Chapter 419 Genius Doctor, Fake Daughter, and Deposed Prince 28
Pei Yu rejected General Xue's request to resign and return home, citing the instability of the border town.
"At the beginning..." General Xue looked up at the emperor with an uncertain expression, and hesitated to speak.
Pei Yu's eyes changed, and he said calmly: "It is right to recognize your ancestors. But you will be going to guard the border in a month. It will be lonely to stay alone in Xue Mansion at first. It is better to let her stay in the palace, so that she will have someone to keep her company."
Who to accompany
And you, the smiling tiger?
General Xue secretly complained in his heart.
In his opinion, the current emperor is no longer the kind and gentle Second Prince. Although he smiles at everyone as warm as the spring breeze, he can turn around and ruthlessly order the execution of the other party.
The death of the late emperor...is probably not that simple.
Thinking of this, General Xue became even more worried that Cha Jiu would be like living with a tiger when she was with Pei Yu, and might accidentally anger the emperor.
Pei Yu seemed to see what he was thinking and said soothingly, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Zhichu while you are on the border."
As a result, these words fell into the ears of General Xue.
"Don't worry, as long as you Xue family stick to your duties in the border town and don't have any second thoughts, I will naturally not kill your niece."
So scary.
General Xue, who was "pacified", became even more worried.
After finally getting rid of General Xue, Pei Yu had no time to breathe a sigh of relief when the palace maids came to report that Du Zhong wanted to see him.
Palace maid: "The divine doctor Du said that he wants Miss Yun Zhichu to recognize her ancestry and follow him to travel and practice medicine."
Pei Yu: “…”
OK, OK, OK.
Today is an auspicious day, right?
One or two people came to him to ask for someone.
…
At the same time, Cha Jiu didn't know that she had become the object of everyone's competition.
She was carrying a small iron hoe and a small wooden bucket, and was wandering around the huge Yu Garden with great interest, looking for a good Feng Shui spot suitable for growing herbs.
Behind her were two palace maids, whose names were also very interesting. One was called Lian Xu and the other was called Bai Zhi, both of which were names of herbal medicines.
Lian Xuan was lively and could not help but ask curiously: "Miss Yun, this kind of herbal medicine also needs to be considered in terms of Feng Shui?"
As Cha Jiu walked and picked a spot, he explained: "Of course, people's living and building houses all depend on the Feng Shui environment, so how can growing herbs not be affected? However, the Feng Shui required for herbs is different from that for humans. It does not depend on the five elements or the eight trigrams, but on the temperature, humidity, and sunshine duration..."
The palace ladies seemed to understand but not quite.
Cha Jiu did not explain further. Suddenly, he noticed a rare half-shaded and half-sunny spot in the corner. His eyes lit up and he hurried over to dig the ground and plant grass.
Who knew that the seeds would just be sown.
It was crushed by an embroidered shoe that suddenly appeared.
Cha Jiu: “…”
These were the seeds of the phantom scorpion grass that she had bought from a reclusive scorpion doctor after climbing over several mountains.
Just this one!
Cha Jiu suppressed his annoyance and looked up at the person who came with an expressionless face.
A young girl with elegant clothes and a pretty face, who looked to be about the same age as her.
The other party looked Cha Jiu up and down without any courtesy and said contemptuously: "As the rumors say, she is a wild girl with no rules and no education. She squatted in the dirt in broad daylight, fiddling with some lowly things and doing some lowly and rough work."
Seeing this girl always saying cheap things, Cha Jiu sneered and said, "You don't usually get sick, but when you get sick you don't take medicine. I tell you, every mouthful of medicine you drink is made from these cheap things. So which is more cheap, the herbs or you who eat them?"
"You!" The girl was of noble status and had always been flattered and pampered in the capital. This was the first time she was confronted. She immediately pointed at Cha Jiu and was speechless.
The maid beside her immediately shouted at Cha Jiu: "How dare you! You are a commoner with no status or rank, yet you dare to insult our Princess Anyang!"
"Princess Anyang" Cha Jiu raised her eyebrows.
The Empress Dowager's family, the youngest daughter of the Ye family
Lian Xuan stepped forward and saluted, blocking Bai Zhi who was leaving silently to report the news.
The maid took Cha Jiu's silence as fear and said even more arrogantly: "Miss Yun, don't think we don't know what you are thinking. Relying on your excellent medical skills and having lived in His Majesty's old residence for a period of time, you shamelessly stay by His Majesty's side and refuse to leave. Even your own grandfather is waiting outside the palace to take you back to your ancestral home, but you are unwilling to go. Isn't it just for His Majesty to give you the status of a concubine?"
"Our princess will be marrying His Majesty soon and will take the throne of the empress. If you admit your mistakes now, our princess may be merciful and tolerant, and may even recommend you to His Majesty as a concubine of the last rank."
In the eyes of the noble ladies in the capital, such as Princess Anyang, although Cha Jiu had accompanied Pei Yu for a long time, her parents had both passed away, she had no background, and she only had an old grandfather who was still traveling around.
With such an identity, she is not even qualified to enter the palace and be a tea-serving maid.
She was promoted to the last concubine.
Cha Jiu skipped over the messy ridicule and grasped the key information: "I have never heard of when the wedding was decided."
Princess Anyang snorted and laughed: "The selection of the empress is of course a matter that the Empress Dowager and His Majesty discuss and decide privately, and then the Qintianjian will choose an auspicious day before announcing it. People of your status naturally have no chance to know in advance."
Cha Jiu frowned and said nothing.
At this time, Pei Yu just arrived and heard everything he said.
Normally, he always spoke softly to Cha Jiu and cared for her patiently. Even though he could not tolerate others studying perfunctorily, as soon as Cha Jiu complained about wrist pain or tired eyes and tried all kinds of ways to avoid practicing calligraphy, he would become soft-hearted and reluctant to scold her.
After all, she was the little girl he raised with great care.
How can I bear to let others humiliate me?
Pei Yu's eyes were cold and angry. He walked over and was about to punish An Yang, but Cha Jiu, who was still squatting on the ground, suddenly asked him, "Are you going to marry her?"
She pointed at Anyang, her expression seeming a little cold.
Of course not! I don't want to marry anyone except you!
I never agreed to the requests from the Ye, Wang, and Zhang families to establish a queen or take concubines!
Pei Yu screamed in his heart.
But when he saw the girl's face showing a subtle expression that he had never seen before, an expression that seemed to be angry, lost, and at a loss, his heart moved, and the words on his lips became vague: "Yes, I am going to prepare for my wedding and to have a queen."
In short, he stared closely at the changes in Cha Jiu's expression, trying to find clues from it.
Over the years, Pei Yu has been unable to figure out how Cha Jiu feels about him.
If she only regarded him as a brother, such a rash confession would probably create a rift between the two people who were once so close.
Pei Yu felt sad that he had lost too much in this life. Facing the only treasure still in his hands, all his composure turned into panic, and his confidence turned into cowardice. He was cautious in every move, for fear of taking the slightest risk of losing her.
Therefore, we can only use the Anyang incident as a test.
Princess Anyang and her maid were so overjoyed that they didn't notice the strange atmosphere between the two people in front of them, nor the details of their addressing each other without distinguishing between superiors and subordinates.
"Oh, is that so?" Cha Jiu quickly calmed down, stood up and brushed off the dirt on his clothes, as if nothing had happened, and said to Pei Yu with a smile: "Then I wish the emperor and empress a happy marriage in advance."
Having said that, she bowed and left without waiting for a response.
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