readytorunbook Chapter 230: A Son Should Not Blame His Father
Chapter 230: A Son Should Not Blame His Father
Qin Zhi was a young man at heart, and his eyes suddenly turned red. "The Qin family has been practicing medicine for generations. My grandfather always taught his students that doctors should be kind and skilled, and I often learned medicine from him. This prescription was given to me by my grandfather, so it must be correct. As for my father, he will probably come up with it sooner or later, but since His Royal Highness Prince Yi is in urgent need, I can also write it down for him."
Zhou Chang's face darkened: "You are a fourteen-year-old scholar, and you have read all the sage books that you should read. You don't really think that this king is in a hurry to get this prescription, do you?"
Qin Zhi sweated profusely from his forehead, and his eyes were filled with tears, but he tried hard not to let them fall: "I know that the people of West City can't wait any longer, so I gave you this prescription, and I don't ask His Royal Highness Prince Yi to release me. It doesn't matter whether I go back or not."
"It doesn't matter?" Zhou Chang was surprised. "You don't want to go home?"
"No, no..." Qin Zhi was suddenly at a loss.
"Don't be nervous." Zhou Chang saw Qin Zhi trembling and felt that his tone was too harsh. "If it is true as you said and you have written the prescription, I will send someone to take you home."
She also didn't want to treat this as a deal, especially when facing a young man like Qin Zhi who still had a pure heart, so she stopped talking and just waited for him to calm down.
Qin Zhi calmed down after a while, but he could not hide his sorrow: "Confucius said: 'Riches and honor are what people desire; if they are not obtained by the right means, they should not be kept. Poverty and humbleness are what people hate; if they are not obtained by the right means, they should not be abandoned. If a gentleman abandons benevolence, how can he gain fame? A gentleman will never violate benevolence for even a moment; he will do so in times of haste and in times of hardship.'"
Well said, you are worthy of being a fourteen-year-old scholar.
Unfortunately, Zhou Chang didn't understand a word, but he had to nod in cooperation.
Qin Zhi looked up at the sky and sighed, "Alas, my grandfather used to say that people are born with different status, but that is in the eyes of ordinary people. But in the eyes of doctors, all lives should be treated equally, regardless of their status. This truth should be remembered forever by the descendants of the Qin family."
"That's indeed how it should be." Zhou Chang finally understood what was said and quickly agreed.
"Your Highness Prince Yi..." Qin Zhi suddenly stood up again, as if he had a thousand words to say that were difficult to conceal.
"You can talk as you like." Zhou Chang was aroused.
Qin Zhi bowed to the ground, tears streaming down his face. "Your Highness Prince Yi, today I have written down the prescription, and I do not ask for anything else, but only hope that if one day... one day..., Your Highness Prince Yi can spare my father."
Zhou Chang was stunned. She had never thought about what to do with Qin Shou from the beginning to the end.
If Qin Shou hadn't gone too far a few days ago, she wouldn't have been able to help but explode.
What's more, on the one hand, Qin Shou is Prince Duan's man, and she doesn't want to make any more enemies. More importantly, Qin Shou is the head of the Imperial Hospital after all.
Prince Yi had another concern. He cared more about the imperial physician Xu Wei than Qin Shou.
Xu Wei is the deputy chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Normally, the Imperial Medical Bureau has a chief judge and two deputy chief judges under him. If Qin Shou, the chief judge, steps down, then it is inevitable that the opportunity to take the position will be given to deputy chief judge Xu Wei. Isn't this equivalent to preparing wedding clothes for the enemy?
"Your Highness Prince Yi?" Qin Zhi said in pain, "People cannot choose their birthplace. As the saying goes, 'A son should not speak of his father's faults, and a minister should not expose his ruler's faults.' This is my last request as a son."
"Hey, don't worry..." Zhou Chang came to his senses and comforted Qin Zhi, "I won't do anything. As long as the prescription is useful and can save lives, I don't care about anything else."
Although these stories of kings, ministers, fathers and sons are all stale and outdated, Qin Zhi is full of filial piety. Although Qin Shou is hateful, his son is also touching.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi." Qin Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the reply.
Zhou Chang asked Shouhou to prepare a pen and asked Qin Zhi to write down the prescription on the spot.
Qin Zhi's neat regular script on a piece of paper made Zhou Chang feel emotional again.
Although Qin Shou is not a good person, he has such a son. It is hard for Qin Zhi. No wonder he is so mature at such a young age.
"Your Highness Prince Yi can prepare the medicine according to this prescription, simmer it over low heat, and take it twice a day, morning and evening. You will see obvious therapeutic effects within three days." Qin Zhi wrote the prescription and presented it with both hands.
