sbdcsierra Chapter 505 Shen Nanqiao Has Not Given Up Yet
Chapter 505 Shen Nanqiao Has Not Given Up Yet
Zhongcui Palace.
After lunch, Shen Zhinian sat on the couch by the window, hugging the Fourth Prince and talking to him.
Fuqiu came in and reported, "Madam, Imperial Doctor Tang is here."
Shen Zhinian handed the fourth prince to the wet nurse: "Send him in."
"Yes."
Tang Luochuan walked into the inner room and bowed respectfully: "I greet the virtuous concubine. May the queen be blessed with good fortune and health!"
Shen Zhinian raised his eyes and said, "No need to be polite."
"Fuqiu, please take a seat."
Fuqiu immediately moved a small stool and placed it behind Tang Luochuan.
"Thank you, empress."
After sitting down, he reported: "The Queen asked me to have some time a few days ago to go to the Shen family to see Madam Shen. I have carefully felt her pulse and checked her condition."
"Mrs. Shen's pulse is Yang-blocked, with a stringy, slippery and rapid pulse, accompanied by red face, fever, shortness of breath and other symptoms. These are indeed the precursors of a stroke."
"I am incompetent and cannot reverse Madam Shen's condition. I can only prescribe some medicine for her to recover slowly."
"In the days ahead, Madam Shen needs to keep her mind calm and avoid getting emotional. If it develops to the point of a stroke, even if a great immortal comes, it will be powerless to save her..."
Shen Zhinian had already seen Tang Luochuan's abilities. With his medical skills, how could he not be able to treat even a sign of a stroke?
He should know that she and Zhou have been at odds for a long time.
This man is quite sensible.
Some things just need to be understood in our hearts and there is no need to speak them out.
Shen Zhinian nodded: "I understand. I'm sorry for the trouble of Imperial Doctor Tang making this trip."
Tang Luochuan stood up and saluted: "This is my humble servant's responsibility. Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Your Majesty has never conferred an imperial decree on Zhou. This has long been a rumor outside, saying that it was because Zhou often bullied the virtuous concubine when she was in the Shen family.
When he saw Zhou, Tang Luochuan's eyes suddenly became a little sinister...
At that time, his hand had already touched the colorless and tasteless poison in his sleeve. If the queen had not given any instructions, he would have already...
But Tang Luochuan did not show these emotions in front of Shen Zhinian: "If the young master has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."
Shen Zhinian nodded: "Fuqiu, send Doctor Tang out."
"Slave, you obey!"
Handan smiled and said, "Madam, we can rest assured now. You specially invited the imperial physician for Madam, so who outside would dare to use this matter to say anything bad about you?"
Shen Zhinian suddenly remembered her past life, when Shen Nanqiao died tragically in the deep palace. When Zhou learned the news, she was devastated but not to the point of having a stroke.
But with her only daughter gone, Zhou had no hope for the rest of her life. The concubines of the Shen family who had given birth to illegitimate children all wanted to climb over her head and bully her.
Moreover, Zhou even bullied Shen Zhinian, a concubine's daughter, so how could she let go of the concubine's son who could inherit the family business? None of the children in the Shen family had not been bullied by her.
When they grow up, will they let Zhou go?
Zhou's final fate was not good either.
Maybe it was because in the previous life... Shen Nanqiao was in the palace, and no matter how he acted stupidly, it would be difficult for him to cause trouble in front of Zhou, and she didn't experience so many bad things in the past few years.
In this life, whenever Shen Nanqiao was wronged in the Lu family, she would run to her mother's house and hug Zhou and cry to her.
In addition, Shen Zhinian was living such a glorious life in the palace. In comparison, could Zhou bear it?
With Shen Nanqiao's temper and the Lu family's den of tigers and wolves, I'm afraid Zhou will be angry many times.
Stroke is only a matter of time...
After Fuqiu came back, Shen Zhinian asked, "How far has the matter of my elder sister wanting to divorce progressed?"
Fuqiu said, "My lady, the people who were following us said that the master did not allow it, but the son-in-law was good at coaxing people, so the eldest lady was temporarily appeased and did not make a fuss about divorce anymore."
"But the eldest lady wants her son-in-law to promise that she must win the first prize in the next spring exam, and then become the top scholar. Even if she can't win three prizes in a row, winning two prizes in a row is also good. Otherwise, she would rather die than live with her son-in-law anymore."
The second spring after the Autumn Examination is the Joint Examination, also known as the Spring Examination. The first place in the Spring Examination is called the Huiyuan.
The palace examination was held one month after the spring examination, presided over by the emperor himself and tested policy questions.
All candidates are Jinshi and can be called disciples of the emperor.
The first place in the palace examination is called the Zhuangyuan, the second place is called the Bangyan, and the third place is called the Tanhua.
From this we can see how difficult it is to win the first place and the top spot in the imperial examination!
After hearing what Fuqiu said, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment: "Even if he is a student of the Prime Minister, he can't guarantee that he can win the first place or the top place in the imperial examination...Are Mrs. Lu's requirements for Lu Juren a bit too high?"
Shen Zhinian realized that Shen Nanqiao had not given up yet.
Fuqiu shook her head: "Who knows..."
"Even the master accused the eldest lady of having wild ideas after hearing about it. But the lady, under the persuasion of the eldest lady, once again held such expectations for her son-in-law."
Yuan Bao asked in surprise: "Can Mr. Lu agree to something so impossible?"
Fuqiu sighed, "What can I do if my son-in-law doesn't agree?"
Everyone understood what she meant.
No matter how many shortcomings Shen Nanqiao had, she was still the legitimate daughter of a first-rank official, the elder sister of Concubine Xian, and the aunt of the Fourth Prince.
With the Lu family's family background, if their ancestors had not been in great trouble, would they have been able to get such a marriage?
Even if they sacrificed Shen Nanqiao, they would not let her break off this relationship.
What else could Lu Jianglin do except agree to her?
Nanny Xiao couldn't help but think some disrespectful things in her heart.
If the Shen family was a family of a high-ranking official, they would not have taught their daughter like this. But the Shen family was just a small family in the past, and the mistress Zhou was not presentable, so she raised her daughter to have such a personality.
As for the Empress...it can be said that good things come out of bad things.
Shen Zhinian was happy to watch the fun: "It's only about three or four months away from the Spring Examination. We'll know whether Lu Jianglin can fulfill my eldest sister's wish or not."
However... according to her understanding of Lu Jianglin in her previous life, that man listened to his mother in everything and didn't have any opinions of his own. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to control Lu Jianglin after he ascended to a high position.
Lu Jianglin does have some talent, but his character is too weak to take on responsibility. The more pressure Shen Nanqiao puts on him, the worse his condition will be.
By then, let alone winning the first or the second place in the imperial examination, it would be great if Lu Jianglin could pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi...
"My lady, I heard something else."
Fuqiu was an unmarried girl after all, and her face turned red with shame when she thought about what she was going to say.
Seeing her reaction, combined with the Lu family's situation, Shen Zhinian had already guessed what Fuqiu was going to say: "The Lu family is looking for a doctor to cure their childlessness?"
Fuqiu's eyes widened suddenly: "My Lady, how did you know?!"
Shen Zhinian shook his head and laughed: "My eldest sister has been married to the Lu family for more than a year, and there has been no good news from Lu Jianglin so far. It is understandable that the Lu family is anxious."