coobybook Chapter 204 Father Su Returns to Beijing
Chapter 204 Father Su Returns to Beijing
Old Man Su thought for a long time, and Su Tang just waited patiently by the side.
It was not until Old Man Su put down the medical book in his hand and looked up at Su Tang that a slight smile appeared on Su Tang's lips.
"I just entered the Imperial Hospital when Master Su was still alive. My father did mention that there was a doctor named Chang who was a good friend of Master Su. He was almost always the one who diagnosed Master Su's pulse."
Because he was the Taifu of two dynasties, Taifu Su had a very high prestige among students. The emperors of the two dynasties also respected Taifu Su very much and specially appointed Taiyi Chang, who was the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau at that time, to see Taifu Su.
At that time, the only people who could be seen by Imperial Physician Chang were His Majesty, the Empress, and a few old royal family members in the palace. The only outsider was Imperial Tutor Su.
When Taifu Su was young, he only married one wife, and that wife died of illness not long after giving birth to Concubine Su.
As Su Tang listened to Old Man Su talking about the Su family's past, a chill suddenly came over her heart.
So many coincidences, it’s probably not a coincidence.
Back then, Master Su only loved one person, but that person died after giving birth to a daughter.
Someone must have known what Master Su was thinking and was determined to wipe out the Su family.
Later, it really happened as that man wished. After the death of his first wife, Master Su never married any other woman. He lived with the only daughter left by his beloved wife and put all his attention on assisting the emperor of that time.
Later, Emperor Jing married the daughter of Grand Tutor Su, who was an infatuated man who loved his wife deeply and tried his best to save the situation.
Su Tang shuddered, and thought about the death of Concubine Su. If Emperor Jing really loved Concubine Su so much, how could he let Empress Xie succeed!!!
Someone seemed to have told Su Tang that on the day when Concubine Su gave birth, Emperor Jing was dealing with urgent matters of the previous dynasty...
"Tang'er, what's wrong?" Old Man Su's voice brought Su Tang back from her thoughts.
She turned to look at Father Su, "After my wedding, you and my brother will come back quickly."
Or, send the Su family to her space to take shelter for a while.
In any case, Su Tang felt it would be safer to avoid it.
"Well, I had no intention of living in Kyoto for a long time. After staying in this beautiful place for too long, I can't get used to the hustle and bustle of Kyoto." Old Man Su didn't realize what Su Tang meant, and said while stroking his beard.
"Okay, I'm going to go back and rest first. Dad, don't chat with Professor Tian too late."
"Okay." Old Man Su agreed and sent Su Tang out.
Su Tang returned to her room. When she entered, Qi Lingheng glanced at her.
"What's wrong?" Qi Lingheng stood up and walked to Su Tang. Su Tang's face was a little pale at this time. She must have heard something from Old Man Su.
Qi Lingheng frowned and looked at Su Tang, who was silent and seemed to be in deep thought.
Su Tang walked to the table and sat down. After a long while, she looked up at Qi Lingheng. "For the time being, you should go to the Northern Frontier yourself."
"Okay." No matter what decision Su Tang made, Qi Lingheng would agree.
"Okay, I'm a little tired today, let me rest early." Su Tang locked the door and turned to look at Qi Lingheng, "Do you want to go back to the space?"
Su Tang wanted to go back to the space where she could control everything and no one would disturb her.
"No, I'll stay outside." Qi Lingheng shook his head. "By the way, let Black Hawk out."
"Yeah." With a wave of her hand, Su Tang released the black hawk that she had brought back to the space for a long time.
Then she returned to the space.
As soon as Black Hawk came out of the space, he caught a glimpse of Su Tang and then lost sight of her.
Before its little head could react to what was happening, Qi Lingheng grabbed it and said, "Go fly outside."
We have returned to Dahe Village. The scenery outside is just right. It's time to let Black Hawk take some fresh air outside.
Qi Lingheng released the Black Hawk out of the window, then he closed the door and walked to the bed to rest.
A dreamless night.
Su Tang came out of the space with a pair of panda eyes.
"Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Qi Lingheng had already gotten up and was sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating. He got off the bed only after sensing Su Tang's breath.
"No need. Let's pack up today and we'll go back to Kyoto tomorrow."
"Can you find someone with a similar body shape to me?" Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng.
"Okay." Qi Lingheng nodded in agreement.
"After the wedding, I will go to the Northern Frontier with you."
Qi Lingheng nodded again.
