Then, he saw the Emperor collapse onto the bed again.
Fortunately, he didn’t lose his temper, is he going to sleep?
Little did anyone know, the Emperor was internally conflicted at this moment.
One voice was telling him: Since Doctor Xiao was wrongly executed, the family should be exonerated, brought back to the Capital, and properly compensated.
Another voice insisted: I am the Emperor, my words are law, I cannot change them at will. Right is right, and wrong is also right, this is how it must be.
Even if there must be rectification, it should be left to Che’er.
Besides, it seems no one in Doctor Xiao’s family practices medicine anymore.
Oh, no, wait, his second granddaughter appears to make pills, the little girl said the pills she made were by Chun Nuan.
At this moment, in Changzhou, Shu City, a fortune teller who roamed streets and alleys arrived at the Xiao Family Pier in An Nan Town.
"Fate reading and fortune-telling. I know astronomy and geography above, and the five elements and numerology below, all-knowing and all-capable."
"Predicting fortune and misfortune..."
The Xiao Family Pier was bustling, with a mix of all sorts of people, so another fortune teller was just another addition.
No one paid much attention to these things.
It was only when the fortune teller curiously stopped at Uncle Luo’s stall.
"Brother Luo, you truly are a miracle worker. Look at my leg, last year it was so stiff I couldn’t walk, yet with your herbal tonic and massage, I can now walk normally."
"I’m no miracle worker, you and I are brothers." Uncle Luo patted the man’s shoulder: "In the past, we hauled fibers and suffered the same. I just happened to get some advice from a hunter and used his herbal tonic, that’s why it worked."
"Because you got the tonic and learned massage, your brothers all benefited."
"That’s only natural, brothers share both joys and hardships. Otherwise, how can we call each other brothers?"
"Yes, yes." The man suddenly remembered: "By the way, Brother Luo, I heard that your neighbor, Miss Xiao, can prescribe and diagnose, is that true?"
"Miss Xiao mainly diagnoses women’s illnesses."
Chun Nuan’s reputation gradually spread, more and more people came to her for consultation, but they were mostly women, and often poor ones, who paid for her services with eggs, fruits, or vegetables.
Chun Nuan never looked down on them and would diagnose them once they came.
From time to time, she wrote something down on paper.
"Indeed, women’s ailments." The man sighed: "Brother Luo, you know I’ve been married for five or six years now. It’s like thunder without rain, the fields fail to take root. My wife is actually very good, but my mother often gives her a hard time over this, and I can’t help her. I want to see if Miss Xiao can take a look."
"I’m not sure if Miss Xiao can help, but how about I ask her about it for you tonight."
"Alright, alright, thank you, Brother Luo." The man was very grateful, "Either way, I have to give it a try. If Miss Xiao says there’s no hope, then I’ll try something else."
"What else, you’re not thinking of divorcing her, are you?"
"No, no way." The man quickly shook his head, "My wife is really good, virtuous, filial, and kind, hardworking too. Even if my mother wants me to divorce her, I’ve told her that if we divorce her, I won’t marry again, let her decide. That’s when my mother stopped talking."
"You’re a good brother." Uncle Luo patted his shoulder and said softly, "Regardless if it’s the wife’s issue or not, as men, we need to be responsible. A good wife is worth cherishing, and it’s good to see a doctor, what if it’s not your wife’s problem?"
"Ah?"
"I’ve heard it takes both to make a child, and some men can’t have children either."
"No, Brother Luo, I’m definitely capable."
How could a capable man not be able to have children?
He couldn’t understand.
"I can’t really say, you should go see a doctor."
"Can I see Miss Xiao?"
"This..." Uncle Luo felt embarrassed: "Miss Xiao is just a young girl, can she handle your issue?"
How could he even bring this up?
"They say doctors don’t discriminate between male and female patients. Besides, her grandfather was an Imperial Physician and treated nobles in the palace, so she should be able to treat my illness too."
"Alright, I’ll ask Miss Xiao for you first."
Uncle Luo was afraid of causing trouble for Xiao Chunnuan.
Unbeknownst to him, as he packed up to go home, a real problem followed him: the fortune teller, despite all his calculations, never expected it would be so easy to find Xiao Chunnuan!
Indeed, he was ordered to Shu City to find Doctor Xiao’s family, and just stepped off the boat at the pier when he heard the news. How fortunate!