zChapter 930 - This Bit of Silver Is Far Off! (1/2)
“Ninth brother is indeed someone extremely lacking in a bright future. This prince has also believed this for a long time.” A voice suddenly came from behind Xuan Tian Mo. The voice was soft and pristine like jade, the tone was even, and it was as though it was speaking about something very normal. But this sort of voice was too familiar to Xuan Tian Mo. When he heard it, it was like a needle.
He turned around and looked. Sure enough, he found the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua, wearing white clothes and stomping over. He held a folding fan in his hand but did not open it. The heat of the beginning of Autumn did not have any effect on this person. He still looked just as casual with that divine aura surrounding him.
“So it was seventh brother.” He called out but felt a little guilty. It was clear that he had heard those things that he had just said about Xuan Tian Ming. It had to be said that he did not take Feng Yu Heng seriously, but adding in the seventh prince would make things a bit troublesome.
Who in the court did not know about His Highness the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua. He might look carefree and leisurely like a deity, and he was always polite while never having the haughtiness of a prince. Most of the time, he would handle matters in a calm manner, and he would not deliberately make things look bad for anyone. But this person had one trait that was especially frustrating, and that was his protectiveness, and this was specifically related to Xuan Tian Ming. The two had been raised by Imperial Concubine Yun. It was natural that they would be much closer than other brothers. The seventh prince protected the ninth prince. There truly was not much different from how the Emperor protected Xuan Tian Ming. As long as there was something related to the ninth prince, even this person that was like a deity would not have any principles. He would tell lies without any change in expression. This was an ability that both of Imperial Concubine Yun’s sons were proficient in.
“This prince came into the palace to check up on imperial concubine mother; however, who knew that I would run into eighth brother and hear eighth brother’s appraisal. I truly feel saddened for ninth brother and ninth sister.” Xuan Tian Hua spoke while shaking his head. Slowly walking over, he stopped when he drew closer and continued: “Killing the enemy for the country and having a distinguished career, why is it that eighth brother forcefully insists on distinguishing between men and women, even going so far as to begin mocking. This prince really does not understand it; moreover, ninth brother took Sha Ping City, which had not been taken after many years, on the first night that he was there. This is a reality that cannot be questioned. Why is it that this attack was not brought up by eighth brother?”
“Seventh brother misunderstood.” It had to be said that aside from Xuan Tian Ming, the one person among all of the other princes that Xuan Tian Mo wanted to avoid contact with the most was this seventh brother. This person had too many advantages. Regardless of which aspect was considered, if conflict broke out between him and Xuan Tian Hua, more people would stand on the seventh prince’s side. This even included the people of his own faction, as they might change their minds in the face of Xuan Tian Hua. Xuan Tian Mo wiped away some sweat from his brow and continued: “This prince was just joking around with younger sister. Seventh brother really has misunderstood.”
“Oh? Misunderstood?” Xuan Tian Hua looked at Feng Yu Heng then said: “Both were females, but the one that eighth brother chose is more than just a bit lacking compared to ninth sister! It must be said that being denounced for a girl, this prince heard that eighth brother’s concubine chose to follow Gu Shu’s General Bi Xiu. On the day that she fell from the city’s walls, tens of thousands of people saw that scene! If eighth brother has time to mouth off to ninth sister, it would be better to spend that time thinking about how to regain your own reputation.”
His words were not polite in the slightest, angering Xuan Tian Mo into flicking his sleeve and leaving! If he could not offend him, could he not avoid him either? He really needed to do his best to ensure that word of that matter did not spread. In short, it was something easy to spread but utterly disgraceful.
However, it was at this time that he heard Feng Yu Heng’s voice speak up once more, crisply saying: “Eighth brother! I heard that those people that did not want me to be allowed into the palace have recently been removed from their positions for being lacking in their knowledge? While eighth brother is tidying up your reputation, you also need to remember to make sure you have a stable foundation. That will ensure that the building you’ve built up won’t collapse!”
When she had finished speaking, Xuan Tian Mo had already gone further away. Feng Yu Heng covered her mouth and smiled; however, the smile made Xuan Tian Hua feel very helpless. This girl, hah, how many times had he told himself not to concern himself with this girl’s matters. But since he ran into it, he could not stop himself from wanting to speak up for her. In truth, he knew that even if he did not speak up for her, Feng Yu Heng definitely would not fall to a disadvantageous position, but there was a case of what if. What if she did lose, and he had not done anything. He might end up regretting it for the rest of his life.
The next day, Feng Yu Heng had already begun work on reopening Hundred Herb Hall. Xuan Tian Ming had returned from the military camp on the night of that same day, saying that there was some matter in court that he could not neglect. But as Feng Yu Heng saw it, he was just doing it to take advantage of her! What business in court, if there was something in court for him to attend to, why did he not appear particularly busy? He was also quite vigorous when eating meat at night. It really was quite worthy of disdain.
With the three cousins from the Yao family participating, Hundred Herb Hall’s reopening was very successful. Although the doctors that had originally been in the capital were brought to Ji An Prefecture, Yao Xian still had other people that he had been training. They had been trained in the event that they might be needed. At this time, they were all brought over, and Feng Yu Heng gave them a quick refresher course on common medical knowledge. She also tested these doctors on their basics. After these things were handled, Hundred Herb Hall was reopened officially three days later.
Her fourth cousin, Yao An, temporarily took over Wang Lin’s position as shopkeeper, but Feng Yu Heng wanted him to communicate with Wang Lin by letter every month to talk about the situation in the capital. Also, he would learn more about management from Wang Lin. As for Yao Nan and Yao Xin, their focus would be on the new “Hundred Herb Medical School” and the various tasks related to it.
The new school was located next to the Imperial College. That place was originally part of the Imperial College, and it had served as a school building for the students, but the Imperial College was large, and that building had been left empty. Xuan Tian Ming found the person that managed the Imperial College and obtained it without needing to waste any words. When the Imperial College heard that Princess Yu wanted to open a medical school, they fully supported it. They had also experienced the medical abilities in Hundred Herb Hall and hoped that those medical abilities could be spread around, thus they were very cooperative. They even took the initiative to help resolve the problem of tables and chairs.