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The Su family was very happy that day. Everyone was preparing to go to Kyoto, especially the younger ones. When they learned that they would have to take a few days off from school, they started playing in the valley. The small paths in the valley were filled with children running.
Su Tang went to the space to find Zhao Qian, "I have read the list you gave me yesterday. Leave Zheng Bei behind and give these to Zheng Bei. When I am not around, he will be in charge of protecting the valley."
As Su Tang spoke, a dozen army green boxes appeared on the ground.
Zhao Qian was very familiar with this. The box was full of modern weapons and ammunition. The markings on the box could only be understood by those who had entered the space and seen these things.
Su Tang released the box, Zhao Qian, and the man named Zheng Bei out of the space.
The rest of the things were arranged by Zhao Qian and Zheng Bei. Su Tang had to leave enough life-saving weapons for the people in the valley. With modern weapons as a deterrent, even if someone came here, those people would not be able to attack for a while.
On this day, Su Tang and Qi Lingheng were both busy.
Su Tang and Su Laodi went to the home of the village chief of Dahe Village. In addition to giving some gifts, they also informed the village chief of Su Tang's identity.
Of course, Su Tang only told the village chief. After all, this was something that had not been proven by the government, so Su Tang did not want to spread the matter in the village for the time being.
"Girl Su...is a princess?" The village chief was so scared that he threw the cup in his hand to the ground.
The village chief's lips trembled as he looked at Su Tang, who was dressed elegantly. Although he was still a little skeptical, what Su Tang took out next made him believe it.
Nowadays, no matter what identity you pretend to be, as long as it is not too outrageous, it is difficult to verify.
But ordinary people would not dare to pretend to be members of the royal family.
The village chief who could read a few words could still understand the golden medal that Su Tang took out.
"As if I were here in person."
Who would dare to carve these four words, especially since it is a piece of gold?
Therefore, in the days to come, the village chief will probably restrain the villagers and ask them not to disturb the lives of the Su family members who remain in the valley.
Soon the day arrived to leave the valley.
It was the same carriage we came in. The carriage that had been carrying the goods was now empty, so it was just enough to carry everyone.
When we came out of the valley and passed by Dahe Village, we saw many villagers gathered at the entrance of the village.
Because the village chief had specifically ordered that no villager was allowed to harass the Su family, and violators would be expelled from the village, so no matter how curious the villagers were, they could only watch from a distance.
"What big business did this girl from the Su family do outside? I guess even the gentlemen in the county don't have this kind of style."
"Yes, there were rich people from the city who came to the Su family before. Those people only drove one carriage. You can count how many carriages the Su family has now." Another person was counting the carriages coming down the mountain while eating melon seeds.
"You said the village chief too. The Su family just has some money. The village chief is afraid that we will go and get money from them, so he specifically issued an order for us not to get close to the Su family."
"Hey, you don't understand this, I saw the Su family giving gifts to the village chief before. The village chief accepted the benefits and will definitely speak for the Su family."
"That's what they say, money can make the village chief turn the mill."
"Yes, yes, that's what it means."
The villagers watched the Su family's convoy leave, and everyone looked toward the direction of the valley.
When they thought about it, when the valley was being built, many of their people went to work. Why is it that now that the Su family has become rich, they no longer interact with them?
On the way back, I couldn't walk fast because I was with my child.
Fortunately, Su Tang and the others had calculated the time, and Su Tang did not need to prepare for her wedding with Qi Lingheng herself, as the palace and the Qi family would prepare it.
As for Su Tang and Qi Lingheng's wedding dresses, the sizes had been measured before Su Tang and the others left.
The group finally returned to Kyoto five days before the wedding.
After returning to Kyoto, Father Su naturally had to go to the palace to meet the emperor.
After Su Tang had someone inform the palace and obtained Emperor Jing's permission, she accompanied Old Man Su into the palace.
"I greet your majesty."
"My dear Minister Zhao, please stand up quickly." Emperor Jing personally stood up from behind the desk, walked to Old Man Su, stroked Old Man Su's hand, and lifted him up.
"I thank your majesty."
Emperor Jing's face was full of gratitude. "Hey, don't always call me a culprit. What crime has Lord Zhao committed? I also want to thank Lord Zhao for protecting my daughter Tang'er and raising her to be such an excellent person."
"This is what I should do. If any other imperial physician had known that Concubine Su was in trouble, he would have made the same choice as I did." Old Man Su took a half step back and stepped out from the hand of Emperor Jing. He did not dare to let Emperor Jing hold him up all the time.
