The Lin family agreed, and the rest was smooth sailing. The two families soon set a wedding date for October 16.
At the same time, the last smallpox patient was completely cured and the quarantine outside the city was removed.
The governor of Shuntian came to the palace to report, “The greatest contributor to this epidemic was not only Miss Song, but also the man she hired, Mr. Yao, who lived there almost until the last person was completely cured, and I think His Majesty should reward such a person.”
This was the first time that the Prince had heard of this person, Mr. Yao.
“The man invited by Miss Song?”
“Yes, it is said that he is from Qingping Prefecture, his family owns a medical school and he met Miss Song by chance. Later, when the plague broke out in the capital, Miss Song sent someone to invite him, and Boss Yao followed him without saying a word.
The crown prince thought for a moment.
“Reward him with ten thousand taels of silver, in addition, you go and ask him what the name of his medical school is, this palace will personally inscribe the name and have the governor of Qingping send it to him personally.”
Hearing the Shuntian governor’s words, Yao the shopkeeper could not believe his ears.
The Yao family’s Renshantang had been in business for several generations and had never been able to flourish, so if with the Crown Prince’s inscription ……
Yao’s boss knelt down in a poof and kowtowed in the direction of the palace, “Many thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Outrageous!”
Doctor Yao snorted at him, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but turn upwards – with the Crown Prince’s title, Renshantang would soon become the number one pharmacy in the capital, and the two of them would be considered worthy of the Yao family’s ancestors.
The Shuntian governor took a few furtive glances at Dr Yao, who somehow looked familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had seen him before.
After the Shuntian governor left, Dr Yao handed over ten thousand taels of gold to Yao, “Take this and expand Renshantang when you return, the foundation of the ancestors depends on you.
“No, Brother, the Prince has rewarded us with ten thousand taels of silver, it’s enough.”
“I have no children, what do I need so much money for? Take it all and use what you can, but if you can’t use it, save it in the money bank.”
“Brother, won’t you …… come back with me?”
Yao Daifu waved his hand, “No, I’m not going back, I’m going to rely on having Shizi give me a pension.”
Yao’s lips twitched, even if he didn’t go back for his old age, big brother should have gone back to pay his respects to his father and mother, back then he had been nowhere to be found, and his father and mother hadn’t even been able to close their eyes when they were dying.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market. As for my identity, you must not tell anyone to the outside world.”
It was only in the last couple of days that Boss Yao learned that his elder brother had joined the King of Qin’s residence as a doctor, but later, when the King of Qin was in trouble, he had not contacted his family for fear of dragging them down.
But now the dust has settled, hasn’t it?
The man who is in charge of the company’s business is a man of the world, and he is a man of the world.
After seeing off the shopkeeper, Doctor Yao slipped away and went to King Qin’s residence.
The royal residence had already been repaired and was only waiting for a date for the son to move back in.
Just ……
Yao Daifu looked up at the door plaque, which was somewhat inappropriate given the status of the Shizi nowadays.
“Doctor Yao.”
Hu Yong came out of the door, not knowing what to be happy about, the corners of his mouth grinning up to the back of his head.
Dr. Yao withdrew his gaze, looked at him, gave a hint and walked into the house with his hands backwards.
Hu Yong scratched the back of his head, thinking that today’s Dr. Yao was very mysterious, but he didn’t take it to heart, he had to hurry to buy the things that Miss Chu needed.
Walking along the familiar corridor, Dr Yao felt as if he had gone back to the time when he first arrived at the royal residence, when the king had not yet married and Miss Chu was still young, and as she was always ill and rarely went out of the courtyard, there were very few court maids in the residence.
It was the same now, the long corridor was devoid of half a palace servant girl except for the occasional one or two palace soldiers carrying things.
Following the direction he remembered, Doctor Yao went to the courtyard where he had once lived, which was still exactly the same as it had been all those years ago, even the location of the medicine room had not changed.
It was just that when he pushed open the door, it was empty and there was no hint of the fragrance of medicine inside.
“Doctor Yao.”
Gu Butler’s voice came from behind him.
Doctor Yao turned around.
“You old man finally came over, this courtyard of yours was personally watched by me to have it restored, is it still satisfactory?”
“It’s not too bad.”
“Not too bad?”
Butler Gu’s old eyes glared, “Tell me clearly, what do you mean it’s okay? This is clearly the same.”
“I don’t have any medicine left inside.”
Housekeeper Gu choked.
So many years had passed, even if there was still medicine inside, it would have rotted long ago, this old man was clearly looking for a fight.
“Has the House opened fire?”
Housekeeper Gu was not good-natured, “Of course it is firing.”
“I’ll move back in a moment and we’ll have a nice drink tonight.”
Butler Gu subconsciously was about to choke him back, when he raised his eyes and met his gaze, for some reason, his heart sank and he nodded, “Don’t have a drink, let’s have a drink if you want.”
At this moment in the palace, Xu Yan had finished his lecture and was about to pack up his things and leave the palace when the prince called out to him, “Taifu, my palace would like to discuss something with you.”
Xu Yan stopped packing and said respectfully, “Your Majesty, please speak.”
“What title does Taifu think the palace should confer on the Shizi’s brother?”
Xu Yan froze slightly.
In private, he and his grandfather had also discussed this status.
Xiao’er was a son of the royal family, so naturally he would be crowned king, but what kind of king to crown was a difficult matter.
If the title was high, the civil and military officials would not be convinced, as Xiao’er had never been involved in the government.
If the title was lower, it would cause public debate.
“What does the Crown Prince think?”
“My palace would like to have my brother, the Shizi, help with the court affairs together.”
Xu Yan was shocked.
“This palace thought it would be good to make brother Shizi a regent.”
“I don’t think it’s right.”
Xu Yan blurted out.
After saying this, he realised that he had been impulsive, but the words had already been spoken and it was too late to take them back, so he simply continued, “The son has no merit, and I am afraid that the title of regent will not convince the civil and military officials.”
“Who says there is no such thing? Wasn’t his brother promoted to the rank of lieutenant in just a few days at the border? He also led a group of generals to win many battles, that’s merit.”
Xu Yan was silent.
He said, “What the crown prince said is not bad, but that kind of merit is not very great, moreover, Shi Zi has not been exposed to the imperial government, so I think it is not appropriate.”
The burden of being a regent was too heavy, and if he handled the affairs of state well, it was his duty, but if he didn’t, he would be impeached by all officials.
In the future, Xiao’er would be married to Yue’er, he did not want Yue’er to be dragged into this, it was better to have a leisurely official position, not only did he not have to work hard, but also did not lack power.
“Then, according to Tai Fu’s meaning ……”
“I think that the Free King is quite good.”
He had asked Xiao’er privately, and Xiao’er said he did not crave power, and so did Yue’er.