After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 899 - 894: Return to the Capital

Young Master Zhao looked at Su Jin, and Su Jin said, "Don’t worry, I can cure it."

Young Master Su was delighted, "I told you, my sister is not an ordinary doctor."

How can any ordinary doctor be so skilled without reading books?

To be honest, Young Master Su somewhat suspected that his sister’s medical skills were acquired through some means.

If only learning everything could be as easy as the way she learned medical expertise.

Not only easy, but also top-notch.

However, not everyone can have his sister’s good fortune.

Once assured of a cure, Young Master Su pulled Young Master Zhao to sit and continue grilling fish.

After eating the fish, he still wanted to take the opportunity to stroll through the streets before returning to the mansion.

Su Jin went straight into the bamboo house, wrote down the prescription, and then prepared the medicine for treating chilblains.

Influenced by Marquis Dongxiang and Mrs. Tang, Xingxing always kept the brothers from Qingyun Mountain in mind.

Su Jin said she could cure chilblains, and Xingxing thought of the soldiers at the border.

Then—

Su Jin prepared another barrel of medicine to treat chilblains.

The Hidden Guard silently delivered that barrel of medicine to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, along with the prescription, advising Mrs. Tang to send it to the border.

Of course, it was not only sent to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, but also sold at Beauty Pavilion.

Su Jin, with idle time, made gloves for Young Master Su and the others to prevent them from freezing while playing outside.

The business at Beauty Pavilion is booming, with just the chilblain cream bringing her substantial income.

In the constant sound of medicine grinding in the backyard of Agarwood Pavilion—

Doctor Wei finally had news.

After searching for so long, they finally found Doctor Wei. It truly wasted their effort to dig pitfalls for the Empress Dowager, who posted notices all over Daqi searching for people.

But fortunately, he was about to enter the Capital.

On the day Doctor Wei entered the Capital, the weather was bad, with howling winds, and pedestrians on the street halved.

Because he was entering the Capital to treat the Empress Dowager’s headache, the carriage escorting Doctor Wei directly entered the Palace.

After being away for over a decade, the Imperial Palace remained grand and magnificent, with little change from Doctor Wei’s memory.

But while the Palace remained unchanged, few familiar faces were found.

Not only had people aged with changing appearances, but more had disappeared in palace intrigue.

The eunuch led Doctor Wei straight to Yongning Palace.

In the bedroom.

The Empress Dowager leaned on the large pillow.

Having suffered continuous blows, her health was deteriorating, and combined with the cold weather and the illness of Princess Duanhui, demoted to guard the imperial mausoleum, the Empress Dowager was bedridden for days.

A Palace Attendant reported the arrival of Doctor Wei, and the Empress Dowager looked over.

At that moment, Doctor Wei received a look so chilling it went to his bones.

Doctor Wei felt a chill over half his body.

From the widespread posting of notices seeking him to return to the Capital, he knew nothing good would come of it; he had been away from the Capital for a decade, surely the Empress Dowager wouldn’t remember him suddenly.

To avoid entering the Palace, Doctor Wei, with his family, hid everywhere but was eventually found and forced to return to the Capital.

Doctor Wei suppressed his inner fear and anxiety, stepped forward, and paid respects to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager’s face was icy cold.

To say Doctor Wei was truly innocent, the Empress Dowager fell into the pit Su Jin dug for her, believing strongly in Doctor Wei as Su Jin’s teaching master.

Naturally, she vented her anger towards Su Jin completely on Doctor Wei, who had no clue.

Doctor Wei knelt on the ground, even though he was in the Palace to treat the Empress Dowager, she showed no kindness or permission for him to rise.

The Empress Dowager’s face was cold as frost, "It’s truly a long wait for me; was Doctor Wei so reluctant to enter the Palace to treat me?"

Doctor Wei trembled, "This humble citizen dares not."

Humble citizen?

The Empress Dowager gave Doctor Wei a sideways glance, "Raised such a good disciple, and now declares himself a humble citizen?"

Her puzzling words left Doctor Wei bewildered.

Coincidentally, Doctor Wei had indeed accepted a good disciple over the years, teaching him medical skills so that he might inherit his medical clinic one day.