"Yes, but it was only Lord Zhao who saved Tang'er back then. I want to thank you very much. Now that you are back, why don't you resume your original position first? After Tang'er gets married, I will reward you."
Emperor Jing still had that humble smile on his face. He walked back to the table and winked at Eunuch Fu who was standing beside him. "Give Zhao Aiqing a seat."
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Fu immediately understood and stepped forward, bringing a chair to Old Man Su, "Master Zhao, please sit down."
"Your Majesty, I thank you." After thanking Emperor Jing in fear, Old Man Su sat down on the edge of the chair.
At this time, Su Tang also walked to the table of Emperor Jing, "Father, Imperial Doctor Zhao hasn't seen many patients in recent years. If he is allowed to go to the Imperial Hospital again, I'm afraid he will have trouble getting along with those imperial doctors."
"What's so difficult about getting along with them? Can the people in the Imperial Hospital really embarrass Lord Zhao?" Emperor Jing said while looking at Su Tang with a smile.
"After all, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau are supposed to treat people in the palace. Look at the hands of Imperial Physician Zhao. He has been working hard in the countryside for many years and is indeed no longer suitable to diagnose the nobles." After Su Tang finished speaking, Old Man Su raised a pair of hands covered with calluses and frostbite and handed them to Emperor Jing to see.
Emperor Jing looked up and a hint of disgust flashed across his eyes.
"I heard that Zhao Aiqing has two sons. Have they both learned medicine? It's good for the sons to inherit the father's career."
"My two children are dull and stupid. None of them are good at studying. They can barely recognize a few words. As for studying medicine, they really have no talent for it at all."
"Then could you consider taking a sinecure in the capital?"
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of those two fools. Apart from their physical strength, they can only farm a little."
"Oh, what a pity! The Zhao family's medical skills will be lost." Emperor Jing said with a sigh.
Old Man Su didn't say anything else, just responded softly.
"Then wait until Tang'er gets married. Lord Zhao can take the children to Beijing to have some fun. When you have made up your mind, it won't be too late to talk to me." Emperor Jing looked at Su Tang, "What do you think, Tang'er?"
"Okay." Su Tang nodded in agreement.
They talked for a while in the imperial study, and Emperor Jing was simply asking about the life of Old Man Su and his family in the countryside over the years.
Afterwards, Emperor Jing yawned, and Eunuch Fu said very perceptively that Emperor Jing had spent the whole night reviewing memorials and should take a rest.
Only then did Su Tang leave the imperial study with Old Man Su.
Coming out of the imperial study and walking in the lonely yet familiar imperial palace, Old Man Su looked at the high walls and majestic palaces around him and could only sigh in his heart.
Things are different now!!
The two returned to the princess's mansion from the palace, and the Su family was temporarily arranged to stay in the princess's mansion.
"I bought a house for you in Kyoto. Here is the title deed. It has been prepared. I will take you and my eldest brother to have a look this afternoon."
After entering Kyoto, Su Tang could no longer call Su Lao Di "father". Her father could only be Emperor Jing.
"Okay." Old Man Su took the house deed and took a look at it. Su Tang had told him about this on the way.
"Aunt, aunt..." Erniu's voice was heard in the yard.
Because Su Tang had given instructions, the entire princess's mansion showed great respect to the Su family.
Just when Su Tang and Old Man Su entered the palace, Chunmei and others had already taken several people from the Su family to tour the princess's mansion.
"Hey, look at how sweaty you are while running. It's getting cold now, so make sure you don't get blown by the wind." Su Tang wiped the sweat off Erniu's forehead with a handkerchief in her hand.
"Erniu, don't call me aunt from now on. Call me Her Royal Highness the Princess." Second sister-in-law Zhang came in behind and admonished Erniu.
"It's okay, kids, let them shout as they did before." They are all underage children, so just consider them as Su Tang's relatives, and Emperor Jing will not say anything.
"But this is Kyoto, let's follow the rules of Kyoto." Sister-in-law Sun said with some concern.
After a tour around the princess's mansion, in addition to seeing the prosperous house, the Su family also felt a feeling that was different from country life.
Everyone here does things according to the rules. Occasionally, when they see servants and guards from the princess's mansion, they will bow and greet Chunmei and the others.
Sun and the others knew that Chunmei and the others were just servants to Su Tang.
But even so, those who are of lower status than Chunmei and the others have to pay their respects to Chunmei, not to mention that Su Tang is a princess. As common people, they still have to abide by some rules in the princess's mansion.