Cai Ning wolfed down her white porridge, finding it absolutely delicious. The female doctor smiled and said, "Slow down, don't rush."
"Thank you! Are you a female healer?" Cai Ning was a little unsure, as she was not familiar with the clothes.
"Yes, it was Her Majesty the Empress who asked me to take care of you."
Cai Ning paused as she drank her porridge, the image of that beautiful and delicate woman appearing in her mind. So it was the Empress who released her; it seems she had good judgment, the Empress was indeed kind-hearted.
"Your Majesty the Empress?"
"That's right, this is the Imperial Hospital. Once you've recovered, someone will come to pick you up." The female physician handed her the medicine and gestured for her to drink it.
"Sister Doctor, do you know where I'll be assigned to serve?" Cai Ning still wanted to find out.
The female healer shook her head: "I don't know about that. I'm just a female healer. Here, drink your medicine first."
Cai Ning pursed her lips, nodded, and said with a touch of melancholy, "Thank you!"
Seeing her worried expression, the female physician offered a few words of comfort: "Miss, you don't need to worry. Her Majesty the Empress is kind-hearted and will certainly not make things difficult for you."
"Thank you, sister."
"You should get some rest."
The female physician left with the empty bowl. Cai Ning looked at the closed door and sighed, feeling much more relaxed. It seemed her life was no longer in danger! Now, all she had to do was cling to the Empress's coattails and find a way back!
After resting for three days, Cai Ning was taken to the main hall. It was autumn and the weather was a bit chilly. She followed Zheng San into the hall, glancing around with her peripheral vision.
Azi was pruning the flowers in the yard, while Di Jingcheng handed her tools and wiped her sweat from time to time. The vegetables they had planted in Jinghe Garden had also been moved here and had now grown into strong saplings.
Zheng He and Qinghe, along with palace servants, stood by to attend to the two ancestors, fearing that they might bump into something. However, the emperor and empress refused to let them approach.
"Cheng, the leaves of this pumpkin plant are turning yellow. Why is that?" Zi held a twig in one hand and gently touched the yellowing leaves, looking very worried.
"The baby is watered every day, so it's probably not due to lack of water. It must be because the fertilizer isn't enough. Let's try adding more fertilizer," Di Jingcheng analyzed.
"Yes, could it be that there isn't enough sunlight?" Azi squatted down and gently stroked the pumpkin seedling.
“From the time we planted the seeds until now, the sunlight seems to have been sufficient, but recently it has indeed been much less. Otherwise, let the people from the plantation come and take a look.” With that, Emperor Jingcheng ordered someone to bring over the palace servants from the plantation.
Cai Ning followed Zheng San in and overheard the conversation between the Emperor and Empress. She secretly glanced at the pumpkin seedling with two yellowing leaves under A Zi's care, which was a typical symptom of a lack of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, Cai Ning has arrived."
Cai Ning hurriedly knelt down and prostrated herself on the ground: "This servant greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress!"
Di Jingcheng casually raised his hand: "Get up."
When Azi heard the person approaching, she carefully examined Cai Ning in front of her. After looking at her for a while, she realized that this person did not resemble Mu Wanyu at all.
Is she really Mu Wanyu? Di Jingcheng noticed her doubt and gently patted her head: "Baby, ask her what you want to know later, and observe her slowly."
"Yes!" She nodded emphatically and took two steps forward.
“Raise your head.”
Cai Ning nervously clasped her hands together and looked up. Seeing the stunningly beautiful Empress again, she was indeed as beautiful as before. No wonder Emperor Jingcheng was so infatuated with her. She was so captivated by A Zi's breathtaking beauty that she didn't look away.
"How dare you!" Qinghe rebuked, but Azi didn't seem to mind, because she was also looking at Caining.
Di Jingcheng stepped forward and hugged Azi, glancing at Cai Ning with displeasure, but then looked at Azi with tenderness in his eyes: "Let's sit down and rest for a while."
Azi was pulled to sit on a soft couch, her eyes never leaving Caining.
Cai Ning had already hurriedly lowered her head at Qing He's reprimand, her heart pounding with fear. What was that all about?! It was clearly the Empress who told her to raise her head!
"Cai Ning?" A Zi called out uncertainly.
"Your Majesty, this servant is indeed Cai Ning." She curtsied obediently.
Azi blinked and nodded: "Okay, you can stay here and take care of these flowers and plants for me from now on!"
"Yes, I understand." Cai Ning was secretly pleased; this was an easy job.
Before she could even feel happy, Di Jingcheng warned her in a deep voice, "You are not allowed to set foot anywhere else except here."
"Yes, I understand." She had no desire to go inside and serve.
"Also, you're not allowed to wander around." Di Jingcheng was clearly extremely dissatisfied with Cai Ning, finding her an eyesore and unable to understand why A Zi had brought her in.
Azi gently tugged at his sleeve: "Alright, stop scaring me. Chu'er should be awake from her nap by now, Qinghe!"
Qinghe picked up the little prince and he was babbling and looking for his mother. The moment he saw Azi, he reached out to her, his bright and spirited eyes fixed on his mother.
"Oh dear, Chu'er is awake! Come here, Father will give you a hug!" Di Jingcheng held out his index finger for him to grasp, gently rubbing his soft palm.
Chu'er glanced at her, then turned to look at her mother and smiled, drooling profusely.
"Chu'er wants his mother to hold him!" Azi held her son firmly in her arms, and Dijingcheng took the opportunity to pull the mother and son into his embrace, and the family of three interacted warmly.
Cai Ning caught a glimpse of the scene before her and felt a sense of peace and tranquility. At the same time, she envied A Zi for having such a stable and happy life.
In the following days, Azi lost interest in tending to the flowers and trees in front of her. Caining and two maids took charge of this task. She found some organic fertilizer from the bathroom to fertilize Azi's vegetables and moved the potted plants to a sunny spot during the day. Unexpectedly, the leaves gradually stopped turning yellow and grew more and more lush.
When Azi came to visit again, she was incredibly surprised, praised Cai Ning, and even gave her money. Di Jingcheng was extremely jealous when he found out. His darling hadn't praised him in a long time, and Azi's curiosity had been entirely focused on Cai Ning these past few days, with her son also occupying most of her attention. He felt very hurt.
Having just enjoyed Cai Ning's company, A Zi sat in the man's lap and ate her dinner in a good mood, but then noticed that the man seemed a little downcast.
"Cheng, what's wrong?"
Di Jingcheng glanced at her hesitantly, then looked away, seemingly embarrassed, and continued to silently serve her food. Azi was completely bewildered: "What's wrong?"
To her surprise, the man looked up at her with a troubled expression, shook his head resentfully, and sighed. Azi lost her appetite and grabbed his ear, demanding, "What's wrong?!"
Di Jingcheng put down his chopsticks, buried his face in her soft chest and took a deep breath, then looked up with a blissful expression: "So hungry!"
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