearing Zhang Decheng say this, Fang Ru's face gradually became a little embarrassed.

After all, Zhao Junchen's reputation is really a bit bad.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Decheng suddenly changed his words, and said: "However, because of this, the number of diagnosis fees for Lord Zhao makes the old man feel a little embarrassed, because Lord Zhao's reputation among the people is mixed, good and bad, some people say that Lord Zhao is the first corrupt official in my dynasty, and he only knows how to be corrupt and bribe-taking, flattering the saints, framing the loyal and good, and forming a party for personal gain, but some people say that Lord Zhao is a capable minister, who personally fights the locust plague, often gives money to help the victims, and does his best for the people of the court, in addition, This Liu girl and the blind girl named Shrimp also praised and defended Lord Zhao, so Zhang came to Beijing in person this time to witness Lord Zhao's temperament. Otherwise, Zhang would not have been able to determine the amount of the consultation fee. ”

After hearing Zhang Decheng's words, a hint of joy flashed in Fang Ru's eyes.

The reason why Fang Ru felt happy was not because Zhang Decheng might charge less for the consultation. In order to conceive a child for Zhao Junchen, no matter how much money is diagnosed, Fang Ru is willing to come out.

What really made Fang Ru happy was that after Zhao Junchen's unremitting efforts, Zhao Junchen's reputation among the people finally gradually reversed, from "disgraceful" to "mixed reputation", which can be seen from Zhang Decheng's evaluation!

As long as this trend continues, Zhao Junchen's reputation will change radically sooner or later, and when those days come. Zhao Junchen's hidden danger will be one less!

Thinking of this, Fang Ru couldn't help but feel a little relieved in her heart, and she smiled more and more. After complimenting Zhang Decheng again, he turned his head to Liu Rui and said, "Thank you Sister Liu, if it weren't for your kind words, maybe Doctor Zhang wouldn't have come to the capital in person!" That's right. Can the blind shrimp's eye disease be cured? Why did it take so long for you to return to the capital? I haven't heard from you for nearly half a year. But what happened on the way? ”

Because of the good mood, coupled with Zhang Decheng's mention, Fang Ru finally remembered Liu Rui and the blind girl shrimp.

Before that, Fang Ru just blindly complimented Zhang Decheng, and barely noticed Liu Rui's existence.

Liu Rui originally just sat on the side and bowed her head silently, as reserved and low-key as always, and after hearing Fang Ru's inquiry, she replied softly: "Doctor Zhang's medical skills are excellent. The shrimp's eye disease has gradually improved, and now she can barely see something. My shrimp and I had a smooth journey as well. I didn't encounter anything, but after arriving in Shaanxi, I found that Dr. Zhang Shenyi was wandering among the people and his whereabouts were uncertain, and it took a long time to find it, so it was delayed for some time. ”

Seeing Liu Rui's gentle appearance, Fang Ru's heart suddenly moved.

After Zhao Junchen's wedding, there will be a new hostess in the Zhao Mansion, and at that time, Fang Ru will be just a concubine at best. Whether it is Su Xiuning, the daughter of Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili, or Chen Zhirong, the daughter of Chen You, the Duke of Jingguo, or Cui Qianxue, the granddaughter of Cui Mian, the old cabinet minister, they are all noble-born, talented and good-looking, no matter who Zhao Junchen marries in the end, it will make Fang Ru feel a great threat!

Therefore, Fang Ru sometimes wants to find someone to help him and consolidate his grace.

At this time, after seeing Liu Rui, Fang Ru suddenly found that Liu Rui was the best candidate!

First of all, Liu Rui's brother Liu Zimin is Zhao Junchen's disciple, so Liu Rui is also his own person and is very reliable.

Secondly, Liu Rui and Fang Ru are also acquaintances, as long as they are a little entangled slightly, they can form an alliance and advance and retreat together.

In the end, Liu Rui's personality is gentle, quite a bit of a contrarian look, she has no ambition to compete for favor, and is easy to be controlled by Fang Ru.

Thinking of this, Fang Ru secretly thought: "Speaking of which, in the past year, the lord has not touched any other women except me, and the original concubines in the mansion have been dismissed, although this is excellent, but after the lord married the main room, I and the main room have formed a situation of two tigers, no matter who the master will marry in the end, this main room is from everyone's background, outstanding talent, and the status of the main room, although I have a deep relationship with the master, it is difficult to compete with her...... Why don't you add another concubine room for the master, advance and retreat with me, help me win favor, and resist the threat of the main room together, but it is also a way......"

Such a thought flashed in Fang Ru's heart.

But in an instant, he was pressed to the bottom of his heart by Fang Ru.

After all, Fang Ru is not a "good wife" in the traditional sense, and she is quite pampered and jealous in her heart, so it is difficult for her to take the initiative to find a woman for Zhao Junchen.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Junchen was about to marry his wife, which made Fang Ru feel a great threat, such an idea would not have appeared at all! Fang Ru can only wish that all women in the world are far away from Zhao Junchen!

It's just that after such an idea arose, Fang Ru paid a lot more attention to Liu Rui after all, and his attitude was also a little enthusiastic, vaguely with the intention of wooing, and gave Liu Rui a detailed introduction to the various changes in the capital in the past six months, such as the recent situation of Liu Rui's brother Liu Zimin.

However, after learning that Liu Zimin had already obtained the reputation of Jinshi and was highly valued under Zhao Junchen's disciples, Liu Rui not only did not feel too happy, but sighed softly.

After all, although the Liu family is in the middle of the road, the ancestors of the family are also from Qingliu and have an excellent reputation, and Liu Rui is very opposed to Liu Zimin's self-depraved defection to Zhao Junchen, but he can't disobey Liu Zimin's attitude.

Half a year ago, Liu Rui took the shrimp to Shaanxi for treatment of eye diseases, although it was to pity the miserable situation of the shrimp, but there was also a reason to escape from reality

Now, seeing her brother Liu Zimin sinking deeper and deeper, Liu Rui is naturally in a complicated mood, but she has no choice but to accept all this silently as always.

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PS: Thank you all for your birthday wishes, and thank you for still paying attention to this book...... You're the ones who keep the bugs going!

…… (To be continued.) )