Chapter 54
Shen Qingnian sat down on the chair and took out the handkerchief and Xuan paper from her arms.
"How did this handkerchief turn this color?" Xiaoju asked curiously, looking at the handkerchief that had turned the color of mud.
Shen Qingnian did not answer, but instead carefully examined the contents of the Xuan paper.
She didn't know anything about medicine. Of the medicinal herbs on this Xuan paper, she could only recognize a few that were for tonifying the body; she couldn't make out the rest.
If Ye Lingzhou hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have asked the doctor if there was anything wrong with the prescription. However, the doctor also said that there were still a few ingredients that he hadn't been able to detect by smell.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingnian looked at Xiaoju: "Tomorrow, take this prescription to a clinic and have the doctor prescribe some medicine based on a similar prescription. Then have the clinic make it into pills. When you get them, go pick them up and send them to my aunt."
If nothing unexpected happens, this prescription should be for nourishing the body.
Xiaoju took the prescription from Shen Qingnian and put it in her bosom. She didn't ask any questions, but she could guess that Shen Qingnian's delayed return was related to this prescription.
That night.
Shen Zheng did not return until late at night. He was exhausted when he returned, but his face was full of energy.
Although he returned late at night, he still called Xiaoju over to make sure that Shen Qingnian had been staying put since returning before he felt at ease.
When he left the palace, he had already heard that the emperor was going to draft an edict. At this critical juncture, he absolutely could not afford to cause any trouble.
----------
Early the next morning.
Shen Qingnian had just gotten out of bed when someone from the palace arrived.
The entire Shen family was kneeling on the ground, even Madam Shen, who had been bedridden for days, came out and knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
There were eighteen palace servants who came to deliver the imperial decree, led by the emperor's chief eunuch, which shows how much importance the emperor attached to this matter.
The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it aloud: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Shen Qingnian, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, is virtuous, generous, gentle and kind, which pleases me greatly."
Shen Qingnian is hereby betrothed to the Crown Prince as his principal wife. All ceremonies will be jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and the wedding will take place on an auspicious day.
Kneeling at the very front, Shen Zheng could not hide his excitement. He and the others kowtowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace!"
The eunuch who read the imperial edict walked up to Shen Qingnian and personally handed it to her, adding, "Miss Shen is exceptionally beautiful and talented; His Highness the Crown Prince thinks highly of you."
After saying this, the eunuch stepped back, and Xia Zi, who was standing behind him, stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"Miss Shen, please rise. His Highness the Crown Prince is concerned about your health and has specially sent me with some gifts."
Xiazi waved his hand, and the palace servants carrying five large wooden boxes stepped forward and opened the boxes one by one.
He then introduced them one by one: "These three boxes contain snow swallows and deer antlers, this is a century-old ginseng, and the rest are just some unremarkable tonics. These two boxes contain some novelties, as well as some jewelry and fabrics."
A few days ago, the palace sent some snail-shell ink and Suzhou embroidery as tribute, along with some peach and plum blossoms, and His Highness also sent some of those over.”
These five large boxes contain items that are both novel and expensive, priceless and the result of painstaking effort.
Shen Qingnian's heart stirred slightly upon seeing this, and the man's handsome and radiant face appeared in her mind.
She couldn't help but ask:
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