But from the Empress Dowager’s tone, there seemed to be dissatisfaction?

His disciple was honest and kind, dedicated to medical skills and living hundreds of miles away from the Capital, how could he provoke the Empress Dowager?

Yet since the Empress Dowager brought it up, Doctor Wei still modestly praised his good disciple.

The Empress Dowager was already agitated. Doctor Wei’s modesty further stirred her temper, nearly causing her to command someone to take Doctor Wei out and execute him.

Nanny Li advised the Empress Dowager not to act in anger, as Doctor Wei being the teaching master of Princess Consort Zhenbei was only known to them.

If Doctor Wei’s identity was revealed, it might not be beneficial to them.

Educating Princess Consort Zhenbei so well, her medical expertise had saved countless lives, and the Emperor would surely reward Doctor Wei greatly.

The primary task was treating the Empress Dowager, and also Princess Duanhui’s wrist.

The Empress Dowager suppressed her anger, and Nanny Li said, "Doctor Wei, take the Empress Dowager’s pulse."

Doctor Wei thought that he had left the Capital over a decade ago and didn’t deserve to be called a doctor anymore.

But since the Empress Dowager wished to call him so, Doctor Wei dared not rebut, especially since he indeed served in the Imperial Hospital for several years. He never imagined that resigning and returning home would lead to being summoned back to the Capital over a decade later.

Doctor Wei approached and took the Empress Dowager’s pulse.

While taking the pulse, he inevitably frowned because the Empress Dowager’s headache was not difficult to treat.

For such a minor ailment, did they need to post notices specifically to summon him back to the Capital?

Had the Imperial Hospital fallen to such a state?

After withdrawing his hand, Doctor Wei stated he would apply needles on the Empress Dowager’s head. Such treatment was rarely used by Imperial Physicians.

Imperial Physicians primarily prioritized stability in treatment, if the illness wasn’t cured it didn’t matter much, but if treatment went awry, it could lead to the family’s downfall.

This was one reason Doctor Wei decided to leave the Capital initially.

While healing people was noble, daily subservience and having his life hanging by a thread was not enjoyable to Doctor Wei.

No one doubted Doctor Wei, and they even reminded him to be careful since he had taught Princess Consort Zhenbei, an excellent disciple— a testament to his skill as a master.

Doctor Wei picked a silver needle to insert on the Empress Dowager and then removed it.

The Empress Dowager’s tightened head loosened quite a bit.

Doctor Wei went to write a prescription, and Director Li and Doctor Zhao arrived.

When issuing prescriptions for the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Empress, at least two Imperial Physicians must approve it.

This was palace protocol, which no one dared to defy.

After reviewing the prescription, Director Li said, "Doctor Wei’s medical skills have greatly improved over the past decade, truly admirable."

"Now that you’ve been specially summoned back by the Empress Dowager, we can work together like in the old days, please guide us in the future."

Doctor Wei smiled, "Director Li is too modest."

Doctor Wei entrusted the task of picking and preparing the medicine to Director Li, bowed to the Empress Dowager, and took his leave.

The Empress Dowager looked at him and said, "This time, summoning Doctor Wei back to the Palace is not only to treat me but also to heal Princess Duanhui’s wrist."

Doctor Wei furrowed his brows, could this be the actual reason the Empress Dowager decreed his return to the Capital?

Doctor Wei said, "Once I leave the Palace, I will head to the Princess Mansion."

Doctor Wei was unaware that Princess Duanhui had been demoted to guard the imperial mausoleum and the Princess Mansion no longer existed.

Doctor Wei’s inadvertent words harshly pricked the Empress Dowager’s heart.

Why was Princess Duanhui demoted?

Was it not because of the talented disciple he taught?!

He uttered those words to pierce her heart!

The Empress Dowager again found herself unable to suppress the desire to execute Doctor Wei.

Doctor Zhao quickly smoothed things over for Doctor Wei, "Empress Dowager, it’s getting late today, Doctor Wei is tired from travel; let him rest well tonight, regain strength, and I’ll accompany him to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow to treat the Princess’s wrist."