The skinny monkey took it.
Zhou Chang didn't need to read it if he didn't understand it. He just said, "Take it and give it to Mr. Zhong for consideration."
"Yes." The skinny monkey knew that this matter was urgent, so he took the prescription and walked out.
Zhou Chang also ordered: "Call Gao Yuan as well."
"Yes." The skinny monkey walked away quickly.
Zhou Chang then looked at Qin Zhi again and said, "Have a few more bites of snacks. I will send someone to take you back in a moment."
"No, you don't have to..." Qin Zhi didn't expect Zhou Chang to let him go so easily. "Your Highness Prince Yi, don't you want to wait and see if the prescription is effective before making a decision?"
"No, you can go back no matter whether the medicine is effective or not." Zhou Chang could sense that Qin Zhi did not have such a strong desire to go home, but he was someone else's son after all, so he could only joke, "Do you want to stay here and eat for free? Prince Yi's Mansion can't afford to support idle people."
"Ah, that's not what I meant..." Qin Zhi blushed suddenly, but still hesitated.
Zhou Chang understood immediately.
Qin Zhi knew that he was kidnapped, but three days had passed and his father had not come to redeem him with the prescription. As a son, he actually sabotaged the situation behind the scenes and easily handed over the prescription.
It would be difficult to explain after I go back.
Qin Zhi's dark eyes flashed, and Zhou Chang couldn't bear to say it.
The King of Qin was unwilling to exchange the prescription for his son, perhaps because he was confident, or perhaps because he knew that Prince Yi would not harm his son.
But doing so would hurt his son's heart, and I'm afraid that beast has never thought about it.
"You can go back. If your father doesn't ask, there is no need to mention the prescription. Just say that you forced me to release you by going on a hunger strike." Zhou Chang couldn't bear to say it out loud, as it made Qin Zhi even more worried.
Qin Zhi had been studying medicine with his grandfather since he was a child. He was not a young man who only knew how to study and had never seen the world. He understood Zhou Chang's meaning. Deep down in his heart, he was ashamed of his father, but he could not tell others about it anyway. He could only bite his lower lip tightly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi."
Zhou Chang was also dragged into the past life, and couldn't help but feel sad. He couldn't help but comfort him: "You are you, your father is your father, he may be forced by others, or he may have his own difficulties, but it has nothing to do with you. You just need to keep a righteous heart, righteous thoughts and righteous words, and God will give you justice."
"Your Highness Prince Yi..." Qin Zhi's eyes suddenly filled with tears again, choking with sobs and unable to speak.
At this moment, Gao Yuan came upon call.
Zhou Chang waved his hand and said, "Gao Yuan, go and take Young Master Qin back home."
"Yes." Gao Yuan never asks many questions.
Qin Zhi couldn't say anything. He wiped his eyes quietly, bowed and took his leave, then followed Gao Yuan out.
"Alas..." Zhou Chang looked at the frail back of the young boy Douyacai and could only sigh.
After a while, Zhong Yu took the prescription again, frowning: "Your Highness, I'm afraid we have to try it to know whether this prescription is useful or not. It's a pity that Doctor Meng is not here. Although I know a little about medicine, I'm not as good as a regular doctor. Why don't we go to the doctor of the Pestilence Hospital for consultation first?"
"What's the use of having seen it? Just hand it over to the Plague Hospital and ask them to prescribe the medicine and send it out first." Zhou Chang came to his senses and realized that the situation was urgent.
"But..." Zhong Yu still had some concerns, "If this prescription came from the prince, then..."
"I believe it. What's more, three days have passed and the medicine has not been produced. I am afraid that there will be a civil uprising and people will be waiting to watch the fun." Zhou Chang has been restless day and night for the past two days and he also thought of this.
"Oh, Your Highness is right. It was I who overlooked this point." Zhong Yuji was shocked and blamed himself.
"Mr. Zhong is not ignoring the situation, but he is too concerned about this epidemic and the victims. You need to take care of your health." Although Zhou Chang has been worried these days, every time he sees Zhong Yu, he feels that he has not done enough.
Since the last time he made the frostbite ointment, Zhong Yu's body seemed to have recovered on the surface, but Zhou Chang always felt vaguely that his health was not as good as before, and he was doing things more and more hurriedly, and he didn't know what he was worried about.
But when I wanted to ask a few more questions, Zhong Yu had already bowed and left quickly.
Zhou Chang could only look at Zhong Yu's slightly hunched back and sigh inwardly.