Chapter 91 [Don't Let Them Succeed]

After the palace maid asked the young eunuch to quickly find another imperial physician, she quickly comforted Concubine Rou: "Your Majesty, the prince in your belly is more important. Don't be angry! We will have plenty of opportunities in the future!"

"Yes, I still have children, and Concubine Ying will not have any more children. As long as I give birth to a prince."

Concubine Rou lay on the couch, her eyes full of anger: "The Emperor promised to let my child become the Crown Prince. I, Xin Yingshu, can only be a concubine after all, being stepped on by me!"

At the Marquis of Chengyang's Mansion, Concubine Ying and Qi Yun wore masks to examine the Marquis's condition. Concubine Ying selected the most important contents from the Xin family's "Epidemic Notes" to discuss with Qi Yun. In the eyes of the other imperial doctors who were listening in, the two communicated very efficiently, and their thinking was so fast that they couldn't keep up, which resulted in them not being able to get a word in.

Lang Yuanpan and other imperial doctors really wanted to get the Xin family's "Notes on Epidemics", but unfortunately the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion had been ransacked.

Soon, Qi Yun compiled a prescription suitable for Marquis Chengyang, and the servants quickly boiled the medicine and asked Marquis Chengyang to take it.

Three days later, Marquis Chengyang's condition gradually stabilized. Although he was still lying in bed, he had long since recovered from the situation of being on the verge of death.

The seven-year-old grandson of Marquis Chengyang recovered even faster. After taking the medicine for three days, he is now able to jump around and walk.

No matter what kind of rift there was between the Chengyang Marquis' family and the Xin family before, they had to bite the bullet and thank Xin Yingshu and give him gifts. This was a huge favor, and even the empress dowager had to speak kindly to Xin Yingshu when she saw him again.

Xin Yingshu returned to the palace, this time to the Yixia Palace where she used to live. The Yixia Palace had been renovated in the past three days, and the new palace maids and eunuchs were all appointed by Zhou Jushan.

Concubine Rou and several favorite concubines gave Zhou Jushan money and asked him to place their own spies there.

Zhou Jushan naturally happily took the money and did the job, while at the same time telling Xin Yingshu the list of these spies to ask her to be more vigilant.

Qi Yun, who had also made contributions this time, was summoned to the court by Emperor Qingning: "Qi Yun's contribution to the recovery of Marquis Chengyang from the epidemic and the containment of the epidemic in the palace is invaluable."

Emperor Qingning looked at the young Qi Yun, thinking about the information he had asked people to find out, and couldn't help but sigh: "I just learned that since the outbreak of the epidemic, Master Qi has been working day and night to research the corresponding prescription."

"Not only did he risk his life to visit the palace maids in isolation, but he also paid out of his own pocket to deliver medicine to them, saving over thirty lives. Such a benevolent doctor's spirit is truly precious. Our dynasty is truly fortunate to have Lord Qi here!"

"I will appoint Qi Yun as the chief officer for this epidemic control. All ministers in the court must cooperate with Qi Yun unconditionally to control the situation and bring about a peaceful and prosperous era!"

Qi Yun thanked him and said, "I will do my best to live up to your expectations."

After this battle, Qi Yun's reputation in the court and among the people was good. He was no longer the powerless judge. Now, as the chief officer of epidemic control, he had supreme privileges.

When the news reached Lang Daowen, the Left Court Judge of the Imperial Hospital, he was so angry that he started cursing in his house: "This fool has suddenly taken advantage of me!"

Imperial Physician Luo and Imperial Physician Jiang were also in his house. When they heard the news that Qi Yun had become the chief officer in charge of epidemic control, they came to their boss angrily.

"Did all the ministers in the court cooperate unconditionally?" Imperial Physician Jiang puffed at his beard. "So, after enduring nearly half a month of scolding in the Marquis of Chengyang's mansion and working tirelessly, it was Qi Yun who was ultimately praised by the Emperor!"

Lang Daowen swung his sleeves and said, "I've been getting a little angry from being scolded these days. I've been a judge for so many years, and I've never suffered so much humiliation before."

The butler came over at this time holding a piece of paper and said, "Master, the encryption formula you asked someone to crack has now been cracked!"

Lang Daowen: "What's the point of cracking it now?"

Doctor Luo said cautiously, "Sir, perhaps we can gain some inspiration from Doctor Qi's draft?"

He took the prescription from the housekeeper: "This, this is a common prescription for reducing internal heat..."

Lang Daowen snatched it away and took a look, becoming even more furious. "So after spending so much money on someone to crack it, this is what they came up with?"

"Did Qi Yun do this on purpose?"

He tore the recipe into pieces!

Doctor Jiang said angrily, "Are we just going to watch him rise to fame and gain the Emperor's favor?"

Lang Daowen glanced at him and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

Doctor Jiang bowed and said, "Qi Yun is the chief officer in charge of epidemic prevention. With great power comes great responsibility. If he fails to handle such a major task properly and causes loss of life, he will lose his head!"

Doctor Luo: "That makes sense!"

Lang Daowen's face darkened, and he said to Doctor Luo, "Go find someone to check the supply channels and origins of the medicines on the prescription."

"I remember that Imperial Concubine Ying not only used the medicine from the Imperial Household Department, but also took out her own best medicine."

Doctor Jiang showed an expression of "wonderful" on his face: "Yes, the medicinal materials that Concubine Ying has kept in her closet are definitely not medicines that can be bought casually. This source can be easily cut off."

Lang Daowen smiled sinisterly and instructed the butler, "Butler, go find the person in charge of the Medicine Merchants Association."

"yes!"

The housekeeper hurried out.

*

On the second day after Xin Yingshu returned to the palace, the imperial edict of reward arrived at an auspicious time. It was Zhou Jushan who came to announce it.

"Noble Consort Ying is both virtuous and talented, and has made great contributions to the country and the people. She is specially granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold!"

After Xin Yingshu received the order, the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department came carrying five large boxes of gold, each box containing two thousand taels, which was truly a spectacular sight.

Adding to that the reward of being promoted to Imperial Noble Consort and the gifts sent by various palaces, it is no exaggeration to say that the courtyard of Yixia Palace was filled with treasures and gold and silver, making many people jealous.

Zhou Jushan still had that flattering expression on his face: "Congratulations, Imperial Noble Consort."

Xin Yingshu still looked aloof and indifferent, and said politely, "Thank you for coming, Eunuch Zhou."

After Xin Yingshu finished speaking, her personal maid Ningzhi stuffed a bag of gold leaves into Zhou Jushan's hand and said, "Eunuch Zhou, take this and have some tea."

Xin Yingshu's indifferent attitude towards Eunuch Zhou was noticed by the spies in the palace. Everyone thought that it was Zhou Jushan who treated Xin Yingshu harshly in the cold palace, and Xin Yingshu held a grudge against her.

In Concubine Rou's palace.

Lingpin jokingly said, "Empress Roufei, what did you ask Eunuch Zhou to do to the Imperial Noble Consort in the cold palace? She still has this defiant attitude towards the Emperor's personal eunuch. I guess she has suffered a lot in the cold palace."

Concubine Rou drank the pregnancy-protecting medicine and snorted coldly, "Hmph, you've suffered so much in the cold palace, but you're still so stubborn. Your attitude towards Zhou Jushan is just making things difficult for yourself, isn't it?"

She looked at the little palace maid kneeling on the ground. She was the spy she had planted in Yixia Palace. "By the way, you just said that Xin Yingshu's palace has so many rewards that it can't hold them all?"