Chapter 6 The Queen Mother's Reward



The world is changing.

Miss Jun thought of what her master had said. Her master said that this was what a monk had said.

The master said that most of what monks say are lies, but this sentence is still true.

The world is time and the realm is place. When the time and place are different, changes will occur.

That's it now.

She is no longer the Nine-Year-Old Princess, nor is she her royal grandmother.

She is a subject, she is the queen mother.

She requires respect for her, but she doesn't need politeness or care for her.

So this question is impolite, and it is natural that this question is impolite.

Miss Jun lowered her eyes and smiled.

"Rules are set by fate. No matter how great the rules are, they are not greater than fate." She said, kneeling again to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty is destined to turn misfortune into fortune."

The Queen Mother was startled, then she smiled.

"You are indeed a miracle doctor. What you say is truly miraculous." She said, "I don't know whether you are praising me or yourself."

Seeing the Queen Mother smile, the concubines and ladies around her all followed suit.

"How can this be an exaggeration?" The old lady of Marquis Dingyuan said with a smile, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother has a noble destiny. This is a fact."

The Queen Mother smiled again.

"I know you, you are on her side." She said, looking at the old lady of Dingyuan Hou meaningfully.

The old lady of Dingyuan Marquis bowed with a smile.

"Your Majesty is wise. It's mainly because I have benefited from her." She said with a smile.

Her words were full of double meanings, and everyone present knew the benefits of Miss Jun's treatment and the power of her medical skills, so they couldn't help but praise her.

The Queen Mother smiled and said nothing more, then extended her hand.

"Miss Jun, please take a look at it for me," she said.

This is the pulse diagnosis.

The palace maid next to her took the certificate and the cushion, and Miss Jun looked at the cushion.

She had done the same thing before the Queen Mother long ago.

She bent her knees on the mat and held out her hands.

"Grandmother, I want to eat this."

Once upon a time, a little child knelt on a mat like this, stretched out his hands and laid on the table, speaking to the Queen Mother in a very ungraceful manner.

Miss Jun placed her hand on the Queen Mother's wrist and lowered her eyes to concentrate.

There was a continuous stream of low laughter in the hall.

“…This wine is delicious…”

"…It's brewed in the palace…Please come back and ask for some…"

This is the ladies talking.

The wine brewed in the palace was indeed delicious. In the past, they had even brewed fruit wine specifically for her and her sister.

"…My little sister has moved to a new place? Moved to Sixian Pavilion?"

“…Yes, it’s close to the Yu Garden. It will definitely be beautiful in the spring…”

This is the princesses talking.

Sixian Pavilion is actually not suitable for living. It was where my sister used to learn calligraphy.

Everything that once belonged to them is gone and has been taken over by new owners.

Miss Jun withdrew her hand.

"How is it?" the queen asked concernedly.

"Your Highness, please don't drink the sauce soup you had last night." Miss Jun said, "Otherwise, your cough will continue for a while."

As soon as the Queen said this, she exclaimed, and the Queen Mother also raised her eyebrows slightly. The people around them immediately understood that Miss Jun was right.

"Can the pulse tell what someone has eaten?" A princess standing behind the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask.

This is the emperor's fourth daughter, named Princess Ping, and she is ten years old this year.

"It works sometimes," said Miss Jun.

Princess Fengping immediately hugged the Queen Mother's arm.

"Grandma, I want to take your pulse, too," she said. "Let her guess what I ate last night."

The queen was a little nervous.

"Don't be silly," she said.

As a daughter-in-law who had only been with her mother-in-law for a few years, the Queen could not help but feel reserved and fearful in front of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother ignored her and reached out to touch Princess Fengping's nose.

"Okay, Miss Jun guessed right, what reward will you give her?" she said.

Perhaps because of the generation gap, the Empress Dowager was always very doting on her grandchildren.

Princess Fengping looked at Miss Jun with arrogance.

"I'll give her a box of osmanthus cake as a reward," she said.

Miss Jun smiled and saluted her.

"Thank you, Princess," she said.

"This is osmanthus cake specially made for me. You can't eat it anywhere else." Princess Fengping said with a bit of boasting.

Miss Jun thanked her again.

“Don’t thank me yet. It’s not certain whether you can get it or not.” Princess Fengping said, sitting down next to the Queen Mother and stretching out her hand.

Miss Jun took the patient's pulse for a while.

"The princess ate too much roast duck last night," she said thoughtfully, "so she may not feel like eating this morning."

Princess Fengping exclaimed, and the Queen Mother touched her shoulder.

"Is she right?" she asked with a smile.

Princess Fengping nodded repeatedly and shook the Queen Mother's arm.

"She was right, she was right," she said.

"This is not a guess." The Queen Mother said, looking at Miss Jun with a serious expression, "Miss Jun is an excellent doctor."

This is a great compliment. The old lady of Marquis Dingyuan wanted to remind her, but Miss Jun who was standing in front had already bowed to express her gratitude.

"Grandma, I want to take your pulse too." Several princesses came over.

The Queen Mother glanced at them with grace, and the princesses' voices immediately stopped.

The Queen Mother looked at everyone in the palace again.

"Miss Jun is a doctor, she treats illnesses and saves lives, she is not here for you to play around." She said, "Miss Jun cured Prince Huai and protected the bloodline of the late Crown Prince. Her merits are immeasurable, I will reward her generously."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall knelt down.

"Congratulations, Queen Mother. Congratulations, Queen Mother." They said in unison.

Miss Jun naturally knelt down as well. She remained kneeling even after the others stood up, watching the eunuchs present the rewards that had been prepared long ago one by one.

"The Queen Mother appreciates a pair of jade ruyi."

"The Queen Mother appreciates a glass screen."

"The Empress Dowager has awarded four pieces of royal silk for the purpose of wishing you all the best."

"The Queen Mother presented a pair of precious flowers."

Accompanied by the announcements and the envious, admiring glances all around, Miss Jun kowtowed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." She leaned over to the ground, her forehead touching the smooth, cold ground.

. ……

With the gifts from the Empress Dowager and the Empress in front of the palace, Miss Jun was surrounded by even more people when she walked out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

"Does this count as treating illnesses under imperial order?" A lady of state said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager said in person that you are a doctor, and you are not here to play with others when you treat illnesses and save lives."

Everyone around smiled and nodded in agreement, and at the same time invited Miss Jun to come to their home during the first month of the lunar year.

This means that she was accepted by the powerful people in the capital.

"I'm a doctor, I can't just go and visit people casually." Miss Jun said with a smile, "I have to see if I can go."

The ladies around all laughed.

"Now that you say that, we don't know whether to be happy or unhappy that you are here."

They soon arrived outside the palace gate while chatting and laughing. Outside the palace gate, men from various families were waiting for their wives, and the scene looked a bit chaotic.

Miss Jun caught sight of Zhu Zan in the chaos.

He was standing and talking to a group of young people and seemed to notice that someone was looking at him.

Their eyes met and Miss Jun smiled at him.

Zhu Zan turned his head away with a look of disgust.

Miss Jun hesitated whether to go and say something to him. Zhu Zan patted his horse and said something, and then a group of young people got on their horses and rode away.


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